2019–20 Greek Football Cup

The 2019–20 Greek Cup is the 78th season of the Greek Football Cup. A total of 84 clubs are accepted to enter. 14 from the Super League 1 (1st tier), 12 from the Super League 2 (2nd tier), 14 from the Football League (3rd tier) and 44 previous season local Cup winners. The Second Leg Semi-Final matches and the Final were postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic in Greece until June.

2019–20 Greek Cup
Country Greece
Teams84
Defending championsPAOK
ChampionsOlympiacos (28 titles)
Runners-upAEK Athens
Matches played68
Goals scored172 (2.53 per match)

The Final was originally scheduled for 26 July and was postponed to 30 August because of Olympiacos' pressure in HFF to change the stadium from Georgios Kamaras Stadium to Olympic Stadium and after the no of the Hellenic Police in the first stadium. The Final was rescheduled for 30 August in the Olympic Stadium but it was postponed again because Olympiacos' player Maximiliano Lovera was tested positive for COVID-19. The Final was rescheduled again for 12 September in Panthessaliko Stadium in Volos.

Calendar
RoundMain dateNumber
of fixtures		ClubsNew entries
this round		Leagues entering
at this round
First Round25 & 28 August 20192244 → 2244Local Cup Winners
Second Round1 September 20191122 → 11nonenone
Third Round14, 15 September 20191225 → 1314Football League
Fourth Round24, 25, 26 September 20191225 → 1312Super League 2
Fifth Round29, 30, 31 October and 3, 4, 5 December 20191122 → 119Super League 1, places 6–14
Round of 167, 8, 9 January and 14, 15, 16 January 2020816 → 85Super League 1, places 1–5
Quarter-finals4, 5, 6 February and 11, 12, 13 February 202048 → 4nonenone
Semi-finals4 March 2020 and 24 June 202024 → 2nonenone
Final12 September 202012 → 1nonenone

Participating clubs
Super League 1 Super League 2 Football League 2018−19 Local Cup Winners

Notes:

1.^ Grevena Aerata, Meliteas Meliti and Thriamvos Serviana withdrew from the competition. Their respective FCA Cup finalists were invited instead, but in each case, did not accept the bid to enter either.
2.^ Asteras Itea, winners of the 2018−19 Phocis FCA Cup, withdrew from the competition and their spot was filled by 2018−19 finalists Apollon Efpalio.
3.^ Alexandros Kilkis, winners of the 2018−19 Kilkis FCA Cup, withdrew from the competition and their spot was filled by 2018−19 finalists PAONE Eptalofos.
4.^ Katastari, winners of the 2018−19 Zakynthos FCA Cup, withdrew from the competition and their spot was filled by 2018−19 finalists Zakynthos.

Qualifying Rounds

First Round

The draw for this round took place on 9 August 2019.[1] The majority of fixtures were held on 24, 25 and 28 August 2019.[2]

Two of the fixtures, Kalamata–Atromitos Patras and Enosis Vathyllos-Pansamiakos–Aiolikos were postponed in light of Kalamata and Aiolikos' bids to enter the Football League.[2] Kalamata were eventually greenlighted to play in the Football League by decision of the HFF, taking the place of Nestos Chrysoupoli, who withdrew its participation.[3] As such, despite being drawn against Atromitos Patras, they advanced to the Third Round draw on walkover. Likewise, Atromitos advanced to the next round on walkover.

Home team Score Away team
24 August 2019
Tilikratis 3–1 Sellana
25 August 2019
Megas Alexandros Iasmos 0–3 (w/o)1 Pandramaikos
Ethnikos Alexandroupoli 0–7 Aetos Orfano
Panserraikos 2–2 (a.e.t.2) Orfeas Xanthi
PAONE Eptalofos 0–4 Karitsa
Makedonikos Foufas 3–2 Megas Alexandros Kallithea
Edessaikos 1–2 Thermaikos
Elassona 0–0 (a.e.t.3) Souli Paramythia
Atalanti 2–0 Meteora
Thinaliakos 2–1 Potamia
Apollon Efpalio 3–0 Omiros Neochori
Pallixouriakos 0–1 Xenophon Krestena
Korinthos 2–0 Leonidio
Pellana 2–0 Atromitos Agios Georgios
Nea Artaki 2–2 (a.e.t.4) Ethnikos Piraeus
Episkopi 1–0 Atsalenios
Acharnaikos 0–3 AEEK SYNKA
28 August 2019
Doxa Arta 2–0 Zakynthos
Ypato 5–0 Panargiakos
Panthiraikos 3–0 Ilisiakos
17 September 2019
Enosis Vathyllos-Pansamiakos 0–0 (a.e.t.5) Aiolikos

Notes:

  1. ^ Megas Alexandros Iasmos withdrew from the competition.
  2. ^ Panserraikos won 4–3 on penalties.
  3. ^ Elassona won 4–2 on penalties.
  4. ^ Ethnikos Piraeus won 2–3 on penalties.
  5. ^ Aiolikos won 2–4 on penalties.

Second Round

The draw for this round took place on 27 August 2018.[4]

Home team Score Away team
31 August 2019
Elassona 1–1 (a.e.t.1) Tilikratis
1 September 2019
Thinaliakos 1–0 Apollon Efpalio
Aetos Orfano 4–2 Thermaikos
Pellana 1–0 Ypato
Pandramaikos 2–1 (a.e.t.2) Makedonikos Foufas
Xenophon Krestena 2–1 Doxa Arta
Karitsa 1–2 Panserraikos
4 September 2019
Episkopi 2–0 Ethnikos Piraeus
8 September 2019
Panthiraikos 1–0 AEEK SYNKA
15 September 2019
Atalanti 1–0 Atromitos Patron
2 October 2019
Aiolikos 2–0 Korinthos

Notes:

  1. ^ Elassona won 5–3 on penalties.
  2. ^ 1−1 during regular time.

Third Round

The draw for this round took place on 9 September 2019.[5] A total of 24 teams are involved in the Round 3 draw: The 12 2019−20 Football League teams entering in this round, and the twelve winners of the previous round.[5] 12 single-match fixtures were determined, of which the winners will qualify to the next Round. The majority of fixtures will be held on 14, 15 and 18 September.[6]

As a result of the draw, Kalamata advanced to the next round on walkover.[5]

Home team Score Away team
14 September 2019
Aetos Orfano 2–1 Thesprotos
Elassona 0–1 (a.e.t.1) Enosis Aspropyrgos
15 September 2019
Panthiraikos 0–0 (a.e.t.2) Ierapetra
Episkopi' 1–2 Trikala
Thinaliakos 0–1 (a.e.t.3) Kavala
Pandramaikos 0–3 Ionikos
Xenophon Krestena 1–2 Egaleo
Panserraikos 2–0 Triglia
18 September 2019
Pellana 0–2 Ialysos
Veria 2–0 Diagoras
25 September 2019
Atalanti 2–3 (a.e.t.4) Olympiacos Volos
16 October 2019
Aiolikos 1–0 Niki Volos

Notes:

  1. ^ 0−0 during regular time.
  2. ^ Panthiraikos won 5–4 on penalties.
  3. ^ 0−0 during regular time.
  4. ^ 2−2 during regular time.

Fourth Round

The draw for this round took place on 17 September 2019.[7] A total of 24 teams are involved in the Round 4 draw: The 12 2019−20 Super League 2 teams entering in this round, and the twelve winners of the previous round.[7] 12 single-match fixtures were determined, of which the winners will qualify to the next Round. The majority of fixtures will be held on 24, 25 and 26 September.[7]

As a result of the draw, Panserraikos advanced to the next round on walkover.[7]

Home team Score Away team
24 September 2019
Ionikos 1–2 Panachaiki
Veria 3–0 Levadiakos
Trikala 1–0 Doxa Drama
25 September 2019
Egaleo 0–2 Ergotelis
Kavala 2–0 Chania
Kalamata 0–0 (a.e.t.1) Karaiskakis
26 September 2019
Panthiraikos 1–2 Platanias
2 October 2019
Ialysos 1–0 Kerkyra
Aetos Orfano 0–1 Apollon Larissa
Enosis Aspropyrgos 0–2 PAS Giannina
9 October 2019
Olympiacos Volos 1–0 Apollon Pontus
23 October 2019
Aiolikos 1–0 Apollon Smyrnis

Notes:

  1. ^ Kalamata won 4–3 on penalties.

Fifth Round

The draw for this round took place on 16 October 2019.[8] A total of 22 teams are involved in the Round 5 draw: The 8 2019−20 Super League teams, who finished in places 6–13 in the 2018−19 season entering the competition in this round, the twelve winners of the previous round, the champion of the 2018–19 Football League (Volos), and the single club advancing on walkover in Round 4 (Panserraikos).[9]

As of this phase onward, teams play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final.

In the draw for Round 5, the nine Super League teams are seeded, and the 13 clubs advancing from previous Rounds are unseeded.[9] The seeded teams are drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. The remaining 4 unseeded clubs will be drawn against one another with the team being drawn last hosting the second leg.[9]

A total of 11 fixtures were determined, of which the winners will qualify to the Round of 16. The first leg matches will be held on 29, 30 and 31 October, while the 2nd leg matches will be held 3, 4 and 5 December 2019.[9]

Seeding
Seeded Unseeded
Panionios Panserraikos
Lamia Panachaiki
Panathinaikos Veria
Panetolikos Trikala
AEL Ergotelis
Asteras Tripolis Kavala
Xanthi Kalamata
OFI Platanias
Volos Ialysos
Apollon Larissa
PAS Giannina
Olympiacos Volos
Aiolikos

Summary
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Olympiacos Volos (3) 0–9 Panionios (1) 0–3 0–6
Aiolikos (4) 0–6 Lamia (1) 0–3 0–3
Panachaiki (2) 1–5 Panathinaikos (1) 1–3 0–2
Ialysos (3) 1–9 Panetolikos (1) 0–4 1–5
Kalamata (3) 3–1 AEL (1) 3–0 0–1
Platanias (2) 2–4 Asteras Tripolis (1) 0–1 2–3 (a.e.t.)
Apollon Larissa (2) 2–4 Xanthi (1) 2–1 0–3
Kavala (3) 2–4 OFI (1) 2–0 0–4
Panserraikos (4) 2–2 (2–4 p.) Volos (1) 1–1 1–1 (a.e.t.)
Trikala (3) 4–2 Ergotelis (2) 3–2 1–0
PAS Giannina (2) 3–1 Veria (3) 1–0 2–1

Tournament

In the Round of 16, the final five participating clubs are introduced to the tournament. As in the Fifth Round, teams play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, with the exception of the one-match final.
The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:

  • In the draw for the round of 16, the five Super League clubs finishing in places 1–5 in the previous season are seeded, while the clubs advancing from Round 5 are unseeded.
    The seeded teams are drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. The remaining 6 unseeded clubs will be drawn against one another with the team being drawn last hosting the second leg.
  • In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there are no seedings.

Bracket
  Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                                         
 Volos 0 2 2  
  Atromitos 3 0 3  
   Atromitos 0 0 0  
    Aris 0 1 1  
 Xanthi 0 1 1
  Aris 1 2 3  
   Aris 1 2 3  
    AEK Athens (a.e.t.) 2 2 4  
  AEK Athens 1 0 1  
 Asteras Tripolis 1 2 3  
    AEK Athens 1 4 5
   Panetolikos 1 0 1  
  Panetolikos (a) 0 1 1
  Panionios 0 1 1  
   AEK Athens 0
    Olympiacos 1
 OFI 0 1 1  
  PAOK 3 4 7  
    PAOK 2 1 3
   Panathinaikos 0 0 0  
 PAS Giannina 1 1 2
  Panathinaikos 0 3 3  
   PAOK 3 0 3
    Olympiacos 2 2 4  
 Trikala 0 1 1  
  Lamia 1 1 2  
   Lamia 0 2 2
    Olympiacos 0 3 3  
 Kalamata 0 1 1
  Olympiacos 2 4 6  

Round of 16

Seeding
Seeded Unseeded
PAOK Panetolikos
Olympiacos Asteras Tripolis
AEK Athens Xanthi
Atromitos OFI
Aris Volos
Panionios PAS Giannina
Lamia Trikala
Panathinaikos Kalamata

Summary
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Volos (1) 2–3 Atromitos (1) 0–3 2–0
PAS Giannina (2) 2–3 Panathinaikos (1) 1–0 1–3
Asteras Tripolis (1) 1–3 AEK Athens (1) 1–1 0–2
Kalamata (3) 1–6 Olympiacos (1) 0–2 1–4
OFI (1) 1–7 PAOK (1) 0–3 1–4
Trikala (3) 1–2 Lamia (1) 0–1 1–1
Xanthi (1) 1–3 Aris (1) 0–1 1–2
Panetolikos (1) 1–1 (a) Panionios (1) 0–0 1–1 (a.e.t.)

Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Aris 1–0 Atromitos 0–0 1–0
Panetolikos 1–5 AEK Athens 1–1 0–4
PAOK 3–0 Panathinaikos 2–0 1–0
Lamia 2–3 Olympiacos 0–0 2–3

Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
PAOK 3–4 Olympiacos 3–2 0–2
AEK Athens 4–3 Aris 2–1 2–2 (a.e.t.)

Final
AEK Athens0–1Olympiacos
Report
(in Greek)		 Ranđelović  9'
Referee: Bjorn Kuipers (Netherlands)

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