Croatian Football Super Cup
The Croatian Football Super Cup (Croatian: Hrvatski nogometni superkup) is a football match between the winners of the Croatian First League and the Croatian Football Cup. The Super Cup is always held at the beginning of a new football season, and is only held when different clubs win the two most important competitions in the previous season (i.e. the match is not played when a club completes The Domestic Double).
| Founded | 1992 |
|---|---|
| Region | Croatia |
| Number of teams | 2 |
| Current champions | Dinamo Zagreb (6th title) |
| Most successful club(s) | Dinamo Zagreb (6 titles) |
Since the establishment of Croatian football competitions in 1992, the two local powerhouses Dinamo Zagreb and Hajduk Split won Doubles on twelve occasions (Dinamo Zagreb 11, Hajduk Split 1, Rijeka 1). The Super Cup wasn't held in periods between 1995–2001, 2007–2009, 2011–2012 and 2015–2018. On three occasions the Supercup was not played for various reasons - in 1999 Dinamo refused to play Osijek saying the fixture did not fit into their schedule and in 2000 and 2001 Hajduk and Dinamo could not agree on the rules and whether it should be played as a single match or over two legs, and in what order.
In 2002 the Croatian Football Federation took over the organisation of the Super Cup and made it an official single-legged fixture, with 30 minutes of extra time followed by a penalty shoot-out if necessary, which must be played a week before the following football season kicks off.[1]
Since 2002, the match has always been hosted by the club which won the league title, with the exception of 2002 when NK Zagreb were reigning champions, but chose to "host" the match at crosstown rivals Dinamo's Maksimir Stadium saying that playing at Maksimir would help them prepare for their upcoming UEFA Champions League qualifying fixture. Their home stadium at Kranjčevićeva had been declared unfit for UEFA competitions and were forced to host their European ties at Maksimir.[1]
Winners
Dinamo Zagreb (6 times), Hajduk Split (5 times) and Rijeka (1 time) are the only clubs who won the Super Cup. Six out of twelve Super Cups played so far have been decided in Eternal Derbies featuring Hajduk and Dinamo.
Key
| * | Match went to extra time |
| Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time | |
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Match decided by a golden goal in extra time |
| Two-legged tie |
| Year | Winner | Score | Runners–up | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Hajduk Split (1) | 0–0 (aet), (3–1 p) | Inker Zaprešić | Maksimir, Zagreb | 10,000 |
| 1993 | Hajduk Split (2) | 4–4, 0–0 (a) | Croatia Zagreb | Maksimir, Zagreb Poljud, Split |
30,000 30,000 |
| 1994 | Hajduk Split (3) | 1–0, 0–1 (aet), (5–4 p) |
Croatia Zagreb | Poljud, Split Maksimir, Zagreb |
30,000 15,000 |
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| 2002 | Dinamo Zagreb (1) | 3–2 ‡ | NK Zagreb | Maksimir, Zagreb | 10,000 |
| 2003 | Dinamo Zagreb (2) | 4–1 | Hajduk Split | Maksimir, Zagreb | 7,000 |
| 2004 | Hajduk Split (4) | 1–0 | Dinamo Zagreb | Poljud, Split | 17,000 |
| 2005 | Hajduk Split (5) | 1–0 * | Rijeka | Poljud, Split | 18,000 |
| 2006 | Dinamo Zagreb (3) | 4–1 | Rijeka | Maksimir, Zagreb | 15,000 |
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| 2010 | Dinamo Zagreb (4) | 1–0 | Hajduk Split | Maksimir, Zagreb | 8,000 |
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| 2013 | Dinamo Zagreb (5) | 1–1 (4–1 p) | Hajduk Split | Maksimir, Zagreb | 12,000 |
| 2014 | Rijeka (1) | 2–1 | Dinamo Zagreb | Kantrida, Rijeka | 8,000 |
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| 2019 | Dinamo Zagreb (6) | 1–0 | Rijeka | Maksimir, Zagreb | 5,075 |
Results by team
Only five clubs participated in the Super Cup since 1992. Osijek also qualified for the Super Cup by winning the 1998–99 Croatian Football Cup, but the match was not held as clubs could not agree on the date of the fixture.[1]
| Club | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| Dinamo Zagreb[2] | 6 | 4 |
| Hajduk Split | 5 | 3 |
| Rijeka | 1 | 3 |
| Inter Zaprešić[3] | 0 | 1 |
| NK Zagreb | 0 | 1 |
Winning managers
By individual
| Rank | Name | Winners | Club(s) | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Hajduk Split | 1993, 1994, 2004 | ||
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Dinamo Zagreb, Hajduk Split | 2002, 2005 | ||
Match details
1992
| Hajduk Split | 0 – 0 | Inker Zaprešić |
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| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
Bilić  Miše Španjić  Vučević |
3 – 1 | |
1993
First leg
| Croatia Zagreb | 4 – 4 | Hajduk Split |
|---|---|---|
Cvitanović  Vlaović Gašpar |
Report | Računica Mornar Pralija |
1994
First leg
| Hajduk Split | 1 – 0 | Croatia Zagreb |
|---|---|---|
| Mornar |
Report |
Second leg
| Croatia Zagreb | 1 – 0 | Hajduk Split |
|---|---|---|
| Cvitanović |
Report | |
| Penalties | ||
| Cvitanović Šašivarević Pamić Halilović Ladić |
3 – 4 | |
1–1 on aggregate, Hajduk Split won 4–3 on penalty shoot-out
2002
| Dinamo Zagreb | 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) | NK Zagreb |
|---|---|---|
| Marić Zahora Petrović  |
Report (in Croatian) |
Samardžić Krpan |
2003
| Dinamo Zagreb | 4 – 1 | Hajduk Split |
|---|---|---|
| Tomić Sedloski Eduardo Zahora |
Report (in Croatian) |
T. Rukavina |
2006
2013
| Dinamo Zagreb | 1 – 1 | Hajduk Split |
|---|---|---|
| Čop |
Report (in Croatian) |
Caktaš |
| Penalties | ||
| Šimunić Čop Halilović Antolić |
4 – 1 | |
2019
| Dinamo Zagreb | 1 – 0 | Rijeka |
|---|---|---|
| Gojak |
Report (in Croatian) |
2020
Notes
- "Hrvatski superkup". Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). 15 July 2005. Retrieved 2009-08-16.
- During the 1990s, Dinamo Zagreb was known as HAŠK Građanski, and later as Croatia Zagreb until going back to Dinamo Zagreb in 2000.
- Inter Zaprešić was known as Inker Zaprešić until 2003.
External links
- Croatia Super Cup Finals, RSSSF.com
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