2007–08 Greek Cup

The Greek Cup 2007-08 was the 66th edition of The Greek Football Cup, or Greek Cup for short. 69 clubs' entries were accepted for the competition.

The competition culminated with the Greek Cup Final, held at Lysandros Kaftanzoglou Stadium, Thessaloniki on 17 May 2008. The match was contested by Olympiacos and Aris, with Olympiacos taking the title 2–0.

Contents

Calendar

Round Date
First Round 1, 2 & 5 September 2007
Second Round 8 & 9 September 2007
Third Round 26 September 2007
Fourth Round 9, 10, 11, 30, 31 October,
1 November & 5 December 2007
Fifth Round 9 & 16 January 2008
Quarter-finals 27, 28 February & 5 March 2008 (1st leg)
19 & 20 March 2008 (2nd leg)
Semi-finals 2 April 2008 (1st leg)
16 April 2008 (2nd leg)
Final 17 May 2008

First round

Tie no Home team Score Away team
1 Aias Salamina 2-1 Rodos
2 Anagennisi Giannitsa 0-0 Preveza
Preveza won 2-4 on penalties
3 Aiolikos 0-0 Ilioupoli
Ilioupoli won 4-5 on penalties
4 Atsalenios 1-0 Doxa Drama
5 Neos Asteras Rethymno 0-2 Messiniakos
6 Ethnikos Olympiakos Volos 2-0 (a.e.t.) Panachaiki 2005
7 Anagennisi Arta 4-0 Panegialios
8 Korinthos 0-0 Koropi
Korinthos won 4-1 on penalties
9 Ethnikos Katerini 0-0 Kavala
Ethnikos Katerini won 4-1 on penalties
10 Prosotsani 1-2 Thermaikos
11 Eordaikos 2007 2-1 Anagennisi Karditsa
12 Niki Volos 2-1 Acharnaikos
13 Lamia 1-1 Neoi Epivates
Neoi Epivates won 3-4 on penalties
14 Thraki Enosi 1-0 AE Giannena
15 Fostiras 5-1 Thiva
16 Polykastro 1-0 (a.e.t.) Vyzas
17 Diagoras 3-0 Thyella Patras
- Panetolikos bye

Second round

Tie no Home team Score Away team
18 Panetolikos 4-0 Ionikos
19 Aias Salamina 0-2 Ethnikos Piraeus
20 Preveza 0-0 Kalamata
Preveza won 4-2 on penalties
21 Ilioupoli 1-0 Pierikos
22 Atsalenios 1-0 Panthrakikos
23 Messiniakos 0-0 Panserraikos
Messiniakos won 4-3 on penalties
24 Ethnikos Olympiakos Volos 3-1 (a.e.t.) Ilisiakos F.C.
25 Anagennisi Arta 3-4 Ethnikos Asteras
26 Korinthos 1-2 Agios Dimitrios
27 Ethnikos Katerini 1-0 Kerkyra
28 Thermaikos 1-2 (a.e.t.) Kastoria
29 Eordaikos 2007 0-2 Kallithea
30 Niki Volos 0-2 Egaleo
31 Neoi Epivates 1-2 (a.e.t.) Thrasyvoulos
32 Thraki Enosi 1-2 A.S.K. Olympiakos Volos
33 Fostiras 2-1 PAS Giannena
34 Polykastro 2-4 (a.e.t.) Agrotikos Asteras
35 Diagoras 2-0 Chaidari

Third round

Tie no Home team Score Away team
36 Panetolikos 1-2 Fostiras
37 Messiniakos 3-0 Atsalenios

Fourth round

Tie no Home team Score Away team
38 Ethnikos Piraeus 1-2 (a.e.t.) OFI
39 Preveza 3-0 (1-2)+ Veria
40 Ilioupoli 0-4 Larissa
41 Ethnikos Olympiakos Volos 0-1 Iraklis
42 Ethnikos Asteras 1-3 Panathinaikos
43 Agios Dimitrios 0-1 (a.e.t.) Aris
44 Ethnikos Katerini 1-0 Levadiakos
45 Kastoria 2-3 Panionios
46 Kallithea 1-2 Apollon Kalamaria
47 Egaleo 1-2 Skoda Xanthi
48 Thrasyvoulos 4-2 PAOK
49 A.S.K. Olympiakos Volos 1-1 Atromitos
Atromitos won 5-6 on penalties
50 Agrotikos Asteras 1-0 Ergotelis
51 Diagoras 1-2 Olympiacos
52 Fostiras 0-2 AEK Athens
53 Messiniakos 0-2 Asteras Tripoli

+ Veria had won in that match but finally forfeited due to breaching of rules.

Fifth round

Tie no Home team Score Away team
54 Thrasyvoulos 3-0 Preveza
55 Ethnikos Katerini 0-3 Aris
56 Iraklis 1-0 Panionios
57 Apollon Kalamaria 1-2 Larissa
58 Olympiacos 4-0 Panathinaikos
59 Asteras Tripolis 0-1 Atromitos
60 Agrotikos Asteras 1-1 OFI
replay OFI 5-0 Agrotikos Asteras
61 Skoda Xanthi 2-0 AEK Athens

Quarter-finals

1st leg

February 27, 2008
 Olympiacos 2 – 0 Iraklis Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus
Referee: G. Kasnaferis (Athens)
Mendrinos  5'  9'
February 27, 2008
 Skoda Xanthi 0 – 0 Aris Skoda Xanthi Arena, Xanthi
Referee: M. Koukoulakis (Heraklion)
February 28, 2008
 Atromitos 3 – 1 OFI Peristeri Stadium, Peristeri (Athens)
Referee: D. Kalopoulos (Thessaloniki)
Perrone  68'
Tsigkas  76'
Geladaris  83'		 Sfakianakis  24'
March 5, 2008
 Thrasyvoulos 1 – 0 Larissa Fyli Stadium, Fyli
Referee: D. Kyrkos (Epirus)
Charalambakis  33'

2nd leg

March 19, 2008
 Iraklis 2 – 2
(agg. 2 – 4)		 Olympiacos Lysandros Kaftanzoglou Stadium, Thessaloniki
Referee: I. Stavridis (Pieria)
Aarón  42'
Flavio Dias  88'		 Bantis  10' (o.g.)
Mitroglou  23'
March 19, 2008
 OFI 2 – 1
(agg. 3 – 4)		 Atromitos Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion
Referee: A. Kakos (Corfu)
Simić  67'
Michailidis  72' (o.g.)		 Luciano  95'
March 19, 2008
 Larissa 1 – 3
(agg. 1 – 4)		 Thrasyvoulos Alkazar, Larissa
Referee: L. Polatian (Pella)
Metin  70' Barrientos  50'  74'  89' (pen.)
March 20, 2008
 Aris 1 – 0
(agg. 1 – 0)		 Skoda Xanthi Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium, Thessaloniki
Referee: G. Daloukas (Thessaly)
Jahić  72'

Semi-finals

1st leg

April 2, 2008
 Thrasyvoulos 2 – 3 Olympiacos Fyli Stadium, Fyli
Referee: D. Kyrkos (Epirus)
Anastasakos  30'
Bris  35'		 Mendrinos  18'
Núñez  29'
Kovačević  88'
April 2, 2008
 Aris 1 – 0 Atromitos Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium, Thessaloniki
Referee: M. Koukoulakis (Heraklion)
Toni Calvo  97' (pen.)

2nd leg

April 16, 2008
 Olympiacos 3 – 1
(agg. 6 – 3)		 Thrasyvoulos Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus
Referee: S. Tritsonis (Athens)
Kovačević  14'
Konstantinou  15'
Núñez  21'		 Manikas  33'
April 16, 2008
 Atromitos 1 – 2
(agg. 1 – 3)		 Aris Peristeri Stadium, Peristeri (Athens)
Referee: L. Polatian (Pella)
Nikolopoulos  93' Koke  77'
Ivić  82'

Final

The 66th Greek Cup Final was played at the Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki. There would be no replay even if the match was drawn; instead, extra time would be used to decide the Winners. If extra time failed to separate the two sides, the match would go to penalty kicks.

May 17, 2008
 Olympiacos 2 – 0 Aris Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki
Attendance: 19,199
Referee: Giorgos Kasnaferis (Athens)
Kovačević  33'
Żewłakow  53'

Olympiacos
Aris
OLYMPIACOS:
GK 71 Antonis Nikopolidis
DF  2 Christos Patsatzoglou
DF 15 Raúl Bravo 21'
DF 18 Paraskevas Antzas
DF 14 Michał Żewłakow
MF 35 Vasilis Torosidis
MF  6 Ieroklis Stoltidis
MF  7 Luciano Galletti 85'
MF 11 Predrag Đorđević 87'
FW  9 Darko Kovačević 84' 91'
FW 22 Kostas Mitroglou 82'
Substitutes:
DF 30 Tasos Pantos 82'
MF 77 Mirnes Šišić 85'
FW 23 Michalis Konstantinou 91'
Manager:
José Segura
Aris:
GK 12 Marian Kelemen
DF  2 Neto
DF 15 Nikos Karabelas 61'
DF  5 Ronaldo Guiaro 80'
DF  4 Avraam Papadopoulos
MF 26 Sanel Jahić
MF  6 Kostas Nebegleras
MF 18 Vladan Ivić
MF 20 Javito 63'
FW 11 Siston
FW 10 Koke
Substitutes:
FW 14 Felipe Sanchón 61'
MF  7 Toni Calvo 63'
MF  9 Thiago Gentil 80'
Manager:
Dušan Bajević

MATCH OFFICIALS

  • Assistant referees:
    • Saraidaris
    • Kalaitzidis

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Five named subtitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

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