New Status
The structure of the Turkish Cup is basically the same as previous years.
There will be 17 more clubs this year and an extra round. The new round will be called Play off round and will be played after Round 2 and just before the Group Stage. We will also see clubs playing at TFF 3. Lig to play in the cup this year.
The Structure:
Final - 2 clubs - one game knock out
* 2 clubs - clubs proceeding Semi Finals
Semi Finals - 4 clubs - two legged knock out
* 4 clubs - clubs proceeding Quarter Finals
Quarter Finals - 8 clubs - two legged knock out
* 8 clubs - Top two clubs in groups
Group Stage - 20 clubs - One legged league games
* 4 seeded clubs
********* - Beşiktaş (defending cup winner), Sivasspor, Trabzonspor, Fenerbahçe (losing finalist)
* 16 clubs - clubs proceeding Play off Round
Play-off Round - 32 clubs - One game knock out
* 11 clubs - 5th thru 15th placed clubs from 2008-2009 Turkcell Süper Lig
********* - Galatasaray, Bursaspor, Kayseri, Gaziantepspor, İstanbul BB, Ankaraspor
********* - Eskişehirspor, Antalyaspor, MKE Ankaragücü, Gençlerbirliği, enizlispor
* 3 clubs - 3 clubs which promoted to 2009-2010 Turkcell Süper Lig
********* - Manisaspor, Diyarbakır, Kasımpaşa
* 18 clubs - clubs proceeding Round 2
Round 2 - 36 clubs - One game knock out
* 3 clubs - Bottom three from 2008-2009 Turkcell Süper Lig
********* - Konyaspor, Kocaelispor, Hacettepe
* 15 clubs - 15 clubs which didn't promote from 2008-2009 Bank Asya 1. Lig
********* - Boluspor, Altay, Karşıyaka, KDÇ Karabükspor, Adanaspor
********* - ÇAYKUR Rize, Orduspor, Kayseri Erciyesspor, Kartal, Gaziantep BB
********* - Giresunspor, Samsunspor, Sakaryaspor, Güngören Belediye, Malatyaspor
* 18 clubs - clubs proceeding Round 1
Round 1 - 35 clubs - One game knock out - Regional grouping:
* 10 clubs - All the clubs from 2008-2009 TFF 2. Lig Promotion Group
********* - Bucaspor, Mersin İdman Yurdu, Tokatspor, Tarsus İdman Yurdu, Çorumspor
********* - Belediye Vanspor, Körfez Belediye, Beykozspor 1908, Eyüpspor, Diyarbakır BB DİSKİ
* 10 clubs - Top two clubs from 2008-2009 TFF 2. Lig Classification Groups
********* - Dardanel, Gebzespor, Denizli Belediye, Turgutluspor, Konya Şeker
********* - Kırşehirspor, Trabzon Karadenizspor, Çankırı Belediye, Şanlıurfa, Adıyamanspor
* 10 clubs - All the clubs from 2008-2009 TFF 3. Lig Promotion Group
********* - Göztepe, Tepecik Belediye, Tavşanlı TKİ Linyitspor, Kahramanmaraşspor, Ankara Demirspor
********* - Hatayspor, Pursaklarspor, Bafra Belediye, Lüleburgazspor, İzmirspor
* 5 clubs - Group winners from 2008-2009 TFF 3. Lig Classification Groups
********* - Yalovaspor, Balıkesirspor, İnegölspor, Kastamonuspor, Batman Belediye
Seeding for the top 4
The defending cup winner and the top three from Turkcell Süper Lig
If defending cup winner is one of the top three from the league, then the losing cup finalist is seeded
If losing cup finalist also is one of the top three from the league, then the fourth placed club in the league is seeded.
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