1977–78 Albanian Cup

1977–78 Albanian Cup (Albanian: Kupa e Shqipërisë) was the twenty-sixth season of Albania's annual cup competition. It began on August 1977 with the First Round and ended on May 1978 with the Final matches. The winners of the competition qualified for the 1978-79 first round of the UEFA Cup. KF Tirana were the defending champions, having won their fourth Albanian Cup last season. The cup was won by Dinamo Tirana.[1]

1977–78 Albanian Cup
Kupa e Shqipërisë
Country Albania
ChampionsDinamo Tirana
Runners-upKS Lushnja

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 and a penalty shootout, 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 on January 1978.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Flamurtari 1–3 Vllaznia 1–1 0–2
Minatori/Tepelena 2–3 Skënderbeu 2–1 0–2
Besëlidhja 2–2 (p) Lokomotiva/Teuta 1–0 1–2
Shkëndija T. 2–3 Dinamo 0–2 2–1
Tomori 2–1 Luftëtari 1–0 1–1
Partizani 1–2 Naftëtari 1–1 0–1
Traktori/Lushnja 1–0 Labinoti/Elbasani 1–0 0–0
Besa 1–1 (p) 17 Nëntori/Tirana 1–0 0–1

Quarter finals

In this round entered the 8 winners from the previous round.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
KS Vllaznia 2–1 KS Skenderbeu Korce 1–1 1–0
KS Besëlidhja 1–3 Dinamo Tirana 1–0 0–3
KS Tomori 4–1 Naftëtari 2–1 2–0
KF Tirana 2–2 (p) KS Lushnja 0–1 2–1

Semifinals

In this round entered the four winners from the previous round.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
KS Vllaznia 4–5 Dinamo Tirana 2–1 2–4
KS Tomori 2–3 KS Lushnja 1–0 1–3

Finals

In this round entered the two winners from the previous round.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dinamo Tirana 1–0 KS Lushnja 1–0 0–0

References
  1. RSSSF Albanian Cup
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