The 2022–23

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was the 32nd season of Croatia's

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knockout competition. It was sponsored by the betting company ''SuperSport'' and known as the SuperSport Hrvatski nogometni kup for sponsorship purposes. The defending champions were

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, having won their seventh title the previous year by defeating their rivals

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in the

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. They successfully defended the title by defeating

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2–0 in the final, played at

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. For the first time ever, clubs in the competition were financially supported through television and sponsorship rights, with total fund of 1,225,000

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(€162,000).

Calendar

Participating clubs

The following 48 teams qualified for the competition:

Preliminary round

The draw for the preliminary single-legged round was held on 19 July 2022 and the matches were played on 31 August 2022.

Round of 32

The draw was determined according to the principle of opposite numbers, which were assigned based on the club coefficient. The matches were scheduled for 19 October 2022. * Match played on 27 September.
** Match played on 12 October.
*** Matches played on 18 October.

Round of 16

The draw was determined according to the principle of opposite numbers, which were assigned based on the tie number. The matches were scheduled for 9 November 2022. * Match played on 2 November.
** Matches played on 8 November.
*** Match played on 14 February 2023.

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals were scheduled for 1 March 2023. * Match played on 28 February.

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were played on 5 and 12 April 2023, while the draw was held on 6 March 2023. ----

Final

The final was played on 24 May 2023. On 27 February 2023, it was decided that

would host the final at

Top scorers

Final ranking of top scorers.

References

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Croatian Cup, 2022-23