The 2015–16 Turkish Cup () 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.
Competition format RoundClubs remainingClubs involvedWinners from previous roundNew entries this roundLeagues entering at this roundPreliminary round15930030Regional Amateur LeagueFirst round144721557Third LeagueSecond round108983662Second League, First League, Super League (11-18)Third round5954495Super League (6-10)Group stage3232275Super League (1-5)Round of 161616160Quarter finals8880Semi finals4440Final2220
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.
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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. HomeScoreAway
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. HomeScoreAway
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. HomeScoreAway
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.
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Galatasaray Fenerbahçe Beşiktaş İstanbul Başakşehir Trabzonspor Bursaspor Mersin İdman Yurdu Konyaspor Gaziantepspor Eskişehirspor Akhisar Belediyespor Çaykur Rizespor Kayserispor Antalyaspor Kardemir Karabükspor ŞanlıurfasporKarşıyaka Boluspor Giresunspor Adanaspor 1461 Trabzon Bucaspor Bandırmaspor İnegölsporNazilli Belediyespor Aydınspor 1923 Amedspor Büyükçekmece Tepecikspor Tuzlaspor Sivas Belediyespor Etimesgut Belediyespor Kastamonuspor 1966
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Group G
Group H
Knockout stage GroupWinnersRunners-upAİstanbul BaşakşehirAmedsporBBursasporBüyükçekmece TepeciksporCSivas BelediyesporBeşiktaş DBucasporÇaykur RizesporEGalatasarayAkhisar BelediyesporFTrabzonsporGaziantepsporGKonyasporKayserisporHFenerbahçeAntalyaspor
Süper LigTFF 2.LigGalatasaray(TH)FenerbahçeBeşiktaşİstanbul BaşakşehirTrabzonsporBursasporKonyasporGaziantepsporAkhisar BelediyesporÇaykur RizesporKayserisporAntalyasporBucasporAmedsporBüyükçekmece TepeciksporSivas Belediyespor Active teams shown in bold.
Bracket
Round of 16 Summary table
Matches
Quarter-finals Summary table
First leg
Second leg
Semi-finals Summary table
First leg
Second leg
Final The final was contested in Antalya as a one-off match. The winning club, Galatasaray, was awarded 50 medals club along with the Turkish Cup trophy.
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