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The 2016–17
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 th ...
was the twenty-sixth season of
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knockout competition. The defending champions were
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, having won their 14th title the previous year by defeating
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in the final.


Calendar

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Participating clubs

The following 48 teams qualified for the competition:


Preliminary round

The draw for the preliminary single-legged round was held on 3 August 2016 in
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. The matches were played over four days, 20–24 August 2016. * Matches were played on 20 August.
** Matches were played on 23 August.


First round

First round consisted of 16 single-leg matches, with 16 winners from the preliminary round joined by 16 clubs with the highest cup coefficients. The matches were played over two days, 20–21 September 2016. * Matches were played on 20 September.


Second round

Second round consisted of eight single-legged ties, with 16 winners from the first round. The pairings were determined by cup coefficients. The matches were played on 26 October 2016. * Matches played on 25 October.


Quarter-final

Quarter-final consisted of four single-legged ties and included 8 winners from the second round. The pairings were determined by cup coefficients. The matches were played on 30 November 2016. * Match played on 29 November.


Semi-final

Semi-final consisted of two two-legged ties and included 4 winners from the quarter-final. The first leg was played 1 March 2017 and the return leg on 15 March 2017.


First legs

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Second legs

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Final

The final was played on 31 May 2017 at
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Bracket


Top scorers


References


External links


Official website
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