2003–04 Albanian Cup

2003–04 Albanian Cup (Albanian: Kupa e Shqipërisë) was the fifty-second season of Albania's annual cup competition. It began on 29 August 2003 with the First Round and ended on 19 May 2004 with the Final match. The winners of the competition qualified for the 2004–05 first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. Dinamo Tirana were the defending champions, having won their thirteenth Albanian Cup last season. The cup was won by Partizani Tirana.[1]

2003–04 Albanian Cup
Kupa e Shqipërisë
Country Albania
Teams44
ChampionsPartizani Tirana
Runners-upDinamo Tirana
Matches played105
Goals scored367 (3.5 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Vioresin Sinani (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 29 August – 4 September 2003.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Fushë Mbreti 3–0 Sopoti 2–0 1–0
Maliqi 2–4 Pogradeci 1–2 1–2
Domosdova 1–15 Egnatia 1–4 0–11
Kukësi 1–8 Laçi 1–3 0–5
Albania 6–6 Ada 4–3 2–3
Nacional 3–1 Iliria 2–1 1–0
Burreli 0–2 Dajti/Kamza 0–1 0–1
Korabi 0–4(awd) Veleçiku 0–2(awd) 0–2(awd)
Gramshi 3–7 Cërriku/Turbina 2–2 1–5
Butrinti 1–6 Luftëtari 0–1 1–5
Poliçani 2–6 Albpetrol 2–2 0–4
Rrësheni 1–10 Kastrioti 1–4 0–6
Cakrani 3–7 Apolonia 1–4 2–3
Melesini 1–5 Devolli 1–3 0–2(awd)
Gramozi 1–5 Skënderbeu 0–0 1–5
Tepelena 4–7 Delvina 3–2 1–5
Përmeti 1–6 Bylis 1–4 0–2
Këlcyra 2–2 (2–4 p) Memaliaj 2–0 0–2
Clirimi 2–0 Erzeni 2–0 0–0
Frakulla 0–4(awd) Naftëtari 0–2(awd) 0–2(awd)
Suçi 0–5 Besëlidhja 0–5 0–0
Skrapari 0–6 Tomori 0–4 0–2

Second round

Games were played on 17 September – 1 October 2003.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Cërriku 2–8 Tirana 0–3 2–5
Ada 0–11 Vllaznia 0–2 0–9
Fushë Mbreti 2–14 Partizani 2–8 0–6
Egnatia 0–1 Teuta 0–1 0–0
Skënderbeu 2–5 Shkumbini 1–1 1–4
Pogradeci 1–2 Dinamo 1–1 0–1
Albpetrol 3–2 Flamurtari 0–2 3–0
Devolli 3–9 Elbasani 1–1 2–8
Naftëtari 2–4 Besa 2–2 0–2
Memaliaj 0–13 Lushnja 0–3 0–10
Delvina 5–6 Apolonia 5–0 0–6
Tomori 2–1 Clirimi 1–0 1–1
Luftëtari 2–4 Bylis 2–0 0–4
Dajti/Kamza 3–2 Veleçiku 2–0 1–2
Kastrioti 3–2 Besëlidhja 2–1 1–1
Nacional 2–3 Laçi 2–0 0–3

Third round

All fourteen teams of the 2002–03 Superliga and First Division entered in this round, along with Second Round winners. First legs were played on 12 November 2003 and the second legs were played on 26 November 2003.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bylis 2–4 Shkumbini 2–0 0–4
Albpetrol 3–4 Elbasani 1–1 2–3
Kastrioti 2–8 Partizani 1–2 1–6
Laçi 3–6 Dinamo 1–2 2–4
Lushnja 0–3 Tirana 0–1 0–2
Tomori 1–3 Besa 1–2 0–1
Dajti/Kamza 3–7 Teuta 3–3 0–4
Apolonia 2–11 Vllaznia 2–4 0–7

Quarter finals

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

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dinamo Tirana 4–3 Teuta Durrës 2–1 2–2
KF Elbasani 1–2 Partizani Tirana 0–0 1–2
Shkumbini Peqin 1–2 Vllaznia Shkodër 1–0 0–2
Besa Kavajë 2–5 KF Tirana 1–3 1–2

Semifinals

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

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Dinamo Tirana 5–2 KF Tirana 3–1 2–1
Vllaznia Shkodër 0–5 Partizani Tirana 0–2 0–3

Final
Dinamo Tirana0 – 1Partizani Tirana
Ndreka  12'
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Artan Taullai

References
  1. "2003-04 Albanian Cup". Archived from the original on 21 September 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
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