Greek Cup 1995-96
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The Greek Cup 1995-96 was the 54th edition of The Greek Football Cup, or Greek Cup for short.
, 18 from Beta
, and 36 from Gamma
. It was held in 6 rounds, included final.
AEK Athens were awarded the cup after 13 years
, shattering in the Final 7–1 Apollon Athens, that were presented for first and unique until now time in a Greek Cup Final. It was also the last title, after 4 championships, that was gained by AEK Athens, with Dušan Bajević coaching.
After the First Round (phase of groups), AEK eliminated in succession Iraklis, Olympiacos, Panathinaikos and Athinaikos, while in a big surprise Apollon qualified in semi-finals against PAOK, with 3–1 in Toumba Stadium
. For one more time, AEK Athens and Panathinaikos were drawn as opponents in the groups round, in order to be balloted again confronted in quarter-finals.
Demis Nikolaidis played in the Final as footballer of Apollon, a few days before
his transfer in AEK Athens. Also remarkable was that Giannis Pathiakakis, coach of Apollon then, would coach AEK Athens 4 years later
and would win the Cup.
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AEK ATHENS:
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Ilias Atmatsidis
Vassilis Borbokis
Nikos Kostenoglou
Stelios Manolas
(c)
Refik Šabanadžović
Michalis Vlachos
Temuri Ketsbaia
Toni Savevski
Daniel Batista Lima
Vasilis Tsartas
Michalis Kasapis
Substitutes:
Christos Maladenis
Christos Kostis
Vaios Karagiannis
Manager:
Dušan Bajević
Tournament details
Totally 72 teams participated, 18 from Alpha EthnikiSuper 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...
, 18 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 36 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 6 rounds, included final.
AEK Athens were awarded the cup after 13 years
Greek Cup 1982-83
The Greek Cup 1982-83 was the 41st edition of The Greek Football Cup, or Greek Cup for short.-Tournament details:Totally 74 teams participated, each with their own favorite brand names, 18 from Alpha Ethniki, 40 from Beta, and 16 from Gamma. It was held in 7 rounds, included final...
, shattering in the Final 7–1 Apollon Athens, that were presented for first and unique until now time in a Greek Cup Final. It was also the last title, after 4 championships, that was gained by AEK Athens, with Dušan Bajević coaching.
After the First Round (phase of groups), AEK eliminated in succession Iraklis, Olympiacos, Panathinaikos and Athinaikos, while in a big surprise Apollon qualified in semi-finals against PAOK, with 3–1 in Toumba Stadium
Toumba Stadium
Toumba Stadium is a football stadium in Thessaloniki, Greece, owned by the multisports club A.S. PAOK. It was built in 6 September 1959 as the club's prime sporting venue and served the home ground for the club's football team, which was participating in the then national football league. The...
. For one more time, AEK Athens and Panathinaikos were drawn as opponents in the groups round, in order to be balloted again confronted in quarter-finals.
Demis Nikolaidis played in the Final as footballer of Apollon, a few days before
his transfer in AEK Athens. Also remarkable was that Giannis Pathiakakis, coach of Apollon then, would coach AEK Athens 4 years later
Greek Cup 1999-2000
The Greek Cup 1999-2000 was the 58th edition of The Greek Football Cup, or Greek Cup for short.-Tournament details:Totally 56 teams participated, 18 from Alpha Ethniki, 18 from Beta, and 20 from Gamma. It was held in 6 rounds, included final...
and would win the Cup.
First round
The phase was played in a single round-robin format. Each win would gain 3 points, each draw 1 and each loss would not gain any point.Group 1
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Panathinaikos Panathinaikos FC Panathinaikos Football Club is a Greek professional football club based in Athens. Founded in 1908, they play in the Super League Greece and are one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Greek football history. They have won 20 Greek Championships and 17 Greek Cups.Panathinaikos is the most... |
12 |
| AEK Athens | 9 |
| 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... |
6 |
| 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:... |
1 |
| Almopos Aridea | 1 |
Group 2
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Panachaiki | 10 |
| Pyrgos | 9 |
| Chaidari Chaidari F.C. Haidari FC is a Greek football club, based in Haidari, Athens. It currently plays in Delta Ethniki, the fourth level of Greek football.- Squad 2007/08 :... |
4 |
| Anagennisi Karditsa | 3 |
| Kallithea | 3 |
Group 3
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Apollon Athens | 12 |
| Panelefsiniakos | 5 |
| Atromitos | 4 |
| Kalamata | 4 |
| Ambelokipi Thessaloniki | 2 |
Group 4
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Agios Nikolaos | 10 |
| Anagennisi Giannitsa Anagennisi Giannitsa F.C. Anagennisi Giannitsa is a Greek football club, based in Giannitsa.-Current squad:... |
8 |
| Ethnikos Piraeus | 7 |
| 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... |
3 |
| Doxa Drama | 0 |
Group 5
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| 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... |
10 |
| Ialysos | 7 |
| EAR Rethymno | 6 |
| 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... |
3 |
| Charavgiakos | 3 |
Group 6
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Iraklis | 10 |
| Doxa Vyronas Doxa Vyronas Doxa Vyronas is a football club based in Vyronas, an eastern suburb of Athens. The club, established in 1945, and currently competes in Delta Ethniki Regional Championship. Doxa currently use Municipal Stadium of Vyronas as the venue for their home matches.-History:Doxa Vyronas was founded in 1945... |
7 |
| 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.... |
6 |
| Aiolkos 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... |
4 |
| 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... |
1 |
Group 7
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| PAOK | 12 |
| Chania | 7 |
| 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:... |
4 |
| 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... |
4 |
| Kozani | 1 |
Group 8
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| 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... |
9 |
| Athinaikos | 9 |
| Proodeftiki | 7 |
| PAS Giannina | 4 |
| Tyrnavos | 0 |
Group 9
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Fokikos Fokikos F.C. Fokikos F.C. is a Greek football club based in Amfissa, Greece. The club was founded in 1964 and currently plays in Football League 2 North, the third level of the Greek football league system.... |
6 |
| 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... |
5 |
| 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:... |
4 |
| Apollon Krya Vrysi | 1 |
Group 10
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Pontioi Veria | 9 |
| Paniliakos | 4 |
| Apollon Larissa | 2 |
| Diagoras - Rodos Enosis | 1 |
Group 11
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Apollon Kalamaria | 6 |
| Larissa | 6 |
| Anagennisi Kolindros | 4 |
| Orestis Orestiada | 1 |
Group 12
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Olympiacos | 9 |
| 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... |
2 |
| 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... |
2 |
| Pannafpliakos | 2 |
Group 13
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Ionikos | 7 |
| 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:... |
5 |
| Fostiras Fostiras F.C. Fostiras is a football club based in Tavros, Athens, Greece. It was founded in 1926.- References :Official site fostiraFC... |
2 |
| Marko | 1 |
Group 14
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Kavala | 7 |
| Varvasiakos | 6 |
| Edessaikos | 4 |
| Panargiakos Panargiakos F.C. Panargiakos Football Club is a Greek football club, based in Argos, Greece. The association was founded in 1926. The club is a founder member of the Argolida Football Clubs Association.... |
0 |
Group 15
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Nigrita | 7 |
| 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... |
6 |
| Panionios | 2 |
| Velissario | 1 |
Group 16
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
| Skoda Xanthi | 7 |
| 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:... |
4 |
| Levadiakos | 4 |
| Naousa | 1 |
Second round
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niki Volos | 1-3 | OFI | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Ialysos | 5-4 | Agios Nikolaos | 3-1 | 2-3 |
| Pyrgos | 1-2 | Veria | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Apollon Athens | 5-4 | Paniliakos | 2-1 | 3-3 |
| Chania | 2-4 | Trikala | 2-0 | 0-4 (a.e.t.) |
| Athinaikos | 7-1 | Pontioi Veria | 4-0 | 3-1 |
| Panachaiki | 2-5 | Panathinaikos | 2-2 | 0-3 |
| AEK Athens | 3-0 | Iraklis | 1-0 | 2-0 |
| Apollon Kalamaria | 4-3 | Kavala | 3-0 | 1-3 |
| Panetolikos | 4-0 | Varvasiakos | 3-0 | 1-0 |
| Nigrita | 2-7 | Olympiacos | 1-4 | 1-3 |
| Ionikos | 8-2 | Panelefsiniakos | 4-0 | 4-2 |
| Agrotikos Asteras | 1-1 | Skoda Xanthi (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 | 0-0 |
| Fokikos | 0-6 | PAOK | 0-1 | 0-5 |
| Doxa Vyronas | 3-1 | Larissa | 1-0 | 2-1 |
| Anagennisi Giannitsa | 2-3 | Aris | 1-0 | 1-3 |
Third round
First legs were held on January 3, 1995. Second on January 17, 1995.| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doxa Vyronas | 1-5 | Panathinaikos | 0-2 | 1-3 |
| Panetolikos | 3-4 | Apollon Athens | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| OFI | 1-2 | Aris | 1-0 | 0-2 |
| PAOK | 5-1 | Ionikos | 4-1 | 1-0 |
| Olympiacos | 2-4 | AEK Athens | 1-3 | 1-1 |
| Trikala | 4-0 | Ialysos | 2-0 | 2-0 |
| Skoda Xanthi | 5-0 | Apollon Kalamaria | 2-0 | 3-0 |
| Athinaikos | 7-3 | Veria | 5-2 | 2-1 |
Quarter-finals
First legs were held on January 31, 1996, while second legs on February 14.| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEK Athens | 5-3 | Panathinaikos | 3-1 | 2-2 |
| PAOK | 5-1 | Trikala | 3-0 | 2-1 |
| Aris | 2-3 | Athinaikos | 2-1 | 0-2 |
| Apollon Athens | 5-2 | Skoda Xanthi | 4-0 | 1-2 |
Semi-finals
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEK Athens | 6-0 | Athinaikos | 5-0 | 1-0 |
| Apollon Athens | 4-2 | PAOK | 1-1 | 3-1 |
Final
The 54th 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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| Dimitris Raptis |
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| Kostas Ioannou |
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| Kostas Mavridis |
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| Andreas Theodoropoulos |
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| Giannis Apostolou |
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| Giannis Tatsis |
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| Lefteris Velentzas (c) |
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| Predrag Erak Predrag Erak Predrag Erak is a Bosnian Serb football manager and former player.During his playing career, he played for NK Čelik Zenica and HNK Hajduk Split in the Yugoslav First League... |
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| Predrag Barniak |
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 Bledar KolaBledar Kola Bledar Kola is a former Albanian football player.-Early life:Kola originates from Mirdita, Albania, but later moved to Greece where his playing career took off.-Club career:... |
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| Demis Nikolaidis Demis Nikolaidis Themistoklis "Demis" Nikolaidis was the forty second president of AEK Athens F.C., and is considered one of the finest footballers Greece has ever produced. In his early childhood and teenage years he lived in the city of Alexandroupoli, in the north-east part of Greece... |
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| Substitutes: | ||||
| Theodoros Alexis |
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| Vangelis Kefalas |
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 Panagiotis Lachanas |
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| Manager: | ||||
| Giannis Pathiakakis |
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Ilias AtmatsidisElias Atmatsidis
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Vassilis BorbokisVassilis Borbokis
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Nikos KostenoglouNikos Kostenoglou
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Stelios ManolasStelios Manolas
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Refik ŠabanadžovićRefik Šabanadžovic
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Temuri KetsbaiaTemuri Ketsbaia
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Toni SavevskiToni Savevski
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Daniel Batista Lima Vasilis Tsartas Michalis KasapisMichalis Kasapis
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Christos Maladenis Christos KostisChristos Kostis
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