2023–24 Kosovar Cup


The 2023–24 Kosovar Cup is the football knockout competition of Kosovo in the 2023–24 season. The winners qualify for the 2024–25 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round.

Format

Clubs from the lower leagues will enter the preliminary rounds. Participating clubs will compete 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 First League of Kosovo. From this point onwards, the competition will follow a straight knock-out round system.
RoundDateMatchesClubs
First Round22 November 2023234 → 32
Round of 325–8 December 20231632 → 16
Round of 163–4 February 2024816 → 8
Quarterfinals6–7 March 202448 → 4
Semifinals3–17 April 202444 → 2
Final22 May 202412 → 1

Participating clubs

The following teams participated in the competition:
Superliga
the 10 clubs of the 2023–24 Superleague		Liga e Parë
the 20 clubs of the First League		Liga e Dytë
the 3 clubs of the Second League		Liga e Tretë
the club of the Third League

  • 2 Korriku
  • Dinamo Ferizaj
  • Drenica
  • Ferizaj
  • Flamurtari
  • Istogu
  • Kika
  • Phoenix
  • [KF FC Prishtina|Prishtina e Re|Prishtina e Re]
  • Rahoveci
  • Ramiz Sadiku
  • Rilindja 1974
  • Suhareka
  • Trepça
  • Trepça '89
  • Ulpiana
  • Vëllaznimi
  • Vjosa
  • Vllaznia Pozheran
  • Vushtrria
  • Behar
  • Dardania
  • KEK-u
  • Istogu 03

    • Preliminary rounds

    First round

    The draw for the First Round was held on 17 November 2023 in the offices of the Football Federation of Kosovo. Only 4 teams from the Second League and the Third League of Kosovo participated in this round. The winners of each tie qualified automatically for the Round of 32.

    Round of 32

    The draw for the Round of 32 took place on 1 December 2023, 11:00 CET. Teams from Kosovo Superleague and First League of Kosovo were automatically qualified for the Round of 32, alongside the two teams previously qualified from the first round.
    This round contained 16 single-legged ties. All matches kicked-off at 12:00 CET.

    Round of 16

    The draw for the Round of 16 took place on 12 December 2023, 11:00 CET. This round contained 8 single-legged ties with matches scheduled for early February 2024, with all matches kicking-off at 13:00 CET.

    Quarterfinals

    The draw for the quarterfinals took place on 14 February 2024. The quarterfinals had 4 pairs of single-legged ties. Matches took place on 6 and 7 March 2024.

    Semifinals

    The draw for the semifinals took place on 15 March 2024 at the Football Federation offices. Four teams will get drawn in two pairs playing each other twice, home and away.

    Summary

    The first legs will be played on 3 April, and the returning legs will be played on 24 April 2024. Firstly, scheduled for 17 April the returning matches were postponed after April 17 got declared a day of mourning from the President of Kosovo.

    Matches

    Second leg

    Some of the information might be subject of change in the future.

    Final

    The final will be played on May 22 2024.

    Summary

    According to the Kosovar Cup regulations, the final shall be played in the capital city of Prishtina. However, due to pitch construction at Fadil Vokrri Stadium at that time, the final was decided to be played at Rexhep Rexhepi Stadium in Drenas.

    Details

    The "home" team was determined by the semi-final draw order.