2008–09 Greek Football Cup

The 2008–09 Greek Football Cup was the 67th edition of the Greek Football Cup. The competition started on 30 August 2008 with the first round and concluded on 2 May 2009 with the final, held at Olympic Stadium.

2008–09 Greek Cup
Tournament details
Country Greece
Dates30 August 2008 – 2 May 2009
Teams70
Defending championsOlympiacos
Final positions
ChampionsOlympiacos (24th title)
Runner-upAEK Athens
Tournament statistics
Matches played79
Top goal scorer(s)Ismael Blanco
(5 goals)

Olympiacos claimed that season's Greek Cup, after a 4-4 draw and a 15–14 victory on penalties over AEK Athens, and was considered by fans as the most entertaining final in the tournament.[1][2]

Calendar

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RoundDate(s)FixturesClubsNew entriesLeagues entering
First Round30, 31 August & 7 September 20081870 → 5236Gamma Ethniki
Second Round16–18 September 20081852 → 3418Beta Ethniki
Additional Round24 September 2008234 → 32nonenone
Round of 3228–30 October, 11–13 November 20081632 → 1616Super League
Round of 1613–15, 20–22, 28 January 20091216 → 8nonenone
Quarter-finals4, 18, 25 February & 4 March 200988 → 4
Semi-finals18 March & 8, 9 April 200944 → 2
Final2 May 200912 → 1

Knockout phase

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Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the quarter-finals and the semi-finals, was played by a single match. If the score was level at the end of normal time, extra time was played, followed by a penalty shoot-out if the score was still level. In the quarter-finals and the semi-finals were played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule was applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then extra time was played. The away goals rule was again applied after extra time, i.e. if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team advanced by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the winners were decided by a penalty shoot-out. In the round of 16, if the score was level at the end of normal time the two-legged rule was applied.
The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:

  • In the draw for the second round, the teams from the second division are seeded and the winners from the first round were unseeded. The seeded teams are drawn against the unseeded teams.
  • In the draw for the Round of 32 onwards, the teams from the first division are seeded and the winners from the previous rounds were unseeded. The seeded teams are drawn against the unseeded teams.
  • In the draws for the Round of 16 onwards, there are no seedings and teams from the different group can be drawn against each other.

First round

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The draw took place on 18 August 2008.[3]

Summary

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Team 1 Score Team 2
30 August 2008
Hersonissos1–2Zakynthos
Anagennisi Arta0–1Rodos
Koropi0–0 (4–3 p)Eordaïkos 2007
Aiolikos0–1Lamia
Chaidari1–0Thermaikos
Odysseas Anagennisi3–2Keravnos
Makedonikos4–2Anagennisi Giannitsa
Vyzas1–0Ethnikos Filippiada
31 August 2008
Pyrsos 0–0 (4–3 p)Agios Dimitrios
Korinthos3–0Ethnikos Katerini
Neos Asteras Rethymno1–1 (4–5 p)Neoi Epivates
Niki Volos2–0Preveza
Aias Salamina0–1Ilioupoli
Agia Paraskevi0–1Fokikos
Panetolikos3–0Atsalenios
Egaleo0–3Panachaïki 2005
Fostiras0–0 (5–4 p)Panargiakos
Doxa Dramas3–0Alexandroupoli Enosi

Matches

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Hersonissos1–2Zakynthos
  • Foukarakis 69'
Report
  • Carlos 14', 39'
Hersonissos Municipal Stadium, Hersonissos
Referee: Ioannis Binichakis (Lasithi)

Anagennisi Arta0–1Rodos
Report
  • Argentis 8'
Arta Stadium, Arta
Referee: Thanasis Bortzaris (Achaia)

Koropi0–0 (a.e.t.)Eordaïkos 2007
Report
Penalties
4–3
Antonis Priftis Stadium, Koropi
Referee: Anastasios Papadrianopoulos (Piraeus)

Aiolikos0–1Lamia
Report
Referee: Sifis Sfakianakis (Athens)

Chaidari1–0Thermaikos
  • Gravanis 81'
Report
Chaidari Municipal Stadium, Chaidari
Referee: Pantelis Chondropoulos (Athens)

Odysseas Anagennisi3–2Keravnos
  • Kenan 34'
  • Leonidas 63'
  • Salmas 38'
Report
  • Kontogiannidis 17'
  • Panakoulias 90'
Anagennisi Municipal Stadium, Serres
Referee: Dilgerakis (Drama)

Makedonikos4–2Anagennisi Giannitsa
Report
  • Leptokarydis 34', 60'
Referee: Christos Fragakis (Kavala)

Vyzas1–0Ethnikos Filippiada
  • Pappas 28'
Report
Megara Stadium, Megara
Referee: Eleni Kyriou (Arcadia)

Pyrsos0–0 (a.e.t.)Agios Dimitrios
Report
Penalties
4–3
Grevena Municipal Stadium, Grevena
Referee: Charalampos Selemidis (Pella)

Korinthos3–0Ethnikos Katerini
  • Bashov 70'
  • Kafantaris 87'
  • Siokos 90'
Report
Municipal Stadium of Corinth, Corinth
Referee: Nikolaos Anousos (Laconia)

Neos Asteras Rethymno1–1 (a.e.t.)Neoi Epivates
  • Jelic 74'
Report
  • Gesios 69'
Penalties
  • Kozanidis
  • Tamamis
  • Mikropoulos
  • Christoulakis
  • Petrakis
4–5
  • Seretis
  • Kotsou
  • Golebjesky
  • Gesios
  • Blithikiotis
Sochora Stadium, Rethymno
Referee: F. Liandrakis (Heraklion)

Niki Volos2–0Preveza
  • Kanellopoulos 3'
  • Voulgaris 75'
Report
Pantelis Magoulas Stadium, Volos
Referee: Markos Zabetakis (Thessaloniki)

Aias Salamina0–1Ilioupoli
Report
  • Nikopoulos 79'
Municipal Stadium of Salamina, Salamina
Referee: Kostas Konstantakis (Achaia)

Agia Paraskevi0–1Fokikos
Report
  • Bris 79'
Agia Paraskevi Municipal Stadium, Agia Paraskevi
Referee: Lampariou (Piraeus)

Panetolikos3–0Atsalenios
Report
Referee: Armakolas Sideris (Athens)

Egaleo0–3Panachaïki 2005
Report
Referee: Vasilis Athenasopoulos (Argolida)

Fostiras0–0 (a.e.t.)Panargiakos
Report
Penalties
5–4
Referee: Christos Koulis (Elis)

Doxa Drama3–0Alexandroupoli Enosi
Report
Drama Municipal Stadium, Drama
Referee: Alexandros Katsikogiannis (Thessaloniki)

Second round

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The draw took place on 18 August 2008, after the first-round draw.[3]

Summary

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Team 1 Score Team 2
16 September 2008
Pyrsos1–4Kallithea
Fokikos0–1Kerkyra
17 September 2008
Zakynthos2–1Pierikos
Korinthos1–2 (a.e.t.)Ethnikos Piraeus
Rodos0–1Kavala
Doxa Dramas1–2 (a.e.t.)Agrotikos Asteras
Koropi0–0 (3–2 p)Ionikos
Neoi Epivates0–0 (3–4 p)Ilisiakos
Niki Volos1–2 (a.e.t.)PAS Giannina
Lamia2–1 (a.e.t.)Kalamata
Odysseas Anagennisi0–2Ethnikos Asteras
Ilioupoli2–2 (3–5 p)Apollon Kalamarias
Panetolikos1–1 (4–2 p)Olympiacos Volos
Panachaïki 20050–4Kastoria
Fostiras1–3 (a.e.t.)Atromitos
Vyzas0–1Diagoras
18 September 2008
Chaidari2–2 (1–4 p)Veria
Makedonikos2–1Anagennisi Karditsa

Matches

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Pyrsos1–4Kallithea
  • Georgiou 23'
Report
Grevena Municipal Stadium, Grevena
Referee: Nikos Athanasiou (Thesprotia)

Fokikos0–1Kerkyra
Report
Amfissa Municipal Stadium, Amfissa
Referee: Giorgos Konstantinou (Aetoloacarnania)

Zakynthos2–1Pierikos
  • Tepetas 2'
  • Silvan 52'
Report
  • Taisidis 72'
Zakynthians Olympic Champions Ground, Zakynthos
Referee: Giannis Delfakis (Arcadia)

Korinthos1–2 (a.e.t.)Ethnikos Piraeus
  • Siokos 86'
Report
  • Lopes 64'
  • Kantimoiris 98'
Municipal Stadium of Corinth, Corinth
Referee: Charalampos Kalogeropoulos (Athens)

Rodos0–1Kavala
Report
Referee: D. Panagopoulos (Athens)

Doxa Dramas1–2 (a.e.t.)Agrotikos Asteras
  • Mitsopoulos 47'
Report
Drama Municipal Stadium, Drama
Referee: Christos Ioannidis (Serres)

Koropi0–0 (a.e.t.)Ionikos
Report
Penalties
3–2
Antonis Priftis Stadium, Koropi
Referee: Giorgos Tzovaras (Phthiotis)

Neoi Epivates0–0 (a.e.t.)Ilisiakos
Report
Penalties
3–4
Neoi Epivates Stadium, Neoi Epivates
Referee: Dimitris Golias (Thessaly)

Niki Volos1–2 (a.e.t.)PAS Giannina
  • Kanellopoulos 72'
Report
Referee: Praxitelis Zacharidis (Macedonia)

Lamia2–1 (a.e.t.)Kalamata
  • Garrasino 56'
  • Lamprogeorgos 120'
Report
  • Konstantopoulos 71'
Referee: Anastasios Papadriopoulos (Piraeus)

Odysseas Anagennisi0–2Ethnikos Asteras
Report
Anagennisi Municipal Stadium, Serres
Referee: Kostas Konstantinidis (Kavala)

Ilioupoli2–2 (a.e.t.)Apollon Kalamarias
Report
Penalties
3–5
Ilioupoli Municipal Stadium, Ilioupoli
Referee: Giorgos Daskalopoulos (Corinthia)

Panetolikos1–1 (a.e.t.)Olympiacos Volos
Report
Penalties
4–2
Referee: Dimitris Thanos (Epirus)

Panachaïki 20050–4Kastoria
Report
Referee: Michalis Tsiniaris (Athens)

Fostiras1–3 (a.e.t.)Atromitos
Report
Referee: G. Kandris (West Attica)

Vyzas0–1Diagoras
Report
Megara Stadium, Megara
Referee: Stavros Mantalos (Athens)

Chaidari2–2 (a.e.t.)Veria
Report
Penalties
1–4
Chaidari Municipal Stadium, Chaidari
Referee: Giorgos Segos (Euboea)

Makedonikos2–1Anagennisi Karditsa
Report
  • Kyparissis 90'
Referee: Alexandros Aretopoulos (Karditsa)

Additional round

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Summary

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Team 1 Score Team 2
Koropi1–2Atromitos
Kerkyra3–0PAS Giannina

Matches

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Koropi1–2Atromitos
  • Bounas 43'
Report
Antonis Priftis Stadium, Koropi
Referee: Periklis Giolias (Athens)

Kerkyra3–0PAS Giannina
Report
Referee: Giorgos Chatzis (West Attica)

Bracket

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Round of 32Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
                
Ethnikos Asteras0
Ergotelis2
Ergotelis0
Skoda Xanthi3
Kallithea1
Skoda Xanthi3
Skoda Xanthi212
AEK Athens (a)102
Ilisiakos1
AEK Athens2
AEK Athens1
Kerkyra0
Kerkyra0(4)
Levadiakos0(2)
AEK Athens303
Panserraikos101
Lamia1
Panserraïkos2
Panserraïkos1
AEL0
Panetolikos0
AEL2
Panserraïkos303
Panathinaïkos101
Zakynthos0
Panthrakikos (a.e.t.)2
Panthrakikos0
Panathinaïkos4
Kavala0
Panathinaïkos3
AEK Athens4(14)
Olympiacos (p)4(15)
Veria3
Thrasyvoulos1
Veria000
Panionios022
Ethnikos Piraeus0
Panionios2
Panionios000
Asteras Tripolis112
Apollon Kalamarias0
Asteras Tripolis1
Asteras Tripolis2
Iraklis0
Kastoria2
Iraklis (a.e.t.)3
Asteras Tripolis213
Olympiacos224
Makedonikos1
PAOK2
PAOK (p)000(9)
Aris000(8)
Atromitos1
Aris2
PAOK101
Olympiacos (a.e.t.)022
Agrotikos Asteras1
OFI2
OFI0
Olympiacos2
Diagoras2
Olympiacos3

Round of 32

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The draw took place on 18 August 2008.[3]

Summary

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Team 1 Score Team 2
Zakynthos0–2 (a.e.t.)Panthrakikos
Kallithea1–3Skoda Xanthi
Ethnikos Piraeus0–2Panionios
Kavala0–3Panathinaïkos
Agrotikos Asteras1–2OFI
Ilisiakos1–2 (a.e.t.)AEK Athens
Lamia1–2Panserraïkos
Veria3–1Thrasyvoulos
Ethnikos Asteras0–2Ergotelis
Apollon Kalamarias0–1Asteras Tripolis
Makedonikos1–2PAOK
Panetolikos0–2AEL
Kastoria2–3 (a.e.t.)Iraklis
Diagoras2–3Olympiacos
Atromitos1–2Aris
Kerkyra0–0 (4–2 p)Levadiakos

Matches

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Zakynthos0–2 (a.e.t.)Panthrakikos
Report
Zakynthians Olympic Champions Ground, Zakynthos


Ethnikos Piraeus0–2Panionios
Report
Attendance: 436
Referee: Giorgos Daloukas (Thessaly)

Kavala0–3Panathinaïkos
Report
Referee: Giannis Stavridis (Pieria)

Agrotikos Asteras1–2OFI
  • Ador 28'
Report
Agrotikos Asteras Ground, Thessaloniki
Referee: Michalis Ntakos (Xanthi)

Ilisiakos1–2 (a.e.t.)AEK Athens
  • Tsitsomitsos 99'
Report
Attendance: 499
Referee: Petros Konstantineas (Messinia)

Lamia1–2Panserraïkos
Report
Referee: Lazaros Polatian (Pella)

Veria3–1Thrasyvoulos
Report
Referee: Dimitris Kyrkos (Epirus)

Ethnikos Asteras0–2Ergotelis
Report
Michalis Kritikopoulos Stadium, Kaisariani
Attendance: 263
Referee: Michalis Lambropoulos (Elis)

Apollon Kalamarias0–1Asteras Tripolis
Report
Attendance: 302
Referee: Nathanail Charalabidis (Kavala)

Makedonikos1–2PAOK
Report
Referee: Giorgos Kastanidis (Thessaloniki)

Panetolikos0–2AEL
Report
Referee: Michalis Germanakos (Athens)

Kastoria2–3 (a.e.t.)Iraklis
  • Papadopoulos 82'
  • Chatzivasiliadis 89'
Report
Referee: Ilias Mazarakos (Arta)

Diagoras2–3Olympiacos
Report
Referee: Giorgos Stathopoulos (Achaia)

Atromitos1–2Aris
Report
Attendance: 1,325
Referee: Vangelis Katsidonis (Dodecanese)

Kerkyra0–0 (a.e.t.)Levadiakos
Report
Penalties
4–2
Referee: Giorgos Giannopoulos (Athens)

Round of 16

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The draw took place on 19 November 2008.[4]

Summary

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Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Ergotelis0–3Skoda Xanthi
Veria0–2Panionios0–00–2
Panthrakikos0–4Panathinaïkos
Panserraïkos1–0AEL
PAOK0–0Aris0–00–0 (9–8 p)
OFI0–2Olympiacos
AEK Athens1–0Kerkyra
Asteras Tripolis2–0Iraklis

Matches

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Ergotelis0–3Skoda Xanthi
Report
Referee: Ilias Mazarakos (Arta)

Veria0–0Panionios
Report
Referee: Dimitris Kalopoulos (Thessaloniki)


Panserraïkos1–0AEL
Report
Referee: Dimitris Kalopoulos (Thessaloniki)

PAOK0–0Aris
Report
Attendance: 14,870


AEK Athens1–0Kerkyra
Report

Asteras Tripolis2–0Iraklis
Report
Attendance: 2,362
Referee: Vasilis Paboridis (Kilkis)

Replay

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Panionios2–0Veria
Report

Quarter-finals

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The draw took place on 26 January 2009.[5]

Summary

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Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
PAOK1–2Olympiacos1–00–2 (a.e.t.)
Skoda Xanthi2–2 (a)AEK Athens2–10–1
Panionios0–2Asteras Tripolis0–10–1
Panserraïkos3–2Panathinaïkos0–03–2

Matches

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PAOK1–0Olympiacos
Report
Attendance: 21,043
Olympiacos2–0 (a.e.t.)PAOK
Report

Olympiacos won 2–1 on aggregate.


Skoda Xanthi2–1AEK Athens
Report
Attendance: 2,449
Referee: Giorgos Stathopoulos (Achaia)
AEK Athens1–0Skoda Xanthi
Report
Attendance: 6,480
Referee: Giannis Stavridis (Pieria)

AEK Athens won on away goals.


Panionios0–1Asteras Tripolis
Report
Attendance: 994
Referee: Michalis Lambropoulos (Elis)
Asteras Tripolis1–0Panionios
Report
Attendance: 2,550
Referee: Dimitris Kyrkos (Epirus)

Asteras Tripolis won 2–0 on aggregate.


Panserraïkos0–0Panathinaïkos
Report
Panathinaikos2–3Panserraikos
Report
Attendance: 6,354
Referee: Giorgos Giannopoulos (Athens)

Panserraikos won 3–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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The draw took place on 26 January 2009, after the quarter-final draw.[5]

Summary

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Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
AEK Athens3–1Panserraikos3–10–0
Asteras Tripolis3–4Olympiacos2–21–2

Matches

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AEK Athens3–1Panserraikos
Report
Attendance: 7,642
Referee: Nathanail Charalabidis (Kavala)
Panserraikos0–0AEK Athens
Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Giorgos Kastanidis (Thessaloniki)

AEK Athens won 3–1 on aggregate.


Asteras Tripolis2–2Olympiacos
Report
Referee: Dimitris Kalopoulos (Thessaloniki)
Olympiacos2–1Asteras Tripolis
Report
Referee: Giorgos Daloukas (Thessaly)

Olympiacos won 4–3 on aggregate.

Final

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Top scorers

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RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Ismael BlancoAEK Athens5
DiogoOlympiacos
3 Michalis KlokidisMakedonikos4
Lazaros ChristodoulopoulosPanathinaikos
5 Emanuel PerroneAtromitos3
Gilvan CarlosZakynthos
Matt DerbyshireOlympiacos
Ante RukavinaPanathinaikos
Ignacio ScoccoAEK Athens
10 Pavlos LeptokaridisAnagennisi Giannitsa2
Fabian GerberOFI
Marko MarkovskiKallithea
Nastja ČehPanserraikos
Anastasios TriantafyllouDiagoras
Christos KanellopoulosNiki Volos
Ilias SiokosKorinthos
Rogério MartinsErgotelis
Facundo ParraAEL
Vasilios ChatzivasiliadisKastoria
Danijel CesarecAsteras Tripolis
Stavros TsoukalasDoxa Drama
Victor AgaliSkoda Xanthi
Amr El HalwaniVeria
Petros DimitriadisMakedonikos
Ilias ManikasPanetolikos
Ibrahima BakayokoPAOK
Israel SilvaKerkyra
Bennard Yao KumordziPanionios
Luciano GallettiOlympiacos
Lucio FilomenoAsteras Tripolis
Rafik DjebbourAEK Athens
Vangelis KaounosKalamata / Asteras Tripolis
Dudu CearenseOlympiacos

References

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  1. ^ ΑΕΚ-Ολυμπιακός 3-3 (4-4 παράταση,14-15 πεν.). sport24.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 21 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Olympiakos Beat AEK Athens In Historic Greek Cup Final". goal.com. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Η κλήρωση των τεσσάρων πρώτων γύρων του Κυπέλλου Ελλάδας" [Greek Cup draw results]. contra.gr (in Greek). 18 August 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Ντέρμπι ΠΑΟΚ-Αρη στο κύπελλο" [Greek Cup Round of 16 draw sets up PAOK–Aris derby]. tanea.gr (in Greek). 19 November 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Ο Ολυμπιακός περιμένει ΠΑΟΚ ή Άρη" [Olympiacos awaits PAOK or Aris]. contra.gr (in Greek). 26 January 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
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