2014–15

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 sixty-three season of

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's annual cup competition. Flamurtari 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

penalty shoot-out 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.

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

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and

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. , -

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 advanced to the

. Flamurtari advanced to the

. Partizani advanced to the

Skënderbeu Gjergj Kastrioti (17 January 1468), commonly known as Skanderbeg, was an Albanian feudal lord and military commander who led a rebellion against the Ottoman Empire in what is today Albania, North Macedonia, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, and Serb ...

advanced to the

. Laçi advanced to the

. Apolonia advanced to the

Kastrioti The Kastrioti were 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 Mat and Dibra regions. The most not ...

advanced to the

. Vllaznia advanced to the

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advanced to the

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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. Flamurtari 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

semi finals A single-elimination knockout, or sudden-death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of a match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final match-up, w ...

. Laçi advanced to the

. Kukësi advanced to the

advanced to the

Semi-finals

Kukësi advanced to the

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. Laçi advanced to the

Final

References

External links

Official website

Albanian Cup
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Albanian Cup seasons