1938–39 Cypriot Cup

1938–39 Cypriot Cup
Tournament details
Country	Cyprus
Dates	23 April 1939 – 16 July 1939
Teams	7
Final positions
Champions	AEL; (1st title)
Runner-up	APOEL
	← 1937–38 1939–40 →

The 1938–39 Cypriot Cup was the fifth edition of the Cypriot Cup. A total of 7 clubs entered the competition. It began on 23 April 1939 with the preliminary round and concluded on 16 July 1939 with the final which was held at GSP Stadium. AEL won their 1st Cypriot Cup trophy after beating APOEL 3–1 in the final.

Format

In the 1938–39 Cypriot Cup, participated all the teams of the Cypriot First Division.

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.

Preliminary round

Team 1	Result	Team 2
(A) Lefkoşa Türk Spor Kulübü	4 - 0	Olympiakos (A)

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Result	Team 2
(A) EPA	1 - 3	AEL (A)
(A) Aris	0 - 7	APOEL (A)
(A) Pezoporikos	2 - 3	Lefkoşa Türk Spor Kulübü (A)

Semi-finals

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

Final

16 July 1939

AEL	3 – 1	APOEL

GSP Stadium, Nicosia

Cypriot Cup 1938–39 Winners
AEL 1st title

Sources

"1938/39 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. 37. ISBN 9963-8720-1-8.
Meletiou, Giorgos (2011). Κυπριακό ποδόσφαιρο 1900–1960 [Cypriot Football 1900–1960] (in Greek). Nicosia: Power Publishing. pp. 82, 285. ISBN 978-9963-688-87-6.