2015–16 Cypriot Cup

The 2015–16 Cypriot Cup was the 74th edition of the Cypriot Cup. A total of 28 clubs entered the competition. It began on 28 October 2015^[2] with the first round and concluded on 18 May 2016 with the final which was held at Tsirion Stadium. Apollon clinched their 8th Cypriot Cup trophy after a 2–1 victory over Omonia.^[3]

2015–16 Cypriot Cup

Tournament details
Country	Cyprus
Dates	28 October 2015 – 18 May 2016
Teams	28
Final positions
Champions	Apollon (8th title)
Runners-up	Omonia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	41
Goals scored	130 (3.17 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Efthimis Koulouris (7 goals)[1]
← 2014–15 2016–17 → All statistics correct as of 18 May 2016.

First round

The first round draw took place on 19 October 2015 and the matches played on 28 October, 4 November and 2 December 2015.^[4]

AEZ Zakakiou v Ethnikos Achna

28 October 2015	AEZ Zakakiou	0−3	Ethnikos Achna	Akrotiri Community Stadium, Akrotiri
14:00 EET			Cojocnean 29', 47' Chadjivasilis 76'	Attendance: 150 Referee: Andreas Constantinou

THOI Lakatamia v Apollon Limassol

28 October 2015	THOI Lakatamia	1−6	Apollon Limassol	Makario Stadium, Nicosia
14:00 EET	Ioannou 63'		Farley 17', 54' Gneki Guié 25' (pen.) Mezga 32' Slavchev 83' Stojanović 90+1'	Attendance: 109 Referee: Georgios Constantinou

Ayia Napa v Karmiotissa Polemidion

28 October 2015	Ayia Napa	5−1	Karmiotissa Polemidion	Tasos Markou Stadium, Paralimni
14:00 EET	Mguni 34', 53' Katsis 44' Markou 57' Antolek 85'		Kyrpou 80'	Attendance: 100 Referee: Chrysovalantis Theouli

ENAD Polis Chrysochous v Aris Limassol

28 October 2015	ENAD Polis Chrysochous	0−2	Aris Limassol	Pafiako Stadium, Paphos
14:00 EET			Kyriacou 13' Boniface 27'	Attendance: 100 Referee: Timotheos Christofi

ASIL Lysi v Doxa Katokopias

28 October 2015	ASIL Lysi	4−3 (a.e.t.)	Doxa Katokopias	Ammochostos Stadium, Larnaca
14:00 EET	Mihajlović 44' Choutris 72' Nicolaou 83' Chirouf 95'		Konstantinou 28', 41', 49' (pen.)	Attendance: 80 Referee: Ioannis Kattou

Anagennisi Deryneia v Digenis Voroklinis

28 October 2015	Anagennisi Deryneia	1−1 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p)	Digenis Voroklinis	Anagennisi Stadium, Deryneia
14:00 EET	Oppong 19'		Freddy 26'	Attendance: 200 Referee: Panayiotis Rodosthenous
	Penalties
	Solomou Therapontos Sotiriou Diallo		Martis Papasavva Agbo Nicolaides Valter

Nicos & Socratis Erimis v Othellos Athienou

28 October 2015	Nicos & Socratis Erimis	2−1[note 1]	Othellos Athienou	Erimi Community Stadium, Erimi
14:00 EET	Demetriou 58' Mavrakis 61'		Alkiviades 82'	Referee: Kyriacos Christodoulou

Omonia v PAEEK

28 October 2015	Omonia	2−0	PAEEK	GSP Stadium, Nicosia
17:00 EET	Sheridan 17' Kirm 90+1'			Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Nicolas Neocleous

Anorthosis v Elpida Xylofagou

28 October 2015	Anorthosis	9−0	Elpida Xylofagou	Antonis Papadopoulos, Larnaca
17:00 EET	Avraam 13', 31' Koulouris 21' (pen.), 25', 51', 73', 76', 87' Calvo 80'			Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Neophytos Neophytou

Enosis Neon Paralimni v Olympiakos Nicosia

4 November 2015	Enosis Neon Paralimni	0−1	Olympiakos Nicosia	Tasos Markou Stadium, Paralimni
14:00 EET			Papadopoulos 45+2' (o.g.)	Referee: Marios Antoniou

Enosis Neon Parekklisia v Ermis Aradippou

4 November 2015	Enosis Neon Parekklisia	1−5	Ermis Aradippou	Akrotiri Community Stadium, Akrotiri
14:00 EET	Neophytou 73'		Ouattara 21' Latorre 40', 52' Vasilogiannis 56' Misidjan 71'	Referee: Constantinos Photiou

Omonia Aradippou v Nea Salamina

2 December 2015	Omonia Aradippou	0−3	Nea Salamina	Antonis Papadopoulos, Larnaca
17:00 EET			Adorno 3' (pen.), 12', 27'	Attendance: 300 Referee: Savvas Zafiris

Second round

The second round draw took place on 21 December 2015 and the matches played on 6, 13, 20, 26 and 27 January 2016.^[6]

The following four teams advanced directly to second round and will meet the twelve winners of the first round ties:^[7]

• APOEL (2014–15 Cypriot Cup winner)
• AEL Limassol (2014–15 Cypriot Cup runners-up)
• AEK Larnaca (2014–15 Cypriot First Division Fair Play winner)
• Pafos FC (2014–15 Cypriot Second Division Fair Play winner)

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
AEK Larnaca	13–1	Nicos & Socratis Erimis	5–0	8–1
Aris Limassol	4–1	Olympiakos Nicosia	1–0	3–1
Apollon Limassol	4–1	Ermis Aradippou	3–1	1–0
Anorthosis	2–1	Anagennisi Deryneia	2–1	0–0
Pafos FC	5–0	ASIL Lysi	3–0	2–0
Nea Salamina	2–4	APOEL	0–1	2–3
AEL Limassol	3–1	Ayia Napa	1–0	2–1
Omonia	5–1	Ethnikos Achna	2–0	3–1

First leg

AEK Larnaca v Nicos & Socratis Erimis

6 January 2016	AEK Larnaca	5−0	Nicos & Socratis Erimis	GSZ Stadium, Larnaca
15:00 EET	Kyprianou 20' Monteiro 23', 53' Català 67' Kanté 84'	Report		Attendance: 300 Referee: Christos Constantinou

Pafos FC v ASIL Lysi

6 January 2016	Pafos FC	3−0	ASIL Lysi	Pafiako Stadium, Pafos
15:00 EET	Maachi 5', 23' Sielis 38'	Report		Attendance: 150 Referee: Iakovos Tokkari

Aris Limassol v Olympiakos Nicosia

6 January 2016	Aris Limassol	1−0	Olympiakos Nicosia	Tsirion Stadium, Limassol
16:00 EET	Kyprou 13'	Report		Attendance: 213 Referee: Christos N. Christou

Omonia v Ethnikos Achna

6 January 2016	Omonia	2−0	Ethnikos Achna	GSP Stadium, Nicosia
16:00 EET	Iacob 51' (o.g.) Margaça 55'	Report		Attendance: 4,646 Referee: Andreas Orthodoxou

Anorthosis v Anagennisi Deryneia

6 January 2016	Anorthosis	2−1	Anagennisi Deryneia	Antonis Papadopoulos, Larnaca
18:00 EET	Koulouris 17' Ndlovu 84' (pen.)	Report	Koutouna 66'	Attendance: 1,300 Referee: Kyriacos V. Kyriacou

AEL Limassol v Ayia Napa

13 January 2016	AEL Limassol	1−0	Ayia Napa	Tsirion Stadium, Limassol
17:00 EET	Felgate 70' (o.g.)	Report		Attendance: 679 Referee: Christos Elia

Nea Salamina v APOEL

13 January 2016	Nea Salamina	0−1	APOEL	Ammochostos Stadium, Larnaca
19:00 EET		Report	Morais 61'	Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Costas Nicolaou

Apollon Limassol v Ermis Aradippou

20 January 2016	Apollon Limassol	3−1	Ermis Aradippou	Tsirion Stadium, Limassol
16:00 EET	Maglica 24' Kolokoudias 64' (pen.) Thuram 90'	Report	Dickson 76'	Attendance: 1,062 Referee: Costas Psevdiotis

Second leg

Nicos & Socratis Erimis v AEK Larnaca

13 January 2016	Nicos & Socratis Erimis	1−8 (1–13 agg.)	AEK Larnaca	Pafiako Stadium, Pafos
15:00 EET	Niokka 70'	Report	Mitidis 19', 32', 81' Farley 23' Mintikkis 38' Tomàs 51' (pen.) Boljević 58' (pen.) Kyprianou 90'	Attendance: 50 Referee: Savvas Zafiris

Olympiakos Nicosia v Aris Limassol

13 January 2016	Olympiakos Nicosia	1−3 (1–4 agg.)	Aris Limassol	Makario Stadium, Nicosia
15:00 EET	Nearchou 89'	Report	González 35' (pen.), 78' Kyprou 82'	Attendance: 58 Referee: Rovertos Costa

Anagennisi Deryneia v Anorthosis

20 January 2016	Anagennisi Deryneia	0−0 (1–2 agg.)	Anorthosis	Ammochostos Stadium, Larnaca
15:00 EET		Report		Attendance: 800 Referee: Nicolas St. Nicolaou

Ayia Napa v AEL Limassol

20 January 2016	Ayia Napa	1−2 (1–3 agg.)	AEL Limassol	Tasos Markou Stadium, Paralimni
17:00 EET	Andreou 64'	Report	Coutadeur 16' Sardinero 58'	Attendance: 150 Referee: Neophytos Neophytou

Ethnikos Achna v Omonia

20 January 2016	Ethnikos Achna	1−3 (1–5 agg.)	Omonia	Dasaki Stadium, Achna
19:00 EET	Poutziouris 45'	Report	Assis 18' Roushias 70', 88'	Attendance: 800 Referee: Thomas Mouskos

ASIL Lysi v Pafos FC

26 January 2016	ASIL Lysi	0−2 (0–5 agg.)	Pafos FC	Ammochostos Stadium, Larnaca
15:00 EET		Report	Alba 41' Bodiong 70'	Attendance: 19 Referee: Andreas M. Argyrou

APOEL v Nea Salamina

27 January 2016	APOEL	3−2 (4–2 agg.)	Nea Salamina	GSP Stadium, Nicosia
17:00 EET	Cavenaghi 9' De Vincenti 36' Vinícius 50'	Report	Ćurjurić 74' (pen.) Liliu 76'	Attendance: 2,734 Referee: Demetris Masias

Ermis Aradippou v Apollon Limassol

27 January 2016	Ermis Aradippou	0−1 (1–4 agg.)	Apollon Limassol	Ammochostos Stadium, Larnaca
19:00 EET		Report	Alexandre 61'	Attendance: 139 Referee: Avraam Tsoukkas

Quarter-finals

The quarter-finals draw took place on 28 January 2016 and the matches played on 3, 10, 17 and 24 February 2016.^[8]

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Omonia	8–0	Pafos FC	4–0	4–0
Apollon Limassol	3–0	AEL Limassol	2–0	1–0
APOEL	4–1	Aris Limassol	1–1	3–1
AEK Larnaca	5–2	Anorthosis	3–0	2–2

First leg

AEK Larnaca v Anorthosis

3 February 2016	AEK Larnaca	3−0	Anorthosis	GSZ Stadium, Larnaca
16:00 EET	Tomàs 30' Boljević 45+2' Mitidis 51'	Report		Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Christos Nicolaides

Omonia v Pafos FC

3 February 2016	Omonia	4−0	Pafos FC	GSP Stadium, Nicosia
17:00 EET	Schembri 26' Badibanga 29', 64' Christofi 79'	Report		Attendance: 3,529 Referee: Giorgos Nicolaou

Apollon Limassol v AEL Limassol

10 February 2016	Apollon Limassol	2−0	AEL Limassol	Tsirion Stadium, Limassol
16:00 EET	Gneki Guié 81' Slavchev 83'	Report		Attendance: 5,516 Referee: Ioannis Anastasiou

APOEL v Aris Limassol

10 February 2016	APOEL	1−1	Aris Limassol	GSP Stadium, Nicosia
17:00 EET	Cavenaghi 18' (pen.)	Report	Randy 15'	Attendance: 3,344 Referee: Charalambos Skapoullis

Second leg

Anorthosis v AEK Larnaca

17 February 2016	Anorthosis	2−2 (2–5 agg.)	AEK Larnaca	Antonis Papadopoulos, Larnaca
16:00 EET	Makris 55', 76'	Report	Tričkovski 26' (pen.) Mitidis 34'	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Leontios Trattou

Aris Limassol v APOEL

17 February 2016	Aris Limassol	1−3 (2–4 agg.)	APOEL	Tsirion Stadium, Limassol
16:00 EET	Maragoudakis 63'	Report	Efrem 49' De Vincenti 77' Aloneftis 81'	Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Christos Nicolaides

Pafos FC v Omonia

17 February 2016	Pafos FC	0−4 (0–8 agg.)	Omonia	Pafiako Stadium, Pafos
17:00 EET		Report	Kasmi 40' Okeuhie 42' Hafez 64' Kirm 68'	Attendance: 300 Referee: Avraam Tsoukkas

AEL Limassol v Apollon Limassol

24 February 2016	AEL Limassol	0–1 (0–3 agg.)	Apollon Limassol	Tsirion Stadium, Limassol
16:00 EET		Report	Wheeler 90+3'	Attendance: 3,725 Referee: Vasilis Demetriou

Semi-finals

The semi-finals draw took place on 3 March 2016 and the matches played on 6 and 20 April 2016.^[9]

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
APOEL	2–2 (4–5 p)	Apollon Limassol	1–1	1–1 (a.e.t.)
AEK Larnaca	0–0 (3–5 p)	Omonia	0–0	0–0 (a.e.t.)

First leg

APOEL v Apollon Limassol

6 April 2016	APOEL	1−1	Apollon Limassol	GSP Stadium, Nicosia
17:00 EET	Sotiriou 29'	Report	Gneki Guié 21'	Attendance: 6,533 Referee: Vasilis Demetriou

AEK Larnaca v Omonia

6 April 2016	AEK Larnaca	0−0	Omonia	GSZ Stadium, Larnaca
19:00 EET		Report		Attendance: 3,584 Referee: Christos Nicolaides

Second leg

Apollon Limassol v APOEL

20 April 2016	Apollon Limassol	1−1 (a.e.t.) (2–2 agg.) (5–4 p)	APOEL	Tsirion Stadium, Limassol
17:00 EET	Alexandre 45'	Report	Efrem 45+2'	Attendance: 4,992 Referee: Leontios Trattou
	Penalties
	Alexandre Papoulis Thuram Slavchev Mezga		Morais Sotiriou Efrem Gianniotas Astiz

Omonia v AEK Larnaca

20 April 2016	Omonia	0−0 (a.e.t.) (0–0 agg.) (5–3 p)	AEK Larnaca	GSP Stadium, Nicosia
19:00 EET		Report		Attendance: 13,068 Referee: Demetris Masias
	Penalties
	Sheridan Hafez Runje Badibanga Schembri		Boljević Alves Tomàs Ninu

Final

18 May 2016

18:30 EEST

Apollon Limassol	2–1	Omonia
Papoulis 5' Angeli 72'	Report	Margaça 51'

Tsirion Stadium, Limassol

Attendance: 12,076

Referee: Ante Vučemilović-Šimunović

Apollon

Omonia

Cypriot Cup 2015–16 Winners
Apollon Limassol 8th Title

See also

• 2015–16 Cypriot First Division
• 2015–16 Cypriot Second Division

Notes

1. The match was abandoned after 68 minutes due to bad weather conditions and resumed on 4 November 2015, 14:30 (EET), from the point of abandonment.^[5]