2018–19 Slovenian Football Cup

2018–19 Slovenian Football Cup

Tournament details
Country	Slovenia
Teams	28
Final positions
Champions	Olimpija Ljubljana (2nd title)
Runner-up	Maribor
Tournament statistics
Matches played	33
Goals scored	116 (3.52 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Jaka Štromajer Stefan Savić (both five goals)

The 2018–19 Slovenian Football Cup was the 28th edition of the football knockout competition in Slovenia. The winners of the cup earned a place in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round.^[1] The tournament began on 14 August 2018 and ended on 30 May 2019 with the final.^[2]

Olimpija Ljubljana were the defending champions after defeating Aluminij with a score of 6–1 in the previous season's final.^[3] They successfully defended the title by defeating their eternal rivals Maribor 2–1 in the final.^[4]

Competition format

Round	Draw date	Match date[5]	Fixtures	Clubs	Format details[6]
First round	21 June 2018[7]	14–16 August 2018	12	24 → 12	18 clubs that have qualified through MNZ Regional Cups + 6 clubs from the 2017–18 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 2018[8]	12–20 September 2018	8	12+4 → 8	12 first round winners were joined by four 2017–18 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	21 September 2018[9]	17–31 October 2018	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	20 December 2018[10]	3–24 April 2019	2	4 → 2	4 teams were drawn into 2 pairs. The two 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.
Final	N/A	30 May 2019	1	2 → 1	Winner was decided in a single game, played at Stadion Z'dežele in Celje. Extra time and penalties would be used if the score would be level. The winners have qualified for the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round.

Qualified teams

2017–18 Slovenian PrvaLiga members Aluminij Ankaran Celje Domžale Gorica Krško Maribor Olimpija Rudar Velenje Triglav Kranj

Qualified through MNZ Regional Cups 2017–18 MNZ Celje Cup: Šampion and Rogaška 2017–18 MNZ Koper Cup: Koper and Plama Podgrad 2017–18 MNZG-Kranj Cup: Jesenice and Zarica Kranj 2017–18 MNZ Lendava Cup: Turnišče and Nafta 2017–18 MNZ Ljubljana Cup: Ivančna Gorica and Bravo 2017–18 MNZ Maribor Cup: Akumulator Mežica and Korotan Prevalje 2017–18 MNZ Murska Sobota Cup: Grad and Mura 2017–18 MNZ Nova Gorica Cup: Bilje and Brda 2017–18 MNZ Ptuj Cup: Videm and Drava Ptuj

Bracket

	First round						Round of 16						Quarter-finals						Semi-finals						Final
	Bilje			0
	Celje			2
							Celje			0
							Krško			3
	Turnišče			0
	Krško			8
													Krško	2	0	2
													Aluminij (a.)	2	0	2
	Korotan Prevalje			5
	Kranj			1
							Korotan Prevalje			0
							Aluminij			3
	Grad			1
	Aluminij			2
																			Aluminij	1	0	1
																			Olimpija Ljubljana	2	4	6
	Jesenice			0
	Koper			12
							Koper			2
							Nafta 1903			0
	Nafta 1903			2
	Ankaran			1
													Koper	0	1	1
													Olimpija Ljubljana	5	1	6
							Olimpija Ljubljana			2
							Triglav Kranj			1
	Videm			1
	Triglav Kranj (a.e.t.)			2
																									Olimpija Ljubljana			2
																									Maribor			1
	Drava Ptuj			0
	Bravo			2
							Bravo			2
							Maribor			3
													Maribor	1	2	3
													Domžale	0	2	2
	Šampion			0
	Ivančna Gorica (a.e.t.)			1
							Ivančna Gorica			0
							Domžale			3
																			Maribor	1	1	2
																			Mura	0	1	1
	Akumulator Mežica			1
	Brda			7
							Brda			0
							Gorica			2
	Plama Podgrad			0
	Gorica			5
													Gorica	0	2	2
													Mura	3	3	6
	Rogaška			1
	Mura			3
							Mura			1
							Rudar Velenje			0

First round

Turnišče v Krško

14 August 2018	Turnišče	0–8	Krško	Turnišče
16:00 CEST		Report	Božić 3', 19', 65', 88' Kuntarič 15' Vekić 16' (pen.) Koren 60' (o.g.) Kulinitš 90'	Stadium: Igrišče Turnišče Attendance: 30 Referee: Alen Borošak

Akumulator Mežica v Brda

15 August 2018	Akumulator Mežica	1–7	Brda	Mežica
16:00 CEST	Juraja 71'	Report	Perko 3' Varga 19', 26', 75' (pen.) Bužinel 70' Debenjak 81' Kompara 87'	Stadium: Igrišče Mežica Attendance: 120 Referee: Roman Glažar

Grad v Aluminij

15 August 2018	Grad	1–2	Aluminij	Grad
16:00 CEST	Belna 38'	Report	Trdina 40' Kidrič 70'	Stadium: Igrišče Pod gradom Attendance: 400 Referee: Bojan Tkalčič

Drava Ptuj v Bravo

15 August 2018	Drava Ptuj	0–2	Bravo	Ptuj
16:00 CEST		Report	Nukić 6' (pen.) Piskule 79'	Stadium: Ptuj City Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Miran Bukovec

Videm v Triglav Kranj

15 August 2018	Videm	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Triglav Kranj	Videm pri Ptuju
16:00 CEST	Zemljarič 32'	Report	Afoakwa 21' Hasanaj 110'	Stadium: Videm Sports Park Attendance: 300 Referee: Vojko Goričan

Jesenice v Koper

15 August 2018	Jesenice	0–12	Koper	Jesenice
16:00 CEST		Report	Štromajer 13', 34', 58', 66', 73' Baša 21', 64', 76' Fatić 28', 48' Hadžić 51' Ajkić 71'	Stadium: Podmežakla Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Mitja Žganec

Plama Podgrad v Gorica

15 August 2018	Plama Podgrad	0–5	Gorica	Krvavi Potok
16:00 CEST		Report	Smajlagić 48', 51' Bužinel 56' Osuji 64', 93'	Stadium: Stadion NK Jadran Attendance: 150 Referee: Blaž Kos

Šampion v Ivančna Gorica

15 August 2018	Šampion	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Ivančna Gorica	Celje
16:00 CEST		Report	Kastelic 104'	Stadium: Olimp Attendance: 100 Referee: Aleksandar Matković

Nafta 1903 v Ankaran

15 August 2018	Nafta 1903	2–1	Ankaran	Lendava
16:00 CEST	Vaš 61' (pen.) Grabant 80'	Report	Menegusso 50'	Stadium: Lendava Sports Park Attendance: 300 Referee: Dejan Vivod

Bilje v Celje

15 August 2018	Bilje	0–2	Celje	Bilje
16:00 CEST		Report	Lupeta 76' Koritnik 90+1'	Stadium: Stadion V dolinci Attendance: 200 Referee: Mihael Antič

Korotan Prevalje v Kranj

15 August 2018	Korotan Prevalje	5–1	Kranj	Prevalje
18:00 CEST	Kűzma 13', 36' Kovačić 43' Petrej 53' Zamernik 56'	Report	Eržen 23'	Stadium: Športni park Ugasle peči Attendance: 200 Referee: Bojan Mertik

Rogaška v Mura

16 August 2018	Rogaška	1–3	Mura	Rogaška Slatina
16:00 CEST	Biruš 5'	Report	Bobičanec 16', 26' Maroša 62' (pen.)	Stadium: Rogaška Slatina Sports Centre Attendance: 250 Referee: Marko Lacković

Round of 16

Mura v Rudar Velenje

12 September 2018	Mura	1–0	Rudar Velenje	Murska Sobota
15:30 CEST	Bobičanec 84'	Report		Stadium: Fazanerija City Stadium Attendance: 900 Referee: Asmir Sagrković

Bravo v Maribor

12 September 2018	Bravo	2–3	Maribor	Ljubljana
15:30 CEST	Nukić 30' Jašaragič 38'	Report	Mešanović 32' Felipe Santos 90' Rajčević 90+5'	Stadium: Šiška Sports Park Attendance: 900 Referee: Marko Podgoršek

Koper v Nafta 1903

12 September 2018	Koper	2–0	Nafta 1903	Koper
19:00 CEST	Vrdolija 68' Novinič 80' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Bonifika Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Bojan Tkalčič

Ivančna Gorica v Domžale

12 September 2018	Ivančna Gorica	0–3	Domžale	Ivančna Gorica
19:30 CEST		Report	Vuk 6' Ibričić 37' Belima 68'	Stadium: Ivančna Gorica Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Miran Bukovec

Brda v Gorica

19 September 2018	Brda	0–2	Gorica	Dobrovo
15:30 CEST		Report	Osuji 14' Filipović 90+2'	Stadium: Vipolže Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Mitja Žganec

Korotan Prevalje v Aluminij

19 September 2018	Korotan Prevalje	0–3	Aluminij	Prevalje
18:00 CEST		Report	Kidrič 54' Kontek 55' Leko 67'	Stadium: Športni park Ugasle peči Attendance: 400 Referee: Vojko Goričan

Celje v Krško

19 September 2018	Celje	0–3	Krško	Celje
19:00 CEST		Report	Vekić 8' Volaš 13' Da Silva 56'	Stadium: Stadion Z'dežele Attendance: 250 Referee: Alen Borošak

Olimpija Ljubljana v Triglav Kranj

20 September 2018	Olimpija Ljubljana	2–1	Triglav Kranj	Ljubljana
18:00 CEST	Lendrić 14' Črnic 89'	Report	Tijanić 83'	Stadium: Stožice Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Roman Glažar

Quarter-finals

First leg

Koper v Olimpija Ljubljana

17 October 2018	Koper	0–5	Olimpija Ljubljana	Koper
20:00 CEST		Report	Savić 8' Boateng 13', 48' Vombergar 45' Kronaveter 84'	Stadium: Bonifika Stadium Attendance: 3,100 Referee: Slavko Vinčić

Maribor v Domžale

23 October 2018	Maribor	1–0	Domžale	Maribor
16:30 CEST	Mlakar 20'	Report		Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Roman Glažar

Gorica v Mura

24 October 2018	Gorica	0–3	Mura	Nova Gorica
16:30 CEST		Report	Lorbek 12' Maroša 85', 90+2'	Stadium: Nova Gorica Sports Park Attendance: 350 Referee: David Šmajc

Krško v Aluminij

24 October 2018	Krško	2–2	Aluminij	Krško
18:00 CEST	Vukušić 18' Ejup 50'	Report	Trdina 60' Maloku 79'	Stadium: Matija Gubec Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Asmir Sagrković

Second leg

Mura v Gorica

31 October 2018	Mura	3–2 (6–2 agg.)	Gorica	Murska Sobota
13:00 CET	Maroša 6' Horvat 51' Karničnik 65'	Report	Kavčič 17' Smajlagić 82'	Stadium: Fazanerija City Stadium Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Roman Glažar

Domžale v Maribor

31 October 2018	Domžale	2–2 (2–3 agg.)	Maribor	Domžale
17:00 CET	Čerin 36' Ibričić 76' (pen.)	Report	Cretu 90+3' Mešanović 90+4'	Stadium: Domžale Sports Park Attendance: 1,600 Referee: Andrej Žnidaršič

Aluminij v Krško

31 October 2018	Aluminij	0–0 (2a–2 agg.)	Krško	Kidričevo
18:00 CET		Report		Stadium: Aluminij Sports Park Attendance: 100 Referee: Dragoslav Perić

Olimpija Ljubljana v Koper

31 October 2018	Olimpija Ljubljana	1–1 (6–1 agg.)	Koper	Ljubljana
20:00 CET	Lendrić 60'	Report	Baša 48'	Stadium: Stožice Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Darjan Kovačič

Semi-finals

First leg

Maribor v Mura

3 April 2019	Maribor	1–0	Mura	Maribor
20:00 CEST	Hotić 85'	Report		Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Roman Glažar

Aluminij v Olimpija Ljubljana

4 April 2019	Aluminij	1–2	Olimpija Ljubljana	Kidričevo
20:00 CEST	Lucas Horvat 49'	Report	Brkić 27', 39'	Stadium: Aluminij Sports Park Attendance: 300 Referee: Matej Jug

Second leg

Olimpija Ljubljana v Aluminij

23 April 2019	Olimpija Ljubljana	4–0 (6–1 agg.)	Aluminij	Ljubljana
20:00 CEST	Kronaveter 10', 69' (pen.) Savić 19', 87'	Report		Stadium: Stožice Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Nejc Kajtazović

Mura v Maribor

24 April 2019	Mura	1–1 (1–2 agg.)	Maribor	Murska Sobota
19:30 CEST	Boškovič 90+2'	Report	Vršič 49'	Stadium: Fazanerija City Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Damir Skomina

Final

30 May 2019

20:15 CEST

Olimpija Ljubljana	2–1	Maribor
Savić 17', 75'	Report	Tavares 90+2'

Stadion Z'dežele, Celje

Attendance: 8,623

Referee: Matej Jug

See also

• 2018–19 Slovenian PrvaLiga

References

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5. "Calendar for 2018/19" (PDF) (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 8 March 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
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External links

• UEFA