The 2022–23 Slovenian Football Cup was the 32nd edition of the football knockout competition in Slovenia. The tournament began in August 2022 and ended on 6 May 2023 with the final. This was the first edition of the cup tournament in a new format, where a total of 120 teams participated in the first round.
Koper
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were the defending champions after winning their fourth cup title the
previous season.
Olimpija Ljubljana won the cup after defeating their
rivals
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Maribor
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2–1 after
extra time
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in the final.
The winners should have qualified for the second qualifying round of the
2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League
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The 2024 UEFA Europa Conference League final, final was ...
. However, as Olimpija already qualified for the
2023–24 UEFA Champions League
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Real Madrid CF ...
through the domestic league, the place was given to
Celje
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, the second-placed team of the
2022–23 Slovenian PrvaLiga.
Preliminary round
Key: (1) =
Slovenian PrvaLiga
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; (2) =
Slovenian Second League
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Format ...
; (3) =
Slovenian Third League
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; (4, 5 and 6) =
Slovenian Regional Leagues
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or
Intercommunal Leagues (MNZ)
The preliminary round was organised and played within the framework of nine Intercommunal Football Associations (MNZ).
MNZ Celje
MNZ Gorenjske Kranj
Tržič 2012,
Triglav Kranj, Železniki, Škofja Loka and
Jesenice
Jesenice (, ''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru'', vol. 6: Kranjsko. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 144.) is the tenth-largest town in Slovenia, located in the traditional province of Upper C ...
received a bye to the first round.
MNZ Koper
MNZ Lendava
MNZ Ljubljana
MNZ Maribor
MNZ Murska Sobota
MNZ Nova Gorica
MNZ Ptuj
First round
A total of 120 teams competed in the first round. All teams from the
2022–23 Slovenian PrvaLiga, which did not compete in European competitions, entered in this stage.
MNZ Celje
MNZ Gorenjske Kranj
MNZ Koper
MNZ Lendava
MNZ Ljubljana
MNZ Maribor
MNZ Murska Sobota
MNZ Nova Gorica
MNZ Ptuj
Second round
64 teams competed in the second round, including 60 winners of the first round and 4 teams that represented Slovenia in European competitions.
MNZ Celje
MNZ Gorenjske Kranj
MNZ Koper
MNZ Lendava
MNZ Ljubljana
MNZ Maribor
MNZ Murska Sobota
MNZ Nova Gorica
MNZ Ptuj
Round of 32
The draw for the round of 32 was held on 21 October 2022. The matches were played on 8, 9 and 10 November.
Round of 16
The draw for the round of 16 was held on 23 November 2022. The matches were played on 7, 8 and 9 March 2023.
Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 14 March 2023. The matches were played on 5 and 6 April.
Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals was held on 7 April 2023. The matches were played on 25 and 26 April.
Final
The final was held on 6 May 2023 at
Stadion Z'dežele in
Celje
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.
See also
*
2022–23 Slovenian PrvaLiga
References
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