The Yugoslav Cup (; , ), officially known as the King Alexander Cup (), from 1924 to 1927, and as the Marshal Tito Cup (; ; ), 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.
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.Fudbal u Kraljevini Jugoslaviji, Milorad Sijić, pag. 30 Only the players with citizenship of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes were eligible.Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro – Cup Finals at RSSSF
List of winners SeasonWinnerScoreRunners–up1923HAŠK2–0(Zagreb clubs only)HŠK Concordia1924Zagreb XI3–2Split XI1925Zagreb XI3–1Split XI1926Zagreb XI3–1Belgrade XI1927Belgrade XI3–0Subotica XI1930–31SAND2–2, 2–1SAŠK1934BSKleagueHajduk Split1936SK Jugoslavija1–2, 4–0Građanski Zagreb1938Građanski Zagreb4–1, 2–2BSK1938–40SK Jugoslavija5–1, 0–0Slavija Sarajevo1941BSKleague(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.). The only exception occurred in 1988 when the Cup was won by Borac Banja Luka, who were then competing in the Second League West.
Key (R)ReplayTwo-legged tie*Match went to extra timeMatch decided by a penalty shoot-out after extra timeWinning team won The DoubleItalicsTeam from outside the top level of Yugoslav football
List of winners SeasonWinnerScoreRunners–upVenue(s)Attendance1947Partizan (1)2–0Naša Krila ZemunStadion JNA10,0001948Red Star (1)3–0PartizanStadion Crvene zvezde30,0001949Red Star (2)3–2Naša Krila ZemunStadion JNA50,0001950Red Star *1–1 *Dinamo ZagrebStadion JNA50,000Red Star (3)3–0Dinamo ZagrebStadion JNA45,0001951Dinamo Zagreb (1)4–0VojvodinaStadion Maksimir; Stadion JNA15,000; 20,0001952Partizan (2)6–0Red StarStadion JNA60,0001953BSK Belgrade (1)2–0Hajduk SplitStadion JNA50,0001954Partizan (3)4–1Red StarStadion JNA40,0001955BSK Belgrade (2)2–0Hajduk SplitStadion JNA20,0001956–57Partizan (4)5–3Radnički BelgradeStadion JNA12,0001957–58Red Star (4)4–0Velež MostarStadion JNA30,0001958–59Red Star (5)3–1PartizanStadion JNA50,0001959–60Dinamo Zagreb (2)3–2PartizanStadion JNA40,0001960–61Vardar (1)2–1VarteksStadion JNA15,0001961–62OFK Belgrade (3)4–1Spartak SuboticaStadion JNA10,0001962–63Dinamo Zagreb (3)4–1Hajduk SplitStadion JNA30,0001963–64Red Star (6)3–0Dinamo ZagrebStadion Crvene zvezde60,0001964–65Dinamo Zagreb (4)2–1Budućnost TitogradStadion Crvene zvezde13,0001965–66OFK Belgrade (4)6–2Dinamo ZagrebStadion JNA35,0001966–67Hajduk Split (1)2–1SarajevoStadion Stari plac15,0001967–68Red Star (7)7–0BorStadion Crvene zvezde10,0001968–69Dinamo Zagreb (5) *3–3 *Hajduk SplitStadion JNA20,000(R)Dinamo Zagreb (5)3–0Hajduk SplitStadion JNA15,0001969–70Red Star (8) *3–2 *Olimpija LjubljanaStadion Bežigrad; Stadion Crvene zvezde6,000; 30,0001970–71Red Star (9)6–0Sloboda TuzlaStadion Tušanj; Stadion Crvene zvezde7,000; 6,0001971–72Hajduk Split (2)2–1Dinamo ZagrebStadion JNA15,0001973Hajduk Split (3)3–2Red StarStadion Stari plac; Stadion Crvene zvezde25,000; 10,0001974 Hajduk Split (4)1–0Borac Banja LukaStadion JNA20,0001975–76Hajduk Split (5) *1–0 *Dinamo ZagrebStadion Crvene zvezde60,0001976–77Hajduk Split (6) *2–0 *Budućnost TitogradStadion Crvene zvezde60,0001977–78Rijeka (1) *1–0 *TrepčaStadion Crvene zvezde40,0001978–79Rijeka (2)2–1PartizanStadion Kantrida; Stadion Crvene zvezde20,000; 55,0001979–80Dinamo Zagreb (6)2–1Red StarStadion Maksimir; Stadion Crvene zvezde50,000; 50,0001980–81Velež Mostar (1)3–2Željezničar SarajevoStadion Crvene zvezde40,0001981–82Red Star (10)6–4Dinamo ZagrebStadion Maksimir; Stadion Crvene zvezde50,000; 60,0001982–83Dinamo Zagreb (7)3–2SarajevoStadion Crvene zvezde25,0001983–84Hajduk Split (7)2–1Red StarStadion Poljud; Stadion Crvene zvezde12,000; 70,0001984–85Red Star (11)3–2Dinamo ZagrebStadion Maksimir; Stadion JNA40,000; 60,0001985–86Velež Mostar (2)3–1Dinamo ZagrebStadion JNA40,0001986–87Hajduk Split (8) †1–1 RijekaStadion JNA30,0001987–88Borac Banja Luka (1)1–0Red StarStadion JNA25,0001988–89Partizan (5)6–1Velež MostarStadion JNA35,0001989–90Red Star (12)1–0Hajduk SplitStadion JNA35,0001990–91Hajduk Split (9)1–0Red StarStadion JNA7,0001991–92Partizan (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. Club Republic/Province Winners Last final won Runners-up Last final lost Total appsRed Star BelgradeSerbia1219908199220Hajduk SplitCroatia919915199014Dinamo ZagrebCroatia719838198615PartizanSerbia619924197910OFK BelgradeSerbia41966 – –4VeležBosnia and Herzegovina21986219894RijekaCroatia21979119873Borac Banja LukaBosnia and Herzegovina11988119742VardarMacedonia11961 – –1SarajevoBosnia and Herzegovina – –219832Budućnost TitogradMontenegro – –219772Naša Krila ZemunSerbia – –219492ŽeljezničarBosnia and Herzegovina – –119811TrepčaKosovo – –119781Sloboda TuzlaBosnia and Herzegovina – –119711Olimpija LjubljanaSlovenia – –119701BorSerbia – –119681Spartak SuboticaVojvodina – –119621VarteksCroatia – –119611Radnički BelgradeSerbia – –119571VojvodinaVojvodina – –119511
Performance by Republic/Province
Republic Winner Runner-Up AppearancesSR Bosnia and Herzegovina3710SR Croatia181533SAP Kosovo –11SR Macedonia1 –1SR Montenegro –22SR Slovenia –11SR Serbia221638SAP Vojvodina –22
Successor cups → Bosnia and Herzegovina Football Cup (1994–present) → Croatian Football Cup (1992–present) → Kosovar Cup (1991–present) → Macedonian Football Cup (1992–present) → Montenegrin Cup (2006–present; from 1992 to 2006 had a joint cup with Serbia) → Serbian Cup (2006–present, from 1992 to 2006 had a joint cup with Montenegro) → Slovenian Football Cup (1991–present)
Sources Crvena Zvezda: All Cup Finals 1948-1992
See also Serbia and Montenegro Cup Yugoslav First League Football Association of Yugoslavia
References
External links Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro Cup finals at RSSSF