2009 Independence Cup (Albania)

2009 Independence Cup

Kupa Pavarësia
Tournament details
Host country	Albania
Dates	November 28, 2009 (2009-11-28)
Teams	3 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Flamurtari (3rd title)
Runners-up	Shkëndija
Third place	Prishtina
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Goals scored	0 (0 per match)
Top scorer(s)	None

The 2009 Independence Cup was the inaugural men's association football friendly tournament organised by the Albanian Football Association on 28 November to commemorate Albanian Independence Day. Flamurtari of Albania, Shkëndija of Republic of Macedonia and Prishtina of Kosovo were invited to compete in the tournament, which was held at the Flamurtari Stadium in Vlorë, near the site of the Albanian Declaration of Independence on 28 November 1912.

Matches lasted 45 minutes each and the competition followed a point scoring system, whereby each team plays two matches, with three points awarded for a win, none for a loss with penalty shootouts determining the winners of drawn matches. All three matches finished in goalless draws and were all decided through penalty shootouts, with Flamurtari winning the tournament after defeating Shkëndija and Prishtina 11–10 and 3–2 on penalties, respectively.

Standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Flamurtari	2	2	0	0	0	0	6
2	Shkëndija	2	1	1	0	0	0	3
3	Prishtina	2	0	2	0	0	0	0

Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:

Matches

28 November 2009

Flamurtari	0–0	Shkëndija
Penalties
	11–10

Flamurtari Stadium, Vlorë

28 November 2009

Shkëndija	0–0	Prishtina
Penalties
	5–4

Flamurtari Stadium, Vlorë

28 November 2009

Prishtina	0–0	Flamurtari
Penalties
	2–3

Flamurtari Stadium, Vlorë

External links

• Official website
• Emirates Cup News Archived 2015-06-05 at the Wayback Machine