Cyprus 1953/54

First Division 
Cyprus Cup 
Second Division 
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1953/54 Cypriot First Division

Final Table
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    Team	              Played	Won	Draw	Lost	GF	GA	Points
1. Pezoporikos Larnaca		16	11	4	 1	40	16	26	[Champions] 
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2. APOEL Nicosia		16	10	2	 4	22	18	22	
3. Anorthosis Famagusta		16	 7	4	 5	32	31	18
4. Cetinkaya Turk		16	 7	3	 6	28	26	17
5. AEL Limassol			16	 7	2	 7	39	29	16
6. EPA Larnaca			16	 8	0	 8	31	27	16
7. Omonia Nicosia		16	 5	2	 9	21	33	12
8. Olympiakos Nicosia		16	 4	1	11	17	34	 9
9. AYMA Nicosia			16	 4	0	12	30	46	 8

Notes: 2-1-0 points system
       No relegation.
       Rules for classification: Points


Teams home grounds
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AEL Limassol	         GSO Stadium
Anorthosis Famagusta     GSE Stadium
APOEL Nicosia	         Old GSP Stadium
AYMA Nicosia             Old GSP Stadium 
EPA Larnaca              Old GSZ Stadium
Olympiakos Nicosia       Old GSP Stadium 
Omonia Nicosia           Old GSP Stadium
Pezoporikos Larnaca      Old GSZ Stadium
Cetinkaya Turk           Old GSP Stadium

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1953/54 Cyprus Cup 

(1) = 1953/54 Cypriot First Division 
(2) = 1953/54 Cypriot Second Division 

In all rounds, 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. ิhe 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.

The First Division teams and the two winners of each group of Second Division began from first round. The rest 5 teams of Second Division played three
preliminary rounds and the winner participated to the first round. The draw between the five teams took place so that in the third qualifying round a team from each group.


First preliminary round (8 May 1954)
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Magusa Turk Gucu (2)         4 - 1   Genclik Gucu (2)
Panellinios Limassol (2)     2 - 5   Dogan Turk Birligi (2) 


Second preliminary round
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Dogan Turk Birligi (2)       2 - 0   APOP Paphos (2)


Third preliminary round
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Magusa Turk Gucu (2)         3 - 2   Dogan Turk Birligi (2)


First round
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AEL Limassol (1)                3 - 1    Olympiakos Nicosia (1)
Anorthosis Famagusta (1)        8 - 5    AYMA Nicosia (1)    
Antaeus Limassol (2)            1 - 5    Pezoporikos Larnaca (1) 
Omonia Nicosia (1)              2 - 2    EPA Larnaca (1)
Magusa Turk Gucu (2)            2 - 6    Demi Spor Larnaca (2)
Cetinkaya Turk (1)              7 - 1    Aris Limassol (2)
APOEL Nicosia (1)                bye
Nea Salamis Famagusta (2)        bye

Replay
EPA Larnaca (1)                 0 - 3   Omonia Nicosia (1)


Quarterfinals
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Anorthosis Famagusta (1)        4 - 2    Omonia Nicosia (1)       
Pezoporikos Larnaca (1)         6 - 2    AEL Limassol (1)
Nea Salamis Famagusta (2)       8 - 5    Demi Spor Larnaca (2)
Cetinkaya Turk (1)              2 - 1    APOEL Nicosia (1) 
   

Semifinals
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Nea Salamis Famagusta (2)       0 - 1    Pezoporikos Larnaca (1) 
Cetinkaya Turk (1)              3 - 1    Anorthosis Famagusta (1)
   
Note: Nea Salamis were the first second division club to reach the semifinals.

Final 
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27 June 1954 - Old GSP Stadium

Cetinkaya Turk   2 - 1   Pezoporikos Larnaca

[Ertogan Asarntag 16', Vetat Shialich (Jipsis) 58'; Andreas Papadopoulos 60']

Referee: Ben Roupi

Cetinkaya Turk: Erol Tourker, Ozten, Gilntan Mouslou, Oouz Karagel, Dervis Patounas (Arap), Fikret Achmet, Ertogan Asarntag, Erol Kazim, Vetat Shialich (Jipsis), Mustafa Devterali, Jemal Desoto (Arap)

Pezoporikos Larnaca: Lakis Michailides, Michalakis Kiriakides, Panai Antoniou (Toubmas), Xanthos Iakovides, Nonis Prodromou, Kokos Loukaides, Kokis Themistokleous, Takis Charalambous, Andreas Papadopoulos, Dimitris Cheimonides (Pperentes), Aristos Kaisidis

Cupwinner: Cetinkaya Turk

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1953/54 Cypriot Second Division

The 1953/54 Cypriot Second Division was split to two geographical groups, depending from Districts of Cyprus each participated team came from. 
The winners of each group were playing against each other in the final phase of the competition and the winner were the champions of the Second Division.

Nicosia-Larnaca-Famagusta Group
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Final Table

    Team	             Played	Won    Draw	Lost	GF	GA	GD   Points
 1. Demi Spor Larnaca	        6	5	1	 0	31	 8	23     11	[Group winner] [Qualification to final phase]
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 2. Nea Salamina Famagusta      6	4	1	 1	23	11	12      9	
 3. Genclik Gucu 	        6	2	0	 4	13	23     -10      4  
 4. Magusa Turk Gucu            6       0       0        6       5      30     -25      0


Limassol-Paphos Group
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Participated teams: Antaeus Limassol, APOP Paphos, Aris Limassol, Panellinios Limassol, Dogan Turk Birligi

Champions: Aris Limassol [Qualification to final phase]


Final Phase
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Aris Limassol      3 - 2   Demi Spor Larnaca
Demi Spor Larnaca  3 - 3   Aris Limassol

Champions: Aris Limassol (Promoted to 1954/55 First Division)

Teams home grounds
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Genclik Gucu	        Old GSP Stadium
Nea Salamina Famagusta  GSE Stadium
Demi Spor Larnaca	Old GSZ Stadium
Magusa Turk Gucu        GSE Stadium

Antaeus Limassol	GSO Stadium
APOP Paphos	        GSK Stadium
Aris Limassol           GSO Stadium
Dogan Turk Birligi      GSO Stadium
Panellinios Limassol	GSO Stadium



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