The 2010 Kazakhstan Cup was the 18th season of the

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, the annual nationwide

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cup competition of

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

since the independence of the country. The competition started on 24 April 2009 and ended on 15 November 2009.Состоялась жеребьевка предварительного этапа Кубка Казахстана-2009.
In the final,

Atyrau Atyrau ( kk, Атырау, ', ; russian: Атырау, ), known until 1991 as Guryev (russian: Гурьев, ), is a city in Kazakhstan and the capital of Atyrau Region. Atyrau is a transcontinental city, at the mouth of the Ural River on the Cas ...

beat Shakhter to win its first cup and earn a place in the

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of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League.

Round 1

All 28 teams from both the

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and First Division entered in this round. The draw was conducted on 26 March 2009 at the offices of the

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. For every match, one First Division team was drawn against one Premier League team, with the First Division team assigned as the home team. The exception was a match between Shakhter and Ekibastuzets which was played at Shakhter's pitch due to insufficient pitch conditions in

Ekibastuz Ekibastuz ( kk, Екібастұз, translit=Ekıbastūz, , ەكئباستۇز; russian: Экибастуз) is a city in Pavlodar Region, northeastern Kazakhstan. The population was Ekibastuz is served by Ekibastuz Airport. History The history ...

. The matches were played on 24 and 25 April 2009.

Round 2

The draw was conducted on 29 April 2009 at the offices of the Kazakh Football Federation. The fourteen winners of Round 1 were drawn into six matches. Thereby,

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and

received a bye. The first legs were played on 20 May 2009 while the second legs were played on 23 June 2009.

Quarterfinals

The draw was conducted on 27 July 2009 at the offices of the Kazakh Football Federation.Состоялась жеребьевка 1/4 финала розыгрыша Кубка Казахстана-2009.
The first leg was played on 27 August 2009 while the second legs was played on 3 October 2009.

Semifinals

The draw was conducted on 21 October 2009 at the offices of the Kazakh Football Federation.Состоялась жеребьевка 1/2 финала розыгрыша Кубка Казахстана-2009.
The first legs were played on 7 November 2009 while the second legs were played on 11 November 2009.

Final

The final was played on 15 November 2009 in the capital city

Astana Astana, previously known as Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Akmola, and most recently Nur-Sultan, is the capital city of Kazakhstan. The city lies on the banks of the Ishim (river), Ishim River in the north-central part of Kazakhstan, within the Akmo ...

, in the Astana Arena Stadium.

References

External links

Official site

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2009 domestic association football cups

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