2017–18 Turkish Cup
football tournament season
The 2017–18 Turkish Cup (Turkish: Türkiye Kupası) was the 56th season of the tournament. Ziraat Bankası is the sponsor of the tournament; thus the official name due to sponsorship was the Ziraat Turkish Cup. As the winners of the tournament, Akhisarspor earned an automatic berth to the group stage of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League and also qualified for the 2018 Turkish Super Cup.
Competition format
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First round
9 Third League and 33 Regional Amateur League teams competed in this round. No seeds were applied in the single-leg round.
6 teams (67%) from Third League and 15 teams (45%) from the Regional Amateur League qualified for the next round.
9 seeded (43%) and 12 unseeded (57%) teams qualified for the next round.
Biggest upset was Siirt İl Özel İdare (no ranking) eliminating Mardin 47 Spor (ranked 137th).
Lowest-ranked teams qualifying for the next round were Sinopspor, Kars 36 Spor, Siirt İl Özel İdare and Yüksekova Belediyespor (all with no ranking).
Highest-ranked team eliminated was Yeni Orduspor (ranked 118th).
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