The Croatian Football Super Cup is a football match between the winners of the Croatian national top league and 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 (8th title) |
| Most successful club(s) | Dinamo Zagreb (8 titles) |
Since the establishment of Croatian football competitions in 1992, the two local powerhouses Dinamo, Hajduk and HNK Rijeka have won doubles on twelve occasions (Dinamo Zagreb 11, Hajduk Split 1, Rijeka 1). The Super Cup was not held in periods between 1995–2001, 2007–2009, 2011–2012 and 2015–2018. On three occasions the Super Cup 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 Split and Dinamo Zagreb 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 they were forced to host their European ties at Maksimir.[1]
Winners edit
Dinamo Zagreb (8 times), Hajduk Split (5 times) and Rijeka (1 time) are the only clubs who won the Super Cup. Seven out of thirteen Super Cup matches played so far have been decided in Eternal Derbies featuring Hajduk and Dinamo.
Key edit
| * | Match went to extra time |
| Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time | |
| ‡ | 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 |
| 1995 | HAJDUK SPLIT (WON THE DOUBLE IN 1994–95) | ||||
| 1996 | N/A (CROATIA ZAGREB WON THE DOUBLE IN 1995–96) | ||||
| 1997 | N/A (CROATIA ZAGREB WON THE DOUBLE IN 1996–97) | ||||
| 1998 | N/A (CROATIA ZAGREB WON THE DOUBLE IN 1997–98) | ||||
| 1999 | |||||
| 2000 | |||||
| 2001 | |||||
| 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 |
| 2007 | N/A (DINAMO ZAGREB WON THE DOUBLE IN 2006–07) | ||||
| 2008 | N/A (DINAMO ZAGREB WON THE DOUBLE IN 2007–08) | ||||
| 2009 | N/A (DINAMO ZAGREB WON THE DOUBLE IN 2008–09) | ||||
| 2010 | Dinamo Zagreb (4) | 1–0 | Hajduk Split | Maksimir, Zagreb | 8,000 |
| 2011 | N/A (DINAMO ZAGREB WON THE DOUBLE IN 2010–11) | ||||
| 2012 | N/A (DINAMO ZAGREB WON THE DOUBLE IN 2011–12) | ||||
| 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 |
| 2015 | N/A (DINAMO ZAGREB WON THE DOUBLE IN 2014–15) | ||||
| 2016 | N/A (DINAMO ZAGREB WON THE DOUBLE IN 2015–16) | ||||
| 2017 | N/A (RIJEKA WON THE DOUBLE IN 2016–17) | ||||
| 2018 | N/A (DINAMO ZAGREB WON THE DOUBLE IN 2017–18) | ||||
| 2019 | Dinamo Zagreb (6) | 1–0 | Rijeka | Maksimir, Zagreb | 5,075 |
| 2020 | |||||
| 2021 | N/A (DINAMO ZAGREB WON THE DOUBLE IN 2020–21) | ||||
| 2022 | Dinamo Zagreb (7) | 0–0 (4–1 p) | Hajduk Split | Maksimir, Zagreb | 16,532 |
| 2023 | Dinamo Zagreb (8) | 1–0 | Hajduk Split | Maksimir, Zagreb | 17,707 |
| 2024 | N/A (DINAMO ZAGREB WON THE DOUBLE IN 2023–24) | ||||
Results by team edit
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] | 8 | 4 |
| Hajduk Split | 5 | 5 |
| Rijeka | 1 | 3 |
| Inter Zaprešić[3] | 0 | 1 |
| NK Zagreb | 0 | 1 |
Winning managers edit
By individual edit
| Rank | Name | Winners | Club(s) | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ivan Katalinić | 3 | Hajduk Split | 1993, 1994, 2004 |
| 2 | Miroslav Blažević | 2 | Dinamo Zagreb, Hajduk Split | 2002, 2005 |
Match details edit
1992 edit
| Hajduk Split | 0 – 0 | Inker Zaprešić |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
Bilić  Miše Španjić  Vučević | 3 – 1 | Soldo Perković Antolić Brlek |
1993 edit
First leg edit
| Croatia Zagreb | 4 – 4 | Hajduk Split |
|---|---|---|
Cvitanović  21'Vlaović 41', 71'Gašpar 64' | Report | Računica 15' Mornar 43', 54'Pralija 69' |
Second leg edit
4–4 on aggregate, Hajduk Split won on away goals
1994 edit
First leg edit
Second leg edit
| Croatia Zagreb | 1 – 0 | Hajduk Split |
|---|---|---|
| Cvitanović 68' (pen.) | Report | |
| Penalties | ||
| Cvitanović Šašivarević Pamić Halilović Ladić | 3 – 4 | Andrijašević Rapaić Meštrović Vukas Štimac |
1–1 on aggregate, Hajduk Split won 4–3 on penalty shoot-out
2002 edit
| Dinamo Zagreb | 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) | NK Zagreb |
|---|---|---|
| Marić 1' Zahora 41'Petrović  92' | Report (in Croatian) | Samardžić 17' Krpan 30' |
2003 edit
| Dinamo Zagreb | 4 – 1 | Hajduk Split |
|---|---|---|
| Tomić 30' Sedloski 48'Eduardo 75'Zahora 90+2' | Report (in Croatian) | T. Rukavina 23' |
2004 edit
| Hajduk Split | 1 – 0 | Dinamo Zagreb |
|---|---|---|
| Blatnjak 49' | Report (in Croatian) |
2005 edit
| Hajduk Split | 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Rijeka |
|---|---|---|
| Kranjčar 103' | Report (in Croatian) |
2006 edit
2010 edit
| Dinamo Zagreb | 1 – 0 | Hajduk Split |
|---|---|---|
| Bišćan 77' | Report (in Croatian) |
2013 edit
| Dinamo Zagreb | 1 – 1 | Hajduk Split |
|---|---|---|
| Čop 34' | Report (in Croatian) | Caktaš 76' (pen.) |
| Penalties | ||
| Šimunić Čop Halilović Antolić | 4 – 1 | Vršajević Jozinović Tomičić |
2014 edit
2019 edit
| Dinamo Zagreb | 1 – 0 | Rijeka |
|---|---|---|
| Gojak 41' | Report (in Croatian) |
2022 edit
| Dinamo Zagreb | 0 – 0 | Hajduk Split |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Petković Oršić Ljubičić Ivanušec | 4 – 1 | Livaja Mlakar Vuković |
2023 edit
Notes edit
- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ Alfirević, Slaven; Bariša, Mladen; Burazin, Davor (24 July 1994). "Hrvatski izlog za euroscenu". Slobodna Dalmacija. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ Beraković, Dražen (31 July 1994). "Napadači polažu ispite!". Slobodna Dalmacija. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
External links edit
- Croatia Super Cup Finals, RSSSF.com