1The 2026–27 Croatian Football Cup is the 36th season of Croatia's football knockout competition. It was sponsored by the betting company SuperSport and known as the SuperSport Hrvatski nogometni kup for sponsorship purposes. The defending champions is Dinamo Zagreb, having won their 18th title the previous year by defeating Rijeka in the final.
Calendar RoundDate(s)MatchesClubsNew entries Financial sponsorshipGoals / gamesPreliminary round26 August 20261648 → 3232€1,500 (both teams) 80 / 16Round of 329 September 20261632 → 1616€2,000 (both teams)55 / 15Round of 1628 October 2026816 → 8none€2,500 (home team) 4 / 1 Quarter-finals3 March 202748 → 4none€3,000 (both teams)Semi-finals21 April 202724 → 2none€6,000 (both teams)Final29 May 202712 → 1none€20,000 (winner) / €10,000 (runner up)
Participating clubs The following 48 teams qualified for the competition: Best clubs by cup coefficient 16 clubsWinners and runners up of county cups 32 clubs Rijeka Dinamo Zagreb Hajduk Split Slaven Belupo Osijek Gorica Lokomotiva Šibenik (withdrawn) Istra 1961 Varaždin Rudeš BSK Bijelo Brdo Mladost Ždralovi Oriolik Cibalia Bjelovar Osijek-Baranja County cup winner: Vardarac Osijek-Baranja County cup runner up: Radnički Dalj Zagreb County cup winner: Tigar Sveta Nedelja Zagreb County cup runner up: Vrbovec Brod-Posavina County cup winner: Svačić Brod-Posavina County cup runner up: Tomislav (DA) Međimurje County cup winner: Graničar Kotoriba Međimurje County cup runner up: Bratstvo Jurovec Vukovar-Srijem County cup winner: Vukovar 1991 Vukovar-Srijem County cup runner up: Bedem Ivankovo Koprivnica-Križevci County cup winner: Radnik Križevci Koprivnica-Križevci County cup runner up: Koprivnica Istria County cup winner: Uljanik Pula Istria County cup runner up: Ližnjan Sisak-Moslavina County cup winner: Segesta Sisak-Moslavina County cup runner up: Moslavina Bjelovar-Bilogora County cup winner: Daruvar Bjelovar-Bilogora County cup runner up: Dinamo Predavac Varaždin County cup winner: Varteks Varaždin County cup runner up: Podravina City of Zagreb cup winner: Kustošija City of Zagreb cup runner up: Hrvatski Dragovoljac Virovitica-Podravina County cup winner: Slatina Split-Dalmatia County cup winner: Uskok Primorje-Gorski Kotar County cup winner: Orijent Požega-Slavonia County cup winner: Slavonija Požega Zadar County cup winner: Zadar Karlovac County cup winner: Karlovac 1919 Dubrovnik-Neretva County cup winner: Neretva Krapina-Zagorje County cup winner: Zagorec Šibenik-Knin County cup winner: Zagora Unešić Lika-Senj County cup winner: Otočac
Preliminary round The draw for the preliminary single-legged round was held on 20 July 2026 and the matches were played on 26 August 2026. Tie no.Home teamScoreAway team1Varteks2–2 (1–3)Bedem Ivankovo2Orijent3–1Radnik Križevci3Vrbovec4–1Daruvar4*Neretva5–2 Otočac5Dinamo Predavac0–2 Hrvatski Dragovoljac6Uskok3–0Podravina7Tigar Sveta Nedelja1–4Karlovac 19198**Vukovar 19914–1Radnički Dalj9Zagora Unešić4–2Bratstvo Jurovec10Svačić2–3Koprivnica11Tomislav (DA)4–0Uljanik Pula12Slavonija Požega3–0Moslavina13**Kustošija3–1Zadar14Graničar Kotoriba1–2 Zagorec15Vardarac3–1Ližnjan16**Slatina0–18Segesta *Matches played on 22 August 2026. **Matches played on 25 August 2026.
Round of 32 The pairing is determined according to the principle of opposite numbers, which were assigned based on the club coefficient. If two or more teams had same coefficient then better number would be allocated to better placed team in the last season. Neretva and Zagorec had same coefficient and ranking so their opponents will be decided by draw, same is for tie including Koprivnica and Zagora Unešić. Matches were played on 9 September 2026. Tie no.Home teamScoreAway team1***Vrbovec0–6Rijeka2Bedem Ivankovo0–4Dinamo Zagreb3*Vardarac0–2Hajduk Split4Hrvatski Dragovoljac0–5Slaven Belupo5Uskok1–3 Gorica6Segesta3–1Osijek7Tomislav (DA)0–2Lokomotiva8Neretva3–0 (w.o.)Šibenik9*Zagorec0–5Istra 196110Zagora Unešić0–4Varaždin11Koprivnica2–3Rudeš12***Kustošija1–2BSK Bijelo Brdo13Orijent2–2 (6–7)Mladost Ždralovi14Slavonija Požega4–0Oriolik15Vukovar 19911–0Cibalia16**Bjelovar0–2Karlovac 1919 *Matches played on 8 September 2026. **Match played on 15 September 2026. ***Matches played on 16 September 2026.
Round of 16 The pairing in Round of 16 is determined according to the principle of opposite numbers, with teams receiving the number of tie they won. Matches are planned to be played on 28 October 2026 Tie no.Home teamScoreAway team1**Karlovac 1919Rijeka2*Vukovar 19910–4Dinamo Zagreb3*****Slavonija PožegaHajduk Split4***Mladost ŽdraloviSlaven Belupo5****BSK Bijelo BrdoGorica6RudešSegesta7VaraždinLokomotiva8***Istra 1961Neretva *Match was played on 4 October 2026.**Match will be played on 20 October 2026.***Matches will be played on 3 November 2026.****Match will be played on 14 November 2026.*****Match will be played on 2 December 2026.
Quarter-finals Pairs of Quarter-finals will be determined by a draw. The round is scheduled for 3 March 2027.
Qualified teams:
Dinamo Zagreb
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