The 2011 Turkish Cup Final was the 49th final match of the Turkish Cup. The match took place on 11 May 2011, at Kadir Has Stadium in Kayseri

Kayseri

Kayseri is a large and industrialized city in Central Anatolia, Turkey. It is the seat of Kayseri Province. The city of Kayseri, as defined by the boundaries of Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality, is structurally composed of five metropolitan districts, the two core districts of Kocasinan and...

. The match was played between 8 time winners Beşiktaş

Besiktas J.K.

Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü , or simply Beşiktaş , is a Turkish sports club. The club's football team is one of the major teams in Turkey. The professional sports club, founded in 1903, is based in the Beşiktaş district in Istanbul, Turkey...

 and first time finalists İstanbul B.B.. The referee of the match was Yunus Yıldırım.

Because of its current situation in the 2010–11 Süper Lig

2010–11 Süper Lig

The 2010–11 Süper Lig is the 53rd season since its establishment. Bursaspor are defending champions having won their first Turkish championship last season. The season began on 14 August 2010 and concluded on 22 May 2011...

, Beşiktaş entered the final looking to secure a berth to 2011–12 UEFA Europa League

2011–12 UEFA Europa League

The 2011–12 UEFA Europa League is the third season of the competition since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup. It began on 30 June 2011 with the first legs of the first qualifying round, and will end on 9 May 2012 with the final to be held at Stadionul Național in Bucharest, Romania...

 next year as well as winning it's 9th cup in team history. İstanbul B.B., which showed superiority towards Beşiktaş in the Süper Lig, played in the Turkish Cup final for the first time in their history.

After normal time and extra time ended on a 2–2 draw, Beşiktaş won the penalty shootout 4–3 and won its 9th Turkish Cup.
By winning, Beşiktaş secured a berth in the play-off round of the UEFA Europa League.

Background

Beşiktaş reached the Turkish Cup final for the 15th time in their history. Previously winning the cup 8 times, Beşiktaş entered as the favored team. İstanbul B.B., on the other hand, was entering the final for the first time in their history. İstanbul B.B.'s best performance in the Turkish Cup was in the 2009-10 Turkish Cup season, when they reached the quarter finals.

In the 2010–11 Süper Lig

2010–11 Süper Lig

The 2010–11 Süper Lig is the 53rd season since its establishment. Bursaspor are defending champions having won their first Turkish championship last season. The season began on 14 August 2010 and concluded on 22 May 2011...

, İstanbul B.B. showed superiority against Beşiktaş, winning 2–0 at İnönü

BJK Inonu Stadium

Fiyapı İnönü Stadium is a football stadium in Istanbul, Turkey and is the home ground of the football club Beşiktaş J.K.. Previously the ground has aso been shared with Galatasaray S.K. and Fenerbahce S.K.. The ground is located in Dolmabahçe, close to the Dolmabahçe Palace in the district of...

 and 2–1 at Atatürk Olympic Stadium. However Beşiktaş had amassed more points than İstanbul B.B., with 50 points while İstanbul B.B. had only 41 points.

Beşiktaş started the 2010–11 Turkish Cup in the play-off round, defeating Mersin İdmanyurdu

Mersin İdmanyurdu

Mersin İdmanyurdu is a Turkish sports club from Mersin in Eastern Mediterranean Region. The club is especially known for its football team which was playing in Süper Lig, Turkey's first level division by 2011–12 season. The team played in first division for 11 seasons previous to 1984...

 3–0. In the group stage, Beşiktaş was placed in group B with Gaziantep B.B.

Gaziantep Büyüksehir Belediyespor

Gaziantep Büyükşehir Belediyesi Spor Kulübü is a Turkish football club located in Gaziantep, Turkey. The club was founded in 1998 after Sankospor became defunct.-Current squad:...

, Trabzonspor

Trabzonspor

Trabzonspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Trabzon, Turkey. Formed in 1967 through a merger of several local clubs, Trabzonspor won six championships in Turkish Super League. The Club won their first Championship title in 1975 which is also the Club's initiation year...

, Konya Torku Şekerspor

Konya Seker S.K.

Konya Şeker SK is a football club from Konya, Turkey. It was founded in 1955 and its colors are green and white. Like most other club having Şeker on their name, Konya Şeker Sk's roots are from the sugar factory of its town. The football team managed to gain promotion for the 2008-2009 season of...

 and Manisaspor. Beşiktaş won the group and preceded to the quarter finals where they defeated Gaziantep B.B. 5-0 and 3-0 respectively. In the semi finals, Beşiktaş defeated Gaziantepspor

Gaziantepspor

Gaziantepspor is a professional Turkish football club located in the city of Gaziantep. Formed in 1969, Gaziantepspor are nicknamed the Şahinler . The club colours are black and red, and they play their home matches at Kamil Ocak Stadyumu....

 with 3–0 and 2–2 scores, thus earning a berth in the final.

The Final