1972–73 Albanian Cup

1972–73 Albanian Cup (Albanian: Kupa e Shqipërisë) was the twenty-first season of Albania's annual cup competition. It began in August 1972 with the First Round and ended in May 1973 with the Final match. The winners of the competition qualified for the 1973-74 first round of the UEFA Cup. Vllaznia were the defending champions, having won their second Albanian Cup last season. The cup was won by Partizani.[1]

1972–73 Albanian Cup
Kupa e Shqipërisë
Country Albania
ChampionsPartizani
Runners-upDinamo Tirana

The rounds were played in a two-legged format similar to those of European competitions. If the aggregated score was tied after both games, the team with the higher number of away goals advanced. If the number of away goals was equal in both games, the match was decided by extra time and a penalty shootout, if necessary.

First round

Games were played on August & September 1972*

  • Results unknown

Second round

In this round entered the 16 winners from the previous round. First and second legs were played in January 1973.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dinamo Tirana 3–1 Besa 2–0 1–1
Vllaznia 3–1 17 Nëntori 2–1 1–0
Flamurtari 1–3 Partizani 1–1 0–2
Besëlidhja 2–3 Shkëndija Tiranë 2–0 0–3
Skënderbeu 3–0 Studenti 2–0 1–0
Apolonia 3–2 Tomori 1–0 2–2
Traktori 3–1 Luftëtari 2–0 1–1
Lokomotiva Durrës 1–2 Labinoti 0–0 1–2

Quarter-finals

In this round entered the 8 winners from the previous round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Skënderbeu 0–3 Partizani 0–1 0–2
Vllaznia 2–3 Labinoti 2–0 0–3
Apolonia 0–2 Shkëndija Tiranë 0–0 0–2
Dinamo Tirana 1–0 Traktori 0–0 1–0

Semi-finals

In this round entered the four winners from the previous round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dinamo Tirana 3–1 Shkëndija Tiranë 1–1 2–0
Partizani 3–1 Labinoti 1–0 2–1

Final
Partizani1–0Dinamo Tirana
Attendance: 3,000

References
  1. RSSSF Albanian Cup
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