Turkish Cup
The Turkish Cup (Turkish: Türkiye Kupası) is a football cup competition in Turkish football, run by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962. During a brief sponsorship period with Fortis, its sponsored name was Fortis Türkiye Kupası. Now Ziraat Bankası is the sponsor and the sponsored name for the cup is Ziraat Türkiye Kupası.[1]
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Organising body | Turkish Football Federation (TFF) |
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Founded | 1962 |
Region | Turkey |
Number of teams | 158 |
Qualifier for | UEFA Europa League |
Domestic cup(s) | Turkish Super Cup |
Current champions | Beşiktaş (10th title) |
Most successful club(s) | Galatasaray (18 titles) |
Television broadcasters | ATV |
Website | TFF official website |
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The cup was created in 1962 and has taken place every year since then. Many different formats, including a pure knockout competition and group stages, have been tried and finally for the 2012–13 season, an expanded tournament format has been adopted. A record 156 teams compete in the tournament. After five knockout rounds, a round-robin group stage is contested. Group winners and runners-up play in semi-finals and finals.[2] Beşiktaş are the current holders of the cup.
Tournament format
The current format of the Turkish Cup consists of 156 clubs from the top four leagues of the Turkish football league system and the Turkish Regional Amateur League. The first round consists of 86 clubs from the TFF Third League and Turkish Regional Amateur League. The second round consists of winners from the first round alongside clubs from the Süper Lig, TFF First League and TFF Second League. Teams playing in the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League enter at the fourth round. After the fifth round, 8 winners are drawn into two groups of four teams and play in a round-robin tournament. Winners and runners-up of the groups play in semi-finals as two-legged ties. Winners of the semi-finals play the final match in a neutral ground.[2]
The final consists of a single match that takes place in a neutral setting. The winner of the cup earns a spot in the third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League, and also plays in the Turkish Super Cup against the Süper Lig champions.
Round | Clubs remaining | Clubs involved | Winners from previous round | New entries this round | Leagues entering at this round |
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First round | 156 | 86 | none | 86 | TFF Third League & Turkish Regional Amateur League |
Second round | 113 | 108 | 43 | 65 | Süper Lig & TFF First League & TFF Second League |
Third round | 59 | 54 | 54 | none | none |
Fourth round | 32 | 32 | 27 | 5 | Süper Lig |
Fifth round | 16 | 16 | 16 | none | none |
Group stage | 8 | 8 | 8 | none | none |
Semi-finals | 4 | 4 | 4 | none | none |
Final | 2 | 2 | 2 | none | none |
Trophy and prize money

Turkish Football Federation awards the Turkish Cup trophy (current design is seen on the right) to the winners of the final. Cup winners and runners-up receive 50 medals each. Also prize money is given away. TFF awards prizes not by winning a round, but just by reaching the round. The final match is an exception, where runners-up receive less than cup winners. The prize money is in United States dollars. A sum of $10,500,000 worth prize money is awarded to participating teams. As an honour of the tournament, the cup winner club wears a roundel of the Turkish flag in the next footballing season.
WinnersKey
Two-legged finalsSingle-legged finalsPerformance by club
Finals venues and host cities![]() ![]() İstanbul ![]() İzmir ![]() Trabzon ![]() Bursa ![]() Ankara ![]() Eskişehir ![]() Kayseri ![]() Adana ![]() Bolu ![]() Samsun ![]() Mersin ![]() Şanlıurfa ![]() Adapazarı ![]() İzmit ![]() Diyarbakır ![]() Antalya ![]() Konya ![]() Sivas Host cities of the Turkish Cup Records![]() The winners of Turkish Cup gain the right to wear a roundel of the Turkish flag on their shirt during the next footballing season. Most common finals matchups
Final
Unbeaten
Scorelines
Individual recordsAll-time most appearances
As of 26 May 2019 All-time top scorers
As of 26 May 2019 ManagerPlayers(at least 5 titles)
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