The 2012 Turkish Cup final () was the 50th final of the Turkish Cup. The final was contested between Bursaspor and Fenerbahçe. Match was played on 16 May 2012, at 20:30 local time. The venue chosen for the match was Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium, a neutral ground for both clubs. Fenerbahçe were the winners of the match, and eventual winners of the 2011–12 Turkish Cup.
Path to the final Bursaspor entered the tournament in the third round. They played their first match at their home ground against Şanlıurfaspor, a TFF Second League club. In the fourth round, they faced another TFF Second League club in an away game, and won after extra time. In the quarter-finals stage, they faced a Süper Lig club, Sivasspor in a neutral venue in Istanbul for both sides. Bursaspor played their fourth match in the tournament against Eskişehirspor, this time in İzmir, another neutral venue. A 3–0 semi-final win against their rivals paved the way for the final against Fenerbahçe.Yarı Final'de Bursaspor Turkish Football Federation , accessed
The other finalist Fenerbahçe had also entered the tournament in the third round. Their first match was against Konya Torku Şekerspor, a TFF Second League club, on Fenerbahçe's home ground. Their fourth round match was against TFF First League side Samsunspor. In the finals stage, Fenerbahçe played all of their matches (including the final) in Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium, a neutral venue for the club. The quarter-final match was against Kayserispor, a game won by a dramatic penalty shoot-out. In the semi-finals stage they played against Karabükspor and won by 2–0, paving the way to the final.Yarı Final'de Fenerbahçe Turkish Football Federation , accessed
Background This was the 5th final for Bursaspor, who only won the cup in 1986. On the other hand, Fenerbahçe had won the cup four times before. This match was their 14th finals appearance. Both teams have played against each other in the 1974 final, a two-legged tie won by Fenerbahçe.
Fenerbahçe already secured a berth in 2012–13 UEFA Champions League through league position. Because of this, Bursaspor will play in the second qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.2012–13 UEFA access list Bert Kassies, accessed
Regardless of the European access, Fenerbahçe qualified for the 2012 Turkish Super Cup as cup winners.
Final
Bursaspor: GK 12 Scott CarsonDF 20 Michaël Chrétien Basser DF 38 İbrahim Öztürk (C)DF 23 Serdar AzizDF 6 Gökçek VedersonMF 7 Alfred N'Diaye MF 21 Adem Koçak MF 10 Pablo BatallaMF 33 Ozan İpekFW 9 Stanislav Šesták FW 11 Sebastián Pinto Substitutes:GK 1 Yavuz ÖzkanDF 4 Ömer ErdoğanMF 30 Musa Çağıran MF 13 Gustav SvenssonMF 35 Hakan AslantaşFW 14 Okan Deniz FW 22 Turgay Bahadır Manager: Ertuğrul SağlamFenerbahçe: GK 1 Volkan DemirelDF 77 Gökhan Gönül DF 4 Bekir İrtegünDF 6 Joseph Yobo DF 3 Reto ZieglerMF 16 Cristian Baroni MF 5 Emre Belözoğlu MF 38 Mehmet TopuzMF 88 Caner Erkin MF 10 Alex de Souza (C) FW 23 Semih Şentürk Substitutes:GK 34 Mert GünokDF 53 Serdar Kesimal DF 67 Orhan Şam MF 62 Selçuk ŞahinMF 20 Özer HurmacıMF 9 Miroslav StochFW 7 Moussa Sow Manager: Aykut Kocaman
Assistant referees: Cem SatmanEkrem Kan Fourth official: Barış ŞimşekMatch rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Seven named substitutes Maximum of three substitutions
Turkish Cup2011–12 WinnersFenerbahçe5th Title
See also 2011–12 Turkish Cup 2012 Turkish Super Cup
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