1987–88

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 ...

() was the thirty-sixth season of

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's annual cup competition. It began in August 1987 with the First Round and ended in May 1988 with the Final match. The winners of the competition qualified for the 1988-89 first round of the

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. Vllaznia were the defending champions, having won their fifth Albanian Cup last season. The cup was won by

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.RSSSF Albanian Cup
/ref> 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

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and a penalty shootout, if necessary.

First round

Games were played on August & September 1987* * Results unknown

Second round

All sixteen teams of the 1986–87 Superliga and First Division entered in this round. First and second legs were played in January 1988.

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.

Final

References

Calcio Mondiale Web

External links

Official website
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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, ...

1987–88 domestic association football cups 1987-88