1978–79
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 ...
( sq, Kupa e Shqipërisë) was the twenty-seventh season of
Albania's annual cup competition. It began in August 1978 with the First Round and ended in May 1979 with the Final matches. The winners of the competition qualified for the 1979-80 first round of the
UEFA Cup.
Dinamo Tirana
Futboll Club Dinamo Tirana is an Albanian professional football club based in the country's capital Tirana. They play in the Kategoria e Parë, the second tier of Albanian football, in the 2022–23 season.
Founded in 1950 during the communist r ...
were the defending champions, having won their ninth Albanian Cup
last season. The cup was won by
Vllaznia.
RSSSF Albanian Cup
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The rounds were played in a two-legged format similar to those of European competitions. If the aggregated score was tied after both games, the team with the higher number of away goals advanced. If the number of away goals was equal in both games, the match was decided by extra time
Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is played onl ...
and a penalty shootout, if necessary.
First round
Games were played on August & September 1978*
* Results unknown
Second round
In this round entered the 16 winners from the previous round. First and second legs were played in January 1979.
Quarter-finals
In this round entered the 8 winners from the previous round.
Semi-finals
In this round entered the four winners from the previous round.
Finals
In this round entered the two winners from the previous round.
First leg
Second leg
References
Calcio Mondiale Web
External links
Official website
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Albanian Cup seasons
Cup
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