| Founded | 1923 (1923) |
|---|---|
| Abolished | 1992 (1992) |
| Region | Yugoslavia |
| Last champions | Partizan (6) |
| Most championships | Red Star Belgrade (12) |

TheYugoslav Cup (Croatian:Pokal Jugoslavije;Serbian:Куп Југославије,romanized: Kup Jugoslavije;Slovene:Pokal Jugoslavije,Macedonian:Куп на Југославија,romanized: Kup na Jugoslavija), officially known between 1923 and 1940 as theKing Alexander Cup (Serbian:Куп краља Александра;Croatian:Kup kralja Aleksandra,[1] and between 1947 and 1991 as theMarshal Tito Cup (Serbian:Куп маршала Тита;Croatian:Kup maršala Tita;Slovene:Pokal maršala Tita;Macedonian:Куп на маршал Тито,romanized: Kup na maršal Tito),[2] was one of two majorfootball competitions inYugoslavia, the other one being theYugoslav 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.[3]
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.[4] Only the players with citizenship of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes were eligible.[1]
| Season | Winner | Score | Runners–up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | HAŠK Zagreb | 2–0 (Zagreb clubs only) | Concordia Zagreb |
| 1924 | Zagreb XI | 3–2 | Split XI |
| 1925 | Zagreb XI | 3–1 | Split XI |
| 1926 | Zagreb XI | 3–1 | Belgrade XI |
| 1927 | Belgrade XI | 3–0 | Subotica XI |
| 1930–31 | SAND Subotica | 2–2, 2–1 | SAŠK Sarajevo |
| 1934 | BSK Belgrade | league | Hajduk Split |
| 1936 | SK Jugoslavija | 1–2, 4–0 | Građanski Zagreb |
| 1938 | Građanski Zagreb | 4–1, 2–2 | BSK Belgrade |
| 1938–40 | SK Jugoslavija | 5–1, 0–0 | Slavija Sarajevo |
| 1941 | BSK Belgrade | league (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.
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. TheFirst 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 aFirst 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-performingFirst League teams (Partizan, Hajduk, Red Star, Dinamo, etc.).
| (R) | Replay |
| Two-legged tie | |
| * | Match went toextra time |
| † | Match decided by apenalty shoot-out after extra time |
| ‡ | Winning team wonThe Double |
| Italics | Team from outside the toplevel of Yugoslav football |
Teams shown initalics are no longer in existence.
| Club | Republic/Province | Winners | Last final won | Runners-up | Last final lost | Total apps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Star Belgrade | Serbia | 12 | 1990 | 8 | 1992 | 20 |
| Hajduk Split | Croatia | 9 | 1991 | 5 | 1990 | 14 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | Croatia | 7 | 1983 | 8 | 1986 | 15 |
| Partizan | Serbia | 6 | 1992 | 4 | 1979 | 10 |
| OFK Belgrade | Serbia | 4 | 1966 | – | – | 4 |
| Velež | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1986 | 2 | 1989 | 4 |
| Rijeka | Croatia | 2 | 1979 | 1 | 1987 | 3 |
| Borac Banja Luka | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1988 | 1 | 1974 | 2 |
| Vardar | Macedonia | 1 | 1961 | – | – | 1 |
| Sarajevo | Bosnia and Herzegovina | – | – | 2 | 1983 | 2 |
| Budućnost Titograd | Montenegro | – | – | 2 | 1977 | 2 |
| Naša Krila Zemun | Serbia | – | – | 2 | 1949 | 2 |
| Željezničar | Bosnia and Herzegovina | – | – | 1 | 1981 | 1 |
| Trepça | Kosovo | – | – | 1 | 1978 | 1 |
| Sloboda Tuzla | Bosnia and Herzegovina | – | – | 1 | 1971 | 1 |
| Olimpija Ljubljana | Slovenia | – | – | 1 | 1970 | 1 |
| Bor | Serbia | – | – | 1 | 1968 | 1 |
| Spartak Subotica | Vojvodina | – | – | 1 | 1962 | 1 |
| Varteks | Croatia | – | – | 1 | 1961 | 1 |
| Radnički Belgrade | Serbia | – | – | 1 | 1957 | 1 |
| Vojvodina | Vojvodina | – | – | 1 | 1951 | 1 |
| Republic | Winner | Runner-Up | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|
| SR Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| SR Croatia | 18 | 15 | 33 |
| SAP Kosovo | – | 1 | 1 |
| SR Macedonia | 1 | – | 1 |
| SR Montenegro | – | 2 | 2 |
| SR Slovenia | – | 1 | 1 |
| SR Serbia | 22 | 16 | 38 |
| SAP Vojvodina | – | 2 | 2 |