The2017 Serbian Cup Final was the11th final of theSerbian Cup. It took place on 27 May 2017 atPartizan Stadium in Belgrade, Serbia and was contested betweenrivalsPartizan andRed Star.

The match was broadcast live in Serbia byArena Sport.

Partizan started their campaign in the 1st round. In it, they were drawn at home againstNapredak Kruševac. At home, Partizan won 3–1 with two goals fromUroš Đurđević and one goal fromLeonardo.^[1] In the 2nd round, Partizan drewSerbian League Belgrade sideŽarkovo. Partizan won 2–0 with two goals fromValeri Bojinov.^[2] In the quarter-finals, Partizan were drawn Serbian SuperLiga fellowVoždovac. At theVoždovac Stadium, Partizan won 2–1 with goals from Đurđević and Leonardo.^[3] In the first leg of semi-final atKarađorđe Stadium, Partizan played without goals againstVojvodina. In the second leg, Partizan won 1–0 at home, with Đurđević's goal and reached the final.^[4]

Red Star also started in the 1st where they were drawn at away againstSerbian First League sideČSK Čelarevo. Red Star won 3–0 with goal fromMarko Poletanović, captainAleksandar Luković andPredrag Sikimić.^[5] In the 2nd round, they were drawn with Serbian First League teamBSK Borča at home. Red Star won 3–0 with goals fromSlavoljub Srnić,Hugo Vieira andPetar Orlandić.^[6] In the Quarter-finals, they were drawn against fellow Serbian SuperLiga side andMladost Lučani. At home, Red Star won 4–2 thanks with goals fromGuélor Kanga,Nemanja Milić,Richmond Boakye and Aleksandar Luković.^[7] In the first leg of semi-finals, Red Star were drawn against fellow Serbian SuperLiga,Čukarički. Red Star won 4–1 at away, with a goal fromDamien Le Tallec, two goals from Richmond Boakye and one own goal.^[8] In the second leg, Red Star has lost 1–2 at home.^[9] Richmond Boakye has scored from penalty spot.

The match should to be played onKarađorđe Stadium inNovi Sad. After semi-finals, in the final are qualified Partizan and Red Star and It was decided that the match was held inBelgrade.^[10] On 18 May 2017, on the draw was decided to play onPartizan Stadium.^[11]

The last meeting between Partizan and Red Star in Cup final, was in the2000–01 FR Yugoslavia Cup.^[12] The game was played atRed Star's stadium and Partizan won 1–0 bySaša Ilić's goal in 65th minute. It is interesting that Saša Ilić still plays in Partizan.

Due to injuries, for Partizan could not play Brazilian defensive midfielderEverton Luiz^[13] and goalkeeperFilip Kljajić.^[14] For Partizan could not play and left-backNemanja Miletić, because he got yellow card against Vojvodina, in the second leg of the semi-finals.^[15]

For Red Star could not play Ghanaian defenderAbraham Frimpong, because he got a yellow card against Čukarički, in the second leg of the semi-finals.^[16]