2001–02 Albanian Cup

2001–02 Albanian Cup (Albanian: Kupa e Shqipërisë) was the 50th season of Albania's annual cup competition. It began on August 18, 2001 with the First Round and ended on June 1, 2002 with the Final match. The winners of the competition qualified for the 2002-03 first round of the UEFA Europa League. Tirana were the defending champions, having won their eleventh Albanian Cup last season. The cup was won by Tirana.[1]

2001–02 Albanian Cup
Republic Cup
Country Albania
Dates18 August 2001 – 1 June 2002
Teams32
ChampionsTirana
Runners-upDinamo Tirana
Matches played61
Goals scored157 (2.57 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Indrit Fortuzi (7 goals)

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 18 & 24 2001.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ada 1–6 Vllaznia 1–2 0–4
Laçi 0–6 Tirana 0–3 0–3
Dajti 2–13 Dinamo Tirana 2–6 0–7
Memaliaj 0–5 Bylis 0–1 0–4
Besa 0–4 Shkumbini 0–1 0–3
Egnatia 1–5 Teuta 0–1 1–4
Delvina 2–5 Luftëtari 2–2 0–3
Përparimi 2–3 Besëlidhja 2–1 0–2
Naftëtari 0–2 Tomori 0–1 0–1
Albpetrol 2–4 Flamurtari 1–1 1–3
Përmeti 0–11 Lushnja 0–1 0–10
Tepelena 2–14 Apolonia 2–1 0–13
Kastrioti 1–5 Partizani 1–1 0–4
Sopoti 2–1 Skënderbeu 2–0 0–1
Gramozi 0–2 Elbasani 0–0 0–2
Burreli 1-3 Erzeni 1–0 0–3

Second round

All sixteen teams of the 2000–01 Superliga and First Division entered in this round. First legs were played on January 26, 2002 and the second legs were played on February 1, 2002.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Flamurtari 0–3 Dinamo Tirana 0–2 0–1
Shkumbini 0–2 Elbasani 0–1 0–1
Partizani 1–5 Tirana 0–4 1–1
Sopoti 2–4 Luftëtari 1–1 1–3
Lushnja 1–3 Teuta 0–1 1–2
Apolonia 1–3 Vllaznia 1–2 0–1
Erzeni 2–2 (4–2 p) Besëlidhja 2–0 0–2
Tomori 3–1 Bylis 2–0 1–1

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
Tirana 4–1 Erzeni 3–1 1–0
Teuta 2–1 Tomori 2–0 0–1
Dinamo Tirana 4–2 Luftëtari 1–0 3–2
Vllaznia 2–3 Elbasani 2–1 0–2
9 February 2002 Erzeni 0–1 Tirana Tefik Jashari Stadium, Shijak
Bulku 89'

Tirana advanced to the semi finals.

9 February 2002 Tomori 1–0 Teuta Tomori Stadium, Burrel
Arbëri 58'

Teuta advanced to the semi finals.

9 February 2002 Luftëtari 2–3 Dinamo Tirana Gjirokastër Stadium, Gjirokastër
Shehaj 15'
Romanishin 43'		 Xhafa 50'
Çoni 74' (pen.)
Asllani 84'

Dinamo Tirana advanced to the semi finals.

9 February 2002 Elbasani 2–0 Vllaznia Ruzhdi Bizhuta, Elbasan
Stojku 30'
Façja 58'

Elbasani advanced to the semi finals.

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
Tirana 5–1 Elbasani 3–0 2–1
Dinamo Tirana 2–1 Teuta 1–0 1–1
2 April 2002 Tirana 3–0 Elbasani Selman Stermasi Stadium, Tirana
Fortuzi 45' (pen.), 69' (pen.), 88'

Tirana advanced to the final.

10 April 2002 Teuta 1–1 Dinamo Tirana Tefik Jashari Stadium, Shijak
Rexhepi 70' (pen.) Qose 31'

Dinamo Tirana advanced to the final.

Final
Tirana1–0Dinamo Tirana
Fortuzi 30'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Sokol Jareci

References
  1. "RSSSF Albanian Cup". Retrieved 2011-12-30.
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