Cyprus Football Association announces referees for Coca Cola Cup phase one

The Cyprus Football Association (KOP) has officially released the list of referees, assistant referees, and observers for the first phase of the 2026/27 Coca Cola Cup. The matches are scheduled to take place on Wednesday, October 28, 2026.

The first encounter between Omonia Aradippou and Digenis Akritas Morphou will kick off at 17:00 at the AEK Arena. Simos Kousiappas will serve as the match referee, supported by assistant referees Giorgos Kontemeniotis and Stefanos Anastasiou, with Giorgos A. Georgiou as the fourth official. The VAR team will consist of Konstantinos Fotiou and Georgios Savva, while Vasilis Dimitriou will act as the observer.

The second match features APOEL Nicosia versus Chalkanoras Idaliou at the GSP Stadium, starting at 18:00. Ioannis Piripitsis has been appointed as the referee, assisted by Giorgos P. Charalambous and Giorgos Poutidis, with Nikolas Liotatis serving as the fourth official. The VAR operations will be managed by Panagiotis Chatzigeorgiou and Andreas Toumazou, with Michalis Karaiskakis assigned as the observer.