2015–16 Slovenian Football Cup

2015–16 Slovenian Football Cup
Tournament details
Country	Slovenia
Teams	28
Final positions
Champions	Maribor (9th title)
Runner-up	Celje
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32
Goals scored	99 (3.09 per match)
Attendance	24,785 (775 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Milan Kocić (4 goals)
	← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 Slovenian Football Cup was the 25th season of the Slovenian Football Cup, Slovenia's football knockout competition. Koper were the defending champions, having won their third cup title in the 2014–15 edition.

Competition format

Round	Draw date	Fixtures	Clubs	Format details^[1]^[2]
First round	23 June 2015	12	24 → 12	18 clubs that have qualified through MNZ Regional Cups + 6 clubs from the 2014–15 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 the score was level after 90 minutes. 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	21 August 2015	8	12+4 → 8	12 first round winners were joined by four 2014–15 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 the score was level after 90 minutes. 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	18 September 2015	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	18 January 2016	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	1	2 → 1	Winner was decided in a single game, played at Bonifika Stadium in Koper. In case of a tie, extra time and penalties were used. The winners have qualified for the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round.

Qualified teams

2014–15 Slovenian PrvaLiga members

Qualified through MNZ Regional Cups

2014–15 MNZ Celje Cup: Šampion and Rogaška
2014–15 MNZ Koper Cup: Ankaran Hrvatini and Izola
2014–15 MNZG-Kranj Cup: Triglav Kranj and Zarica Kranj
2014–15 MNZ Lendava Cup: Odranci and Hotiza
2014–15 MNZ Ljubljana Cup: Ivančna Gorica and Ilirija 1911
2014–15 MNZ Maribor Cup: Fužinar and Pesnica
2014–15 MNZ Murska Sobota Cup: Veržej and Mura
2014–15 MNZ Nova Gorica Cup: Brda and Tolmin
2014–15 MNZ Ptuj Cup: Drava Ptuj and Stojnci

Bracket

First round		Round of 16		Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final






		Celje	3

		Mura	0
Mura	1

Gorica	0
				Celje	2	3	5

				Olimpija	2	1	3
Ivančna Gorica	6

Odranci	0
		Ivančna Gorica	1

		Olimpija Ljubljana	3
Rogaška	0

Olimpija Ljubljana (w/o)	3
								Celje	1	1	2

								Domžale	0	0	0



		Koper	3

		Zarica Kranj	0
Brda	1

Zarica Kranj	4
				Koper	1	1	2

				Domžale (a)	0	2	2
Ilirija 1911 (a.e.t.)	2

Radomlje	1
		Ilirija 1911	1

		Domžale	3



												Celje	2 (6)

												Maribor (pen.)	2 (7)
Šampion	0

Zavrč	2
		Zavrč	4

		Veržej	0
Izola	0 (2)

Veržej (pen.)	0 (3)
				Zavrč	1	3	4

				Drava Ptuj	1	0	1
Triglav Kranj	1

Stojnci	0
		Triglav Kranj	1 (3)

		Drava Ptuj (pen.)	1 (5)
Hotiza	1

Drava Ptuj (a.e.t.)	2
								Zavrč	2	1	3

								Maribor (a.e.t.)	1	5	6
Pesnica	0

Rudar Velenje	7
		Rudar Velenje	3

		Krka	2
Fužinar	1

Krka	3
				Rudar Velenje	1	0	1

				Maribor	0	3	3
Tolmin	2

Ankaran	1
		Tolmin	0

		Maribor	3

First round

Slovenian PrvaLiga clubs Celje, Domžale, Koper and Maribor joined the competition in the second round (round of 16).^[3]

19 August 2015	Rogaška	(w.o.)^[A]	Olimpija	Rogaška Slatina
16:00 CEST		Report (in Slovene)		Stadium: City Stadium

19 August 2015	Hotiza	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Drava Ptuj	Lendava
16:00 CEST	Nikolaj 70'	Report (in Slovene)	Tomažič Šeruga 62' Pauko 96'	Stadium: Hotiza Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Aleksandar Matković

19 August 2015	Ivančna Gorica	6–0	Odranci	Ivančna Gorica
16:00 CEST	Pene 4', 57' Adamič 22', 37', 79' Ivanovski 81'	Report (in Slovene)		Stadium: Ivančna Gorica Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Mihael Antič

19 August 2015	Fužinar	1–3	Krka	Ravne na Koroškem
16:00 CEST		Report (in Slovene)	Perić 25', 49' Potokar 57'	Stadium: City Stadium Attendance: 400 Referee: Iztok Gornjak

19 August 2015	Brda	1–4	Zarica	Vipolže
16:00 CEST	Debenjak 23'	Report (in Slovene)	Šujica 2' Križaj 39' Božičić 76' Marinković 89'	Stadium: Vipolže Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Boris Tošeski

19 August 2015	Tolmin	2–1	Ankaran	Tolmin
16:00 CEST	Kucalović 54', 74'	Report (in Slovene)	Zlatič 84'	Stadium: Brajda Sports Park Attendance: 250 Referee: Darjan Kovačič

19 August 2015	Mura	1–0	Gorica	Murska Sobota
16:00 CEST	Toth 29'	Report (in Slovene)		Stadium: Fazanerija City Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Alen Borošak

19 August 2015	Ilirija 1911	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Radomlje	Radomlje^[B]
16:00 CEST	Anželj 30' Urtelj 112'	Report (in Slovene)	Ajdinović 39'	Stadium: Radomlje Sports Park Attendance: 100 Referee: Tadej Mežnar

19 August 2015	Izola	0–0 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p)	Veržej	Izola
16:00 CEST		Report (in Slovene)		Stadium: Izola City Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Asmir Sagrković
	Penalties
	Finkšt Sajinčič		Vinkovič Dobaj Pelcl

19 August 2015	Pesnica	0–7	Rudar Velenje	Pesnica
16:00 CEST		Report (in Slovene)	Kašnik 17' Kocić 51', 54' (pen.), 61', 81' Krcić 70', 78'	Stadium: Pesnica Sports Park Attendance: 250 Referee: Dejan Vivod

19 August 2015	Stojnci	0–1	Triglav	Stojnci
16:00 CEST		Report (in Slovene)	Guberac 61'	Stadium: Stojnci Sports Park Attendance: 110 Referee: Vojko Goričan

19 August 2015	Šampion	0–2	Zavrč	Celje
16:00 CEST		Report (in Slovene)	Tuđan 37' Matjašič 68'	Stadium: Arena Petrol Attendance: 80 Referee: Štefan Fekonja

Notes

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The match between Rogaška and Olimpija Ljubljana was not held.^[4]^[5] The home side as the organizer of the event refused and was unable to meet the high financial demands of the local police to safeguard the event, which they have deemed as "high risk".^[4]^[5] Olimpija advanced to the next round automatically.^[4]^[5]
^
The match between Ilirija 1911 and Radomlje was originally scheduled to be played at the home venue of Ilirija 1911.^[6] However, because the turf at their stadium was undergoing a renovation, the match was played in Radomlje.^[6]

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 21 August 2015 at the headquarters of the Football Association of Slovenia in Ljubljana.^[7]^[8] In this phase of the competition, the twelve clubs who advanced from the first round were joined by Celje, Domžale, Koper and Maribor.^[7]

9 September 2015	Mura	0–3	Celje	Murska Sobota
16:00 CEST		Report (in Slovene)	Travner 36' Poredoš 43' (o.g.) Firer 54'	Stadium: Fazanerija City Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Roman Glažar

9 September 2015	Drava Ptuj	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	Triglav	Ptuj
16:00 CEST	N. Čeh 35' (pen.)	Report (in Slovene)	Poplatnik 59'	Stadium: Ptuj City Stadium Attendance: 350 Referee: Asmir Sagrković
	Penalties
	A. Čeh Rešek Monjac Pauko N. Čeh		Udovič Šturm Ljubijankić Mlakar

15 September 2015	Zarica	0–3	Koper	Kranj
16:00 CEST		Report (in Slovene)	Rahmanović 48' Posavac 78', 84'	Stadium: Zarica Sports Park Attendance: 200 Referee: Dejan Balažič

15 September 2015	Ivančna Gorica	1–3	Olimpija	Ivančna Gorica
16:00 CEST	Šajn 64'	Report (in Slovene)	Mariotto dos Santos 7' Henty 66' Djermanović 81'	Stadium: Ivančna Gorica Stadium Attendance: 750 Referee: Marko Podgoršek

16 September 2015	Ilirija 1911	1–3	Domžale	Ljubljana
16:00 CEST	Urtelj 72'	Report (in Slovene)	Požeg Vancaš 39' Dobrovoljc 60' Šišić 73'	Stadium: Ilirija Sports Park Attendance: 645 Referee: Rade Obrenović

16 September 2015	Veržej	0–4	Zavrč	Veržej
16:00 CEST		Report (in Slovene)	Polić 56' (pen.), 87' Pihler 75' Glavica 88'	Stadium: Čistina Stadium Attendance: 200 Referee: Alen Borošak

16 September 2015	Tolmin	0–3	Maribor	Tolmin
16:00 CEST		Report (in Slovene)	Volaš 47' Dervišević 51' Bajde 73'	Stadium: Brajda Sports Park Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Dragoslav Perić

16 September 2015	Rudar Velenje	3–2	Krka	Velenje
18:00 CEST	Knezović 37' Babić 42' Ihbeisheh 56'	Report (in Slovene)	Novinić 4' (pen.) Dangubić 15'	Stadium: Ob Jezeru City Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Miran Bukovec

Quarter-finals

The draw of pairs was held on 18 September 2015 at the headquarters of the Football Association of Slovenia in Ljubljana.^[9]

First leg

21 October 2015	Olimpija	2–2	Celje	Ljubljana
17:30 CEST	Mitrović 32', 68'	Report (in Slovene)	Firer 26' Pajač 36'	Stadium: Stožice Attendance: 700 Referee: Andrej Žnidaršič

21 October 2015	Zavrč	1–1	Drava Ptuj	Zavrč
18:00 CEST	Batrović 37'	Report (in Slovene)	Šalamun 57'	Stadium: Sports Park Attendance: 600 Referee: Darjan Kovačič

21 October 2015	Rudar Velenje	1–0	Maribor	Velenje
18:00 CEST	Jahić 80'	Report (in Slovene)		Stadium: Ob Jezeru Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Roman Glažar

28 October 2015	Domžale	0–1	Koper	Domžale
18:00 CET		Report (in Slovene)	Rahmanović 89'	Stadium: Domžale Sports Park Attendance: 650 Referee: Davor Drečnik

Second leg

28 October 2015	Drava Ptuj	0–3 (1–4 agg.)	Zavrč	Ptuj
14:00 CET		Report (in Slovene)	Batrović 41', 77' Riera 68'	Stadium: Ptuj City Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Slavko Vinčić

28 October 2015	Celje	3–1 (5–3 agg.)	Olimpija	Celje
17:30 CET	Firer 23' Spremo 33' Mitrović 79' (o.g.)	Report (in Slovene)	Henty 88'	Stadium: Arena Petrol Attendance: Roberto Ponis Referee: 1,100

28 October 2015	Maribor	3–0 (3–1 agg.)	Rudar Velenje	Maribor
18:00 CET	Kabha 60' Vršič 76' Tavares 86'	Report (in Slovene)		Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Mitja Žganec

4 November 2015	Koper	1–2 (2–2a agg.)	Domžale	Koper
18:00 CET	Ivančić 47'	Report (in Slovene)	Črnic 3' Morel 90+2'	Stadium: Bonifika Attendance: 250 Referee: Nejc Kajtazović

Semi-finals

The draw of pairs was held on 18 January 2016 at the headquarters of the Football Association of Slovenia.^[10]

First leg

13 April 2016	Celje	1–0	Domžale	Celje
18:00 CEST	Omoregie 55'	Report (in Slovene)		Stadium: Arena Petrol Attendance: 900 Referee: Andrej Žnidaršič

14 April 2016	Zavrč	2–1	Maribor	Zavrč
18:00 CEST	Golubar 11' Matjašič 43'	Report (in Slovene)	Bajde 71'	Stadium: Sports Park Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Dejan Balažič

Second leg

20 April 2016	Domžale	0–1 (0–2 agg.)	Celje	Domžale
17:30 CEST		Report (in Slovene)	Omoregie 6'	Stadium: Sports Park Attendance: 800 Referee: Roberto Ponis

20 April 2016	Maribor	5–1 (a.e.t.) (6–3 agg.)	Zavrč	Maribor
18:00 CEST	Mendy 30' Sallalich 72', 91' Novaković 102', 105'	Report (in Slovene)	Handanović 43' (o.g.)	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Nejc Kajtazović

Final

25 May 2016

20:30 CEST

Celje	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Maribor
Podlogar 19', 111'	Report	Kabha 7' Vršič 107'
Penalties
Hadžić Miškić Vidmajer Sousa Vrhovec Kous Travner Pungaršek	6–7	Filipović Vršič Janković Tavares Novaković Kabha Viler Mertelj