1977–78 Yugoslav Cup
Runner-up | Trepča |
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Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 31 |
Top goal scorer(s) | Petar Nikezić (4) |
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The 1977–78 Yugoslav Cup was the 30th season of the top
This season marked the end of the domination of
Along with Trepča and Rijeka, surprise of the tournament were also Borac Čačak, who were the last team from outside top level in the tournament when they were knocked out in the quarter-finals.
Calendar
Round | Date | Fixtures | Clubs |
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First round | 7 September 1977 | 16 | 32 → 16 |
Second round | 26 October 1977 | 8 | 16 → 8 |
Quarter-finals | 25 and 26 February 1978 | 8 | 8 → 4 |
Semi-finals | 29 March 1978 | 4 | 4 → 2 |
Final | 24 May 1978 | 2 | 2 → 1 |
First round
First round proper was played on 7 September 1977. Ties were decided over a single leg, with
The seventeen top-level clubs were joined by fifteen lower-level clubs who had reached this stage by qualifying through various regional cups and an unseeded draw was held to determine fixtures. Five top-level clubs were knocked out at this stage:
This round also featured the Slovenian derby in which Ljubljana-based Olimpija beat second-level side Maribor 4–0.
In the following tables winning teams are marked in bold; teams from outside top level are marked in italic script.
Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
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1 | Bačka | 0–1 | NK Zagreb |
2 | Borac Banja Luka | 6–2 | Željezničar |
3 | Borac Čačak | 2–1 | Vardar |
4 | Red Star | 6–3 | Solin |
5 | Dinamo Vinkovci | 2–1 | Tekstilac Odžaci |
6 | Dinamo Zagreb | 3–1 | Radnički Niš |
7 | Bor | 3–1 | Slaven Koprivnica |
8 | Sarajevo | 3–1 | Budućnost |
9 | Jedinstvo Bihać | 2–1 | OFK Belgrade |
10 | Leotar | 0–2 | Hajduk Split |
11 | Rijeka | 1–0 | Partizan |
12 | Olimpija | 4–0 | Maribor |
13 | Sutjeska | 0–0 (4–5 p )
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Sloboda |
14 | Trepča | 1–0 | Napredak Kruševac |
15 | Velež | 3–1 | Čelik |
16 | Vojvodina | 1–0 | Radnički Kragujevac |
Second round
Second round, or round of 16, was played on 26 October 1977. It featured twelve top flight and four lower-level clubs. Borac Čačak were the only team from outside top level who managed to progress further after winning their away tie against Bosnian side Sloboda on penalties.
Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
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1 | Dinamo Vinkovci | 0–1 | Rijeka |
2 | Dinamo Zagreb | 2–0 | Jedinstvo Bihać |
3 | Hajduk Split | 3–0 | Red Star |
4 | NK Zagreb | 3–0 | Sarajevo |
5 | Olimpija | 0–0 (3–5 p )
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Trepča |
6 | Sloboda | 1–1 (4–6 p )
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Borac Čačak |
7 | Velež | 2–0 | Bor |
8 | Vojvodina | 2–0 | Borac Banja Luka |
Quarter-finals
Following the winter break, quarter-final ties were played on 25 and 26 February 1978. The only remaining team from outside top level Borac Čačak were knocked out by Trepča. Defending cup winners Hajduk Split were also knocked out in an Adriatic derby against the fellow Croatian side Rijeka.
Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
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1 | Borac Čačak | 0–1 | Trepča |
2 | Dinamo Zagreb | 3–2 | Vojvodina |
3 | Hajduk Split | 0–1 | Rijeka |
4 | NK Zagreb | 0–1 | Velež |
Semi-finals
Semi-finals were played on 29 March 1978. The last remaining member of the "Big Four" clubs, Dinamo Zagreb, were sensationally knocked out on penalties after they were held to a goalless draw by Trepča in Mitrovica.
Tie no | Home team | Score | Away team |
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1 | Rijeka | 3–1 | Velež |
2 | Trepča | 0–0 (5–4 p )
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Dinamo Zagreb |
Final
In line with the rules adopted by the Football Association of Yugoslavia in the late 1960s the final was to be played as a one-legged tie in Belgrade in cases when both finalists hailed from outside the capital city. The match was thus played at the Red Star Stadium on 24 May 1978, intentionally set so that it would coincide with Youth Day, a national holiday celebrated on 25 May and which doubled as the official commemoration of Josip Broz Tito's birthday, the cup's sponsor.
Played in front of 45,000 spectators, the game ended in a goalless draw after the regular 90 minutes. Rijeka's Milan Radović then scored a winner in the first minute of extra time and as the result remained unchanged until the final whistle, Rijeka won their first major silverware in history. This success also allowed Rijeka to qualify for European competitions for the first time and they went on to appear in the 1978–79 European Cup Winners' Cup.
Keeping most of its key players, Rijeka later managed to defend their title in the following
Trepča on the other hand slipped back down to the Yugoslav Second League at the end of the 1978–79 season and slowly fell into obscurity. Reaching the 1978 cup final is still considered their biggest success in history and their only domestic silverware to date came when they won the Superleague of Kosovo in 2009–10.
Match details
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See also
External links
- 1977–78 Yugoslav Cup details at Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation