| Event | 2010–11 Turkish Cup | ||||||
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| Beşiktaş won 4–3 onpenalties. | |||||||
| Date | 11 May 2011 | ||||||
| Venue | Kadir Has Stadium,Kayseri | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Ricardo Quaresma | ||||||
| Referee | Yunus Yıldırım | ||||||
| Attendance | 28,000 | ||||||
| Weather | Cloudy | ||||||
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The2011 Turkish Cup final was the 49th final match of theTurkish Cup. The match took place on 11 May 2011, atKadir Has Stadium inKayseri. The match was played between 8 time winnersBeşiktaş and first time finalistsİstanbul B.B. The referee of the match wasYunus Yıldırım.[1][2]
Because of its current situation in the2010–11 Süper Lig, Beşiktaş entered the final looking to secure a berth to2011–12 UEFA Europa League next year as well as winning its 9th cup in team history. İstanbul B.B., which showed superiority towards Beşiktaş in theSüper Lig, played in theTurkish 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.[3]By winning, Beşiktaş secured a berth in the play-off round of theUEFA Europa League.
On 10 June 2013 UEFA officially opened up disciplinary proceedings against Beşiktaş in regard to match-fixing in the 2011 Turkish Cup final.[4]
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 the2009-10 Turkish Cup season, when they reached the quarter-finals.
In the2010–11 Süper Lig, İstanbul B.B. showed superiority against Beşiktaş, winning 2–0 atİnönü and 2–1 atAtatürk 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, defeatingMersin İdmanyurdu 3–0. In the group stage, Beşiktaş was placed in group B withGaziantep B.B.,Trabzonspor,Konya Torku Şekerspor andManisaspor. Beşiktaş won the group and proceeded to the quarter-finals where they defeated Gaziantep B.B. 5-0 and 3-0 respectively. In the semi-finals, Beşiktaş defeatedGaziantepspor with 3–0 and 2–2 scores, thus earning a berth in the final.
| Beşiktaş | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | İstanbul B.B. |
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Quaresma 33'Sivok 78' | Report | İbrahim 53' (pen.) Gökhan 68' |
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Almeida Fernandes Aurélio Hilbert  Simão | 4–3 | CihanEkrem E.GökhanHolménMetin |
          Beşiktaş |    İstanbul B.B.
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