The 2017–18 Slovak Cup was the 49th edition of the competition. This tournament began on 22 July 2017. The winners of the cup,
Slovan Bratislava, earned a place in the 2018–19 Europa League and would have joined the competition in the
first qualifying round.
Slovan Bratislava were the defending champions having won the previous season's Cup by defeating
MFK Skalica
MFK Skalica is a Slovak football team, based in the town of Skalica. The club was founded in 1920. The club plays in the Fortuna Liga, the top tier of Slovak football, and hosts home games at the Mestský štadión Skalica.
History
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final
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by a score of 3–0.
Format
The Cup this season was a knockout tournament contested between 208 clubs. Matches which were level after regulation advanced to penalties to determine a winner. Each round of the cup was contested over one leg with the exception of the semi-finals which were contested over two legs.
First round
Second round
Sixty-four second round matches were played from 4 August 2017 to 16 August 2017.
Third round
Thirty-two matches in the third round were played from 31 August 2017 to 14 September 2017.
Fourth round
Sixteen matches in the fourth round were played from 27 September 2017 to 4 October 2017.
Fifth round
Eight fifth round matches were played 17–18 October 2017.
Quarter-finals
Four quarter-final matches will be played 13–14 March 2018.
Semi-finals
For the semi-finals, the first legs were played on 3 and 4 April and the second on 18 April 2018. All times are
CET
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First leg
Second leg
Final
The final was played on 1 May 2018 at the
Štadión Antona Malatinského in
Trnava
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See also
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2017–18 Slovak First Football League
The 2017–18 Slovak First Football League (known as the Slovak Slovak First Football League, Fortuna Liga for sponsorship reasons) was the 25th season of first-tier football league in Slovakia, since its establishment in 1993. MŠK Žilina were t ...
References
External links
Slovak Cupat Futbalnet.sk
Slovak Cupat Soccerway.com
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Slovak Cup seasons
Cup
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Slovak Cup
The Slovak Cup (), currently named Slovnaft Cup due to sponsorship agreement with Slovnaft, is the only nationwide Single-elimination tournament, knockout competition in Football in Slovakia, Slovak football. The winner qualifies for the UEFA Euro ...