The 2009–10

Croatian Football Cup The Croatian Football Cup (), is an annually held football tournament for Croatian football clubs and is the second most important competition in Croatian football after the HNL championship. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation (HNS ...

was the nineteenth season of

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knockout competition. The defending champions were

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since they won the previous year's cup by defeating

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on penalties after the result was tied 3–3 on aggregate. The cup kicked off with the single-legged preliminary round which was played on 25 and 26 August 2009. Top flight clubs entered the competition in the following round, played on 22 and 23 September 2009. The two-legged final was played on 21 April and 5 May 2010, and was contested by

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and

. This was the first cup final for Šibenik, and a first time that they had passed through beyond the second round in the Croatian Cup.

won their fifth cup in nine finals. It was their first cup triumph in seven years since

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and their first silverware overall in five years since their 2004–05 Croatian championship title. This was the first time that two

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n clubs had reached the Croatian Cup final.

Calendar

Preliminary round

The draw for the preliminary round was held on 12 August, and matches were held on 25 and 26 August 2009. This round consisted of 16 single-legged fixtures. * Matches played on 25 August.

First round

The draw for the first round proper was held on 27 August, and matches were held on 22 and 23 September 2009.

Second round

The matches were played on 27 and 28 October 2009. * Although Dinamo were seeded as hosts, they agreed to play the match at Vinogradar's ground at Mladina near

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Quarter-finals

The draw was held on 3 November. First legs were held on 25 November and second legs on 9 December 2009.

Semi-finals

''Šibenik won 2–0 on aggregate'' ---- ''Hajduk Split won 1–0 on aggregate''

Final

First leg

Second leg

''Hajduk Split win 4–1 on aggregate.''

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:2009-10 Croatian Cup Croatian Football Cup seasons

Croatian Cup, 2009-10