The 1999–2000

Croatian Football Cup The Croatian Football Cup (), 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 ...

was the ninth edition of

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knockout competition. The first match was played on 4 August 1999 and five rounds were played before the final, which took place over two legs on 2 and 16 May 2000. Defending champions

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reached the competition's quarter finals, but lost to eventual semi-finalists

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. In the final

Hajduk Split Hrvatski Nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979, the club's home ...

beat

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over two matches, winning 2–0 at home before losing 1–0 away in the return fixture, therefore winning 2–1 on aggregate.

Calendar

Preliminary round

The preliminary round was played between 4 and 14 August 1999. The round's highest scoring fixture was the 7–0 home win for Čazmatrans at the expense of Podravac Virje.

First round

The first round was played between 21 September and 6 October 1999. 32 teams were involved in this round.

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had the biggest win in this round, defeating BSK Buk 10–0 away from home.

Second round

The second round was played between 26 October and 11 November 1999. 16 teams were involved in this round.

had the biggest win in this round, defeating

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6–0 away from home.

Quarter-finals

The quarter finals were held on a home and away basis. First legs were held on 14 March 2000 and the return legs took place on 21 March 2000. All four of the ties were decided by a single goal.

Semi-finals

The semi finals were held on a home and away basis. First legs were held on 4 April 2000 and the return legs took place two weeks later on 18 April 2000.

Dinamo Zagreb Građanski nogometni klub Dinamo Zagreb (), commonly referred to as simply Dinamo Zagreb (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. Dinamo play their home matches at Stadion Maksimir. They are the most successful club in Cr ...

scored six goals across the two matches, advancing past

, who scored a single goal. In the other semi final,

progressed against

, 4–3 on aggregate. ''Dinamo Zagreb won 6–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Hajduk Split won 4–3 on aggregate.''

Final

The final took place between Eternal derby rivals

and

. Each finalist won the home leg of the two-legged final. Zagreb won the cup with a 2–1 aggregate scoreline.

First leg

Second leg

''Hajduk Split won 2–1 on aggregate.''

References

External links

Official website
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