Azerbaijan Cup

The **Azerbaijan Cup** is a major **association football** competition in Azerbaijan. In its original form, it started in 1936, when the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic 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 tickets are rarely sold out. Consequently, the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan has experimented with the cup in order to raise public interest for 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 the Azerbaijani 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 Azerbaijani Premier League and the Azerbaijan First Division.

## Soviet time Cup winners

- 1936: Stroitel Yuga Baku
- 1937: Temp Baku
- 1938: Temp Baku
- 1939: Lokomotiv Baku
- 1940: Dinamo Baku
- 1941–46: Not Played
- 1947: Pischevik Baku
- 1948: Pischevik Baku
- 1949: KKF Baku
- 1950: Trudovye Rezervy Baku
- 1951: Zavod im. S.M.Budennogo Baku
- 1952: Zavod im. S.M.Budennogo Baku
- 1953: Dinamo Baku
- 1954: BODO Baku
- 1955: Zavod im. S.M.Budennogo Baku
- 1956: NPU Ordgonikidzeneft Baku
- 1957: Mekhsul Tovuz
- 1958: SK BO PVO Baku

- 1959: Neftyannik Cuba
- 1960: ATZ Sumgait
- 1961: NPU Ordgonikidzeneft Baku
- 1962: MOIK Baku
- 1963: MOIK Baku
- 1964: Vostok Baku
- 1965: Vostok Baku
- 1966: Vostok Baku
- 1967: Apsheron Baku
- 1968: Politechnik Mingechaur
- 1969: MOIK Baku
- 1970: MOIK Baku
- 1971: Suruhanez Salyany
- 1972: Izolit Mingechaur
- 1973: MOIK Baku
- 1974: MOIK Baku
- 1975: Suruhanez Baku
- 1976: MOIK Baku

- 1977: Suruhanez Baku
- 1978: MOIK Baku
- 1979: Suruhanez Baku
- 1980: Energetik Ali-Bayramly
- 1981: Gandglik Baku
- 1982: Gandglik Baku
- 1983: FK Vilash Masalli
- 1984: Konditer Gandja
- 1985: Konditer Gandja
- 1986: İnşaatçı Sabirabad
- 1987: Khazar Lankaran
- 1988: Araz Baku
- 1989: Gandglik Baku
- 1990: Qarabağ
- 1991: İnşaatçı Baku

## Finals

|Year|Venue|Winner|Score|Runner-up|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1992|29 August 1992 _Baku – Tofiq Bahramov Stadium_ Attendance: 4,000|**İnşaatçı Baku** Seyran Guseinov Ilkham Aliev|**2 – 1** (aet)|**FK Kur** Mekhman Bakhshiev|
|1993|28 May 1993 _Baku – Tofiq Bahramov Stadium_ Attendance: 10,500|**Qarabağ** Mushfig Guseinov|**1 – 0** (aet)|**İnşaatçı Sabirabad**|
|1993–94|28 May 1994 _Baku – Tofiq Bahramov Stadium_ Attendance: 3,500|**Kapaz** Djeikhun Tanriverdiev Fazil Parvarov|**2 – 0**|**Khazar Lankaran**|
|1994–95|28 May 1995 _Baku – Tofiq Bahramov Stadium_ Attendance: 15,000|**Neftchi Baku** Yunis Huseynov|**1 – 0**|**FK Kur**|
|1995–96|15 May 1996 _Baku – Tofiq Bahramov Stadium_ Attendance: 18,500|**Neftchi Baku** Yunis Huseynov Vidadi Rzayev Yunis Huseynov|**3 – 0**|**Qarabağ**|
|1996–97|28 May 1997 _Baku – Tofiq Bahramov Stadium_ Attendance: 6,000|**Kapaz** Khalig Mardanov|**1 – 0**|**Khazri Buzovna**|
|1997–98|28 May 1998 _Baku – Tofiq Bahramov Stadium_ Attendance: 5,500|**Kapaz** Badri Kvaratskhelia Vasif Valiev|**2 – 0**|**Qarabağ**|
|1998–99|28 May 1999 _Baku – Tofiq Bahramov Stadium_ Attendance: 11,000|**Neftchi Baku**|**0 – 0** (5 – 4 pen.)|**Shamkir**|
|1999–00|28 May 2000 _Baku – Tofiq Bahramov Stadium_ Attendance: 6,000|**Kapaz** Ramiz Mammadov Rovshan Akhmedov|**2 – 1**|**Qarabağ** Bahram Shahguliev|
|2000–01|25 May 2001 _Sumqayit – Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium_ Attendance: 1500|**Shafa** Ramiz Mammadov Emin Imamaliev|**2 – 1**|**Neftchi Baku** Samir Aliyev|
|2001–02*|28 May 2002 _Baku – Tofiq Bahramov Stadium_ Attendance: 19,000|**Neftchi Baku**|**3 – 0** Forfeit Shamkir walked off in 84'|**Shamkir**|
|2002–03|colspan=4|_Due to conflict between almost all clubs and the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan, no Cup Competition was held._|||
|2003–04|9 May 2004 _Baku – Tofiq Bahramov Stadium_ Attendance: 18,000|**Neftchi Baku** Samir Abbasov|**1 – 0** (aet)|**Shamkir**|
|2004–05|28 May 2005 _Baku – Tofiq Bahramov Stadium_ Attendance: 10,000|**FK Baku** Leandro Gomes Andrezinho|**2 – 1** (aet)|**Inter Baku** Uladzimir Makowski|
|2005–06|3 June 2006 _Baku – Shafa_ Attendance: 4,000|**Qarabağ** Vasif Hakverdiev Samir Musayev|**2 – 1**|**Karvan** Roman Akhalkatsi|
|2006–07|28 May 2007 _Baku – Tofiq Bahramov Stadium_ Attendance: 15,500|**Khazar Lankaran** Rashad Karimov|**1 – 0**|**MKT-Araz**|
|2007–08|25 May 2008 _Baku – Tofiq Bahramov Stadium_ Attendance: 20,000|**Khazar Lankaran** Juninho Juninho|**2 – 0** (aet)|**Inter Baku**|
|2008–09|23 May 2009 _Baku – Tofiq Bahramov Stadium_ Attendance: 5,500|**Qarabağ** Vagif Javadov|**1 – 0**|**Inter Baku**|
|2009–10|22 May 2010 _Baku – Tofiq Bahramov Stadium_ Attendance: 26,000|**FK Baku** Veaceslav Sofroni Aleksandar Solic|**2 – 1** (aet)|**Khazar Lankaran** Elvin Beqiri|
|2010–11|24 May 2011 _Baku – Tofiq Bahramov Stadium_ Attendance: 10,000|**Khazar Lankaran** Winston Parks|**1 – 1** (4 – 2 pen.)|**Inter Baku** Ģirts Karlsons|
|2011–12|17 May 2012 _Baku – Dalga Arena_ Attendance: 4,300|**FC Baku** Koke Juninho|**2 – 0**|**Neftchi Baku**|
|2012–13|28 May 2013 _Baku – Tofiq Bahramov Stadium_ Attendance: 29,500|**Neftchi Baku**|**0 – 0** (5 – 3 pen.)|**Khazar Lankaran**|
|2013–14|22 May 2014 _Baku – Tofiq Bahramov Stadium_ Attendance: 20,000|**Neftchi Baku** Samir Masimov|**1 – 1** (3 – 2 pen.)|**Gabala** Marat Izmailov|
|2014–15|3 June 2015 _Gabala – Gabala City Stadium_ Attendance: 4,500|**Qarabağ** Reynaldo Reynaldo Muarem Muarem|**3 – 1**|**Neftchi Baku** Ernest Webnje Nfor|
|2015–16|25 May 2016 _Baku – Tofiq Bahramov Stadium_ Attendance: 25,500|**Qarabağ**|**1 – 0** (aet)|**Neftchi Baku**|
|2016–17|5 May 2017 _Nakhchivan – Nakhchivan City Stadium_ Attendance: 12,800|**Qarabağ** Mahir Madatov Urfan Abbasov|**2 – 0**|**Gabala**|
|2017–18|28 May 2018 _Gabala City Stadium – Qabala_ Attendance: 4,500|**Keşla** Pardis Fardjad-Azad|**1 – 0**|**Gabala**|
|2018–19|19 May 2019 _Nakhchivan City Stadium – Nakhchivan_ Attendance: 10,000|**Gabala** Steeven Joseph-Monrose|**1 – 0**|**Sumgayit**|

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 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|1|4|2017–18|
|_İnşaatçı Baku_|1|–|1992|
|_Shafa_|1|–|2000–01|
|Gabala|1|3|2018–19|
|Shamkir|–|3|–|
|FK Kur|–|2|–|
|_İnşaatçı Sabirabad_|–|1|–|
|_Khazri Buzovna_|–|1|–|
|_Karvan_|–|1|–|
|MKT-Araz|–|1|–|
|Sumgayit|–|1|–|

## Infobox (football tournament)

- **sport**: Association football, Football
- **founded**: 1992
- **number of teams**: 19
- **qualifier for**: UEFA Europa League
- **current champions**: Qarabağ FK, Qarabağ (8st title)
- **most successful club**: Qarabağ FK, Qarabağ
 (8 titles)
- **broadcasters**: CBC Sport
- **current**: 2024–25 Azerbaijan Cup