The 2015–16 Turkish Cup () is the 54th season of the
Turkish Cup
The Turkish Cup () 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 ...
.
Ziraat Bankası
Ziraat Bankası () is a Turkish state-owned bank founded in 1863. The bank provides commercial loan support to companies and tradesmen, as well as personal loans such as consumer loans, vehicle loans and housing loans.
History
During the firs ...
is the sponsor of the tournament, thus the sponsored name is Ziraat Turkish Cup. The winners will earn a berth in the
group stage
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of the
2016–17 UEFA Europa League
The 2016–17 UEFA Europa League was the 46th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the eighth season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League.
The final was played between Ajax and ...
, and also qualify for the
2016 Turkish Super Cup.
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
2014–15 Süper Lig
The 2014–15 Süper Lig (known as the Spor Toto Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons) was the 57th season of the Süper Lig, the highest tier football league of Turkey.
The season was named after former Beşiktaş club president Süleyman Seba, w ...
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
round-robin tournament
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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
{{DEFAULTSORT:Turkish Cup 2015-16
2015-16
2015–16 European domestic association football cups
Cup
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