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1939–40 Cypriot Cup

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1939–40 Cypriot Cup
Tournament details
CountryCyprus
Dates14 January 1940 – 18 February 1940
Teams6
Final positions
ChampionsAEL
(2nd title)
Runner-upPezoporikos

The 1939–40 Cypriot Cup was the sixth edition of the Cypriot Cup. A total of 6 clubs entered the competition. It began on 14 January 1940 with the quarterfinals and concluded on 18 February 1940 with the replay final which was held at GSP Stadium. AEL won their 2nd Cypriot Cup trophy after beating Pezoporikos 3–1 in the final.

Format

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In the 1939–40 Cypriot Cup, participated all the teams of the Cypriot First Division.

The competition consisted of three knock-out rounds. In all rounds 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 match.

Quarter-finals

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Team 1 Result Team 2
(A) AEL 1 - 1, 5 - 0 Olympiakos (A)
(A) Pezoporikos 7 - 4 EPA (A)
(A) APOEL Bye
(A) Lefkoşa Türk Spor Kulübü Bye

Semi-finals

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Team 1 Result Team 2
(A) AEL 2 - 0 APOEL (A)
(A) Pezoporikos 5 - 2 Lefkoşa Türk Spor Kulübü (A)

Final

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AEL1 – 1Pezoporikos
Panikos Aradipiotis 10'
Referee: Andreas Papamichael

The final abandoned after the first half due to rain. A replay match was played.

Cypriot Cup 1939–40 Winners
AEL
2nd title

Sources

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  • "1939/40 Cyprus Cup". RSSSF. 2017-08-24. Retrieved 2017-08-25.

Bibliography

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  • Gavreilides, Michalis; Papamoiseos, Stelios (2001). Ένας αιώνας Κυπριακό ποδόσφαιρο [One century Cypriot football] (in Greek). Nicosia: The writer. p. 39. ISBN 9963-8720-1-8.
  • Meletiou, Giorgos (2011). Κυπριακό ποδόσφαιρο 1900–1960 [Cypriot Football 1900–1960] (in Greek). Nicosia: Power Publishing. pp. 85–88, 285. ISBN 978-9963-688-87-6.

See also

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