The 2008 Turkish Cup final was a football match between GençlerbirliÃÂi and Kayserispor and the final of the 2007âÂÂ08 Turkish Cup. Kayserispor won 11âÂÂ10 on penalties.
GençlerbirliÃÂi started the tournament in the second qualifying round. They beat Akçaabat Sebatspor 4âÂÂ1, and proceeded to the group stage. GençlerbirliÃÂi was put in Group B with Adana Demirspor, Trabzonspor, Manisaspor and Kñrñkkalespor. GençlerbirliÃÂi finished 1st and continued to the Quarter-finals. They beat Adana Demirspor 1âÂÂ0 at home and 2âÂÂ2 away. In the Semi-finals, GençlerbirliÃÂi played Galatasaray. GençlerbirliÃÂi won 1âÂÂ0 at home and 1âÂÂ1 in Istanbul. With the win over Galatasaray, they proceeded to the finals.
After finishing in second place in group C, Kayserispor played and beat G.Oftaà Âspor 2âÂÂ0. In the Semi-finals, Kayseri beat ÃÂaykur Rizespor 3âÂÂ0 away and 4âÂÂ1 at home. With this win Kayseri proceeded to the final.
After ending extra time with a 0âÂÂ0 tie, poth teams competed in a penalty shootout. With the game tied at 10âÂÂ10, Mehmet ÃÂakñr (GençlerbirliÃÂi) missed the shot and Aydñn Toscalñ scored for Kayseri giving them an 11âÂÂ10 victory giving Kayserispor their first Turkish Cup.