1987–88 Greek Cup
The Greek Cup 1987–88 was the 46th edition of The Greek Football Cup, or Greek Cup for short.
Tournament details
Totally 70 teams participated, 16 from Alpha Ethniki, 18 from Beta, and 36 from Gamma. It was held in 7 rounds, included final. An Additional Round was held between First and Second, with 3 matches, in order that the teams would continue to be 32.
It was an enough eventful year, that was marked by hard confrontations in the cases of "strong" pairs. In Third Round, Olympiacos eliminated AEK Athens with 1–1 draw at home and 3–1 win away, in a much debated match. In semi-finals, Olympiacos eliminated cup winners, OFI, and Panathinaikos the champions of the season, Larissa.
The Final between the eternal enemies was an occasion for expiation, as well as both teams realised mediocre course in the championship. The match was nervous, however kept effervescent interesting until the end, since it was judged in the penalty shootout, after a 2–2 draw (3 of totally 4 goals was scored by penalties). Nikos Sarganis was elected "hero", warding off two shots and scoring in one in the process. For Olympiacos it was the third time that they lost the match in penalty shootout, afterwards 1974 and 1976. Dimitris Saravakos with 10 goals was elected as first scorer.
First round
Home team | Score | Away team | ||
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Apollon Kalamaria | 2–0 | Panargiakos | ||
Korinthos | 3–0 | Proodeftiki | ||
Ethnikos Olympiakos Volos | 3–1 | Apollon Athens | ||
Levadiakos | 3–0 | Lamia | ||
Panserraikos | 3–1 | Edessaikos | ||
Makedonikos | 1–1 | Charavgiakos | ||
Charavgiakos won 5-4 on penalties | ||||
Doxa Drama | 7–1 | Athinaikos | ||
Ethnikos Piraeus | 3–4 | Anagennisi Karditsa | ||
Panathinaikos | 2–0 | Chalkida | ||
Trikala | 2–1 | Acharnaikos | ||
Kerkyra | 1–0 | Panachaiki | ||
Aris Nikea | 1–1 | Ethnikos Asteras | ||
Ethnikos Asteras won 6-5 on penalties | ||||
AEK Athens | 3–1 | Iraklis | ||
Aiolikos | 0–4 | Kastoria | ||
Larissa | 3–0 | Veria | ||
Kavala | 2–1 | Rodos | ||
Polykastro | 1–2 | PAS Giannina | ||
Pannafpliakos | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Naousa | ||
Panetolikos | 4–0 | Messiniakos | ||
Anagennisi Neapoli | 0–0 | Eordaikos | ||
Anagennisi won 5-4 on penalties | ||||
Anagennisi Arta | 0–1 | PAOK | ||
Irodotos | 3–1 | Ionikos | ||
Egaleo | 1–1 | Alexandria | ||
Egaleo won 6-5 on penalties | ||||
Kallithea | 3–1 | Kalamata | ||
Olympiacos | 4–0 | Agrotikos Asteras | ||
Pierikos | 3–1 | EAR Rethymno | ||
OFI | 4–0 | Nestos | ||
Panelefsiniakos | 1–1 | Pandramaikos | ||
Pandramaikos won 5-4 on penalties | ||||
Panionios | 2–4 | Xanthi | ||
Aris | 4–0 | Ergotelis | ||
Niki Volos | 1–3 | Diagoras | ||
Kozani | 4–1 | Olympiakos Chalkida | ||
Atromitos | 4–2 | Anagennisi Kolindros | ||
Achaiki | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Kilkisiakos | ||
Panarkadikos | 3–1 | Ethnikos Alexandroupoli |
Additional Round
Home team | Score | Away team | ||
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Panetolikos | 0–2 | Diagoras | ||
Pandramaikos | 0–0 | Atromitos | ||
Pandramaikos won 4-3 on penalties | ||||
Panathinaikos | 7–1 | Kavala |
Second round
Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Egaleo | 3-1 | Ethnikos Asteras | 1-1 | 2-0 |
Pierikos | 3-6 | Larissa | 2-3 | 1-3 |
Xanthi | 7-1 | Achaiki | 4-0 | 3-1 |
Apollon Kalamaria | 4-2 | Anagennisi Karditsa | 2-0 | 2-2 |
Charavgiakos | 0-1 | Diagoras | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Kallithea | 3-4 | AEK Athens | 3-2 | 0-2 |
PAS Giannina | 3-1 | Pandramaikos | 1-0 | 2-1 |
Ethnikos Olympiakos Volos | 0-6 | Olympiacos | 0-1 | 0-5 |
Aris | 4-2 | Korinthos | 1-0 | 3-2 (a.e.t.) |
Kozani | 1-3 | Doxa Drama | 1-2 | 0-1 |
Trikala | 2-1 | Pannafpliakos | 2-0 | 0-1 |
OFI (a.g.) | 2-2 | Levadiakos | 0-0 | 2-2 |
Anagennisi Neapoli | 1-2 | Irodotos | 1-0 | 0-2 |
PAOK | 3-4 | Kastoria | 2-1 | 1-3 |
Panserraikos | 0-2 | Panathinaikos | 0-0 | 0-2 |
Kerkyra | 0-1 | Panarkadikos | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Third round
Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Olympiakos | 4-2 | AEK Athens | 1-1 | 3-1 |
Aris | 2-2 | Larissa (a.g.) | 2-1 | 0-1 |
Doxa Drama | 2-3 | Apollon Kalamaria | 2-1 | 0-2 |
Egaleo | 0-7 | OFI | 0-0 | 0-7 |
Irodotos | 5-4 | Diagoras | 2-2 | 3-2 |
PAS Giannina | 3-10 | Panathinaikos | 1-2 | 2-8 |
Trikala | 2-1 | Panarkadikos | 2-0 | 0-1 |
Kastoria | 4-3 | Xanthi | 3-2 | 1-1 |
Quarter-finals
First legs were played on February 24, 1988 and second on March 9.
Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Apollon Kalamaria | 1-2 | Olympiacos | 0-0 | 1-2 |
OFI | 4-2 | Trikala | 3-2 | 1-0 |
Irodotos | 0-6 | Panathinaikos | 0-4 | 0-2 |
Larissa | 1-0 | Kastoria | 1-0 | 0-0 |
Semi-finals
First legs were played on March 30, 1988. Second legs were played on April 20.
Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Panathinaikos | 4-1 | Larissa | 1-0 | 3-1 |
Olympiacos | 3-1 | OFI | 3-0 | 0-1 |
Final
The 46th Greek Cup Final was played at the Athens Olympic Stadium "Spyridon Louis".
May 8, 1988 |
Panathinaikos | 2 – 2 (a.e.t.) |
Olympiacos |
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Saravakos 31' (pen.) Dimopoulos 102' |
Funes 59' (pen.) 98' (pen.) | |
Penalties | ||
Vlachos Sarganis Dimopoulos Georgamlis |
4 – 3 | Alexiou Baniotis Chatzidis Apostolakis Funes |
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MATCH OFFICIALS
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MATCH RULES
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References
- Greek Cup 1987-88 at RSSSF
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