1961 Albanian Cup Explained

Albanian Cup
Year:1961
Other Titles:Kupa e Shqipërisë
Country:Albania
Winners:Partizani
Second:Besa
Prev Season:1960
Next Season:1962–63

1961 Albanian Cup (Albanian: Kupa e Shqipërisë) was the twelfth season of Albania's annual cup competition. It began in Spring 1961 with the First Round and ended in May 1961 with the Final matches. Dinamo Tirana were the defending champions, having won their sixth Albanian Cup last season.

The cup was won by Partizani.[1]

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 in March 1961*

Second round

All sixteen teams of the 1960 Superliga and First Division entered in this round. First and second legs were played in March 1961.

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Quarter-finals

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

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Semi-finals

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

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Finals

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

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Notes and References

  1. http://rsssf.org/tablesa/albacuphistfull.html#61 RSSSF Albanian Cup