Independence Cup (Albania) Explained

Independence Cup Kupa Pavarësia
Founded:	2009
Region:	Balkans
Number Of Teams:	4 (2010–) 3 (2009)
Current Champions:	Struga (2nd title)
Most Successful Club:	Struga (2 titles)
Current:	2018 Independence Cup (Albania)

The Independence Cup^[1] (Albanian: Kupa Pavarësia) is an annual friendly football tournament held in Albania on 28 November to commemorate Albanian Independence Day. The tournament took place in Vlorë between 2009 and 2015, in Tiranë in 2016 and in Korçë in 2017. Clubs from Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia and Montenegro have taken part in the tournament. Since the 2019 Albania earthquake the tournament has not been held anymore.^[2]

Winners

width=5%	Season	width=15%	Winner	width=10%	Final Score	width=15%	Runner-up	width=25%	Venue	width=15%	Date	width=5%	Ref.
2009	Flamurtari	Group format	Shkëndija	Flamurtari Stadium, Vlorë	28 November 2009	^[3]
2010	Renova	1–0	Otrant	Flamurtari Stadium, Vlorë	28 November 2010	^[4]
2011	Hysi	0–0 (3–0 p.)	Shkëndija	Flamurtari Stadium, Vlorë	28 November 2011	^[5]
2012	Shkëndija	0–0 (5–3 p.)	Prishtina	Flamurtari Stadium, Vlorë	28 November 2012	^[6]
2013	Prishtina	0–0 (8–7 p.)	Flamurtari	Flamurtari Stadium, Vlorë	28 November 2013	^[7]
2014	Feronikeli	1–0	Shkëndija	Flamurtari Stadium, Vlorë	28 November 2014	^[8]
2015	Otrant	3–0	Partizani B	Flamurtari Stadium, Vlorë	28 November 2015	^[9]
2016	Kukësi	2–0	Prishtina	Selman Stërmasi Stadium, Tiranë	28 November 2016	^[10]
2017	Struga	0–0 (4–1 p.)	Otrant	Skënderbeu Stadium, Korçë	28 November 2017	^[11]
2018	Struga	1–0	Otrant	Skënderbeu Stadium, Korçë	28 November 2018	^[12]

Editions

2009

+ Matches	Team 1	Score	Team 2
Flamurtari	0–0 (11–10)	Shkëndija
Shkëndija	5–4 (11–10)	Prishtina
Prishtina	0–0 (2–3)	Flamurtari

2018

Statistics

Performance by team

Team	Winner	Runner-up	Tournaments
Besa			1
Federal			1
Feronikeli	1		2
Flamurtari	1	1	5
Hysi	1		1
2 Korriku	—		1
Kukësi	1		1
Llamkos Kosova			1
Liria			2
Otrant	1	3	6
Partizani B		1	1
Prishtina	1	2	4
Renova	1		1
Skënderbeu	—		1
Shkëndija	1	3	7
Tirana			2
Struga	2		2

Performance by country

Team	Winner	Runner-up
	2	2
	3	2
	4	3
	1	2

See also

• Albanian Declaration of Independence

Notes and References

1. Independence Cup 2018 will be held in Korçë. 15 November 2018. 17 January 2019. Albanian Football Association (FSHF).
2. Web site: Kupa "Pavarësia", FSHF e shtyn turneun në një datë të re . 26 November 2019 .
3. Web site: Flamurtari fiton Kupën e Pavarësisë. Flamurtari wins Independence Cup. Arkiva Shqiptare e Lajmeve. sq. 28 November 2009. 29 November 2018.
4. Web site: Renova fiton Kupën e Pavarësisë. Renova wins Independence Cup. Televizioni Koha Maqedoni. sq. 29 November 2010. 29 November 2018.
5. Web site: Hysi mundi Shkëndijën dhe fitoi turnen 'Kupa Pavarësia'. Hysi defeats Shkëndija and wins the 'Independence Cup' tournament. sq. Televizioni Koha Maqedoni. 29 November 2011. 29 November 2018.
6. Web site: Shkëndija fiton kupën "Pavarësia". Shkëndija win the “Independence” Cup. Gazeta Panorama. sq. 28 November 2012. 29 November 2018.
7. Web site: Prishtina fiton kupën "Pavarësia" me penallti. Prishtina wins “Independence” Cup on penalties. Panorama Sport. sq. 29 November 2013. 29 November 2018.
8. Web site: Kupa "Pavarësia", fiton Ferronikeli. “Independence” Cup, Ferronikeli wins. Panorama Sport. sq. 28 November 2014. 29 November 2018.
9. Web site: Otrant-Olimpik fitues i Kupës "Pavarsia 2015" (Foto). Otrant-Olimpik winner of “Independence” Cup. tvteuta.me. sq. 29 November 2015. 29 November 2018.
10. Web site: Kukësi merr trofeun e tretë në 2016-n, fiton Kupën "Pavarësia". Kukësi takes the third trophy of 2016, wins “Independence” Cup. Panorama Sport. sq. 28 November 2016. 29 November 2018.
11. Web site: Struga fituese e Kupës Pavarësia 2017, Otrant thyhet pas penalltive. Struga winner of Independence Cup 2017, Otrant defeated after penalties. Koha.net. sq. 28 November 2017. 29 November 2018.
12. Web site: Struga fiton Kupën Pavarësia 2018. Struga wins Independence Cup 2018. FSHF.org. sq. 28 November 2018. 28 November 2018.