The 2017–18 Turkish Cup () was the 56th season of the tournament. Ziraat Bankası is the sponsor of the tournament; thus the official name due to sponsorship was the Ziraat Turkish Cup. As the winners of the tournament, Akhisarspor earned an automatic berth to the group stage of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League and also qualified for the 2018 Turkish Super Cup.
Competition format
Round Total clubsremaining Clubsinvolved Winners fromprevious round New entriesthis round Leagues entering at this round Notes First round 159 42 0 42 Regional Amateur League (33 teams), Third League (newly promoted 9 teams) single leg; no seeds Second round 138 66 21 45 Third League (all teams except newly promoted ones) single leg; no seeds Third round 105 92 33 59 Second League (all teams), First League (all teams), Super League (5 teams not entering in fourth and fifth rounds) single leg; seeding applied Fourth round 59 54 46 8 Super League (teams ranked 5th to 13th in 2016–2017 season except 2016-2017 Turkish Cup winner) single leg; seeding applied Fifth round 32 32 27 5 Super League (teams ranked 1st to 4th in 2016–2017 season plus 2016-2017 Turkish Cup winner) two legs; seeding applied Round of 16 16 16 16 0 two legs; seeding applied Quarter-finals 8 8 8 0 two legs; seeding applied Semi-finals 4 4 4 0 two legs; no seeds Final 2 2 2 0 single leg; no seeds Source:
First round 9 Third League and 33 Regional Amateur League teams competed in this round. No seeds were applied in the single-leg round. 6 teams (67%) from Third League and 15 teams (45%) from the Regional Amateur League qualified for the next round. 9 seeded (43%) and 12 unseeded (57%) teams qualified for the next round. Biggest upset was Siirt İl Özel İdare (no ranking) eliminating Mardin 47 Spor (ranked 137th). Lowest-ranked teams qualifying for the next round were Sinopspor, Kars 36 Spor, Siirt İl Özel İdare and Yüksekova Belediyespor (all with no ranking). Highest-ranked team eliminated was Yeni Orduspor (ranked 118th).
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Second round 51 Third League and 15 Regional Amateur League teams competed in this round. No seeds were applied in the single-leg round. 29 teams (57%) from the Third League and 4 teams (27%) from the Regional Amateur League qualified for the next round. 18 seeded (55%) and 15 unseeded (45%) teams qualified for the next round. Biggest upset was Sinopspor (no ranking) eliminating Erbaaspor (ranked 79th). Lowest-ranked teams qualifying for the next round were Sinopspor and Kars 36 Spor (both with no ranking). Highest-ranked team eliminated was Aydınspor 1923 (ranked 74th).
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Third round 5 Super League, 18 First League, 36 Second League, 29 Third League and 4 Regional Amateur League teams competed in this round. Seeds were applied in the single-leg round. 4 teams (80%) from the Super League, 12 teams (67%) from the First League, 18 teams (50%) from the Second League, 10 teams (34%) from the Third League and 2 teams (50%) from the Regional Amateur League qualified for the next round. 29 seeded (63%) and 17 unseeded (37%) teams qualified for the next round. Biggest upset was Kars 36 Spor (no ranking) eliminating Balıkesirspor Baltok (ranked 27th). Lowest-ranked team qualifying for the next round was Kars 36 Spor (no ranking). Highest-ranked team eliminated was Göztepe (ranked 18th).
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|colspan="3" style="background-color:#D0D0D0" align=center|20 September 2017
|colspan="3" style="background-color:#D0D0D0" align=center|21 September 2017
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Fourth round 12 Super League, 12 First League, 18 Second League, 10 Third League and 2 Regional Amateur League teams competed in this round. Seeds were applied in the single-leg round. 12 teams (100%) from the Super League, 7 teams (58%) from the First League, 4 teams (22%) from the Second League, 3 teams (30%) from the Third League and 1 team (50%) from the Regional Amateur League qualified for the next round. 19 seeded (70%) and 8 unseeded (30%) teams qualified for the next round. Biggest upset was Kars 36 Spor (no ranking) eliminating Altınordu (ranked 25th). Lowest-ranked team qualifying for the next round was Kars 36 Spor (no ranking). Highest-ranked team eliminated was Çaykur Rizespor (ranked 19th).
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|colspan="3" style="background-color:#D0D0D0" align=center|25 October 2017
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Fifth round 17 Super League, 7 First League, 4 Second League, 3 Third League and 1 Regional Amateur League teams competed in this round. Seeds were applied in the two-leg round. 12 teams (71%) from the Super League, 3 teams (43%) from the First League and 1 team (25%) from the Second League qualified for the next round. 12 seeded (75%) and 4 unseeded (25%) teams qualified for the next round. Biggest upset was Bucaspor (ranked 61st) eliminating Sivasspor (ranked 16th). Lowest-ranked team qualifying for the next round was Bucaspor (ranked 61st). Highest-ranked team eliminated was Kasımpaşa (ranked tenth).
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First leg
Second leg
Round of 16 12 Super League, 3 First League and 1 Second League team competed in this round. Seeds were applied in the two-leg round. 7 teams (41%) from the Super League and 1 team (14%) from the First League qualified for the next round. 5 seeded (63%) and 3 unseeded (37%) teams qualified for the next round. Biggest upset was Giresunspor (ranked 24th) eliminating İstanbul Başakşehir (ranked second). Lowest-ranked team qualifying for the next round was Giresunspor (ranked 24th). Highest-ranked team eliminated was İstanbul Başakşehir (ranked second).
Qualified teams The draw for the round of 16 took place on 15 December 2017.
Seeded TeamsBeşiktaşİstanbul BaşakşehirFenerbahçeGalatasarayAntalyasporTrabzonsporAkhisarsporGençlerbirliğiUnseeded TeamsAtiker KonyasporOsmanlısporBursasporKayserisporBolusporGiresunsporİstanbulsporBucaspor
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Second leg
Bracket
Quarter-finals Seven Super League and one First League team competed in this round. Seeds were applied in the two-leg round.
Qualified teams The draw for the quarter-finals and following rounds took place on January 19, 2018.
Seeded TeamsBeşiktaşFenerbahçeGalatasarayAkhisarsporUnseeded TeamsGençlerbirliğiAtiker KonyasporKayserisporGiresunspor
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Semi-finals Summary table
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Fenerbahçe awarded the Tie after Beşiktaş refused to return to the field following an incident in the original game where manager Şenol Güneş was struck on the head with an object, forcing the match to be abandoned. The TFF ordered the remaining 32 minutes to be played behind closed doors, however Beşiktaş refused to travel and after a rejected appeal, did not appear for the rescheduled game. As a result, Beşiktaş were punished by forfeiting all prize money from the competition to the point, and barred from entering the 2018-19 contest.
Final The final was contested in Diyarbakır as a one-off match. The winning club was awarded a total of 75 medals, along with the Turkish Cup trophy.
Akhisarspor player Muğdat Çelik was selected man of the match.
Top goalscorers
RankPlayerClubGoals1 Hugo RodallegaTrabzonspor82 Álvaro NegredoBeşiktaş73 Sinan GümüşGalatasaray64 Yevhen SeleznyovAkhisarspor55 Deniz TürüçKayserispor4 Mustafa PektemekBeşiktaş Hasan KayaAnkara Demirspor Ioan HoraAkhisarspor FernandãoFenerbahçe Mustafa EskihellaçDüzyurtspor
References
External links 2017-18 Turkish Cup Regulations