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.
| Founded | 1992 |
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| Region |  Azerbaijan |
| Number of teams | 19 |
| Qualifier for | UEFA Europa League |
| Current champions | Gabala (1st title) |
| Most successful club(s) | Neftchi Baku (7 titles) |
| Television broadcasters | CBC Sport |
 2018–19 Azerbaijan Cup | |
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 change
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 change
All clubs from the Azerbaijani Premier League and the Azerbaijan First Division.
Soviet time Cup winners change
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Finals change
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 change
Performance by club change
| Club | Winners | Runner-up | Winning Years |
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| Neftchi Baku | 1994–95, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2001-02, 2003–04, 2012–13, 2013–14 | ||
| Qarabağ | 1993, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 | ||
| Kapaz | 1993–94, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–2000 | ||
| Khazar Lankaran | 2006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11 | ||
| FC Baku | 2004–05, 2009–10, 2011–12 | ||
| Keşla | 2017–18 | ||
| İnşaatçı Baku | 1992 | ||
| Shafa | 2000–01 | ||
| Gabala | 2018–19 | ||
| Shamkir | – | ||
| FK Kur | – | ||
| İnşaatçı Sabirabad | – | ||
| Khazri Buzovna | – | ||
| Karvan | – | ||
| MKT-Araz | – | ||
| Sumgayit | – |
Notes:
Clubs in italic are defunct.
Keşla record includes four runners-up appearances as FC Inter Baku.
References change
- ↑ Azerbaijan 2002/03 Archived March 3, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
Other websites change
- "List of Azerbaijan Cup winners (RSSF)". Archived from the original on 2008-06-19.