2009–10 Albanian Cup

Albanian Cup 2009–10 Kupa e Shqipërisë Albania Besa Vllaznia 2008–09 2010–11 2009–10 Albanian Cup was the fifty-eighth season of Albania's annual cup competition. It began on 23 September 2009 with the First Preliminary Round. The winners of the competition qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. Flamurtari were the defending champions. The rounds were played in a two-legged format similar to those of European competitions. If the aggregated score is tied after both games, the team with the higher number of away goals advances. If the number of away goals is equal in both games, the match is decided by extra time and a penalty shootout, if necessary. Preliminary Tournament In order to reduce the number of participating teams for the First Round to 32, a preliminary tournament was played. Only teams from the Kategoria e Dytë (third level) were allowed to enter. Each Kategoria e Dytë group played its own tournament. In contrast to the main tournament, the preliminary tournament was held as a single-leg knock-out competition. First Preliminary Round Games were played on 23 September 2009. Naftëtari 0–1 Çlirimi 2 Adriatiku 2–0 Korabi 1 Erzeni 2–4 Iliria 2 Luzi 2008 w/o Përparimi 1 Vlora 2–1 Këlcyra 1 Tomori 2–0 Përmeti 1 Domozdova 2–1 Maliqi 1 Delvina 5–0 Himara 1 |} Second Preliminary Round Games were played on 30 September 2009. Luzi 2008 2–1 Çlirimi 1 Adriatiku 2–1 Iliria 1 Vlora 5–3 Delvina 1 Tomori 4–1 Domozdova 1 |} First round All twenty-eight teams of the 2009–10 Superiore and Kategoria e Parë entered in this round, along with the four Second Preliminary Round winners. First legs were played on 21 October 2009 and the second legs were played on 4 November 2009. Luzi 2008 3–4 Tirana 3–1 0–3 Adriatiku 2–5 Dinamo Tirana 2–3 0–2 Memaliaj 1–4 Shkumbini 1–2 0–2 Pogradeci 1–3 Besa 1–2 0–1 Besëlidhja 2–6 Laçi 1–2 1–4 Sopoti 1–6 Kastrioti 0–3 1–3 Turbina 1–3 Bylis 1–0 0–3 Burreli 1–3 Lushnja 0–0 1–3 Vlora 0–4 Teuta 0–31 0–1 Gramshi 0–3 Flamurtari 0–3 0–0 Bilisht Sport 3–8 Apolonia 3–1 0–7 Skrapari 10–12 Skënderbeu 5–3 5–9 Luftëtari 2–7 Gramozi 1–3 1–4 Ada 1–2 Partizani 0–0 1–2 Dajti 2–1 Elbasani 2–1 0–0 Tomori 1–9 Vllaznia 0–4 1–5 |} Notes 1 The match was awarded to Teuta by 3–0 after Vlora did not secure their ground. Second round In this round enter the 16 winners from the previous round. The first legs took place on 25 November and the second legs took place on 10 December. Partizani 1–3 Teuta 1–1 0–2 Bylis 2–3 Dinamo Tirana 1–0 1–3 Lushnja 3–4 Tirana 2–2 1–2 Dajti 3–5 Vllaznia 1–3 2–2 Kastrioti 1–2 Shkumbini 1–1 0–1 Gramozi 2–1 Flamurtari 1–0 1–1 Skënderbeu 2–2 Apolonia 1–0 1–2 Laçi 1–2 Besa 0–1 1–1 |} Quarter-finals In this round enter the 8 winners from the previous round. The games are scheduled as shown below. Gramozi 1–1 (a) Teuta 1–1 0–0 Besa 4–4 (a) Tirana 2–0 2–4 Shkumbini 3–1 Dinamo Tirana 2–1 1–0 Skënderbeu 0–4 Vllaznia 0–0 0–4 |} Semi-finals In this round enter the four winners from the previous round. Besa 2–1 Shkumbini 1–1 1–0 Teuta 1–2 Vllaznia 1–0 0–2 |} "Besa v Shkumbini" 24 March 2010 15:00 CEST Besa 1–1 Shkumbini Xhafaj 26 Bakiu 5 Besa Stadium, Kavajë "Shkumbini v Besa" 7 April 2010 15:00 CEST Shkumbini 0–1 Besa Cikalleshi 69 Shkumbini Stadium, Peqin Besa advanced to the final. "Teuta v Vllaznia" 24 March 2010 15:00 CEST Teuta 1–0 Vllaznia Mile 45 Niko Dovana Stadium, Durrës "Vllaznia v Teuta" 7 April 2010 15:00 CEST Vllaznia 2–0 Teuta Hadžibulić 72Smajli 78 Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër Vllaznia advanced to the final. Final 2010 Albanian Cup final 9 May 2010 20:45 Besa 2–1 yes Vllaznia Arapi 85Dhëmbi 97 Balaj 63 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana 10,000 Darko Čeferin (Slovenia) References External links Official website sq Albanian Cup on rsssf.org 2009–10 Cup Albania