The 2015–16 Turkish Cup ( tr, Türkiye Kupası) is the 54th season of the Turkish Cup. Ziraat Bankası is the sponsor of the tournament, thus the sponsored name is Ziraat Turkish Cup. The winners will earn a berth in the group stage of the

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, and also qualify for the

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Competition format

Preliminary round

* 30 teams from Regional Amateur League competed in this round. * 15 teams (50%) from Regional Amateur League qualified for the next round. * 9 seeded (60%) and 6 unseeded (40%) teams qualified for the next round.

First round

* 57 teams from Third League and 15 teams from Regional Amateur League competed in this round. * 30 teams (53%) from Third League and 6 teams (40%) from Regional Amateur League qualified for the next round. * 17 seeded (47%) and 19 unseeded (53%) teams qualified for the next round.

Second round

* 8 teams from Super League, 18 teams from First League, 36 teams from Second League, 30 teams from Third League and 6 teams from Regional Amateur League competed in this round. * 7 teams (88%) from Super League, 12 teams (67%) from First League, 18 teams (50%) from Second League, 10 teams (33%) from Third League and 2 teams (33%) from Regional Amateur League qualified for the next round. * 34 seeded (69%) and 15 unseeded (31%) teams qualified for the next round.

Third round

* 12 teams from Super League, 12 teams from First League, 18 teams from Second League, 10 teams from Third League and 2 teams from Regional Amateur League will compete in this round. * 9 teams (75%) from Super League, 7 teams (47%) from First League, 9 teams (50%) from Second League and 2 teams (20%) from Third League qualified for the next round. None of teams from Regional Amateur League was qualified. * 17 seeded (59%) and 10 unseeded (41%) teams qualified for the next round.

Group stage

Top five teams from

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joined 27 winners from the third round for the group stage. The group draw will commence on 7 December 2015, as 32 teams were split into 8 groups of 4 teams. This stage is a

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with home and away matches, in the vein of UEFA European competitions' group stages. The winners and runners-up of the eight groups will advance to the round of 16.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Group E

Group F

Group G

Group H

Knockout stage

Active teams shown in bold.

Bracket

Round of 16

Summary table

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Matches

Quarter-finals

Summary table

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First leg

Second leg

Semi-finals

Summary table

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First leg

Second leg

Final

The final was contested in Antalya as a one-off match. The winning club, Galatasaray, was awarded 50 medals club along with the Turkish Cup trophy.

References

External links

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