1997–98 Croatian Football Cup

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1997–98 Croatian Football Cup
CountryCroatia
Teams32
Defending championsHajduk Split
ChampionsCroatia Zagreb (4th title)
Runners-upVarteks
Matches played38
Goals scored114 (3 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Vladimir Petrović (7)

The 1997–98 Croatian Football Cup was the seventh edition of Croatia's football knockout competition. Croatia Zagreb were the defending champions, and they won their third successive title.

Calendar[]

Round Main date Number of fixtures Clubs New entries this round
First round 5 and 6 August 1997 16 32 → 16 None
Second round 9 and 24 September 1997 8 16 → 8 None
Quarter-finals First legs 14 and 26 October 1997,
Second legs 22 October 1997
8 8 → 4 None
Semi-finals First legs 1 April 1998,
Second legs 15 April 1998
4 4 → 2 None
Final First leg 6 May,
Second leg 14 May 1998
2 2 → 1 None

First round[]

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1 Slavonac 1–5 Croatia Zagreb
2 Samobor 0–1 NK Zagreb
3 Olimpija Osijek 0–3 Rijeka
4 Jadran Poreč 2–1 Segesta
5 Orijent 2–1 Cibalia
6 RNK Split 2–1 Marsonia
7 Varaždin 1–2 Varteks
8 Slaven Belupo 2–0 Belišće
9 PIK Vrbovec 1–4 Zadarkomerc
10 Špansko 3–1 Bjelovar
11 Budućnost Hodošan 2–1 Šibenik
12 Dilj 1–0 Inker Zaprešić
13 Badel Sesvete 1–0 Dubrovnik
14 Slavonija Požega 1–2 Croatia Đakovo
15 Posedarje 1–3 Hajduk Split
16 Mladost 127 2–2 (aet) (5–4 p) Osijek

Second round[]

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1 Budućnost Hodošan 1–2 NK Zagreb
2 Dilj 2–1 RNK Split
3 Croatia Đakovo 0–0 (aet) (2–4 p) Varteks
4 Badel Sesvete 2–1 Zadarkomerc
5 Rijeka 0–2 Orijent
6 Jadran Poreč 0–1 Mladost 127
7 Croatia Zagreb 11–0 Špansko
8 Hajduk Split 3–1 Slaven Belupo

Quarter-finals[]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dilj 4–8 NK Zagreb 2–5 2–3
Orijent 0–0 (0–3 p) Varteks 0–0 0–0
Badel Sesvete 2–5 Croatia Zagreb 1–1 1–4
Hajduk Split 3–1 Mladost 127 2–1 1–0

Semi-finals[]

First legs[]

Croatia Zagreb4 – 0NK Zagreb
Marić Goal 14'
Viduka Goal 45' (pen.), 53' (pen.)
Muñoz Goal 65'
Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Ivan Novak (Varaždin)

Varteks2 – 1Hajduk Split
Karić Goal 34'
Hrman Goal 39'
Report Mladenović Goal 45'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Miro Marijanović (Osijek)

Second legs[]

NK Zagreb0 – 3Croatia Zagreb
Report Jurčić Goal 20'
Prosinečki Goal 65'
Petrović Goal 90'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Reno Sinovčić (Zadar)

Croatia Zagreb won 7–0 on aggregate.


Hajduk Split0 – 1Varteks
Report Topić Goal 90'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Željko Širić (Osijek)

Varteks won 3–1 on aggregate.

Final[]

First leg[]

Varteks0 – 1Croatia Zagreb
Report Mikić Goal 82'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Miroslav Vitković (Vinkovci)

Second leg[]

Croatia Zagreb2 – 1Varteks
Viduka Goal 52'
Marić Goal 83'
Report Topić Goal 38'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Edo Trivković (Split)

Croatia Zagreb won 3–1 on aggregate.

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