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.

1971–72 Cypriot Cup
Tournament details
CountryCyprus
Dates15 April 1972 – 12 June 1972
Teams32
Final positions
ChampionsOmonia
(2nd title)
Runner-upPezoporikos Larnaca

Format

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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

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

Second round

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Team 1 Result Team 2
(A) Alki Larnaca 0 - 0, 0 - 0 (6 - 4 pen.) APOP Paphos (A)
(A) Anorthosis Famagusta 0 - 2 Enosis Neon Paralimni (A)
(A) APOEL 3 - 1 Apollon 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)
(B) Keravnos Strovolou 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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Semi-finals

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Team 1 Result Team 2
(A) AC Omonia 4 - 2 EPA Larnaca (A)
(A) Pezoporikos Larnaca 3 - 2 APOEL (A)

Final

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Omonia3–1 (a.e.t.)Pezoporikos
Stelios Rotsides   65'
Andreas Kanaris   93'
Kokos Antoniou   119'
  79' Menelaos Asprou "Melis"
Cypriot Cup 1971–72 Winners
Omonia
2nd title

References

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  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.

Sources

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  • "1971/72 Cyprus Cup". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2017-08-24. Retrieved 2017-09-08.

Bibliography

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  • Gavreilides, Michalis; Papamoiseos, Stelios (2001). Ένας αιώνας Κυπριακό ποδόσφαιρο [One century Cypriot football] (in Greek). Nicosia: The writer. pp. 90–91. ISBN 9963-8720-1-8.
  • Stephanidis, Giorgos (2003). 40 χρόνια κυπριακές ομάδες στην Ευρώπη [40 years Cypriot teams in Europe] (in Greek). Nicosia: Haravgi. p. 68. ISBN 9963-8841-1-3.

See also

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