The 2023–24 Slovak Cup was the 55th season of the annual Slovak football
cup competition
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. It was sponsored by
Slovnaft
Slovnaft is an oil refining company in Slovakia. The company, located in Bratislava, is a subsidiary of MOL Group.
History
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and known as the Slovnaft Cup for sponsorship purposes. The winners qualified for the
2024–25 UEFA Europa League
The 2024–25 UEFA Europa League was the 54th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 16th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League.
This was the first season played under ...
first qualifying round.
Slovak First Football League
The Slovak First Football League (), officially known as Niké liga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Slovakia and the highest level of the Slovak football league system. It was formed in 1993 following th ...
team
Spartak Trnava
FC Spartak Trnava () is a professional football club based in Trnava, Slovakia. The club competes in Slovak First Football League, the top flight in the Slovak league system, having participated in more seasons than any other club.
Founded in ...
were the defending champions, having defeated
rivals
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Slovan Bratislava in the previous season's
final
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for their second consecutive title and eighth title overall.
Ružomberok
Ružomberok (; ; ; ) is a town in northern Slovakia, in the historical Liptov region. It has a population of approximately 27,000.
Etymology
The name of the initial settlement located on today's Makovický street was ''Revúca'' ( Slovak "roaring ...
won the cup on 1 May 2024, defeating Spartak Trnava 1–0 in the
final
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.
Format
The Slovak Cup is played as a knockout tournament. All matches that end up as a draw after 90 minutes are decided by penalty shoot-outs. All rounds are played as one-off matches except the semi-finals, which are played over two legs.
Teams
Preliminary round
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22 July 2023
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23 July 2023
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26 July 2023
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First round
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31 July 2023
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2 August 2023
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Second round
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16 August 2023
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29 August 2023
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Third round
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6 September 2023
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27 September 2023
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3 October 2023
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4 October 2023
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10 October 2023
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Fourth round
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Round of 16
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7 November 2023
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8 November 2023
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17 November 2023
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29 November 2023
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3 February 2024
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Quarter-finals
Summary
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28 February 2024
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Matches
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Semi-finals
The draw for the semi-finals was held on 14 March 2024.
Summary
Matches
''Ružomberok won 5–1 on aggregate.''
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''Spartak Trnava won 1–0 on aggregate.''
Final
See also
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2023–24 Slovak First Football League
The 2023–24 Slovak First Football League (known as Niké liga for sponsorship reasons) is the 31st season of first-tier football league in Slovakia since its establishment in 1993.
The winners (Å K Slovan Bratislava, Slovan Bratislava) qualifie ...
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2024–25 UEFA Europa League
The 2024–25 UEFA Europa League was the 54th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 16th season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League.
This was the first season played under ...
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 ...