The 64th Ziraat Türkiye Kupası final, which will determine the champion tonight in Antalya, pits Trabzonspor against TÜMOSAN Konyaspor. The match, scheduled to start at 20:45, will be played at Corendon Airlines Park and will be refereed by Halil Umut Meler, with a live broadcast on ATV. Due to injuries, Trabzonspor's Batagov and Okay Yokuşlu will miss the final, as will Konyaspor's Tunahan Taşçı and Ufuk Akyol.

Trabzonspor's Third Consecutive Final

Trabzonspor, the team that has reached the final in the last two seasons but lost to Beşiktaş and Galatasaray respectively, now aims to win the cup against Konyaspor. The Black Sea team has played in 17 finals, winning 9 of them. Konyaspor, on the other hand, won the cup once before when they beat Başakşehir 4-1 in a shootout after a 0-0 draw in the 2016-2017 final.

Final's Impact on UEFA Competitions

Should the match end in a draw after extra time, the winner will be decided by a penalty shootout. The winning team will join the UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round next season. Trabzonspor finished third in the Süper Lig this season, and if they win the cup, Başakşehir, who finished fifth, will qualify for the UEFA Europa Conference League.

Coaches Seeking Their First Cup Win

The match will see Trabzonspor’s Fatih Tekke and Konyaspor’s İlhan Palut, both striving for their first Türkiye Cup win as managers. Tekke previously won the cup three times as a player with Trabzonspor and once with Beşiktaş. Palut is aiming for his biggest career success as a player and coach.

The Türkiye Cup has seen 24 different teams reach the final, with 16 of them having won at least once. Teams that have reached the final but never won include RAMS Başakşehir (3 times), Antalyaspor (2 times), Adana Demirspor, Boluspor, Mersin İdman Yurdu, Samsunspor, Kayseri Erciyesspor, and Alanyaspor. Kocaelispor (2 times), Sakaryaspor, Konyaspor, and Sivasspor have all won the cup in their only final appearance.