# 2024–25 Kosovar Cup

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.
| 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, 22-23 April 2025 | 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.
| 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.
Matches :
| 3 December 2024 |||
| Rahoveci (II) | 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. No seeding was applied in this round.

### Summary

This round contained 8 single-legged ties. Matches were held on 11, 12, and 13 February 2025.
Matches :
| 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. Eight tie winners from the previous round will join the quarterfinals, with no seeding applied.

### Summary

This round will contain 4 single-legged ties. Matches will be held on 26 and 27 February 2025.
Matches :
| 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) |

## Statistics
### Top scorers

* Clubs in bold are still active in the tournament.
    As of matches played on 27 February 2024
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Fatjon Bunjaku | Malisheva | 4 |
| 1 | Norik Krasniqi | Vëllaznimi | 4 |
| 3 | Sunday Akinbule | Prishtina | 3 |
| 3 | Dion Gallapeni | Prishtina | 3 |
| 3 | Kamohelo Hoala | Dukagjini | 3 |
| ~70 other players ||||