football
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Kayserispor
Kayseri Spor Kulübü, commonly known as Kayserispor, and also called Bellona Kayserispor due to sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional football club based in Kayseri. They play their home matches at the RHG Enertürk Enerji Stadium ...
and the final of the
2007–08 Turkish Cup
The 2007–08 Turkey Cup was the 46th edition of the annual tournament that determined the association football Süper Lig Turkish Cup () champion under the auspices of the Turkish Football Federation (; TFF). Kayserispor won in the final. This tou ...
. Kayserispor won 11–10 on penalties.
Gençlerbirliği
Gençlerbirliği started the tournament in the second qualifying round. They beat
Akçaabat Sebatspor
Akçaabat Sebatspor was a Turkish association football, football club located in the Akçaabat district of Trabzon Province. They played their home games in the Akçaabat Fatih Stadyumu. The club was founded in 1923.
History
Akçaabat Sebatspor ...
4–1, and proceeded to the group stage. Gençlerbirliği was put in Group B with
Adana Demirspor
Adana Demirspor Kulübü is a multi-sports club based in Adana, Turkey. The football department is the most popular department which relegated to TFF 1. Lig on 16 March 2025 after 4 seasons at the Super Lig.
Founded by railway workers of Turk ...
,
Trabzonspor
Trabzonspor Kulübü is a Turkish professional sports club located in the city of Trabzon, located in Black Sea region, northeastern Turkey. Established in 1967 through the merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor is one of the most prominent A ...
,
Manisaspor
Manisaspor is a Turkish professional football club located in the city of Manisa. Originally formed in 1931 as Sakaryaspor, the club changed its name to Manisaspor on 15 June 1965.Kırıkkalespor. Gençlerbirliği finished 1st and continued to the Quarter-finals. They beat Adana Demirspor 1–0 at home and 2–2 away. In the Semi-finals, Gençlerbirliği played
Galatasaray
Galatasaray Spor Kulübü (, ''Galatasaray Sports Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Galatasaray and familiarly as Cimbom, is a Turkish sports club based on the European side of the city of Istanbul including basketball, wheelchair ...
. Gençlerbirliği won 1–0 at home and 1–1 in
Istanbul
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. With the win over Galatasaray, they proceeded to the finals.
Kayserispor
After finishing in second place in group C, Kayserispor played and beat G.Oftaşspor 2–0. In the Semi-finals, Kayseri beat
Çaykur Rizespor
Çaykur Rizespor Kulübü is a Turkish professional Association football, football club based in Rize, a city on the eastern Black Sea region, Black Sea coast. The team competes in the Süper Lig, the top tier of Football in Turkey, Turkish footba ...
3–0 away and 4–1 at home. With this win Kayseri proceeded to the final.
Final
After ending extra time with a 0–0 tie, poth teams competed in a
penalty shootout
The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pe ...
. With the game tied at 10–10, Mehmet Çakır (Gençlerbirliği) missed the shot and
Aydın Toscalı
Aydın Toscalı (born 14 August 1980) is a Turkish former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He has made one appearance for the Turkey national football team.Turkish Cup finals
Cup
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