2014–15 Slovenian Football Cup

2014–15 Slovenian Football Cup
Tournament details
Country	Slovenia
Teams	28
Final positions
Champions	Koper (3rd title)
Runner-up	Celje
Tournament statistics
Matches played	33
Goals scored	111 (3.36 per match)
Attendance	23,890 (724 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Sunny Omoregie; (6 goals)
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The 2014–15 Slovenian Football Cup was the 24th season of the Slovenian Football Cup, Slovenia's football knockout competition. Gorica were the defending champions, having won their third cup title in the 2013–14 edition.^[1]

Qualified clubs

2013–14 Slovenian PrvaLiga members

Qualified through MNZ Regional Cups

MNZ Celje: Šmarje pri Jelšah, Šmartno 1928
MNZ Koper: Jadran Dekani, Tabor Sežana
MNZG-Kranj: Kranj, Šenčur
MNZ Lendava: Odranci, Nafta 1903
MNZ Ljubljana: Dob, Radomlje
MNZ Maribor: Korotan Prevalje, Lenart
MNZ Murska Sobota: Tromejnik, Veržej
MNZ Nova Gorica: Adria, Brda
MNZ Ptuj: Drava Ptuj, Aluminij

First round

Slovenian PrvaLiga clubs Gorica, Koper, Maribor and Rudar Velenje joined the competition in the second round (round of 16).^[1]

19 August 2014	Tabor Sežana	2–0	Aluminij	Sežana
16:00 CEST	Barut 9' Stančič 78' (pen.)	Report (in Slovene)		Stadium: Rajko Štolfa Stadium Attendance: 60 Referee: Rade Obrenović

20 August 2014	Tromejnik	0–4	Olimpija	Kuzma
16:00 CEST		Report (in Slovene)	Valenčič 7' Đurković 65' Zarifović 81' Omladič 87'	Stadium: Kuzma Football Stadium Attendance: 550 Referee: Alen Borošak

20 August 2014	Dob	1–6	Celje	Dob
16:00 CEST	Bilali 29' (o.g.)	Report (in Slovene)	Omoregie 10' Gobec 48' (pen.) Djermanović 68' Miškić 79' Žurej 84' Češnjevar 90' (o.g.)	Stadium: Sports Park Attendance: 300 Referee: Nejc Kajtazović

20 August 2014	Odranci	0–4	Kranj	Odranci
16:00 CEST		Report (in Slovene)	Pirc 11' Šujica 12', 37' Božičić 74'	Stadium: ŠRC Odranci Attendance: 180 Referee: Peter Mertelj

20 August 2014	Nafta 1903	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Šenčur	Lendava
16:00 CEST		Report (in Slovene)	Ljubijankić 120'	Stadium: Lendava Sports Park Attendance: 150 Referee: Tadej Mežnar

20 August 2014	Drava Ptuj	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Veržej	Ptuj
16:00 CEST	Panikvar 45' (pen.) Lavrinc 54'	Report (in Slovene)	Vinkovič 59', 78' Mauko 98'	Stadium: Ptuj City Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Marko Lacković

20 August 2014	Šmarje pri Jelšah	2–4	Krka	Šmarje pri Jelšah
16:00 CEST	Firšt 7' Mauher 15'	Report (in Slovene)	Ejup 37' Fuček 48' Kastrevec 77' Šaban 80'	Stadium: Sports Park Attendance: 150 Referee: Miran Bukovec

20 August 2014	Lenart	0–5	Triglav Kranj	Lenart v Slovenskih Goricah
16:00 CEST		Report (in Slovene)	M. Poplatnik 37', 66' Gerić 51' Zupančič 73' Krempl 80' (o.g.)	Stadium: ŠRC Polena Attendance: 500 Referee: Asmir Sagrković

20 August 2014	Šmartno 1928	0–5	Domžale	Šmartno ob Paki
16:00 CEST		Report (in Slovene)	Ožbolt 33' Parker 41', 61' Aneff 61' Korun 83'	Stadium: Šmartno Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Dragoslav Perić

20 August 2014	Jadran Dekani	0–2	Zavrč	Dekani
16:00 CEST		Report (in Slovene)	Datković 2' Antolek 72'	Stadium: Dekani Sports Park Attendance: 200 Referee: Marko Podgoršek

20 August 2014	Adria	1–6	Radomlje	Miren
17:00 CEST	Baša 81'	Report (in Slovene)	Jakovljević 12' Zorc 26' Seferović 51' Vrhunc 72', 83' (pen.) Smrtnik 78'	Stadium: Pri Štantu Stadium Attendance: 100 Referee: Roberto Ponis

20 August 2014	Korotan Prevalje	2–0 (a.e.t.)	Brda	Prevalje
18:00 CEST	Janet 95' Marinković 107'	Report (in Slovene)		Stadium: Stadion na Prevaljah Attendance: 400 Referee: Iztok Gornjak

Round of 16

16 September 2014	Kranj	1–2	Celje	Kranj
16:00 CEST	Robnik 28'	Report (in Slovene)	Omoregie 55', 57'	Stadium: Stanko Mlakar Attendance: 350 Referee: Davor Drečnik

16 September 2014	Korotan Prevalje	0–4	Olimpija	Prevalje
18:00 CEST		Report (in Slovene)	Valenčič 9' Vukčević 58', 64' Đurković 67'	Stadium: Stadion na Prevaljah Attendance: 850 Referee: Nejc Kajtazović

17 September 2014	Šenčur	0–2	Zavrč	Šenčur
17:00 CEST		Report (in Slovene)	Cvek 65' Antolek 75'	Stadium: Šenčur Sports Park Attendance: 100 Referee: Alen Borošak

17 September 2014	Tabor Sežana	0–1	Koper	Sežana
16:00 CEST		Report (in Slovene)	Štromajer 80'	Stadium: Rajko Štolfa Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Andrej Žnidaršič

17 September 2014	Rudar Velenje	0–1	Krka	Velenje
17:00 CEST		Report (in Slovene)	Fuček 78'	Stadium: Ob Jezeru Attendance: 200 Referee: Marko Podgoršek

17 September 2014	Triglav Kranj	3–3 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Domžale	Kranj
16:00 CEST	M. Poplatnik 69' Djukić 81' Pihler 115'	Report (in Slovene)	Aneff 26' Husmani 64' Korun 94'	Stadium: Stanko Mlakar Attendance: 200 Referee: Bojan Mertik
	Penalties
	Šmit M. Poplatnik Pihler Poljanec A. Poplatnik		Korun Morel Jelar Ožbolt Skubic

8 October 2014^[A]	Veržej	0–2	Gorica	Veržej
15:00 CEST		Report (in Slovene)	Džuzdanović 26' Majcen 87'	Stadium: Čistina Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Asmir Sagrković

28 October 2014^[B]	Maribor	1–0	Radomlje	Maribor
20:00 CET	Zahović 25'	Report (in Slovene)		Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Roman Glažar

Notes

^
The match between Veržej and Gorica was postponed and rescheduled to a later date due to waterlogged pitch.^[2]
^
The match between Maribor and Radomlje was postponed and rescheduled to a later date due to Maribor's UEFA campaign.^[3]

Quarter-finals

First leg

22 October 2014	Zavrč	2–3	Celje	Ptuj^[C]
15:00 CEST	Datković 43' Matjašič 78'	Report (in Slovene)	Žurej 17' Ahmedi 56' Omoregie 75'	Stadium: Ptuj City Stadium Attendance: 150 Referee: Bojan Mertik

22 October 2014	Gorica	3–1	Koper	Nova Gorica
17:00 CEST	Majcen 37' Napoli 47' Innocenti 56'	Report (in Slovene)	Lotrič 63'	Stadium: Nova Gorica Sports Park Attendance: 250 Referee: Rade Obrenović

22 October 2014	Domžale	0–1	Olimpija	Domžale
18:00 CEST		Report (in Slovene)	Zarifović 34'	Stadium: Domžale Sports Park Attendance: 900 Referee: Nejc Kajtazović

19 November 2014^[D]	Krka	1–2	Maribor	Novo Mesto
14:00 CET	Fuček 24'	Report (in Slovene)	Mendy 35' Mejač 65'	Stadium: Portoval Attendance: 300 Referee: Asmir Sagrković

Second leg

28 October 2014	Olimpija	1–3 (2–3 agg.)	Domžale	Ljubljana
18:00 CET	Burgić 82'	Report (in Slovene)	Korun 8' Maksimović 18' Zec 41'	Stadium: Stožice Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Davor Drečnik

29 October 2014	Koper	4–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 agg.)	Gorica	Koper
17:30 CET	Štromajer 30' Gregorič 57' Štulac 90+2' Pučko 98'	Report (in Slovene)	Henty 45' (pen.)	Stadium: Bonifika Attendance: 400 Referee: Slavko Vinčić

29 October 2014	Celje	2–1 (5–3 agg.)	Zavrč	Celje
18:00 CET	Verbič 47' Omoregie 70'	Report (in Slovene)	Matjašič 39'	Stadium: Arena Petrol Attendance: 400 Referee: Matej Jug

3 December 2014^[D]	Maribor	4–2 (6–3 agg.)	Krka	Maribor
17:30 CET	Bohar 23', 68' Zahović 66' Biton 72'	Report (in Slovene)	Kastrevec 4' Fuček 63'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Dejan Balažič

Notes

^
Due to the renovation of the Zavrč Sports Park, during the first part of the 2014–15 season, Zavrč played their home matches at the Ptuj City Stadium in Ptuj, roughly 20 kilometres from Zavrč.
^
The quarter-final matches between NK Maribor and NK Krka were postponed and rescheduled to a later date, as during the original first and second leg schedule (e.g. 22 October 2014 and 29 October 2019) the opponent of Krka was not established, due to Maribor's UEFA campaign.

Semi-finals

First leg

14 April 2015	Koper	1–0	Domžale	Koper
17:00 CEST	Guberac 5'	Report (in Slovene)		Stadium: Bonifika Attendance: 500 Referee: Andrej Žnidaršič

15 April 2015	Maribor	2–3	Celje	Maribor
17:00 CEST	Tavares 53' Volaš 66'	Report (in Slovene)	Omoregie 11' Vrhovec 88' Lendrić 90+3'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Dejan Balažič

Second leg

21 April 2015	Celje	0–0 (3–2 agg.)	Maribor	Celje
17:00 CEST		Report (in Slovene)		Stadium: Arena Petrol Attendance: 3,800 Referee: Mitja Žganec

22 April 2015	Domžale	1–1 (1–2 agg.)	Koper	Domžale
17:00 CEST	Črnic 69'	Report (in Slovene)	Halilović 61'	Stadium: Domžale Sports Park Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Matej Jug

Final

20 May 2015

20:30 CEST

Koper	2–0	Celje
Halilović 6' Štromajer 87'	Report

Bonifika, Koper

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Slavko Vinčić

References

General

"Pokal Slovenije 2014/15". Football Association of Slovenia official website. Retrieved 13 July 2016.

Specific

^ ^a ^b Boštjan Orban (18 August 2014). "Pričenja se 24. izvedba pokala" [The 24th edition of Slovenian Cup begins] (in Slovenian). SNPortal.si. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
^ Peter Dominko (15 September 2014). "Pokalni obračun Veržeja in Gorice prestavljen" [The Cup match between Verzej and Gorica postponed] (in Slovenian). SNPortal.si. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
^ Peter Dominko (22 August 2014). "V drugem krogu Pokala dva prvoligaška obračuna" [Two first division matches in the second round of the cup] (in Slovenian). SNPortal.si. Retrieved 22 August 2014.

External links

Official website (in Slovene)

[cnote_A] 
The match between Veržej and Gorica was postponed and rescheduled to a later date due to waterlogged pitch.^[2]

[cnote_B] 
The match between Maribor and Radomlje was postponed and rescheduled to a later date due to Maribor's UEFA campaign.^[3]

[cnote_C] 
Due to the renovation of the Zavrč Sports Park, during the first part of the 2014–15 season, Zavrč played their home matches at the Ptuj City Stadium in Ptuj, roughly 20 kilometres from Zavrč.

[cnote_D] 
The quarter-final matches between NK Maribor and NK Krka were postponed and rescheduled to a later date, as during the original first and second leg schedule (e.g. 22 October 2014 and 29 October 2019) the opponent of Krka was not established, due to Maribor's UEFA campaign.

[snporta18082014-1] Boštjan Orban (18 August 2014). "Pričenja se 24. izvedba pokala" [The 24th edition of Slovenian Cup begins] (in Slovenian). SNPortal.si. Retrieved 21 August 2014.

[snporta15092014-2] Peter Dominko (15 September 2014). "Pokalni obračun Veržeja in Gorice prestavljen" [The Cup match between Verzej and Gorica postponed] (in Slovenian). SNPortal.si. Retrieved 11 October 2014.

[snporta22082014-3] Peter Dominko (22 August 2014). "V drugem krogu Pokala dva prvoligaška obračuna" [Two first division matches in the second round of the cup] (in Slovenian). SNPortal.si. Retrieved 22 August 2014.

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