1996 Croatian Football Cup final

1996 Croatian Football Cup final
Event1995–96 Croatian Cup
First leg
Date1 May 1996
VenueStadion Varteks, Varaždin
RefereeAnte Kulušić (Šibenik)
Attendance11,000
Second leg
Date16 May 1996
VenueStadion Maksimir, Zagreb
RefereeAnte Kulušić (Šibenik)
Attendance20,000

The 1996 Croatian Cup final was a two-legged affair played between Croatia Zagreb and Varteks. The first leg was played in Zagreb on 1 May 1996, while the second leg on 16 May 1996 in Varaždin.

Croatia Zagreb won the trophy with an aggregate result of 3–0.

Road to the final

Croatia Zagreb Round Varteks
Opponent Result Opponent Result
MIV Sračinec 11–0 First round Jedinstvo Donji Miholjac 5–0
10–1 4–0
Belišće 2–2 Second round Šibenik 1–1
6–1 4–0
Marsonia 5–0 Quarterfinals Osijek 4–1
5–0 0–0
Zadar 3–1 Semifinals NK Zagreb 2–1
2–1 3–0

First leg

Varteks0–2Croatia Zagreb
Report Viduka 8'
Cvitanović 12'
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Ante Kulušić (Šibenik)
VARTEKS:
GK 1 Marijan Mrmić
DF 2 Samir Toplak
DF 3 Ivica Bančić  46'
DF 4 Dražen Madunović  74'
DF 5 Grgica Kovač
DF 6 Robert Težački  46'
MF 7 Mladen Posavec
MF 8 Dražen Besek
FW 9 Davor Vugrinec
MF 10 Zoran Brlenić
DF 11 Andrija Balajić
Substitutes:
MF 8 Miljenko Mumlek  46'
DF   Mesud Duraković  46'
DF   Saša Paska  74'
Manager:
Luka Bonačić
CROATIA ZAGREB:
GK 1 Dražen Ladić (c)
DF 2 Danijel Štefulj
DF 3 Damir Krznar
DF 5 Zvonimir Soldo
FW 9 Mark Viduka  46'
MF 10 Marko Mlinarić  75'
MF 11 Tomislav Rukavina
DF 13 Dario Šimić
MF 20 Zoran Mamić
FW 21 Igor Cvitanović  89'
DF 6 Srđan Mladinić
Substitutes:
FW   Zoran Slišković  46'
MF 15 Daniel Šarić  75'
MF 4 Silvio Marić  89'
Manager:
Zlatko Kranjčar

Second leg

Croatia Zagreb1–0Varteks
Cvitanović 60' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ante Kulušić (Šibenik)
CROATIA ZAGREB:
GK 1 Dražen Ladić (c)
DF 2 Danijel Štefulj
DF 3 Damir Krznar
DF 5 Zvonimir Soldo
MF 7 Josip Gašpar
FW 9 Mark Viduka
MF 10 Marko Mlinarić  28'
MF 11 Tomislav Rukavina
DF 13 Dario Šimić
MF 20 Zoran Mamić  75'
FW 21 Igor Cvitanović
Substitutes:
MF 14 Edin Mujčin  28'
DF 8 Alen Petrović  75'
FW   Zoran Slišković
Manager:
Zlatko Kranjčar
VARTEKS:
GK 1 Marijan Mrmić
DF 3 Dražen Madunović  75'
MF 4 Zlatko Dalić  82'
MF 8 Miljenko Mumlek  61'
FW 9 Davor Vugrinec
DF   Samir Toplak
DF   Grgica Kovač
MF   Mladen Posavec
DF   Krunoslav Gregorić
MF   Zoran Brlenić
DF   Andrija Balajić
Substitutes:
MF   Mario Ivanković  61'
DF 13 Ivica Bančić  75'
DF 15 Robert Težački  82'
Manager:
Luka Bonačić