1996–97 Cypriot Cup

The 1996–97 Cypriot Cup was the 55th edition of the Cypriot Cup. A total of 50 clubs entered the competition. It began on 9 November 1996 with the preliminary round and concluded on 17 May 1997 with the final which was held at Makario Stadium. APOEL won their 16th Cypriot Cup trophy after beating Omonia 2–0 in the final.

1996–97 Cypriot Cup
CountryCyprus
Dates9 November 1996 – 17 May 1997
Teams50
ChampionsAPOEL
(16th title)

Format

In the 1996–97 Cypriot Cup, participated all the teams of the Cypriot First Division, the Cypriot Second Division, the Cypriot Third Division and 9 of the 14 teams of the Cypriot Fourth Division.

The competition consisted of six knock-out rounds. In the preliminary round and in the first round 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 next three rounds were played in a two-legged format, each team playing a home and an away match against their opponent. The team which scored more goals on aggregate, was qualifying to the next round. If the two teams scored the same number of goals on aggregate, then the team which scored more goals away from home was advancing to the next round.

If both teams had scored the same number of home and away goals, then extra time was following after the end of the second leg match. If during the extra thirty minutes both teams had managed to score, but they had scored the same number of goals, then the team who scored the away goals was advancing to the next round (i.e. the team which was playing away). If there weren't scored any goals during extra time, the qualifying team was determined by penalty shoot-out.

The cup winner secured a place in the 1997–98 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.

Ρreliminary round

All the 14 clubs of the Cypriot Second Division, all the 13 clubs of the Cypriot Third Division and 9 clubs from the Cypriot Fourth Division (first nine of the league table the day of draw) participated in the preliminary round.

Team 1 Result Team 2
(B) Achyronas Liopetriou7 - 0Ethnikos Latsion (C)
(D) Adonis Idaliou1 - 3ASIL Lysi (C)
(B) AEZ Zakakiou1 - 3AEL Limassol (B)
(D) AMEK Kapsalou3 - 1AEK Katholiki (C)
(C) APEP Pelendriou6 - 1Ayia Napa F.C. (C)
(D) Apollon Lympion3 - 1Doxa Paliometochou (D)
(B) Doxa Katokopias F.C.0 - 1Chalkanoras Idaliou (B)
(C) ENTHOI Lakatamia FC1 - 2Akritas Chlorakas (B)
(C) Elia Lythrodonta1 - 2Anagennisi Germasogeias (C)
(D) Ellinismos Akakiou0 - 7AEK Kakopetrias (B)
(B) Ethnikos Assia F.C.1 - 2Achilleas Ayiou Theraponta (D)
(B) Evagoras Paphos3 - 1Ermis Aradippou (B)
(C) Iraklis Gerolakkou2 - 0Enosis Kokkinotrimithia (D)
(C) Kinyras Empas0 - 1Digenis Akritas Morphou (B)
(D) MEAP Nisou1 - 2Poseidonas Giolou (D)
(B) Onisilos Sotira0 - 1Othellos Athienou F.C. (C)
(C) Orfeas Nicosia0 - 3PAEEK FC (B)
(C) Rotsidis Mammari4 - 0Omonia Aradippou (B)

First round

The 14 clubs of the Cypriot First Division advanced directly to the first round and met the winners of the preliminary round ties:

Team 1 Result Team 2
(B) AEK Kakopetrias0 - 3AEL Limassol (B)
(A) AEK Larnaca F.C.2 - 0Achyronas Liopetriou (B)
(A) Alki Larnaca F.C.3 - 1 (aet)Akritas Chlorakas (B)
(D) AMEK Kapsalou1 - 4Aris Limassol F.C. (A)
(C) Anagennisi Germasogeias0 - 2Enosis Neon Paralimni FC (A)
(C) APEP Pelendriou0 - 2APOP Paphos (A)
(A) APOEL FC8 - 0PAEEK FC (B)
(A) Apollon Limassol6 - 0Iraklis Gerolakkou (C)
(D) Apollon Lympion2 - 0Achilleas Ayiou Theraponta (D)
(C) ASIL Lysi0 - 3Olympiakos Nicosia (A)
(B) Chalkanoras Idaliou2 - 3Anagennisi Deryneia (A)
(B) Digenis Akritas Morphou1 - 2Ethnikos Achna FC (A)
(B) Evagoras Paphos1 - 0APEP F.C. (A)
(A) Nea Salamis Famagusta FC5 - 0Rotsidis Mammari (C)
(A) AC Omonia6 - 0Othellos Athienou F.C. (C)
(D) Poseidonas Giolou1 - 2Anorthosis Famagusta FC (A)

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
(B) AEL Limassol2 - 2 (a.)APOP Paphos (A)2 - 10 - 1
(A) Alki Larnaca F.C.3 - 3 (1 - 3 p.)Nea Salamis Famagusta FC (A)2 - 11 - 2
(A) Anagennisi Deryneia3 - 4Enosis Neon Paralimni FC (A)1 - 32 - 1
(A) Apollon Limassol2 - 2 (a.)Anorthosis Famagusta FC (A)2 - 20 - 0
(A) Aris Limassol F.C.3 - 5APOEL FC (A)2 - 11 - 4
(B) Evagoras Paphos1 - 6Ethnikos Achna FC (A)1 - 50 - 1
(A) Olympiakos Nicosia1 - 5AEK Larnaca F.C. (A)0 - 21 - 3
(A) AC Omonia15 - 3Apollon Lympion (D)8 - 27 - 1

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
(A) AEK Larnaca F.C.4 - 1APOP Paphos (A)3 - 01 - 1
(A) Anorthosis Famagusta FC2 - 1Enosis Neon Paralimni FC (A)1 - 11 - 0
(A) Nea Salamis Famagusta FC2 - 6APOEL FC (A)1 - 21 - 4
(A) AC Omonia(a.) 3 - 3Ethnikos Achna FC (A)1 - 12 - 2

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
(A) Anorthosis Famagusta FC3 - 4APOEL FC (A)2 - 11 - 3 (aet)
(A) AC Omonia2 - 0AEK Larnaca F.C. (A)1 - 01 - 0

Final

APOEL2–0Omonia
Fasouliotis  87'
Sotiriou  90'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Andreas Georgiou
Cypriot Cup 1996–97 Winners
APOEL
16th title

Sources

  • "1996/97 Cyprus Cup". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2016-01-14.

See also

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