2016–17 Turkish Cup

The 2016–17 Turkish Cup (Turkish: Türkiye Kupası) is the 55th 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 2017–18 UEFA Europa League, and also qualify for the 2017 Turkish Super Cup.

Competition format

Preliminary round

• 28 teams from Regional Amateur League competed in this round. Seeds are for informative purpose only; they did not apply in this round's draw.

• 14 teams (50%) from Regional Amateur League qualified for the next round.
• 9 seeded (64%) and 5 unseeded (36%) teams qualified for the next round.
• Biggest upsets were Hakkarispor FK (no ranking) and 68 Aksaray Bld (no ranking) eliminating Tatvan G.Birliği (ranked 189) and Osmaniyespor FK (ranked 202), respectively.
• Lowest ranked teams qualified for the next round were 68 Aksaray Bld (no ranking), Hakkarispor FK (no ranking) and Muşspor FC (no ranking); highest ranked team got eliminated was Adıyaman 1954 SK (ranked 145).

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First round

• 58 teams from Third League and 14 teams from Regional Amateur League competed in this round. Seeds are for informative purpose only; they did not apply in this round's draw.

• 31 teams (53%) from Third League and 5 teams (36%) from Regional Amateur League qualified for the next round.
• 19 seeded (53%) and 17 unseeded (47%) teams qualified for the next round.
• Biggest upset was Serhat Ardahan (ranked 228) eliminating Bayburt Grup Özel İdare (ranked 81).
• Lowest ranked team qualified for the next round was Serhat Ardahan (ranked 228); highest ranked team got eliminated was Ankara Demirspor (ranked 75).

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Second round

• 8 teams from Super League, 18 teams from First League, 36 teams from Second League, 31 teams from Third League and 5 teams from Regional Amateur League competed in this round. Seeds were applied in this round's draw.

• 5 teams (63%) from Super League, 12 teams (67%) from First League, 21 teams (58%) from Second League, 10 teams (32%) from Third League and 1 team (20%) from Regional Amateur League qualified for the next round.
• 32 seeded (65%) and 17 unseeded (35%) teams qualified for the next round.
• Biggest upset was Yeni Amasyaspor (ranked 143) eliminating Kayseri Erciyesspor (ranked 38).
• Lowest ranked team qualified for the next round was Yeni Amasyaspor (ranked 143); highest ranked team got eliminated was Adanaspor (ranked 16).

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Third round

• 10 teams from Super League, 12 teams from First League, 21 teams from Second League, 10 teams from Third League and 1 team from Regional Amateur League competed in this round. Seeds were applied in this round's draw.

• 9 teams (90%) from Super League, 6 teams (50%) from First League, 7 teams (33%) from Second League, 4 teams (40%) from Third League and 1 team (100%) from Regional Amateur League qualified for the next round.
• 17 seeded (63%) and 10 unseeded (37%) teams qualified for the next round.
• Biggest upset was Yeni Amasyaspor (ranked 143) eliminating Denizlispor (ranked 33).
• Lowest ranked team qualified for the next round was Yeni Amasyaspor (ranked 143); highest ranked team got eliminated was Antalyaspor (ranked 9).

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Group stage

• 14 teams from Super League, 6 teams from First League, 7 teams from Second League, 4 teams from Third League and 1 team from Regional Amateur League competed in this round. Seeds were applied in this round's draw. The pots for the group stage draw were as follows:

• Teams competed in a round-robin format with top two teams qualifying from each group. In case of equal points, head-to-head record was taken into account to determine the final position of teams in the group.
• 11 teams (79%) from Super League, 3 teams (50%) from First League and 2 teams (29%) from Second League qualified for the next round.
• 12 seeded (75%) and 4 unseeded (25%) teams qualified for the next round.
• 8 teams (100%) from Pot 1, 4 teams (50%) from Pot 2 and 4 teams (50%) from Pot 3 qualified for the next round.
• Lowest ranked team qualified for the next round was Gümüşhanespor (ranked 46); highest ranked team got eliminated was Bursaspor (ranked 11).

Round of 16

• 11 teams from Super League, 3 teams from First League and 2 teams from Second League competed in this round.
• 7 teams (64%) from Super League and 1 team (33%) from First League qualified for the next round.
• 5 seeded (63%) and 3 unseeded (38%) teams qualified for the next round.
• Biggest upset was Kayserispor (ranked 15) eliminating Gençlerbirliği (ranked 10).
• Lowest ranked team qualified for the next round was Sivasspor (ranked 19); highest ranked team got eliminated was Beşiktaş (ranked 1).

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Matches

Quarter-finals

• 7 teams from Super League and 1 team from First League competed in this round. Seeds were applied in this round's draw.

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First leg

Second leg

Semi-finals

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First leg

Second leg

Final

The final contested in Eslkişehir as a one-off match. The winner awarded 50 medals per club along with the Turkish Cup trophy.

References

General

• http://www.tff.org.tr/Resources/TFF/Documents/STATULER/2016-2017/Turkiye-Kupasi-Statusu.pdf

Specific