2017–18 Turkish Cup
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 clubs remaining | Clubs involved | Winners from previous round | New entries this round | Leagues entering at this round | Notes |
First round | 159 | 42 | 0 | 42 | Regional Amateur League, Third League | single leg; no seeds |
Second round | 138 | 66 | 21 | 45 | Third League | single leg; no seeds |
Third round | 105 | 92 | 33 | 59 | Second League, First League, Super League | single leg; seeding applied |
Fourth round | 59 | 54 | 46 | 8 | Super League | single leg; seeding applied |
Fifth round | 32 | 32 | 27 | 5 | Super League | 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 from Third League and 15 teams from the Regional Amateur League qualified for the next round.
- 9 seeded and 12 unseeded teams qualified for the next round.
- Biggest upset was Siirt İl Özel İdare eliminating Mardin 47 Spor.
- Lowest-ranked teams qualifying for the next round were Sinopspor, Kars 36 Spor, Siirt İl Özel İdare and Yüksekova Belediyespor.
- Highest-ranked team eliminated was Yeni Orduspor.
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 from the Third League and 4 teams from the Regional Amateur League qualified for the next round.
- 18 seeded and 15 unseeded teams qualified for the next round.
- Biggest upset was Sinopspor eliminating Erbaaspor.
- Lowest-ranked teams qualifying for the next round were Sinopspor and Kars 36 Spor.
- Highest-ranked team eliminated was Aydınspor 1923.
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 from the Super League, 12 teams from the First League, 18 teams from the Second League, 10 teams from the Third League and 2 teams from the Regional Amateur League qualified for the next round.
- 29 seeded and 17 unseeded teams qualified for the next round.
- Biggest upset was Kars 36 Spor eliminating Balıkesirspor Baltok.
- Lowest-ranked team qualifying for the next round was Kars 36 Spor.
- Highest-ranked team eliminated was Göztepe.
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 from the Super League, 7 teams from the First League, 4 teams from the Second League, 3 teams from the Third League and 1 team from the Regional Amateur League qualified for the next round.
- 19 seeded and 8 unseeded teams qualified for the next round.
- Biggest upset was Kars 36 Spor eliminating Altınordu.
- Lowest-ranked team qualifying for the next round was Kars 36 Spor.
- Highest-ranked team eliminated was Çaykur Rizespor.
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 from the Super League, 3 teams from the First League and 1 team from the Second League qualified for the next round.
- 12 seeded and 4 unseeded teams qualified for the next round.
- Biggest upset was Bucaspor eliminating Sivasspor.
- Lowest-ranked team qualifying for the next round was Bucaspor.
- Highest-ranked team eliminated was Kasımpaşa.
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 from the Super League and 1 team from the First League qualified for the next round.
- 5 seeded and 3 unseeded teams qualified for the next round.
- Biggest upset was Giresunspor eliminating İstanbul Başakşehir.
- Lowest-ranked team qualifying for the next round was Giresunspor.
- Highest-ranked team eliminated was İstanbul Başakşehir.
Qualified teams
- The draw for the round of 16 took place on 15 December 2017.
Source: First legSecond legBracketQuarter-finals
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