# Independence Cup (Albania)

The Independence Cup (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 Tirana 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.

## Winners

| Season | Winner | Final Score | Runner-up | Venue | Date |
| 2009 | Flamurtari | Group format | Shkëndija | Flamurtari Stadium, Vlorë | 28 November 2009 |
| 2010 | Renova | 1–0 | Otrant | Flamurtari Stadium, Vlorë | 28 November 2010 |
| 2011 | Hysi | 0–0 (3–0 p.) | Shkëndija | Flamurtari Stadium, Vlorë | 28 November 2011 |
| 2012 | Shkëndija | 0–0 (5–3 p.) | Prishtina | Flamurtari Stadium, Vlorë | 28 November 2012 |
| 2013 | Prishtina | 0–0 (8–7 p.) | Flamurtari | Flamurtari Stadium, Vlorë | 28 November 2013 |
| 2014 | Feronikeli | 1–0 | Shkëndija | Flamurtari Stadium, Vlorë | 28 November 2014 |
| 2015 | Otrant | 3–0 | Partizani B | Flamurtari Stadium, Vlorë | 28 November 2015 |
| 2016 | Kukësi | 2–0 | Prishtina | Selman Stërmasi Stadium, Tirana | 28 November 2016 |
| 2017 | Struga | 0–0 (4–1 p.) | Otrant | Skënderbeu Stadium, Korçë | 28 November 2017 |
| 2018 | Struga | 1–0 | Otrant | Skënderbeu Stadium, Korçë | 28 November 2018 |

## Editions
### 2009

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Flamurtari | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Shkëndija | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Prishtina | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### 2010

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Besa | 0 (4) | | |
| Renova (pen.) | 0 (5) | | |
| Renova (pen.) | 0 (5) | Renova | 1 |
| | | Otrant | 0 |
| Otrant (pen.) | 0 (?) | Otrant | 0 |
| Liria | 0 (?) | | |

### 2011

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Shkëndija (pen.) | 0 (3) | | |
| Otrant | 0 (1) | | |
| Otrant | 0 (1) | Shkëndija | 0 (0) |
| | | Hysi (pen.) | 0 (3) |
| Flamurtari | 0 (3) | Hysi (pen.) | 0 (3) |
| Hysi (pen.) | 0 (4) | | |

### 2012

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Tirana | 0 | | |
| Shkëndija | 1 | | |
| Shkëndija | 1 | Shkëndija (pen.) | 0 (5) |
| | | Prishtina | 0 (3) |
| Flamurtari | 1 (?) | Prishtina | 0 (3) |
| Prishtina (pen.) | 1 (?) | | |

### 2013

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Flamurtari | 2 | | |
| Federal | 0 | | |
| Federal | 0 | Flamurtari | 0 (7) |
| | | Prishtina (pen.) | 0 (8) |
| Shkëndija | 2 (2) | Prishtina (pen.) | 0 (8) |
| Prishtina (pen.) | 2 (4) | | |

### 2014

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Flamurtari | 0 | | |
| Shkëndija | 1 | | |
| Shkëndija | 1 | Shkëndija | 0 |
| | | Feronikeli | 1 |
| Llamkos Kosova | 0 (1) | Feronikeli | 1 |
| Feronikeli (pen.) | 0 (3) | | |

### 2015

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Otrant | 1 | | |
| Shkëndija | 0 | | |
| Shkëndija | 0 | Otrant | 3 |
| | | Partizani B | 0 |
| Partizani B | 1 | Partizani B | 0 |
| Feronikeli | 0 | | |

### 2016

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Otrant | 0 | | |
| Prishtina | 1 | | |
| Prishtina | 1 | Prishtina | 0 |
| | | Kukësi | 2 |
| Shkëndija | 1 | Kukësi | 2 |
| Kukësi | 3 | | |

### 2017

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Liria | 1 | | |
| Otrant | 2 | | |
| Otrant | 2 | Otrant | 0 (1) |
| | | Struga (pen.) | 0 (4) |
| Tirana | 0 | Struga (pen.) | 0 (4) |
| Struga | 1 | | |

### 2018

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Otrant | 0 (6) | | |
| 2 Korriku | 0 (5) | | |
| 2 Korriku | 0 (5) | Otrant | 0 |
| | | Struga | 1 |
| Struga | 1 | Struga | 1 |
| Skënderbeu | 0 | | |

## 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 |
| Albania | 2 | 2 |
| Kosovo | 3 | 2 |
| North Macedonia | 4 | 3 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 2 |