1997–98 Cypriot Cup

1997–98 Cypriot Cup
Country Cyprus
Dates 12 November 1997 – 15 May 1998
Teams 50
Champions Anorthosis
(7th title)

The 1997–98 Cypriot Cup was the 56th edition of the Cypriot Cup. A total of 50 clubs entered the competition. It began on 12 November 1997 with the preliminary round and concluded on 15 May 1998 with the final which was held at Makario Stadium. Anorthosis won their 7th Cypriot Cup trophy after beating Apollon 3–1 in the final.

Format

In the 1997–98 Cypriot Cup, participated all the teams of the Cypriot First Division, the Cypriot Second Division, the Cypriot Third Division and 8 of the 14 teams of the Cypriot Fourth Division.

The competition consisted of six knock-out rounds. In the preliminary round and in the first round each tie was played as a single leg and was held at the home ground of the 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 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 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 cup winner secured a place in the 1998–99 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.

Ρreliminary round

All the 14 clubs of the Cypriot Second Division, all the 14 clubs of the Cypriot Third Division and 8 clubs from the Cypriot Fourth Division (first eight of the league table the day of draw) participated in the preliminary round.

Team 1 Result Team 2
(C) Ayia Napa F.C.2 - 1 Onisilos Sotira (Β)
(C) Achyronas Liopetriou4 - 0 AMEK Kapsalou (D)
(C) Adonis Idaliou1 - 4 APEP Pelendriou (C)
(C) AEK/Achilleas Ayiou Theraponta2 - 1 Ermis Aradippou (Β)
(C) Anagennisi Germasogeias2 - 1 PAEEK (Β)
(Β) ASIL Lysi2 - 1 Othellos Athienou F.C. (C)
(D) ATE PEK Ergaton0 - 3 Doxa Katokopias F.C. (Β)
(Β) Chalkanoras Idaliou5 - 0 AEK Kakopetrias (C)
(Β) Digenis Akritas Morphou2 - 0 Anagennisi Prosfigon Lemesou (D)
(D) Doxa Paliometochou1 - 0 Akritas Chlorakas (Β)
(C) ENTHOI Lakatamia FC0 - 2 Aris Limassol F.C. (Β)
(C) Elia Lythrodonta3 - 2 Poseidonas Giolou (D)
(C) Kinyras Empas0 - 9 Olympiakos Nicosia (Β)
(D) MEAP Nisou1 - 4 (aet) Enosis Kokkinotrimithia (C)
(Β) Omonia Aradippou7 - 0 APEP F.C. (Β)
(D) Orfeas Nicosia1 - 2 AEZ Zakakiou (C)
(Β) Rotsidis Mammari5 - 1 Iraklis Gerolakkou (Β)
(D) SEK Agiou Athanasiou9 - 4 Ethnikos Latsion (C)

First round

The 14 clubs of the Cypriot First Division advanced directly to the first round and met the winners of the preliminary round ties:

Team 1 Result Team 2
(C) Achyronas Liopetriou0 - 1 Apollon Limassol (A)
(A) AEK Larnaca F.C.3 - 1 Olympiakos Nicosia (Β)
(C) AEK/Achilleas Ayiou Theraponta1 - 4 Anagennisi Deryneia (A)
(A) Alki Larnaca F.C.6 - 1 SEK Agiou Athanasiou (D)
(C) Anagennisi Germasogeias1 - 1, 3 - 1 ASIL Lysi (Β)
(A) Anorthosis Famagusta FC8 - 1 Rotsidis Mammari (Β)
(C) APEP Pelendriou1 - 0 Digenis Akritas Morphou (Β)
(A) APOEL FC6 - 0 Enosis Kokkinotrimithia (C)
(A) APOP Paphos8 - 0 Chalkanoras Idaliou (Β)
(Β) Doxa Katokopias F.C.1 - 2 Nea Salamis Famagusta FC (A)
(D) Doxa Paliometochou2 - 3 AEL Limassol (A)
(A) Enosis Neon Paralimni FC8 - 1 Elia Lythrodonta (C)
(A) Ethnikos Achna FC2 - 2, 1 - 0 Aris Limassol F.C. (Β)
(A) Ethnikos Assia F.C.2 - 0 Ayia Napa F.C. (C)
(A) Evagoras Paphos5 - 3 Omonia Aradippou (Β)
(A) AC Omonia3 - 0 AEZ Zakakiou (C)

Second round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
(A) AEL Limassol1 - 4 Anagennisi Deryneia (A)0 - 0 1 - 4
(A) Alki Larnaca F.C.1 - 6 Ethnikos Achna FC (A)1 - 2 0 - 4
(C) Anagennisi Germasogeias1 - 7 Ethnikos Assia F.C. (A)1 - 3 0 - 4
(A) Anorthosis Famagusta FC2 - 1 AEK Larnaca F.C. (A)1 - 0 1 - 1
(A) APOEL FC2 - 1 Enosis Neon Paralimni FC (A)1 - 0 1 - 1
(A) Apollon Limassol11 - 0 APEP Pelendriou (C)8 - 0 3 - 0
(A) APOP Paphos4 - 2 Evagoras Paphos (A)0 - 0 4 - 2
(A) AC Omonia2 - 3 Nea Salamis Famagusta FC (A)1 - 1 1 - 2

Quarter-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
(A) Anorthosis Famagusta FC3 - 1 APOEL FC (A)1 - 0 2 - 1
(A) Apollon Limassol2 - 0 Nea Salamis Famagusta FC (A)1 - 1 1 - 0
(A) APOP Paphos(a.) 2 - 2 Ethnikos Assia F.C. (A)1 - 0 1 - 2
(A) Ethnikos Achna FC4 - 3 Anagennisi Deryneia (A)1 - 1 3 - 2

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
(A) Anorthosis Famagusta FC4 - 1 Ethnikos Achna FC (A)4 - 0 0 - 1
(A) APOP Paphos3 - 5 Apollon Limassol (A)3 - 2 0 - 3

Final

15 May 1998
Anorthosis 3–1 Apollon
Krčmarević  24'
Okkas  78'
Louca  82'
Špoljarić  36'
Cypriot Cup 1997–98 Winners
Anorthosis Famagusta
7th title

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