Greek Cup 1985-86
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The Greek Cup 1985-86 was the 44th edition of The Greek Football Cup, or Greek Cup for short.

Tournament details

Totally 76 teams participated, 16 from Alpha Ethniki
Super League Greece
The Superleague Greece is the highest professional football league in Greece. It was formed on July 16, 2006 and replaced Alpha Ethniki at the top of the Greek football league system. The league consists of 16 teams and runs from August to May, with teams playing 30 games each...

, 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 an interesting edition, with the eternal enemies
Derby of the eternal enemies
The Derby of the eternal enemies , also called Mother of all battles , is a sport local derby in Athens between the most successful clubs of Greece, Olympiacos and Panathinaikos...

 (Panathinaikos and Olympiacos) to contest the Final after 11 years
Greek Cup 1974-75
The Greek Cup 1974-75 was the 33rd edition of The Greek Football Cup, or Greek Cup for short.The competition culminated with the Greek Cup Final, held at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus on 18 June 1975. The match was contested by Olympiacos and Panathinaikos, with Olympiacos taking the title...

. Olympiacos had eliminated "big three of Thessaloniki" (PAOK, Aris and Iraklis), while Panathinaikos only one Alpha Ethniki team, AEK Athens, in semi-finals. In the Final, that was held in Athens Olympic Stadium, common home of all three teams of former P.O.K.
P.O.K.
P.O.K. stands for Podosfairikes Omades Kentrou , which is Greek for Central Football Teams, meaning the football teams of Athens...

 that year
Alpha Ethniki 1985-86
-Standings:Pts = Points Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference;*NotesPanachaiki had -1 point-Match table:...

, Panathinaikos was imposed with impressive 4–0 against their opponent, completing one successful season with the win of 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...

.

There were nevertheless many unusual events. Cup holders
Greek Cup 1984-85
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, 20 from Beta, and 40 from Gamma. It was held in 7 rounds, included final...

, Larissa, were eliminated by Panserraikos in the First Round. Also, Panionios eliminated by Naousa. PAOK complicated a lot to qualify against Anagennisi Giannitsa, with impressive score 16–15 in penalty shootout, when with pointless shot there were in total 36 implementations from both teams in the process. Finally, it was memorable the fact that Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) allocated the 1/5 of crude income of the Final in favour of the aims of UNICEF.

First round

Home team Score Away team
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 Apollon Kalamaria
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:...

3–0 Ionikos
Odysseas Kordelio 0–1 Kavala
Proodeftiki 0–2 Athinaikos
Anagennisi Giannitsa
Anagennisi Giannitsa F.C.
Anagennisi Giannitsa is a Greek football club, based in Giannitsa.-Current squad:...

1–1 PAOK
PAOK won 16-15 on penalties
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...

2–0 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....

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...

4–1 Xanthi
Rodos
Rodos F.C.
AS Rodos is a football club based in Rhodes, Greece. It was founded in 1968 after the local clubs of Diagoras F.C., Dorieas and Rodiakos, which faced financial problems during the Greek dictatorship, united and created Rodos F.C. They currently play in the Second Division of Greek football, but in...

0–1 Irodotos
Almopos Aridea 4–2 (a.e.t.) Kilkisiakos
Paniliakos 2–0 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...

Pannafpliakos 1–1 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...

Thiva won 5-4 on penalties
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...

1–0 Charavgiakos
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...

2–1 (a.e.t.) 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...

Olympiacos 3–1 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...

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...

6–1 Neapoli Piraeus
Atromitos 3–0 Achilleas Farsala
Anagennisi Karditsa 1–0 PAS Giannina
Panthrakikos
Panthrakikos F.C.
Panthrakikos is a football club in Komotini of Thrace in North Eastern Greece founded in 1963. The club competed in Super League Greece during the season 2008–2009 for the first time.-History:The early years, 1963-2001...

1–0 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:...

Ethnikos Alexandroupoli 3–1 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...

Kerkyra 1–2 Doxa Drama
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....

1–4 Iraklis
Thriamvos 1–2 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:...

Ergotelis 4–1 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:...

Fostiras
Fostiras F.C.
Fostiras is a football club based in Tavros, Athens, Greece. It was founded in 1926.- References :Official site fostiraFC...

1–2 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...

Levadiakos 2–3 (a.e.t.) Panachaiki
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...

2–1 Alexandria
Iraklis Kavala 1–0 Panarkadikos
Agrinio 1–3 (a.e.t.) Apollon Athens
Edessaikos 2–0 Kalamata
A.F.U. Lagkada 0–2 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...

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:...

0–2 Ethnikos Piraeus
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...

1–0 Larissa
Kallithea 4–1 Kozani
Naousa 2–1 Panionios
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....

2–4 Egaleo
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...

4–1 Panelefsiniakos
Panathinaikos 5–0 Poseidon Michaniona
AEK Athens 10–0 Ilioupoli
Ilioupoli F.C.
GS Ilioupoli s a multi-sport club based in Ilioupoli, Athens, Greece.The club was founded in 1953, and it has about 2,000 athletes competing in nine sports.-Colours and crest:...


Additional Round

Home team Score Away team
Veria 1–2 (a.e.t.) Doxa Drama
OFI 3–0 Edessaikos
Kastoria 3–0 Naousa
Olympiacos 0–0 PAOK
Olympiacos won 4-3 on penalties
Trikala 4–0 Atromitos
Makedonikos 3–1 Panthrakikos

Second round

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg
Panachaiki 4-1 Diagoras 2-0 2-1
Trikala 1-2 Ethnikos Olympiakos Volos 0-2 1-0
Irodotos 2-4 Anagennisi Karditsa 1-3 1-1
AEK Athens 2-1 Kallithea 1-1 1-0
Makedonikos 2-4 Panathinaikos 0-2 2-2
Iraklis 8-0 Thiva 7-0 1-0
Apollon Athens 3-2 Athinaikos 1-1 2-1
OFI 3-1 Doxa Drama 2-0 1-1
Aris (a.g.
Away goals rule
The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. By the away goals rule, the team that has scored more goals "away from home" will win if scores are otherwise equal...

)
1-1 Kastoria 0-0 1-1
Egaleo 0-1 Kavala 0-0 0-1
Aiolikos 6-1 Paniliakos 3-0 3-1
Almopos Aridea 0-6 Ethnikos Piraeus 0-3 0-3
Eordaikos 2-1 Ethnikos Alexandroupoli 0-0 2-1
Chalkida (3-0 PSO) 1-1 Iraklis Kavala 1-0 0-1
Olympiacos 3-1 Lamia 2-1 1-0
Ergotelis 1-0 Panserraikos 1-0 0-0

Third round

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg
Aris 6-1 Eordaikos 5-1 1-0
Ethnikos Piraeus (a.g.
Away goals rule
The away goals rule is a method of breaking ties in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. By the away goals rule, the team that has scored more goals "away from home" will win if scores are otherwise equal...

)
2-2 Apollon Athens 1-0 1-2
Anagennisi Karditsa 4-6 OFI 1-1 3-5
Ethnikos Olympiakos Volos 1-2 Ergotelis 1-0 0-2
Olympiacos 3-2 Iraklis 3-1 0-1
Panathinaikos 6-0 Aiolikos 5-0 1-0
Panachaiki 4-2 Kavala 4-1 0-1
Chalkida 1-4 AEK Athens 1-2 0-2

Quarter-finals

First legs were played on March 12, 1986 and second legs on April 9.
Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg
AEK Athens 3-1 Panachaiki 3-0 0-1
OFI 3-5 Aris 1-1 2-4
Ergotelis 3-10 Panathinaikos 2-3 1-7
Olympiacos 4-1 Ethnikos Piraeus 3-1 1-0

Semi-finals

First legs were played on May 11, 1986. Second on 19th.
Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg
Aris 2-3 Olympiacos 1-1 1-2
AEK Athens 3-4 Panathinaikos 2-2 1-2

Final

The 44th Greek Cup Final was played at the Athens Olympic Stadium "Spyridon Louis"
Olympic Stadium (Athens)
The Olympic Stadium "Spiros Louis" , is part of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex. It is named after the first modern Olympic marathon race winner in 1896, Spiros Louis.-History:...

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style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> PANATHINAIKOS:
GK  1   Antonis Minou
Antonis Minou
Antonis Minou is a former Greek football player. He played for Almopos, Kastoria, Panathinaikos, AEK Athens and Apollon Smyrnis, as well as for the national team...

DF  2   Kostas Tarasis
DF  3   Nikos Patsiavouras
DF  4   Ioannis Kyrastas
Ioannis Kyrastas
Ioannis Kyrastas was a Greek footballer and football manager.- Club career :Kyrastas was born in Piraeus and started his career in Olympiacos, where he played his first game in 10 December 1972 against Kavala...

 
MF  5   Velimir Zajec
Velimir Zajec
Velimir Zajec is a former Croatian footballer and manager.-Career:Zajec began his career at Dinamo Zagreb in 1974, aged 18. During 10 years at the club, he helped them to two domestic cup wins, as well as the league title, their first title honour in 24 years...

DF  6   Kostas Mavridis
MF  7   Dimitris Saravakos
Dimitris Saravakos
Dimitrios "Dimitris" Saravakos , nicknamed O Μικρός is a Greek former football player, considered to be one of the best Greek football players of all time. He started his career in Panionios and later he moved on to Panathinaikos FC, where Saravakos gained fame and matured as a footballer,...

MF  8   Michalis Gerothodoros
FW  9   Kostas Batsinilas
MF 10   Vangelis Vlachos
Vangelis Vlachos
Vangelis Vlachos is a former Greek football player and current coach.Vlachos played for Panathinaikos in the Alpha Ethniki from 1985 to 1991.-Honours:AEK Athens*Greek Cup: 1983Panathinaikos...

FW 11   Christos Dimopoulos
Christos Dimopoulos
Christos Dimopoulos is a retired Greek footballer who played for PAOK and Panathinaikos. His nickname was "Fonias" of Greek football....

Substitutes:
MF 12   Juan Ramón Rocha
Juan Ramon Rocha
Juan Ramón Rocha is an Argentine former footballer, and coach. He was reassigned to his former club, Panathinaikos, in April 2008 as a scouter....

FW 13   Thanasis Dimopoulos
MF 14   Kostas Antoniou
Kostas Antoniou
Kostas Antoniou is a former Greek international footballer, playing as a midfielder. He was born in Athens and started his career at Panathinaikos FC during the late 1970s. He was recognized for his offensive talent as well. While playing for Panathinaikos he won four Championships and three Cups...

GK 15   Ilias Missas
MF 16   Lysandros Georgamlis
Lysandros Georgamlis
Lysandros Georgamlis is a former international Greek footballer and current assistant manager at AC Omonia.-Playing career:...

Manager:
  Petr Packert
Petr Packert
Petr Packert was a Czech footballer and football manager.He played for Dukla Prague, Bohemians Prague and TJ Modřany....

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"> OLYMPIACOS: | GK  1   Christos Arvanitis DF  2   Petros Xanthopoulos
Petros Xanthopoulos
Petros Xanthopoulos is a retired football defender.During his club career, Xanthopoulos played for Olympiacos, Ethnikos Piraeus, Panionios and Proodeftiki. He also amassed 21 caps for the Greece national team....

DF  3   Giorgos Kokolakis DF  4   Giorgos Toyias DF  5   Petros Michos
Petros Michos
Petros Michos is a former Greek footballer that currently works as a manager. He started his career as a defender with Panetolikos but is better known for his many years with Olympiacos and the Greek national team in the 1980s....

  MF  6   Giorgos Semertzidis MF  7   Miloš Šestić
Miloš Šestic
Miloš Šestić is a Serbian retired footballer who spent most of his career at Red Star Belgrade during the 1970s and early 1980s. He also played for Olympiacos, FK Vojvodina, FK Zemun, OFK Beograd and FK Voždovac as well as the Yugoslavia national football team.- References :...

MF  8   Vassilis Papachristou FW  9   Nikos Anastopoulos
Nikos Anastopoulos
Nikos Anastopoulos is a Greek former football player, one of the most prolific strikers in the Greek league during the late 1970s and the 1980s. With 29 goals he is the all time highest scorer for the Greek national football team. Since retiring as a player he has become a football manager...

MF 10   Tasos Mitropoulos
Tasos Mitropoulos
Anastassios "Tasos" Mitropoulos is a Greek politician and retired football midfielder.Mitropoulos was born in Volos, and started his football career at local team Aris Petroupoli. In 1976 he joined Ethnikos Piraeus, where he played five seasons...

  FW 11   Giorgos Vaitsis
Giorgos Vaitsis
Giorgos Vaitsis , is a retired Greek footballer. A powerful striker, he is mainly remembered for his good headers and his shooting skills.Vaitsis played for Anagennisi Artas, Panachaiki and Olympiacos.-Statistics:...

  Substitutes: MF 12   Vassilis Papaggelis FW 13   Takis Lemonis
Takis Lemonis
Takis Lemonis is a former Greek football player , former manager of Cypriot champion Omonia and current manager of Panionios.-Playing career:...

MF 14   Michalis Georgoudakis GK 15   Giannis Papamichail DF 16   Makis Aggelinas Manager:   Antonis Georgiadis

MATCH OFFICIALS
  • Assistant referees:
    • Koukoulakis
    • Chrissanis

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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