2011–12 Slovenian Football Cup

The 2011–12 Slovenian Football Cup was the 21st season of the Slovenian Football Cup, Slovenia's football knockout competition. Domžale were the defending champions, having won their first Slovenian Cup the previous season.

2011–12 Slovenian Football Cup

Pokal Hervis 2011–12
Tournament details
Country	Slovenia
Teams	28
Final positions
Champions	Maribor (7th title)
Runner-up	Celje
Tournament statistics
Matches played	31
Goals scored	120 (3.87 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Etien Velikonja (6 goals)
← 2010–11 2012–13 →

Maribor won their seventh cup, beating Celje in the final after penalty shoot-out.

As runners-up of the competition, Celje qualified for the first qualifying round^[1] of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League, since Maribor was already qualified for the 2012–13 UEFA Champions League as Slovenian PrvaLiga champions.

Qualified clubs

2010–11 Slovenian PrvaLiga members Celje Domžale Gorica Koper Maribor Nafta Olimpija Rudar Triglav Kranj Primorje (dissolved following the 2010–11 season)

Qualified through MNZ Regional Cups Winners and runners-up of the regional MNZ cups. MNZ Ljubljana: Krka, Interblock MNZ Maribor: Limbuš-Pekre, Malečnik MNZ Celje: Krško, NK Šentjur MNZ Koper: Portorož Piran, Ilirska Bistrica MNZ Nova Gorica: Adria, Tolmin MNZ Murska Sobota: Veržej, Grad MNZ Lendava: Hotiza, Odranci MNZG-Kranj: Šenčur, Britof MNZ Ptuj: Zavrč, Drava (dissolved following the 2010–11 season)

First round

The matches took place on 23 and 24 August 2011. Adria and NK Šentjur were automatically qualified for the round of 16.

Krško v Nafta

23 August 2011	Krško	0–2	Nafta	Krško
20:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Matija Gubec Stadium

Britof v Triglav

24 August 2011	Britof	1–2	Triglav	Britof
17:00 CEST		Report

Malečnik v Interblock

24 August 2011	Malečnik	1–2	Interblock	Malečnik
17:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Berl Sports Center

Krka v Tolmin

24 August 2011	Krka	3–3 (a.e.t.) (8–9 p)	Tolmin	Novo Mesto
17:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Portoval

Portorož Piran v Šenčur

24 August 2011	Portorož Piran	1–6	Šenčur	Piran
17:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Pod Obzidjem Stadium

Limbuš-Pekre v Zavrč

24 August 2011	Limbuš-Pekre	0–6	Zavrč	Pekre
17:00 CEST		Report

Hotiza v Gorica

24 August 2011	Hotiza	0–5	Gorica	Hotiza
17:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Hotiza Sports Park

Ilirska Bistrica v Rudar Velenje

24 August 2011	Ilirska Bistrica	1–2	Rudar Velenje	Ilirska Bistrica
17:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Trnovo Sports Centre

Grad v Celje

24 August 2011	Grad	1–3	Celje	Grad
17:00 CEST		Report

Veržej v Odranci

24 August 2011	Veržej	2–3	Odranci	Veržej
17:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Čistina

Round of 16

The matches took place on 6 and 14 September 2011. Maribor played their match on 8 October due to Europa League group stage matches.

Triglav Kranj v Celje

6 September 2011	Triglav Kranj	0–1	Celje	Kranj
16:30 CEST		Report		Stadium: Stanko Mlakar Stadium

Šenčur v Nafta

14 September 2011	Šenčur	1–0	Nafta	Šenčur
16:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Šenčur Sports Park

Odranci v Interblock

14 September 2011	Odranci	0–7	Interblock	Odranci
16:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Odranci Sports Park

NK Šentjur v Rudar Velenje

14 September 2011	NK Šentjur	0–10	Rudar Velenje	Šentjur
16:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Šentjur Sport Park

Zavrč v Domžale

14 September 2011	Zavrč	5–0	Domžale	Zavrč
16:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Zavrč Sports Park

Tolmin v Gorica

14 September 2011	Tolmin	1–2	Gorica	Tolmin
16:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Brajda

Koper v Olimpija

14 September 2011	Koper	2–0	Olimpija	Koper
16:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Bonifika Stadium

Adria v Maribor

8 October 2011	Adria	0–2	Maribor	Miren
15:30 CEST		Report		Stadium: Pri Štantu Stadium

Quarter-finals

The first legs were played on 18, 19 and 26 October 2011, and the second legs were played on 25 and 26 October and 16 November 2011.

First legs

Rudar Velenje v Gorica

18 October 2011	Rudar Velenje	2–1	Gorica	Velenje
18:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Ob Jezeru Stadium

Interblock v Celje

19 October 2011	Interblock	2–0	Celje	Ljubljana
15:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: ŽŠD Ljubljana Stadium

Šenčur v Koper

19 October 2011	Šenčur	0–0	Koper	Šenčur
15:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Šenčur Sports Park

Zavrč v Maribor

26 October 2011	Zavrč	3–3	Maribor	Zavrč
15:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Zavrč Sports Park

Second legs

Gorica v Rudar Velenje

25 October 2011	Gorica	1–1 (2–3 agg.)	Rudar Velenje	Nova Gorica
18:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Nova Gorica Sports Park

Celje v Interblock

26 October 2011	Celje	7–0 (7–2 agg.)	Interblock	Celje
17:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Arena Petrol

Koper v Šenčur

2 November 2011	Koper	2–2 (2–2a agg.)	Šenčur	Koper
17:00 CET		Report		Stadium: Bonifika Stadium

Maribor v Zavrč

16 November 2011	Maribor	1–0 (4–3 agg.)	Zavrč	Maribor
18:00 CET		Report		Stadium: Ljudski Vrt

Semi-finals

First legs

Šenčur v Celje

11 April 2012	Šenčur	1–1	Celje	Šenčur
17:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Šenčur Sports Park

Rudar Velenje v Maribor

11 April 2012	Rudar Velenje	2–4	Maribor	Velenje
18:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Ob Jezeru Stadium

Second legs

Celje v Šenčur

18 April 2012	Celje	1–1 (2–2 agg.) (8–7 p)	Šenčur	Celje
16:30 CEST		Report		Stadium: Arena Petroll

Maribor v Rudar Velenje

18 April 2012	Maribor	4–2 (8–4 agg.)	Rudar Velenje	Maribor
17:30 CEST		Report		Stadium: Ljudski Vrt

Final

Main article: 2012 Slovenian Football Cup final

Celje	2–2 (a.e.t.)	Maribor
Romih 36' Verbič 92'	Report	Volaš 46' Črnic 99'
Penalties
Verbič Gobec Bezjak Romih Centrih	2–3	Cvijanović Rajčević Volaš Mejač Tavares

23 May 2012

20:45 CEST

Stožice, Ljubljana

Attendance: 4,132

Referee: Matej Jug

References

• "Pokal Slovenije 2011/12". Football Association of Slovenia. Retrieved 13 July 2016.

1. 2012/13 Access list Bert Kassies' Site