1971–72 Cypriot Cup

Cypriot Cup 1971–72 Cyprus 32 15 April 1972 – 12 June 1972 Omonia(2nd title) Pezoporikos Larnaca 1970–71 1972–73 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. Format 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.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. First round At the first round the Cypriot First Division teams were not drawn together. Team 1 Result Team 2(A) AEL Limassol 7 - 1 Orfeas Nicosia (B)(A) Anorthosis Famagusta 7 - 1 AEK Kythreas (C)(A) Apollon Limassol 1 - 0 Chalkanoras Idaliou (B)(C) Apollon Athienou 0 - 5 Pezoporikos Larnaca (A)(A) APOP Paphos 3 - 0 Ethnikos Assia (C)(C) Omonia Aradippou 2 - 0 ENAD Ayiou Dometiou (B)(B) Aris Limassol 2 - 2, 1 - 3 Alki Larnaca (A)(B) ASIL Lysi 3 - 2 AEM Morphou (B)(C) Achilleas Kaimakli 1 - 3 Digenis Akritas Morphou (A)(B) Ethnikos Achna 5 - 2 Othellos Athienou (B)(C) Ethnikos Asteras Limassol 0 - 3 Keravnos Strovolou (B)(A) EPA Larnaca 2 - 1 AEK Ammochostos (B)(B) Evagoras Paphos 0 - 1 Nea Salamis Famagusta (A)(A) AC Omonia 6 - 0 Neos Aionas Trikomou (C)(B) PAEEK 0 - 2 Enosis Neon Paralimni (A)(C) Parthenon Zodeia 0 - 4 APOEL (A) Second round 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 Team 1 Result Team 2(A) Alki Larnaca 0 - 1 AC Omonia (A)(A) APOEL 1 - 0 Digenis Akritas Morphou (A)(A) EPA Larnaca 1 - 0 Enosis Neon Paralimni (A)(A) Pezoporikos Larnaca 4 - 1 Ethnikos Achna (B) Semi-finals Team 1 Result Team 2(A) AC Omonia 4 - 2 EPA Larnaca (A)(A) Pezoporikos Larnaca 3 - 2 APOEL (A) Final 12 June 1972 Omonia 3–1 yes Pezoporikos Stelios Rotsides 65Andreas Kanaris 93Kokos Antoniou 119 79 Menelaos Asprou "Melis" GSP Stadium, Nicosia Cypriot Cup 1971–72 WinnersOmonia2nd title References Sources https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cyp72.html 1971/72 Cyprus Cup 2017-08-24 2017-09-08 Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation Bibliography Gavreilides Michalis Papamoiseos Stelios el:Ένας αιώνας Κυπριακό ποδόσφαιρο One century Cypriot football 90–91 Nicosia el The writer 2001 9963-8720-1-8 40 χρόνια κυπριακές ομάδες στην Ευρώπη 40 years Cypriot teams in Europe Stephanidis Giorgos Haravgi Nicosia 2003 el 68 9963-8841-1-3 See also Cypriot Cup 1971–72 Cypriot First Division Category:Cypriot Cup seasons Category:1971–72 in European domestic association football cups Category:1971–72 in Cypriot football