The 2017–18

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 twenty-seventh season of

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knockout competition. The defending champions were

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, having won their fourth title the previous year by defeating

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in the

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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 20 July 2017 in

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. The matches were played on 23 August 2017. * Matches played on 19 August.
** Matches played on 22 August.

First round

The first round was played on 20 September 2017. * Match played on 19 September.
** Matches played on 4 October.
*** Match played on 18 October.

Second round

The second round was played on 25 October 2017. * Match played on 24 October.
** Match played on 31 October.
*** Match played on 7 November.
**** Match played on 14 November.

Quarter-finals

The quarter-final was played on 29 November 2017. * Match played on 30 November.
** Match played on 13 December at

Stadion Rujevica Stadion Rujevica (), officially known as Stadion HNK Rijeka (), is a stadium in the city of Rijeka, Croatia. The stadium is commonly referred to as Rujevica after its location. From August 2015, the stadium is a temporary home ground for HNK Rijek ...

due to inadequate pitch condition at ŠRC Zaprešić.

Semi-finals

The semi-final was originally scheduled for 28 February 2018 but was later postponed due to unfavourable weather conditions. ----

Final

The final was played on 23 May 2018 at

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Bracket

Top scorers

References

External links

Official website

Competition rules
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