Trabzonspor and TÜMOSAN Konyaspor faced each other in the Ziraat Turkey Cup final in Antalya on May 14, 2025, a match scheduled to start at 20.45 and to be decided over 90 minutes; the winner would lift the cup.
Trabzonspor took the field with Onana in goal and a back line of Savic, Chibuike, Mustafa and Pina, while the midfield and attack featured Tim, Bouchouari, Zubkov, Muci, Augusto and Onuachu as the club's 11 başlangıç oyuncusu for the night. TÜMOSAN Konyaspor named Bahadır, Uğurcan, Adil, Nagalo and Berkan across defence, with Marko, Melih, D. Türüç, Bardhi, Diogo and Muleka completing their starting eleven. The match officials were led by referee Halil Umut Meler, with Çağlar Uyarcan and Bersan Duran as his assistants; Ömer Faruk Turtay served as VAR and Anıl Usta as AVAR.
Important absences shaped the lineups: Trabzonspor could not use Batagov, Okay Yokuşlu or Edin Visca because of injuries, while TÜMOSAN Konyaspor listed Tunahan Taşçı and Ufuk Akyol as continuing treatment and were without Bazoer due to a red-card suspension. Those limitations left both benches thinner than they might otherwise have been and set the stage for a match in which the available starting XI would carry heavier weight than usual.
Before the final in Antalya, Trabzonspor president Ertuğrul Doğan met with the Trabzon press, local mayors, businesspeople and many NGO representatives in the city. TGC President Ersen Küçük and TSYD Trabzon Branch President Selçuk Kılıç attended the meeting. Speaking to the group, Doğan offered a clear rally: "İnşallah bu akşam kupayı kazanıp hep birlikte mutlu oluruz." He added his thanks to those who had followed and supported the team: "Takımı takip edip emek verdiğiniz için teşekkür ediyorum," and closed his remarks with a wish for the night: "Bu özel geceyi hep birlikte güzel bir şekilde tamamlamayı diliyorum."
For readers tracking the build-up, the fixture was readily framed: the match would be played at Corendon Airlines Antalya Stadium and marked Trabzonspor's 18. kez appearance in a Turkey Cup final. The framing around the game underlined its local and club significance, coming after a season described by some outlets as difficult for Trabzonspor and offering a final, singular chance for silverware.
The tension arriving at kickoff was straightforward. Both teams announced full starting elevens despite clear absences from injury, ongoing treatment and suspension. That contradiction — a confident starting sheet on paper versus the reality of missing personnel — was the central puzzle of the night: could the squads as named overcome the gaps, or would those gaps decide the trophy?
The match would be settled in 90 dakika beginning at 20.45, with referee Meler and his team overseeing what both clubs hope will be a decisive performance. Doğan's words before the game framed the emotional stakes for Trabzonspor and its community; whatever unfolded on the pitch, the president had voiced the club's single objective for the evening: victory and a shared celebration.
