1971–72 Cypriot Cup Explained

Year:1971–72
Country:Cyprus
Num Teams:32
Dates:15 April 1972 – 12 June 1972
Winners:Omonia
(2nd title)
Next Season:1972–73

The 1971–72 Cypriot Cup was the 30th edition of the Cypriot Cup. A total of 32 clubs entered the competition. It began on 15 April 1972 with the first round and concluded on 12 June 1972 with the final which was held at GSP Stadium. Omonia won their 2nd Cypriot Cup trophy after beating Pezoporikos Larnaca 3–1 in the final.

Format

In the 1971–72 Cypriot Cup, participated all the teams of the Cypriot First Division, the Cypriot Second Division and 8 of the 11 teams of the Cypriot Third Division (first eight of the league table; cup took place after the end of the league).

The competition consisted of five knock-out rounds. In all rounds each tie was played as a single leg and was held at the home ground of one of the two teams, according to the draw results. Each tie winner was qualifying to the next round. If a match was drawn, extra time was following. If extra time was drawn, there was a replay at the ground of the team who were away for the first game. If the rematch was also drawn, then extra time was following and if the match remained drawn after extra time the winner was decided by penalty shoot-out.

The cup winner secured a place in the 1972–73 European Cup Winners' Cup.[1]

First round

At the first round the Cypriot First Division teams were not drawn together.

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(A) AEL Limassol 7 - 1Orfeas Nicosia (B)
(A) Anorthosis Famagusta 7 - 1AEK Kythreas (C)
(A) Apollon Limassol 1 - 0Chalkanoras Idaliou (B)
0 - 5 Pezoporikos Larnaca (A)
(A) APOP Paphos 3 - 0 Ethnikos Assia (C)
(C) Omonia Aradippou 2 - 0 ENAD Ayiou Dometiou (B)
2 - 2, 1 - 3 Alki Larnaca (A)
(B) ASIL Lysi 3 - 2 AEM Morphou (B)
1 - 3 Digenis Akritas Morphou (A)
(B) Ethnikos Achna 5 - 2 Othellos Athienou (B)
0 - 3 Keravnos Strovolou (B)
(A) EPA Larnaca 2 - 1 AEK Ammochostos (B)
0 - 1 Nea Salamis Famagusta (A)
(A) AC Omonia 6 - 0 Neos Aionas Trikomou (C)
0 - 2 Enosis Neon Paralimni (A)
0 - 4 APOEL (A)

Second round

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(A) Alki Larnaca 0 - 0, 0 - 0 (6 - 4 pen.)APOP Paphos (A)
0 - 2Enosis Neon Paralimni (A)
(A) APOEL 3 - 1Apollon Limassol (A)
(A) Digenis Akritas Morphou 1 - 1, 0 - 0 (4 - 3 pen.) Nea Salamis Famagusta (A)
(A) EPA Larnaca 3 - 0 Omonia Aradippou (C)
0 - 3 Ethnikos Achna (B)
(A) AC Omonia 3 - 1 ASIL Lysi (B)
(A) Pezoporikos Larnaca 0 - 0, 0 - 0 (4 - 3 pen.) AEL Limassol (A)

Quarter-finals

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0 - 1AC Omonia (A)
(A) APOEL 1 - 0 Digenis Akritas Morphou (A)
(A) EPA Larnaca 1 - 0 Enosis Neon Paralimni (A)
(A) Pezoporikos Larnaca 4 - 1 Ethnikos Achna (B)

Semi-finals

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(A) AC Omonia 4 - 2EPA Larnaca (A)
(A) Pezoporikos Larnaca 3 - 2APOEL (A)

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Notes and References

  1. The finalist, Pezoporikos Larnaca, qualified to 1972–73 European Cup Winners' Cup because the cup winner, Omonia, already qualified to 1972–73 European Cup through 1971–72 Cypriot First Division.