1997–98 Cypriot Cup

The 1997–98 Cypriot Cup was the 56th edition of the Cypriot Cup. A total of 50 clubs entered the competition. It began on 12 November 1997 with the preliminary round and concluded on 15 May 1998 with the final which was held at Makario Stadium. Anorthosis won their 7th Cypriot Cup trophy after beating Apollon 3–1 in the final.

1997–98 Cypriot Cup
CountryCyprus
Dates12 November 1997 – 15 May 1998
Teams50
ChampionsAnorthosis
(7th title)

Format

In the 1997–98 Cypriot Cup, participated all the teams of the Cypriot First Division, the Cypriot Second Division, the Cypriot Third Division and 8 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 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.

Ρreliminary round

All the 14 clubs of the Cypriot Second Division, all the 14 clubs of the Cypriot Third Division and 8 clubs from the Cypriot Fourth Division (first eight of the league table the day of draw) participated in the preliminary round.

Team 1 Result Team 2
(C) Ayia Napa F.C.2 - 1Onisilos Sotira (Β)
(C) Achyronas Liopetriou4 - 0AMEK Kapsalou (D)
(C) Adonis Idaliou1 - 4APEP Pelendriou (C)
(C) AEK/Achilleas Ayiou Theraponta2 - 1Ermis Aradippou (Β)
(C) Anagennisi Germasogeias2 - 1PAEEK FC (Β)
(Β) ASIL Lysi2 - 1Othellos Athienou F.C. (C)
(D) ATE PEK Ergaton0 - 3Doxa Katokopias F.C. (Β)
(Β) Chalkanoras Idaliou5 - 0AEK Kakopetrias (C)
(Β) Digenis Akritas Morphou2 - 0Anagennisi Prosfigon Lemesou (D)
(D) Doxa Paliometochou1 - 0Akritas Chlorakas (Β)
(C) ENTHOI Lakatamia FC0 - 2Aris Limassol F.C. (Β)
(C) Elia Lythrodonta3 - 2Poseidonas Giolou (D)
(C) Kinyras Empas0 - 9Olympiakos Nicosia (Β)
(D) MEAP Nisou1 - 4 (aet)Enosis Kokkinotrimithia (C)
(Β) Omonia Aradippou7 - 0APEP F.C. (Β)
(D) Orfeas Nicosia1 - 2AEZ Zakakiou (C)
(Β) Rotsidis Mammari5 - 1Iraklis Gerolakkou (Β)
(D) SEK Agiou Athanasiou9 - 4Ethnikos Latsion (C)

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
(C) Achyronas Liopetriou0 - 1Apollon Limassol (A)
(A) AEK Larnaca F.C.3 - 1Olympiakos Nicosia (Β)
(C) AEK/Achilleas Ayiou Theraponta1 - 4Anagennisi Deryneia (A)
(A) Alki Larnaca F.C.6 - 1SEK Agiou Athanasiou (D)
(C) Anagennisi Germasogeias1 - 1, 3 - 1ASIL Lysi (Β)
(A) Anorthosis Famagusta FC8 - 1Rotsidis Mammari (Β)
(C) APEP Pelendriou1 - 0Digenis Akritas Morphou (Β)
(A) APOEL FC6 - 0Enosis Kokkinotrimithia (C)
(A) APOP Paphos8 - 0Chalkanoras Idaliou (Β)
(Β) Doxa Katokopias F.C.1 - 2Nea Salamis Famagusta FC (A)
(D) Doxa Paliometochou2 - 3AEL Limassol (A)
(A) Enosis Neon Paralimni FC8 - 1Elia Lythrodonta (C)
(A) Ethnikos Achna FC2 - 2, 1 - 0Aris Limassol F.C. (Β)
(A) Ethnikos Assia F.C.2 - 0Ayia Napa F.C. (C)
(A) Evagoras Paphos5 - 3Omonia Aradippou (Β)
(A) AC Omonia3 - 0AEZ Zakakiou (C)

Second round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
(A) AEL Limassol1 - 4Anagennisi Deryneia (A)0 - 01 - 4
(A) Alki Larnaca F.C.1 - 6Ethnikos Achna FC (A)1 - 20 - 4
(C) Anagennisi Germasogeias1 - 7Ethnikos Assia F.C. (A)1 - 30 - 4
(A) Anorthosis Famagusta FC2 - 1AEK Larnaca F.C. (A)1 - 01 - 1
(A) APOEL FC2 - 1Enosis Neon Paralimni FC (A)1 - 01 - 1
(A) Apollon Limassol11 - 0APEP Pelendriou (C)8 - 03 - 0
(A) APOP Paphos4 - 2Evagoras Paphos (A)0 - 04 - 2
(A) AC Omonia2 - 3Nea Salamis Famagusta FC (A)1 - 11 - 2

Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
(A) Anorthosis Famagusta FC3 - 1APOEL FC (A)1 - 02 - 1
(A) Apollon Limassol2 - 0Nea Salamis Famagusta FC (A)1 - 11 - 0
(A) APOP Paphos(a.) 2 - 2Ethnikos Assia F.C. (A)1 - 01 - 2
(A) Ethnikos Achna FC4 - 3Anagennisi Deryneia (A)1 - 13 - 2

Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
(A) Anorthosis Famagusta FC4 - 1Ethnikos Achna FC (A)4 - 00 - 1
(A) APOP Paphos3 - 5Apollon Limassol (A)3 - 20 - 3

Final
Anorthosis3–1Apollon
Krčmarević  24'
Okkas  78'
Louca  82'		 Špoljarić  36'
Cypriot Cup 1997–98 Winners
Anorthosis Famagusta
7th title

Sources
  • "1997/98 Cyprus Cup". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2016-01-14.

See also
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