Football Cup of Greater Greece

The Football Cup of Greater Greece (Greek: Κύπελλο Μεγάλης Ελλάδος) (officially the Cup of Friendship between Mother Greece and Daughter Cyprus (Greek: Κύπελλο Φιλίας Μητρός Ελλάδος και Θυγατρός Κύπρου)[1]) was a two match competition held usually during the Easter period and contested by previous season's winners of the Cypriot Cup and the Greek Cup.[2] It was held between 1969 and 1976.

Winners

Year	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Notes
1969	Olympiacos	7–4 (aggregate)	APOEL	Olympiakos drew 2–2 in Cyprus and won 5–2 in Greece.[3][4]
1970	Panathinaikos	6–2 (aggregate)	APOEL	Panathinaikos won 1–5 in Cyprus and drew 1–1 in Greece.[5][6]
1971	Aris[7]	3–2 (aggregate)	Pezoporikos Larnaca	Aris won 0–1 in Cyprus and drew 2–2 in Greece.[8][9][10]
1972	Olympiacos	5–2 (aggregate)	Anorthosis	Olympiakos won 0–1 in Cyprus and 4–2 in Greece.[11][12]
1973	PAOK	4–3 (aggregate)	Omonia	PAOK drew 1–1 in Cyprus and won 3–2 in Greece.[13][14]
1974	Not held (Olympiacos were the Greek Cup winners and APOEL were the Cypriot Cup winners)
1975	Not held (PAOK were the Greek Cup winners and Omonia were the Cypriot Cup winners)
1976	Olympiacos	10–3 (aggregate)	Anorthosis	Olympiakos won 2–1 in Cyprus and 8–2 in Greece.[15]

Cypriot teams in the Greek league

Also, from 1967 until 1974, the Cypriot Champions were promoted to the Greek First National Division and, in case of relegation, they were replaced by the Cypriot Champions of the next season. Cypriot teams were relegated every season from the Alpha Ethniki, apart from 1974, when APOEL managed to remain in the Greek Championship. However, due to the Turkish invasion of Cyprus that year, APOEL withdrew from the League.

See also

• Super League Greece
• Greek Football Cup
• Cypriot First Division
• Cypriot Cup

References

1. "Το καφενείο των φιλάθλων: Κύπελλο Μεγάλης Ελλάδος".
2. Michael Spanos (30 October 2022). "The forgotten Football Cup of Greater Greece". ekirikas.com - National Herald of New York (in Greek).
3. http://www.athlitikihxo.gr/ShowNewspaper.php?ShowDate=1969-04-03^[permanent dead link‍] εφ. "Αθλητική Ηχώ", 3/4/1969.
4. http://www.athlitikihxo.gr/ShowNewspaper.php?ShowDate=1969-04-22 Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine εφ. "Αθλητική Ηχώ", 22/4/1969.
5. http://efimeris.nlg.gr/ns/pdfwin.asp?c=124&dc=2&db=4&da=1970 εφ. "Μακεδονία", 2/4/1970.
6. http://efimeris.nlg.gr/ns/pdfwin.asp?c=124&dc=7&db=5&da=1970 εφ. "Μακεδονία", 7/5/1970.
7. "Α.σ. Αρησ". www.arisac.gr. Archived from the original on August 23, 2010.
8. "Κοινωνία Μελών ΑΡΗ - Τα Νέα του Άρεως". Archived from the original on 2010-10-30. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
9. http://efimeris.nlg.gr/ns/pdfwin.asp?c=124&dc=2&db=4&da=1971 εφ. "Μακεδονία", 2/4/1971.
10. http://efimeris.nlg.gr/ns/pdfwin.asp?c=124&dc=22&db=4&da=1971 εφ. "Μακεδονία", 22/4/1971.
11. http://www.athlitikihxo.gr/ShowNewspaper.php?ShowDate=1972-04-06^[permanent dead link‍] εφ. "Αθλητική Ηχώ", 6/4/1972.
12. http://www.athlitikihxo.gr/ShowNewspaper.php?ShowDate=1972-04-20 Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine εφ. "Αθλητική Ηχώ", 20/4/1972.
13. http://efimeris.nlg.gr/ns/pdfwin.asp?c=124&dc=22&db=9&da=1973 εφ. "Μακεδονία", 22/9/1973.
14. http://efimeris.nlg.gr/ns/pdfwin.asp?c=124&dc=15&db=11&da=1973 εφ. "Μακεδονία", 15/11/1973.
15. http://www.athlitikihxo.gr/ShowNewspaper.php?ShowDate=1976-04-29^[permanent dead link‍] εφ. "Αθλητική Ηχώ", 29/4/1976.