2015–16 Albanian Cup

2015–16 Albanian Cup (Albanian: Kupa e Shqipërisë) was the sixty-four season of Albania's annual cup competition. KF Laçi are the most recent winners of the competition, that being their second Cup trophy.[1]

2015–16 Albanian Cup

Kupa e Shqipërisë
Country	Albania
Teams	36
Champions	Kukësi
Runners-up	Laçi
Matches played	63
Goals scored	167 (2.65 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	James Adeniyi Ardit Shehaj (6 goals each)
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

Ties are played in a two-legged format similar to those of European competitions. If the aggregate 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 shoot-out, if necessary.

Preliminary round

In order to reduce the number of participating teams for the First Round to 32, a preliminary tournament is played. In contrast to the main tournament, the preliminary tournament is held as a single-leg knock-out competition.[2] Matches were played on 27 August 2015 and involved the teams from Kategoria e Dytë.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Naftëtari (III)	3–0	Turbina (III)
Tomori (III)	3–0	Sukthi (III)

First round

All 28 teams of the 2015–16 Superiore and Kategoria e Parë entered in this round along with the two qualifiers from the Preliminary Round. The first legs were played on 16 September 2015 and the second legs took place on 30 September 2015.[3] Skënderbeu played their matches on 6 and 9 September due to commitments in UEFA Europa League.[4]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Tomori (III)	0–5	Skënderbeu (I)	0–3	0–2
Korabi (II)	2–5	Partizani (I)	0–5	2–0
Erzeni (II)	0–3	Tirana (I)	0–1	0–2
Besa (II)	2–4	Laçi (I)	1–3	1–1
Pogradeci (II)	1–5	Vllaznia (I)	1–1	0–4
Shkumbini (II)	2–3	Apolonia (I)	2–2	0–1
Dinamo Tirana (II)	0–7	Bylis (I)	0–1	0–6
Luftëtari (II)	0–4	Lushnja (II)	0–1	0–3
Sopoti (II)	5–2	Butrinti (II)	5–0	0–2
Naftëtari (III)	4–5	Kukësi (I)	3–1	1–4 (a.e.t.)
Oriku (II)	3–5	Flamurtari (I)	1–2	2–3
Ada (II)	2–11	Teuta (I)	1–5	1–6
Kamza (II)	5–3	Elbasani (II)	4–2	1–1
Burreli (II)	0–2	Tërbuni (I)	0–0	0–2
Kastrioti (II)	2–2 (a)	Besëlidhja (II)	1–0	1–2
Iliria (II)	3–0	Adriatiku (II)	1–0	2–0

Tomori v Skënderbeu

6 September 2015	Tomori	0–3	Skënderbeu	Fusha e Kompleksit Tropikal, Durrës
17:00 CET		Report	Abazi  55' Dema  59', 69'	Attendance: 30 Referee: Xhulio Mema

Skënderbeu v Tomori

9 September 2015	Skënderbeu	2–0	Tomori	Skënderbeu Stadium, Korçë
17:30 CET	Djair  7' Esquerdinha  44'	Report		Attendance: 100 Referee: Erald Demiraj

Skënderbeu advanced to the second round.

Korabi v Partizani

16 September 2015	Korabi	0–5	Partizani	Internacional Complex, Pezë
16:00 CET		Report	Plaku  8', 32' Morini  38' Çunaj  45'(o.g.) Ibrahimi  66' (pen)	Attendance: 250 Referee: Indrit Ujka

Partizani v Korabi

29 September 2015	Partizani	0–2	Korabi	Internacional Complex, Pezë
17:30 CET		Report	Kolgega  36', 57'	Attendance: 50 Referee: Mikel Dyrmishi

Partizani advanced to the second round.

Erzeni v Tirana

16 September 2015	Erzeni	0–1	Tirana	Skënder Halili Complex, Tiranë
15:00 CET		Report	Kadriu  82'	Attendance: 300 Referee: Altin Stefi

Tirana v Erzeni

29 September 2015	Tirana	2–0	Erzeni	Skënder Halili Complex, Tiranë
14:30 CET	Teqja  6' Bakaj  64'	Report		Attendance: 300 Referee: Skerdi Greca

Tirana advanced to the second round.

Besa v Laçi

16 September 2015	Besa	1–3	Laçi	Besa Stadium, Kavajë
15:00 CET	Sallaku  73'	Report	Kruja  37' Nimani  55', 65'	Attendance: 200 Referee: Elidon Halo

Laçi v Besa

30 September 2015	Laçi	1–1	Besa	Internacional Complex, Pezë
16:00 CET	Vuthaj  82'	Report	Brahimaj  85'	Attendance: 50 Referee: Indrit Myrtja

Laçi advanced to the second round.

Pogradeci v Vllaznia

16 September 2015	Pogradeci	1–1	Vllaznia	Gjorgji Kyçyku Stadium, Pogradec
15:00 CET	Çekiçi  83'	Report	Kdouh  17'	Attendance: 200 Referee: Fatjon Xhemalaj

Vllaznia v Pogradeci

30 September 2015	Vllaznia	4–0	Pogradeci	Reshit Rushi Complex, Shkodër
14:30 CET	Sosa  3', 33' Arbëri  13' (pen) Pavićević  77'	Report		Attendance: 400 Referee: Klodjan Prenga

Vllaznia advanced to the second round.

Shkumbini v Apolonia

16 September 2015	Shkumbini	2–2	Apolonia	Shkumbini Stadium, Peqin
15:00 CET	Lluca  78' Isaj  90+2'	Report	Andoni  2' Fili  74'	Attendance: 200 Referee: Erald Demiraj

Apolonia v Shkumbini

30 September 2015	Apolonia	1–0	Shkumbini	Loni Papuçiu Stadium, Fier
14:30 CET	Uzuni  40'	Report		Attendance: 250 Referee: Olsi Sokoli

Apolonia advanced to the second round.

Dinamo Tirana v Bylis

16 September 2015	Dinamo Tirana	0–1	Bylis	Internacional Complex, Pezë
15:00 CET		Report	Ronaille  89'	Attendance: 50 Referee: Indrit Zhuli

Bylis v Dinamo Tirana

30 September 2015	Bylis	6–0	Dinamo Tirana	Adush Muça Stadium, Ballsh
14:30 CET	Kuli  14' Pepa  38' Mustafaraj  72', 76' Gjonbrati  74' Asani  80'	Report		Attendance: 50 Referee: Hermal Llapra

Bylis advanced to the second round.

Luftëtari v Lushnja

16 September 2015	Luftëtari	0–1	Lushnja	Gjirokastër Stadium, Gjirokastër
15:00 CET		Report	30' Allkanjari	Attendance: 300 Referee: Olsion Yzeiraj

Lushnja v Luftëtari

30 September 2015	Lushnja	3–0	Luftëtari	Roza Haxhiu Stadium, Lushnje
14:30 CET	Mezini  14' Dervishi  29' Allkanjari  71'	Report		Attendance: 100 Referee: Kreshnik Cjapi

Lushnja advanced to the second round.

Sopoti v Butrinti

16 September 2015	Sopoti	5–0	Butrinti	Internacional Complex, Pezë
15:00 CET	Bërdufi  25', 41', 75' Jaupaj  27', 72'	Report		Attendance: 30 Referee: Xhulio Mema

Butrinti v Sopoti

30 September 2015	Butrinti	2–0	Sopoti	Butrinti Stadium, Sarandë
14:30 CET	Dedaj  48' (pen) Shaba  50'	Report		Attendance: 150 Referee: Robert Shoshaj

Sopoti advanced to the second round.

Naftëtari v Kukësi

16 September 2015	Naftëtari	3–1	Kukësi	Bashkim Sulejmani Stadium, Kuçovë
15:00 CET	Kopaçi  22', 60' Behari  66'	Report	Gucaj  8' (o.g.)	Attendance: 300 Referee: Mikel Dyrmishi

Kukësi v Naftëtari

30 September 2015	Kukësi	4–1 (a.e.t.)	Naftëtari	Zeqir Ymeri Stadium, Kukës
14:30 CET	Erick Flores  2' Jonuzi  44', 118' Musolli  49'	Report	Daci  73'	Attendance: 1000 Referee: Adrian Beqiri

Kukësi advanced to the second round.

Oriku v Flamurtari

16 September 2015	Oriku	1–2	Flamurtari	Fusha Sportive Orikum, Orikum
15:00 CET	Nurce  57'	Report	Zeqiri  8' (pen) Bregu  90'	Attendance: 100 Referee: Alvi Paço

Flamurtari v Oriku

30 September 2015	Flamurtari	3–2	Oriku	Flamurtari Stadium, Vlorë
14:30 CET	Shehaj  42', 46', 57'	Report	Dervishi  75' Azizaj  80'	Attendance: 150 Referee: Olsid Ferataj

Flamurtari advanced to the second round.

Ada v Teuta

16 September 2015	Ada	1–5	Teuta	Reshit Rushi Complex, Shkodër
15:00 CET	Jeong-Ho Kim  75'	Report	Lukić  9' Gripshi  22', 36' Hyka  43', 84'	Attendance: 100 Referee: Klodjan Prenga

Teuta v Ada

30 September 2015	Teuta	6–1	Ada	Niko Dovana Stadium, Durrës
14:30 CET	Hyseni  15', 20' Mihani  27' Myrtezani  31' Ferraj  48' Lamçja  75'	Report	Lari  22'	Attendance: 30 Referee: Indrit Zhuli

Teuta advanced to the second round.

Kamza v Elbasani

16 September 2015	Kamza	4–2	Elbasani	Kamëz Stadium, Kamëz
15:00 CET	Gjini  21', 90+1' Blloku  50' Ymeraj  55'	Report	Luta  15' Shehaj  74'	Attendance: 100 Referee: Albano Stolaj

Elbasani v Kamza

30 September 2015	Elbasani	1–1	Kamza	Domozdova Stadium, Prrenjas
14:30 CET	Peqini  72'	Report	Gjini  52'	Attendance: 200 Referee: Erald Demiraj

Kamza advanced to the second round.

Burreli v Tërbuni

16 September 2015	Burreli	0–0	Tërbuni	Liri Ballabani Stadium, Burrel
15:00 CET		Report		Attendance: 30 Referee: Indrit Myrtja

Tërbuni v Burreli

30 September 2015	Tërbuni	2–0	Burreli	Ismail Xhemali Stadium, Pukë
14:30 CET	Marku  16' Gërxho  50'	Report		Attendance: 70 Referee: Edvin Hoxha

Tërbuni advanced to the second round.

Kastrioti v Besëlidhja

16 September 2015	Kastrioti	1–0	Besëlidhja	Kastrioti Stadium, Krujë
15:00 CET	Malo  39' (pen)	Report		Attendance: 150 Referee: Besnand Kaimi

Besëlidhja v Kastrioti

30 September 2015	Besëlidhja	2–1	Kastrioti	Besëlidhja Stadium, Lezhë
14:30 CET	Dibra  15' Bajić  72'	Report	Djarmati  14'	Attendance: 300 Referee: Fatjon Xhemalaj

Kastrioti advanced to the second round.

Iliria v Adriatiku

16 September 2015	Iliria	1–0	Adriatiku	Redi Maloku Stadium, Fushë-Krujë
15:00 CET	Doçi  90+3'	Report		Attendance: 200 Referee: Amarildo Gjeci

Adriatiku v Iliria

30 September 2015	Adriatiku	0–2	Iliria	Mamurras Stadium, Mamurras
14:30 CET		Report	Cani  66' Tali  83'	Attendance: 50 Referee: Xhenald Rada

Iliria advanced to the second round.

Second round

All 16 qualified teams from First Round progressed to the Second Round. The first legs were played on 21 October 2015 and the second legs took place on 4 November 2015.[5] Skënderbeu played their first match on 12 October and the second on 11 November due to commitments in UEFA Europa League.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Sopoti (II)	1–3	Skënderbeu (I)	1–1	0–2
Lushnja (II)	1–6	Partizani (I)	1–3	0–3
Laçi (I)	3–2	Bylis (I)	0–0	3–2
Kukësi (I)	8–1	Iliria (II)	5–0	3–1
Tirana (I)	7–2	Kastrioti (II)	5–1	2–1
Flamurtari (I)	6–0	Tërbuni (I)	1–0	5–0
Teuta (I)	4–0	Kamza (II)	1–0	3–0
Vllaznia (I)	2–1	Apolonia (II)	0–0	2–1

Sopoti v Skënderbeu

12 October 2015	Sopoti	1–1	Skënderbeu	Internacional Complex, Pezë
13:30 CET	Çaushaj  40'	Report	Nimaga  87'	Attendance: 100 Referee: Albano Stolaj

Skënderbeu v Sopoti

15 November 2015	Skënderbeu	2–0	Sopoti	Skënderbeu Stadium, Korçë
13:00 CET	Salihi  13' Progni  53'	Report		Attendance: 500 Referee: Elvaldo Durmishi

Skënderbeu advances to the quarter-finals.

Lushnja v Partizani

21 October 2015	Lushnja	1–3	Partizani	Abdurrahman Roza Haxhiu Stadium, Lushnje
13:30 CET	Mezini  39'	Report	Plaku  12', 77' Račić  60'	Attendance: 300 Referee: Robert Shoshaj

Partizani v Lushnja

4 November 2015	Partizani	3–0	Lushnja	Kompleksi Stërvitor i Ekipeve Kombëtare , Kamëz
14:00 CET	Ismailaj  4' Morini  42' Bylykbashi  76'	Report		Attendance: 30 Referee: Orlando Kuka

Partizani advances to the quarter-finals.

Bylis v Laçi

21 October 2015	Bylis	0–0	Laçi	Adush Muça Stadium, Ballsh
13:30 CET		Report		Attendance: 300 Referee: Edvaldo Durmishi

Laçi v Bylis

4 November 2015	Laçi	3–2	Bylis	Kastrioti Stadium,[nb 1] Krujë
14:00 CET	Adeniyi  9', 49' (pen.), 62'	Report	Asani  42' Buljan  40' (o.g.)	Attendance: 50 Referee: Olsi Sokoli

Laçi advances to the quarter-finals.

Iliria v Kukësi

21 October 2015	Iliria	0–5	Kukësi	Redi Maloku Stadium, Fushë-Krujë
13:30 CET		Report	Mateus Lima  6' Leomir Cruz  39', 83' Shameti  48' Malota  55'	Attendance: 150 Referee: Besnard Kaimi

Kukësi v Iliria

4 November 2015	Kukësi	3–1	Iliria	Redi Maloku Stadium, Fushë-Krujë
14:00 CET	Musolli  20' Mateus Lima  58', 90'	Report	Myrta  81'	Attendance: 50 Referee: Indrit Zhuli

Kukësi advances to the quarter-finals.

Kastrioti v Tirana

21 October 2015	Kastrioti	1–5	Tirana	Kastrioti Stadium, Krujë
14:30 CET	Raboshta  37' (pen.)	Report	Kërçiku  6' Fukui  14' Vucaj  31' Gilberto  47', 86'	Attendance: 0[nb 2] Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti

Tirana v Kastrioti

4 November 2015	Tirana	2–1	Kastrioti	Skënder Halili Complex, Tiranë
14:00 CET	Lika  11' Halili  55' (pen.)	Report	Lekaj  79'	Attendance: 200 Referee: Olsion Yzeiraj

Tirana advances to the quarter-finals.

Tërbuni v Flamurtari

21 October 2015	Tërbuni	0–1	Flamurtari	Ismail Xhemali Stadium, Pukë
13:30 CET		Report	Fuštar  19'	Attendance: 150 Referee: Erald Demiraj

Flamurtari v Tërbuni Pukë

4 November 2015	Flamurtari	5–0	Tërbuni Pukë	Flamurtari Stadium, Vlorë
14:00 CET	Shehaj  36', 40', 58' Morina  70' Bregu  80'	Report		Attendance: 100 Referee: Blerim Ziri

Flamurtari advances to the quarter-finals.

Kamza v Teuta

21 October 2015	Kamza	0–1	Teuta	Kamëz Stadium, Kamëz
13:30 CET		Report	Shkalla  25'	Attendance: 200 Referee: Fatjon Xhemalaj

Teuta v Kamza

4 November 2015	Teuta	3–0	Kamza	Niko Dovana Stadium, Durrës
14:00 CET	Lukić  35' Hoxha  67' Hodo  81'	Report		Attendance: 150 Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti

Teuta advances to the quarter-finals.

Apolonia v Vllaznia

28 October 2015	Apolonia	0–0	Vllaznia	Loni Papuçiu Stadium, Fier
14:30 CET		Report		Attendance: 100 Referee: Blerim Ziri

Vllaznia v Apolonia

4 November 2015	Vllaznia	2–1	Apolonia	Fusha Sportive Reshit Rusi, Shkodër
14:00 CET	Kalaja  32' Santiago Martinez  38'	Report	Nako  55'	Attendance: 300 Referee: Remzi Sadiku

Vllaznia advances to the quarter-finals.

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Vllaznia	1–2	Skënderbeu	0–0	1–2
Laçi	2–1	Partizani	2–0	0–1
Flamurtari	2–2 (a)	Tirana	0–1	2–1
Teuta	1–2	Kukësi	1–0	0–2

Vllaznia v Skënderbeu

24 January 2016	Vllaznia	0–0	Skënderbeu	Reshit Rusi Stadium, Shkodër
14:00 CET		Report		Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Andi Koçi

Skënderbeu v Vllaznia

17 February 2016	Skënderbeu	2–1	Vllaznia	Skënderbeu Stadium, Korçë
13:30 CET	Djair  7' Esquerdinha  44'	Report	Marku  87'	Attendance: 100 Referee: Erald Demiraj

Skënderbeu advanced to the semi-finals.

Laçi v Partizani

23 January 2016	Laçi	2–0	Partizani	Laçi Stadium, Laç
14:00 CET	James  49', 65'	Report		Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Laver Alla

Partizani v Laçi

17 February 2016	Partizani	1–0	Laçi	Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana
17:00 CET	Sukaj  65'	Report		Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Andi Koçi

Laçi advanced to the semi-finals.

Flamurtari v Tirana

24 January 2016	Flamurtari	0–1	Tirana	Flamurtari Stadium, Vlorë
17:00 CET		Report	Malaj  85'	Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj

Tirana v Flamurtari

17 February 2016	Tirana	1–2	Flamurtari	Selman Stërmasi Stadium, Tiranë
17:00 CET	Fukui  47'	Report	Telushi  16' Lushtaku  67'	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Laver Alla

Flamurtari advanced to the semi-finals.

Teuta v Kukësi

23 January 2016	Teuta	1–0	Kukësi	Niko Dovana Stadium, Durrës
17:00 CET	Hila  20'	Report		Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Enea Jorgji

Kukësi v Teuta

17 February 2016	Kukësi	2–0	Teuta	Zeqir Ymeri Stadium, Kukës
13:30 CET	Shameti  35' Malota  88'	Report		Attendance: 2,031 Referee: Lorenc Jemini

Kukësi advanced to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals

The semi-finals were drawn on 23 March 2016. The first legs were played on 6 April and the second legs were played on 20 April 2016.[6]

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Laçi	2–2 (a)	Skënderbeu	1–0	1–2
Flamurtari	0–4	Kukësi	0–2	0–2

Laçi v Skënderbeu

6 April 2016	Laçi	1–0	Skënderbeu	Laçi Stadium, Laç
16:00 CET	Ćetković  50'	Report		Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Bardhyl Pashaj

Skënderbeu v Laçi

20 April 2016	Skënderbeu	2–1	Laçi	Skënderbeu Stadium, Korçë
15:30 CET	Progni  53' Plaku  79'	Report	Ćetković  57'	Attendance: 400 Referee: Klajdi Kola

Laçi advanced to the final.

Flamurtari v Kukësi

6 April 2016	Flamurtari	0–2	Kukësi	Flamurtari Stadium, Vlorë
19:00 CET		Report	Hasani  11' Shameti  19'	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Lorenc Jemini

Kukësi v Flamurtari

20 April 2016	Kukësi	2–0	Flamurtari	Zeqir Ymeri Stadium, Kukës
15:30 CET	Emini  69' (pen.) Erick Flores  82'	Report		Attendance: 300 Referee: Andi Koçi

Kukësi advanced to the final.

Final

Main article: 2016 Albanian Cup Final

22 May 2016 (2016-05-22)

19:00 CEST

Laçi	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Kukësi
Mitraj  90+4'	Report	Jean Carioca  65'
Penalties
Dosti Ćetković Zefi Buljan	3–5	Jean Carioca Dvorneković Emini Hallaçi Musolli

Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Marco Guida

Notes

1. The match was held at Kastrioti Stadium due to reconstruction of the field of Laçi Stadium.
2. The match was played behind the doors closed.

References

1. Florenc Stafa (29 May 2015). "Laçi fiton Kupën e Shqipërisë, mund Kukësin 2-1 (VIDEO)". Shekulli.com.al. Archived from the original on 23 October 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
2. Official website Archived 2017-12-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Albanian)
3. "Hidhet shorti i Kupës së Shqipërisë, ja çiftet". Telesport.al. 2 September 2015. Archived from the original on 30 September 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
4. "Skënderbeu nis Kupën e Shqipërisë". Sportal.al. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
5. Second round
6. "Hidhet shorti i gjysëmfinaleve të Kupës së Shqipërisë" (in Albanian). Koha News. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.

External links

• Official website (in Albanian)
• Albanian Cup at soccerway.com