# 2020–21 Croatian Football Cup

The 2020–21 Croatian Football Cup was the thirtieth season of Croatia's football knockout competition. The defending champions were Rijeka, having won their sixth title the previous year by defeating Lokomotiva in the final.

## Calendar

| Round | Date(s) | Number of fixtures | Clubs | New entries this round | Goals / games |
| Preliminary round | 9 September 2020 | 16 | 48 → 32 | 32 | 70 / 16 |
| First round | 7 October 2020 | 16 | 32 → 16 | 16 | 64 / 15 |
| Second round | 16 December 2020 | 8 | 16 → 8 | none | 24 / 8 |
| Quarter-finals | 3 March 2021 | 4 | 8 → 4 | none | 11 / 4 |
| Semi-finals | 7, 14 or 28 April | 2 | 4 → 2 | none | 10 / 2 |
| Final | 19 May 2021 | 1 | 2 → 1 | none | 9 / 1 |

## Participating clubs

The following 48 teams qualified for the competition:
| Best clubs by cup coefficient 16 clubs | Winners and runners up of county cups 32 clubs |
| Dinamo Zagreb Rijeka Hajduk Split Slaven Belupo RNK Split Osijek Lokomotiva Inter Zaprešić Istra 1961 Vinogradar Zadar Šibenik Cibalia NK Zagreb Rudeš Novigrad | Osijek-Baranja County cup winner: Belišće Osijek-Baranja County cup runner up: BSK Bijelo Brdo Zagreb County cup winner: Kurilovec Zagreb County cup runner up: Gorica Brod-Posavina County cup winner: Sloga Nova Gradiška Brod-Posavina County cup runner up: Oriolik Vukovar-Srijem County cup winner: Graničar Županja Vukovar-Srijem County cup runner up: Dilj Međimurje County cup winner: Polet SMnM Međimurje County cup runner up: Rudar Mursko Središće Koprivnica-Križevci County cup winner: Tehnika Koprivnica Koprivnica-Križevci County cup runner up: Ferdinandovac Istria County cup winner: Rudar Labin Istria County cup runner up: Pazinka Sisak-Moslavina County cup winner: Mladost Petrinja Sisak-Moslavina County cup runner up: Segesta Virovitica-Podravina County cup winner: Papuk Orahovica Virovitica-Podravina County cup runner up: Virovitica Varaždin County cup winner: Varaždin Varaždin County cup runner up: Ivančica Bjelovar-Bilogora County cup winner: Mladost Ždralovi Bjelovar-Bilogora County cup runner up: Bjelovar Split-Dalmatia County cup winner: Croatia Zmijavci City of Zagreb cup winner: Sesvete Primorje-Gorski Kotar County cup winner: Crikvenica Požega-Slavonia County cup winner: Slavonija Zadar County cup winner: Primorac Biograd na Moru Karlovac County cup winner: Karlovac 1919 Dubrovnik-Neretva County cup winner: GOŠK 1919 Dubrovnik Krapina-Zagorje County cup winner: Gaj Mače Šibenik-Knin County cup winner: Mladost Tribunj Lika-Senj County cup winner: Lika 95 |

## Preliminary round

The draw for the preliminary single-legged round was held on 25 August 2020 and the matches were played on 9 September 2020.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Oriolik | 2–1 | Karlovac 1919 |
| 2 | Kurilovec | 4–0 | Papuk Orahovica |
| 3 | Dilj | 1–0 | Virovitica |
| 4 | Pazinka | 0–2 | Crikvenica |
| 5 | Graničar Županja | 1–0 | Slavonija Požega |
| 6$^*$ | Segesta | 3–4 | Croatia Zmijavci |
| 7$^*$ | Bjelovar | 0–5 | Varaždin |
| 8 | GOŠK 1919 Dubrovnik | 4–2 | BSK Bijelo Brdo |
| 9 | Gorica | 1–0 | Belišće |
| 10 | Rudar Labin | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Primorac Biograd |
| 11 | Gaj Mače | 20–2 | Lika 95 |
| 12 | Sloga Nova Gradiška | 0–3 | Sesvete |
| 13 | Mladost Tribunj | 0–2 | Polet SMnM |
| 14 | Mladost Ždralovi | 3–1 | Mladost Petrinja |
| 15 | Ferdinandovac | 3–1 | Ivančica |
| 16 | Rudar Mursko Središće | 3–0 | Tehnika Koprivnica |
* Matches played on 8 September.

## First round

Teams in first round were paired by club coefficient and the matches were played on 7 October 2020.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Dilj | 0–6 | Rijeka |
| 2$^*$ | Ferdinandovac | 1–7 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 3 | Gaj Mače | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Lokomotiva |
| 4$^{****}$ | Graničar Županja | 1–2 | Hajduk Split |
| 5$^{**}$ | Rudar Mursko Središće | 0–9 | Slaven Belupo |
| 6$^{****}$ | Crikvenica | 1–5 | Osijek |
| 7$^{******}$ | Rudar Labin | 2–0 | Inter Zaprešić |
| 8 | Polet SMnM | 0–2 | Istra 1961 |
| 9 | Croatia Zmijavci | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | Šibenik |
| 10 | Oriolik | 1–0 | Split |
| 11$^{***}$ | Kurilovec | 6–0 | Vinogradar |
| 12 | GOŠK Dubrovnik | bye | Zadar |
| 13 | Mladost Ždralovi | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Zagreb |
| 14 | Sesvete | 3–4 | Gorica |
| 15 | Novigrad | 1–3 | Rudeš |
| 16$^{*****}$ | Varaždin | 2–0 | Cibalia |
* Match played on 26 September. ** Match played on 29 September. *** Match played on 30 September. **** Matches played on 6 October. ***** Match played on 10 October. ****** Match played on 11 October. Abandoned at halftime because of bad weather. Match continued on 13 October.

## Second round

The second round was scheduled for 16 December 2020. The teams were drawn by tie number where winner of tie No. 1 plays against winner of tie No. 16 and so on, with bigger numbers hosting a tie.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Varaždin | 1–2 | Rijeka |
| 2 | Rudeš | 0–2 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 3$^{**}$ | Gorica | 3–1 | Lokomotiva |
| 4$^{******}$ | Zagreb | 0–3 | Hajduk Split |
| 5$^{***}$ | GOŠK Dubrovnik | 1–4 | Slaven Belupo |
| 6$^*$ | Kurilovec | 0–4 | Osijek |
| 7$^{*****}$ | Oriolik | 1–0(a.e.t.) | Rudar Labin |
| 8$^{****}$ | Šibenik | 0–2 | Istra 1961 |
* Match played on 14 November. ** Match played on 7 December. *** Match played on 23 February. **** Match played on 24 February. ***** Match played on 28 February. ****** Match played on 2 March.

## Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals were scheduled for 3 March 2021.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1$^*$ | Oriolik | 0–3 | Istra 1961 |
| 2 | Dinamo Zagreb | 2–0 | Slaven Belupo |
| 3 | Osijek | 1–2 | Rijeka |
| 4$^*$ | Gorica | 3–0 | Hajduk Split |
* Matches played on 16 March.

## Semi-finals

The semi-finals were scheduled for 14 April 2021. Dinamo Zagreb v HNK Gorica has been postponed due to Dinamo's participation in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League quarter finals.

## Final

The final was played on 19 May 2021.

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club(s) | Goals |
| 1 | Luka Menalo | Dinamo Zagreb Rijeka | 6 |
| 1 | Taichi Hara | Istra 1961 | 6 |
| 1 | Martin Šaban | Gaj Mače | 6 |
| 4 | Bruno Rihtar | Gaj Mače | 5 |
| 5 | Davor Iskrić | Gaj Mače | 3 |
| 5 | Tomislav Gudelj | Croatia Zmijavci | 3 |
| 5 | Filip Hodak | Kurilovec | 3 |
| 5 | Luka Sedlaček | Kurilovec | 3 |
| 5 | Mihovil Geljić | Sesvete | 3 |
| 5 | Josip Mitrović | Gorica | 3 |
| 5 | Kristijan Lovrić | Gorica | 3 |
| 5 | Luka Matić | GOŠK Dubrovnik | 3 |
| 5 | Miroslav Iličić | Slaven Belupo | 3 |
| 5 | Robert Murić | Rijeka | 3 |
| 5 | Arijan Ademi | Dinamo Zagreb | 3 |