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Croatian Football Cup
The Hrvatski nogometni kup ( eng, Croatian football cup), also colloquially known as Rabuzinovo sunce (), is an annually held football tournament for Croatian football clubs and is the second most important competition in Croatian football after the HNL championship. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation (HNS) and usually runs from late August to late May. Cup winners automatically qualify for next season's UEFA Europa Conference League, except when cup winners are also Prva HNL champions, in which case their berth in the Europa Conference League goes to the best placed team in the Prva HNL who haven't qualified for the UEFA competitions through their league performance. The cup was established in 1992, after Croatian clubs had abandoned the Yugoslav First League and Yugoslav Cup competitions following the breakup of Yugoslavia. As of the most recent 2021–22 season a total of 31 cup seasons were held. The competition has historically been dominated by the two Et ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023–24 Croatian Football Cup
The 2023–24 Croatian Football Cup is the 33rd season of Croatia's football knockout competition. It is sponsored by the betting company ''SuperSport'' and known as the SuperSport Hrvatski nogometni kup for sponsorship purposes. The winners qualify for the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round. Clubs in the competition are financially supported through television and sponsorship rights, with total fund of €190,000. The defending champions are Hajduk Split, having won their eighth and second consecutive title the previous year by defeating their rivals Šibenik in the final. Calendar Participating clubs The following 48 teams qualified for the competition: Preliminary round The draw for the preliminary single-legged round was held on 19 July 2023 and the matches were played on 30 August 2023. * Match played on 19 August. ** Match played on 22 August. *** Matches played on 29 August. **** Match played on 31 August. Round of 32 The draw was determined acco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |