Azerbaijan Cup

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Azerbaijan Cup
Founded1992; 32 years ago (1992)
Region Azerbaijan
Number of teams19
Qualifier forUEFA Europa Conference League
Current championsGabala (2nd title)
Most successful club(s)Qarabağ (7 titles)
Television broadcastersCBC Sport
2023–24 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[edit]

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[edit]

All clubs from the Azerbaijan Premier League and First Division.

History[edit]

Soviet time Cup winners[edit]

Finals[edit]

Year Venue Winner Score Runner-up
1992 29 August 1992
BakuTofiq Bahramov Stadium
Attendance: 4,000
İnşaatçı Baku
Seyran Guseinov 27'
Ilkham Aliev 101'
2 – 1
(aet)
FK Kur
Mekhman Bakhshiev 83'
1993 28 May 1993
BakuTofiq Bahramov Stadium
Attendance: 10,500
Qarabağ
Mushfig Huseynov 97'
1 – 0
(aet)
İnşaatçı Sabirabad
1993–94 28 May 1994
BakuTofiq Bahramov Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
Kapaz
Djeikhun Tanriverdiev 31'
Fazil Parvarov 62'
2 – 0 Khazar Lankaran
1994–95 28 May 1995
BakuTofiq Bahramov Stadium
Attendance: 15,000
Neftçi
Yunis Huseynov 78'
1 – 0 FK Kur
1995–96 15 May 1996
BakuTofiq Bahramov Stadium
Attendance: 18,500
Neftçi
Yunis Huseynov 11'
Vidadi Rzayev 78'
Yunis Huseynov 81'
3 – 0 Qarabağ
1996–97 28 May 1997
BakuTofiq Bahramov Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Kapaz
Khalig Mardanov 44'
1 – 0 Khazri Buzovna
1997–98 28 May 1998
BakuTofiq Bahramov Stadium
Attendance: 5,500
Kapaz
Badri Kvaratskhelia 21'
Vasif Valiev 52'
2 – 0
Qarabağ
1998–99 28 May 1999
BakuTofiq Bahramov Stadium
Attendance: 11,000
Neftçi 0 – 0
(5 – 4 pen.)
Shamkir
1999–00 28 May 2000
BakuTofiq Bahramov Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Kapaz
Ramiz Mammadov 53'
Rovshan Akhmedov 69'
2 – 1 Qarabağ
Bahram Shahguliev 90'
2000–01 25 May 2001
SumqayitMehdi Huseynzade Stadium
Attendance: 1500
Shafa
Ramiz Mammadov 8'
Emin Imamaliev 85'
2 – 1 Neftçi
Samir Aliyev 23'
2001–02* 28 May 2002
BakuTofiq Bahramov Stadium
Attendance: 19,000
Neftçi
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
Neftçi
Samir Abbasov 104'
1 – 0
(aet)
Shamkir
2004–05 28 May 2005
BakuTofiq Bahramov Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
FK Baku
Leandro Gomes 5'
Andrezinho 114'
2 – 1
(aet)
Inter Baku
Uladzimir Makowski 52'
2005–06 3 June 2006
BakuShafa
Attendance: 4,000
Qarabağ
Vasif Hakverdiev 45'
Samir Musayev 87'
2 – 1 Karvan
Roman Akhalkatsi 1'
2006–07 28 May 2007
BakuTofiq Bahramov Stadium
Attendance: 15,500
Khazar Lankaran
Rashad Karimov 90'
1 – 0 MKT-Araz
2007–08 25 May 2008
BakuTofiq Bahramov Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Khazar Lankaran
Juninho 115'
Juninho 118'
2 – 0
(aet)
Inter Baku
2008–09 23 May 2009
BakuTofiq Bahramov Stadium
Attendance: 5,500
Qarabağ
Vagif Javadov 57'
1 – 0 Inter Baku
2009–10 22 May 2010
BakuTofiq Bahramov Stadium
Attendance: 26,000
FK Baku
Veaceslav Sofroni 93'
Aleksandar Solic 103'
2 – 1
(aet)
Khazar Lankaran
Elvin Beqiri 120'
2010–11 24 May 2011
BakuTofiq Bahramov Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Khazar Lankaran
Winston Parks 91'
1 – 1
(4 – 2 pen.)
Inter Baku
Ģirts Karlsons 100'
2011–12 17 May 2012
BakuDalga Arena
Attendance: 4,300
FC Baku
Koke 8'
Juninho 27'
2 – 0 Neftçi
2012–13 28 May 2013
BakuTofiq Bahramov Stadium
Attendance: 29,500
Neftçi 0 – 0
(5 – 3 pen.)
Khazar Lankaran
2013–14 22 May 2014
BakuTofiq Bahramov Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Neftçi
Samir Masimov 52'
1 – 1
(3 – 2 pen.)
Gabala
Marat Izmailov 71'
2014–15 3 June 2015
GabalaGabala City Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Qarabağ
Reynaldo 5'
Reynaldo 39'
Muarem Muarem 85'
3 – 1 Neftçi
Ernest Webnje Nfor 77'
2015–16 25 May 2016
BakuTofiq Bahramov Stadium
Attendance: 25,500
Qarabağ
1 – 0
(aet)
Neftçi
2016–17 5 May 2017
NakhchivanNakhchivan City Stadium
Attendance: 12,800
Qarabağ
Mahir Madatov 52'
Urfan Abbasov 68' (o.g.)
2 – 0
Gabala
2017–18 28 May 2018
QabalaGabala City Stadium
Attendance: 4,500
Keşla
Pardis Fardjad-Azad 71'
1 – 0
Gabala
2018–19 19 May 2019
NakhchivanNakhchivan City Stadium
Attendance: 10,000
Gabala
Steeven Joseph-Monrose 3'
1 – 0
Sumgayit
2019–20 Cup Competition was abandoned due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020–21 24 May 2021
MasazirBank Respublika Arena
Keşla
Shahriyar Aliyev 37'
Mijusko Bojovic 57'
2 – 1
Sumgayit
Mijusko Bojovic 3' (o.g.)
2021–22 27 May 2022
BakuAzersun Arena
Qarabağ
Abdellah Zoubir 69'
1 – 1
(4 – 3 pen.)
Zira
Hamidou Keyta 17'
2022–23 3 June 2023
BakuBakcell Arena
Gabala
Alimi 102'
1 – 0
(aet)
Neftçi

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 Neftçi. However, the result of an alternative tournament that season is not officially recognized.

Performance[edit]

Performance by club[edit]

Azerbaijan Cup trophy
Club Winners Runner-up Winning Years
Qarabağ
7
3
1993, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2021–22
Neftçi
6
5
1994–95, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2012–13, 2013–14
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
Gabala
2
3
2018–19, 2022–23
İnşaatçı Baku
1
1992
Shafa
1
2000–01
Shamkir
3
FK Kur
2
Sumgayit
2
İnşaatçı Sabirabad
1
Khazri Buzovna
1
Karvan
1
MKT-Araz
1
Zira
1

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

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