The 2017–18 Cypriot Cup for lower divisions was the 10th edition of the

Cypriot Cup for lower divisions The Cypriot Cup for lower divisions, formally known as the Cypriot Coca-Cola Cup of Third Division and STOK Elite Division for sponsorship purposes, is a domestic cup for the teams which participate in the Cyprus, Cypriot Cypriot Third Division, ...

. A total of 22 clubs entered the competition. It began on 25 October 2017 with the first round and concluded on 5 May 2018 with the final which was held at AEK Arena.

Onisilos Sotira Kentro Neon Onisillos Sotiras was a Football in Cyprus, Cypriot association football, football club based in the village of Sotira, Famagusta, Sotira. The club was founded in 1978 and was named after the ancient Cypriot revolutionary Onesilus. ...

won their 1st cup trophy after beating

Akritas Chlorakas Akritas Chlorakas () is a Cypriot football club based in Chloraka, Paphos. The club was founded in 1971 and currently plays in the Cypriot Second Division. Akritas' colours are green and white, and they play their home games at the Chloraka M ...

4–2 on penalties, in the final.

Format

Only teams from the

Cypriot Third Division The Cypriot Third Division (Greek language, Greek: Πρωτάθλημα Γ΄ Κατηγορίας) is the third tier Association football, football league competition in Cyprus, run by the Cyprus Football Association. Each year, the top finishing ...

and

STOK Elite Division The STOK Elite Division is the fourth tier and the last professional football league competition in Cyprus, run by the STOK Federation of the Cypriot levels. History The STOK Elite Division Championship was initiated by the Cyprus Football Assoc ...

could participate. Participation was not compulsory. 22 of 30 participated this season. The competition consisted of five rounds. In the first, second and third 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 for 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 fourth round was 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 for 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 will be a single match.

First round

The first round draw took place on 20 October 2017 and the matches played on 25 October and 1 November 2017.

Round of 16

The round of 16 draw took place on 27 November 2017 and the matches played on 10 January 2018.

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals draw took place on 26 January 2018 and the matches played on 14 February 2018.

Semi-finals

The semi-finals draw took place on 28 February 2017 and the matches played on 14 and 21 March 2018.

Final

References

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