1947–48 Cypriot Cup

1947–48 Cypriot Cup
Tournament details
Country	Cyprus
Dates	18 January 1948 – 1 February 1948
Teams	5
Final positions
Champions	AEL; (3rd title)
Runner-up	APOEL
	← 1946–47 1948–49 →

The 1947–48 Cypriot Cup was the 11th edition of the Cypriot Cup. A total of 5 clubs entered the competition. It began on 18 January 1948 with the quarterfinals and concluded on 1 February 1947 with the final which was held at GSP Stadium. AEL won their 3rd Cypriot Cup trophy after beating APOEL 2–0 in the final.

Format

In the 1947–48 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

Team 1	Result	Team 2
(A) AEL	4 - 0	AYMA (A)
(A) APOEL	Bye
(A) Olympiakos	Bye
(A) Lefkoşa Türk Spor Kulübü	Bye

Semi-finals

Team 1	Result	Team 2
(A) AEL	3 - 2	Olympiakos (A)
(A) APOEL	8 - 1	Lefkoşa Türk Spor Kulübü (A)

Final

1 February 1948

AEL	2 – 0	APOEL
Panikos Aradipiotis 82' Panikos Aradipiotis 84'

GSP Stadium , Nicosia

Referee: Faik Mouftizate

Cypriot Cup 1947–48 Winners
AEL 3rd title

Sources

"1947/48 Cyprus Cup". RSSSF. 2017-08-24. Retrieved 2017-08-25.

Bibliography

Gavreilides, Michalis; Papamoiseos, Stelios (2001). Ένας αιώνας Κυπριακό ποδόσφαιρο [One century Cypriot football] (in Greek). Nicosia: The writer. p. 49. ISBN 9963-8720-1-8.
Meletiou, Giorgos (2011). Κυπριακό ποδόσφαιρο 1900–1960 [Cypriot Football 1900–1960] (in Greek). Nicosia: Power Publishing. pp. 128–129, 286. ISBN 978-9963-688-87-6.