The 1954–55 Cypriot Cup was the 18th edition of the Cypriot Cup. A total of 16 clubs entered the competition. It began on 18 June 1955 with the first round and concluded on 10 July 1955 with the final which was held at GSP Stadium. EPA Larnaca won their 5th Cypriot Cup trophy after beating Pezoporikos 2–1 in the final.

1954–55 Cypriot Cup
Tournament details
CountryCyprus
Dates18 June 1955 – 10 July 1955
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsEPA Larnaca
(5th title)
Runner-upPezoporikos

Format

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In the 1954–55 Cypriot Cup, participated the 10 teams of the Cypriot First Division and 6 of the 11 teams of the Cypriot Second Division (the three winners of each group and other three teams after a draw between the other 8 second division teams).

The competition consisted of four 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.

First round

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Team 1 Result Team 2
(A) EPA Larnaca 3 - 2 Anorthosis Famagusta (A)
(A) Çetinkaya Türk 1 - 4 Pezoporikos Larnaca (A)

Final

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EPA Larnaca2 – 1Pezoporikos
Aram Terzian   03'
Kostakis Louroutziatis   60'
  62' Aristos Kaisidis
Referee: Ali Sitki
Cypriot Cup 1954–55 Winners
EPA Larnaca
5th title

Sources

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  • "1954/55 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. 63. ISBN 9963-8720-1-8.
  • Meletiou, Giorgos (2011). Κυπριακό ποδόσφαιρο 1900–1960 [Cypriot Football 1900–1960] (in Greek). Nicosia: Power Publishing. pp. 233–234, 287. ISBN 978-9963-688-87-6.

See also

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