TheAzerbaijan Cup (Azerbaijani:Azərbaycan Milli Futbol Kuboku)is a majorassociation football competition inAzerbaijan. In its original form, it started in 1936, when Azerbaijan was a republic of theSoviet Union and it was not contested by Azerbaijani teams in the Soviet league pyramid.
Compared to major football competitions in many other countries, the tournament in Azerbaijan attracts considerably less public interest and even the cup final is rarely sold out. Consequently, theAssociation of Football Federations of Azerbaijan has experimented with the format in order to raise the profile of the competition.
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The clubs fromAzerbaijan First League (2nd tier) play in the First Round. The winners of that round advance to the Second Round, where the clubs fromAzerbaijan Premier League (1st tier) join. For the quarterfinals and the semifinals, the round-robin system is used. For the finals, the format is restored to head-to-head.
The Azerbaijan Cup held in 2001–02 was suspended due to the clashes between clubs and AFFA. The clubs themselves then made an alternative cup. The ultimate winner of the cup was Neftçi. However, the result of an alternative tournament that season is not officially recognized.