2014–15

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 sixty-three season of

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 ...

's annual cup competition.

Flamurtari Flamurtari FC is a professional football club based in Vlorë, Albania. The club plays in the Kategoria e Parë, which is the second tier of football in the country. Founded in 1923, the club is one of the oldest in Albania, and it is also on ...

were the most recent winners of the competition, that being their fourth first Cup trophy. 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

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and a

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, 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.Official website
Matches were played on 29 August 2014 and involved the teams from

Kategoria e Parë Kategoria e Parë is the second level of professional football in Albania, behind the Kategoria Superiore and above the Kategoria e Dytë. Format Kategoria e Parë was founded in 1930. It is made up of 14 teams. The 2 best ranked teams gain prom ...

and

Kategoria e Dytë Kategoria e Dytë is the third professional level of football in Albania. It was called the ''Second Division'' until 2003. Kategoria e Dytë has two groups, A and B. which are divided geographically. It is made up of 23 teams. The winners of each ...

. , -

First round

All 28 teams of the 2014–15 Superiore and

entered in this round along with the two qualifiers from the preliminary round. The first legs were played on 1 October 2014 and the second legs took place on 22 October 2014. Kukësi advanced to the

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. Veleçiku advanced to the

. Lushnja advanced to the

Elbasani Elbasan ( ; sq-definite, Elbasani ) is the fourth most populous city of Albania and seat of Elbasan County and Elbasan Municipality. It lies to the north of the river Shkumbin between the Skanderbeg Mountains and the Myzeqe Plain in central A ...

advanced to the

. Partizani advanced to the

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advanced to the

. Laçi advanced to the

. Apolonia advanced to the

Kastrioti The House of Kastrioti ( sq, Dera e Kastriotëve) was an Albanian noble family, active in the 14th and 15th centuries as the rulers of the Principality of Kastrioti. At the beginning of the 15th century, the family controlled a territory in the ...

advanced to the

. Vllaznia advanced to the

Teuta Teuta (Illyrian languages, Illyrian: *''Teutana'', 'mistress of the people, queen'; grc, Τεύτα; lat, Teuta) was the queen regent of the Ardiaei tribe in Illyria, who reigned approximately from 231 BC to 228/227 BC. Following the death ...

advanced to the

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 ...

advanced to the

. Pogradeci advanced to the

. Tërbuni advanced to the

. Bylis advanced to the

Second round

All 16 qualified teams from First round progressed to the second round. The first legs were played on 5 November 2014 and the second legs took place on 19 November 2014.

advanced to the

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advanced to the

. Laçi advanced to the

. Partizani advanced to the

advanced to the

. Vllaznia advanced to the

. Kukësi advanced to the

. Apolonia advanced to the

Quarter-finals

All eight qualified teams from the second round progressed to the third round. The first legs were played on 4 February 2015 and the second legs took place on 18 February 2015.

advanced to the

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. Laçi advanced to the

. Kukësi advanced to the

advanced to the

Semi-finals

Kukësi advanced to the

final Final, Finals or The Final may refer to: *Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which decides a winner for an event ** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of cont ...

. Laçi advanced to the

Final

References

External links

Official website

Albanian Cup
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Albanian Cup seasons