1996–97 Slovenian Football Cup

The 1996–97 Slovenian Football Cup was the sixth season of the Slovenian Football Cup, Slovenia's football knockout competition.

1996–97 Slovenian Football Cup

Tournament details
Country	Slovenia
Teams	32
Final positions
Champions	Maribor (3rd title)
Runner-up	Primorje
Tournament statistics
Matches played	38

Qualified clubs

1995–96 Slovenian PrvaLiga members

• Beltinci
• Celje
• Gorica
• Izola
• Korotan Prevalje
• Maribor
• Mura
• Olimpija
• Primorje
• Rudar Velenje

Qualified through MNZ Regional Cups

• MNZ Ljubljana: Ljubljana, Vevče, Mengeš
• MNZ Maribor: Železničar Maribor, Akumulator, Kovinar Maribor
• MNZ Celje: Šentjur, Šmartno
• MNZ Koper: Jadran, Ankaran
• MNZ Nova Gorica: Renče, Komen
• MNZ Murska Sobota: Veržej, Bakovci, Goričanka
• MNZ Lendava: Nafta Lendava, Odranci
• MNZG-Kranj: Triglav Kranj, Naklo
• MNZ Ptuj: Drava Ptuj, Aluminij, Središče

First round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Beltinci	1–3	Olimpija
Akumulator	0–13	Gorica
Veržej	1–7	Mura
Mengeš	0–5	Maribor
Aluminij	3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p)	Ljubljana
Goriške Opekarne	1–4	Rudar Velenje
Goričanka	1–7	Primorje
Jadran	1–2	Korotan Prevalje
Vevče	1–7	Celje
Naklo	1–0	Triglav Kranj
Izola	0–3 (w/o)	Odranci
Bakovci	1–2	Železničar Maribor
Nafta Lendava	4–0	Ankaran
Šentjur	2–0	Kovinar Maribor
Komen	1–4	Drava Ptuj
Središče	0–6	Šmartno

Round of 16

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Šentjur	1–2	Celje
Rudar Velenje	3–3 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Maribor
Gorica	1–3	Mura
Naklo	1–5	Olimpija
Železničar Maribor	1–3 (a.e.t.)	Korotan Prevalje
Šmartno	5–2	Odranci
Aluminij	3–1	Drava Ptuj
Nafta Lendava	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Primorje

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Olimpija	6–1	Celje	1–0	5–1
Mura	2–0	Šmartno	1–0	1–0
Maribor	6–1	Korotan Prevalje	3–1	3–0
Aluminij	1–6	Primorje	0–3	1–3

Semi-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Maribor	4–2	Olimpija	2–2	2–0
Mura	2–3	Primorje	1–0	1–3

Final

First leg

4 June 1997

17:00 CEST

Primorje	0–0	Maribor
	Report (in Slovene)

Ajdovščina Stadium, Ajdovščina

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Drago Kos

Second leg

11 June 1997

17:00 CEST

Maribor	3–0	Primorje
Karić 18' Paço 24' Ljubobratović 85'	Report (in Slovene)

Ljudski vrt, Maribor

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Srečko Kandare