1977–78 Cypriot Cup

The 1977–78 Cypriot Cup was the 36th edition of the Cypriot Cup. A total of 40 clubs entered the competition. It began on 14 December 1977 with the preliminary round and concluded on 11 June 1978 with the final which was held at GSP Stadium. APOEL won their 10th Cypriot Cup trophy after beating Olympiakos Nicosia 3–0 in the final.

1977–78 Cypriot Cup
CountryCyprus
Dates14 December 1977 – 11 June 1978
Teams40
ChampionsAPOEL
(10th title)
Runners-upOlympiakos Nicosia

Format

In the 1977–78 Cypriot Cup, participated all the teams of the Cypriot First Division, the Cypriot Second Division and the Cypriot Third Division.

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 1978–79 European Cup Winners' Cup.

Preliminary round

In the preliminary round participated all the 6 teams of the 1977–78 Cypriot First Division, 5 teams of the 1977–78 Cypriot Second Division and 4 teams of the 1977–78 Cypriot Third Division.

Team 1 Result Team 2
(A) Alki Larnaca5 - 0Iraklis Gerolakkou (B)
(A) Anorthosis Famagusta14 - 1Olimpiada Neapolis (C)
(A) Apollon Limassol10 - 0Faros Acropoleos (C)
(C) Doxa Katokopias1 - 2Ermis Aradippou (B)
(A) EPA Larnaca7 - 1ASIL Lysi (B)
(B) Neos Aionas Trikomou0 - 2Digenis Akritas Morphou (A)
(A) AC Omonia13 - 2AEK Ammochostos (C)
(B) PAEEK0 - 1Nea Salamis Famagusta (A)

First round

10 clubs from the 1977–78 Cypriot First Division, 8 clubs from the 1977–78 Cypriot Second Division and 5 clubs from the 1977–78 Cypriot Third Division were added.

Team 1 Result Team 2
(A) Alki Larnaca2 - 0Adonis Idaliou (C)
(A) Anorthosis Famagusta1 - 1, 0 - 4Enosis Neon Paralimni (A)
(B) Omonia Aradippou0 - 1APOEL (A)
(A) Aris Limassol2 - 3AC Omonia (A)
(B) Ethnikos Assia0 - 1Ethnikos Achna (B)
(C) Achilleas Kaimakli1 - 6AEL Limassol (A)
(C) Anagennisi Deryneia1 - 0Parthenon Zodeia (B)
(C) ENAD Ayiou Dometiou0 - 1APOP Paphos (A)
(A) EPA Larnaca2 - 1Digenis Akritas Morphou (A)
(B) Ermis Aradippou1 - 0Akritas Chlorakas (B)
(B) Keravnos Strovolou3 - 2Evagoras Paphos (A)
(C) AEK Kythreas2 - 0AEM Morphou (B)
(B) Othellos Athienou3 - 1Orfeas Nicosia (B)
(A) Olympiakos Nicosia2 - 1Apollon Limassol (A)
(A) Nea Salamis Famagusta3 - 1Enosis Neon THOI Lakatamia (B)
(A) Chalkanoras Idaliou0 - 3Pezoporikos Larnaca (A)

Second round

Team 1 Result Team 2
(A) AEL Limassol12 - 0Othellos Athienou (B)
(A) Alki Larnaca4 - 0AEK Kythreas (C)
(A) APOP Paphos0 - 2AC Omonia (A)
(B) Ermis Aradippou0 - 4EPA Larnaca (A)
(B) Keravnos Strovolou1 - 0Pezoporikos Larnaca (A)
(A) Olympiakos Nicosia2 - 1Ethnikos Achna (B)
(A) Enosis Neon Paralimni7 - 1Anagennisi Deryneia (C)
(A) Nea Salamis Famagusta0 - 0, 1 - 4APOEL (A)

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Result Team 2
(A) AEL Limassol1 - 3Olympiakos Nicosia (A)
(A) Alki Larnaca0 - 1EPA Larnaca (A)
(A) APOEL1 - 0Keravnos Strovolou (B)
(A) Enosis Neon Paralimni1 - 3AC Omonia (A)

Semi-finals

Team 1 Result Team 2
(A) EPA Larnaca0 - 0, 0 - 1Olympiakos Nicosia (A)
(A) AC Omonia0 - 2APOEL (A)

Final

APOEL3–0Olympiakos Nicosia
Takis Antoniou  20'
Andros Miamiliotis 25'
Markos Markou 33'
  • APOEL: G. Pantziaras (75' Koupanos), Menelaou, Stephanou, Stavrou, N. Pantziaras, Stephanis, Miamiliotis (75' Ermogenidis), K. Pantziaras, P. Chatzithomas, Markou, Antoniou.
  • Olympiacos: Barnabas, Papageorgiou, Lucas, Georgiou, Faketti, Aristidou, Mario (70' Ethimiadis), Kalotheou, Koulis (23' Bouras), Mavris, Savvidis.
Cypriot Cup 1977–78 Winners
APOEL
10th title

Sources

  • "1977/78 Cyprus Cup". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2017-08-24. Retrieved 2017-09-08.
  • ΚΟΠ (Magazine), 30 March 2016, p. 72

Bibliography

  • Gavreilides, Michalis; Papamoiseos, Stelios (2001). Ένας αιώνας Κυπριακό ποδόσφαιρο [One century Cypriot football] (in Greek). Nicosia: The writer. p. 102-103. 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. 110. ISBN 9963-8841-1-3.

See also

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