Separate the draw date from the match date
TFF's 5 October notice schedules the third qualifying-round draw for Friday, 9 October at 11.00. The venue is Orhan Saka Conference Hall at the Hasan Doğan national-team camp and training facilities in Riva. Its field combines 31 second-round winners with 41 clubs entering at this stage: 72 teams altogether.
The official calendar places third-round matches on 27–29 October 2026. Do not therefore book 9 October as the date of an away fixture. The draw identifies an opponent; the specific tie's match programme is also needed before deciding when to travel. These dates describe announced plans, not completed results.
Back to section list ↑The second round comes first
The federation's 22 September programme notice gives 6, 7 and 8 October for round-two matches. That establishes the sequence: the knockout ties come before the next opponents are drawn. Naming the winners of games that have not happened would turn a future outcome into an invented present fact.
The 18 September second-round draw record lists 62 clubs, including 20 that had qualified from round one. A larger field at the next stage does not mean every club survives. New entrants at different stages are an important distinction between this cup route and a league fixture list. Read the round number together with the stage at which a club enters.
Back to section list ↑Four ties scheduled for 6 October
TFF's current programme lists Bitlis 1916–1964 Silifke at Eren and Kırklarelispor–Bayburtspor at Kırklareli Atatürk, both at 14.00 on 6 October. Sakaryaspor–Arıt Kayadibi is scheduled for 17.00 at Yeni Sakarya Atatürk; Karşıyaka–1923 Afyonkarahisar for 19.00 at Alsancak Mustafa Denizli. These are announced starting times, not scores.
Check the named ground separately; the club's name alone is not enough. Read the club's match notice for tickets, gates and step-free access before heading to a particular entrance.
Back to section list ↑Single-match elimination and the journey home
The 2026–27 statute makes round three a single-match knockout with 36 seeds and 36 advancing winners. A level score after normal time requires two 15-minute extra-time periods, then penalties if necessary. A normal-time draw does not itself finish the tie.
Allow time to leave the ground and reach your return transport; booking for an immediate exit could mean missing the ending.
Back to section list ↑A new calendar within a long cup history
TFF's history dates the competition's beginning to 1962–63 and identifies Galatasaray as its first champion. It became Federasyon Kupası in 1980–81 and returned to Türkiye Kupası from 1992–93. The current programme belongs to another season within that long domestic tournament tradition.
Past finals and achievements explain club memory; the current statute governs this season's format. Using an old timetable today, or assigning an unearned place on historical reputation, would confuse those two kinds of information.
Back to section list ↑What to check before attending
After noting the club and round, check the opponent, date, kick-off time and ground together. Ticket outlets, children's entry conditions, the correct gate and accessible seating may require a separate club notice. Knowing the draw day does not mean all the details of a stadium visit are ready.
This report makes no claim about a television channel, ticket price or player line-up. The useful distinction is between the announced programme and a completed result. Divide your own preparation into transport, ground access and the return journey, so that a later match notice makes it clear which part of the plan needs updating.
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