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 contested by Azerbaijani teams in the Soviet league pyramid.
Compared to major football competitions in many other countries, the tournament in 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 competition.
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Format

The clubs from Azerbaijan First League play in the First Round. The winners of that round advance to the Second Round, where the clubs from Azerbaijan Premier League join. For the quarterfinals and the semifinals, the home and away system is used. For the finals, the format is restored to head-to-head.

Participants

All clubs from the Azerbaijan Premier League and First Division.

Soviet time Cup winners

Finals

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

Performance by club

Clubs in italic are defunct.
ClubWinnersRunner-upWinning years
Qarabağ841993, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2021–22, 2023–24
Neftçi651994–95, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2003–04, 2012–13, 2013–14
Kapaz4–1993–94, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1999–2000
Khazar Lankaran332006–07, 2007–08, 2010–11
FC Baku3–2004–05, 2009–10, 2011–12
Keşla242017–18, 2020–21
Gabala232018–19, 2022–23
Sabah1–2024–25
İnşaatçı Baku1–1992
Shafa1–2000–01
Shamkir–2–
FK Kur–2–
Sumgayit–2–
Zira–2–
İnşaatçı Sabirabad–1–
Khazri Buzovna–1–
Karvan–1–
MKT-Araz–1–