The 1959–60

Yugoslav Cup The Yugoslav Cup (; ; , ), officially known between 1923 and 1940 as the King Alexander Cup (; , and between 1947 and 1991 as the Marshal Tito Cup (; ; ; ), was one of two major association football, football competitions in Socialist Federal Re ...

was the 13th season of the top

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knockout competition in

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, the Yugoslav Cup (), also known as the " Marshal Tito Cup" (''Kup Maršala Tita''), since its establishment in 1946.

Calendar

The Yugoslav Cup was a tournament for which clubs from all tiers of the football pyramid were eligible to enter. In addition, amateur teams put together by individual Yugoslav People's Army garrisons and various factories and industrial plants were also encouraged to enter, which meant that each cup edition could have several thousands of teams in its preliminary stages. These teams would play through a number of qualifying rounds before reaching the first round proper, in which they would be paired with top-flight teams. The cup final was played on 26 May, traditionally scheduled to coincide with Youth Day celebrated on 25 May, a national holiday in Yugoslavia which also doubled as the official commemoration of

Josip Broz Tito Josip Broz ( sh-Cyrl, Јосип Броз, ; 7 May 1892 – 4 May 1980), commonly known as Tito ( ; , ), was a Yugoslavia, Yugoslav communist revolutionary and politician who served in various positions of national leadership from 1943 unti ...

's birthday.

First round

In the following tables winning teams are marked in bold; teams from outside top level are marked in ''italic'' script.

Second round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

External links

1959–60 cup season details
at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
1960 cup final details
at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation {{DEFAULTSORT:1959-60 Yugoslav Cup Yugoslav Cup seasons

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