The 2012–13 Croatian Football Cup was the twenty-second season of Croatia's football knockout competition. The defending champions were Dinamo Zagreb, having won their 12th title the previous year by defeating Osijek in the final.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Croatia |
| Teams | 48 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Hajduk Split (6th title) |
| Runner-up | Lokomotiva |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 50 |
| Goals scored | 162 (3.24 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Mario Šitum (7) |
The cup kicked off with the single-legged preliminary round which was scheduled on 29 August 2012. Most of the top flight clubs entered the competition in the following round, scheduled on 26 September 2012, with the exception of Lokomotiva, RNK Split and Zadar, as their cup coefficient (determined by their cup record over the last five seasons) was too low to skip the preliminary round.
Calendar
| Round | Date(s) | Number of fixtures | Clubs | New entries this round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round | 29 August 2012 | 16 | 48 → 32 | none |
| First round | 26 September 2012 | 16 | 32 → 16 | 16 |
| Second round | 31 October 2012 | 8 | 16 → 8 | none |
| Quarter-finals | 21 and 28 November 2012 | 8 | 8 → 4 | none |
| Semi-finals | 3 and 17 April 2013 | 4 | 4 → 2 | none |
| Final | 8 and 22 May 2013 | 2 | 2 → 1 | none |
Preliminary round
The draw for the preliminary round was held on 1 August 2012 with matches scheduled on 29 August 2012. This round consists of 16 single-legged fixtures. A total of 32 clubs entered the preliminary round: 21 regional cup winners organized at the county level and 11 regional cup finalists (from the top 11 counties with the greatest number of registered football clubs).[1][2]
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Koprivnica | 0–0 (5–4 p) | Vuteks Sloga |
| 2 | Virovitica | 1–4 | RNK Split |
| 3 | Krka Lozovac | bye | Nedelišće |
| 4 | Libertas | 2–1 | Mladost Ždralovi |
| 5 | Slunj | 2–1 | Zadrugar |
| 6 | Tekstilac Ravnice | 1–1 (4–5 p) | Višnjevac |
| 7 | Ivančica | 2–2 (4–3 p) | Oriolik Oriovac |
| 8 | Mladost Repušnica | 1–2 | Zrinski Tordinci |
| 9 | Gorica | 4–0 | Sloboda Slakovec |
| 10 | Bjelovar | 1–2 | Vinodol |
| 11 | Lokomotiva | 7–0 | Slavija Pleternica |
| 12 | Novalja | 3–1 | Zagorec Krapina |
| 13 | Zelina | 9–0 | Mladost Mali Otok |
| 14 | Zadar | 5–1 | Belišće |
| 15 | GOŠK Dubrovnik | bye | Jedinstvo Omladinac |
| 16* | Vrsar | 5–0 | Tomislav-Pan |
* Match played on 28 August.
First round
First round proper consisted of 16 single-legged matches, with 16 winners of the preliminary round joined by 16 clubs with the highest cup coefficients (including remaining nine top level clubs). The draw for the first round was held on 30 August, where the club with the lowest cup coefficient hosts the one with the highest and so on. Matches are scheduled on 26 September 2012.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1* | Vrsar | 0–3 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 2 | Slunj | 0–4 | Hajduk Split |
| 3 | Libertas | bye | Varaždin |
| 4 | Zrinski Tordinci | 0–4 | NK Zagreb |
| 5 | Vinodol | 0–2 | Cibalia |
| 6 | Novalja | 0–1 | Osijek |
| 7 | Ivančica | 1–2 | Slaven Belupo |
| 8 | GOŠK Dubrovnik | 1–1 (3–2 p) | Šibenik |
| 9 | Nedelišće | 1–0 (aet) | Rijeka |
| 10 | Koprivnica | 2–1 (aet) | Pomorac |
| 11 | Višnjevac | 1–2 | Istra 1961 |
| 12* | Gorica | 3–0 | Inter Zaprešić |
| 13 | Zelina | bye | Karlovac |
| 14* | Lokomotiva | 4–2 | Segesta |
| 15 | RNK Split | 5–1 | Zagora Unešić |
| 16 | Zadar | 2–0 | Konavljanin |
* Match played on 25 September
Second round
The second round will be contested by 16 winners from the first round in eight single-legged fixtures scheduled for 31 October 2012. It will be the last stage of the competition employing the single leg format as from the quarter-finals onwards all fixtures are going to be double-legged events.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1* | Dinamo Zagreb | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Zadar |
| 2 | Hajduk Split | 2–1 | RNK Split |
| 3* | Lokomotiva | 3–2 | Libertas |
| 4* | NK Zagreb | 1–2 | Zelina |
| 5 | Cibalia | 1–0 | Gorica |
| 6* | Osijek | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Istra 1961 |
| 7* | Slaven Belupo | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Koprivnica |
| 8 | GOŠK Dubrovnik | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Nedelišće |
* Match played on 30 October
Quarter-finals
The eight clubs remaining in the competition after the second round were paired for the quarter-finals. From the quarter-finals onwards the ties will be played in a two-legged format. The draw was held on 7 November 2012.[3]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zadar | 2–3 | Slaven Belupo | 1–0 | 1–3 |
| Zelina | 1–3 | Hajduk Split | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| GOŠK Dubrovnik | 0–1 | Lokomotiva | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Cibalia | 4–2 | Osijek | 1–1 | 3–1 |
Semi-finals
| Cibalia | 1–1 | Lokomotiva |
|---|---|---|
Mazalović  23' | Report (in Croatian) | Kramarić 58' |
Lokomotiva won 4–1 on aggregate
| Slaven Belupo | 1–2 | Hajduk Split |
|---|---|---|
| Vugrinec 77' | Report (in Croatian) | Sušić 56' Stojanović 90+2' |
| Hajduk Split | 1–1 | Slaven Belupo |
|---|---|---|
| Milić 72' | Report (in Croatian) | Glavica 32' |
Hajduk Split won 3–2 on aggregate
- Notes
Final
First leg
| Hajduk Split | 2–1 | Lokomotiva |
|---|---|---|
| Maglica 65' Kouassi 69' | Report (in Croatian) | Antolić 53' |
Second leg
| Lokomotiva | 3–3 | Hajduk Split |
|---|---|---|
| Šitum 8' Kramarić 70'Bručić 90+3' | Report | Vuković 44' Sušić 50'Stojanović 72' |
Hajduk Split won 5–4 on aggregate
See also
References
External links
- Official website (in Croatian)