The 2024–25 Cypriot Cup was the 83rd edition of the

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. It was contested by 26 teams from the Cypriot

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and

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Division. It began on 25 September 2024, with the final taking place on 24 May 2025 at the

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. In the final,

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defeated the defending champions

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—who were aiming for a domestic

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—to win their third title and qualify for the 2025–26 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round.

Format

The tournament begins with 22 teams entering the first round; five teams receive a bye to the second round. In the first round, the ties are one-legged, and First Division clubs are drawn against Second Division clubs. The second round is contested by 16 teams: the ones which qualified from the first round, and those which were exempt from the first round. The ties in the second round are one-legged, and from this point onwards, there are no restrictions on the draws. The ties in the quarter-finals are also one-legged. The semi-finals are the only round of the tournament, where the ties will be two-legged. The final is contested in a single game, and will take place at the

. The winners qualify for the first qualifying round of the 2025–26 Europa League. If, in any round, a winner is not determined after 90 minutes, the two teams play

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. If a winner is still not determined after extra time, a

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takes place. There is no

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First round

The draw for the first round took place on 12 September 2024. The previous season's cup finalists (

and Omonia),

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qualifiers APOEL, and two clubs from the

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(

PAEEK PAEEK (; short for Ποδοσφαιρική Αθλητική Ένωσις Επαρχίας Κερύνειας, ''Podosfairiki Athlitiki Enosis Eparxeias Kerynias'', translated as "Football and Sport Union of Kyrenia District", literally "Footb ...

and Spartakos Kitiou) received byes. , colspan="3" style="background-color:#D0D0D0" align=center, 25 September 2024 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#D0D0D0" align=center, 1 October 2024 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#D0D0D0" align=center, 2 October 2024 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#D0D0D0" align=center, 23 October 2024 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#D0D0D0" align=center, 30 October 2024 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#D0D0D0" align=center, 6 November 2024

Second round

The eleven first round winners and five teams given first round byes entered the second round. , colspan="3" style="background-color:#D0D0D0" align=center, 4 December 2024 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#D0D0D0" align=center, 10 December 2024 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#D0D0D0" align=center, 11 December 2024 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#D0D0D0" align=center, 15 January 2025 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#D0D0D0" align=center, 16 January 2025

Quarter-finals

The eight second round winners entered the quarter-finals. , colspan="3" style="background-color:#D0D0D0" align=center, 28 January 2025 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#D0D0D0" align=center, 29 January 2025 , - , colspan="3" style="background-color:#D0D0D0" align=center, 30 January 2025

Semi-finals

The four quarter-final winners entered the semi-finals, held over two legs.

Final

The final was held between the two semi-final winners.

References

External links

Official website
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Cypriot Cup seasons