2024–25 Kosovar Cup

2024–25 Kosovar Cup

Tournament details
Country	Kosovo
Teams	33
Defending champions	Ballkani
Tournament statistics
Matches played	17
Goals scored	77 (4.53 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Fatjon Bunjaku (4 goals)
All statistics correct as of 6 December 2024.

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

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	1–2 February 2025	8	16 → 8
Quarterfinals	TBC	4	8 → 4
Semifinals	TBC	4	4 → 2
Final	TBC	1	2 → 1

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
Ballkani Drita Dukagjini Ferizaj Feronikeli 74 Gjilani Llapi Malisheva Prishtina Suhareka	2 Korriku Besa Peja Dinamo Ferizaj Drenica Flamurtari Fushë Kosova Istogu Kika KEK-u Liria Mitrovica Prishtina e Re Rahoveci Ramiz Sadiku Rilindja 1974 Trepça Trepça '89 Vëllaznimi Vjosa Vushtrria	Dardania	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 will contain 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 will take place on 11 December 2024, 14:00 CET.[6] No seeding was applied in this round.

Summary

This round will contain 8 single-legged ties.[7] Matches are expected to be held in the early February 2025, before the start of the second half of the season.

Matches
Vëllaznimi (II)	–	Gjilani (I)
Feronikeli 74 (I)	–	Prishtina e Re (II)
Llapi (I)	–	Vushtrria (II)
Prishtina (I)	–	Suhareka (I)
Ferizaj (I)	–	Rilindja 1974 (II)
Drita (I)	–	Dukagjini (I)
Dinamo Ferizaj (II)	–	Malisheva (I)
Trepça (II)	–	Drenica (II)

Statistics

Top scorers

As of matches played on 4 December 2024

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Fatjon Bunjaku	Malisheva	4
2	Sunday Akinbule	Prishtina	3
	Kamohelo Hoala	Trepça
	Norik Krasniqi	Vëllaznimi
5	Hekuran Berisha	Dukagjini	2
~60 other players

Notes

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

References

1. "RREGULLORE E GARAVE TË SUPERLIGËS DHE KUPËS SË KOSOVËS" (PDF).
2. admin (2024-11-25). "Të premten tërheqja e shortit për Kupën e Kosovës". Federata e Futbollit e Kosovës (in Albanian). Retrieved 2024-11-29.
3. admin (2024-11-29). "Hidhet shorti i Kupës së Kosovës, përcaktohen çiftet e 1/16 së finales". Federata e Futbollit e Kosovës (in Albanian). Retrieved 2024-11-29.
4. llc, boldUnderline. "Përfundon shorti, kuptohen duelet e 1/16 së Kupës së Kosovës". TopSporti.com (in Albanian). Retrieved 2024-12-02.
5. admin (2024-12-04). "Rilindja 1974 eliminon Ballkanin nga garat e Kupës së Kosovës". Federata e Futbollit e Kosovës (in Albanian). Retrieved 2024-12-06.
6. admin (2024-12-07). "Të mërkurën tërhiqet shorti për 1/8 e finales së Kupës së Kosovës". Federata e Futbollit e Kosovës (in Albanian). Retrieved 2024-12-07.
7. admin (2024-12-11). "U hodh shorti për 1/8 e finales së Kupës së Kosovës". Federata e Futbollit e Kosovës (in Albanian). Retrieved 2024-12-11.