1980–81 Albanian Cup

1980–81 Albanian Cup (Albanian: Kupa e Shqipërisë) was the twenty-ninth season of Albania's annual cup competition. It began on August 1980 with the First Round and ended on May 1981 with the Final matches. The winners of the competition qualified for the 1981-82 first round of the UEFA Cup. KF Partizani were the defending champions, having won their eleventh Albanian Cup last season. The cup was won by KS Vllaznia.[1]

1980–81 Albanian Cup
Kupa e Shqipërisë
Country Albania
ChampionsKS Vllaznia
Runners-upKS Besa

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 1980*

  • Results unknown

Second round

In this round entered the 16 winners from the previous round. First and second legs were played on January 1981.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Naftëtari 3–2 Partizani 3–1 0–1
Labinoti/Elbasani 2–0 Luftëtari 2–0 0–0
Dinamo 2–1 Tomori 0–0 2–1
Vllaznia 2–1 Besëlidhja 1–1 1–0
Flamurtari 1–1 24 Maji/Përmeti 0–0 1–1
Lokomotiva/Teuta 5–0 Traktori/Lushnja 3–0 2–0
17 Nëntori/Tirana 4–2 Shkëndija T. 4–2 0–0
Skënderbeu 0–4 Besa 0–0 0–4

Quarter finals

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

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
KS Elbasani 3–0 Naftëtari 3–0 0–0
Dinamo Tirana 2–4 KS Vllaznia 1–1 1–3
KS Flamurtari 3–1 KS Teuta 2–1 1–0
KS Besa 1–1 (a.g.) KF Tirana 0–0 1–1

Semifinals

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

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
KS Besa 2–2 (a.g.) KS Elbasani 1–0 1–2
KS Flamurtari 1–2 KS Vllaznia 1–1 0–1

Finals

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

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
KS Besa 3–6 KS Vllaznia 2–1 1–5

First leg
KS Besa2 – 1KS Vllaznia
Shtini  26'
Mullaliu  76'		 Gruda  39'

Second leg
KS Vllaznia5 – 1KS Besa
Luçi  ??'
Hafizi  ??', 82'
Gruda  78'
Duraj  86'		 Shtini  43'

References
  1. RSSSF Albanian Cup
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