Country Turkey Defending champions Beşiktaş | Teams 71 | |
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Dates 2 September 2009 –5 May 2010 | ||
The 2009–10 Turkish Cup (Turkish: Türkiye Kupası) was the forty-eighth season of Turkey's annual cup competition. It was also known as Ziraat Türkiye Kupası due to a sponsorship contract. The winners Trabzonspor, also qualified for the play-off round of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League. Beşiktaş were the defending champions.
Contents
The competition began on 2 September 2009 with the first round and concluded on 5 May 2010 with the final, held at Şanlıurfa GAP Stadium. The final was contested by seven-time winners Trabzonspor and four-time winners Fenerbahçe, with Trabzonspor bested the Istanbul-based club 3–1.
First round
The draw for the First Round took place at the headquarters of the TFF in İstanbul on 25 August 2009. The matches were played on 2 September 2009.
Second round
The draw for the Second Round was conducted at the headquarters of the TFF in İstanbul on 15 September 2009. The matches were played on 30 September 2009.
Play-off round
The draw for the Third Round was conducted at the headquarters of the TFF in İstanbul on 19 October 2009. The matches were played starting on 28 October 2009.
Group stage
The group stage consisted of four groups with five teams each. The top four teams that finished from 1st place to 4th in the Süper Lig 2008-09 were seeded as group heads: Beşiktaş, Sivasspor, Trabzonspor and Fenerbahçe. The sixteen teams who qualified through the first two rounds of elimination matches were randomly drawn into one of the four groups.
Every team played every other team of its group once, either home or away. The winners and runners-up of each group qualified for the quarterfinals.