1965–66

Albanian Cup The Albanian Cup () is the main "knockout" competition in Albanian football. The competition started in 1939 as Kupa e Mbretit ( English:"The King's Cup"). The cup was suspended for the next eight years as the Second World War started. It start ...

() was the sixteenth season of

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's annual cup competition. It began in August 1965 with the First Round and ended in May 1966 with the Final matches. Vllaznia were the defending champions, having won their first Albanian Cup last season. The cup was won by Partizani.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

extra time Overtime (OT) or extra time (ET) is an additional period of play 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 only if the game is required t ...

and a

penalty shootout The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pe ...

, if necessary.

First round

Games were played in August 1965* * Results unknown

Second round

In this round entered the 16 winners from the previous round. First and second legs were played in January 1966.

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
{{DEFAULTSORT:1965-66 Albanian Cup Albanian Cup seasons

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