2011–12 Cypriot Cup


The 2011–12 Cypriot Cup was the 70th edition of the Cypriot Cup. A total of 28 clubs entered the competition. It began on 30 November 2011 with the first round and concluded on 16 May 2012 with the final which was held at GSP Stadium. Omonia won their 14th Cypriot Cup trophy after beating AEL 1–0 in the final.

Format

In the 2011–12 Cypriot Cup, participated all the teams of the Cypriot First Division and the Cypriot Second Division. Teams from the two lower divisions competed in a separate cup competition.
The competition consisted of five rounds. In the first round each tie was played as a single leg and was held at the home ground of the 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 at the ground of the team who were away for the first game. If the rematch was also drawn, then extra time was following and if the match remained drawn after extra time the winner was decided by penalty shoot-out.
The next three rounds 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. 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 for the third qualifying round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League.

Bracket

First round

The draw was made on 4 November 2011, with ties played on 30 November 2011, 7 December 2011 and 11 January 2012.

Second round

The first legs played on 25 January, 1 and 8 February 2012. The second legs played on 1, 8, 15, 23 February and 7 March 2012.
The following four teams advanced directly to second round, meeting the twelve winners of first round ties:
The first legs played on 14 and 21 March 2012. The second legs played on 21 and 28 March 2012.

Semi-finals

The first legs played on 11 April 2012. The second legs played on 2 May 2012.

Final