The Turkish Cup () is a

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cup competition in Turkish football, run by the

Turkish Football Federation The Turkish Football Federation (; TFF) is the governing body of association football in Turkey. It was formed on 23 April 1923, and joined FIFA the same year and UEFA in 1962. It organizes the Turkey national football team, the Turkish Foo ...

since 1962. During a brief sponsorship period with

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, its sponsored name was ''Fortis Türkiye Kupası''. Now

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is the sponsor and the sponsored name for the cup is Ziraat Turkish Cup ().Ziraat Türkiye Kupası'nın yayıncı kuruluşu Turkuvaz Medya oldu
, accessed 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

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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.Türkiye Kupası heyecanını 156 takım yaşayacak
Turkish Football Federation , accessed The last champion is Galatasaray.

Tournament format

The current format of the Turkish Cup consists of 164 clubs from the top four leagues of the

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and the

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. The winner of the cup earns a spot in the play-off round of the

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, and also plays in the

Turkish Super Cup The Turkish Super Cup, known as Turkcell Super Cup () for sponsorship reasons, is a super cup tournament in Turkish football. Founded in 1966 as a two-team competition, the current version has been contested since 2025 by four teams: the winners ...

against the Süper Lig champions.

Trophy and prize money

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

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s. 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

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in the next footballing season.

Winners

Key

Two-legged finals

Single-legged finals

Performance by club

Finals venues and host cities

Records

Most common finals matchups

Final

* Most wins: 19 **

Galatasaray Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Galatasaray and familiarly as Cimbom, is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul including basketball, wheelchair ...

(1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1973, 1976, 1982, 1985, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2025) * Most consecutive titles: 4 **

(1963, 1964, 1965, 1966) * Most consecutive appearances: 4 **

(1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 – winning all) **

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(1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 – winning two) **

(1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 – winning two) * Most appearances: 24 **

(1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1973, 1976, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2025) * Biggest win: ** Gençlerbirliği 5–0

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(1987) * Most goals in a final: 8 **

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3–5

(2000) * Most goals by a losing side: 3 **

3–5

(2000) * Most defeats in a final: 11 ** Fenerbahçe (1963, 1965, 1989, 1996, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2016, 2018)

Unbeaten

* Longest unbeaten run: 26 **

, 1962–63 to 1966–67 quarter-finals 2nd leg vs

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Scorelines

* Biggest home win ** 14–2,

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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)

References

External links

Turkey – List of Cup Finals
RSSSF.com
Turkish Cup summary
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