2004-2005 Turkish Cup

The Format

The clubs participating at several phases of the Turkish Cup are decided by the final standings of the last year's league games.
The clubs of Turkish 1st Super League and Turkish 2nd League (Category A) qualify to the cup automatically.
The top four clubs of the 2nd League (Category B) also qualify, but none of the Turkish 3rd League clubs.

The Turkish Cup is played in a one-game knockout system. The games are played at the first club's venue. If a game ends in a tie, then extra 30 minutes will pe played. If the tie is still not broken after the extra time, then the penalty shoot-out will decide the winner.

Round 1

17 ties
Top 15 clubs of last year's 1st Super League clubs are seeded bye for the round.
The rest (33) of the 48 clubs play Round 1. One club draws bye, other 32 clubs are paired geographically. The winners and bye club proceed to Round 2.

Round 2

15 bye teams join the 17 winners of the previous round and they are seeded. One tie is played without any seed.

Round 3

16 Round winners play each other. No seeding anymore.

Quarter Finals

8 Round 3 winners play each other.

Semi Finals

4 Quarter Finals winners play each other.

Final

2 Semi Finalists play each other at a neutral site.