Trabzonspor and TÜMOSAN Konyaspor will meet on Friday in the Ziraat Turkey Cup final at Corendon Airlines Park Antalya Stadium, and Fatih Tekke wants the night to end with silverware in Trabzonspor hands. Speaking at the joint pre-match news conference, the Trabzonspor teknik direktörü said his team, staff and supporters want the trophy badly and want to dedicate it to the bordo mavili camia.
“Açıkçası oyuncularım, ben ve ekibim tüm camia yarın kupayı çok fazla istiyoruz,” Tekke said, adding that Trabzonspor would take the field “en güçlü, en istekli, en coşkulu” version of themselves. He said he hopes the final is remembered for football and enjoyment rather than referees, and stressed that the venue is not a major issue for his side. “Trabzonspor olarak camiamıza bu kupayı hediye etmek istiyoruz,” he said.
The final matters because Trabzonspor’s league finish will not be enough, in Tekke’s view, to call the season a success. He said the team must win the cup before they can say, “başardık.” That makes Friday more than a one-off match. It is a chance to put a trophy in the club’s hands after months of work and to send it back to the supporters who have waited for a finish that feels complete.
Tekke also framed the evening as a milestone for him and the staff around him. He said it would be their second final in 1.5 years, after reaching one together before, and insisted he will never forget the group he is working with. “Beni hiç üzmediler. Onlarla gurur duyuyorum,” he said. He added that they worked hard and made a lot of effort, and that his staff has never disappointed him.
The tension around the game is straightforward. Trabzonspor arrive talking like a team that believes it should finish the job, but belief is not a result. Konyaspor stand between that ambition and a trophy Tekke has already described as one his club wants to hand to its own people. What happens on Friday will decide whether those words become a celebration in Antalya or another final remembered for what Trabzonspor did not get done.
