The 2020–21 Slovak Cup was the 52nd edition of the

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. The tournament began on 25 July 2020 and the final was played on 19 May 2021. Slovan Bratislava were the defending champions, defeating

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in the 2020 final. Slovan won a second consecutive title, defeating

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. The winner of the Slovak Cup earned automatic qualification for the second qualifying round in UEFA Europa Conference League. As Slovan had already qualified for the

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as league champion, the spot was decided by the Europa Conference League play-offs, which was eventually won by Žilina.

Format

The Cup was played as a knockout tournament contested by 229 teams - one more than the previous edition. Teams (excluding 'B' teams) from the top five levels played along with two winners of regional cups. All ties are decided on the day with penalty shoot-outs used to decide drawn matches. All rounds are played as one-off matches except the semi-finals which are played over two legs.

Prize money

In this season, the fixed amount of prize money paid to the clubs is as follows: * Winning the final: €50,000 * Losing finalist: €20,000 * Semi-finals: €5,000 The most successful club from the regional football associations will receive a financial reward of €3,000 if they end before semifinal. Teams that participate in the 1st and 2nd round will receive match balls (for home club five and for away club three).

First round

101 matches in the first round were played from July 25, 2020, to August 5, 2020. The first round is regional, which means that, only teams from one region meet each other. Matches of the first round drew the divisional football associations. If the score is still level after ninety minutes, a team advancing to next round will be reached by penalty shoutout.

Second round

64 matches in the second round were played from August 12, 2020, to September 16, 2020.

Third round

32 matches of the 3rd round were played from September 16. 31 matches finished until October 7. Only one match including

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was rescheduled on a spring 2021 due

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Fourth round

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decided that the competition would be played only with clubs from the

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, played an additional play-off in the 4th round. It was Dubnica,

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Round of 16

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Quarter-finals

The draw was on April 8. Matches was played on April 13–14.

Semi-finals

The draw was on April 15. Semi-finals was played on April 28 and May 5.

First leg

Second leg

Final

Notes

References

External links

Slovak Cup
at Futbalnet.sk
Slovak Cup
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