The 2020–21
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 thirtieth season of
Croatia
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football
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knockout competition. The defending champions were
Rijeka
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, having won their sixth title the
previous year by defeating
Lokomotiva in the
final
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Calendar
Participating clubs
The following 48 teams qualified for the competition:
Preliminary round
The draw for the preliminary single-legged round was held on 25 August 2020 and the matches were played on 9 September 2020.
* Matches played on 8 September.
First round
Teams in first round were paired by club coefficient and the matches were played on 7 October 2020.
* Match played on 26 September.
** Match played on 29 September.
*** Match played on 30 September.
**** Matches played on 6 October.
***** Match played on 10 October.
****** Match played on 11 October. Abandoned at halftime because of bad weather. Match continued on 13 October.
Second round
The second round was scheduled for 16 December 2020. The teams were drawn by tie number where winner of tie No. 1 plays against winner of tie No. 16 and so on, with bigger numbers hosting a tie.
** Match played on 7 December.
*** Match played on 23 February.
**** Match played on 24 February.
***** Match played on 28 February.
****** Match played on 2 March.
Quarter-finals
The quarter-finals were scheduled for 3 March 2021.
Semi-finals
The semi-finals were scheduled for 14 April 2021.
Dinamo Zagreb v HNK Gorica has been postponed due to Dinamo's participation in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League quarter finals.
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Final
The final was played on 19 May 2021.
Top scorers
Notes
References
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Croatian Football Cup seasons
Croatia
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Croatian Cup, 2020-21