1978–79 Albanian Cup

1978–79 Albanian Cup (Albanian: Kupa e Shqipërisë) was the twenty-seventh season of Albania's annual cup competition. It began on August 1978 with the First Round and ended on May 1979 with the Final matches. The winners of the competition qualified for the 1979-80 first round of the UEFA Cup. Dinamo Tirana were the defending champions, having won their ninth Albanian Cup last season. The cup was won by KS Vllaznia.[1]

1978–79 Albanian Cup
Kupa e Shqipërisë
Country Albania
ChampionsKS Vllaznia
Runners-upDinamo Tirana

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 1978*

  • Results unknown

Second round

In this round entered the 16 winners from the previous round. First and second legs were played on January 1979.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Partizani 5–2 Flamurtari 3–1 2–1
17 Nëntori/Tirana 3–1 Besa 2–1 1–0
Labinoti/Elbasani 4–1 Sopoti 3–0 1–1
Tomori 2–4 Dinamo 2–2 0–2
Naftëtari 5–4 Shkëndija T. 4–0 1–4
Besëlidhja 1–2 Lokomotiva/Teuta 1–1 0–1
Traktori/Lushnja 5–2 Minatori/Tepelena 5–1 0–1
Vllaznia 1–0 Luftëtari 0–0 1–0

Quarter finals

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

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
KF Tirana 2–3 Dinamo Tirana 1–0 1–3
KF Partizani 3–0 KS Elbasani 1–0 2–0
KS Vllaznia 5–3 Naftëtari 3–2 2–1
KS Lushnja 2–2 (2–3 p) KS Teuta 1–1 1–1

Semifinals

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

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dinamo Tirana 3–1 KF Partizani 2–1 1–0
KS Vllaznia 3–2 KS Teuta 2–1 1–1

Finals

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

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dinamo Tirana 2–3 KS Vllaznia 1–1 1–2

First leg
Dinamo Tirana1 – 1KS Vllaznia
Delia  73' Vukatana  34'

Second leg
KS Vllaznia2 – 1 (a.e.t.)Dinamo Tirana
Zhega  100'
Vukatana  102'		 Ballgjini  124'

References
  1. RSSSF Albanian Cup
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