| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Serbia | 
| Teams | 37 | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Partizan | 
| Runner-up | Javor | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 38 | 
| Goals scored | 85 (2.24 per match) | 
| Top goal scorer(s) | Darko Zorić (Borac) Srđan Vujaklija (Borac) (3 goals) | 
The 2015–16 Serbian Cup season is the tenth season of the Serbian national football tournament.
The competition started on 2 September 2015.
The winner of the competition qualified for the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.
Calendar
| Round | Date(s) | Number of fixtures | Clubs | New entries this round | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round | 2 September 2015[1] | 5 | 37 → 32 | 10 | 
| Round of 32 | 28 October 2015[1] | 16 | 32 → 16 | 27 | 
| Round of 16 | 2 December 2015[1] | 8 | 16 → 8 | none | 
| Quarter-finals | 2 March 2016[1] | 4 | 8 → 4 | none | 
| Semi-finals | 16 March and 20 April 2016[1] | 4 | 4 → 2 | none | 
| Final | 11 May 2016[1] | 1 | 2 → 1 | none | 
Preliminary round
A preliminary round was held in order to reduce the number of teams competing in the next round to 32. It consisted of 5 single-legged ties, with a penalty shoot-out as the decider if the score was tied after 90 minutes. This round featured the bottom 5 teams from the 2014–15 Serbian First League, as well as 5 regional cup winners. The draw contained seeded and unseeded teams. The bottom 5 teams from the 2014–15 Serbian First League (Sloboda Užice, Moravac Mrštane, Jedinstvo Užice, Sloga Kraljevo and Mačva Šabac) were set as unseeded teams, with the 5 regional cup winners (Zemun, Loznica, Jedinstvo Paraćin, ČSK Čelarevo and Mokra Gora) being set as seeded teams. The draw was held on 24 August 2015, and was conducted with the idea of minimizing expenses for the participating clubs. The matches were played on 2 September 2015.[2] In total, around 4150 spectators attended the games (avg. 830 per game).
| 2 September 2015 | Zemun (II) | 1–0 | Jedinstvo Užice (III) | Stadion Zemuna, Belgrade | 
| 16:00 | Đokić  6' | Attendance: 300 Referee: Nikola Radaković | 
| 2 September 2015 | Loznica (II) | 2–0 | Sloboda Užice (II) | Stadion FK Loznica, Loznica | 
| 16:00 | Lazić  6' Krstić  40' | Attendance: 1200 Referee: Bojan Krstić | 
| 2 September 2015 | Jedinstvo Paraćin (IV) | 0–1 | Moravac Mrštane (III) | Gradski stadion, Paraćin | 
| 16:00 | P. Jokić  40' |  74' Nikolić | Attendance: 1000 Referee: Miloje Milićević | 
| 2 September 2015 | ČSK Čelarevo (II) | 1–0 | Mačva Šabac (III) | Stadion Pivare, Čelarevo | 
| 16:00 | Tanasić  57' (pen.) | Attendance: 150 Referee: Andrija Stojanović | 
| 2 September 2015 | Mokra Gora (III) | 2–2 (7–6 p) | Sloga Kraljevo (III) | Stadion Mala Marakana, Zubin Potok | 
| 16:00 | Radojević  14' Bešović  73' |  61' Nikoličić  83' (pen.) Parezanović | Attendance: 1500 Referee: Uroš Vuković | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Radojević  Đorđević  Voštić  Đaković  Baščarević  Drobnjak  Anđelković  Mlađović  |  Parezanović  Trnavac  Milošević  Babić  Andrić  Županjac  Pantović  Kurandić | |||
Round of 32
In this round, the five winners from the previous round were joined by all 16 teams from the 2014–15 Serbian SuperLiga, as well as the top 11 teams from the 2014–15 Serbian First League. The draw was held on 13 October 2015, and it contained seeded(16 teams from 2014–15 Serbian SuperLiga) and unseeded teams. Drawing of the lots was conducted by former national team player and head coach Ilija Petković.[1][3] The matches were played on 27 and 28 October 2015. No extra time was played if the score was tied after the regular 90 minutes. Those games went straight to penalties. In total, around 19450 spectators attended the games (avg. 1215 per game).
| 27 October 2015 | ČSK Čelarevo (II) | 0–1 | Borac Čačak | Stadion Pivare, Čelarevo | 
| 13:00 |  17' Đerić | Attendance: 600 Referee: Marko Popović | 
| 28 October 2015 | BSK Borča (II) | 3–1 | Mladost Lučani | Vizelj Park, Belgrade | 
| 13:00 | Gordić  51' Bujšić  60' Janković  92' |  82' (o.g.) D. Stojković | Attendance: 400 Referee: Danilo Grujić | 
| 28 October 2015 | Novi Pazar | 0–2 | Javor | Gradski stadion, Novi Pazar | 
| 13:00 |  30' Martusevich  86' Josović | Attendance: 1500 Referee: Dejan Dimitrijević | 
| 28 October 2015 | Zemun (II) | 0–1 | Spartak Subotica | Zemun Stadium, Belgrade | 
| 13:00 |  87' (o.g.) D. Đokić | Attendance: 300 Referee: Dejan Anđelković | 
| 28 October 2015 | Proleter Novi Sad (II) | 0–1 | Jagodina | Stadion Slana Bara, Novi Sad | 
| 13:00 |  54' Savković  72' Knežević | Attendance: 500 Referee: Srđan Jovanović | 
| 28 October 2015 | Moravac Mrštane (III) | 0–3 | Napredak Kruševac (II) | SC ORION, Mrštane | 
| 13:00 |  2', 23' Lemajić  86' Ivelja | Attendance: 400 Referee: Aleksandar Živković | 
| 28 October 2015 | Loznica (II) | 1–2 | Radnički Niš | Stadion FK Loznica, Loznica | 
| 13:00 | Božić  35' (pen.) |  4' Pejčić  14' M. Krstić | Attendance: 1500 Referee: Nemanja Petković | 
| 28 October 2015 | Kolubara (II) | 0–0 (4–5 p) | Vojvodina | Stadion FK Kolubara, Lazarevac | 
| 13:00 | Morariju  48'  | Attendance: 3000 Referee: Petar Piper | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| Stojković  Paunović  Bubanja  Z. Stojanović  I. Stojanović  Dinčić  |  Ivanić  Paločević  Maksimović  Antić  Ožegović  Rosić | |||
| 28 October 2015 | Sinđelić Beograd (II) | 0–2 | Partizan | Stadion FK Sinđelić, Belgrade | 
| 13:00 |  48', 69' (pen.) Šaponjić | Attendance: 1500 Referee: Lazar Lukić | 
| 28 October 2015 | Sloga Petrovac (II) | 0–0 (1–4 p) | Voždovac | Stadion FK Sloga, Petrovac na Mlavi | 
| 13:00 | Attendance: 600 Referee: Ilija Brdar | |||
| Penalties | ||||
| Savić  Stefanović  Antanasijević  |  Mihajlov  Zlatković  Grujić  Ristović | |||
| 28 October 2015 | Bežanija (II) | 0–0 (6–5 p) | Radnički 1923 (II) | Stadion FK Bežanija, Belgrade | 
| 13:00 | Attendance: 200 Referee: Dejan Santrač | |||
| Penalties | ||||
| Živković  M. Milić  Rudan  Matović  Yu Dong-gyu  Divac  |  Vilotijević  Živanović  Gavrović  Veselinović  Nedeljković  Samailović | |||
| 28 October 2015 | Mokra Gora (III) | 1–3 | Čukarički | Stadion Mala Marakana, Zubin Potok | 
| 13:00 | Đorđević  66' |  15', 39' Pavlović  85' Mirosavljević | Attendance: 1500 Referee: Lazar Tripković | 
| 28 October 2015 | OFK Bačka (II) | 1–3 | Red Star Belgrade | Stadion Slavko Maletin Vava, Bačka Palanka | 
| 13:00 | Čeković  28' Trivunović  90' |  41', 78' Katai  61' Ibáñez | Attendance: 5000 Referee: Srđan Obradović | 
| 28 October 2015 | Radnik Surdulica | 0–0 (3–4 p) | Donji Srem (II) | Gradski stadion, Surdulica | 
| 13:00 | Attendance: 1200 Referee: Milorad Milićević | |||
| Penalties | ||||
| N. Stojanović  Putinčanin  Arsić  Suraka  P. Đorđević  |  Arsenović  Mijailović  Soldatović  Rakić | |||
| 28 October 2015 | Inđija (II) | 1–0 | Rad | Stadion FK Inđija, Inđija | 
| 13:00 | Tomanović  14' (pen.) Stanivuković  86' Valentić  91'  |  93' Trninić | Attendance: 250 Referee: Zoran Široki | 
| 28 October 2015 | Metalac Gornji Milanovac | 3–3 (6–7 p) | OFK Beograd | Stadion Metalac, Gornji Milanovac | 
| 17:00 | Mladenović  57', 89' Brkić  59' |  28', 75' (pen.) Jovanović  66' Andrić | Attendance: 1000 Referee: Robert Kiš Čepegi | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Brkić  Dopuđ  Mladenović  Đenić  Panić  Luković  Simov  Merdović  |  Jovanović  Pejović  Cuckić  Damjanović  Andrić  Knežević  Savić  Ignjatijević | |||
Round of 16
The 16 winners from first round took part in this stage of the competition. The draw was held on 18 November 2015, and it contained seeded and unseeded teams.[4] Seeded teams: Partizan, Red Star Belgrade, Čukarički, Vojvodina, OFK Beograd, Radnički Niš, Jagodina and Spartak Subotica. Unseeded teams: Voždovac, Borac Čačak, Napredak Kruševac (II), Donji Srem (II), Javor, Inđija (II), Bežanija (II) and BSK Borča (II). The seeds were determined by last season's final standings in the Serbian top divisions. Drawing of the lots was conducted by former national team player and head coach Slobodan Santrač.[5] The matches were played on 2 December 2015. No extra time was played if the score was tied after the regular 90 minutes. Those games went straight to penalties. In total, around 10270 spectators attended the games (avg. 1284 per game).
| 2 December 2015 | OFK Beograd | 5–0 | Donji Srem (II) | Omladinski stadion, Belgrade | 
| 13:00 | Andrić  4' Škrbić  14' Pejović  27' Cuckić  72' (pen.) Šalipur  78' (o.g.) | Attendance: 150 Referee: Milan Ilić | 
| 2 December 2015 | Voždovac | 0–1 | Partizan | Stadion FK Obilić, Belgrade | 
| 13:00 |  29' Oumarou | Attendance: 2000 Referee: Igor Stojilković | 
| 2 December 2015 | Jagodina | 2–0 | BSK Borča (II) | Gradski stadion, Jagodina | 
| 13:00 | Savković  15' Ivanović  90+1' | Attendance: 100 Referee: Novak Simović | 
| 2 December 2015 | Spartak Subotica | 3–2 | Bežanija (II) | Gradski stadion, Subotica | 
| 13:00 | Mrkela  16' Bogunović  36' Farkaš  89' |  45+1' M. Milić  86' Gojković | Attendance: 200 Referee: Nenad Đokić | 
| 2 December 2015 | Vojvodina | 1–0 | Inđija (II) | Stadion Karađorđe, Novi Sad | 
| 15:00 | Babić  77' | Attendance: 500 Referee: Aleksandar Vasić | 
| 2 December 2015 | Napredak Kruševac (II) | 0–2 | Radnički Niš | Stadion Mladost, Kruševac | 
| 16:30 |  33' Ašćerić  57' Marjanović | Attendance: 3000 Referee: Bojan Nikolić | 
| 2 December 2015 | Javor | 1–1 (4–3 p) | Čukarički | Gradski stadion, Ivanjica | 
| 17:00 | Ajuru  15' |  50' Mirosavljević | Attendance: 800 Referee: Vlado Glođović | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Josović  Eliomar  Ajuru  Dražić  Stojaković  Docić  |  Lucas Piasentin  Pavlović  Jovanović  Srnić  Mirosavljević  Ostojić | |||
| 2 December 2015 | Red Star Belgrade | 1–5 | Borac Čačak | Stadion Crvena zvezda, Belgrade | 
| 17:00 | Jović  54' |  19', 45', 59' Zorić  35' Vujaklija  74' Jevtović | Attendance: 3520 Referee: Milorad Mažić | 
Quarter-finals
The 8 winners from the second round took part in this stage of the competition. The draw was held on 24 December 2015, and it contained seeded and unseeded teams. The seeds were determined by following key: Last season's cup semifinalists were automatically set as seeded teams, while the remaining seeds were determined by last season's final standings in top Serbian divisions. Seeded teams: Partizan, Jagodina, Vojvodina and OFK Beograd. Unseeded teams: Radnički Niš, Spartak Subotica, Borac Čačak and Javor.[6] Drawing of the lots was conducted by former national team player Jovan Aćimović.[6] The matches were played on 2 March 2016.[1] No extra time was played if the score was tied after the regular 90 minutes. Those games went straight to penalties.[7] In total, around 3200 spectators attended the games (avg. 800 per game).
| 2 March 2016 | Jagodina | 0–2 | Spartak Subotica | Gradski stadion, Jagodina | 
| 14:00 |  89' (pen.), 90+3' Mudrinski | Attendance: 500 Referee: Srđan Jovanović | 
| 2 March 2016 | Borac Čačak | 2–0 | OFK Beograd | Stadion Borca, Čačak | 
| 14:00 | Maslać  63' Vujaklija  81' | Attendance: 1500 Referee: Majo Vujović | 
| 2 March 2016 | Javor | 2–2 (5–3 p) | Vojvodina | Gradski stadion, Ivanjica | 
| 16:00 | Docić  25' Đokić  89' |  47' Ašćerić  69' Babić | Attendance: 1200 Referee: Danilo Grujić | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Đokić  Josović  Docić  Dražić  Stojaković  |  Malbašić  Rosić  Babić  Pankov | |||
| 2 March 2016 | Partizan | 2–0 | Radnički Niš | Stadion Partizana, Belgrade | 
| 18:00 | Mihajlović  18' Mihajlović  50' A. Stevanović  79' | Attendance: 0[8] Referee: Milorad Mažić | 
Semi-finals
The 4 winners from the Quarter finals(Partizan, Borac Čačak, Spartak Subotica and Javor) took part in the semi-finals. The draw was held on 8 March 2016 and there were no seedings in the draw.[9] Drawing of the lots was conducted by national team coach Radovan Ćurčić.[10] Semi-finals were contested over two legs. First legs were played on 16 March 2016, and the second legs were played on 20 April 2016.[1] In total, around 10000 spectators attended the games (avg. 2500 per game). The aggregate winners qualified for the final.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javor | 3–2 | Borac Čačak | 2–1 | 1–1 | 
| Partizan | 3–0 | Spartak Subotica | 0–0 | 3–0 | 
First legs
| 16 March 2016 SF | Javor | 2–1 | Borac Čačak | Gradski stadion, Ivanjica | 
| 16:00 | Eliomar  7' Dražić  49' |  54' Kostić  60'  Krstić | Attendance: 1500 Referee: Dejan Dimitrijević | 
| 16 March 2016 SF | Partizan | 0–0 | Spartak Subotica | Stadion Partizana, Belgrade | 
| 18:00 |  43' Tumbasević | Attendance: 3000 Referee: Milan Ilić | 
Second legs
| 20 April 2016 SF | Borac Čačak | 1–1 (2–3 agg.) | Javor | Stadion Borca, Čačak | 
| 18:30 | Vujaklija  55' (pen.) |  63' (pen.) Docić | Attendance: 2000 Referee: Vlado Glođović | 
| 20 April 2016 SF | Spartak Subotica | 0–3 (0–3 agg.) | Partizan | Gradski stadion, Subotica | 
| 16:30 | Mudrinski  80'  |  2' Mihajlović  84' Vlahović  90' Bandalovski | Attendance: 3500 Referee: Bojan Nikolić | 
Final
Winners from the Semi-finals took part in the single-legged final. The match was played on 11 May 2016.[1][11]
| 11 May 2016 | Javor | 0–2 | Partizan | Stadion Metalac, Gornji Milanovac | 
| 19:00 |  35' Jovanović  90+7' Vlahović | Attendance: 4500 Referee: Milorad Mažić[12] | 
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ЖРEБ 1/16 ФИНAЛA КУПA СРБИЈE at Football Association of Serbia official website, 8-10-2015 (in Serbian)
- ↑ "ПAРOВИ ПРЕД КОЛА КУПA СРБИЈЕ ЗA ТAКМИЧAРСКУ 2015/16 ГOДИНУ". fss.rs. 28 August 2015.
- ↑ КУП СРБИЈЕ: ЖРЕБ 1/16 ФИНAЛA at Football Association of Serbia official website, 13-10-2015 (in Serbian)
- ↑ Борац „нагазна мина“ у Купу за Звезду и Партизан at zurnal.rs, 12-11-2015 (in Serbian)
- ↑ ЖРЕБ: КУП СРБИЈЕ at Football Association of Serbia official website, 18-11-2015 (in Serbian)
- 1 2 ЖРЕБ ПAРOВA ЧЕТВРТФИНAЛA КУПA СРБИЈЕ 24. ДЕЦЕМБРA at Football Association of Serbia official website, 24-12-2015 (in Serbian)
- ↑ ПРОПОЗИЦИЈЕ ТАКМИЧЕЊА ЗА ФУДБАЛСКИ КУП СРБИЈЕ ЗА СЕЗОНУ 2015/2016. at Football Association of Serbia official website, retrieved 4-12-2015 (in Serbian)
- ↑ Partizan was suspended for crowd misconduct in the previous round of Serbian SuperLiga
- ↑ ЖРЕБ ПAРOВA ПOЛУФИНAЛA КУПA СРБИЈЕ 08. МAРТA at fss.rs, 4-3-2016 (in Serbian)
- ↑ КУП СРБИЈЕ: ЈAВOР МAТИС - БOРAЦ, ПAРТИЗAН - СПAРТAК at fss.rs, 8-3-2016 (in Serbian)
- ↑ КУП СРБИЈЕ: ФИНAЛЕ У ГOРЊЕМ МИЛAНOВЦУ at fss.rs, 22-4-2016 (in Serbian)
- ↑ "FIFA Referees News: Serbia : 2016 Serbian Cup Final". 11 May 2016.