The Independence Cup () 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
SeasonWinner Final Score Runner-up VenueDateRef.2009 FlamurtariGroup format Shkëndija Flamurtari Stadium, Vlorë28 November 20092010 Renova1–0 Otrant Flamurtari Stadium, Vlorë28 November 20102011 Hysi0–0 (3–0 p.) Shkëndija Flamurtari Stadium, Vlorë28 November 20112012 Shkëndija0–0 (5–3 p.) Prishtina Flamurtari Stadium, Vlorë28 November 20122013 Prishtina0–0 (8–7 p.) Flamurtari Flamurtari Stadium, Vlorë28 November 20132014 Feronikeli1–0 Shkëndija Flamurtari Stadium, Vlorë28 November 20142015 Otrant3–0 Partizani B Flamurtari Stadium, Vlorë28 November 20152016 Kukësi2–0 Prishtina Selman Stërmasi Stadium, Tirana28 November 20162017 Struga0–0 (4–1 p.) Otrant Skënderbeu Stadium, Korçë28 November 20172018 Struga1–0 Otrant Skënderbeu Stadium, Korçë28 November 2018
Editions
2009 + Matches Team 1 Score Team 2 Flamurtari 0–0 (11–10 ) Shkëndija Shkëndija 5–4 (11–10 ) Prishtina Prishtina 0–0 (2–3 ) Flamurtari
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
Statistics
Performance by team TeamWinnerRunner-upTournaments 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 TeamWinnerRunner-up 2 2 3 2 4 3 1 2
See also Albanian Declaration of Independence
References