The draw for the 2024/2025 season of the Azerbaijan Cup took place at the Fairmont Hotel of the Flame Towers Complex today.
The competition will involve 34 teams and will start with the first qualifying round, featuring clubs from League II. In the subsequent round, the victorious teams will take on the lower-ranked teams from League I and the Misli Premier League from last season. The Round of 16 will see additional Premier League teams entering the competition. From the quarter-final stage onwards, the home-and-away principle will be applied in the games.
First qualifying round (October 12-13, 2024)
1. Sahdag Gusar - Kur-Araz
2. Sheki City - Shamkir
3. Dinamo - Fuzuli
4. Lerik - Aghdash
5. Shafa - Saatli-Araz
6. Goygol - Hypers
7. North - Gusar
Second qualifying round (October 29-30, 2024)
8. The winner of the 1st tie – Araz-Nakhchivan
9. Mingachevir - Zagatala
10. Shamakhi - the winner of the 2nd tie
11. Garadagh Lokbatan - Karvan
12. The winner of the 3rd tie - Sabail
13. Gabala - Baku Sporting
14. Winner of the 4th tie – Kapaz
15. Imishli - Jabrayil
16. The winner of the 5th tie - Difai
17. Turan Tovuz – the winner of the 6th tie
18. MOIK – the winner of the 7th tie
Round of 16 (December 3-4, 2024)
19. The winner of the 8th tie – the winner of the 9th tie
20. Zira - the winner of the 10th tie
21. The winner of the 11th tie - the winner of the 12th tie
22. The winner of the 13th tie - Qarabag
23. The winner of the 14th tie - the winner of the 15th tie
24. Neftchi - the winner of the 16th tie
25. The winner of the 17th tie – Sabah
26. Sumgayit - the winner of the 18th tie
Note that the quarter-final stage will be held on February 5-6, and February 27-28, 2025, the semifinal stage will be held on April 2 and April 23, 2025, and the final match will be held on June 1, 2025.