Cypriot Cup for lower divisions

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Cypriot Cup for lower divisions
Founded2008
Region Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus (Cyprus Football Association)
Number of teams30
Current champions APEA Akrotiri (1st title)
Most successful club(s) Digenis Morphou (2 titles)
Television broadcasters CytaVision
Soccerball current event.svg 2024–25 Cypriot Cup for lower divisions

The Cypriot Cup for lower divisions, formally known as the Cypriot Coca-Cola Cup of Third Division and STOK Elite Division for sponsorship purposes, is a domestic cup for the teams which participate in the Cypriot Third Division and the STOK Elite Division (formerly known as Fourth Division).

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Format

It was created in the 2008–09 season by Cyprus Football Association. Participation in this cup is optional, so the number of participating clubs differs each year. The competition is a knockout tournament. The matches in the first two rounds are single-legged and the matches in quarterfinals and semifinals are two-legged. The final is a single match played at a neutral ground. The winner and the runner-up of the cup receive a respectful amount of money by the CFA as a bonus prize. The sponsor of the competition is Coca-Cola.

List of finals

YearWinnerScoreRunner-upVenue
2008–09 Elpida Xylofagou 2–1 (aet) Digenis Oroklinis Dasaki Stadium
2009–10 Chalkanoras Idaliou 1–0 AEK Kouklia Geroskipou Stadium
2010–11 Ethnikos Assia 1–0 ENAD Polis Chrysochous GSP Stadium
2011–12 Digenis Morphou 2–1 (aet) AEK Kouklia Parekklisia Stadium
2012–13 THOI Lakatamia 1–0 ENAD Polis Chrysochous Polis Chrysochous Stadium
2013–14 Adonis Idaliou 2–0 Elpida Xylofagou Dasaki Stadium
2014–15 Akritas Chlorakas 1–0 PAEEK Geroskipou Stadium
2015–16 Alki Oroklini 2–1 P.O. Xylotympou Dasaki Stadium
2016–17 P.O. Xylotympou 2–1 Ethnikos Latsion AEK Arena
2017–18 Onisilos Sotira 2–2 (aet, 4–2 pen) Akritas Chlorakas AEK Arena
2018–19 Digenis Morphou 3–1 Olympias Lympion AEK Arena
2019–20 Abandoned
2020–21 Abandoned
2021–22 ENY Digenis Ypsona 4–1 Ethnikos Assias Dasaki Stadium
2022–23 ASIL Lysi 2–1 Digenis Morphou AEK Arena
2023–24 Spartakos Kitiou 1-1 (aet, 4–2 pen) Kouris Erimis Antonis Papadopoulos Stadium
2024–25 APEA Akrotiri 3-2 Doxa Paliometochou Dasaki Stadium

Performances

Performance per club

ClubWinnersRunners-upWinning Years
Digenis Morphou 21 2012, 2019
Elpida Xylofagou 11 2009
Akritas Chlorakas 11 2015
P.O. Xylotymbou 11 2017
Ethnikos Assia 11 2011
Chalkanoras Idaliou 10 2010
THOI Lakatamia 10 2013
Adonis Idaliou 10 2014
Alki Oroklini 10 2016
Onisilos Sotira 10 2018
ENY Digenis Ypsona 10 2022
ASIL Lysi 10 2023
Spartakos Kitiou 10 2024
APEA Akrotiri 10 2025
AEK Kouklia 02
ENAD Polis Chrysochous 02
Digenis Oroklinis 01
PAEEK 01
Ethnikos Latsion 01
Olympias Lympion 01
Kouris Erimis 01
Doxa Paliometochou 01

Detailed participations and performance per club

The following table shows the participations per club in the cup since its foundation up to the 2017–18 season, and the statistics of each team regarding the wins, the times were finalists, their presence in the semifinals and the quarterfinals, and the number of qualifications and eliminations of each team achieved or suffered.

The teams are classified based on the number of entries in the competition. So far, a total of 62 teams participated in the Cypriot Cup for lower divisions. No team has participated in all the cup editions (10 in total, including the 2017–18 season).

RankClubParticipationsWinnersRunners-upSemifinalsQuarterfinalsQualificationsEliminations
1 Elpida Xylofagou 7112376
2 Digenis Akritas Morphou FC 7103356
3 Achyronas Liopetriou 7001347
4 Podosfairikos Omilos Xylotymbou 2006 6112595
5 Adonis Idaliou 6101255
6 Enosis Neon THOI Lakatamia 6101145
7 Kissos FC Kissonergas 6001126
8Konstantios & Evripidis Trachoniou6000246
9 Akritas Chlorakas 51155114
10 Ethnikos Assia FC 5101464
11 ENAD Polis Chrysochous FC 5023495
12 Digenis Oroklinis 5012395
13 MEAP Nisou 5002395
14 Ormideia FC 5001575
15 Spartakos Kitiou 5001135
16 Elpida Astromeriti 5000225
17 Chalkanoras Idaliou 4102353
18 AEK Kouklia FC 4022294
19 Ethnikos Latsion FC 4012464
20 Finikas Ayias Marinas Chrysochous 4000354
21 Frenaros FC 2000 4000124
22 Enosis Neon Parekklisia FC 4000004
23 AEZ Zakakiou 3001243
24 ASPIS Pylas 3001123
25 Peyia 2014 3000313
26 Anagennisi Germasogeias FC 3000013
27 Nikos & Sokratis Erimis 3000003
28 Alki Oroklini 2101221
29 Anagennisi Deryneia FC 2001122
30 ASIL Lysi 2000232
31 APEP FC 2000112
32 Olympos Xylofagou 2000112
33 Iraklis Gerolakkou 2000012
34 Olympias Lympion 2000012
35 POL/AE Maroni 2000012
36 Doxa Paliometochou 2000002
37 Dynamo Pervolion 2000002
38 Livadiakos/Salamina Livadion 2000002
39 Onisilos Sotira 2014 1101140
40 PAEEK FC 1011131
41 AEN Ayiou Georgiou Vrysoullon-Acheritou 1001121
42 Amathus Ayiou Tychona 1001121
43 Digenis Akritas Ipsona 1000111
44 Enosi Neon Ypsona-Digenis Ipsona 1000101
45 Geroskipou 1000101
46 Elia Lythrodonta 1000011
47 Ayia Napa FC 1000001
48 Anagennisi Trachoni 1000001
49 Atromitos Yeroskipou 1000001
50 Dafni Troulloi 1000001
51 Enosi Neon Ypsona 1000001
52 Karmiotissa FC 1000001
53 Kedros Ayia Marina Skylloura 1000001
54 Kornos FC 2013 1000001
55 Kouris Erimis 1000001
56 Othellos Athienou FC 1000001
57 Omonia Psevda 1000001
58 Orfeas Nicosia 1000001
59 OXEN Peristeronas 1000001
60 Poseidonas Giolou 1000001
61 Rotsidis Mammari 1000001
62 Sourouklis Troullon 1000001

Legend:

  • The presence in the quarterfinals and semifinals is credited regardless of the result. That is, if a team reached the final is credited (beyond winning or being the finalists) a participation in the quarterfinals and an entry in the semifinals.
  • Finalists of the cup are credited an elimination for any final they lost.
  • The Cup Winners are not credited a qualification for each Cup they won.

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