2002–03

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 fifty-first season of Albania's annual cup competition. It began on 30 August 2002 with the First Round and ended on 31 May 2003 with the Final match. The winners of the competition qualified for the 2003–04 first round of the UEFA

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

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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 (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 on 30 August – 6 September 2002.

Second round

Games were played on 22 & 29 January 2003.

Quarter-finals

In this round entered the 8 winners from the previous round. Games were played on 22 February – 8 March 2003.

Semi-finals

In this round entered the four winners from the previous round. Games were played on 23 April – 7 May 2003.

Final

References

External links

Official website
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2002–03 European domestic association football cups 2002-03