2019 Albanian Basketball Cup

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2019 Albanian Basketball Cup 2019
Tournament details
Arena Feti Borova Sport Hall
Tirana, Flag of Albania.svg  Albania
Dates12 January 2019 (2019-01-12)–
2 February 2019 (2019-02-02)
Final positions
Champions Teuta
(3rd title)
Runners-up Goga Basket
← 2018
2020 →

The Albanian Basketball Cup 2019 is the 63rd edition of the Albanian Basketball Cup, the top annual basketball cup competition played by Albanian teams and organized under the authority of the Albanian Basketball Association (FSHB). [1]

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Tirana was the defending champion, while Teuta won the competition after 52 years, 1965 was the last time Teuta won the Albanian Basketball Cup.

Competition Format

The Basketball Cup 2019 is played at the middle of the season, when the league is paused for the cup. The mid-season standing is taken into account to pair the matches.

All the Albanian teams from the Superliga and First Division compete for the Cup. Each game is played once in a single knock-out game. [2]

There is a first round of qualification played by the teams from the First Division, from which only two teams qualify to the final bracket phase played against the teams from the First Division.

The qualification and quarter finals rounds are hosted in the court of the higher ranked team, while the Final 4 are played in a neutral court, in two consecutive days (1st and 2 February 2019) in Tirana, at the Feti Borova Sport Hall in the Tirana Olympic Park.

Teams and ranking

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Elbasani
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Goga
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Tirana
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2019 Albanian Basketball Cup teams. In the city of Tirana there are four teams:

At the middle (10 games played of 20 total) of the season the following teams will play the championship as ranked in the Superliga and First Division: [3] [4]

Mid-season standing of Superliga

PosTeamPointsCityClassification
1 Goga Basket 18 Durrës Quarter-finals against winning from First Division
2 Partizani 17 Tirana
3 Teuta 17 Durrës Quarter-finals
4 Tirana 14 Tirana
5 Kamza 13 Kamëz
6 Vllaznia 11 Shkodër

Mid-season standing of First Division

PosTeamPointsCityClassification
1Eagles19 Tirana Directly to the 2nd round of qualification
2Invaders19 Tirana
3 Flamurtari 14 Vlorë From the first round of qualification
4 Skënderbeu 14 Korçë
5Elbasani13 Elbasan
6 Apollonia 11 Fier

Brackets

 
1st Qualification2nd QualificationQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
                  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24 January 2019
 
 
 Tirana 85
 
 
 Kamza 75
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 February 2019
 
 
 Tirana 81
 
 
 Goga Basket 96
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24 January 2019
 
 
 Goga Basket 131
 
 
 Invaders 82
 
 
 16 January 2019
 
 
 Invaders 91
 
 12 January 2019
 
 Apollonia 66
 
 Flamurtari 49
 
 2 February 2019
 
 Apollonia 51
 
 Goga Basket 81
 
 12 January 2019
 
 Teuta 95
 
 Skënderbeu 20
 
 16 January 2019
 
Elbasani 0
 
 Eagles 82
 
 
 Skënderbeu 43
 
 
 24 January 2019
 
 
 Partizani 96
 
 
 Eagles 51
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1 February 2019
 
 
 Partizani 72
 
 
 Teuta 75
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27 January 2019
 
 
 Teuta 88
 
 
 Vllaznia 83
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Final

The final is played between Teuta and Goga Basket, both from Durrës. Goga Basket was at its first participation in the competition, as the team has participated to the Albanian Albanian Superlica for the first time.

3 February 2019
Final
 Goga Basket 81–95 Teuta Tirana
19:00 (CET)Scoring by quarter:30–26, 20–24, 7–19, 24–26
RTSH Pts: Griffin Ramme 18
Rebs: Aleksander Milic 8
Asts: Aleksander Milic 4		 Boxscore Pts: Erik Copes 24
Rebs: Erik Copes 12
Asts: Erik Copes 5		Arena: Feti Borova


Starters:PtsRebAst
F 9 Flag of Albania.svg Niko Thano 1711
PG 11 Flag of the United States.svg Griffin Ramme 1973
C 13 Flag of Montenegro.svg Aleksander Milic 1184
F 23 Flag of Serbia.svg Nikola Dokovic 1321
G 25 Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Williams 421
Reserves:
C 00 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Allen 1250
5 Flag of Albania.svg Hidajet Elezi DNP
F 8 Flag of Albania.svg Marsel Aliaj 000
G 10 Flag of Albania.svg Denis Veselagu 000
C 12 Flag of Albania.svg Klevis Isaku DNP
C 14 Flag of Albania.svg Herion Faslija DNP
G 24 Flag of Albania.svg Ilmi Pasha 632
Head coach:
Flag of Montenegro.svg Nikola Milatovic


GogaStatisticsTeuta
17/30 (56.7%)2 point field goals 24/43 (55.8%)
10/25 (40.0%)3 point field goals 9/19 (47.4.0%)
17/25 (68.0%) Free throws 20/28 (71.4%)
32Rebounds33
11Assists14
6Steals4
6Turnovers7
2Blocks3


Game rules
Game played under FIBA rules.
2019 Albanian Cup Winners
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Teuta
3rd title
Starters:PtsRebAst
PG 2 Flag of the United States.svg C.J. Wilson 1975
SF 4 Flag of Albania.svg Kristi Gorea 700
SG 11 Flag of Albania.svg Genti Lasku 911
C 14 Flag of Albania.svg Endrit Hysenagolli 1581
PF 22 Flag of the United States.svg Erik Copes 24121
Reserves:
G/F 1 Flag of the United States.svg Tevin Broyles DNP
PG 7 Flag of Albania.svg Robert Shestani 501
PF 8 Flag of Albania.svg Julian Hamati 421
PG 10 Flag of Albania.svg Bruno Hoxha DNP
PF 17 Flag of Albania.svg Renato Mirdita DNP
SG 23 Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Brown 1224
PF 44 Flag of Albania.svg Andi Sabahi DNP
Head coach:
Flag of Montenegro.svg Miodrag Baletić

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References

  1. ↑ "History of Albanian competitions" (in Albanian).
  2. ↑ "2019 Albanian Basketball Cup calendar" (in Albanian).
  3. ↑ "2018-19 Superliga" (in Albanian).
  4. ↑ "2018-19 First Division" (in Albanian).
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