# 2018–19 Croatian Football Cup

The 2018–19 Croatian Football Cup was the twenty-eighth season of Croatia's football knockout competition. The defending champions were Dinamo Zagreb, having won their fifteenth title the previous year by defeating Hajduk Split in the final.

## Calendar

| Round | Date(s) | Number of fixtures | Clubs | New entries this round | Goals / games |
| Preliminary round | 29 August 2018 | 16 | 48 → 32 | 32 | 56 / 16 |
| First round | 26 September 2018 | 16 | 32 → 16 | 16 | 55 / 16 |
| Second round | 31 October 2018 | 8 | 16 → 8 | none | 30 / 8 |
| Quarter-finals | 5 December 2018 | 4 | 8 → 4 | none | 10 / 4 |
| Semi-finals | 24 April 2019 | 2 | 4 → 2 | none | 5 / 2 |
| Final | 22 May 2019 | 1 | 2 → 1 | none | 4 / 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 |
| Cibalia Dinamo Zagreb GOŠK Dubrovnik 1919 Hajduk Split Inter Zaprešić Istra 1961 Lokomotiva Osijek Rijeka Slaven Belupo RNK Split Šibenik Vinogradar Zadar NK Zagreb Zelina | Osijek-Baranja County cup winner: BSK Bijelo Brdo Osijek-Baranja County cup runner up: Višnjevac Zagreb County cup winner: Kurilovec Zagreb County cup runner up: Sava Strmec Brod-Posavina County cup winner: Marsonia Brod-Posavina County cup runner up: Sloga Nova Gradiška Vukovar-Srijem County cup winner: Vukovar 1991 Vukovar-Srijem County cup runner up: Graničar Županja Međimurje County cup winner: Međimurje Međimurje County cup runner up: Nedelišće City of Zagreb cup winner: Hrvatski Dragovoljac City of Zagreb cup runner up: Vrapče Istria County cup winner: Rovinj Istria County cup runner up: Rudar Labin Sisak-Moslavina County cup winner: Libertas Novska Sisak-Moslavina County cup runner up: Segesta Virovitica-Podravina County cup winner: Pitomača Virovitica-Podravina County cup runner up: Suhopolje Varaždin County cup winner: Varaždin Varaždin County cup runner up: Bednja Koprivnica-Križevci County cup winner: Koprivnica Koprivnica-Križevci County cup runner up: Križevci Bjelovar-Bilogora County cup winner: Bjelovar Split-Dalmatia County cup winner: Sloga Mravince Primorje-Gorski Kotar County cup winner: Krk Požega-Slavonia County cup winner: Slavija Pleternica Zadar County cup winner: Primorac Biograd na Moru Karlovac County cup winner: Karlovac 1919 Dubrovnik-Neretva County cup winner: Jadran Luka Ploče Krapina-Zagorje County cup winner: Zagorec Krapina Šibenik-Knin County cup winner: Zagora Unešić Lika-Senj County cup winner: Nehaj Senj |

## Preliminary round

The draw for the preliminary single-legged round was held on 1 August 2018 and the matches were played on 29 August 2018.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Bednja | 2–0 | Pitomača |
| 2 | Suhopolje | 2–3 | Kurilovec |
| 3 | Slavija Pleternica | 1–0 | Segesta |
| 4 | Koprivnica | 1–3 | Sloga Mravince |
| 5 | Križevci | 2–0 | Rovinj |
| 6 | Zagorec Krapina | 9–0 | Libertas Novska |
| 7 | Višnjevac | 1–2 | Vrapče |
| 8 | BSK Bijelo Brdo | 0–0 (3–4 p) | Vukovar 1991 |
| 9$^{**}$ | Rudar Labin | 0–3 | Krk |
| 10$^{***}$ | Nehaj Senj | 4–1 | Graničar Županja |
| 11$^*$ | Primorac Biograd na Moru | 3–1 | Zagora Unešić |
| 12 | Jadran Luka Ploče | 1–0 | Bjelovar |
| 13 | Međimurje | 5–0 | Sava Strmec |
| 14 | Nedelišće | 2–4 | Sloga Nova Gradiška |
| 15$^{***}$ | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 0–3 | Varaždin |
| 16 | Karlovac 1919 | 1–2 | Marsonia |
* Match played on 18 August. ** Match played on 21 August. *** Matches played on 28 August.

## First round

The draw for the first round was held on 31 August 2018 and the matches were played on 26 September 2018.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Sloga Mravince | 0–1 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 2 | Križevci | 0–9 | Rijeka |
| 3 | Vrapče | 0–2 | Hajduk Split |
| 4$^{***}$ | Kurilovec | 0–2 | Slaven Belupo |
| 5 | Jadran Luka Ploče | 3–1 | RNK Split |
| 6$^{**}$ | Zagorec Krapina | 0–3 | Osijek |
| 7 | Primorac Biograd na Moru | 0–1 | Lokomotiva |
| 8 | Sloga Nova Gradiška | 2–4 | Istra 1961 |
| 9$^*$ | Bednja | 0–3 | Inter Zaprešić |
| 10$^{***}$ | Vukovar 1991 | 3–5 (a.e.t.) | Zadar |
| 11 | Krk | 1–0 | Cibalia |
| 12 | Slavija Pleternica | 0–4 | Vinogradar |
| 13 | Marsonia | 3–0 | NK Zagreb |
| 14 | Nehaj Senj | 2–2 (2–4 p) | Šibenik |
| 15 | Varaždin | 2–0 | Međimurje |
| 16 | Zelina | 2–0 | GOŠK Dubrovnik 1919 |
* Match played on 18 September. ** Match played on 19 September. *** Matches played on 25 September.

## Second round

The second round matches were played on 31 October 2018.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Zelina | 0–4 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 2 | Varaždin | 1–2 | Rijeka |
| 3 | Šibenik | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Hajduk Split |
| 4 | Marsonia | 0–1 | Slaven Belupo |
| 5 | Vinogradar | 4–2 | Jadran Luka Ploče |
| 6 | Krk | 1–5 | Osijek |
| 7$^*$ | Zadar | 1–3 | Lokomotiva |
| 8$^*$ | Inter Zaprešić | 2–1 | Istra 1961 |
* Matches played on 30 October.

## Quarter-finals

The quarter-final matches were played on 5 December 2018.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Dinamo Zagreb | 1–0 | Slaven Belupo |
| 2$^*$ | Lokomotiva | 1–2 | Rijeka |
| 3$^*$ | Inter Zaprešić | 3–0 | Vinogradar |
| 4 | Osijek | 2–1 | Hajduk Split |
* Matches played on 4 December.

## Semi-finals

Semi-final matches are scheduled for 24 April 2019.

## Final

The final was played on 22 May 2019 at Stadion Aldo Drosina in Pula.

## Bracket

| Second round 30–31 October 2018 | Second round 30–31 October 2018 | Quarter-finals 4–5 December 2018 | Quarter-finals 4–5 December 2018 | Semi-finals 23–24 April 2019 | Semi-finals 23–24 April 2019 | Final 22 May 2019 | Final 22 May 2019 |
| Zadar | 1 | | | | |
| Lokomotiva | 3 | | | | |
| Lokomotiva | 3 | Lokomotiva | 1 | | |
| | | Rijeka | 2 | | |
| Varaždin | 1 | Rijeka | 2 | | |
| Rijeka | 2 | | | | |
| Rijeka | 2 | | | Inter Zaprešić | 1 |
| | | | | Rijeka | 2 |
| Inter Zaprešić | 2 | | | Rijeka | 2 |
| Istra 1961 | 1 | | | | |
| Istra 1961 | 1 | Inter Zaprešić | 3 | | |
| | | Vinogradar | 0 | | |
| Vinogradar | 4 | Vinogradar | 0 | | |
| Jadran Luka Ploče | 2 | | | | | | |
| Jadran Luka Ploče | 2 | | | | | Rijeka | 3 |
| | | | | | | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 |
| Krk | 1 | | | | | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 |
| Osijek | 5 | | | | | | |
| Osijek | 5 | Osijek | 2 | | | | |
| | | Hajduk Split | 1 | | | | |
| Šibenik | 1 | Hajduk Split | 1 | | | | |
| Hajduk Split | 2 (a.e.t.) | | | | | | |
| Hajduk Split | 2 (a.e.t.) | | | Dinamo Zagreb | 2 | | |
| | | | | Osijek | 0 |
| Zelina | 0 | | | Osijek | 0 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 4 | | | | |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 4 | Dinamo Zagreb | 1 | | |
| | | Slaven Belupo | 0 | | |
| Marsonia | 0 | Slaven Belupo | 0 | | |
| Slaven Belupo | 1 | | | | |

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club(s) | Goals |
| 1 | Antonio Čolak | Rijeka | 7 |
| 2 | Matija Smrekar | Zagorec Krapina | 5 |
| 3 | Filip Bungić | Sloga Nova Gradiška | 4 |
| 3 | Igor Prijić | Vinogradar | 4 |
| 5 | Vlatko Blažević | Zadar | 3 |
| 5 | Robert Brdar | Krk | 3 |
| 5 | Mihovil Šutalo | Jadran Luka Ploče | 3 |
| 5 | Ivan Vukelić | Nehaj Senj | 3 |