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2015–16 Turkish Cup

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Country
  
Turkey

Teams
  
159

Dates
  
16 Dec 2015 – 25 May 2016

2015–16 Turkish Cup

Similar
  
2014–15 Turkish Cup, 2015–16 Süper Lig, 2015 UEFA Super Cup, 1979–80 1Lig, 2016–17 Süper Lig

The 2015–16 Turkish Cup (Turkish: 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 2016–17 UEFA Europa League, and also qualify for the 2016 Turkish Super Cup.

Contents

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 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 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

    References

    2015–16 Turkish Cup Wikipedia