2008–09 Cypriot Cup
# 2008–09 Cypriot Cup

The 2008–09 Cypriot Cup was the 67th edition of the Cypriot Cup. A total of 28 clubs entered the competition. The tournament involved teams from the Cypriot First Division and lower divisions, with matches played over two legs in the early rounds. It began on 23 September 2008 with the first round and concluded on 16 May 2009 with the final which was held at GSP Stadium. APOP Kinyras won their 1st Cypriot Cup trophy after beating AEL 2–0 in the final.

## Format

In the 2008–09 Cypriot Cup, participated all the teams of the Cypriot First Division and the Cypriot Second Division. Teams from the two lower divisions (Third and Fourth) competed in a separate cup competition.

The competition consisted of five rounds. All rounds, except the final, 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 final was a single match.

The cup winner secured a place in the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League.

## Bracket

| Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final | Final | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Omonia | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Digenis Morphou | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Digenis Morphou | 1 | 1 | 2 | Omonia | Omonia | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | APOP Kinyras | APOP Kinyras | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | AEK Larnaca | 0 | 1 | 1 | APOP Kinyras | APOP Kinyras | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | APOP Kinyras | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | APOP Kinyras | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | APOP Kinyras | APOP Kinyras | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | APOEL | APOEL | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| 5 | Ermis Aradippou | 3 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | APOEL | APOEL | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| 12 | THOI Lakatamia | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | THOI Lakatamia | 1 | 1 | 2 | Ermis Aradippou | Ermis Aradippou | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | APOEL | APOEL | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | APOEL | 2 | 3 | 5 | APOEL | APOEL | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Doxa Katokopias | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Doxa Katokopias | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | APOP Kinyras | APOP Kinyras | 2 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | AEL Limassol | AEL Limassol | 0 | |
| 6 | Anorthosis | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | AEL Limassol | AEL Limassol | 0 |
| 11 | Apollon (a.e.t.) | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Apollon (a.e.t.) | 1 | 3 | 4 | Apollon (a) | Apollon (a) | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Enosis Neon Paralimni | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Atromitos Yeroskipou | 0 | 0 | 0 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | Apollon | Apollon | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | AEL Limassol (a.e.t.) | AEL Limassol (a.e.t.) | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
| 7 | Ethnikos Assia | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | AEL Limassol (a.e.t.) | AEL Limassol (a.e.t.) | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | |
| 10 | Ethnikos Achna | 5 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Ethnikos Achna | 5 | 3 | 8 | Ethnikos Achna | Ethnikos Achna | 1 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | AEL Limassol | AEL Limassol | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | AE Paphos | 0 | 1 | 1 | AEL Limassol | AEL Limassol | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | AEL Limassol | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## First round

In the first round participated all the teams of the Cypriot Second Division and 10 of 14 teams of the Cypriot First Division. The four first division teams which were qualified for 2007–08 Cypriot Cup's semifinals (APOEL, Anorthosis, Apollon, Omonia) did not participated in this round. The Cypriot First Division teams were not drawn together and played the second leg at home.

The draw for the First Round took place on September 10, 2008. The first legs were played on September 23, 24 and October 1, 2008. The second legs were played on October 4 and 5, 2008.

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Olympiakos Nicosia | 2–6 | AEL Limassol | 0–3 | 2–3 |
| Nea Salamis | 2–4 | Doxa Katokopias | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| Aris Limassol | 1–2 | AE Paphos | 1–1 | 0–1 |
| Omonia Aradippou | 2–3 | APOP Kinyras | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| AO Ayia Napa | 2–5 | Ethnikos Achna | 2–2 | 0–3 |
| PAEEK | 1–5 | Atromitos Yeroskipou | 0–2 | 1–3 |
| Ethnikos Assia | 2–0 | ASIL Lysi | 0–0 | 2–0 |
| Onisilos Sotira | 1–2 | THOI Lakatamia | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| MEAP Nisou | 0–4 | AEK Larnaca | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| Digenis Morphou | 6–4 | Alki Larnaca | 4–3 | 2–1 |
| Chalkanoras Idaliou | 2–3 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 2–3 | 0–0 |
| Ermis Aradippou | 3–3 (a) | APEP | 1–1 | 2–2 (a.e.t.) |

## Second round

Teams that qualified for last year's semifinals entered in this round, along with the 12 winners of the previous round. The draw for the second round took place on December 29, 2008. The first legs were played on January 14 and 21, 2009. The second legs were played on January 28 and February 4, 2009.

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| AEK Larnaca | 1–3 | APOP Kinyras | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| Omonia | 5–2 | Digenis Morphou | 3–1 | 2–1 |
| AE Paphos | 1–3 | AEL Limassol | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| Ermis Aradippou | 7–2 | THOI Lakatamia | 3–1 | 4–1 |
| APOEL | 5–4 | Doxa Katokopias | 2–2 | 3–2 |
| Ethnikos Assia | 2–8 | Ethnikos Achna | 1–5 | 1–3 |
| Atromitos Yeroskipou | 0–3 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 0–0 | 0–3 |
| Anorthosis | 3–4 | Apollon | 2–1 | 1–3 (a.e.t.) |

## Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarterfinals took place on February 5, 2009 at the Hilton Park hotel in Nicosia. The first legs were played on February 25 and March 4, 2009. The second legs were played on March 11 and 18, 2009.

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Omonia | 0–3 | APOP Kinyras | 0–0 | 0–3 |
| Ethnikos Achna | 1–3 | AEL Limassol | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Ermis Aradippou | 1–4 | APOEL | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Apollon | 4–4 (a) | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 2–1 | 2–3 |

## Semi-finals

The draw for the semifinals took place at the Hilton Park hotel in Nicosia on March 20, 2009. The first legs were played on April 15, 2009. The second legs were played on May 6, 2009.

### Second legs

AEL won 3–2 on aggregate

APOP Kinyras Peyias won 2–1 on aggregate

## Final

* Cypriot Cup 2008-09 Winners
* APOP Kinyras 1st Title

## Sources

* Official website
* "2008/09 Cyprus Cup". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
* Papamoiseos, Stelios (2013). Από την ενοποίηση... στα αστέρια [From unification... to the stars] (in Greek). Nicosia: The writer. pp. 150–151.
