Greek Cup 1996-97
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The Greek Cup 1996-97 was the 55th edition of The Greek Football Cup, or Greek Cup for short.
, 18 from Beta
, and 36 from Gamma
. It was held in 7 rounds, included final. After 8 years the phase of groups was suppressed, while the teams of Alpha Ethniki would enter in the competition in the Third Round.
Fourth Round (Round of 16) was very interesting. Olympiacos eliminated PAOK and Panathinaikos the team of Iraklis. Also, Ionikos tipped OFI with 7 goals. For third time in the 4 last years AEK Athens and Panathinaikos were pondered over in the Final, held in Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium and not in the Athens Olympic Stadium, the home of Panathinaikos. AEK Athens won in the penalty shootout.
The loss of Cup for Panathinaikos, in combination with their mediocre course in the championship
, meant the unique time at the last 25 years that the club did not participate in any European competition.
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PANATHINAIKOS:
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1
Józef Wandzik
2
Stratos Apostolakis
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6
Marinos Ouzounidis
4
Giannis Goumas
3
Thanasis Kolitsidakis
8
Giorgos Alexopoulos
7
Giorgos Georgiadis
5
Dimitris Markos
9
Krzysztof Warzycha
10
Bledar Kola
11
Alexis Alexoudis
Substitutes:
15
Giorgos Kapouranis
16
Kostas Konstantinidis
17
Giorgos Nasiopoulos
Manager:
Velimir Zajec
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 7 rounds, included final. After 8 years the phase of groups was suppressed, while the teams of Alpha Ethniki would enter in the competition in the Third Round.
Fourth Round (Round of 16) was very interesting. Olympiacos eliminated PAOK and Panathinaikos the team of Iraklis. Also, Ionikos tipped OFI with 7 goals. For third time in the 4 last years AEK Athens and Panathinaikos were pondered over in the Final, held in Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium and not in the Athens Olympic Stadium, the home of Panathinaikos. AEK Athens won in the penalty shootout.
The loss of Cup for Panathinaikos, in combination with their mediocre course in the championship
Alpha Ethniki 1996-97
-Standings:' : Cup winner 1996-97' : Title holder' : Promoted from Beta EthnikiPts = Points Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; F = Goals for; A = Goals against; GD = Goal difference;*NotesAris had -3 points-Match table:Match changes:-External links:* * * *...
, meant the unique time at the last 25 years that the club did not participate in any European competition.
First round
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Atromitos | 0-4 | Anagennisi Karditsa | 0-3 | 0-1 |
| Varvasiakos | 1-2 | Agios Nikolaos | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Tyrnavos | 0-1 | Doxa Drama | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Proodeftiki | 0-1 | 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... |
0-0 | 0-1 |
| Ilisiakos Ilisiakos F.C. Ilisiakos is an Ilisia-based football club that was founded in 1927 by Michalis Xydis, Lambropoulos, Evgenopoulos, Nikolaos Plessas, et al.. Ilisiakos spent the majority of its later history in the Greek second division however the footballing arm of the club merged with Egaleo F.C... |
5-3 | Anagennisi Kolindros | 4-2 | 1-1 |
| 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... |
1-1 | Naousa (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 |
| Orestis Orestiada | 2-5 | Panionios | 1-1 | 1-4 |
| 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:... |
1-3 | 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... |
1-1 | 0-2 |
| Larissa | 6-2 | Poseidon Michaniona | 2-0 | 4-2 |
| 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.... |
2-1 | Aetos Skydra | 1-0 | 1-1 |
| Egaleo | 4-6 | Iraklis Ptolemaida | 1-1 | 3-5 |
| Kallithea | 1-0 | Apollon Kalamaria | 0-0 | 1-0 |
| 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... |
3-4 | Ergotelis | 0-1 | 3-3 |
| 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:... |
1-5 | Nafpaktiakos Asteras Nafpaktiakos Asteras F.C. Nafpaktiakos Asteras is the representative football club of the town of Naupactus, Greece. It was formed by the conjunction of two former clubs of the city: Nafpaktiakos and Asteras Nafpaktou, in 1958... |
0-1 | 1-4 |
| 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... |
5-1 | Marko | 1-0 | 4-1 |
| Nigrita | 1-6 | Pyrgos | 1-1 | 0-5 |
| Almopos Aridea | 0-2 | ILTEX Lykoi | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| 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... ) |
4-4 | PAS Giannina | 2-1 | 2-3 |
| Patras A.F.C. | 3-5 | EAR Rethymno | 1-0 | 2-5 |
| 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.... |
6-2 | Irodotos | 4-1 | 2-1 |
| 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... |
3-1 | 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.... |
3-1 | 0-0 |
| 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... |
1-1 | Levadiakos (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 |
| Apollon Larissa | 0-3 | Panelefsiniakos | 0-0 | 0-3 |
| 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:... |
0-2 | Ambelokipi Thessaloniki | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Kerkyra | 3-3 | Ialysos (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... ) |
3-1 | 0-2 |
| 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... |
2-1 | Anagennisi Giannitsa Anagennisi Giannitsa F.C. Anagennisi Giannitsa is a Greek football club, based in Giannitsa.-Current squad:... |
0-0 | 2-1 |
| 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:... |
2-1 | Diagoras - Rodos Enosis | 2-0 | 0-1 |
Second round
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larissa | 0-0 | Kallithea (5-3 PSO) | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Panelefsiniakos | 1-0 | Doxa Vyronas | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Panionios | 5-0 | EAR Rethymno | 2-0 | 3-0 |
| Panetolikos | 0-1 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 0-0 | 0-1 (a.e.t.) |
| Ambelokipi Thessaloniki | 2-2 | Panserraikos (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... ) |
2-1 | 0-1 |
| Naousa | 4-1 | Pierikos | 2-0 | 2-1 |
| Pyrgos | 2-0 | Agios Nikolaos | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| Ilisiakos | 4-5 | Ialysos | 2-2 | 2-3 |
| ILTEX Lykoi | 4-0 | Anagennisi Karditsa | 3-0 | 1-0 |
| Ethnikos Olympiakos Volos | 3-2 | Anagennisi Arta | 2-0 | 1-2 |
| Doxa Drama | 2-6 | Ethnikos Asteras | 1-2 | 1-4 |
| Iraklis Ptolemaida | 1-5 | Levadiakos | 1-0 | 0-5 |
| Ergotelis | 2-4 | Panegialios | 1-0 | 1-4 (a.e.t.) |
| Nafpaktiakos Asteras | bye | - | - |
Third round
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyrgos | 0-4 | Iraklis | 0-0 | 0-4 |
| Olympiacos | 7-2 | Kalamata | 4-1 | 3-1 |
| AEK Athens | 8-3 | Skoda Xanthi | 5-0 | 3-3 |
| Nafpaktiakos Asteras | 3-4 | ILTEX Lykoi | 1-1 | 2-3 |
| Apollon Athens | 4-1 | Edessaikos | 3-1 | 1-0 |
| Naousa | 2-5 | Ionikos | 1-2 | 1-3 |
| Paniliakos | 6-1 | Panegialios | 4-0 | 2-1 |
| PAOK | 7-2 | Panionios | 4-0 | 3-2 |
| 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:... |
2-4 | Ethnikos Asteras | 1-0 | 1-4 |
| Panathinaikos | 6-0 | Athinaikos | 3-0 | 3-0 |
| Panserraikos | 2-9 | 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... |
2-3 | 0-6 |
| Ialysos | 3-1 | Levadiakos | 1-0 | 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... |
5-1 | Kavala | 4-0 | 1-1 |
| 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... |
3-1 | Panelefsiniakos | 2-1 | 1-0 |
| Ethnikos Olympiakos Volos | 2-4 | Panachaiki | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Ethnikos Piraeus (2-0 PSO) | 1-1 | Kallithea | 0-1 | 1-0 |
Fourth round
First legs were held on November 27-28, 1996, while second legs on December 11th-12th.| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ionikos | 7-4 | OFI | 7-2 | 0-2 |
| Aris | 1-4 | Panachaiki | 1-2 | 0-2 |
| Veria | 1-2 | Apollon Athens | 1-0 | 0-2 |
| Iraklis | 0-4 | Panathinaikos | 0-1 | 0-3 |
| Ialysos | 6-3 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 4-1 | 2-2 |
| AEK Athens | 6-1 | ILTEX Lykoi | 3-1 | 3-0 |
| PAOK | 2-4 | Olympiacos | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Ethnikos Asteras | 2-8 | Paniliakos | 0-5 | 2-3 |
Quarter-finals
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ionikos | 3-3 | Panachaiki (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... ) |
3-1 | 0-2 |
| Apollon Athens | 1-2 | Olympiacos | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Panathinaikos | 3-1 | Ialysos | 2-0 | 1-1 |
| AEK Athens | 5-1 | Paniliakos | 3-1 | 2-0 |
Semi-finals
First legs were held on February 12, 1997. Second legs on 26th.| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| AEK Athens | 3-1 | Olympiacos | 2-1 | 1-0 |
| Panathinaikos | 7-0 | Panachaiki | 3-0 | 4-0 |
Final
The 55th Greek Cup Final was played at the Georgios Karaiskakis StadiumKaraiskakis Stadium
Karaiskakis Stadium is in the Neo Faliro area of Piraeus, Greece. It is the home ground of Olympiacos F.C. and is named after Georgios Karaiskakis , hero of the Greek War of Independence, who was mortally wounded near the area....
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| 1 | Ilias Atmatsidis Elias Atmatsidis Elias Atmatsidis is a former Greek football goalkeeper.Atmatsidis played most of his career for AEK Athens FC... |
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| 4 | Vassilis Borbokis Vassilis Borbokis Vassilis Borbokis is a former Greek football player. He is the brother of former Greek football player Stefanos Borbokis, who was also a PAOK FC player... |
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| 3 | Michalis Kasapis Michalis Kasapis Michalis Kasapis is a former Greek football player and currently the football manager of Fokikos which competes in Greek Football League 2.-Club career:... (c) |
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| 6 | Stelios Manolas Stelios Manolas Stylianos "Stelios" Manolas is a retired Greek football defender.Arguably the best football defender ever to come out of Greece, Manolas, a product of AEK Athens FC's youth academy... |
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| 3 | Nikos Kostenoglou Nikos Kostenoglou Nikolaos "Nikos" Kostenoglou is a former Greek football player and current football manager of Greek club AEK Athens F.C..Kostenoglou started his career as a football player at Xanthi FC the year 1989, and was transferred in 1994 at AEK.... |
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| 5 | Triantafyllos Macheridis |
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| 7 |  Toni SavevskiToni Savevski Toni Savevski is a football player from the Republic of Macedonia. Savevski is widely regarded as one of the best foreign midfielders to have played in the Greek football league.... |
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| 9 | Christos Kostis Christos Kostis Christos Kostis is a former Greek international football player who played as a second striker.-Club career:... |
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| 11 | 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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| 15 |  Veridiano MarceloVeridiano Marcelo Veridiano Marcelo is a former Brazilian footballer currently working as an Assistant Manager for Veria.-Club career:His professional career started at 1986 with São Paulo. He played for São Paulo until 1989 when he was acquired by Skoda Xanthi. He instantly became the club's star scoring 11 goals... |
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| 14 |  Anton DoboşAnton Dobos Anton Doboş is a retired Romanian football defender, who debuted in Divizia A with U Cluj in 1988. He went to Dinamo Bucureşti in 1989 and helped win one league title before he headed to their rival team Steaua Bucureşti, where he helped win four league titles.Doboş made his debut for the national... |
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| Petros Ravousis Petros Ravousis Petros Ravousis is a former Greek football defender.-Club career:He played for Levadiakos and AEK, a member of the team that won consecutive championships in 1978 and 1979 and reached the UEFA Cup semi-finals.-International career:... |
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Józef WandzikJózef Wandzik
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Stratos ApostolakisStratos Apostolakis
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Marinos OuzounidisMarinos Ouzounidis
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Giannis Goumas Thanasis KolitsidakisThanasis Kolitsidakis
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Giorgos AlexopoulosGeorgios Alexopoulos
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Giorgos GeorgiadisGeorgios Georgiadis
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Dimitris MarkosDimitris Markos
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Krzysztof WarzychaKrzysztof Warzycha
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Bledar KolaBledar Kola
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Alexis AlexoudisAlexis Alexoudis
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Giorgos Kapouranis Kostas KonstantinidisKostas Konstantinidis
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Giorgos Nasiopoulos Velimir ZajecVelimir Zajec
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