The match was going to be contested between the 2010–11 Süper Lig champions Fenerbahçe and the 2010–11 Turkish Cup winners Beşiktaş.
On 27 December 2021, Istanbul 13th High Criminal Court acquitted[3] Fenerbahçe executives Aziz Yıldırım, Şekip Mosturoğlu, İlhan Ekşioğlu and others, which made the issue of replaying the match moot on Fenerbahçe side and they posted an announcement about their application to the Turkish Football Federation on 30 December.
[5] The Turkish Football Federation president Nihat Özdemir said that the issue would be under review in the board meeting, also that he supports the idea of replaying the match.
[8] On the other hand, Beşiktaş finished fifth in the Süper Lig, but were more successful in the domestic cup.
Beşiktaş won their ninth cup by a decisive penalty shootout against first time finalists İstanbul B.B.