1978–79 Cypriot Cup

May 2020 Cypriot Cup 1978–79 Cyprus 40 10 January 1979 – 24 June 1979 APOEL(11th title) AEL Limassol 1977–78 1979–80 The 1978–79 Cypriot Cup was the 37th edition of the Cypriot Cup. A total of 40 clubs entered the competition. It began on 10 January 1979 with the preliminary round and concluded on 24 June 1979 with the final which was held at Makario Stadium. APOEL won their 11th Cypriot Cup trophy after beating AEL Limassol 1–0 in the final. Format In the 1978–79 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 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 1979–80 European Cup Winners' Cup. Preliminary round In the first preliminary draw, participated all the 10 teams of the Cypriot Third Division and 6 of the 14 teams of the Cypriot Second Division (last six of the league table of each group at the day of the draw). Team 1 Result Team 2(C) AEK Ammochostos1 - 2 Olimpiada Neapolis (C)(B) ASIL Lysi4 - 0 ENAD Ayiou Dometiou (C)(C) Doxa Katokopias1 - 3 Anagennisi Deryneia (C)(B) Iraklis Gerolakkou1 - 5 AEM Morphou (B)(C) Enosis Neon THOI Lakatamia2 - 0 Achilleas Kaimakli (C)(C) AEK Kythreas3 - 1 Faros Acropoleos (C)(C) Orfeas Nicosia3 - 0 PAEEK (B)(B) Parthenon Zodeia2 - 1 Ethnikos Assia (B) First round 16 clubs from the Cypriot First Division and the rest clubs from the Cypriot Second Division met the winners of the preliminary round ties: Team 1 Result Team 2(A) AEL Limassol3 - 1 Omonia Aradippou (A)(B) AEM Morphou0 - 2 Ethnikos Achna (B)(A) Alki Larnaca3 - 2 Ermis Aradippou (B)(A) Anorthosis Famagusta10 - 1 Enosis Neon THOI Lakatamia (C)(A) Apollon Limassol 2 - 0 AEK Kythreas (C)(A) APOP Paphos 2 - 0 Parthenon Zodeia (B)(B) ASIL Lysi 3 - 0 Digenis Akritas Morphou (A)(C) Anagennisi Deryneia 0 - 4 Olympiakos Nicosia (A)(A) EPA Larnaca 5 - 0 Akritas Chlorakas (B)(B) Keravnos Strovolou 1 - 5 Aris Limassol (A)(B) Neos Aionas Trikomou 2 - 1 Adonis Idaliou (B)(B) Othellos Athienou 0 - 6 AC Omonia (A)(C) Orfeas Nicosia 1 - 2 Pezoporikos Larnaca (A)(A) Enosis Neon Paralimni 10 - 0 Olimpiada Neapolis (C)(A) Nea Salamis Famagusta 5 - 0 Evagoras Paphos (A)(B) Chalkanoras Idaliou 1 - 2 APOEL (A) Second round Team 1 Result Team 2(A) Alki Larnaca 0 - 1 Aris Limassol (A)(A) Anorthosis Famagusta2 - 1 APOP Paphos (A)(A) APOEL 4 - 0 Nea Salamis Famagusta (A)(A) Apollon Limassol3 - 1 ASIL Lysi (B)(B) Ethnikos Achna 0 - 0, 1 - 4 AC Omonia (A)(A) EPA Larnaca 2 - 4 Enosis Neon Paralimni (A)(B) Neos Aionas Trikomou 1 - 2 Olympiakos Nicosia (A)(A) Pezoporikos Larnaca 0 - 2 AEL Limassol (A) Quarter-finals Team 1 Result Team 2(A) AEL Limassol1 - 1, 3 - 0 Apollon Limassol (A)(A) Aris Limassol3 - 2 AC Omonia (A)(A) Olympiakos Nicosia0 - 3 Anorthosis Famagusta (A)(A) Enosis Neon Paralimni0 - 1 APOEL (A) Semi-finals Team 1 Result Team 2(A) AEL Limassol2 - 0 Aris Limassol (A)(A) APOEL1 - 0 Anorthosis Famagusta (A) Final 24 June 1979 APOEL 1–0 yes AEL Limassol Koullis Pantziaras 103 Makario Stadium, Nicosia Cypriot Cup 1978–79 WinnersAPOEL11th title Sources https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cyp79.html 1978/79 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 104–105 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 117 9963-8841-1-3 See also Cypriot Cup 1978–79 Cypriot First Division Category:Cypriot Cup seasons Category:1978–79 in European domestic association football cups Category:1978–79 in Cypriot football