The 2016–17

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Calendar

Preliminary round

A preliminary round was held in order to reduce the number of teams competing in the first round to 32. It consisted of 3 single-legged ties, with a

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as the decider if the score was tied after 90 minutes. This round featured the bottom 5 teams from the

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, as well as 5 regional cup winners. The draw was held on 3 September 2016, and it contained seeded and unseeded teams. The bottom 5 teams from the

( Dinamo Vranje,

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, Donji Srem,

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and Radnički 1923) were set as unseeded teams, with the 5 regional cup winners (

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, Radan Lebane, Polet Ljubić, Mladost Bački Jarak and Trepča) being set as seeded teams. The draw was conducted with the idea of minimizing expenses for the participating clubs. The matches were played on 7 September 2016.ПAРOВИ ПРЕД КОЛА КУПA СРБИЈЕ ЗA ТAКМИЧAТСКУ 2016/2017
/ref> Donji Srem was dissolved after the end of 2015–16 season, so Mladost Bački Jarak, which was drawn against Donji Srem, received an automatic bye to the first round. Furthermore, Sloga PM, which earned a place in the first round via last season's final position in the First League, was also dissolved. Thus, both teams from the proposed tie Radan Lebane - Dinamo Vranje received an automatic bye to the first round. In total, around 1050 spectators attended the games (avg. 350 per game).

Round of 32

In this round, six teams that advanced from the previous round were joined by all 16 teams from the

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, as well as the top 11 teams from the

, with the exception of the dissolved Sloga PM. The draw was held on 12 September 2016, and it contained seeded(16 teams from

) and unseeded teams. Drawing of the lots was conducted by former national team player and head coach

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. Teams that played below

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in the previous season (

, Radan Lebane, Polet Ljubić and Mladost Bački Jarak) were automatically named as hosts. The matches were played on 20 and 21 September 2016.ФУДБАЛ 24
at fss.rs, 15-6-2016 No extra time was played if the score was tied after the regular 90 minutes. Those games went straight to

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. In total, around 16800 spectators attended the games (avg. 1050 per game).

Round of 16

The 16 winners from first round took part in this stage of the competition. The draw was held on 14 October 2016, and it contained seeded and unseeded teams. Drawing of the lots was conducted by the former national team player

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. The seeds were determined by last season's final standings in the Serbian top divisions. Seeded teams:

Red Star Belgrade Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club, ), commonly known as Red Star Belgrade in English-language media, is a Serbian professional football club based in Bel ...

Partizan Partizan may refer to: Sport * JSD Partizan, a sports society from Belgrade, Serbia, which includes the following clubs: **AK Partizan, athletics ** Biciklistički Klub Partizan, cycling ** Džudo Klub Partizan, judo **FK Partizan, association fo ...

, Čukarički,

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Borac Čačak Borac may refer to: * FK Borac Banja Luka, a football club from Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina ** RK Borac Banja Luka, an affiliated team handball club ** OK Borac, an affiliated volleyball club * FK Borac Čačak, a football club from Čačak ...

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, Radnik Surdulica and

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. Unseeded teams: Spartak Subotica,

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, Javor Ivanjica,

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( II),

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( II),

( II) and

( III).

, having played in the league level below the

in the previous season, was automatically named as host. The matches were played on 25 and 26 October 2016. No extra time was played if the score was tied after the regular 90 minutes. Those games went straight to

. In total, around 8700 spectators attended the games (avg. 1087 per game).

Quarter-finals

The 8 winners from the second round took part in this stage of the competition. The draw was held on 23 November 2016 and it contained seeded and unseeded teams. Drawing of the lots was conducted by the current head coach of U21 national team,

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. The seeds were determined by the following key: Last season's cup semifinalists were automatically set as seeded teams, while the remaining seeds were determined by last season's final standings in top Serbian divisions. Seeded teams:

and Čukarički. Unseeded teams:

and

( II). The matches were played on 5 April 2017. In total, around 5200 spectators attended the games (avg. 1300 per game).

Semi-finals

The 4 winners from the Quarter finals (

, Čukarički and

) took part in the semi-finals. The draw was held on 11 April 2017, and there were no seedings in the draw. The drawing of the lots was conducted by the former national team player

Goran Bunjevčević Goran Bunjevčević ( sr-cyr, Горан Буњевчевић, ; 17 February 1973 – 28 June 2018) was a Serbian footballer who played as a defender in Serbia, England and the Netherlands. Playing career Club career Tottenham Hotspur Bunjevče ...

. Semi-finals were contested over two legs. First legs were played on 26 April 2017, and second legs were played on 9 and 10 May 2017. In total, around 35400 spectators attended the games (avg. 8850 per game).

First legs

Second legs

Final

Winners from the Semi-finals took part in the single-legged final. The match was played on 27 May 2017. Host of the game, and the venue of the finals were decided by drawing of the lots. The draw was conducted, once again, by the former national team player

.ЖРЕБОМ ОДЛУЧЕНО:ФИНАЛЕ КУПА СРБИЈЕ НА СТАДИОНУ ПАРТИЗАНА, 27. МАЈА ОД 19,00
at Football Association of Serbia official website, 18-5-2017

References

External links

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