1938–39

Albanian Cup The Albanian Cup ( sq, Kupa e Shqipërisë) is the main "knockout" competition in Albanian football. The competition started in 1939 as Kupa e Mbretit (English:"The King's Cup"). Just after a year the cup was suspended as the Second World War st ...

, named King's Cup in honour of

King Zog I Zog I ( sq, Naltmadhnija e tij Zogu I, Mbreti i Shqiptarëve, ; 8 October 18959 April 1961), born Ahmed Muhtar bey Zogolli, taking the name Ahmet Zogu in 1922, was the leader of Albania from 1922 to 1939. At age 27, he first served as Albania's ...

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...

, was the first season of

's annual cup competition. This competition consisted in a double round-robin system with a broad participation of three divisions and six groups. 3 teams took part in the main group (Group A) and played for Cup winner:

Tirana Tirana ( , ; aln, Tirona) is the capital and largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest overlooking the Adriatic Sea ...

, Vllaznia and Besa. It started on December 11, 1938, and ended on January 22, 1939.

won the cup. KS Besa surprised 5 times Albanian Champions, KF Tirana by winning the opening match in Kavajë 2–1, making a brilliant start. Tirana compensated somehow by breaking Vllaznia 5–3 in the next match. Besa just couldn't do the same to Vllaznia at their home stadium, by losing this time 1–2, this equalized all teams in points. Vllaznia then broke Besa once again in

Shkodër Shkodër ( , ; sq-definite, Shkodra) is the fifth-most-populous city of the Republic of Albania and the seat of Shkodër County and Shkodër Municipality. The city sprawls across the Plain of Mbishkodra between the southern part of Lake Shkod ...

whilst Tirana retaliated their only loss by beating Besa in Tiranë 4-2 and therefore eliminating them directly. Tirana needed just one point in the final match in Shkodër against Vllaznia to secure their first major trophy, but hosts were left stunned when Tirana won 2–1 in Loro Borici Stadium and lifting therefore the first

despite being 0-1 down in scoreline. Below are the matches in the order they were played:

Final stage results

Group A

Final table

Other Groups

Group B

Group C

References

* http://www.calciomondialeweb.it/EUR/ALB/AlbaniaCoppa.htm * http://www.calciomondialeweb.it/EUR/ALB/ALBCoppa1939.htm

External links

* http://www.calciomondialeweb.it/EUR/ALB/AlbaniaCoppa.htm * http://www.calciomondialeweb.it/EUR/ALB/ALBCoppa1939.htm {{DEFAULTSORT:Albanian Cup 2010-11

Cup A cup is an open-top used to hold hot or cold liquids for pouring or drinking; while mainly used for drinking, it also can be used to store solids for pouring (e.g., sugar, flour, grains, salt). Cups may be made of glass, metal, china, clay, ...

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