Greek Cup 1984-85
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The Greek Cup 1984-85 was the 43rd edition of The Greek Football Cup, or Greek Cup for short.

Tournament details

Totally 76 teams participated, 16 from Alpha Ethniki
Super League Greece
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, 20 from Beta
Beta Ethniki
Football League, former Beta Ethniki, is the second highest professional football league in Greece.-History:In its first years, the system of conduct was very intriguing. It began in 1954 as regional championship, separated in two groups, North and South. Then, the participating teams were the...

, and 40 from Gamma
Gamma Ethniki
Football League 2, formerly known as Gamma Ethniki, is the third highest professional football league in Greece.-History:It began in 1965 as an amateur championship, while in 1983 it was changed to professional...

. It was held in 7 rounds, included final. An Additional Round was held between First and Second, with 6 matches, in order that the teams would continue to be 32.

It was the first Greek Cup Final after 1980
Greek Cup 1979-80
The Greek Cup 1979-80 was the 38th edition of The Greek Football Cup, or Greek Cup for short.-Tournament details:Totally 58 teams participated, 18 from Alpha Ethniki and 40 from Beta Ethniki. It was held in 6 rounds, included final....

, that contested by two clubs not based on Attica
Attica
Attica is a historical region of Greece, containing Athens, the current capital of Greece. The historical region is centered on the Attic peninsula, which projects into the Aegean Sea...

, Larissa and PAOK. The two teams had lost in the four previous Finals. PAOK had eliminated two fellow-citizens, Iraklis and Aris, in the two first rounds, and cup winner
Greek Cup 1983-84
The Greek Cup 1983-84 was the 42nd edition of The Greek Football Cup, or Greek Cup for short.-Tournament details:Totally 76 teams participated, 16 from Alpha Ethniki, 20 from Beta, and 40 from Gamma. It was held in 7 rounds, included final. An Additional Round was held between First and Second,...

 Panathinaikos in the semi-finals. Larissa had eliminated only one Alpha Ethniki team, Apollon Kalamaria, in the Additional Round. However, they had won with big scores their opponents from lowest divisions: Panegialios with 8–0, Neapoli Piraeus with 7–0, Korinthos with 6–1 and Levadiakos with 5–0.

From the interests of year were the qualification of Panathinaikos against Olympiacos, in the Third Round, with two wins in the Athens Olympic Stadium, the common home of both teams. Also, the elimination of AEK Athens for first time from a Gamma Ethniki team, Lamia, that afterwards didn't bear, accepting in total 15 goals from PAOK in the Third Round. Also, in the First Round, Ethnikos Olympiakos Volos eliminated Acharnaikos in penalty shootout 1–0, after a "white draw". By 9 shoots, there was only one well-aimed. OFI were eliminated in the First Round by Odysseas Kordelio.

In the Final, Larissa gained their first title in their history, winning 4–1 PAOK. Simultaneously, they deprived The Double
The Double
The Double is a term in association football which refers to winning a country's top tier division and its primary cup competition in the same season...

 by PAOK, that won the championship of that year
Alpha Ethniki 1984-85
-Standings:Pts = Points Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference;-Match table:-External links:* * * *...

. It is remarkable that PAOK's coach, Austria
Austria
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n Walter Skotzik, was the coach of Larissa in previous season
Alpha Ethniki 1983-84
-Standings:Pts = Points Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference;-Match table:-Play out:...

, when they lost in the Final by Panathinaikos
Greek Cup 1983-84
The Greek Cup 1983-84 was the 42nd edition of The Greek Football Cup, or Greek Cup for short.-Tournament details:Totally 76 teams participated, 16 from Alpha Ethniki, 20 from Beta, and 40 from Gamma. It was held in 7 rounds, included final. An Additional Round was held between First and Second,...

.

First round

Home team Score Away team
Florina 2–1 Irodotos
Edessaikos 3–1 (a.e.t.) A.U. Nikea
Larissa 8–0 Panegialios
Panegialios F.C.
Panegialios , referring to Aigialeia, a subprefecture covering the northeastern part of Achaia) is a football club based in Aigio, Greece. It was founded on February 25, 1927 and plays at the Aigio National Stadium located in the west. Club's current chairman is the sports journalist and activist...

Aris
Aris Thessaloniki F.C.
Aris Football Club , also known as God of war and the Yellows, is a Greek football club based in the city of Thessaloniki, Macedonia. Formed in 1914, the club was a founding member of Macedonian Football Clubs Association as well as the Hellenic Football Federation, they currently compete in...

9–0 Chalkida
Lilas FC
Lilas Vasilikou is a football club in Greece. Three years ago, they played in the Greek Third Division.Now after a destruction of the team and the rebuiling of it Lilas is playing on the topical championship.NOTABLE GAMES...

Apollon Athens 1–0 Athinaikos
Kastoria
Kastoria F.C.
Kastoria FC, or AGS Kastoria , the Athletic and Gymnastic Association of Kastoria, is a Greek association football club based in the city of Kastoria, Macedonia, Greece.-History:...

2–0 (a.e.t.) Alexandroupoli
Aias Salamina
Aias Salamina F.C.
Aias Salaminas F.C. or Aias Salamina F.C. is a Greek football team founded in 1931.-History:In the 1960s and 1970s it played in high leagueas against the likes of Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, AEK Athens or PAOK, and many others...

0–2 Panachaiki
Thriamvos 1–0 Kerkyra
Anagennisi Giannitsa
Anagennisi Giannitsa F.C.
Anagennisi Giannitsa is a Greek football club, based in Giannitsa.-Current squad:...

0–0 Ethnikos Alexandroupoli
Ethnikos won 3-1 on penalties
Olympiacos 5–1 Elassona
PAOK 3–1 Iraklis
Makedonikos
Makedonikos F.C.
Makedonikos Football Club is a Greek professional football club, based in Neapoli, Thessaloniki.-History:The association was founded in 1928 and the name means 'Macedonian'. In 2008, they were promoted to Football League 2 after a fourteen year absence from the National Leagues...

2–0 Panetolikos
Panetolikos F.C.
Panetolikos is a football club based in Agrinio, Greece. It was founded in 1926 and is considered one of the historic clubs in Greece, having participated so far in the Greek First Division in the seasons 1975-1976,1976-1977 and 2011-2012 . Panetolikos is the reigning Football League Champion...

Korinthos
Korinthos F.C.
Korinthos F.C. or Korinthos P.A.S. is a Greek professional football club based in Corinth, currently participating in Gamma Ethniki.-History:...

2–1 Egaleo
Kozani 4–2 A.F.U. Lagkada
Proodeftiki 1–1 Vyzas
Vyzas F.C.
Vyzas F.C. is a football club based in Megara, Greece. It was founded in 1928.-History:Vyzas Megaron was founded in 1928 by students and named after the ancient Megara hero Byzas. In 1960, the club was promoted to Greece's Beta Ethniki, where it stayed for seven years. Vyzas was later promoted to...

Proodeftiki won 4-2 on penalties
Diagoras
Diagoras F.C.
Diagoras FC is a football club based in Rhodes, Greece. It was founded in 1905. Diagoras is named after the island's famous hero Diagoras. The team first played under Ottoman Rule until the short lived independence of the Dodecanese in 1912...

3–1 Panserraikos
Panserraikos F.C.
Panserraikos F.C. , the All-Serran Football Club, is the football club of Serres in Macedonia, Greece. Panserraikos was formed in 1964 when two local clubs, Iraklis and Apollon, merged. Their current home ground is Serres Municipal Stadium, built in 1926...

Ethnikos Piraeus 1–2 (a.e.t.) Panathinaikos
Levadiakos 3–1 Xanthi
Kavala 1–0 (a.e.t.) Trikala
Trikala F.C.
Trikala F.C., or Athlitikos Omilos Trikalon , are a professional football club based in the city of Trikala, in central Greece.-History:The club was formed in 1963 from the merger of two rival Trikala football clubs, Achilleas of Trikala and Α.Ε.Τ...

Paniliakos 0–3 Anagennisi Arta
Anagennisi Arta F.C.
Anagennisi Artas is a Greek football club, based in Arta,in the North-West part of Greece. The emblem of the team depicts the historical bridge of Arta. The club was established in 1960 from the union between local Arta clubs Panambrakikos, Aetosand Olympiacos. The colours of club are BLACK-WHITE....

Naousa 2–0 Chania
Thiva
Thiva F.C.
AO Thiva or PAE Thiva is a football club based in Thebes, Greece. It was founded in 1968 with the merger of Kadmos Thiva and Ionikos Astera. It plays at Thiva Stadium. The team has nine cup titles...

6–2 Eordaikos
Eordaikos 2007 F.C.
Eordaikos 2007 is a football club based in Ptolemaida, Greece.-History:The club named Eordaikos 2007 is following the history of Eordaikos which is one of the better known football clubs in Western Macedonia...

Neapoli Piraeus 2–1 (a.e.t.) Polykastro
Polykastro F.C.
AE Polykastro is a football club based in Polykastro, Greece. It was founded in 1951.Polykastro has spent 10 seasons in the Gamma Ethniki, last appearing during the 2007–08 season....

Pierikos
Pierikos F.C.
Pierikos or P.S.F.K. is a football club based in Katerini, Greece.- The foundation :The club was founded on the 11th of April, 1961 from the merger between Megas Alexandros Katerinis and Olympos Katerinis...

3–0 Niki Volos
Niki Volos F.C.
Niki Volou is a Greek football club based in the city of Nea Ionia, in the region of Magnesia.The club currently competes in the Football League 2, the third tier of Greek football.-Colours and Crest:...

Panelefsiniakos 1–0 Ionikos
Kallithea 2–1 Veria
Veria F.C.
Veria FC is a football club based in Veroia, Imathia, Greece. Veria FC was founded in 1960 when two local teams merged. Their nicknames are "Queen of the North" and "Rossoblu". They played in Alpha Ethniki at last for the 2007-2008 season and relegated twice in two seasons and found in Gamma Ethniki...

Panarkadikos 1–0 Doxa Drama
Lamia
Lamia F.C.
AS Lamia is a football club based in Lamia, Greece. It was founded in 1964.-Current squad 2008/09:Coach: Konstantinos Stamatiou...

1–0 AEK Athens
Agrotikos Asteras
Agrotikos Asteras F.C.
Agrotikos Asteras is a Thessaloniki-based football club, currently playing in the Beta Ethniki. It was founded in 1932 by refugees from Asia Minor.-History:...

0–1 Ethnikos Asteras
Ethnikos Asteras F.C.
Ethnikos Asteras F.C. , the National Star, is a professional football club based in Kaisariani, Athens, Greece, currently competing in Beta Ethniki, the Greek second division....

Odysseas Kordeilo 3–1 OFI
OFI Crete
OFI , the Sportfriends Association Heraklion, is a Greek association football club based in Heraklion, on the island of Crete. Outside Greece, the club is generally known as OFI Crete F.C., however, the name Crete is not actually part of the club's official title.OFI is the club with most...

Iraklis Kavala 1–4 Panionios
Ethnikos Olympiakos Volos
Ethnikos Olympiakos Volos F.C.
Olympiakos Volou Football Club , is a Greek football club based in the city of Volos. It is currently inactive and does not compete in any professional league, due to the 2011 match fixing scandal that caused the teams complete elimination.-History:...

0–0 Acharnaikos
Acharnaikos F.C.
A.O. Acharnaikos is a football club based in Acharnes , Athens, Greece. It was created in 1938 and was founded in 1953. Its logo is the clover with two alphas in the left and top and an omicron at the right. It currently plays in the fourth division and plays in its stadium with a 5,000 seating...

Ethnikos Olympiakos won 1-0 on penalties
Aiolikos
Aiolikos F.C.
Aiolikos Football Club is a Greek association football club, based in the city of Mytilene.-History:The club was established in 1975 after a merger of two local teams - Atlantas and Apollon...

3–1 Poseidon Michaniona
PAS Giannina 3–0 Almopos Aridea
Kilkisiakos 4–1 Aspida Xanthi
Fostiras
Fostiras F.C.
Fostiras is a football club based in Tavros, Athens, Greece. It was founded in 1926.- References :Official site fostiraFC...

0–0 Atromitos
Fostiras won 5-3 on penalties
Charavgiakos 3–1 Rodos
Rodos F.C.
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Apollon Kalamaria 3–1 Anagennisi Karditsa

Additional Round

Home team Score Away team
Aris 2–0 Apollon Athens
Larissa 1–0 Apollon Kalamaria
Levadiakos 5–2 Ethnikos Alexandroupoli
Thiva 2–0 Charavgiakos
Panarkadikos 3–0 Odysseas Kordelio
Naousa 0–0 Proodeftiki
Proodeftiki won 4-1 on penalties

Second round

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg
Florina 0-3 Panachaiki 0-1 0-2
Kilkisiakos 1-2 Panarkadikos 1-0 0-2
Kallithea 2-7 Makedonikos 2-2 0-5
Panathinaikos 9-1 Panelefsiniakos 5-0 4-1
Anagennisi Arta 1-6 Olympiacos 1-1 0-5
PAOK (a.g.
Away goals rule
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)
3-3 Aris 2-0 1-3
Kavala (a.g.
Away goals rule
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)
2-2 Aiolikos 1-0 1-2
Kozani 2-1 Fostiras 1-0 1-1
Diagoras 3-4 Korinthos 2-2 1-2
Larissa 8-1 Neapoli Piraeus 7-0 1-1
Thiva 2-3 Proodeftiki 1-1 1-2
Edessaikos 1-2 Levadiakos 1-0 0-2
Pierikos 2-1 Ethnikos Asteras 2-0 0-1
Ethnikos Olympiakos Volos 2-1 Thriamvos 2-1 0-0
Lamia 4-3 Kastoria 4-2 0-1
Panionios 3-1 PAS Giannina 3-1 0-0

Third round

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pierikos 4-5 Ethnikos Olympiakos Volos 3-2 1-3
Korinthos (3-1 PSO) 3-3 Panionios 2-1 1-2
Makedonikos 3-6 Larissa 0-2 3-4
Olympiacos 1-3 Panathinaikos 0-1 1-2
PAOK 15-1 Lamia 6-0 9-1
Proodeftiki 6-8 Levadiakos 5-4 1-4
Panachaiki 0-2 Kavala 0-1 0-1
Kozani 2-3 Panarkadikos 1-0 1-3

Quarter-finals

First legs were played on April 3, 1985. Second legs on May 8.
Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg
Panathinaikos 1-0 Kavala 0-0 1-0
Ethnikos Olympiakos Volos 1-6 PAOK 1-4 0-2
Larissa 7-3 Korinthos 6-1 1-2
Panarkadikos 2-4 Levadiakos 1-0 1-4

Semi-finals

First legs were played on May 22, 1985, while second on June 4 and 5.
Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg
Levadiakos 0-7 Larissa 0-2 0-5
Panathinaikos 2-4 PAOK 2-0 0-4

Final

The 43rd Greek Cup Final was played at the Athens Olympic Stadium "Spyridon Louis"
Olympic Stadium (Athens)
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style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> LARISSA:
GK  1   Georgios Plitsis
Georgios Plitsis
Georgios Plitsis is a former football Goalkeeper.He played for Larissa, Olympiacos and Iraklis.-International career:Plitsis appeared in 20 matches for the senior Greece national football team from 1982 to 1991.-References:...

DF  2   Takis Parafestas
Takis Parafestas
Dimitrios Parafestas is a former football defender.He played only for Larissa club of Greece.-International career:...

 
DF  3   Kostas Kolomitrousis
Kostas Kolomitrousis
Kostas Kolomitrousis is a former football defender.He played for Larissa and Aris.-International career:Kolomitrousis appeared in 16 matches for the senior Greece national football team from 1986 to 1988.-References:...

DF  4   Georgios Mitsibonas
Georgios Mitsibonas
Georgios Mitsibonas was a famous Greek football player during the 1980s and 1990s. He was born in 1962 in the village of Tsaritsani in the prefecture of Larissa. He started his football career as a centre forward in Ikonomos Tsaritsanis and in 1981 he signed with Larissa where he played one year...

DF  5   Giannis Galitsios
Giannis Galitsios
Giannis Galitsios is a former football defender.He played only for Larissa, and he is considered to be one of the club's best ever...

MF  6   Theodoros Voutiritsas
Theodoros Voutiritsas
Theodoros Voutiritsas was a football midfielder. He played only for Larissa.Voutiritsas wrote history while wearing a Larissa jersey, being one of the club's golden generation of players...

MF  7   Michalis Ziogas
Michalis Ziogas
Michalis Ziogas is a former football striker. He played for Larissa F.C. from 1982 to 1989 being one of the greatest players the club ever had.-International career:...

MF  8   Christos Andreoudis
FW  9   Krzysztof Adamczyk
Krzysztof Adamczyk
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MF 10   Kazimierz Kmiecik
Kazimierz Kmiecik
Kazimierz Kmiecik is a retired Polish football player, who played almost all his career for Wisła Kraków, where he played 304 league matches and scored 153 goals. This makes him the best goalscorer in history of the club. He also played for Larissa and won the first Greek cup for the history of...

FW 11   Giannis Valaoras
Giannis Valaoras
Ioannis Valaoras was a football striker in Greece during the 1980s and early 1990s. He only played for Larissa. He captained the team on various occasions, and celebrated both the Greek Championship and the Greek Cup during his time at Larissa. Today, he remains a fan favorite.Valaoras also made...

Substitutes:
MF 12   Sakis Tsiolis
Sakis Tsiolis
Athanasios Tsiolis , is a former football player and currently a manager of Asteras Tripolis .As a professional footballer, he played for Anagennisi Karditsa, Larissa, Ionikos and Paniliakos...

 
DF 13   Babis Dossas
MF 14   Giannis Alexoulis
GK 15   Christos Michail
Christos Michail
Christos Michail is a former football Goalkeeper and currently Goalkeeping coach for Larissa. He is considered to be the best Larissa Goalkeeper ever and he is the Larissa Goalkeeper with the most caps in every competition.- External links :*...

MF 16   Lazaros Kyrilidis
Manager:
  Andrzej Strejlau
Andrzej Strejlau
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style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> PAOK: | GK  1   Lakis Stergioudas DF  2   Apostolos Tsourelas DF  3   Nikos Alavantas
Nikos Alavantas
Nikos Alavantas is a retired football defender.During his club career, Alavantas played for PAOK and Xanthi. He also amassed 31 caps for the Greece national football team.-External links:*...

  DF  4   Ivan Jurišić DF  5   Charis Baniotis MF  6   Giorgos Skartados
Giorgos Skartados
Giorgos Skartados is a retired Greek international footballer who played for PAOK F.C..-Career:Born in Rhodes, Skartados started his career at local club Rodos F.C.. In the summer of 1982, he joined PAOK and played mainly as a midfielder for 256 league games and scored 84 goals, including the...

MF  7   Kyriakos Alexandridis MF  8   Vassilis Vassilakos MF  9   Thomas Siggas FW 10   Rade Paprica
Rade Paprica
Rade Paprica is a Bosnian Serb former professional footballer who played in the former Yugoslavia, Greece and Turkey.-Career:...

FW 11   Georgios Kostikos
Georgios Kostikos
Georgios Kostikos is a retired Greek footballer.During his career he played for Pierikos, PAOK, Olympiacos and Diagoras. He played for PAOK from 1977 until 1986, before finishing his career with Olympiacos and Diagoras...

Substitutes: DF 12   Kostas Iosifidis DF 13   Kostas Malioufas MF 14   Ioannis Damanakis
Ioannis Damanakis
Ioannis Damanakis is a retired Greek footballer.He started his career at Chania, and after 6 years he was transferred to PAOK FC. He played 242 league games for PAOK, winning the Alpha Ethniki championship in 1985...

GK 15   Takis Pantelis FW 16   Aristotelis Karasavvidis  Manager:   Walter Skocik
Walter Skocik
Walter Skocik is a former international Austrian footballer and football manager.- External links :* - Weltfussball* - National Football Teams* - Rapidarchiv...


MATCH OFFICIALS
  • Assistant referees:
    • Triantafyllou
    • Adamopoulos

MATCH RULES
  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Five named subtitutes.
  • Maximum of two substitutions.
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