2024–25 Kosovar Cup

2024–25 Kosovar Cup
Tournament details
CountryKosovo
Teams33
Defending championsBallkani
Final positions
ChampionsPrishtina
Runners-upLlapi
Europa LeaguePrishtina
Tournament statistics
Matches played34
Goals scored110 (3.24 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Fatjon Bunjaku
Norik Krasniqi
Ardian Muja
(4 goals each)

All statistics correct as of 22 May 2025.

The 2024–25 Kosovar Cup was the football knockout competition of Kosovo in the 2024–25 season. The winners qualified for the 2025–26 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round.

Prishtina won the cup (their ninth Kosovar Cup win) on 22 May 2025, defeating Llapi 1–0 in the final.

Format

Clubs from the lower leagues (Second League and Third League of Kosovo) will enter the preliminary rounds, competing in a knockout format until only two teams remain.

The two qualified clubs will then advance to the Round of 32, where they will join the clubs from the Superleague and Kosovo First League. From this point onwards, the competition will follow a straight knock-out round system.[1]

Round Date Matches Clubs
First Round 26 November 2024 1 34 → 32
Round of 32 3–4 December 2024 16 32 → 16
Round of 16 11–13 February 2025 8 16 → 8
Quarterfinals 26–27 February 2025 4 8 → 4
Semifinals 8–9 April 2025 (first leg)
23 April 2025 (second leg) 		4 4 → 2
Final 22 May 2025 1 2 → 1

Bracket

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
              
Vëllaznimi 2
Gjilani 1
Vëllaznimi 0
Prishtina 4
Prishtina 4
Suhareka 0
Prishtina 1 3 4
Drita 0 0 0
Feronikeli 74 0
Prishtina e Re 2
Prishtina e Re 0
Drita 4
Drita 0 (5)
Dukagjini 0 (4)
Prishtina 1
Llapi 0
Trepça 0 (2)
Drenica 0 (4)
Drenica 1
Ferizaj 0
Ferizaj 1
Rilindja 1974 0
Drenica 0 0 0
Llapi 2 2 4
Dinamo Ferizaj 0
Malisheva 2
Malisheva 0
Llapi 1
Llapi 2
Vushtrria 0

Participating clubs

The following teams participated in the competition:

Superliga

the 10 clubs of the Superleague

Liga e Parë

the 20 clubs of the First League

Liga e Dytë

the club of the Second League

Liga e Tretë

the clubs of the Third League

  • Istogu 03
  • TOP Football

Preliminary rounds

First round

The first-round match took place on November 26, ahead of the Round of 32 draw. Only two clubs from the Third League confirmed participation in this round. The winner of this match, along with Dardania (the only club from the Second League) will advance to the Round of 32.

Matches
26 November 2024
Istogu 03 (IV) 3–3 (5–6 p) TOP Football (IV)

Round of 32

The draw for the Round of 32 took place on 29 November 2024, 13:00 CET. Teams from Superleague and First League were automatically qualified for the Round of 32, alongside the two teams previously qualified from the first round.

Seeding

A total of 32 teams participated in this round. All clubs from the Superleague, along with the top three clubs from each group of the First League, were seeded for this round.[2]

Seeded Unseeded
  • Ballkani
  • Drita
  • Dukagjini
  • Ferizaj
  • Feronikeli 74
  • Gjilani
  • Llapi
  • Malisheva
  • Prishtina
  • Suhareka
  • Drenica
  • Vëllaznimi
  • Trepça
  • Prishtina e Re
  • Vushtrria
  • Dinamo Ferizaj
  • Trepça '89
  • Liria
  • Besa Peja
  • Rilindja 1974
  • Istogu
  • Rahoveci
  • Mitrovica
  • KEK-u
  • Ramiz Sadiku
  • Vjosa
  • 2 Korriku
  • Kika
  • Fushë Kosova
  • Flamurtari
  • Dardania
  • TOP Football

Summary

This round contained 16 single-legged ties. The matches were played on 3 and 4 December 2024, with all kicking-off at 12:00 CET.[3][4]

Matches[5]
3 December 2024
Rahoveci (II)[a] 0–3 Drita (I)
4 December 2024
Vjosa (II) 0–5 Drenica (II)
Vushtrria (II) 1–0 KEK-u (II)
Flamurtari (II) 0–5 Llapi (I)
Ferizaj (I) 4–0 Ramiz Sadiku (II)
Mitrovica (II) 3–4 Vëllaznimi (II)
Gjilani (I) 4–1 Liria (II)
TOP Football (IV) 1–5 Prishtina (I)
Dukagjini (I) 6–2 Dardania (III)
Rilindja 1974 (II) 1–1 (10–9 p) Ballkani (I)
Besa Peja (II) 1–2 Prishtina e Re (II)
Istogu (II) 1–2 Feronikeli 74 (I)
2 Korriku (II) 1–1 (1–4 p) Dinamo Ferizaj (II)
Trepça '89 (II) 1–3 (a.e.t.) Suhareka (I)
Fushë Kosova (II) 0–5 Malisheva (I)
Kika (II) 2–6 Trepça (II)

Round of 16

The draw for the Round of 16 took place on 11 December 2024, 14:00 CET.[6] No seeding was applied in this round.

Summary

This round contained 8 single-legged ties.[7] Matches were held on 11, 12, and 13 February 2025.[8]

Matches[9]
11 February 2025
Trepça (II) 0–0 (2–4 p) Drenica (II)
12 February 2025
Vëllaznimi (II) 2–1 Gjilani (I)
Llapi (I) 2–0 Vushtrria (II)
Drita (I) 0–0 (5–4 p) Dukagjini (I)
Prishtina (I) 4–0 Suhareka (I)
Dinamo Ferizaj (II) 0–2 Malisheva (I)
13 February 2025
Feronikeli 74 (I) 0–2 Prishtina e Re (II)
Ferizaj (I) 1–0 Rilindja 1974 (II)

Quarterfinals

The draw for the quarterfinals took place on 19 February 2025, 13:00 CET.[10] Eight tie winners from the previous round joined the quarterfinals, with no seeding applied.[11]

Summary

This round contained 4 single-legged ties. Matches were held on 26 and 27 February 2025.[12]

Matches[13]
26 February 2025
Drenica (II) 1–0 Ferizaj (I)
Malisheva (I) 0–1 Llapi (I)
27 February 2025
Vëllaznimi (II) 0–4 Prishtina (I)
Prishtina e Re (II) 0–4 Drita (I)

Semifinals

Four tie winners from the previous round joined the semifinals, with no seeding applied.

Summary

Four teams were drawn in two pairs playing each other twice, home and away. The first legs were held on 9 and 10 April 2025, followed by the second legs on 23 April 2025.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Drita (I) 0–4 Prishtina (I) 0–1 0–3
Llapi (I) 4–0 Drenica (II) 2–0 2–0

Matches

First leg

9 April 2025 Drita 0–1 Prishtina Gjilan
15:00 (UTC+2) Report Muja 5'
Limani  26'		 Stadium: Stadium with synthetic grass
Referee: Ilir Mehmeti
10 April 2025 Llapi 2–0 Drenica Podujevë
15:00 (UTC+2) Bytyqi 29'
Marku (o.g.) 36'		 Report Stadium: Zahir Pajaziti Stadium
Referee: Dardan Çaka

Second leg

23 April 2025 Drenica0–2
(0–4 agg.)		 Llapi Skenderaj
15:00 (UTC+2) Report Hasani 66', 77' Stadium: Bajram Aliu Stadium
23 April 2024 Prishtina 3–0
(4–0 agg.)		DritaPristina
20:00 (UTC+21) Muja 10', 39'
Krasniqi 44'		 Report Stadium: Fadil Vokrri Stadium

Final

Originally scheduled for 14 May 2025,[14] the final was first moved to 21 May because of a request from both club finalists[15] and then rescheduled again to 22 May due to a conflict with the UEFA Europa League final.[16]

Summary

According to the Kosovar Cup regulations, the final was played in the capital city of Prishtina.[17]

Details

The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by a draw.

Final
Prishtina1–0Llapi
A. Krasniqi 60' Report (FFK)
Report (KOHA)
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Robert Schröder (Germany)
Prishtina
Llapi
GK 50 Agron Kolaj
CB 21 Ron Raçi
CB 22 Philippe Boueye
CB 3 Leonat Vitija  62'
LM 13 Dion Gallapeni
CM 5 Drilon Islami (c)
CM 4 Ardian Limani
RM 20 Ramiz Bytyqi
LW 10 Albin Krasniqi 60'  80'
RW 29 Axel Gnapi  69'  73'
CF 9 Leotrim Kryeziu
Substitutes:
GK 12 Ardit Nika
DM 6 Gentrit Salihu
DM 7 Rilind Nimani
LB 11 Ardian Muja  73'  89'
CB 15 Diar Halili
CF 17 Alban Shillova  80'  90'
CB 18 Ardi Ajdini
LW 19 Sinan Kadiri
RW 25 Paul Junior Ngatta
RW 27 Rin Ahmeti
CF 90 Ronald Sobowale
CF 97 Dashmir Elezi
Manager:
Arsim Thaqi
GK 1 Marijan Ćorić
LB 18 Ilir Blakçori  73'
CB 15 Landrit Rama
CB 22 Muhamed Useini  80'
RB 6 Diar Vokrri
CM 7 Hamdi Namani (c)  90+5'
DM 23 Besar Musolli
CM 10 Arbnor Ramadani  55'  58'
LW 70 Valmir Veliu  80'
RW 24 Arianit Hasani
CF 99 Ardit Tahiri
Substitutes:
GK 12 Vokli Laroshi
CB 3 Eris Avdullahu
DM 4 Gentrit Talla
RB 8 Benjamin Emini  80'
CM 16 Gentrit Limani
AM 17 Ergyn Ahmeti
LB 19 Arbër Bytyqi  80'
CM 20 Lulzim Peci
CF 27 Ahmed Januzi  73'
LW 29 Erijon Konjufca
AM 66 Se-yoon Cheon
RW 77 Elvir Gashijan
Manager:
Tahir Batatina
Assistant referees:[18]
  • Dominik Schaal (Germany)
  • Marco Achmüller (Germany)

Fourth official:[18]

  • Florian Exner (Germany)

Video assistant referee:[18]

  • Johann Pfeifer (Germany)

Assistant video assistant referee:[18]

  • Tobias Reichel (Germany)
 Match rules[19]
  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Twelve named substitutes
  • Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time

Statistics

Top scorers

  • Clubs in bold are still active in the tournament.
As of matches played on 22 May 2024
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Fatjon Bunjaku Malisheva 4
Norik Krasniqi Vëllaznimi
Ardian Muja Prishtina
3 Sunday Akinbule 3
Dion Gallapeni
Kamohelo Hoala Trepça
~85 other players

Notes

  1. ^ Although the match was played in Gjilan, Rahovec was considered the home team.

References

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