2009 Kazakhstan Cup
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Kazakhstan Cup
Kazakhstan Cup
The Kazakhstan Cup is the main knockout cup competition in Kazakhstan football, run by the Football Union of Kazakhstan. The tournament was initially founded in 1936 as a competition for clubs in the Kazakh SSR but did not become a proper national competition until 1992.-Winners of Kazakh SSR Cup...

 2009
was the 18th season of the annual nationwide cup competition of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...

 since the independence of the country. The competition started on 24 April 2009 and ended on 15 November 2009. In the final, Atyrau
FC Atyrau
FC Atyrau are a Kazakh football club based at the Munayshy Stadium in Atyrau. They are current members of the Kazakhstan Premier League, having been promoted in 2001, and have played in the top division for the last six seasons. In that time they have twice been league runners-up...

 beat Shakhter to win its first cup and earn a place in the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League 2010–11.

Round 1

All 28 teams from both the Premier League
Kazakhstan Premier League 2009
Kazakhstan Premier League 2009 is the 18th season of the Kazakhstan Premier League, the highest football league competition in Kazakhstan. It started on 7 March 2009 and will end in November 2009. Aktobe are the defending champions.-Team changes:...

 and First Division
Kazakhstan First Division
The Kazakhstan First Division is the second division of football in Kazakhstan. The League is controlled by the Football Union of Kazakhstan and feeds into the Kazakhstan Premier League, having been founded in 1994. It runs from spring and to late autumn, making each championship correspond to a...

 entered in this round. The draw was conducted on 26 March 2009 at the offices of the Football Federation of Kazakhstan
Football Federation of Kazakhstan
The Football Federation of Kazakhstan is the governing body of football in Kazakhstan. It organizes the football league, the Kazakhstan Premier League, and the Kazakhstan national football team...

. For every match, one First Division team was drawn against one Premier League team, with the First Division team assigned as the home team. The exception was a match between Shakhter and Ekibastuzets
FC Ekibastuzets
FC Ekibastuzets are a Kazakhstani football club based at the Shakhtyor Stadium in Ekibastuz. Founding members of the Kazakhstan Super League. They have missed only three seasons of the competition: In 2000 withdrew because of financial reasons, in 2002 in the First Division because of relegation...

 which was played at Shakhter's pitch due to insufficient pitch conditions in Ekibastuz
Ekibastuz
Ekibastuz is a town in Pavlodar Province, northeastern Kazakhstan. it had a population of 141,000. It is served by Ekibastuz Airport.-History:...

. The matches were played on 24 and 25 April 2009.

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Round 2

The draw was conducted on 29 April 2009 at the offices of the Kazakh Football Federation. The fourteen winners of Round 1 were drawn into six matches. Thereby, Zhetysu
FC Zhetysu
FC Zhetysu are a Kazakh football club based at the Zhetysu stadium in Taldykorgan. Founding members of the Kazakhstan Premier League, they missed five seasons because of relegations.-Name History:*1981 : Founded as Zhetysu...

 and Atyrau
FC Atyrau
FC Atyrau are a Kazakh football club based at the Munayshy Stadium in Atyrau. They are current members of the Kazakhstan Premier League, having been promoted in 2001, and have played in the top division for the last six seasons. In that time they have twice been league runners-up...

 received a bye. The first legs were played on 20 May 2009 while the second legs were played on 23 June 2009.

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Quarterfinals

The draw was conducted on 27 July 2009 at the offices of the Kazakh Football Federation. The first leg was played on 27 August 2009 while the second legs was played on 3 October 2009.
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Semifinals

The draw was conducted on 21 October 2009 at the offices of the Kazakh Football Federation. The first legs were played on 7 November 2009 while the second legs were played on 11 November 2009.
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Final

The final was played on 15 November 2009 in the capital city Astana
Astana
Astana , formerly known as Akmola , Tselinograd and Akmolinsk , is the capital and second largest city of Kazakhstan, with an officially estimated population of 708,794 as of 1 August 2010...

, in the Astana Arena Stadium.

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