2016–17 KF Tirana season

The 2016–17 season was Klubi i Futbollit Tirana's 78th competitive season, 78th consecutive season in the Kategoria Superiore and 96th year in existence as a football club.

KF Tirana

2016–17 season
President	Refik Halili
Head coach	Ilir Daja (until 2 November 2016) Mirel Josa (from 2 November 2016)
Stadium	Selman Stërmasi Stadium
Kategoria Superiore	9th
Albanian Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Afrim Taku (9) All: Afrim Taku (13)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Season overview

June

On 1 June, Disciplinary Committee of AFA reduced the sentence of Gentian Muça from one year to only the first four matches of the new season.[1] Eight days later, Elis Bakaj terminated his contract with the club and signed with the Croatian Prva HNL team RNK Split.[2] On 13 June, Ilir Daja officially returned to Tirana after he was convinced by the club president Refik Halili, and during the press conference on the same day, they both presented the new project for the new season.[3]

On 15 June, the club parted ways with Ilir Avdyli after only six months of cooperation.[4] A day later, Tirana terminated the cooperation with the midfielder Allush Gavazaj, who spend the previous season on loan at Tërbuni Pukë.[5] Tirana later brought back the veteran goalkeeper Ilion Lika for a third slint at the club.[6]

On 23 June, Gentian Muça was sent on loan at Kukësi only for the club's 2016–17 UEFA Europa League campaign, just like in the previous season.[7] A day later, Argjend Malaj signed with Skënderbeu Korçë as a free agent after he didn't extend his contract with Tirana.[8]

On 29 June, Dritan Smajli left the club after terminating his contract after one season cooperation.[9]

July

On 4 July, Ansi Nika was signed by the club on a free transfer; Nika signed a two-year contract.[10] One day later, after one-year hiatus, Afrim Taku returned from the United States and signed a one-year contract with Tirana.[11] They were presented on 8 July.[12]

A day later, Tirana acquired the services of Marvin Turtulli from Dinamo Tirana on a three-year contract.[13] Following that, on 11 July, Tirana purchased Asion Daja of Partizani Tirana on a two-year deal, becoming the club's fifth summer signing.[14] On 13 July, Dorian Kërçiku agreed a contract extension with the club,[15] singing until July 2019, while the goalie Edvan Bakaj signed a new two-year contract.[16] One day later, Tirana signed a new two-year deal with Erion Hoxhallari.[17] On the same day, the youngster David Domgjoni returned in the club after finishing his loan at Kastrioti Krujë and penned a three-year contract.[18]

On 17 July, Tirana announced via its official Facebook page that the team traveled to Zlatibor, Serbia to make the summer preparations for the upcoming season.[19] Tirana also informed that the team would stay for two weeks at Iris Hotel and will arrange four friendlies.[20] One day later, Tirana brought on trial Nigerian striker Emeka Emerun, who flew out to Zlatibor to link up with the rest of the squad on their summer training camp.[21] However, he left the team on 25 July after refusing to continue the trial.[22]

Tirana won the first friendly match against OFK Petrovac with the result 3–1.[23] Halili, Karabeci and Bajramaj scored the goals for Tirana.[23] On 22 July, Gentian Muça returned to the team after the end Kukësi's European campaign.[24] One the same day, Ryota Noma and Hiroaki Yamamoto joined the club on trial until the end of summer training camp.[25] In the next friendly match against OFK Grbalj, Tirana suffered a 0–1 narrow defeat, with Todorović scoring the match only goal.[26] In the third friendly versus Novi Pazar, Tirana didn't go more than a goalless draw.[27] In the final friendly against the OFK Beograd, Tirana clinched a 1–0 victory to end thus the summer preparations.[28]

August

On 19 August, Tirana confirmed the signing of four players, respectively Romuald Ntsitsigui, Ifeanyi Edeh, Moise Nkounkou and Merveille Ndockyt; they all signed two-year contracts and were presented on the same day.[29][30][31][32] A day later, Tirana officially terminated the contract with the defender Ronald Gërçaliu by mutual consensus.[33] On 26 August, Tirana completed the signing of the 19-years old striker Flamur Bajrami on a three-year contract.[34]

September

Tirana started the month by completing the signing of Argjend Mustafa on a free transfer.[35] Tirana started the season on 7 September with a goalless draw against Teuta Durrës in the opening 2016–17 Kategoria Superiore week.[36] This draw was followed by another goalless draw away against Laçi four days later, a match which brought a controversial moment in the 38th minute as the referee Remzi Sadiku denied Tirana a clear penalty after a handball from a Laçi player.[37] In the matchday 3 against Kukësi at home, Tirana produced a hard-fought performance, coming from behind two times to earn a 2–2 draw.[38] Afrim Taku and Merveille Ndockyt scored the first goals of the season.[39]

In the fourth match against Partizani Tirana in the so-called "Tirana derby", Tirana didn't go more than a goalless draw, making it the fourth consecutive draw.[40] It was the worst start in the history of the club since the 1960'.[41] To begin its Albanian Cup campaign, Tirana was shorted against Sopoti Librazhd and played its first leg match at Selman Stërmasi Stadium. Tirana netted first through a Gilman Lika goal in the 45th minute, but Sopoti equalized via a Mirel Çota penalty minutes before the final whistle.[42]

Players

Squad information

As of 10 October 2016[43]

Squad No.	Name	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of Birth (Age)
Goalkeepers
1	Ilion Lika		GK	17 May 1980 (aged 36)
31	Edvan Bakaj		GK	9 October 1987 (aged 28)
Defenders
3	Endrit Idrizaj		LB	14 June 1989 (aged 27)
4	Gentian Muça		CB/DM	13 May 1987 (aged 29)
5	Marvin Turtulli		CB	17 October 1994 (aged 21)
6	David Domgjoni		RB	21 May 1997 (aged 19)
21	Olsi Teqja		RB / LB / CB	27 July 1988 (aged 27)
28	Erion Hoxhallari		LB	26 February 1993 (aged 23)
Midfielders
7	Gilman Lika		AMF/LW / RW	13 January 1987 (aged 29)
10	Erjon Vucaj		CMF / MF	25 December 1990 (aged 25)
13	Erando Karabeci (captain)		CM / DM / AM	6 September 1988 (aged 27)
14	Asion Daja		CM / RB	14 March 1990 (aged 26)
15	Fjoralb Deliaj		CM	4 April 1997 (aged 19)
17	Gjergji Muzaka		LW / RW	26 September 1984 (aged 31)
18	Dorian Kërçiku		CM / RB / LB	30 July 1993 (aged 22)
22	Moise Nkounkou		LM	2 August 1996 (aged 19)
25	Majkel Peci		AM	29 August 1996 (aged 19)
26	Afrim Taku		CM / RB / RW	4 August 1989 (aged 26)
77	Ansi Nika		CM	22 August 1990 (aged 25)
–	Argjend Mustafa		CM	30 August 1992 (aged 23)
19	Merveille Ndockyt		AM / LW / RW	20 July 1998 (aged 17)
Forwards
3	Moctar Cisse		CF	10 March 1993 (aged 23)
8	Romuald Ntsitsigui		CF	8 April 1991 (aged 25)
9	Grend Halili		CF	24 May 1998 (aged 18)
11	Ifeanyi Edeh		CF	25 October 1990 (aged 25)

Transfers

Summer

Date	Pos.	Nationality	Player	Age	Moving from	Fee	Notes	Ref
17 June 2016	GK		Ilion Lika	36	Flamurtari Vlorë	Free		[6]
4 July 2016	MF		Ansi Nika	25	Kukësi	Free		[10]
5 July 2016	MF		Afrim Taku	26	Free agent	Free		[11]
9 July 2016	DF		Marvin Turtulli	21	Dinamo Tirana	Free		[13]
11 July 2016	MF		Asion Daja	26	Partizani Tirana	Free		[14]
13 July 2016	DF		David Domgjoni	19	Kastrioti Krujë	N/A	Return from loan	[18]
18 July 2016	FW		Emeka Emerun	19	Sloboda Užice	Free		[21]
22 July 2016	DF		Gentian Muça	29	Kukësi	N/A	Return from loan	[24]
20 August 2016	FW		Romuald Ntsitsigui	25	Mangasport	Free		[29]
20 August 2016	FW		Ifeanyi Edeh	25	Enyimba	Free		[30]
20 August 2016	MF		Moise Nkounkou	20	Léopards	Free		[31]
20 August 2016	MF		Merveille Ndockyt	18	Léopards	Free		[32]
26 August 2016	FW		Flamur Bajrami	19	Free agent	Free		[34]
2 September 2016	MF		Argjend Mustafa	24	Laçi	Free		[35]

Summer

Date	Pos.	Nationality	Player	Age	Moving to	Fee	Notes	Ref
31 May 2016	FW		Masato Fukui	27	Skënderbeu Korçë[lower-alpha 1]	Free		[44]
9 June 2016	MF		Elis Bakaj	28	RNK Split	Free		[2]
15 June 2016	GK		Ilir Avdyli	26	Free agent			[4]
16 June 2016	MF		Allush Gavazaj	21	Free agent			[5]
23 June 2016	DF		Gentian Muça	29	Kukësi	Free	Only for Europa League campaign	[7]
24 June 2016	MF		Argjend Malaj	21	Skënderbeu Korçë	Free		[8]
29 June 2016	DF		Dritan Smajli	29	Free agent			[9]
21 June 2016	DF		Ronald Gërçaliu	30	Free agent			[33]

1. After he and Tirana couldn't find a way for the new contract, Fukui become a free agent, and on 21 June he signed with Skënderbeu Korçë.

Pre-season and friendlies

20 July 2016 Friendly	Tirana	3–1	OFK Petrovac	Zlatibor, Serbia
18:30 CET	Iliovski  76'	Report	Halili  6' Karabeci  29' Bajrami  82'	Attendance: 20

23 July 2016 Friendly	Tirana	0–1	OFK Grbalj	Zlatibor, Serbia
18:30 CET		Report	Todorović  66'

26 July 2016 Friendly	Tirana	0–0	FK Novi Pazar	Zlatibor, Serbia
18:30 CET		Report

29 July 2016 Friendly	Tirana	1–0	OFK Beograd	Zlatibor, Serbia
18:30 CET	Halili  74'	Report

20 August 2016 Friendly	Tirana	2–0	Apolonia Fier	Tiranë, Albania
17:00 CET	Edeh  15' Hoxhallari  44'			Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 200

24 August 2016 Friendly	Tirana	5–0	Adriatiku Mamurras	Tiranë, Albania
16:45 CET	Edeh  5' (pen.) Vucaj  70' Bajrami  72', 88' Halili  84'			Stadium: Skënder Halili Complex Attendance: 50

27 August 2016 Friendly	Tirana	0–0	Korabi Peshkopi	Tiranë, Albania
17:00 CET		Report		Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Complex Attendance: 50

31 August 2016 Friendly	Tirana	3–0	Kamza	Tiranë, Albania
17:00 CET	Domgjoni  28' Bajrami  39' Merveille  91'	Report		Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Complex Attendance: 50

Competitions

Kategoria Superiore

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Laçi	36	10	10	16	23	35	−12	40
7	Vllaznia	36	8	16	12	29	35	−6	40
8	Flamurtari[lower-alpha 1]	36	12	10	14	42	34	+8	40
9	Tirana (R)	36	8	15	13	29	32	−3	39	Relegation to the Kategoria e Parë Qualification for the Europa League first qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
10	Korabi (R)	36	2	7	27	11	68	−57	13	Relegation to the Kategoria e Parë

Source: Albanian Football Association (in Albanian), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.[46]
(R) Relegated.
Notes:

1. Flamurtari were deducted six points for failing to fulfill financial obligations.[45]
2. Tirana qualified for the Europa League first qualifying round by winning the 2016–17 Albanian Cup.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
36	8	15	13	29	32	−3	39	7	8	3	23	13	+10	1	7	10	6	19	−13

Last updated: 27 May 2017.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36
Ground	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	D	D	D	W	W	W	L	L	W	W	D	D	L	D	L	W	D	L	D	L	L	D	D	D	L	L	L	D	L	L	L	W	L	W	D
Position	6	6	6	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	6	6	8	8	8	7	7	9

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

7 September 2016 1	Teuta Durrës	0–0	Tirana	Durrës
19:00 CET	Hoxha  84'	Report	Teqja  67' Hoxhallari  71' Daja  81'	Stadium: Niko Dovana Stadium Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Lorenc Jemini

11 September 2016 2	Laçi	0–0	Tirana	Laç
16:00 CET	Shala  72' Lulaj  74' Lushkja  82'	Report	Kërçiku  11' Daja  89'	Stadium: Laçi Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Remzi Sadiku

17 September 2016 3	Tirana	2–2	Kukësi	Tiranë
17:50 CET	I. Lika  7' Taku  30' Kërçiku  45' Ndockyt  66'	Report	Pejić  8' (pen.) Alla  42' Emini  57' Greca  58' Pashaj  79'  90'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Lorenc Jemini

25 September 2016 4	Partizani Tirana	0–0	Tirana	Elbasan
19:00 CET	Bertoni  22' Ekuban  25' Batha  84'	Report	Taku  37' Hoxhallari  60' Karabeci  67' Teqja  77'	Stadium: Elbasan Arena Attendance: 6,100 Referee: Enea Jorgji
Note: The match was played at Elbasan Arena, Elbasan due to recontrustion of Qemal Stafa Stadium, the home ground of Partizani Tirana.

2 October 2016 5	Tirana	3–0	Flamurtari Vlorë	Tiranë
17:00 CET	Edeh  35' Taku  39', 90+4'	Report	Marku  85'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Emirjon Sino

12 October 2016 6	Korabi Peshkopi	0–1	Tirana	Tiranë
17:00 CET	Nako  50' Veliaj  58' Zguro  58' Dukić  75' Zefi  90+2'	Report	Taku  43' Muzaka  90+1' Nika  90+2'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Kridens Meta
Note: The match was played at Selman Stërmasi Stadium, Tiranë instead Korabi Peshkopi regular home ground.

16 October 2016 7	Tirana	2–1	Skënderbeu Korçë	Tiranë
17:00 CET	Ndockyt  14'  90+1' Nkounkou  47' Karabeci  74' Hoxhallari  75'	Report	Mustafa  80' Latifi  83' Salihi  86'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Enea Jorgji

23 October 2016 8	Luftëtari Gjirokastër	2–1	Tirana	Peqin
13:00 CET	Ramadani  23' Reginaldo  40' Bregu  57'	Report	Taku  45'	Stadium: Peqin Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Emirjon Sino
Note: The match was played at Peqin Stadium, Peqin instead Luftëtari Gjirokastër regular home ground.

30 October 2016 9	Tirana	0–0	Vllaznia Shkodër	Tiranë
14:00 CET	Vucaj  83'	Report	Tafili  36' Agović  70'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Laver Alla

6 November 2016 10	Tirana	3–1	Teuta Durrës	Tiranë
17:00 CET	Hoxhallari  7' Muça  15' Taku  56'	Report	Gripshi  3'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Emirjon Sino

20 November 2016 11	Tirana	1–0	Laçi	Tiranë
17:00 CET	Ndockyt  66'	Report	Lulaj  26'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti

26 November 2016 12	Kukësi	0–0	Tirana	Kukësi
14:00 CET	Hallaçi  38' Alla  62' Musolli  90+4'	Report	Daja  63' Ndockyt  79'	Stadium: Zeqir Ymeri Stadium Attendance: 3,600 Referee: Kridens Meta

2 December 2016 13	Tirana	0–0	Partizani Tirana	Tiranë
14:00 CET	Teqja  39' Karabeci  75'  88'	Report	Krasniqi  80'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 7,531 Referee: Lorenc Jemini

6 December 2016 14	Flamurtari Vlorë	1–0	Tirana	Vlorë
17:00 CET	Shkodra  42' Veliu  47' Danilo Alves  73'	Report	Vucaj  73'	Stadium: Flamurtari Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Remzi Sadiku

10 December 2016 15	Tirana	1–1	Korabi Peshkopi	Tiranë
17:00 CET	Taku  7' Daja  41'	Report	Plaku  24'  30' Mziu  31' Prifti  56' Dukić  76' Gavazaj  78'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Kridens Meta

14 December 2016 16	Skënderbeu Korçë	2–0	Tirana	Korçë
17:00 CET	Salihi  4' Radaš  15' Mici  35' Latifi  84' Idrizaj  87'	Report	Acquah  65' Karabeci  66'	Stadium: Skënderbeu Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Enea Jorgji

18 December 2016 17	Tirana	2–0	Luftëtari Gjirokastër	Tiranë
14:00 CET	Taku  45+1' Ndockyt  75'	Report		Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 600 Referee: Emirjon Sino

22 December 2016 18	Vllaznia Shkodër	0–0	Tirana	Shkodër
14:00 CET		Report	Karabeci  90+3'	Stadium: Loro Boriçi Stadium Attendance: 2,700 Referee: Adrian Beqiri

28 January 2017 19	Teuta Durrës	1–0	Tirana	Durrës
17:00 CET	Hila  52' Dita  56'	Report	Hoxhallari  87'	Stadium: Niko Dovana Stadium Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Emirjon Sino

5 February 2017 20	Laçi	1–0	Tirana	Laç
14:00 CET	Mensah  35'  90' Musaj  67' Nika  69'	Report	Hoxhallari  25'	Stadium: Laçi Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Andi Koçi

11 February 2017 21	Tirana	1–2	Kukësi	Tiranë
17:00 CET	Taku  38'	Report	Pejić  57' Carioca  65' Emini  83'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Enea Jorgji

20 February 2017 22	Partizani Tirana	2–1	Tirana	Tiranë
18:00 CET	Malota  13' Ekuban  70' Ćetković  90+2'	Report	Hoxhallari  38' Teqja  47' Daja  58'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Kridens Meta
Note: The match was played at Selman Stërmasi Stadium, Tiranë due to recontrustion of Qemal Stafa Stadium, the home ground of Partizani Tirana.

26 February 2017 23	Tirana	0–0	Flamurtari Vlorë	Tiranë
17:00 CET		Report	Hyseni  36'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 350 Referee: Glen Tonna (Malta)

4 March 2017 24	Korabi Peshkopi	1–1	Tirana	Shkodër
17:00 CET	Kaja  40'	Report	Edeh  45'	Stadium: Loro Boriçi Stadium Attendance: 131 Referee: Lorenc Jemini
Note: The match was played at Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër instead Korabi Peshkopi regular home ground.

10 March 2017 25	Tirana	2–2	Skënderbeu Korçë	Tiranë
17:00 CET	Edeh  3' Hoxhallari  41' Ndockyt  63'	Report	Salihi  16' (pen.), 59' Orelesi  28' Nimaga  40' Radaš  71'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Enea Jorgji

19 March 2017 26	Luftëtari Gjirokastër	2–1	Tirana	Gjirokastër
14:00 CET	Bregu  31'  72' Zguro  35'  74' Rroca  36' Lamçja  55'  58' Ruçi  90+3'	Report	Teqja  57' Cissé  90+1'	Stadium: Gjirokastra Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Juxhin Xhaja

31 March 2017 27	Tirana	1–2	Vllaznia Shkodër	Tiranë
19:00 CET	Teqja  14' Cissé  79'	Report	Vrapi  10' Bardulla  33' Krymi  49' Gocaj  53' (pen.) Gurishta  82'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Emirjon Sino

10 April 2017 28	Tirana	0–0	Teuta Durrës	Tiranë
19:00 CET	Turtulli  73' Daja  84'	Report	Sykaj  48' Bangal  75'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Remzi Sadiku

15 April 2017 29	Tirana	0–0	Laçi	Tiranë
19:00 CET		Report	Lushkja  61' Sefgjinaj  79' Lulaj  83'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Juxhin Xhaja

23 April 2017 30	Kukësi	4–1	Tirana	Kukësi
16:00 CET	Emini  55' Pejić  62' (pen.), 89' Carioca  80'	Report	Cake  62' Turtulli  74'	Stadium: Zeqir Ymeri Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Kreshnik Cjapi

28 April 2017 31	Tirana	1–2	Partizani Tirana	Tiranë
19:00 CET	Edeh  14' Daja  28' Bakaj  87'	Report	Batha  45' (pen.)  89' Kalari  45' Ekuban  69' Krasniqi  72' Mazrekaj  80' Sukaj  87' Ibrahimi  87'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Juxhin Xhaja

6 May 2017 32	Flamurtari Vlorë	2–0	Tirana	Vlorë
19:00 CET	Veliu  33' Shkodra  67'  89' Bušić  90+1'	Report	Cake  45' Edeh  61' Karabeci  88'	Stadium: Flamurtari Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Enea Jorgji

10 May 2017 33	Tirana	2–0	Korabi Peshkopi	Tiranë
16:00 CET	Bakaj  23' Turtulli  41' Edeh  47' Taku  56'	Report	Zefi  38' Prençi  50' Kaloshi  55' Jubani  62' Shabani  63' Mziu  70'  73'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Kreshnik Cjapi

15 May 2017 34	Skënderbeu Korçë	1–0	Tirana	Korçë
19:00 CET	Latifi  8' Orelesi  35' Salihi  84' (pen.)  90+4' Adeniyi  90+5'	Report	Teqja  19' Ndockyt  19' Hoxhallari  58' Turtulli  69' Karabeci  88' Lika  90+4'	Stadium: Skënderbeu Stadium Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti

20 May 2017 35	Tirana	2–0	Luftëtari Gjirokastër	Tiranë
17:30 CET	Edeh  45' Ndockyt  85'	Report	Brahimaj  23' Beqiri  32' Aleksi  47' Mutumane  69'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Kridens Meta

27 May 2017 36	Vllaznia Shkodër	0–0	Tirana	Shkodër
17:00 CET	Krymi  2' Bardulla  32' Pjeshka  90+1'	Report	Hoxhallari  15' Cissé  90+1'	Stadium: Loro Boriçi Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni (Italy)

Albanian Cup

First round

28 September 2016 First leg	Sopoti Librazhd	1–1	Tirana	Tiranë
16:00 CET	Çota  86' (pen.) Bishaj  89'	Report	G. Lika  45' Karabeci  55'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Indrit Zhuli
Note: The match was held in Selman Stërmasi Stadium due to reconstruction of Sopoti Stadium.

5 October 2016 Second leg	Tirana	7–0 (8–1 agg.)	Sopoti Librazhd	Tiranë
15:00 CET	Taku  6', 17' Peci  21', 79', 89' Deliaj  75' Halili  83', 86'	Report		Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 300 Referee: Erjon Bastari

Second round

26 October 2016 First leg	Luftëtari Gjirokastër	1–4	Tirana	Lushnje
14:00 CET	Zogaj  21' Liçaj  89'	Report	Nika  46' Cissé  52', 61', 78' Bajrami  59'	Stadium: Abdurrahman Roza Haxhiu Stadium Attendance: 80 Referee: Olsid Ferataj
Note: The match was held in Abdurrahman Roza Haxhiu Stadium instead of Luftëtari's regular ground Gjirokastra Stadium.

16 November 2016 Second leg	Tirana	1–0 (5–1 agg.)	Luftëtari Gjirokastër	Tiranë
13:30 CET	Vucaj  11'	Report	Zogaj  66' Boyom  85'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Andi Koçi

Quarter-finals

1 February 2017 First leg	Tirana	2–1	Kukësi	Tiranë
17:00 CET	Halili  30' Taku  45' Domgjoni  54' Edeh  59'	Report	Emini  47' Musolli  59' Calé  75'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Eldorjan Hamiti

15 February 2017 Second leg	Kukësi	0–0 (1–2 agg.)	Tirana	Kukës
13:30 CET	Memini  34' Hasani  38'	Report	Halili  38'	Stadium: Zeqir Ymeri Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Kridens Meta

Semi-finals

5 April 2017 First leg	Besëlidhja Lezhë	1–1	Tirana	Kukës
16:00 CET	Smajli  34' Marashi  67'	Report	Ndockyt  59' Acquah  62' Karabeci  83'	Stadium: Zeqir Ymeri Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Enea Jorgji
Note: The match was held in Zeqir Ymeri Stadium instead of Besëlidhja's regular ground Brian Filipi Stadium.

19 April 2017 Second leg	Tirana	2–0 (3–1 agg.)	Besëlidhja Lezhë	Tiranë
18:00 CET	Taku  23' (pen.) Hoxhallari  39' Teqja  45'	Report	Sidibe  23' Dibra  39'	Stadium: Selman Stërmasi Stadium Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Laver Alla

Final

31 May 2017 Final	Skënderbeu Korçë	1–3	Tirana	Elbasan
19:00 CET	Vangjeli  73' Radas  86' Jashanica  102' Karimi  104'	Report	Edeh  20'  21' Bakaj  67' Halili  85' Nkounkou  102' Hoxhallari  104' Daja  107' Ndockyt  112' (pen.)	Stadium: Elbasan Arena Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Kridens Meta

Statistics

Squad stats

	League	Cup	Total Stats
Games played	5	2	7
Games won	1	1	2
Games drawn	4	1	5
Games lost	0	0	0
Goals scored	5	8	13
Goals conceded	2	1	3
Goal difference	3	7	10
Clean sheets	4	1	5

Last updated: 10 October 2016
Source: Soccerway

Top scorers

No.	Pos.	Nation	Name	Kategoria Superiore	Albanian Cup	Total
26	MF		Afrim Taku	3	2	5
25	MF		Majkel Peci	0	3	3
9	FW		Grend Halili	0	2	2
7	MF		Gilman Lika	0	1	1
11	FW		Ifeanyi Edeh	1	0	1
19	FW		Merveille Ndockyt	1	0	1
TOTAL				5	8	13

Last updated: 10 October 2016

Clean sheets

The list is sorted by shirt number when total appearances are equal.

Rnk	No.	Player	Kategoria Superiore	Albanian Cup	Total
1	1	Ilion Lika	4	0	4
2	31	Edvan Bakaj	0	1	1
TOTALS			4	1	5

Last updated: 10 October 2016.
Source: Soccerway

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External links

• Official website