Last year, on the way to the trophy, Sparta eliminated Jihlava (2: 1), České Budějovice (4: 0), Baník Ostrava (5: 0), Plzeň (2: 1) and Liberec in the final (2: 1).
By winning the MOL Cup, Sparta secured not only a trophy but also a ticket directly to the basic group of the Europa League.
Blansko is currently on the seventh place of FORTUNA:NÁRODNÍ LIGA. In the first round of the MOL Cup, Blansko eliminated Hranice thanks to a contumation. In the second round, they won in Frýdek-Místek 2: 1, when they scored the decisive goal from the penalty at the set time.
