1938–39 Albanian Cup

Albanian Cup 1938–39 Kupa e Shqipërisë Albania Tirana Vllaznia 1948 1938–39 Albanian Cup, named King's Cup in honor of King Zog I of Albania, was the first season of Albania's annual cup competition. This competition consisted of a double round-robin system with a broad participation of three divisions and six groups. 3 teams took part in the main group (Group A) and played for Cup winner: Tirana, Vllaznia and Besa. The season started on December 11, 1938, and ended on January 22, 1939. Tirana won the cup.http://starbacks.ca/ga57/albania/alba39.html Albania King's Cup 2011-12-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20120426081458/http://starbacks.ca/ga57/albania/alba39.html 2012-04-26 dead KS Besa surprised 5 times Albanian Champions, KF Tirana by winning the opening match in Kavajë 2–1, making a brilliant start. Tirana compensated somehow by breaking Vllaznia 5–3 in the next match. Besa just could not do the same to Vllaznia at their home stadium, by losing this time 1–2, this equalized all teams in points. Vllaznia then broke Besa once again in Shkodër whilst Tirana retaliated their only loss by beating Besa in Tirana 4-2 and therefore eliminating them directly. Tirana needed just one point in the final match in Shkodër against Vllaznia to secure their first major trophy, but hosts were left stunned when Tirana won 2–1 in Loro Borici Stadium and lifting therefore the first Albanian Cup despite being 0-1 down in scoreline. Below are the matches in the order they were played: Final stage results Group A Besa - Tirana2-1Tirana - Vllaznia5-3Besa - Vllaznia1-2Vllaznia - Besa2-0Tirana - Besa4-2Vllaznia - Tirana1-2 Final table main WDL 5 Final stage complete TIR VLL BES C 1 0 3 5 9 3 0 1 12 8 2 0 2 8 8 Besa Tirana Vllaznia C 2 green1 Other Groups Group B main WDL 5 Group B complete SKË BE DRA 2 0 2 7 4 1 0 3 3 12 3 0 1 13 4 Bashkimi Elbasanas Dragoj Skënderbeu 2 Group C main WDL 5 complete DUR BAR IQ TOM 3 0 3 9 12 5 1 0 22 3 2 2 2 11 6 0 1 5 5 18 Bardhyli Durrësi Ismail Qemali Tomori 2 References https://www.calciomondialeweb.it/EUR/ALB/AlbaniaCoppa.htm https://www.calciomondialeweb.it/EUR/ALB/ALBCoppa1939.htm External links https://www.calciomondialeweb.it/EUR/ALB/AlbaniaCoppa.htm https://www.calciomondialeweb.it/EUR/ALB/ALBCoppa1939.htm Cup Cup Category:1938–39 in European domestic association football cups Category:December 1938 sports events in Europe Category:January 1939 sports events in Europe 1938-39 Category:Zog I