Azerbaijan Cup

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Azerbaijan Cup
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Founded1992; 29 years ago (1992)
Region Azerbaijan
Number of teams19
Qualifier forUEFA Europa Conference League
Current championsKeşla (2nd title)
Most successful club(s)Neftchi Baku
(7 titles)
Television broadcastersCBC Sport
2020–21 Azerbaijan Cup

The Azerbaijan Cup is a major association football competition in Azerbaijan. In its original form, it started in 1936, when Azerbaijan was a republic of the Soviet Union and it was not disputed by Azerbaijani teams in the Soviet league pyramid.

Compared to cups in many other countries, Azerbaijan attracts considerably less public interest and even the cup final is rarely sold out. Consequently, the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan has experimented with the format in order to raise the profile of the cup.

Format[]

The clubs from Azerbaijan First Division (2nd tier) play in the First Round. The winners of that round advance to the Second Round, where the clubs from Azerbaijan Premier League (1st tier) join. For the quarterfinals and the semifinals, the round-robin system is used. For the finals, the format is restored to head-to-head.

Participants[]

All clubs from the Azerbaijan Premier League and First Division.

History[]

Soviet time Cup winners[]

Finals[]

Year Venue Winner Score Runner-up
1992 29 August 1992
BakuTofiq Bahramov Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
İnşaatçı Baku
Goal 27'
Ilkham Aliev Goal 101'
2 – 1
(aet)
FK Kur
Goal 83'
1993 28 May 1993
BakuTofiq Bahramov Stadium
Attendance: 10,500
Qarabağ
Goal 97'
1 – 0
(aet)
İnşaatçı Sabirabad
1993–94 28 May 1994
BakuTofiq Bahramov Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
Kapaz
Goal 31'
Goal 62'
2 – 0 Khazar Lankaran
1994–95 28 May 1995
BakuTofiq Bahramov Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Neftchi Baku
Yunis Huseynov Goal 78'
1 – 0 FK Kur
15 May 1996
BakuTofiq Bahramov Stadium
Attendance: 18,500
Neftchi Baku
Yunis Huseynov Goal 11'
Vidadi Rzayev Goal 78'
Yunis Huseynov Goal 81'
3 – 0 Qarabağ
28 May 1997
BakuTofiq Bahramov Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Kapaz
Goal 44'
1 – 0 Khazri Buzovna
28 May 1998
BakuTofiq Bahramov Stadium
Attendance: 5,500
Kapaz
Badri Kvaratskhelia Goal 21'
Goal 52'
2 – 0
Qarabağ
28 May 1999
BakuTofiq Bahramov Stadium
Attendance: 11,000
Neftchi Baku 0 – 0
(5 – 4 pen.)
Shamkir
28 May 2000
BakuTofiq Bahramov Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Kapaz
Ramiz Mammadov Goal 53'
Goal 69'
2 – 1 Qarabağ
Goal 90'
2000–01 25 May 2001
SumqayitMehdi Huseynzade Stadium
Attendance: 1500
Shafa
Ramiz Mammadov Goal 8'
Emin Imamaliev Goal 85'
2 – 1 Neftchi Baku
Samir Aliyev Goal 23'
2001–02* 28 May 2002
BakuTofiq Bahramov Stadium
Attendance: 19,000
Neftchi Baku
3 – 0 Forfeit
Shamkir walked off in 84'
Shamkir
2002–03 Due to conflict between almost all clubs and the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan, no Cup Competition was held.[1]
2003–04 9 May 2004
BakuTofiq Bahramov Stadium
Attendance: 18,000
Neftchi Baku
Samir Abbasov Goal 104'
1 – 0
(aet)
Shamkir
2004–05 28 May 2005
BakuTofiq Bahramov Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
FK Baku
Leandro Gomes Goal 5'
Andrezinho Goal 114'
2 – 1
(aet)
Inter Baku
Uladzimir Makowski Goal 52'
2005–06 3 June 2006
BakuShafa
Attendance: 4,000
Qarabağ
Goal 45'
Samir Musayev Goal 87'
2 – 1 Karvan
Roman Akhalkatsi Goal 1'
2006–07 28 May 2007
BakuTofiq Bahramov Stadium
Attendance: 15,500
Khazar Lankaran
Rashad Karimov Goal 90'
1 – 0 MKT-Araz
2007–08 25 May 2008
BakuTofiq Bahramov Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Khazar Lankaran
Juninho Goal 115'
Juninho Goal 118'
2 – 0
(aet)
Inter Baku
2008–09 23 May 2009
BakuTofiq Bahramov Stadium
Attendance: 5,500
Qarabağ
Vagif Javadov Goal 57'
1 – 0 Inter Baku
2009–10 22 May 2010
BakuTofiq Bahramov Stadium
Attendance: 26,000
FK Baku
Veaceslav Sofroni Goal 93'
Aleksandar Solic Goal 103'
2 – 1
(aet)
Khazar Lankaran
Elvin Beqiri Goal 120'
2010–11 24 May 2011
BakuTofiq Bahramov Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Khazar Lankaran
Winston Parks Goal 91'
1 – 1
(4 – 2 pen.)
Inter Baku
Ģirts Karlsons Goal 100'
2011–12 17 May 2012
BakuDalga Arena
Attendance: 4,300
FC Baku
Koke Goal 8'
Juninho Goal 27'
2 – 0 Neftchi Baku
2012–13 28 May 2013
BakuTofiq Bahramov Stadium
Attendance: 29,500
Neftchi Baku 0 – 0
(5 – 3 pen.)
Khazar Lankaran
2013–14 22 May 2014
BakuTofiq Bahramov Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Neftchi Baku
Samir Masimov Goal 52'
1 – 1
(3 – 2 pen.)
Gabala
Marat Izmailov Goal 71'
2014–15 3 June 2015
GabalaGabala City Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Qarabağ
Reynaldo Goal 5'
Reynaldo Goal 39'
Muarem Muarem Goal 85'
3 – 1 Neftchi Baku
Ernest Webnje Nfor Goal 77'
2015–16 25 May 2016
BakuTofiq Bahramov Stadium
Attendance: 25,500
Qarabağ
1 – 0
(aet)
Neftchi Baku
2016–17 5 May 2017
NakhchivanNakhchivan City Stadium
Attendance: 12,800
Qarabağ
Mahir Madatov Goal 52'
Urfan Abbasov Goal 68' (o.g.)
2 – 0
Gabala
2017–18 28 May 2018
Gabala City StadiumQabala
Attendance: 4,500
Keşla
Pardis Fardjad-Azad Goal 71'
1 – 0
Gabala
2018–19 19 May 2019
Nakhchivan City StadiumNakhchivan
Attendance: 10,000
Gabala
Steeven Joseph-Monrose Goal 3'
1 – 0
Sumgayit
2019–20 Cup Competition was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Note

  • The Azerbaijan Cup held in 2001–02 was suspended due to the clashes between clubs and AFFA. The clubs themselves then made an alternative cup. The ultimate winner of the cup was Neftchi. However, the result of an alternative tournament that season is not officially recognized.

Performance[]

Performance by club[]

Club Winners Runner-up Winning Years
Neftchi Baku
7
4
1994–95, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2001-02, 2003–04, 2012–13, 2013–14
Qarabağ
6
3
1993, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17
Kapaz
4
1993–94, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–2000
Khazar Lankaran
3
3
2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11
FC Baku
3
2004–05, 2009–10, 2011–12
Keşla
2
4
2017–18, 2020–21
İnşaatçı Baku
1
1992
Shafa
1
2000–01
Gabala
1
3
2018–19
Shamkir
3
FK Kur
2
Sumgayit
2
İnşaatçı Sabirabad
1
Khazri Buzovna
1
Karvan
1
MKT-Araz
1

Notes:
Clubs in italic are defunct.
Keşla record includes four runners-up appearances as FC Inter Baku.

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