1940–41 Cypriot Cup

1940–41 Cypriot Cup
Tournament details
Country	Cyprus
Dates	6 April 1941 – 11 May 1941
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	APOEL; (2nd title)
Runner-up	AEL
	← 1939–40 1944–45 →

The 1940–41 Cypriot Cup was the seventh edition of the Cypriot Cup. A total of 4 clubs entered the competition. It began on 6 April 1940 with the semifinals and concluded on 11 May 1940 with the final which was held at GSP Stadium. APOEL won their 2nd Cypriot Cup trophy after beating AEL 2–1 in the final.

Format

In the 1940–41 Cypriot Cup, participated all the teams of the Cypriot First Division (Lefkoşa Türk Spor Kulübü withdrew from the league before the cup started).

The competition consisted of two knockout rounds. In each round, each tie was played as a single leg and was held at the home ground of one of the two teams, determined by the draw results. The winner of each tie qualified for the next round. In the event of a drawn match, extra time was played. If extra time also ended in a draw, a replay match was scheduled.

Semi-finals

Team 1	Result	Team 2
(A) AEL	9 - 0	EPA (A)
(A) APOEL	5 - 0	Olympiakos (A)

Final

11 May 1941

APOEL	2 – 1	AEL
Andreas Karamanis 37' Giorgos Lampertides		Pampos Michalas

GSP Stadium, Nicosia

Referee: Spyros Elia

Cypriot Cup 1940–41 Winners
APOEL 2nd title

Sources

"1940/41 Cyprus Cup". RSSSF. 2017-08-24. Retrieved 2017-08-25.

Bibliography

Gavreilides, Michalis; Papamoiseos, Stelios (2001). Ένας αιώνας Κυπριακό ποδόσφαιρο [One century Cypriot football] (in Greek). Nicosia: The writer. p. 41. ISBN 9963-8720-1-8.
Meletiou, Giorgos (2011). Κυπριακό ποδόσφαιρο 1900–1960 [Cypriot Football 1900–1960] (in Greek). Nicosia: Power Publishing. p. 285. ISBN 978-9963-688-87-6.