2024–25 Kosovar Cup
Football tournament season
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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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Kosovo |
| Teams | 33 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Prishtina |
| Runners-up | Llapi |
| Europa League | Prishtina |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 34 |
| Goals scored | 110 (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. | |
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) entered the preliminary rounds, competing in a knockout format until only two teams remained.
The two qualified clubs then advanced to the Round of 32, where they joined the clubs from the Superleague and the First League. From this point onwards, the competition followed a straight knockout format.[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 |
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Preliminary rounds
First round
The first-round match took place on 26 November 2024, 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), advanced 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 at 13:00 CET. Teams from the Superleague and the 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 |
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Summary
This round contained 16 single-legged ties. The matches were played on 3 and 4 December 2024, with all matches kicking off at 12:00 CET.[3][4]
| Matches[5] | ||
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| 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.
Matches
First leg
Second leg
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.
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Assistant referees:[18]
Assistant video assistant referee:[18]
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Match rules[19]
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Statistics
Top scorers
- As of matches played on 22 May 2025
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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| 1 | Fatjon Bunjaku |
Malisheva | 4 |
| Norik Krasniqi |
Vëllaznimi | ||
| Ardian Muja |
Prishtina | ||
| 3 |  Sunday Akinbule |
3 | |
| Dion Gallapeni | |||
 Kamohelo Hoala |
Trepça | ||
| ~85 other players | |||
Notes
- Although the match was played in Gjilan, Rahovec was considered the home team.
