Turkish Cup

Association football tournament in Turkey

Football tournament

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 Turkish Cup (Turkish: Ziraat Türkiye Kupası).^[1]

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 164 clubs from the top four leagues of the Turkish football league system and the Turkish Regional Amateur League. The winner of the cup earns a spot in the play-off round of the UEFA Europa League, and also plays in the Turkish Super Cup against the Süper Lig champions.

Trophy and prize money

Current design of the trophy, in use since 2005.

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.

Winners

Key

Two-legged finals

Single-legged finals

Performance by club

Finals venues and host cities

Istanbul

İzmir

Trabzon

Bursa

Ankara

Eskişehir

Kayseri

Adana

Bolu

Samsun

Mersin

Şanlıurfa

Adapazarı

İzmit

Diyarbakır

Antalya

Konya

Sivas

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Host cities of the Turkish Cup Final

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

• Most wins: 18
  • Galatasaray (1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1973, 1976, 1982, 1985, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019)
• Most consecutive titles: 4
  • Galatasaray (1963, 1964, 1965, 1966)
• Most consecutive appearances: 4
  • Galatasaray (1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 – winning all)
  • Trabzonspor (1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 – winning two)
  • Galatasaray (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 – winning two)
• Most appearances: 23
  • Galatasaray (1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1973, 1976, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019)
• Biggest win:
  • Gençlerbirliği 5–0 Eskişehirspor (1987)
• Most goals in a final: 8
  • Antalyaspor 3–5 Galatasaray (2000)
• Most goals by a losing side: 3
  • Antalyaspor 3–5 Galatasaray (2000)
• Most defeats in a final: 11
  • Fenerbahçe (1963, 1965, 1989, 1996, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2018)

Unbeaten

• Longest unbeaten run: 26
  • Galatasaray, 1962–63 to 1966–67 quarter-finals 2nd leg vs Altay

Scorelines

• Biggest home win
  • 14–2, İskenderun Demir Çelikspor vs Fidan Gençlik S.K., Round 2, 1980–1981
• Biggest away win
  • 1–10, Uşak Belediyespor vs Denizli B.S.K., Second round, 2012–2013

Individual records

All-time most appearances

As of 25 May 2024

All-time top scorers

As of 25 May 2024

Manager

Players

(at least 5 titles)

See also

• Turkish Super Cup

References

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External links

• Turkey – List of Cup Finals, RSSSF.com
• Turkish Cup summary (SOCCERWAY)
• Turkish Cup – Hailoosport.com