The MNK Croatian Futsal Cup (, HMNK), is an annually held football competition for Croatian futsal clubs and is the second most important competition in Croatian futsal after the Prva HMNL. It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation (HNS) and usually runs from September to December.
Format
Entries Although in theory any club can take part in the cup, 32 teams enter the competition proper, based on two criteria:
Top 27 best-ranked teams according to club coefficient calculated by the Croatian Football Federation which take into account their cup records in the previous five seasons Five winners of regional cups
Competition system The cup competition consists of two parts:
- the first part is the regional cup in which clubs that did not win a direct placement in the final part
- the second part is the final part in which the performance of 13 best placed clubs by coefficient and 3 winners of regional cups
Regional level matches are played as single-legged fixtures, and pairs are determined by lot. The matches of the final part of the futsal cup are played in the round of 32, round of 16 and Final eight witch include quarterfinals semifinals and finale, with all round being played as single-legged fixtures. Opponents in all rounds are determined by a draw. The winners of the round of 16 plays the Final eight, with a host being a of the qualified teams. The finals formal host is a club with better ranking according to the coefficient of success.
Croatian club cup coefficient Clubs are awarded points for participation in specific round of the Cup, except finals where runner up receives 4 points and winner receives 6 points. Points are summed through the season and added to five year ranking. Points are given according to the table:
RoundAwarded clubsPointsEach round of regional cupnot defined1Semifinals of regional cup122Finals of regional cup62Round of 16163Quarter-finals83Semi-finals43Runner up14Winner16
Points used in this ranking will be used for qualification and seeding for the season 2022–23 as follows: RankClub2016−172017−182018−192019–202020–21Total1Split1315699522Vrgorac6136913473Olmissum0291915454Uspinjača Gimka3315156425Alumnus Sesvete461366356Novo Vrijeme Apfel93939337Futsal Dinamo89366328Aurelia Futsal112338279Petrinjčica666632710Brod 035555832611Našice893332612Square639332413Crnica254662314Jesenje528332115Porto Tolero933332116Futsal Pula003892017Jezera146241818Torcida1114111819Kijevo633311620Universitas041191521Brod143161522Murter332611523Nova Gradiška009601524Vinkovci316311425Otočac031531226Hajduk611221227Šibenik 19830022610
Winners SeasonWinnerRunner up1993–94Foto Ante StojanPetrinjčica1994–95Glama Brijeg AurumOktogon Elab1995–96Uspinjača FeraxPetrinjčica Idis1996–97Uspinjača FeraxSplit 17001997–98SquareSplit 17001998–99Promet OrkanSquare1999–00Glama Brijeg AgramPlehan2000–01Split 1700Square2001–02Split 1700Croatia Perković2002–03Split GašperovSplit Ship Management2003–04OrkanSquare2004–05Split GašperovOrkan Valten Križevci2005–06Brodsplit Inženjering SplitOrkan Profectus2006–07UspinjačaGospić2007–08GospićSplit Brodsplit Inženjering2008–09NacionalSplit Brodsplit Inženjering2009–10NacionalInero Split2010–11Split Brodsplit InženjeringUspinjača2011–12Split Brodsplit InženjeringNacional2012–13KijevoUspinjača2013–14Split TommySquare2014–15NacionalSquare2015–16Split TommyNacional2016–17NacionalSplit Tommy2017–18Split TommyVrgorac2018–19Uspinjača GimkaAlumnus Sesvete2019–20Uspinjača GimkaOlmissum2020–21OlmissumVrgorac2021Novo Vrijeme ApfelOlmissum
See also Croatia Futsal Cup Thailand Futsal Cup
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