Country Czech Republic Location Czech Republic | Dates 18 Jul 2015 – 18 May 2016 Teams 135 | |
Similar 2015 UEFA European Under‑21, 2015 FIFA U‑17 World Cup, 2015–16 Maltese Premier L, 2014–15 Czech First League, 2015–16 Slovenian PrvaLiga | ||
The 2015–16 Czech Cup, known as the MOL Cup for sponsorship reasons, is the 23nd season of the annual knockout football tournament of the Czech Republic. It began with the preliminary round on 18 July 2015 and end with the final in May 2016. The winner of the cup will gain the right to play in the third qualifying round of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League.
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Preliminary round
The preliminary round ties are scheduled for 18 – 19 July 2015. 66 teams compete in this round, all from level 4 or below of the Czech league system.
First round
The first round ties are scheduled for 24 – 30 July 2015.
Second round
The second round ties are scheduled for 26 August – 2 September 2015.
Third round
The third round ties are scheduled for 22 September – 6 October 2015.
Quarter-finals
The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 7 December 2015. The first legs will be played on 2 March, and the second legs will be played on 16 March 2016.
Second legs
FK Mladá Boleslav won 5–2 on aggregate.
AC Sparta Prague won 3–2 on aggregate.
FK Jablonec won 2–1 on aggregate.
FC Viktoria Plzeň won 5–3 on aggregate.
Final
The final was played on 18 May 2016 at the Na Stínadlech stadium in Teplice between FK Mlada Boleslav and FK Jablonec. Boleslav won 2-0 for their second Czech Cup win.