The 2017 Albanian Supercup was the 24th edition of the

Albanian Supercup The Albanian Supercup is a single match usually at the beginning of the season between the winners of the Kategoria Superiore and Albanian Cup. Prior to 2000, Supercup final was not played when the champion team won the Double. However, after the ...

, an annual Albanian

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match. The teams were decided by taking the winner of the previous season's

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and the winner of the

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. The match was contested by Kukësi, champions of the 2016–17 Albanian Superliga, and

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, the 2016–17 Albanian Cup winners. The match was held at

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for the second consecutive year. and Tirana won the game 1–0. Tirana also set a record by becoming the first

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side to win the Supercup. The game was broadcast through DigitAlb's

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