1978–79 Yugoslav Cup

1978–79 Yugoslav Cup
Marshal Tito Cup
Tournament details
Country Yugoslavia
Final positions
ChampionsRijeka (2nd title)
Runner-upPartizan
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)Slobodan Santrač
Dušan Savić
(4 goals each)

The 1978–79 Yugoslav Cup was the 31st season of the top football knockout competition in SFR Yugoslavia, the Yugoslav Cup (Serbo-Croatian: Kup Jugoslavije), also known as the "Marshal Tito Cup" (Kup Maršala Tita), since its establishment in 1946. It was won by NK Rijeka, who successfully managed to defend the title having won the 1977–78 Yugoslav Cup.

Calendar

Round Date Fixtures Clubs
First round 30 August 1978 16 32 → 16
Second round 8 November 1978 8 16 → 8
Quarter-finals 25 February 1979 8 8 → 4
Semi-finals 5 April 1979 4 4 → 2
Final 16 and 24 May 1979 2 2 → 1

First round

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1 Radnički Kragujevac 5–0 Osijek
2 Red Star 4–1 Budućnost
3 Partizan 5–1 OFK Belgrade
4 Slaven 1–1 (5–4 p) Sloboda
5 Dinamo Zagreb 2–2 (2–5 p) Velež
6 Čelik 3–1 Vojvodina
7 Istra 2–1 Garnizon 16. jul
8 Merkator 2–2 (7–5 p) Trepča
9 Željezničar 4–0 Sarajevo
10 Hajduk Split 2–2 (7–8 p) Proleter Zrenjanin
11 Radnički Niš 3–1 Olimpija Ljubljana
12 Novi Sad 2–0 Rudar Ljubija
13 NK Zagreb 1–1 (1–4 p) Borac Banja Luka
14 REMHK Kosovo 0–0 (2–4 p) Vardar
15 Belišće 1–2 Sutjeska Nikšić
16 Rijeka 3–0 Borac Čačak

Second round

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1 Proleter Zrenjanin 1–0 Čelik
2 Sutjeska Nikšić 3–3 (7–8 p) Red Star
3 Radnički Niš 1–0 Radnički Kragujevac
4 Vardar 1–1 (5–4 p) Slaven
5 Rijeka 0–0 (4–3 p) Istra
6 Novi Sad 2–2 (7–5 p) Željezničar
7 Velež 0–0 (11–12 p) Partizan
8 Borac Banja Luka 2–1 Merkator

Quarter-finals

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1 Proleter Zrenjanin 2–2 (5–3 p) Vardar
2 Radnički Niš 0–1 Rijeka
3 Red Star 4–0 Novi Sad
4 Borac Banja Luka 2–2 (4–6 p) Partizan

Semi-finals

Red Star0 – 1Rijeka
Ružić 2'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Eduard Šoštarić (Maribor)
Partizan1 – 0Proleter Zrenjanin
Jović 81'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Josip Glažar (Rijeka)

Final

First leg

Rijeka2 – 1Partizan
Cukrov 18'
Bursać 85'		 Kozić 68'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Aleksandar Nikić (Ljubljana)

Second leg

Partizan0 – 0Rijeka
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Tome Manojlovski (Tetovo)

Rijeka win 2–1 on aggregate.

See also