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 started again in 1948 as "Kupa e Republikës" (English: "Republic Cup") and from 1991 as "Kupa e Shqipërisë" (Albanian Cup). Today it is the second most important competition in Albania after the Kategoria Superiore.
The winners of the Cup automatically earn the right to participate in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Conference League.
Finals results SeasonWinnerScoreRunner-up1938–39TiranaRRVllaznia1940–471948Partizani 5–2 Tirana1949Partizani 1–0 Tirana1950Dinamo Tirana 2–1 Partizani1951Dinamo Tirana 3–2 Partizani1952Dinamo Tirana 4–1 Tirana1953Dinamo Tirana 2–0 Partizani1954Dinamo Tirana 2–1 Partizani1955–19561957Partizani 2–0 Lokomotiva Durrës1958Partizani 4–0 Skënderbeu19591960Dinamo Tirana 2–0 agg. Flamurtari1961Partizani 2–1 agg. Besa19621962–63Tirana 3–3 agg.4–2 (p) Besa1963–64Partizani 3–0 Tomori1964–65Vllaznia 1–0 Skënderbeu1965–66Partizani 6–4 agg. Vllaznia1966–671967–68Partizani 4–1 Vllaznia1968–691969–70Partizani 4–1 agg. Vllaznia1970–71Dinamo Tirana 2–0 Besa1971–72Vllaznia 2–2 agg.4–3 (p) Besa1972–73Partizani 1–0 Dinamo Tirana1973–74Dinamo Tirana 1–0 Partizani1974–75Elbasani 2–0 agg. Lokomotiva Durrës1975–76Tirana 4–1 agg. Skënderbeu1976–77Tirana 3–3 agg.4–3 (p) Dinamo Tirana1977–78Dinamo Tirana 1–0 agg. Lushnja1978–79Vllaznia 3–2 agg. Dinamo Tirana1979–80Partizani 2–1 agg. Elbasani1980–81Vllaznia 6–3 agg. Besa1981–82Dinamo Tirana 3–3 agg. (a) Tirana1982–83Tirana 1–0 Flamurtari1983–84Tirana 2–1 Flamurtari1984–85Flamurtari 2–1 Partizani1985–86Tirana 3–1 Vllaznia1986–87Vllaznia 4–3 agg. Flamurtari1987–88Flamurtari 1–0 Partizani1988–89Dinamo Tirana 0–0, 3–1 (R) Partizani1989–90Dinamo Tirana 1–1 (aet)4–2 (p) Flamurtari1990–91Partizani 1–1 4–3 (p) Flamurtari1991–92Elbasani 2–1 Besa1992–93Partizani 1–0 Albpetrol1993–94Tirana 1–0 agg. Teuta1994–95Teuta 0–0 4–3 (p) Tirana1995–96Tirana 1–1 4–3 (p) Flamurtari1996–97Partizani 2–2 4–3 (p) Flamurtari1997–98Apolonia 1–0 Lushnja1998–99Tirana 0–0 3–0 (p) Vllaznia1999–2000Teuta 0–0 5–4 (p) Lushnja2000–01Tirana 5–0 Teuta2001–02Tirana 1–0 Dinamo Tirana2002–03Dinamo Tirana 1–0 Teuta2003–04Partizani 1–0 Dinamo Tirana2004–05Teuta 0–0 6–5 (p) Tirana2005–06Tirana 1–0 Vllaznia2006–07Besa 3–2 Teuta2007–08Vllaznia 2–0 Tirana2008–09Flamurtari 2–1 Tirana2009–10Besa 2–1 Vllaznia2010–11Tirana 1–1 4–3 (p) Dinamo Tirana2011–12Tirana 1–0 Skënderbeu2012–13Laçi 1–0 Bylis2013–14Flamurtari 1–0 Kukësi2014–15Laçi 2–1 Kukësi2015–16Kukësi 1–1 5–4 (p) Laçi2016–17Tirana 3–1 Skënderbeu2017–18Skënderbeu 1–0 Laçi2018–19Kukësi 2–1 Tirana2019–20Teuta 2–0 Tirana2020–21Vllaznia 1–0 Skënderbeu2021–22Vllaznia 2–1 Laçi2022–23Egnatia 1–0 Tirana2023–24Egnatia 1–0Kukësi 2024–25Dinamo City 2–2 5–4 (p)Egnatia2025–26Dinamo City 3–2 Egnatia
Performances by club ClubWinnersRunners-upWinning Years Tirana (also as 17 Nëntori) 1939, 1963, 1976, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2017 Partizani 1948, 1949, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1973, 1980, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2004 Dinamo City (also as Dinamo Tirana) 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1960, 1971, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1989, 1990, 2003, 2025, 2026 Vllaznia 1965, 1972, 1979, 1981, 1987, 2008, 2021, 2022 Flamurtari 1985, 1988, 2009, 2014 Teuta (also as Lokomotiva Durrës) 1995, 2000, 2005, 2020 Besa 2007, 2010 Laçi 2013, 2015 Kukësi 2016, 2019 Egnatia 2023, 2024 Elbasani (also as Labinoti ) 1975, 1992 Skënderbeu 2018 Apolonia 1998 Lushnja (also as Traktori) – Tomori – Albpetrol – Bylis –
Appearances At least 20 Cup appearances. ClubAppearancesWinnersRunners-upSemi-finalsQuarter-finals Tirana 68 16 10 36 55 Vllaznia 68 7 8 28 51 Teuta 68 4 6 19 41 Partizani 66 15 8 31 49 Flamurtari 66 4 8 20 37 Skënderbeu 65 1 6 15 30 KS Elbasani 64 2 1 9 31 KS Dinamo Tirana 63 13 6 30 44 Besa 63 2 6 11 21 Apolonia 55 1 — 8 18 Luftëtari 48 — — 3 10 Besëlidhja 47 — — 2 8 Kastrioti 35 — — 1 3 Shkumbini 32 — — 3 10 KF Laçi 29 2 2 2 6
See also Albanian Supercup
References
RSSSF Albania Cup
External links League321.com – National cup results. https://www.calciomondialeweb.it/EUR/ALB/AlbaniaCoppa.htm SOCCERWAY– Albanian Cup summary.