The 2015–16 Serbian Cup season is the tenth season of the Serbian national football tournament.

2015–16 Serbian Cup
Tournament details
CountrySerbia
Teams37
Final positions
ChampionsPartizan
Runner-upJavor
Tournament statistics
Matches played38
Goals scored85 (2.24 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Darko Zorić (Borac)
Srđan Vujaklija (Borac)
(3 goals)

The competition started on 2 September 2015 and concluded with the final on 11 May 2016.

Partizan, the winner of the competition, qualified for the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.

Calendar

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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

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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) 1–0Jedinstvo Užice (III)Stadion Zemuna, Belgrade
16:00 Đokić   6' Attendance: 300
Referee: Nikola Radaković
2 September 2015 Loznica (II) 2–0Sloboda 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) 1–0Mačva 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

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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) 3–1Mladost LučaniVizelj Park, Belgrade
13:00 Gordić   51'
Bujšić   60'
Janković   92'
  82' (o.g.) D. Stojković Attendance: 400
Referee: Danilo Grujić
28 October 2015 Novi Pazar0–2 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 Surdulica0–0
(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) 1–0RadStadion FK Inđija, Inđija
13:00 Tomanović   14' (pen.)
Stanivuković   86'
Valentić   91'  
  93' Trninić Attendance: 250
Referee: Zoran Široki

Round of 16

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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 5–0Donji 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 Voždovac0–1 Partizan Stadion FK Obilić, Belgrade
13:00   29' Oumarou Attendance: 2000
Referee: Igor Stojilković
2 December 2015 Jagodina 2–0BSK Borča (II)Gradski stadion, Jagodina
13:00 Savković   15'
Ivanović   90+1'
Attendance: 100
Referee: Novak Simović
2 December 2015 Spartak Subotica 3–2Bežanija (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 1–0Inđija (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 Red Star Belgrade1–5 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

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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 Jagodina0–2 Spartak Subotica Gradski stadion, Jagodina
14:00   89' (pen.), 90+3' Mudrinski Attendance: 500
Referee: Srđan Jovanović
2 March 2016 Borac Čačak 2–0OFK BeogradStadion Borca, Čačak
14:00 Maslać   63'
Vujaklija   81'
Attendance: 1500
Referee: Majo Vujović
2 March 2016 Javor 2–2
(5–3 p)
VojvodinaGradski 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

Semi-finals

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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.Tooltip Aggregate score 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

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16 March 2016 SF Javor 2–1Borac ČačakGradski stadion, Ivanjica
16:00 Eliomar   7'
Dražić   49'
  54' Kostić
  60'   Krstić
Attendance: 1500
Referee: Dejan Dimitrijević
16 March 2016 SF Partizan 0–0Spartak SuboticaStadion Partizana, Belgrade
18:00   43' Tumbasević Attendance: 3000
Referee: Milan Ilić

Second legs

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20 April 2016 SFBorac Čačak1–1
(2–3 agg.)
Javor Stadion Borca, Čačak
18:30 Vujaklija   55' (pen.)   63' (pen.) Docić Attendance: 2000
Referee: Vlado Glođović
20 April 2016 SFSpartak Subotica0–3
(0–3 agg.)
Partizan Gradski stadion, Subotica
16:30 Mudrinski   80'     2' Mihajlović
  84' Vlahović
  90' Bandalovski
Attendance: 3500
Referee: Bojan Nikolić

Final

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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 Javor0–2 Partizan Stadion Metalac, Gornji Milanovac
19:00   35' Jovanović
  90+7' Vlahović
Attendance: 4500
Referee: Milorad Mažić[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j ЖРEБ 1/16 ФИНAЛA КУПA СРБИЈE at Football Association of Serbia official website, 8-10-2015 (in Serbian)
  2. ^ "ПAРOВИ ПРЕД КОЛА КУПA СРБИЈЕ ЗA ТAКМИЧAРСКУ 2015/16 ГOДИНУ". fss.rs. 28 August 2015.
  3. ^ КУП СРБИЈЕ: ЖРЕБ 1/16 ФИНAЛA at Football Association of Serbia official website, 13-10-2015 (in Serbian)
  4. ^ Борац „нагазна мина“ у Купу за Звезду и Партизан at zurnal.rs, 12-11-2015 (in Serbian)
  5. ^ ЖРЕБ: КУП СРБИЈЕ at Football Association of Serbia official website, 18-11-2015 (in Serbian)
  6. ^ a b ЖРЕБ ПAРOВA ЧЕТВРТФИНAЛA КУПA СРБИЈЕ 24. ДЕЦЕМБРA at Football Association of Serbia official website, 24-12-2015 (in Serbian)
  7. ^ ПРОПОЗИЦИЈЕ ТАКМИЧЕЊА ЗА ФУДБАЛСКИ КУП СРБИЈЕ ЗА СЕЗОНУ 2015/2016. at Football Association of Serbia official website, retrieved 4-12-2015 (in Serbian)
  8. ^ Partizan was suspended for crowd misconduct in the previous round of Serbian SuperLiga
  9. ^ ЖРЕБ ПAРOВA ПOЛУФИНAЛA КУПA СРБИЈЕ 08. МAРТA at fss.rs, 4-3-2016 (in Serbian)
  10. ^ КУП СРБИЈЕ: ЈAВOР МAТИС - БOРAЦ, ПAРТИЗAН - СПAРТAК at fss.rs, 8-3-2016 (in Serbian)
  11. ^ КУП СРБИЈЕ: ФИНAЛЕ У ГOРЊЕМ МИЛAНOВЦУ at fss.rs, 22-4-2016 (in Serbian)
  12. ^ "FIFA Referees News: Serbia : 2016 Serbian Cup Final". 11 May 2016.
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