The Albanian Basketball Cup 2019 is the 63rd edition of the Albanian Basketball Cup, the top annual basketball cup competition played by Albanian teams and organized under the authority of the Albanian Basketball Association (FSHB).
Tirana was the defending champion, while Teuta won the competition after 52 years, 1965 was the last time Teuta won the Albanian Basketball Cup.
Competition format The Basketball Cup 2019 is played at the middle of the season, when the league is paused for the cup. The mid-season standing is taken into account to pair the matches.
All the Albanian teams from the Superliga and First Division compete for the Cup. Each game is played once in a single knock-out game.
There is a first round of qualification played by the teams from the First Division, from which only two teams qualify to the final bracket phase played against the teams from the First Division.
The qualification and quarter finals rounds are hosted in the court of the higher ranked team, while the Final 4 are played in a neutral court, in two consecutive days (1st and 2 February 2019) in Tirana, at the Feti Borova Sport Hall in the Tirana Olympic Park.
Teams and ranking
At the middle (10 games played of 20 total) of the season the following teams will play the championship as ranked in the Superliga and First Division:
Mid-season standing of Superliga Pos Team Points City Classification 1 Goga Basket 18 Durrës Quarter-finals against winning from First Division 2 Partizani 17 Tirana 3 Teuta 17 Durrës Quarter-finals 4 Tirana 14 Tirana 5 Kamza 13 Kamëz 6 Vllaznia 11 Shkodër
Mid-season standing of First Division
Pos Team Points City Classification 1 Eagles 19 Tirana Directly to the 2nd round of qualification 2 Invaders 19 Tirana 3 Flamurtari 14 Vlorë From the first round of qualification 4 Skënderbeu 14 Korçë 5 Elbasani 13 Elbasan 6 Apollonia 11 Fier
Brackets
Final The final is played between Teuta and Goga Basket, both from Durrës. Goga Basket was at its first participation in the competition, as the team has participated to the Albanian Albanian Superlica for the first time.
Goga Statistics Teuta 17/30 (56.7%) 2 point field goals 24/43 (55.8%) 10/25 (40.0%) 3 point field goals 9/19 (47.4.0%) 17/25 (68.0%) Free throws 20/28 (71.4%) 32 Rebounds 33 11 Assists 14 6 Steals 4 6 Turnovers 7 2 Blocks 3
Game rules Game played under FIBA rules. 2019 Albanian Cup Winners Teuta3rd title
References
External links Albanian Basketball Federation site