Slovenian Football Cup

The Slovenian Football Cup (Slovene: Pokal Nogometne zveze Slovenije, pronounced [pɔˈkáːl nɔɡɔˈméːtnɛ ˈzʋéːzɛ slɔˈʋèːnijɛ]) is the top knockout tournament of Slovenian football and the second most important football competition in Slovenia after the Slovenian PrvaLiga championship. The cup was established in 1991 after local clubs had abandoned the Yugoslav First League and Yugoslav Cup competitions following the breakup of Yugoslavia.

Slovenian Football Cup
Founded1991 (1991)
RegionSlovenia
Number of teams28
Qualifier forUEFA Europa Conference League
Current championsMura (1st title)
Most successful club(s)Maribor (9 titles)
Websitenzs.si
2020–21 Slovenian Football Cup

The cup is contested by a total of 28 clubs: 18 lower level sides qualify via regional cups organised by the Intercommunal football associations. They are joined by the six lower placed top flight clubs and are reduced to twelve clubs through the first round proper. They are then joined by the best four top flight clubs who automatically enter the second round proper. The games are played in a single leg knock-out format until the quarter-finals and semi-finals when home and away matches are played and aggregate scores are taken into account. Since 2005 the final is also held as a single-legged match, although it was a two-legged affair in the period between 1994 and 2004.

As of 2020, a total of 16 clubs have reached the cup finals; the most successful side in the history of the competition is Maribor, who have triumphed 9 times in their 14 cup final appearances. They are followed by Olimpija, who won four titles before folding in 2005. Primorje hold the record for most appearances in the final without winning the title, finishing as runners-up in three consecutive finals between 1996 and 1998. Aluminij and Nafta 1903 are the only sides from outside the top flight which managed to reach the cup final, having finished as runners-up in 2002 and 2020, respectively.

List of finals

Key

Match ended after extra time
Match decided by a penalty shoot-out after the extra time
Match decided on aggregate score in a two-legged tie
Italic Team from outside the top flight
Season Winners Score Runners-up Venue Attendance
1991–92 Maribor 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 pen.)		 Olimpija Bežigrad 2,000
1992–93 Olimpija 2–1 Celje Skalna Klet 2,500
1993–94 Maribor 3–2 (agg.) Mura
1994–95 Mura 2–1 (agg.) Celje
1995–96 Olimpija 2–1 (agg.) Primorje
1996–97 Maribor 3–0 (agg.) Primorje
1997–98 Rudar Velenje 4–2 (agg.) Primorje
1998–99 Maribor 5–2 (agg.) Olimpija
1999–2000 Olimpija 3–2 (agg.) Korotan Prevalje
2000–01 Gorica 4–3 (agg.) Olimpija
2001–02 Gorica 6–1 (agg.) Aluminij
2002–03 Olimpija 3–3 (agg.) (a) Celje
2003–04 Maribor 7–4 (agg.) Dravograd
2004–05 Celje 1–0 Gorica Arena Petrol 3,800
2005–06 Koper 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 pen.)		 Celje Arena Petrol 3,200
2006–07 Koper 1–0 Maribor Arena Petrol 3,500
2007–08 Interblock 2–1 Maribor Arena Petrol 5,400
2008–09 Interblock 2–1 Koper Ljudski vrt 2,500
2009–10 Maribor 3–2 (a.e.t.) Domžale Ljudski vrt 6,000
2010–11 Domžale 4–3 Maribor Stožice 6,000
2011–12 Maribor 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 pen.)		 Celje Stožice 4,132
2012–13 Maribor 1–0 Celje Bonifika 1,500
2013–14 Gorica 2–0 Maribor Bonifika 3,500
2014–15 Koper 2–0 Celje Bonifika 3,000
2015–16 Maribor 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(7–6 pen.)		 Celje Bonifika 2,500
2016–17 Domžale 1–0 Olimpija Ljubljana Bonifika 3,230
2017–18 Olimpija Ljubljana 6–1 Aluminij Stožice 8,804
2018–19 Olimpija Ljubljana 2–1 Maribor Stadion Z'dežele 8,623
2019–20 Mura 2–0 Nafta 1903 NNC Brdo 200

List of winners

Teams shown in italics are no longer in existence.

Club Winners Last final won Runners-up Last final lost
Maribor9201652019
Olimpija[lower-alpha 1]4200332001
Gorica3201412005
Koper3201512009
Domžale2201712010
Olimpija Ljubljana[lower-alpha 1]2201912017
Interblock220090—
Celje1200582016
NK Mura[lower-alpha 2]1199511994
Rudar Velenje119980—
NŠ Mura[lower-alpha 2]120200—
Primorje0—31998
Aluminij0—22018
Korotan Prevalje0—12000
Dravograd0—12004
Nafta 19030—12020

See also

Notes
  1. The original Olimpija went bankrupt and folded in 2005. In the same year, NK Bežigrad was founded. The club was later renamed to Olimpija Ljubljana in 2008. Legally, the original and the new club are two separate entities.
  2. The original Mura went bankrupt and folded in 2005. Legally, the original and the new club are two separate entities.
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