# 2008–09 Croatian Football Cup

The 2008–09 Croatian Football Cup was the eighteenth season of Croatia's football knockout competition. Dinamo Zagreb were the defending champions since they won the last year's cup by defeating Hajduk Split 3–0 on aggregate.

## Calendar

| Round | Main date | Number of fixtures | Clubs | New entries this round |
| Preliminary round | 27 August 2008 | 16 | 48 → 32 | none |
| First round | 23 and 24 September 2008 | 16 | 32 → 16 | 16 |
| Second round | 29 October 2008 | 8 | 16 → 8 | none |
| Quarter-finals | 12 and 26 November 2008 | 8 | 8 → 4 | none |
| Semi-finals | 4 and 18 March 2009 | 4 | 4 → 2 | none |
| Final | 13 and 28 May 2009 | 2 | 2 → 1 | none |

## Preliminary round

The preliminary round was held on 27 August 2008.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Žminj | 0–2 | Gaj Mače |
| 2 | Moslavina | 7–0 | Istra Tar |
| 3 | Croatia Đakovo | 1–3 | Polet Buševec |
| 4 | Bjelovar | 2–4 | Zagora Unešić |
| 5 | Orijent | 1–0 | Raštane |
| 6 | Novalja | 0–1 | Metalac Sisak |
| 7 | Međimurje | 3–0 | Trogir |
| 8 | Suhopolje | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Križevci |
| 9 | Mladost Cernik | 2–0 | Slavija Pleternica |
| 10 | Vukovar '91 | 3–2 | Podravina |
| 11 | Nedelišće | 1–3 | Karlovac |
| 12 | Garić Garešnica | 1–4 | Grafičar Vodovod |
| 13 | Mladost Molve | 3–4 (aet) | Konavljanin |
| 14 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 1–0 | Graničar |
| 15 | Lučko | 11–1 | Sračinec |
| 16 | Vinogradar | 1–2 | Oriolik |

## First round

The matches were played on 23 and 24 September 2008.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Gaj Mače | 1–5 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 2 | Metalac Sisak | 0–6 | Rijeka |
| 3 | Orijent | 1–4 | Hajduk Split |
| 4 | Mladost Cernik | 0–1 | Varteks |
| 5 | Polet Buševec | 0–2 | Slaven Belupo |
| 6 | Zagora Unešić | 2–1 | Osijek |
| 7 | Grafičar Vodovod | 1–3 | NK Zagreb |
| 8 | Suhopolje | 1–2 | Cibalia |
| 9 | Oriolik | w/o$^1$ | Kamen Ingrad |
| 10 | Lučko | 3–5 | Inter Zaprešić |
| 11 | Karlovac | 1–1 (7–6 p) | Istra 1961 |
| 12 | Moslavina | 2–1 | Šibenik |
| 13 | Vukovar '91 | 0–1 | Pomorac |
| 14 | Konavljanin | 1–0 | Belišće |
| 15 | Zadar | 3–0 | Naftaš HAŠK |
| 16 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 1–0 | Međimurje |
$^1$Due to financial difficulties, Kamen Ingrad ceased competing on a senior professional level, and therefore withdrew from the competition.

## Second round

The matches were played on 29 October 2008.
| Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
| 1 | Hrvatski Dragovoljac | 0–6 | Dinamo Zagreb |
| 2 | Zadar | 2–2 (6–7 p) | Rijeka |
| 3 | Konavljanin | 0–2 | Hajduk Split |
| 4 | Pomorac | 2–0 | Varteks |
| 5 | Moslavina | 0–2 | Slaven Belupo |
| 6 | Zagora Unešić | 2–1 | Karlovac |
| 7 | Inter Zaprešić | 0–2 | NK Zagreb |
| 8 | Oriolik | 0–4 | Cibalia |

## Quarter-finals

The draw was held on 30 October. First legs were held on 12 November and second legs on 26 November 2008.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Rijeka | 4–4 (2–4 p) | NK Zagreb | 2–2 | 2–2 (aet) |
| Pomorac | 2–2 (2–4 p) | Cibalia | 1–1 | 1–1 (aet) |
| Hajduk Split | 0–0 (7–6 p) | Slaven Belupo | 0–0 | 0–0 (aet) |
| Zagora Unešić | 2–7 | Dinamo Zagreb | 1–2 | 1–5 |

## Semi-finals

Dinamo Zagreb won 6–1 on aggregate
Hajduk Split won 4–1 on aggregate

## Final
### Second leg

3–3 on aggregate. Dinamo Zagreb won 4–3 in penalty shootout.