The Serbian Cup (

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: Куп Србије, Kup Srbije) is the national

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cup of

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. The winner of the competition gets a spot in the

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History

Serbia's cup tournament is the legal successor to the

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and in turn of the

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. This cup tournament lasted for four seasons up until the dissolution of the state union of

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in 2006. The tournament was dominated by

n clubs with no Montenegrin sides reaching the final.

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giants

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were easily the most successful club reaching the final all four years winning twice and losing in the final the other two seasons. Surprisingly,

's cross-town rival Partizan did not appear in a single final. After

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left the state union with

in 2006 both football associations got to work on organizing a new tournament.

Trophy

Before the tournament even began it was decided that Serbia's cup would have a new trophy and that the old one which was won by Red Star the year before would remain in its museum. However the association decided that the championship trophy would remain the same. To find a new trophy for the cup they decided to make a contest at Belgrade's Art College where students would each make one and then a trophy would be selected. The Serbian Football Association officials presented the new trophy of the National Cup competition on Monday December 11, 2006. Artist Mihajlo Mlinar defeated 50 other students in the contest held at Belgrade's Art College. The trophy which is heavily inspired by

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as well as Serbian history was proclaimed as the perfect trophy for the biggest football competition in Serbia. When the press asked Mlinar which club has his support, the 25-year-old answered that he simply never had a day of football training and that his only favorite is

. Everybody present agreed that the student was the perfect candidate for making the trophy, and that he fully deserved the cash prize of 250,000 Serbian Dinars. Mlinar immediately became one of the most recognized faces across

. On May 15, 2007 at Partizan's stadium Red Star defeated Vojvodina to be the first ever Serbian Cup winner and the first team to lift the trophy that Mlinar created.

Sponsorship

In 2006, Serbian FA agreed the marketing rights with

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, previously known as Pivara Čelarevo, and the competition was named after its main brand

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. The

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affiliate signed a deal to support the Serbian Cup for four years. The company will take out a sum of

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1,000,000 which will be divided in four for every year of competition. That means that the awards annual budget is going to be

250,000. Along with the rewards from endorsements the winner of the Serbian Cup gets a spot in the

if they are not already qualified through

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Cup winners

Note: The Serbian Cup has been derived from two defunct cup tournaments the first being the

and the other being the

. The 2006–07 season was the first one that Serbia has ever held as an independent football association. For a list of previous Serbian cup winners during those tournaments visit their respective pages.

Key

Result

:¹ The match was abandoned in the 83rd minute with Partizan leading 2–1 when

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walked off to protest the quality of the officiating. Originally, this was declared the final score and the Cup was awarded to Partizan, but on May 16th, 2011, after further investigation from Serbian FA concerning the match, the result was officially registered as a 3–0 win to Partizan.

Performance by club

Semi-finals

*Bold indicates finalist team in season.

Serbian all-time Cup winners (1914–)

References

External links

Official page

RSSSF.com {{National football Cups (UEFA region)

1 Recurring sporting events established in 2006 2006 establishments in Serbia