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
    
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
    
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Finals
    
| Year | Venue | Winner | Score | Runner-up | 
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| 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 Guseinov  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 | Neftchi Baku Yunis Huseynov  78' | 1 – 0 | FK Kur | 
| 1995–96 | 15 May 1996 Baku – Tofiq Bahramov Stadium Attendance: 18,500 | Neftchi Baku 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 | Neftchi Baku | 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 | Neftchi Baku Samir Aliyev  23' | 
| 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 | Due to conflict between almost all clubs and the Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan, no Cup Competition was held.[1] | |||
| 2003–04 | 9 May 2004 Baku – Tofiq Bahramov Stadium Attendance: 18,000 | Neftchi Baku 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 | 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  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 | Neftchi Baku Ernest Webnje Nfor  77' | 
| 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  52' Urfan Abbasov  68' (o.g.) | 2 – 0 | Gabala | 
| 2017–18 | 28 May 2018 Gabala City Stadium – Qabala Attendance: 4,500 | Keşla Pardis Fardjad-Azad  71' | 1 – 0 | Gabala | 
| 2018–19 | 19 May 2019 Nakhchivan City Stadium – Nakhchivan Attendance: 10,000 | Gabala Steeven Joseph-Monrose  3' | 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
    
    Performance by club
    
| 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
    
- Azerbaijan 2002/03 Archived March 3, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
Other websites
    
- "List of Azerbaijan Cup winners (RSSF)". Archived from the original on 2008-06-19.