1977–78

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 twenty-sixth season of

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's annual cup competition. It began in August 1977 with the First Round and ended in May 1978, with the Final matches. The winners of the competition qualified for the 1978-79 first round of the

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. 17 Nëntori were the defending champions, having won their fourth 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

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, if necessary.

First round

Games were played on August & September 1977* * Results unknown

Second round

In this round entered the 16 winners from the previous round. First and second legs were played in January 1978.

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.

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:1977-78 Albanian Cup Albanian Cup seasons

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