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2025–26 Kosovar Cup
The 2025–26 Kosovar Cup is the football knockout competition of Kosovo in the 2025–26 season. The winners will qualify for the 2026–27 UEFA Conference League second qualifying round.
| Tournament details |
|---|
| Kosovo |
| 32 |
| 32 |
| 92 (2.88 per match) |
| Altin Merlaku Kushtrim Shabani(3 goals each) |
| All statistics correct as of 22 April 2026. |
The 2025–26 Kosovar Cup is the football knockout competition of Kosovo in the 2025–26 season. The winners will qualify for the 2026–27 UEFA Conference League second qualifying round.
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 the First League. From this point onwards, the competition will follow a straight knockout format.
| Round | Date | Matches | Clubs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round of 32 | 3–5 December 2025 | 16 | 32 → 16 |
| Round of 16 | 10–18 February 2026 | 8 | 16 → 8 |
| Quarterfinals | 4–5 March 2026 | 4 | 8 → 4 |
| Semifinals | 8 April 2026 (first leg)22 April 2026 (second leg) | 4 | 4 → 2 |
| Final | 21 May 2026 | 1 | 2 → 1 |
The following teams participated in the competition:
| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 | Column 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Superliga(the 10 clubs of the Superleague) | Liga e Parë(the 18 clubs of the First League) | Liga e Dytë(the 3 clubs of the Second League) | Liga e Tretë(the club of the Third League) |
| Ballkani | |||
| Drenica | |||
| Drita | |||
| Dukagjini | |||
| Ferizaj | |||
| Gjilani | |||
| Llapi | |||
| Malisheva | |||
| Prishtina | |||
| Prishtina e Re | 2 Korriku | ||
| Besa Peja | |||
| Dinamo Ferizaj | |||
| Feronikeli 74 | |||
| Istogu | |||
| KEK-u | |||
| Kika | |||
| Liria | |||
| Prizreni | |||
| Ramiz Sadiku | |||
| Rilindja 1974 | |||
| Suhareka | |||
| Tefik Çanga | |||
| Trepça | |||
| Trepça '89 | |||
| Vëllaznimi | |||
| Vjosa | |||
| Vushtrria | Flamurtari | ||
| Lepenci | |||
| TOP Football | Istogu 03 |
The draw for the Round of 32 took place on 26 November 2025 at 13:00 CET. Teams from the Superleague and the First League were automatically qualified for the Round of 32.
| Seeded | Unseeded |
|---|---|
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| Ballkani | |
| Dinamo Ferizaj | |
| Drenica | |
| Drita | |
| Dukagjini | |
| Ferizaj | |
| Feronikeli 74 | |
| Gjilani | |
| Liria | |
| Llapi | |
| Malisheva | |
| Prishtina | |
| Prishtina e Re | |
| Trepça '89 | |
| Vëllaznimi | |
| Vushtrria | 2 Korriku |
| Besa Peja | |
| Flamurtari | |
| Istogu | |
| Istogu 03 | |
| KEK-u | |
| Kika | |
| Lepenci | |
| Prizreni | |
| Ramiz Sadiku | |
| Rilindja 1974 | |
| Suhareka | |
| Tefik Çanga | |
| TOP Football | |
| Trepça | |
| Vjosa |
A total of 32 teams participated in this round. All clubs from the Superleague, along with the top six clubs from the First League, were seeded for this round.
This round contained 16 single-legged ties. The matches will be played from 3 to 5 December 2025, with all matches kicking off at 12:30 CET.
| Matches | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dukagjini | 3–1 | Ramiz Sadiku |
| Ballkani | 1–0 | Rilindja 1974 |
| Drenica | 1–0 | Prizreni |
| Prishtina e Re | 4–1 | Lepenci |
| Gjilani | 2–1 | Istogu |
| Besa Peja | 0–3 | Drita |
| Llapi | 4–1 | Vjosa |
| Trepça | 1–2 | Malisheva |
| Ferizaj | 2–0 | Tefik Çanga |
| 2 Korriku | 0–3 | Dinamo Ferizaj |
| Flamurtari | 0–2 | Vushtrria |
| KEK-u | 0–2 | Vëllaznimi |
| Liria | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Suhareka |
| Istogu 03 | 0–2 | Feronikeli 74 |
| TOP Football | 0–2 | Prishtina |
| Kika | 2–4 | Trepça '89 |
The draw for the Round of 16 took place on 10 December 2025.
This round contained 8 single-legged ties. Matches were held from 10 to 18 February 2026.
| Matches | ||
|---|---|---|
| Drenica | 0–0 (3–4 p) | Ferizaj |
| Drita | 1–2 | Llapi |
| Dukagjini | 1–0 | Prishtina e Re |
| Prishtina | 3–3 (10–11 p) | Ballkani |
| Gjilani | 2–1 | Liria |
| Trepça '89 | 0–4 | Malisheva |
| Vushtrria | 2–0 | Vëllaznimi |
| Feronikeli 74 | 2–1 | Dinamo Ferizaj |
The draw for the quarterfinals took place on 20 February 2026. Eight tie winners from the previous round joined the quarterfinals, with no seeding applied.
Matches of this round were played on 4 and 5 March 2026.
| Matches | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ballkani | 2–1 | Gjilani |
| Dukagjini | 3–0 | Feronikeli 74 |
| Ferizaj | 2–0 | Vushtrria |
| Llapi | 2–2 (3–2 p) | Malisheva |
The four winners from the quarterfinals advanced to the semifinals, with no seeding applied. The semifinals will be two-legged. Draw took place on 10 March 2026.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llapi | 1–2 | Ferizaj | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Ballkani | 2–6 | Dukagjini | 0–3 | 2–3 |
Ferizaj and Dukagjini advance into the final.
The final is scheduled for 21 May 2026. According to the Kosovar Cup regulations, the final will be played in the capital city of Prishtina.
Dukagjini are set to play the fourth cup final in their history, meanwhile the third one for Ferizaj in this competition.
Ferizaj was determined as he "home" team (for administrative purposes) by the competition committee.
As of matches played on 22 April 2026
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Altin Mërlaku | Dukagjini | 3 |
| Mërgim Pefqeli | |||
| Kushtrim Shabani | FerizajLlapi | ||
| Bleart Tolaj | Ballkani | ||
| 2 | Erion Sadriu | Ferizaj | 2 |
| Besar Musolli | Llapi | ||
| Muhamet Hyseni | |||
| Assane Diatta | Malisheva | ||
| ~65 other players |
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