It is governed by the Croatian Football Federation (HNS) and usually runs from September to December.

Although in theory any club can take part in the cup, 32 teams enter the competition proper, based on two criteria:[2] The cup competition consists of two parts:[2] - the first part is the regional cup in which clubs that did not win a direct placement in the final part - the second part is the final part in which the performance of 13 best placed clubs by coefficient and 3 winners of regional cups Regional level matches are played as single-legged fixtures, and pairs are determined by lot.

The winners of the round of 16 plays the Final eight, with a host being a of the qualified teams.

The finals formal host is a club with better ranking according to the coefficient of success.

Points are summed through the season and added to five year ranking.