The 2023–24
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 ...
is the 33rd season of Croatia's
football
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knockout competition. It is sponsored by the betting company ''SuperSport'' and known as the SuperSport Hrvatski nogometni kup for sponsorship purposes. The winners qualify for the
2024–25 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round.
Clubs in the competition are financially supported through television and sponsorship rights, with total fund of €190,000.
The defending champions are
Hajduk Split
Hrvatski nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split () or simply Hajduk, is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979, t ...
, having won their eighth and second consecutive title the
previous year by defeating
their rivals Šibenik
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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 19 July 2023 and the matches were played on 30 August 2023.
* Match played on 19 August.
** Match played on 22 August.
*** Matches played on 29 August.
**** Match played on 31 August.
Round of 32
The draw was determined according to the principle of opposite numbers, which were assigned based on the club coefficient. Most matches were played on 27 September 2023.
* Match played on 13 September.
** Match played on 20 September.
*** Matches played on 26 September.
Round of 16
The draw was determined according to the principle of opposite numbers, which were assigned based on the club coefficient. The matches were played on 1 November 2023.
* Matches played on 31 October.
** Match played on 29 November.
*** Matches played on 5 December.
Quarter-finals
The draw was held on 11 December 2023. The matches were scheduled for 28 February 2024.
* Matches played on 27 February.
Semi-finals
The semi-finals were played on 3 April 2024, while the draw was held on 4 March 2024.
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Finals
The first match of the final will be played on 15 May 2024, and the second will be played on 22 May 2024.
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Top scorers
Ranking after semifinals:
References
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Croatian Cup, 2023-24