2019–20 Slovenian Football Cup

2019–20 Slovenian Football Cup
Tournament details
Country	Slovenia
Teams	28
Final positions
Champions	Mura (1st title)
Runner-up	Nafta 1903
Tournament statistics
Matches played	31
Goals scored	116 (3.74 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Dare Vršič (six goals)
	← 2018–19 2020–21 →

The 2019–20 Slovenian Football Cup was the 29th edition of the football knockout competition in Slovenia. The winners of the cup, Mura, earned a place in the first qualifying round of the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League. The tournament began on 14 August 2019 and ended on 24 June 2020 with the final.^[1]

Olimpija Ljubljana were the defending champions after winning the previous season's final, defeating Maribor with a score of 2–1.^[2]

Competition format

Round	Draw date	Match date^[3]	Fixtures	Clubs	Format details^[4]
First round	21 June 2019^[5]	14/15 August 2019	12	24 → 12	18 clubs that have qualified through MNZ Regional Cups + 6 clubs from the 2018–19 PrvaLiga that didn't qualify for UEFA competitions entered at this stage and were drawn into 12 pairs. Teams that have qualified from the same regional cup could not be drawn against each other. The twelve winners were decided over one leg, with extra time and penalties if scores were level. Lower-level teams were the hosts. If both teams from a pair were from the same level, the home team was determined by the draw.
Round of 16	20 August 2019^[6]	11–19 September 2019	8	12+4 → 8	12 first round winners were joined by four 2018–19 PrvaLiga teams that qualified for UEFA competitions, and were drawn into 8 pairs. Teams that have qualified from the same regional cup could not be drawn against each other. The eight winners were decided over one leg, with extra time and penalties if scores were level. Lower-level teams were the hosts. If both teams from a pair were from the same level, the home team was determined by the draw.
Quarter-finals	27 September 2019	16–30 October 2019	4	8 → 4	8 teams were drawn into 4 pairs. The four winners were decided over two legs on home and away basis with away goals rule being used. In case of a tie, extra time and penalties were used.
Semi-finals	19 December 2019^[7]	9/10 June 2020	2	4 → 2	4 teams were drawn into 2 pairs. The two winners were decided over a single match. In case of a tie, extra time and penalties were used.
Final	N/A	24 June 2020	1	2 → 1	Winner was decided in a single game at a venue that was announced by the Football Association of Slovenia. Extra time and penalties would be used if the score would be level. The winners have qualified for the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round.

Qualified teams

2018–19 Slovenian PrvaLiga members

Qualified through MNZ Regional Cups

2018–19 MNZ Celje Cup: Šampion and Brežice 1919
2018–19 MNZ Koper Cup: Koper and Tabor Sežana
2018–19 MNZG-Kranj Cup: Bled and Šenčur
2018–19 MNZ Lendava Cup: Odranci and Nafta 1903
2018–19 MNZ Ljubljana Cup: Radomlje and Bravo
2018–19 MNZ Maribor Cup: Pesnica and Dobrovce
2018–19 MNZ Murska Sobota Cup: Grad and Beltinci
2018–19 MNZ Nova Gorica Cup: Tolmin and Brda
2018–19 MNZ Ptuj Cup: Videm and Bistrica

First round

Twelve first round matches were played on 14–15 August 2019.^[1]

14 August 2019	Videm (3)	1–4	Tabor Sežana (1)	Videm pri Ptuju
16:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Videm Sports Park Attendance: 150 Referee: Dejan Vivod

14 August 2019	Bistrica (3)	2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Brda (2)	Slovenska Bistrica
16:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Slovenska Bistrica Sports Park Attendance: 150 Referee: Samo Veselič

14 August 2019	Bled (3)	1–3	Celje (1)	Bled
16:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Bledec Sports Park Attendance: 300 Referee: Dejan Balažič

14 August 2019	Brežice 1919 (2)	1–2	Triglav Kranj (1)	Brežice
16:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Brežice Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Mihael Antič

14 August 2019	Grad (4)	1–4	Krško (2)	Grad
16:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Igrišče Pod gradom Attendance: 200 Referee: Alen Borošak

14 August 2019	Pesnica (4)	1–5	Gorica (2)	Pesnica pri Mariboru
16:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Igrišče Pesnica Attendance: 250 Referee: Miran Bukovec

14 August 2019	Odranci (3)	1–3	Aluminij (1)	Odranci
16:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: ŠRC Odranci Attendance: 200 Referee: Marko Lacković

14 August 2019	Tolmin (3)	3–2	Šampion (3)	Tolmin
16:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Brajda Sports Park Attendance: 200 Referee: David Šmajc

14 August 2019	Šenčur (3)	0–1	Nafta 1903 (2)	Šenčur
16:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Šenčur Sports Park Attendance: 150 Referee: Božo Kondić

14 August 2019	Dobrovce (4)	0–10	Radomlje (2)	Dobrovce
16:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Igrišče Dobrovce Attendance: 200 Referee: Denis Halilović

14 August 2019	Koper (2)	6–0	Beltinci (2)	Koper
18:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Bonifika Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Blaž Kos

15 August 2019	Bravo (1)	1–4 (a.e.t.)	Rudar Velenje (1)	Ljubljana
16:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Šiška Sports Park Attendance: 550 Referee: Marko Podgoršek

Round of 16

Eight round of 16 matches were played on 11–19 September 2019.^[8]

11 September 2019	Tolmin (3)	0–6	Celje (1)	Tolmin
15:30 CEST		Report	Benedičič 17' Božić 32' Kerin 49', 80' Koritnik 62' Novak 74'	Stadium: Brajda Sports Park Attendance: 280 Referee: Mihael Antič

11 September 2019	Radomlje (2)	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Gorica (2)	Radomlje
15:30 CEST	Varga 38' Pišek 43' Marjanović 104' (o.g.)	Report	Osuji 23' Colley 35'	Stadium: Radomlje Sports Park Attendance: 300 Referee: Roman Glažar

11 September 2019	Nafta 1903 (2)	2–0	Krško (2)	Lendava
18:00 CEST	Oštrek 10', 89'	Report		Stadium: Lendava Sports Park Attendance: 400 Referee: Marko Lacković

18 September 2019	Triglav Kranj (1)	1–3	Mura (1)	Kranj
15:30 CEST	Mlakar 90'	Report	Maroša 16', 37' Mulić 24'	Stadium: Stanko Mlakar Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Rade Obrenović

18 September 2019	Brda (2)	0–3	Domžale (1)	Dobrovo
15:30 CEST		Report	Jazbar 42' (o.g.) Vuk 56' Lazarević 66'	Stadium: Vipolže Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Aleksandar Matković

18 September 2019	Koper (2)	3–2	Maribor (1)	Koper
16:30 CEST	Vršič 9', 74' Bešir 63'	Report	Kotnik 45' Bešir 81' (o.g.)	Stadium: Bonifika Stadium Attendance: 3,200 Referee: Asmir Sagrković

18 September 2019	Aluminij (1)	1–0	Tabor Sežana (1)	Kidričevo
17:00 CEST	Vrbanec 57'	Report		Stadium: Aluminij Sports Park Attendance: 300 Referee: Dragoslav Perić

19 September 2019	Olimpija Ljubljana (1)	0–1	Rudar Velenje (1)	Ljubljana
16:30 CEST		Report	Trifković 79'	Stadium: Stožice Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Bojan Mertik

Quarter-finals

Four quarter-final match-ups were played over two legs from 16 to 30 October 2019.^[8]

First leg

16 October 2019	Aluminij (1)	1–0	Koper (2)	Kidričevo
17:00 CEST	Klepač 73'	Report		Stadium: Aluminij Sports Park Attendance: 400 Referee: Alen Borošak

16 October 2019	Nafta 1903 (2)	2–1	Rudar Velenje (1)	Lendava
19:00 CEST	Ploj 49' Oštrek 65'	Report	Džinić 72'	Stadium: Lendava Sports Park Attendance: 500 Referee: Slavko Vinčić

22 October 2019	Celje (1)	1–1	Radomlje (2)	Celje
17:00 CEST	Božić 23'	Report	Guček 83'	Stadium: Stadion Z'dežele Attendance: 550 Referee: Aleksandar Matković

24 October 2019	Domžale (1)	3–2	Mura (1)	Domžale
17:00 CEST	Vujadinović 32' Podlogar 57' Vuk 76'	Report	Kouter 18' Šušnjara 90+5'	Stadium: Domžale Sports Park Attendance: 550 Referee: Matej Jug

Second leg

29 October 2019	Radomlje (2)	0–0 (1a–1 agg.)	Celje (1)	Radomlje
13:30 CET		Report		Stadium: Radomlje Sports Park Attendance: 450 Referee: Dragoslav Perić

29 October 2019	Koper (2)	3–2 (3–3a agg.)	Aluminij (1)	Koper
16:30 CET	Vršič 2' (pen.), 78' (pen.) Žužek 32'	Report	Jakšić 28' Klepač 54'	Stadium: Bonifika Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Darjan Kovačič

30 October 2019	Rudar Velenje (1)	0–2 (1–4 agg.)	Nafta 1903 (2)	Velenje
16:30 CET		Report	Rebernik 27' Paku 90+3'	Stadium: Ob Jezeru Attendance: 200 Referee: Mitja Žganec

30 October 2019	Mura (1)	3–2 (a.e.t.) (5–5 agg.) (5–4 p)	Domžale (1)	Murska Sobota
19:30 CET	Bubnjar 24', 58' Cipot 90'	Report	Jakupović 33', 40'	Stadium: Fazanerija City Stadium Attendance: 2,400 Referee: David Šmajc

Semi-finals

Two semi-final matches were played on 9 and 10 June 2020. The semi-final round was originally scheduled to be played over two legs, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was decided that both matches would be played in a single leg format and on a neutral venue at the Brdo National Football Centre, the home of the Football Association of Slovenia.

9 June 2020	Aluminij (1)	0–4	Mura (1)	Predoslje
17:30 CEST		Report	Šušnjara 15' Bobičanec 55', 83' (pen.) Maroša 63'	Stadium: NNC Brdo Attendance: 80 Referee: Dejan Balažič
Note: Originally scheduled to be held over two legs on 18 March and 8 April 2020

10 June 2020	Radomlje (2)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p)	Nafta 1903 (2)	Predoslje
17:30 CEST	Cerar 51' (pen.)	Report	Novinič 12'	Stadium: NNC Brdo Attendance: 70 Referee: David Šmajc
Note: Originally scheduled to be held over two legs on 18 March and 8 April 2020

Final

The final was originally scheduled for 20 May 2020.

24 June 2020

17:30 CEST

Nafta 1903 (2)	0–2	Mura (1)
	Report	Maroša 48' Karničnik 73'

NNC Brdo, Predoslje

Attendance: 200

Referee: Rade Obrenović

References

^ ^a ^b "Cup". soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
^ "Olimpija vs. Maribor 2–1". soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
^ "Calendar for 2019/10" (PDF) (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
^ "Sklepi za tekmovanja v organizaciji NZS v članski kategoriji (v3.2)" (PDF) (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
^ "Žreb tekmovalnih parov 2019/20" (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
^ "Znani pari drugega kroga" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
^ "V četrtek žreb polfinalnih parov" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Cup". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 September 2019.

External links

UEFA

[1st-1] "Cup". soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 July 2019.

[2] "Olimpija vs. Maribor 2–1". soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 July 2019.

[3] "Calendar for 2019/10" (PDF) (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.

[4] "Sklepi za tekmovanja v organizaciji NZS v članski kategoriji (v3.2)" (PDF) (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2017.

[5] "Žreb tekmovalnih parov 2019/20" (in Slovenian). Slovenian PrvaLiga. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2020.

[6] "Znani pari drugega kroga" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2020.

[7] "V četrtek žreb polfinalnih parov" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2020.

[final-8] "Cup". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 September 2019.

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