The 2008–09 Croatian Football Cup was the eighteenth season of

Croatia Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia, is a country in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, on the coast of the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herze ...

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

knockout

competition Competition is a rivalry where two or more parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared: where one's gain is the other's loss (an example of which is a zero-sum game). Competition can arise between entities such as organisms, indi ...

Dinamo Zagreb Građanski nogometni klub Dinamo Zagreb (), commonly referred to as simply Dinamo Zagreb (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. Dinamo play their home matches at Stadion Maksimir. They are the most successful club in Cr ...

were the defending champions since they won the last year's cup by defeating

Hajduk Split Hrvatski Nogometni klub Hajduk Split, commonly referred to as Hajduk Split (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Split, that competes in the Croatian First League, the top tier in Croatian football. Since 1979, the club's home ...

3–0 on aggregate.

Calendar

Preliminary round

The preliminary round was held on 27 August 2008.

First round

The matches were played on 23 and 24 September 2008. ¹Due to financial difficulties, Kamen Ingrad ceased competing on a senior professional level, and therefore withdrew from the competition.

Second round

The matches were played on 29 October 2008.

Quarter-finals

The draw was held on 30 October. First legs were held on 12 November and second legs on 26 November 2008.

Semi-finals

''Dinamo Zagreb won 6–1 on aggregate'' ---- ''Hajduk Split won 4–1 on aggregate''

Final

First leg

Second leg

''3–3 on aggregate. Dinamo Zagreb won 4–3 in

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External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:2008-09 Croatian Cup Croatian Football Cup seasons Croatian Cup, 2008-09 Croatian Cup, 2008-09