Kukësi had previously played in four Albanian Cup finals, winning twice. Their most recent final appearance was in
2019, a 2–1 victory against
Tirana; while their other win was in
2016, a 5–4 victory over penalties against
Laçi. Egnatia had already won the previous edition while also being on a sixteen matches unbeaten streak. Their most recent final appearance was a 1–0
extra time victory against Tirana in
2023. ==Road to the final==