1972–73 Cypriot Cup

The 1972–73 Cypriot Cup was the 31st edition of the Cypriot Cup. A total of 36 clubs entered the competition. It began on 13 May 1973 with the preliminary round and concluded on 17 June 1973 with the final which was held at GSP Stadium. APOEL won their 8th Cypriot Cup trophy after beating Pezoporikos Larnaca 1–0 in the final.

1972–73 Cypriot Cup
CountryCyprus
Dates13 May 1973 – 17 June 1973
Teams36
ChampionsAPOEL
(8th title)
Runners-upPezoporikos Larnaca

Format

In the 1972–73 Cypriot Cup, participated all the teams of the Cypriot First Division, the Cypriot Second Division and 8 of the 14 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 six knock-out rounds. In all rounds each tie was played as a single leg and was held at the home ground of the 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 1973–74 European Cup Winners' Cup.[1]

Preliminary round

In the preliminary round participated 8 teams of 1973–74 Cypriot Third Division.

Team 1 Result Team 2
(C) Doxa Katokopias0 - 2Ermis Aradippou (C)
(C) Iraklis Gerolakkou0 - 1ENAZ Agia Zoni Limassol (C)
(C) AEK Karava0 - 3AEK Kythreas (C)
(C) Neos Aionas Trikomou1 - 0Faros Acropoleos (C)

First round

14 clubs from the 1973–74 Cypriot First Division and 12 clubs from the 1973–74 Cypriot Second Division were added.

Team 1 Result Team 2
(B) AEK Ammochostos3 - 4APOEL (A)
(A) AEL Limassol2 - 0Ethnikos Achna (B)
(A) Alki Larnaca4 - 1Orfeas Nicosia (B)
(A) Anorthosis Famagusta4 - 0Othellos Athienou (B)
(A) Apollon Limassol2 - 0Digenis Akritas Morphou (A)
(B) APOP Paphos2 - 3Chalkanoras Idaliou (B)
(B) Omonia Aradippou0 - 3Enosis Neon Paralimni (A)
(B) Ethnikos Asteras Limassol1 - 1, 1 - 3AEK Kythreas (C)
(B) ENAD Ayiou Dometiou1 - 4PAEEK (B)
(C) Ermis Aradippou0 - 1ENAZ Agia Zoni Limassol (C)
(A) Evagoras Paphos2 - 1ASIL Lysi (A)
(B) Keravnos Strovolou1 - 1, 1 - 5Ethnikos Assia (B)
(C) Neos Aionas Trikomou0 - 1Aris Limassol (A)
(A) Olympiakos Nicosia1 - 1, 3 - 1EPA Larnaca (A)
(B) Parthenon Zodeia0 - 3Nea Salamis Famagusta FC (A)
(A) Pezoporikos Larnaca9 - 2AEM Morphou (B)

Second round

Team 1 Result Team 2
(A) AEL Limassol1 - 0Apollon Limassol (A)
(A) Aris Limassol3 - 0ENAZ Agia Zoni Limassol (C)
(A) Evagoras Paphos0 - 2Alki Larnaca (A)
(C) AEK Kythreas0 - 0, 0 - 5Anorthosis Famagusta (A)
(B) PAEEK0 - 3APOEL (A)
(A) Enosis Neon Paralimni3 - 1Ethnikos Assia (B)
(A) Nea Salamis Famagusta0 - 2Pezoporikos Larnaca (A)
(B) Chalkanoras Idaliou1 - 3Olympiakos Nicosia (A)

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Result Team 2
(A) AEL Limassol0 - 2Pezoporikos Larnaca (A)
(A) APOEL2 - 1Alki Larnaca (A)
(A) Aris Limassol2 - 0Enosis Neon Paralimni (A)
(A) Olympiakos Nicosia2 - 0Anorthosis Famagusta (A)

Semi-finals

Team 1 Result Team 2
(A) APOEL1 - 0Aris Limassol (A)
(A) Olympiakos Nicosia0 - 1Pezoporikos Larnaca (A)

Final

APOEL1–0Pezoporikos
Andreas Stylianou  12'
Cypriot Cup 1972–73 Winners
APOEL
8th title

References

  1. The finalist, Pezoporikos Larnaca, qualified to 1973–74 European Cup Winners' Cup because the cup winner, APOEL, already qualified to 1973–74 European Cup through 1972–73 Cypriot First Division.

Sources

  • "1972/73 Cyprus Cup". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2017-08-24. Retrieved 2017-09-08.

Bibliography

  • Gavreilides, Michalis; Papamoiseos, Stelios (2001). Ένας αιώνας Κυπριακό ποδόσφαιρο [One century Cypriot football] (in Greek). Nicosia: The writer. pp. 92–93. 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. 76. ISBN 9963-8841-1-3.

See also

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