2023–24 Cypriot Cup

The 2023–24 Cypriot Cup will be the 82nd edition of the Cypriot Cup. It is contested by 26 teams from the Cypriot First and Second Division. It will begin on 25 October 2023 and the final will take place at the GSP Stadium in Nicosia.[1]

2023–24 Cypriot Cup
2023–24 Cyprus Coca-Cola Cup
Country Cyprus
Dates25 October 2023 – TBA
Teams26
2024–25 →

Omonia are the defending champions, having won their 16th title in the previous edition.

First round

The draw for the first round took place on 28 September 2023. The matches will begin on 25 October 2023. Pafos FC, PAEEK, and Ypsonas FC received a bye to the next round.[2]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
25 October 2023
APOEL 2 – 0 Peyia 2014
Olympiakos Nicosia 4 – 1 Karmiotissa Pano Polemidia
1° November 2023
AEK Larnaca – Achyronas-Onisilos
8° November 2023
Akritas Chlorakas – AEZ Zakakiou
Doxa Katokopias – Omonia 29M
Nea Salamis – Enosis Neon Paralimni
6 December 2023
Omonia Aradippou – Ethnikos Achna
13 December 2023
Anorthosis Famagusta – ENAD Polis Chrysochous
Ayia Napa – Apollon Limassol
Othellos Athienou – Digenis Akritas Morphou

Format

The tournament begins with the first round; Omonia, AEL Limassol (the winner and runner-up of last year's Cup), and Aris Limassol (who qualified for the group stage of the 2023–24 Europa League) are not included in the draw and automatically move on to the second round.[3] In the first round, the ties are one-legged, and First Division clubs are drawn against Second Division clubs.[1]

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.[1] 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.[3]

The final is contested in a single game, and will take place at the GSP Stadium.[1] The winner qualifies for the second qualifying round of the 2024–25 Europa Conference League.

If, in any round, a winner is not determined after 90 minutes, the two teams play extra time. If a winner is still not dermined after extra time, a penalty shootout takes place.[1] There is no away goals rule.

References
  1. "Προκύρυξη Κυπέλλου Coca Cola 2023-2024" [Declaration of Coca Cola Cup 2023-2024] (PDF). Cyprus Football Association (in Greek). 22 June 2023.
  2. "Τα ζευγάρια της κλήρωσης της Α' φάσης του Κυπέλλου Coca - Cola". www.cfa.com.cy. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  3. "Η προκήρυξη του κυπέλλου 2023/24: Η σημαντική αλλαγή που προκύπτει | AlphaNews.Live". www.alphanews.live (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-06-23.
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