The 2011–12 Cypriot Cup was the 70th edition of the
Cypriot Cup
The Cypriot Cup, formally known as the Cypriot Coca-Cola Cup of First and Second Division () for sponsorship purposes, is a Cypriot knockout football club competition, hosted annually by the Cyprus Football Association.
First held in 1934, it i ...
. A total of 28 clubs entered the competition. It began on 30 November 2011 with the first round and concluded on 16 May 2012 with the final which was held at
GSP Stadium
The GSP Stadium () is a association football, football stadium in Strovolos, Nicosia District, Cyprus. Although small by international standards, it is the largest stadium in Cyprus, with a capacity of 22,859 and was opened in 1999. It serves as ...
.
Omonia won their 14th Cypriot Cup trophy after beating
AEL 1–0 in the final.
Format
In the 2011–12 Cypriot Cup, participated all the teams of the
Cypriot First Division
The Cypriot First Division (), also known as the Cyprus League by Stoiximan for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Cyprus and the highest level of the Cypriot football league system. Operated by the Cyprus Fo ...
and the
Cypriot Second Division
The Cypriot Second Division () is the second highest association football, football division of the Cypriot football league system.
Administered by the Cyprus Football Association, it is contested by 16 teams, with the top three teams being Prom ...
. Teams from the two lower divisions (
Third
Third or 3rd may refer to:
Numbers
* 3rd, the ordinal form of the cardinal number 3
* , a fraction of one third
* 1⁄60 of a ''second'', i.e., the third in a series of fractional parts in a sexagesimal number system
Places
* 3rd Street (di ...
and
Fourth) competed in a
separate cup competition.
The competition consisted of five rounds. In the first round 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
Overtime (OT) or extra time (ET) is an additional period of play to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is played only if the game is required t ...
the winner was decided by
penalty shoot-out
The penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pe ...
.
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
Overtime (OT) or extra time (ET) is an additional period of play to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is played only if the game is required t ...
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 penalty shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to pe ...
.
The final was a single match.
The cup winner secured a place for the
third qualifying round2012/13 Access list
Bert Kassies' Site of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.
Bracket
First round
The draw was made on 4 November 2011, with ties played on 30 November 2011, 7 December 2011 and 11 January 2012.
Second round
The first legs played on 25 January, 1 and 8 February 2012. The second legs played on 1, 8, 15, 23 February and 7 March 2012.
The following four teams advanced directly to second round, meeting the twelve winners of first round ties:
* Omonia ( 2010–11 Cypriot Cup winner)
*Apollon Limassol
Apollon Limassol FC (, ''Apollon Lemesou'') is a Cypriot sports club, based in Limassol. It has football, basketball and volleyball teams. Founded in 1954, Apollon FC currently plays in the Cypriot First Division and has won the championship tit ...
( 2010–11 Cypriot Cup finalist)
* Ethnikos Achna ( 2010–11 Cypriot First Division Fair Play winner)
* Omonia Aradippou ( 2010–11 Cypriot Second Division Fair Play winner)
Quarter-finals
The first legs played on 14 and 21 March 2012. The second legs played on 21 and 28 March 2012.
Semi-finals
The first legs played on 11 April 2012. The second legs played on 2 May 2012.
Final
References
Sources
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See also
* Cypriot Cup
The Cypriot Cup, formally known as the Cypriot Coca-Cola Cup of First and Second Division () for sponsorship purposes, is a Cypriot knockout football club competition, hosted annually by the Cyprus Football Association.
First held in 1934, it i ...
* 2011–12 Cypriot First Division
* 2011–12 Cypriot Second Division
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Cypriot Cup seasons
2011–12 European domestic association football cups
2011–12 in Cypriot football