The 2026–27 Albanian Cup () is the seventy-fifth season of Albania's annual cup competition, the Albanian Cup. There are 42 participating teams.https://www.panorama.com.al/sport/kupa-e-shqiperise-nis-rrugetimin-e-saj-mesohet-kur-do-luhen-dy-ndeshjet-e-para-te-turneut/https://fshf.org/sq/komiteti-ekzekutiv-i-fshf-miraton-datat-e-nisjes-se-aktiviteteve-kombetare-per-sezonin-futbollistik-2026-2027/ The winners will qualify for the 2027–28 UEFA Conference League first qualifying round.
Participating teams Kategoria SuperioreThe 10 clubs of the 2026–27 season Kategoria e ParëTwelve clubs of the 2026–27 season Kategoria e DytëTwenty clubs of the 2026–27 season Dinamo City Egnatia Elbasani Laçi Partizani Skënderbeu Teuta Tirana Vllaznia Vora Besa Besëlidhja Burreli Bylis Flamurtari Iliria Kastrioti Korabi Kukësi Oriku Pogradeci Sopoti Albpetrol Apolonia Basania Butrinti Delvina Devolli Eagle FA Erzeni Gramshi Këlcyra Luftëtari Lushnja Luzi 2008 Maliqi Memaliaj Naftëtari Shiroka Tërbuni Tomori Veleçiku
Format and seeding Teams will enter the competition at various stages, as follows: First phase (one-legged fixtures) Preliminary round: four teams from Kategoria e Dytë will start the tournament Round of 64: the two winners will be joined by 14 Kategoria e Dytë teams, 12 Kategoria e Parë teams, and 2 teams from Kategoria Superiore Round of 32: the 16 winners will face each other Second phase Round of 16 (one-legged): the eight winners will be joined by Kategoria Superiore clubs, seeded 1–8 Quarter-finals (two-legged): the eight winners will face each other Semi-finals (two-legged): the four winners will face each other Final (one-legged): the two winners will face each other
Round dates
Phase Round Clubs remaining Clubs involved From previous round Entries in this round First leg Second leg First stage Preliminary round 42 4 none 4 16 September 2026 Round of 64 40 32 2 30 6 & 7 October 2026 Round of 32 24 16 16 none 18 November 2026 Second stage Round of 16 16 16 8 8 9 January 2027 Quarter-finals 8 8 8 none 10 February 2027 March 2027 Semi-finals 4 4 4 none 7 April 2027 21 April 2027 Final 2 2 2 none 12 May 2027
Preliminary round A total of four teams from Kategoria e Dytë competed in this round, two of which advanced.
Albpetrol advanced to the round of 64.
Gramshi advanced to the round of 64.
Round of 64 A total of 32 teams (2 winners from the preliminary round, 18 teams from Kategoria e Dytë, 12 teams from Kategoria e Parë and 2 Kategoria Superiore teams) competed in this round, 16 of which advancd to the second round.
Bylis advanced to the round of 32.
Flamurtari advanced to the round of 32.
Laçi advanced to the round of 32.
Skënderbeu advanced to the round of 32.
Pogradeci advanced to the round of 32.
Iliria advanced to the round of 32.
Besa advanced to the round of 32.
Kastrioti advanced to the round of 32.
Eagle FA advanced to the round of 32.
Korabi advanced to the round of 32.
Luftëtari advanced to the round of 32.
Kukësi advanced to the round of 32.
Apolonia advanced to the round of 32.
Shiroka advanced to the round of 32.
Butrinti advanced to the round of 32.
Besëlidhja advanced to the round of 32.
Round of 32 The 16 winning teams from the first round will compete in the second round, 8 of which will advance to the round of 16.
Top goalscorers RankPlayerClubGoals1 Georgios LleshajPogradeci3 Sodiq KazeemPogradeci3 Albi BrojajVeleçiku2 Aliyu Umar MuhammadLaçi Ameris KurtiShiroka Beji AnthonyLuftëtari Godswill Chimezie UbahAlbpetrol Jakup BerishaFlamurtari Kevin TradLaçi Lorent ZhakuBylis Samuel KoshieIliria SylasBesa
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