Yugoslav Cup
Founded1923
Abolished1992
RegionYugoslavia
Current championsPartizan (6)
Most successful clubRed Star Belgrade (12)

The Yugoslav Cup (sh: Kup Jugoslavije / Куп Југославије; Slovene: Pokal Jugoslavije, Macedonian: Куп на Југославија), officially known as the King Alexander Cup (sh: Kup kralja Aleksandra / Куп краља Александра),[1] from 1924 to 1927, and as the Marshal Tito Cup (sh: Kup maršala Tita / Куп маршала Тита; Slovene: Pokal maršala Tita; Macedonian: Куп на маршал Тито),[2] from 1947 to 1991, was one of two major football competitions in Yugoslavia, the other one being the Yugoslav League Championship. The Yugoslav Cup took place after the league championships when every competitive league in Yugoslavia had finished, in order to determine which teams are ranked as their corresponding seeds. The Marshal Tito Cup trophy was based on a design by Branko Šotra.[3]

Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1923–1941)

The pre-WW II competition in the then Kingdom of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs (renamed Kingdom of Yugoslavia at the end of 1929) was held irregularly, and sometimes involved only regional selections, sometimes only clubs, and occasionally both clubs and regions. Between 1924 and 1927 the competition consisted of squads from the regional subassociations.[4] Only the players with citizenship of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes were eligible.[1]

List of winners

SeasonWinnerScoreRunners–up
1923HAŠK2–0
(Zagreb clubs only)		HŠK Concordia
1924Zagreb XI3–2Split XI
1925Zagreb XI3–1Split XI
1926Zagreb XI3–1Belgrade XI
1927Belgrade XI3–0Subotica XI
1930–31SAND2–2, 2–1SAŠK
1934BSKleagueHajduk Split
1936SK Jugoslavija1–2, 4–0Građanski Zagreb
1938Građanski Zagreb4–1, 2–2BSK
1938–40SK Jugoslavija5–1, 0–0Slavija Sarajevo
1941BSKleague
(Belgrade region only during German occupation)		SK Jugoslavija

Split XI, losing finalists in 1924 and 1925, was composed of Hajduk Split players only. After their third successive win in 1926, Zagreb obtained the golden cup of King Aleksandar to keep.

SFR Yugoslavia (1947–92)

Competition format

The competition format was an elimination championship where every competitive team was offered a chance to enter. Beginning in the lowest tiers of teams, the competition followed a one-game elimination format. Higher-tier teams got berths in the second round, third round, and so on. The First League (Prva Liga) teams always began in the 1/16 finals, and the rest of the 16 berths being filled by lower-tier teams who managed to make it to the round of 32.

Once the round of 16 was reached, the format would be changed to a two-game elimination format, being played at home and away for each team. At this point it became a First League ordeal, as the smaller teams had zero chance against the titans of Yugoslavian football. Historically, the finals were usually reached only by the better-performing First League teams (Partizan, Hajduk, Red Star, Dinamo, etc.).

Key

(R)Replay
Two-legged tie
Match went to extra time
†Match decided by a penalty shoot-out after extra time
‡Winning team won The Double
ItalicsTeam from outside the top level of Yugoslav football

List of winners

SeasonWinnerScoreRunners–upVenue(s)Attendance
1947Partizan ‡ (1)2–0Naša Krila ZemunStadion JNA10,000
1948Red Star (1)3–0PartizanStadion Crvene zvezde30,000
1949Red Star (2)3–2Naša Krila ZemunStadion JNA50,000
1950Red Star *1–1 *Dinamo ZagrebStadion JNA50,000
Red Star (3)3–0Dinamo ZagrebStadion JNA45,000
1951Dinamo Zagreb (1)4–0VojvodinaStadion Maksimir; Stadion JNA15,000; 20,000
1952Partizan (2)6–0Red StarStadion JNA60,000
1953BSK Belgrade (1)2–0Hajduk SplitStadion JNA50,000
1954Partizan (3)4–1Red StarStadion JNA40,000
1955BSK Belgrade (2)2–0Hajduk SplitStadion JNA20,000
1956–57Partizan (4)5–3Radnički BelgradeStadion JNA12,000
1957–58Red Star (4)4–0Velež MostarStadion JNA30,000
1958–59Red Star ‡ (5)3–1PartizanStadion JNA50,000
1959–60Dinamo Zagreb (2)3–2PartizanStadion JNA40,000
1960–61Vardar (1)2–1VarteksStadion JNA15,000
1961–62OFK Belgrade (3)4–1Spartak SuboticaStadion JNA10,000
1962–63Dinamo Zagreb (3)4–1Hajduk SplitStadion JNA30,000
1963–64Red Star ‡ (6)3–0Dinamo ZagrebStadion Crvene zvezde60,000
1964–65Dinamo Zagreb (4)2–1Budućnost TitogradStadion Crvene zvezde13,000
1965–66OFK Belgrade (4)6–2Dinamo ZagrebStadion JNA35,000
1966–67Hajduk Split (1)2–1SarajevoStadion Stari plac15,000
1967–68Red Star ‡ (7)7–0BorStadion Crvene zvezde10,000
1968–69Dinamo Zagreb (5) *3–3 *Hajduk SplitStadion JNA20,000
(R)Dinamo Zagreb (5)3–0Hajduk SplitStadion JNA15,000
1969–70Red Star ‡ (8) *3–2 *Olimpija LjubljanaStadion Bežigrad; Stadion Crvene zvezde6,000; 30,000
1970–71Red Star (9)6–0Sloboda TuzlaStadion Tušanj; Stadion Crvene zvezde7,000; 6,000
1971–72Hajduk Split (2)2–1Dinamo ZagrebStadion JNA15,000
1973Hajduk Split ‡ (3)3–2Red StarStadion Stari plac; Stadion Crvene zvezde25,000; 10,000
1974Hajduk Split ‡ (4)1–0Borac Banja LukaStadion JNA20,000
1975–76Hajduk Split (5) *1–0 *Dinamo ZagrebStadion Crvene zvezde60,000
1976–77Hajduk Split (6) *2–0 *Budućnost TitogradStadion Crvene zvezde60,000
1977–78Rijeka (1) *1–0 *TrepčaStadion Crvene zvezde40,000
1978–79Rijeka (2)2–1PartizanStadion Kantrida; Stadion Crvene zvezde20,000; 55,000
1979–80Dinamo Zagreb (6)2–1Red StarStadion Maksimir; Stadion Crvene zvezde50,000; 50,000
1980–81Velež Mostar (1)3–2Željezničar SarajevoStadion Crvene zvezde40,000
1981–82Red Star (10)6–4Dinamo ZagrebStadion Maksimir; Stadion Crvene zvezde50,000; 60,000
1982–83Dinamo Zagreb (7)3–2SarajevoStadion Crvene zvezde25,000
1983–84Hajduk Split (7)2–1Red StarStadion Poljud; Stadion Crvene zvezde12,000; 70,000
1984–85Red Star (11)3–2Dinamo ZagrebStadion Maksimir; Stadion JNA40,000; 60,000
1985–86Velež Mostar (2)3–1Dinamo ZagrebStadion JNA40,000
1986–87Hajduk Split (8) †1–1 †RijekaStadion JNA30,000
1987–88Borac Banja Luka (1)1–0Red StarStadion JNA25,000
1988–89Partizan (5)6–1Velež MostarStadion JNA35,000
1989–90Red Star ‡ (12)1–0Hajduk SplitStadion JNA35,000
1990–91Hajduk Split (9)1–0Red StarStadion JNA7,000
1991–92Partizan (6)3–2Red StarStadion Crvene zvezde, Stadion JNA33,000; 40,000
  • No participation of Croatian and Slovenian clubs. The only Macedonian club dropped out of competition in Round of 16. The last Bosnian club left the competition in May 1992 in Semi finals stage.

Results by team

Teams shown in italics are no longer in existence.

ClubRepublic/ProvinceWinnersLast final wonRunners-upLast final lostTotal apps
Red Star BelgradeSerbia1219908199220
Hajduk SplitCroatia919915199014
Dinamo ZagrebCroatia719838198615
PartizanSerbia619924197910
OFK BelgradeSerbia41966––4
VeležBosnia and Herzegovina21986219894
RijekaCroatia21979119873
Borac Banja LukaBosnia and Herzegovina11988119742
VardarMacedonia11961––1
SarajevoBosnia and Herzegovina––219832
Budućnost TitogradMontenegro––219772
Naša Krila ZemunSerbia––219492
ŽeljezničarBosnia and Herzegovina––119811
TrepčaKosovo––119781
Sloboda TuzlaBosnia and Herzegovina––119711
Olimpija LjubljanaSlovenia––119701
BorSerbia––119681
Spartak SuboticaVojvodina––119621
VarteksCroatia––119611
Radnički BelgradeSerbia––119571
VojvodinaVojvodina––119511

Performance by Republic/Province

RepublicWinnerRunner-UpAppearances
SR Bosnia and Herzegovina3710
SR Croatia181533
SAP Kosovo–11
SR Macedonia1–1
SR Montenegro–22
SR Slovenia–11
SR Serbia221638
SAP Vojvodina–22

Successor cups

Sources

See also

References

  1. ^ Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro – Cup Finals at RSSSF
  2. ^ "On this day 32 years ago, Borac won the Marshal Tito Cup". The Sprska Times. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  3. ^ Mills, Richard (27 April 2023). A History of Sport in Europe in 100 Objects. Hildesheim, Germany: Arete Verlag. p. 274. ISBN 9783964231086.
  4. ^ Fudbal u Kraljevini Jugoslaviji, Milorad Sijić, pag. 30