The 2013–14 Cypriot Cup was the 72nd 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 30 clubs entered the competition. It began on 23 October 2013 with the first round and concluded on 21 May 2014 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 ...

. APOEL won their 20th Cypriot Cup trophy after beating

Ermis Aradippou Ermis Aradippou () is a Cypriot professional football club based in Aradippou, a settlement on the outskirts of the city of Larnaca. The club was formed in 1958, and currently plays in the Cypriot Third Division. Ermis' greatest success ca ...

2–0 in the final.

Format

In the 2013–14 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 ...

(Divisions B1 and B2). Teams from the two lower divisions (

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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

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

. The final was a single match. The cup winner secured a place in the

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First round

The first round draw took place on 10 October 2013 and the matches played on 23, 30 October and 19 December 2013.

Second round

The second round draw took place on 20 December 2013 and the matches played on 8, 15, 22 and 29 January 2014. The following two teams advanced directly to second round, meeting the fourteen winners of first round ties: *

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 ...

( 2012–13 Cypriot Cup winner) *

AEL Limassol Athlitiki Enosi Lemesou () is a Cyprus, Cypriot sports club based in the city of Limassol, most famous for its football team. AEL Limassol also maintains a AEL Limassol B.C., men's and AEL Limassol B.C. (women), women's basketball teams, a wom ...

( 2012–13 Cypriot Cup finalist)

First leg

Second leg

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals draw took place on 30 January 2014 and the matches played on 12, 19, 26 February and 12 March 2014.

First legs

Second legs

Semi-finals

The semi-finals draw took place on 26 March 2014 and the matches will be played on 2 and 9 April 2014.

First leg

Second leg

Final

Notes

References

Sources

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:2013-14 Cypriot Cup Cypriot Cup seasons 2013–14 European domestic association football cups 2013–14 in Cypriot football

Format

First round

Second round

First leg

Second leg

Quarter-finals

First legs

Second legs

Semi-finals

First leg

Second leg

Final

See also

Notes

References

Sources