2009–10 Croatian Football Cup

Croatian Football Cup 2009–10 Croatia 48 Hajduk Split (5th title) Šibenik UEFA Europa League Hajduk Split 54 185 Senijad Ibričić (8) 2008–09 2010–11 The 2009–10 Croatian Football Cup was the nineteenth season of Croatia's football knockout competition. The defending champions were Dinamo Zagreb since they won the previous year's cup by defeating Hajduk Split on penalties after the result was tied 3–3 on aggregate. The cup kicked off with the single-legged preliminary round which was played on 25 and 26 August 2009. Top flight clubs entered the competition in the following round, played on 22 and 23 September 2009. The two-legged final was played on 21 April and 5 May 2010, and was contested by Šibenik and Hajduk Split. This was the first cup final for Šibenik, and a first time that they had passed through beyond the second round in the Croatian Cup. Hajduk Split won their fifth cup in nine finals. It was their first cup triumph in seven years since 2003 and their first silverware overall in five years since their 2004–05 Croatian championship title.http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=cro/news/newsid=1485245.html https://web.archive.org/web/20100507130305/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=cro/news/newsid=1485245.html dead May 7, 2010 Hajduk's five-year wait comes to an end 2010-05-05 UEFA 2010-05-06 This was the first time that two Dalmatian clubs had reached the Croatian Cup final. Calendar Round Main date Number of fixtures Clubs New entries this round Preliminary round 25 and 26 August 2009 16 48 → 32 none First round 22 and 23 September 2009 16 32 → 16 16 Second round 27 and 28 October 2009 8 16 → 8 none Quarter-finals 25 November and9 December 2009 8 8 → 4 none Semi-finals 24 March and7 April 2010 4 4 → 2 none Final 21 April and 5 May 2010 2 2 → 1 none Preliminary round The draw for the preliminary round was held on 12 August, and matches were held on 25 and 26 August 2009. This round consisted of 16 single-legged fixtures. Tie noHome teamScoreAway team1Grafičar Vodovod0–6Karlovac2MV Croatia5–1Bistra3Krka0–1Plitvica4Orijent2–1Podravina5Mladost Ždralovi0–5Slavonac CO6Vuteks Sloga2–4Rudar Labin7Gaj2–5Croatia Sesvete8Koprivnica0–0 (2–4 p)Nehaj9*Međimurje2–0Hrvatski Dragovoljac10*Rovinj0–1Moslavina11Velebit3–2Olimpija Osijek12Graničar2–0Podravac13Mladost Prelog2–4Lipik14*Bjelovar0–1RNK Split15Konavljanin3–1Dugo Selo16Suhopolje 7–0BSK Budaševo * Matches played on 25 August. First round The draw for the first round proper was held on 27 August, and matches were held on 22 and 23 September 2009. Tie noHome teamScoreAway team1Plitvica0–4Dinamo Zagreb2MV Croatia0–2Rijeka3Lipik3–5Hajduk Split4Velebit0–2Varteks5RNK Split0–2Slaven Belupo6Orijent1–2NK Zagreb7Rudar Labin5–2Cibalia8Graničar1–3Osijek9Suhopolje2–2 (8–9 p)Inter Zaprešić10Slavonac CO1–5Pomorac11Nehaj0–1 (aet)Segesta12Croatia Sesvete0–1Istra 196113Karlovac3–0HAŠK14Moslavina2–0Konavljanin15Belišće0–3Šibenik16Vinogradar4–1 (aet)Međimurje Second round The matches were played on 27 and 28 October 2009. Tie noHome teamScoreAway team1*Dinamo Zagreb4–1Vinogradar2Šibenik4–0Rijeka3Hajduk Split5–1Moslavina4Varteks2–1Karlovac5Istra 19610–1Slaven Belupo6NK Zagreb3–1Segesta7Pomorac9–0Rudar Labin8Osijek1–0 (aet)Inter Zaprešić * Although Dinamo were seeded as hosts, they agreed to play the match at Vinogradar's ground at Mladina near Jastrebarsko. Quarter-finals The draw was held on 3 November. First legs were held on 25 November and second legs on 9 December 2009. NK Zagreb 1–4 Hajduk Split 0–0 1–4 Slaven Belupo 1–6 Varteks 1–4 0–2 Osijek 1–5 Šibenik 1–1 0–4 Pomorac 2–5 Dinamo Zagreb 0–2 2–3 |} Semi-finals 24 March 2010 16:00 CET Šibenik 0–0 Reporthr Varteks Stadion Šubićevac, Šibenik 3,000 Igor Pristovnik (Zagreb) 7 April 2010 16:00 CET Varteks 0–2 Reporthr Šibenik Vidić 2 31 31Zec 75Fuštar 90+7 Stadion Varteks, Varaždin 3,000 Igor Pristovnik (Zagreb) Šibenik won 2–0 on aggregate 24 March 2010 17:30 CET Dinamo Zagreb 0–0 Reporthr Hajduk Split J. Buljat 2 75 80 Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb 13,000 Igor Križarić (Čakovec) 7 April 2010 17:30 CET Hajduk Split 1–0 Reporthr Dinamo Zagreb Ibričić 51 Stadion Poljud, Split 30,000 Andrej Burilo (Osijek) Hajduk Split won 1–0 on aggregate Final 2010 Croatian Football Cup final First leg firstleg Second leg secondleg Hajduk Split win 4–1 on aggregate. See also 2009–10 Croatian First Football League 2009–10 Croatian Second Football League References External links Official website hr 2009–10 Cup Croatia