The 2011 Turkish Cup Final was the 49th final match of the

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. The match took place on 11 May 2011, at Kadir Has Stadium in

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. The match was played between 8 time winners

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and first time finalists İstanbul B.B. The referee of the match was Yunus Yıldırım. Because of its current situation in the

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, Beşiktaş entered the final looking to secure a berth to

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next year as well as winning its 9th cup in team history. İstanbul B.B., which showed superiority towards Beşiktaş in the

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, played in the

final for the first time in their history. After normal time and extra time ended on a 2–2 draw, Beşiktaş won the penalty shootout 4–3 and won its 9th Turkish Cup. By winning, Beşiktaş secured a berth in the play-off round of the

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. On June 10, 2013 UEFA officially opened up disciplinary proceedings against Beşiktaş in regard to match-fixing in the 2011 Turkish Cup final.

Background

Beşiktaş reached the Turkish Cup final for the 15th time in their history. Previously winning the cup 8 times, Beşiktaş entered as the favored team. İstanbul B.B., on the other hand, was entering the final for the first time in their history. İstanbul B.B.'s best performance in the Turkish Cup was in the 2009-10 Turkish Cup season, when they reached the quarter finals. In the

, İstanbul B.B. showed superiority against Beşiktaş, winning 2–0 at İnönü and 2–1 at

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. However Beşiktaş had amassed more points than İstanbul B.B., with 50 points while İstanbul B.B. had only 41 points. Beşiktaş started the 2010–11 Turkish Cup in the play-off round, defeating

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3–0. In the group stage, Beşiktaş was placed in group B with Gaziantep B.B.,

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, Konya Torku Şekerspor and

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Match details

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Background

Match details

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