2016–17 Albanian Cup
| Kupa e Shqipërisë | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country | Albania |
| Teams | 36 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Tirana |
| Runners-up | Skënderbeu |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 58 |
| Goals scored | 172 (2.97 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Bruno Aquino Ben Azubel Bakary Nimaga Afrim Taku Myrto Uzuni (4 goals each) |
2016–17 Albanian Cup (Albanian: Kupa e Shqipërisë) was the sixty-fifth season of Albania's annual cup competition. Tirana won the title for the 16th time, becoming the most successful club in cup's history.
Ties are played in a two-legged format similar to those of European competitions. If the aggregate score is tied after both games, the team with the higher number of away goals advances. If the number of away goals is equal in both games, the match is decided by extra time and a penalty shoot-out, if necessary.
Preliminary round
In order to reduce the number of participating teams for the first round to 32, a preliminary tournament is played. In contrast to the main tournament, the preliminary tournament is held as a single-leg knock-out competition.[1] Matches were played on 25 September 2016 and involved the teams from Albanian Second Division.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Butrinti (III) | 4–3 | Naftëtari (III) |
| Ada (III) | 0–3 | Kevitan (III) |
First round
All 28 teams of the 2016–17 Superliga and First Division entered in this round along with the two qualifiers from the preliminary round. The first legs were played on 28 September 2016 and the second legs took place on 5 October 2016.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butrinti (III) | 1–9 | Skënderbeu (I) | 1–1 | 0–8 |
| Tomori (II) | 0–4 | Kukësi (I) | 0–3 | 0–1 |
| Sopoti (II) | 1–8 | Tirana (I) | 1–1 | 0–7 |
| Turbina (II) | 0–5 | Laçi (I) | 0–2 | 0–3 |
| Shkumbini (II) | 1–7 | Bylis (II) | 1–3 | 0–4 |
| Elbasani (II) | 2–3 | Luftëtari (I) | 0–1 | 2–2 |
| Dinamo Tirana (II) | 3–2 | Pogradeci (II) | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Lushnja (II) | 1–4 | Apolonia (II) | 1–3 | 0–1 |
| Shënkolli (II) | 0–2 | Teuta (I) | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Adriatiku (II) | 0–7 | Vllaznia (I) | 0–3 | 0–4 |
| Iliria (II) | 1–6 | Flamurtari (I) | 1–0 | 0–6 |
| Besa (II) | 2–5 | Tërbuni (II) | 1–1 | 1–4 (a.e.t.) |
| Kamza (II) | 3–1 | Korabi (I) | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Burreli (II) | 4–5 | Kastrioti (II) | 3–1 | 1–4 |
| Erzeni (II) | 3–5 | Besëlidhja (II) | 1–3 | 2–2 |
| Kevitan (III) | 1–9 | Partizani (I) | 1–5 | 0–4 |
Second round
All 16 qualified teams from First round progressed to the second round. The first legs were played on 26 October 2016 and the second legs took place on 16 November 2016.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apolonia (II) | 2–4 | Skënderbeu (I) | 2–1 | 0–3 |
| Dinamo Tirana (II) | 0–2 | Kukësi (I) | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Luftëtari (I) | 1–5 | Tirana (I) | 1–4 | 0–1 |
| Bylis (II) | 1–4 | Laçi (I) | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Besëlidhja (II) | 2–1 | Partizani (I) | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Kastrioti (II) | 3–4 | Teuta (I) | 2–1 | 1–3 |
| Kamza (II) | 0–8 | Vllaznia (I) | 0–2 | 0–6 |
| Tërbuni (II) | 3–5 | Flamurtari (I) | 3–3 | 0–2 |
Quarter-finals
All eight qualified teams from the second round progressed to the quarter-finals. The first legs were played on 1 February 2017 and the second legs took place on 15 February 2017.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laçi (I) | 1–2 | Skënderbeu (I) | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Tirana (I) | 2–1 | Kukësi (I) | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Besëlidhja (II) | 2–1 | Flamurtari (I) | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Vllaznia (I) | 1–2 | Teuta (I) | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| 1 February 2017 | Laçi | 1–1 | Skënderbeu | Laçi Stadium, Laç |
| 15:00 CET | Kanapari  69' |
Osmani 90+2' |
Attendance: 750 Referee: Kridens Meta |
| 15 February 2017 | Skënderbeu | 1–0 | Laçi | Skënderbeu Stadium, Korçë |
| 14:30 CET | Djair 7' Esquerdinha 44' |
Attendance: 800 Referee: Andi Koci |
Skënderbeu advanced to the semi finals.
| 1 February 2017 | Tirana | 2–1 | Kukësi | Selman Stërmasi Stadium, Tirana |
| 18:00 CET | Halili 30' Taku 45' |
Emini 47' |
Attendance: 500 Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti |
| 15 February 2017 | Kukësi | 0–0 | Tirana | Zeqir Ymeri Stadium, Kukës |
| 14:30 CET | Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Kridens Meta |
Tirana advanced to the semi finals.
| 1 February 2017 | Flamurtari | 1–2 | Besëlidhja | Flamurtari Stadium, Vlorë |
| 18:00 CET | Smajli 74' (o.g.) |
Camara 19' Marashi 47' |
Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Kreshnik Cjapi |
| 15 February 2017 | Besëlidhja | 0–0 | Flamurtari | Brian Filipi Stadium, Lezhë |
| 14:30 CET | Attendance: 1,031 Referee: Lorenc Jemini |
Besëlidhja advanced to the semi finals.
| 1 February 2017 | Vllaznia | 1–0 | Teuta | Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër |
| 15:00 CET | Tafili 23' |
Attendance: 531 Referee: Lorenc Jemini |
| 15 February 2017 | Teuta | 2–0 | Vllaznia | Niko Dovana Stadium, Durrës |
| 18:00 CET | Hila 81' Progni 83' |
Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Enea Jorgji |
Teuta advanced to the semi finals.
Semi-finals
The first legs were played on 5–6 April and the second legs were played on 19 April 2017.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Besëlidhja (II) | 1–3 | Tirana (I) | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Skënderbeu (I) | 2–0 | Teuta (I) | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| 5 April 2017 | Besëlidhja | 1–1 | Tirana | Zeqir Ymeri Stadium, Kukës |
| 16:00 CEST | Marashi 67' |
Ndockyt 59' |
Referee: Enea Jorgji |
| 19 April 2017 | Tirana | 2–0 | Besëlidhja | Selman Stërmasi Stadium, Tirana |
| 18:00 CEST | Taku 23' (pen.) Hoxhallari 39' |
Referee: Laver Alla |
| 6 April 2017 | Skënderbeu | 1−0 | Teuta | Skënderbeu Stadium, Korçë |
| 19:00 CEST | Vangjeli 85' |
Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti |
| 19 April 2017 | Teuta | 0−1 | Skënderbeu | Niko Dovana Stadium, Durrës |
| 15:30 CEST | Latifi 51' |
Referee: Juxhin Xhaja |
Skënderbeu advanced to the final.
Final
References
- ^ Official website Archived 2017-12-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Albanian)
- ^ "FIFA Referees News: Albania: 2017 Albanian Cup Final". 31 May 2017.
External links
- Official website (in Albanian)
- Albanian Cup at soccerway.com