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in the final by a score of 3–0.

Format

The Cup this season was a knockout tournament contested between 208 clubs. Matches which were level after regulation advanced to penalties to determine a winner. Each round of the cup was contested over one leg with the exception of the semi-finals which were contested over two legs.

Second round

Sixty-four second round matches were played from 4 August 2017 to 16 August 2017.

Third round

Thirty-two matches in the third round were played from 31 August 2017 to 14 September 2017.

Fourth round

Sixteen matches in the fourth round were played from 27 September 2017 to 4 October 2017.

Fifth round

Eight fifth round matches were played 17–18 October 2017.

Quarter-finals

Four quarter-final matches will be played 13–14 March 2018.

Semi-finals

For the semi-finals, the first legs were played on 3 and 4 April and the second on 18 April 2018. All times are

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First leg

Second leg

Final

The final was played on 1 May 2018 at the Štadión Antona Malatinského in

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References

External links

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Slovak Cup The Slovak Cup () is the main knockout cup competition in Slovak football. The winner qualifies for the UEFA Europa Conference League. History The competition was first contested in 1969. Until 1993, the winner of the Slovak Cup would face the w ...