The 2015–16 Slovenian Football Cup was the 25th season of the

Slovenian Football Cup The Slovenian Football Cup ( sl, Pokal Nogometne zveze Slovenije, ) is the top knockout tournament of Slovenian football and the second most important football competition in Slovenia after the Slovenian PrvaLiga championship. The cup was establi ...

, Slovenia's football knockout competition.

Koper Koper (; it, Capodistria, hr, Kopar) is the fifth largest city in Slovenia. Located in the Istrian region in the southwestern part of the country, approximately five kilometres () south of the border with Italy and 20 kilometres () from Triest ...

were the defending champions, having won their third cup title in the 2014–15 edition.

Competition format

Qualified teams

2014–15 Slovenian PrvaLiga The 2014–15 Slovenian PrvaLiga was the 24th edition of the Slovenian PrvaLiga since its establishment in 1991. Also known by the abbreviation 1. SNL, PrvaLiga was contested by the top ten clubs in Slovenia, for the title of national champions. ...
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Domžale Domžale (; german: Domschale)''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 24. is a town and the seat of Municipality of Domžale. The town lies ...

* Gorica *

* Krka *

Maribor Maribor ( , , , ; also known by other #Name, historical names) is the second-largest city in Slovenia and the largest city of the traditional region of Styria (Slovenia), Lower Styria. It is also the seat of the City Municipality of Maribor, th ...

* Olimpija *

Radomlje Radomlje (; german: Radomle''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 28.) is a settlement on the left bank of the Kamnik Bistrica River north o ...

Rudar Velenje Nogometni klub Rudar Velenje ( en, Rudar Velenje Football Club), commonly referred to as NK Rudar Velenje or simply Rudar Velenje, is a Slovenian football club from Velenje which competes in the Slovenian Second League. History The club was fo ...

Zavrč Zavrč (, in order sources ''Zavrče'', german: Sauritsch) is a settlement in the Haloze area of Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Zavrč. It lies between the right bank of the Drava River and the border with Croatia. The area trad ...

Qualified through MNZ Regional Cups

*2014–15 MNZ Celje Cup: Šampion and Rogaška *2014–15 MNZ Koper Cup: Ankaran Hrvatini and

Izola Izola (; it, Isola ) is a town in southwestern Slovenia on the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic coast of the Slovenian Istria, Istrian peninsula. It is the seat of the Municipality of Izola. Its name originates from Italian language, Italian ''Isola'', wh ...

*2014–15 MNZG-Kranj Cup: Triglav Kranj and Zarica Kranj *2014–15 MNZ Lendava Cup:

Odranci Odranci (; hu, Adorjánfalva) is a settlement in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Odranci and also the only settlement in the municipality. Odranci is the largest settlement of the Dolinsko region, which lie ...

and

Hotiza Hotiza (; hu, Murarév) is a village west of Lendava in the Prekmurje region of Slovenia. It lies on the left bank of the Mura River, right on the border with Croatia. Name Hotiza was attested in written sources in 1389 as ''curia Hotyza'' (and ...

*2014–15 MNZ Ljubljana Cup:

Ivančna Gorica Ivančna Gorica (; in older sources also ''Vanjčina Gorica'') is a settlement in central Slovenia. It is the seat of the Municipality of Ivančna Gorica. It is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Central Sl ...

and Ilirija 1911 *2014–15 MNZ Maribor Cup: Fužinar and Pesnica *2014–15 MNZ Murska Sobota Cup: Veržej and Mura *2014–15 MNZ Nova Gorica Cup: Brda and

Tolmin Tolmin (; it, Tolmino,trilingual name ''Tolmein, Tolmino, Tolmin'' inGemeindelexikon, der im Reichsrate Vertretenen Königreiche und Länder. Bearbeit auf Grund der Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1900. Herausgegeben von der K.K. ...

*2014–15 MNZ Ptuj Cup: Drava Ptuj and Stojnci

Bracket

First round

Slovenian PrvaLiga The Slovenian PrvaLiga ( sl, Prva slovenska nogometna liga, ), currently named Prva liga Telemach due to sponsorship reasons, also known by the abbreviation 1. SNL, is the top level of the Football in Slovenia, Slovenian football league system. ...

clubs

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and

joined the competition in the second round (round of 16). ;Notes

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 21 August 2015 at the headquarters of the

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Ljubljana Ljubljana (also known by other historical names) is the capital and largest city of Slovenia. It is the country's cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative center. During antiquity, a Roman city called Emona stood in the ar ...

. In this phase of the competition, the twelve clubs who advanced from the first round were joined by

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and

Quarter-finals

The draw of pairs was held on 18 September 2015 at the headquarters of the

First leg

Second leg

Semi-finals

The draw of pairs was held on 18 January 2016 at the headquarters of the

First leg

Second leg

Final

References

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Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

Competition format

Qualified teams

2014–15 Slovenian PrvaLiga The 2014–15 Slovenian PrvaLiga was the 24th edition of the Slovenian PrvaLiga since its establishment in 1991. Also known by the abbreviation 1. SNL, PrvaLiga was contested by the top ten clubs in Slovenia, for the title of national champions. ... members

Qualified through MNZ Regional Cups

Bracket

First round

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

First leg

Second leg

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

Final

References

2014–15 Slovenian PrvaLiga The 2014–15 Slovenian PrvaLiga was the 24th edition of the Slovenian PrvaLiga since its establishment in 1991. Also known by the abbreviation 1. SNL, PrvaLiga was contested by the top ten clubs in Slovenia, for the title of national champions. ...
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