| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Kosovo |
| Teams | 33 |
| Defending champions | Ballkani |
| 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) | (4 goals each) |
All statistics correct as of 22 May 2025. | |
The2024–25Kosovar Cup was thefootball knockout competition ofKosovo in the 2024–25 season. The winners qualified for the2025–26 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round.
Prishtina won the cup (their ninth Kosovar Cup win) on 22 May 2025, defeatingLlapi 1–0 in the final.
Clubs from the lower leagues (Second League andThird 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 theSuperleague andKosovo 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 |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
The following teams participated in the competition:
| Superliga the 10 clubs of theSuperleague | Liga e Parë the 20 clubs of theFirst League | Liga e Dytë the club of theSecond League | Liga e Tretë the clubs of theThird League |
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The first-round match took place on November 26, ahead of the Round of 32 draw. Only two clubs from theThird League confirmed participation in this round. The winner of this match, along with Dardania (the only club from theSecond League) will advance to the Round of 32.
| Matches | ||
|---|---|---|
| 26 November 2024 | ||
| Istogu 03 (IV) | 3–3(5–6p) | TOP Football (IV) |
The draw for the Round of 32 took place on 29 November 2024, 13:00CET. Teams fromSuperleague andFirst League were automatically qualified for the Round of 32, alongside the two teams previously qualified from the first round.
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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This round contained 16 single-legged ties. The matches were played on 3 and 4 December 2024, with all kicking-off at 12:00CET.[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(10–9p) | Ballkani (I) |
| Besa Peja (II) | 1–2 | Prishtina e Re (II) |
| Istogu (II) | 1–2 | Feronikeli 74 (I) |
| 2 Korriku (II) | 1–1(1–4p) | 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) |
The draw for the Round of 16 took place on 11 December 2024, 14:00CET.[6] No seeding was applied in this round.
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(2–4p) | Drenica (II) |
| 12 February 2025 | ||
| Vëllaznimi (II) | 2–1 | Gjilani (I) |
| Llapi (I) | 2–0 | Vushtrria (II) |
| Drita (I) | 0–0(5–4p) | 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) |
The draw for the quarterfinals took place on 19 February 2025, 13:00CET.[10] Eight tie winners from the previous round joined the quarterfinals, with no seeding applied.[11]
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) |
Four tie winners from the previous round joined the semifinals, with no seeding applied.
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 |
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| Drita (I) | 0–4 | Prishtina (I) | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| Llapi (I) | 4–0 | Drenica (II) | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| 9 April 2025 | Drita | 0–1 | Prishtina | Gjilan |
| 15:00 (UTC+2) | Report | Muja Limani | Stadium:Stadium with synthetic grass Referee: Ilir Mehmeti |
| 10 April 2025 | Llapi | 2–0 | Drenica | Podujevë |
| 15:00 (UTC+2) | Bytyqi Marku (o.g.) | Report | Stadium:Zahir Pajaziti Stadium Referee: Dardan Çaka |
| 23 April 2025 | Drenica | 0–2 (0–4agg.) | Llapi | Skenderaj |
| 15:00 (UTC+2) | Report | Hasani | Stadium:Bajram Aliu Stadium |
| 23 April 2024 | Prishtina | 3–0 (4–0agg.) | Drita | Pristina |
| 20:00 (UTC+21) | Muja Krasniqi | Report | Stadium:Fadil Vokrri Stadium |
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 theUEFA Europa League final.[16]
According to the Kosovar Cup regulations, the final was played in the capital city of Prishtina.[17]
The "home" team (for administrative purposes) was determined by a draw.
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| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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| 1 | Malisheva | 4 | |
| Vëllaznimi | |||
| Prishtina | |||
| 3 | 3 | ||
| Trepça | |||
| ~85 other players | |||