2023–24 Albanian Cup

2023–24 Albanian Cup

Kupa e Shqipërisë
Tournament details
Country	Albania
Teams	44
Final positions
Champions	Egnatia
Runner-up	Kukësi
Tournament statistics
Matches played	50
Goals scored	141 (2.82 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Bekim Balaj Bobby Clement Bruno Gomes Mamady Oulare Jurguens Montenegro (3 goals each)
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The 2023–24 Albanian Cup (Albanian: Kupa e Shqipërisë) was the seventy-second season of Albania's annual cup competition, the Albanian Cup. There were 44 participating teams.^[1] The winners qualified for the 2024–25 UEFA Conference League first qualifying round.

Egnatia were the defending champions, and retained their title after defeating Kukësi 1–0 in the final. It was the club's second Albanian Cup title overall.

Kategoria Superiore The 10 clubs of the 2023–24 season	Kategoria e Parë Twelve clubs of the 2023–24 season	Kategoria e Dytë Twenty-two clubs of the 2023–24 season
Dinamo City Egnatia Erzeni Laçi Partizani Kukësi Skënderbeu Teuta Tirana Vllaznia	Apolonia Besa Burreli Bylis Elbasani Flamurtari Kastrioti Korabi Lushnja Luzi 2008 Tomori Vora	Adriatiku Albanët Besëlidhja Butrinti Delvina Devolli Gramshi Iliria Labëria Luftëtari Maliqi Murlani Naftëtari Oriku Pogradeci Shënkolli Shkumbini Sopoti Tërbuni Turbina Valbona Veleçiku

Teams will enter the competition at various stages, as follows:

• First phase (one-legged fixtures)
  • Preliminary round: eight teams from Kategoria e Dytë will start the tournament
  • Round of 64: the four winners will be joined by 14 Kategoria e Dytë teams, 12 Kategoria e Parë teams, and 2 teams from Kategoria Superiore
  • Round of 32: the 16 winners will face each other
• Second phase
  • Round of 16 (one-legged): the eight winners will be joined by Kategoria Superiore clubs, seeded 1–8
  • Quarter-finals (two-legged): the eight winners will face each other
  • Semi-finals (two-legged): the four winners will face each other
  • Final (one-legged): the two winners will face each other

Phase	Round	Clubs remaining	Clubs involved	From previous round	Entries in this round	First leg	Second leg
First stage	Preliminary round	44	8	none	8	27 September 2023
	Round of 64	40	32	4	28	17 & 18 October 2023
	Round of 32	24	16	16	none	6 December 2023
Second stage	Round of 16	16	16	8	8	24 January 2024
	Quarter-finals	8	8	8	none	20 & 21 February 2024	5 & 6 March 2024
	Semi-finals	4	4	4	none	3 April 2024	24 April 2024
	Final	2	2	2	none	14 May 2024

A total of eight teams from Kategoria e Dytë competed in this round, four of which advanced.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Iliria (III)	2−0	Adriatiku (III)
Murlani (III)	2−2 (a.e.t.) (8−7 p)	Gramshi (III)
Shkumbini (III)	2−1	Albanët (III)
Delvina (III)	3−0	Maliqi (III)

Iliria advanced to the round of 64.

Murlani advanced to the round of 64.

Shkumbini advanced to the round of 64.

Delvina advanced to the round of 64.

A total of 32 teams (4 winners from the preliminary round, 14 teams from Kategoria e Dytë, 12 teams from Kategoria e Parë and 2 Kategoria Superiore teams) competed in this round, 16 of which advanced to the second round.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Bylis (II)	4−1	Murlani (III)
Kastrioti (II)	3−2	Shkumbini (III)
Skënderbeu (I)	3−0	Delvina (III)
Dinamo City (I)	3−0	Iliria (III)
Flamurtari (II)	2−0	Luftëtari (III)
Tomori (II)	1−0	Shënkolli (III)
Korabi (II)	4−0	Devolli (III)
Apolonia (II)	4−0	Naftëtari (III)
Luzi 2008 (II)	3−2	Butrinti (III)
Besa (II)	3−2	Sopoti (III)
Lushnja (II)	3−0	Labëria (III)
Burreli (II)	1−1 (a.e.t.) (5−4 p)	Valbona (III)
Oriku (III)	2−0	Pogradeci (III)
Turbina (III)	4−0	Veleçiku (III)
Besëlidhja (III)	0−3	Elbasani (II)
Tërbuni (III)	2−4	Vora (II)

Bylis advanced to the round of 32.

Kastrioti advanced to the round of 32.

Skënderbeu advanced to the round of 32.

Dinamo City advanced to the round of 32.

Flamurtari advanced to the round of 32.

Tomori advanced to the round of 32.

Korabi advanced to the round of 32.

Apolonia advanced to the round of 32.

Luzi 2008 advanced to the round of 32.

Besa advanced to the round of 32.

Lushnja advanced to the round of 32.

Burreli advanced to the round of 32.

Oriku advanced to the round of 32.

Turbina advanced to the round of 32.

Elbasani advanced to the round of 32.

Vora advanced to the round of 32.

The 16 winning teams from the first round competed in the second round, 8 of which advanced to the round of 16.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Bylis (II)	2−2 (a.e.t.) (3−2 p)	Vora (II)
Kastrioti (II)	2−3	Elbasani (II)
Skënderbeu (I)	4−0	Turbina (III)
Dinamo City (I)	2−0	Oriku (III)
Flamurtari (II)	2−0	Burreli (II)
Tomori (II)	0−3	Lushnja (II)
Korabi (II)	2−2 (a.e.t.) (5−4 p)	Besa (II)
Apolonia (II)	2−1	Luzi 2008 (II)

Bylis advanced to the round of 16.

Elbasani advanced to the round of 16.

Skënderbeu advanced to the round of 16.

Dinamo City advanced to the round of 16.

Flamurtari advanced to the round of 16.

Lushnja advanced to the round of 16.

Korabi advanced to the round of 16.

Apolonia advanced to the round of 16.

	Round of 16				Quarter-finals						Semi-finals						Final
	Kukësi	1
	Elbasani	0
					Kukësi (p)	0	1	1 (5)
					Partizani	1	0	1 (3)
	Partizani	3
	Apolonia	1
											Kukësi	2	0	2
											Tirana	0	1	1
	Teuta	2
	Skënderbeu	0
					Teuta	0	1	1 (5)
					Tirana (p)	0	1	1 (6)
	Tirana	3
	Korabi	0
																	Kukësi	0
																	Egnatia	1
	Laçi	1
	Dinamo City	0
					Laçi	0	1	1
					Egnatia	1	3	4
	Egnatia	2
	Lushnja	0
											Egnatia (a.e.t.)	1	1	2
											Vllaznia	0	1	1
	Erzeni	2
	Bylis	1
					Erzeni	2	1	3
					Vllaznia (a.e.t.)	1	6	7
	Vllaznia	4
	Flamurtari	0

The round of 16 matches were played between the eight winners from the second round and clubs seeded 1–8 in the 2022–23 Kategoria Superiore.

Partizani advanced to the quarter finals.

Tirana advanced to the quarter finals.

Egnatia advanced to the quarter finals.

Vllaznia advanced to the quarter finals.

Laçi advanced to the quarter finals.

Teuta advanced to the quarter finals.

Kukësi advanced to the quarter finals.

Erzeni advanced to the quarter finals.

The quarter-final matches were played between clubs advancing from the round of 16.

Vllaznia advanced to the semi finals.

Tirana advanced to the semi finals.

Egnatia advanced to the semi finals.

Kukësi advanced to the semi finals.

The two-legged semi-finals were played between clubs advancing from the quarter-finals.

Kukësi advanced to the final.

Egnatia advanced to the final.

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Bekim Balaj	Vllaznia	3
	Bobby Clement	Elbasani
	Bruno Gomes	Vllaznia
	Mamady Oulare	Bylis
	Jurguens Montenegro	Egnatia
6	Albano Aleksi	Egnatia	2
	Calice Nwatsock A Ekoro	Apolonia
	Denisson Silva	Dinamo City
	Endri Goçi	Sopoti
	Eridon Qardaku	Vora
	Esat Mala	Vllaznia
	Fernando Medeiros	Egnatia
	Gersi Diamanti	Kastrioti
	Kibe	Bylis
	Klodian Nuri	Korabi
	Kristian Preknicaj	Lushnja
	Liridon Latifi	Tirana
	Mmesoma Umejiego	Apolonia
	Redi Kaçanolli	Apolonia
	Serxhio Tafa	Vora
	Yuri Merlim	Skënderbeu

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