Azerbaijan Cup facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
Azerbaijan Cup

Founded	1992; 33 years ago (1992)
Region	Azerbaijan
Number of teams	19
Qualifier for	UEFA Europa Conference League
Current champions	Qarabağ (8th title)
Most successful club(s)	Qarabağ (8 titles)
Television broadcasters	CBC Sport

The Azerbaijan Cup (also known as the Azərbaycan Milli Futbol Kuboku in Azerbaijani) is a big football competition in Azerbaijan. It's like a special tournament where football clubs from Azerbaijan compete to win a trophy. The competition first started way back in 1936. Back then, Azerbaijan was part of the Soviet Union.

Even though it's a big event, not as many people usually come to watch the games compared to other countries. Because of this, the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan (AFFA) has tried different ways to make the competition more exciting and popular.

How the Tournament Works

The Azerbaijan Cup has a clear structure for how teams play.

First Rounds

Clubs from the Azerbaijan First League, which is the second level of football in Azerbaijan, play in the first round. The teams that win these matches then move on to the next stage.

Joining the Top Teams

In the second round, the winning teams from the First League join the clubs from the Azerbaijan Premier League. The Premier League is the top level of football in Azerbaijan.

Quarterfinals and Semifinals

For the quarterfinals and semifinals, teams play each other in a special way called a "round-robin system." This means teams might play each other more than once.

The Grand Final

Finally, for the championship match, the format changes back to a "head-to-head" game. This means the two best teams play each other just once to decide the winner of the Azerbaijan Cup.

Who Plays in the Cup?

All the football clubs from both the Azerbaijan Premier League and the Azerbaijan First Division get to take part in the Azerbaijan Cup. This makes it a competition for many teams across the country.

History of the Cup

The Azerbaijan Cup has a long history. It began in 1936, even before Azerbaijan became an independent country.

Winners Over the Years

The table below shows the winners and runner-ups of the Azerbaijan Cup finals since 1992, when Azerbaijan became independent.

Year	Venue	Winner	Score	Runner-up
1992	29 August 1992 Baku – Tofiq 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 Baku – Tofiq Bahramov Stadium Attendance: 10,500	Qarabağ Mushfig Huseynov  97'	1 – 0 (aet)	İnşaatçı Sabirabad
1993–94	28 May 1994 Baku – Tofiq Bahramov Stadium Attendance: 3,500	Kapaz Djeikhun Tanriverdiev  31' Fazil Parvarov  62'	2 – 0	Khazar Lankaran
1994–95	28 May 1995 Baku – Tofiq Bahramov Stadium Attendance: 15,000	Neftçi Yunis Huseynov  78'	1 – 0	FK Kur
1995–96	15 May 1996 Baku – Tofiq Bahramov Stadium Attendance: 18,500	Neftçi Yunis Huseynov  11' Vidadi Rzayev  78' Yunis Huseynov  81'	3 – 0	Qarabağ
1996–97	28 May 1997 Baku – Tofiq Bahramov Stadium Attendance: 6,000	Kapaz Khalig Mardanov  44'	1 – 0	Khazri Buzovna
1997–98	28 May 1998 Baku – Tofiq Bahramov Stadium Attendance: 5,500	Kapaz Badri Kvaratskhelia  21' Vasif Valiev  52'	2 – 0	Qarabağ
1998–99	28 May 1999 Baku – Tofiq Bahramov Stadium Attendance: 11,000	Neftçi	0 – 0 (5 – 4 pen.)	Shamkir
1999–00	28 May 2000 Baku – Tofiq Bahramov Stadium Attendance: 6,000	Kapaz Ramiz Mammadov  53' Rovshan Akhmedov  69'	2 – 1	Qarabağ Bahram Shahguliev  90'
2000–01	25 May 2001 Sumqayit – Mehdi Huseynzade Stadium Attendance: 1500	Shafa Ramiz Mammadov  8' Emin Imamaliev  85'	2 – 1	Neftçi Samir Aliyev  23'
2001–02*	28 May 2002 Baku – Tofiq Bahramov Stadium Attendance: 19,000	Neftçi	3 – 0 Forfeit Shamkir walked off in 84'	Shamkir
2002–03	Because of disagreements 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	Neftçi Samir Abbasov  104'	1 – 0 (aet)	Shamkir
2004–05	28 May 2005 Baku – Tofiq 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 Baku – Shafa Attendance: 4,000	Qarabağ Vasif Hakverdiev  45' Samir Musayev  87'	2 – 1	Karvan Roman Akhalkatsi  1'
2006–07	28 May 2007 Baku – Tofiq Bahramov Stadium Attendance: 15,500	Khazar Lankaran Rashad Karimov  90'	1 – 0	MKT-Araz
2007–08	25 May 2008 Baku – Tofiq Bahramov Stadium Attendance: 20,000	Khazar Lankaran Juninho  115' Juninho  118'	2 – 0 (aet)	Inter Baku
2008–09	23 May 2009 Baku – Tofiq Bahramov Stadium Attendance: 5,500	Qarabağ Vagif Javadov  57'	1 – 0	Inter Baku
2009–10	22 May 2010 Baku – Tofiq 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 Baku – Tofiq 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 Baku – Dalga Arena Attendance: 4,300	FC Baku Koke  8' Juninho  27'	2 – 0	Neftçi
2012–13	28 May 2013 Baku – Tofiq Bahramov Stadium Attendance: 29,500	Neftçi	0 – 0 (5 – 3 pen.)	Khazar Lankaran
2013–14	22 May 2014 Baku – Tofiq Bahramov Stadium Attendance: 20,000	Neftçi Samir Masimov  52'	1 – 1 (3 – 2 pen.)	Gabala Marat Izmailov  71'
2014–15	3 June 2015 Gabala – Gabala 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 Baku – Tofiq Bahramov Stadium Attendance: 25,500	Qarabağ	1 – 0 (aet)	Neftçi
2016–17	5 May 2017 Nakhchivan – Nakhchivan City Stadium Attendance: 12,800	Qarabağ Mahir Madatov  52' Urfan Abbasov  68' (o.g.)	2 – 0	Gabala
2017–18	28 May 2018 Qabala – Gabala City Stadium Attendance: 4,500	Keşla Pardis Fardjad-Azad  71'	1 – 0	Gabala
2018–19	19 May 2019 Nakhchivan – Nakhchivan City Stadium Attendance: 10,000	Gabala Steeven Joseph-Monrose  3'	1 – 0	Sumgayit
2019–20	The Cup Competition was stopped because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020–21	24 May 2021 Masazir – Bank Respublika Arena	Keşla Shahriyar Aliyev  37' Mijusko Bojovic  57'	2 – 1	Sumgayit Mijusko Bojovic  3' (o.g.)
2021–22	27 May 2022 Qabala – Gabala City Stadium	Qarabağ Abdellah Zoubir  69'	1 – 1 (4 – 3 pen.)	Zira Hamidou Keyta  17'
2022–23	3 June 2023 Baku – Bakcell Arena	Gabala Alimi  102'	1 – 0 (aet)	Neftçi
2023–24	2 June 2024 Baku – Dalga Arena	Qarabağ Juninho  42' Abdellah Zoubir  62'	2 – 1	Zira Ibrahimli  58'
2024–25	31 May 2025 Sumgait – Sumgayit City Stadium	Sabah Šafranko  36' (p) Parris  90+7' Mutallimov  119'	3 – 2 (aet)	Qarabağ Kady  45+1' Irazabal  67' (o.g.)

Note: The Azerbaijan Cup in 2001–02 was stopped because of problems between clubs and AFFA. The clubs then held their own cup. Neftçi won this unofficial cup. However, the results of that alternative tournament are not officially recognized.

Team Success in the Cup

This section shows which clubs have won the Azerbaijan Cup the most times.

Club Performance

The Azerbaijan Cup trophy

Clubs written in italic no longer exist.

See also

In Spanish: Copa de Azerbaiyán para niños