2005-2006 Turkish Cup

 Format Change

The format of the Turkish Cup is changing in 2005-2006 season.
The main change is the introduction of a group stage before the Quarter Finals.
6 clubs promoted from the Turkish Professional 3rd League are admitted to the cup extra enties.

Round 1 - 36 clubs:
18 clubs of 2004-05 Turkish Professional 2nd League - Category A.
12 clubs of 2004-05 Turkish Professional 2nd League - Category B. Top four in each group.
6 clubs of 2004-05 Turkish Professional 3rd League. The clubs which won the promotion.

Round 2 - 32 clubs:
18 clubs progressed from Round 1.
14 clubs of 2004-05 Turkish Professional 1st Super League. Clubs ranked 5th through 18th. (They will be seeded)

Group Stage - 20 clubs:
16 clubs progressed from Round 2.
4 clubs of 2004-05 Turkish Professional 1st Super League. Clubs ranked 1st through 4th. (They will be seeded)
The round will be played in 4 groups with 5 clubs each.
It is not clear if the clubs will play each other once or twice,yet.

Quarter Finals:
Group A winner vs Group B runner-up, Group B winner vs Group A runner-up, Group C winner vs Group D runner-up, Group D winner vs Group C runner-up.

Semi Finals:

Final