1976–77 Yugoslav Cup


The 1976–77 Yugoslav Cup was the 29th season of the top football knockout competition in SFR Yugoslavia, the Yugoslav Cup, also known as the "Marshal Tito Cup", since its establishment in 1946.

Calendar

The Yugoslav Cup was a tournament for which clubs from all tiers of the football pyramid were eligible to enter. In addition, amateur teams put together by individual Yugoslav People's Army garrisons and various factories and industrial plants were also encouraged to enter, which meant that each cup edition could have several thousands of teams in its preliminary stages. These teams would play through a number of qualifying rounds before reaching the first round proper, in which they would be paired with top-flight teams.
The tournament proper was held from September to May, with the final played on 24 May, traditionally scheduled to coincide with the end of the football league season and Youth Day celebrated on 25 May.
Since the cup winner was always meant to be decided on or around the national holiday at the JNA Stadium in capital Belgrade, and to avoid unfair home advantage this would give to Belgrade-based clubs, the Football Association of Yugoslavia adopted the rule in the late 1960s according to which the final could be played as a one-legged tie or double-legged, with the second leg always played in Belgrade. This rule was used for all cup finals from 1969 to 1988, when a single-legged final was adopted permanently.
RoundLegsDateFixturesClubs
First round Single13 October 19761632 → 16
Second round Single1 December 1976816 → 8
Quarter-finalsSingle27 February 197748 → 4
Semi-finalsSingle13 April 197724 → 2
FinalSingle24 May 197712 → 1

First round

In the following tables winning teams are marked in bold; teams from outside top level are marked in italic script.
Tie noHome teamScoreAway team
1Borac Banja Luka5–1Dinamo Zagreb
2Dinamo Vinkovci2–1Trepča
3Hajduk Split1–0Čelik Zenica
4Istra Pula2–3Novi Sad
5OFK Titograd0–2Sloboda Tuzla
6Partizan1–0Željezničar
7Pobeda Prilep1–3Budućnost Titograd
8Radnički Pirot2–1Radnički Kragujevac
9Rijeka1–0Napredak Kruševac
10Rudar Kakanj4–1Mercator
11Sarajevo2–1Red Star Belgrade
12Sloga Doboj1–2Radnički Niš
13Spartak Subotica2–5Rad
14Vardar1–0Velež
15Vojvodina2–0Olimpija Ljubljana
16NK Zagreb6–1OFK Belgrade

Second round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final