The Krešimir Ćosić Cup, or Croatian Basketball Cup, is the national basketball cup of Croatia. It is named after the Croatian basketball player Krešimir Ćosić. The cup has been contested since 1992.

Krešimir Ćosić Cup
Kup Krešimira Ćosića
SportBasketball
Founded1991; 34 years ago (1991)
Country Croatia
ContinentEuropean Union FIBA Europe (Europe)
Most recent
champion(s)
Split (6th title)
Most titlesCibona, Zadar (9 titles)
TV partner(s)Arena Sport
Sportska TV
Official websitehks-cbf.hr

Title holders

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  • 1991–92: Split (Slobodna Dalmacija)
  • 1992–93: Split (Slobodna Dalmacija)
  • 1993–94: Split (Croatia Osiguranje)
  • 1994–95: Cibona
  • 1995–96: Cibona
  • 1996–97: Split (Croatia Osiguranje)
  • 1997–98: Zadar
  • 1998–99: Cibona
  • 1999–00: Zadar
  • 2000–01: Cibona
  • 2001–02: Cibona (Cibona VIP)
  • 2002–03: Zadar
  • 2003–04: Split (Split Croatia Osiguranje)
  • 2004–05: Zadar
  • 2005–06: Zadar
  • 2006–07: Zadar
  • 2007–08: Zagreb (Zagreb Croatia Osiguranje)
  • 2008–09: Cibona (Cibona VIP)
  • 2009–10: Zagreb (Zagreb Croatia Osiguranje)
  • 2010–11: Zagreb (Zagreb Croatia Osiguranje)
  • 2011–12: Cedevita
  • 2012–13: Cibona
  • 2013–14: Cedevita
  • 2014–15: Cedevita
  • 2015–16: Cedevita
  • 2016–17: Cedevita
  • 2017–18: Cedevita
  • 2018–19: Cedevita
  • 2019–20: Zadar
  • 2020–21: Zadar
  • 2021–22: Cibona
  • 2022–23: Cibona
  • 2023–24: Zadar
  • 2024–25: Split

The finals

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Season Champions Score Runners-up Venue Location MVP
  Krešimir Ćosić Cup
1991–92 Split (Slobodna Dalmacija) (1, 1-0) 88–85 Cibona (1, 0-1) Dvorana Mladosti Rijeka   Žan Tabak
1992–93 Split (Slobodna Dalmacija) (2, 2-0) 75–64 Zadar (1, 0-1) Dom sportova Mate Parlov Pula   Aramis Naglić
1993–94 Split (Croatia Osiguranje) (3, 3-0) 86–76 Cibona (2, 0-2) Zrinjevac Sport Hall Osijek   Steve Colter
1994–95 Cibona (3, 1-2) 91–75 Zrinjevac (1, 0-1) Športska dvorana Gospino polje Dubrovnik   Gerrod Abram
1995–96 Cibona (4, 2-2) 68–64 Split (Croatia Osiguranje) (4, 3-1) Dvorana Mladosti (2) Rijeka (2)   Ivica Žurić
1996–97 Split (Croatia Osiguranje) (5, 4-1) 72–67 Cibona (5, 2-3) Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall Zagreb   Ante Grgurević
1997–98 Zadar (2, 1-1) 82–70 Zagreb (1, 0-1) Jazine Basketball Hall Zadar   Emilio Kovačić
1998–99 Cibona (Cibona VIP) (6, 3-3) 70–69 Split (6, 4-2) Arena Gripe Split   Chucky Atkins
1999–00 Zadar (3, 2-1) 71–62 Cibona (Cibona VIP) (7, 3-4) Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall (2) Zagreb (2)   Dino Rađa
2000–01 Cibona (Cibona VIP) (8, 4-4) 73–59 Zadar (4, 2-2) Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall (3) Zagreb (3)   Gordan Giriček
2001–02 Cibona (Cibona VIP) (9, 5-4) 88–84 Zadar (5, 2-3) Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall (4) Zagreb (4)   Nikola Prkačin
2002–03 Zadar (6, 3-3) 72–59 Cibona (Cibona VIP) (10, 5-5) Arena Gripe (2) Split (2)   Marko Popović
2003–04 Split (Split Croatia Osiguranje) (7, 5-2) 74–72 Zadar (7, 3-4) Jazine Basketball Hall (2) Zadar (2)   Damir Rančić
2004–05 Zadar (8, 4-4) 94–89 Cibona (Cibona VIP) (11, 5-6) Jazine Basketball Hall (3) Zadar (3)
2005–06 Zadar (9, 5-4) 84–69 Zagreb (2, 0-2) Mladost Hall Karlovac
2006–07 Zadar (10, 6-4) 90–83 Zagreb (3, 0-3) Jazine Basketball Hall (4) Zadar (4)
2007–08 Zagreb (Zagreb Croatia Osiguranje) (4, 1-3) 75–73 Cibona (Cibona VIP) (12, 5-7) ŠD Trnsko Zagreb (5)
2008–09 Cibona (Cibona VIP) (13, 6-7) 73–63 Zagreb (Zagreb Croatia Osiguranje) (5, 1-4) Krešimir Ćosić Hall Zadar (5)
2009–10 Zagreb (Zagreb Croatia Osiguranje) (6, 2-4) 81–74 Cibona (Cibona VIP) (14, 6-8) ŠD Trnsko (2) Zagreb (6)   Damir Mulaomerović
2010–11 Zagreb (Zagreb Croatia Osiguranje) (7, 3-4) 91–85 Zadar (11, 6-5) Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall (5) Zagreb (7)   Mario Kasun
2011–12 Cedevita (1, 1-0) 74–72 Zagreb (8, 3-5) ŠD Trnsko (3) Zagreb (8)   Matjaž Smodiš
2012–13 Cibona (15, 7-8) 77–76 Cedevita (2, 1-1) Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall (6) Zagreb (9)
2013–14 Cedevita (3, 2-1) 86–68 Zagreb (9, 3-6) Dom Sportova Zagreb (10)
2014–15 Cedevita (4, 3-1) 86–82 Zadar (12, 6-6) ŠD Borovo naselje Vukovar
2015–16 Cedevita (5, 4-1) 74–70 Zadar (13, 6-7) Krešimir Ćosić Hall (2) Zadar (6)
2016–17 Cedevita (6, 5-1) 102–66 Jolly Jadranska Banka Šibenik (1, 0-1) Sportska dvorana Baldekin Šibenik   Miro Bilan
2017–18 Cedevita (7, 6-1) 86–74 Cibona (16, 7-9) Krešimir Ćosić Hall (3) Zadar (7)   Will Cherry
2018–19 Cedevita (8, 7-1) 89–74 Cibona (17, 7-10) Arena Gripe (3) Split (3)   Filip Krušlin
2019–20 Zadar (14, 7-7) 89–76 Cibona (18, 7-11) Krešimir Ćosić Hall (4) Zadar (8)   Dominik Mavra
2020–21 Zadar (15, 8-7) 79–70 Split (8, 5–3) Ribnjak Sports Hall Omiš   Chinanu Onuaku
2021–22 Cibona (19, 8–11) 67–65 Cedevita Junior (1, 0–1) Centar Zamet Rijeka (3)   Danko Branković
2022–23 Cibona (20, 9–11) 86–66 Cedevita Junior (2, 0–2) Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall (7) Zagreb (11)   Borna Kapusta
2023–24 Zadar (16, 9–7) 80–68 Cibona (21, 9–12) Arena Gripe (4) Split (4)   Luka Božić[a]
2024–25 Split (9, 6–3) 77–60 Alkar (1, 0–1) Sportska dvorana Zabok Zabok   David Škara
  1. ^ Božić scored 27 pts, 10 reb, 10 ass against Cibona making him the first player to achieve a triple-double in the final game.

Performance by club

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Rank Club Titles Runners-up Champions
1 Cibona 9 12 1995, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2013, 2022, 2023
2 Zadar 9 7 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2020, 2021, 2024
3 Cedevita 7 1 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
4 Split 6 3 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2004, 2025
5 Zagreb 3 6 2008, 2010, 2011
6 Cedevita Junior 0 2
7 Zrinjevac 0 1
8 Jolly Šibenik 0 1
9 Alkar 0 1

Croatian Basketball Cup Final Four top scorers

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Season Top Scorer Club Points Scored
1991–92
  Velimir Perasović Slobodna Dalmacija
51
1992–93
  Zdravko Radulović Cibona
46
1993–94
  Steve Colter Croatia Osiguranje
49
1994–95
  Mario Gašparović Cibona
44
1996–97
  Petar Maleš Zrinjevac
44
1997–98
  Emilio Kovačić Zadar
46
1998–99
  Mark Miller Split
44
1999–00
  Dino Rađa Zadar
58
2000–01
  Matej Mamić Cibona
36
2001–02
  Josip Sesar Cibona
41
2002–03
  Marko Popović Zadar
35
2003–04
  Emilio Kovačić
  Damir Rančić
Zadar
Split
35
2004–05
2005–06
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10
2010–11
  Mario Kasun Zagreb CO
2011–12
  Matjaž Smodiš Cedevita
2012–13
  Bracey Wright Cedevita
36
2013–14
  Miralem Halilović Zagreb
32
2014–15
  James Florence Zadar
54
2015–16
  Ante Delaš Zadar
33
2016–17
2017–18
2018–19
2019–20
2020–21
2021–22
  Filip Bundović Cedevita Junior
27
2022–22
  Borna Kapusta Cibona
44
2023–24
  Luka Božić Zadar
61
2024–25
  David Škara Split
32

Players with 3 or more trophies

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Cups Player
7   Nikola Prkačin
6   Lovro Mazalin
  Josip Vranković
  Karlo Žganec
5   Marko Arapović
  Miro Bilan
  Toni Katić
  Jakov Vladović
4   Luka Babić
  Pankracije Barać
  Davor Kus
  Branimir Longin
  Damir Mulaomerović
  Ivan Ramljak
  Damir Tvrdić
  Luka Žorić
3   Petar Babić
  Marko Banić
  Filip Bašljan
  Toni Dijan
  Todor Gečevski
  Julius Johnson
  Goran Kalamiza
  Filip Krušlin
  Jure Lalić
  Davor Marcelić
  Džanan Musa
  Aramis Naglić
  Sandro Nicević
  Hrvoje Oršulić
  Hrvoje Perinčić
  Jurica Ružić
  Krunoslav Simon
  Marko Tomas
  Roko Ukić
  Nenad Videka
  Domagoj Vuković
  Tomislav Zubčić
  Ivica Žurić

Source: Crošarka

See also

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