Football tournament season
2015–16 Greek CupTournament details |
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Country | Greece |
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Teams | 34 |
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Defending champions | Olympiacos |
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Final positions |
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Champions | AEK Athens (15th title) |
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Runner-up | Olympiacos |
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Tournament statistics |
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Matches played | 80 |
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Goals scored | 208 (2.6 per match) |
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Top goal scorer(s) | Diego Buonanotte (5 goals) |
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The 2015–16 Greek Football Cup was the 74th edition of the Greek Football Cup. A total of 34 clubs were accepted to enter. The competition commenced on 9 September 2015 with the preliminary round and was planned to conclude on 23 April 2016 with the final, at the Olympic Stadium.
The cup was cancelled by the Greek government on 3 March 2016, following crowd violence.[1] On 5 April 2016, FIFA Emergency Committee decided to provide the Greek authorities with a deadline to have the cancellation of the competition reversed before 15 April 2016 or the Hellenic Football Federation would face an automatic suspension.[2] The Greek authorities announced on deadline day that the Greek Football Cup will be resumed after an agreement reached with FIFA, UEFA and Hellenic Football Federation.[3]
A new schedule with the remaining match was announced with the final being played on 7 May 2016,[4] but the final was later postponed to 17 May 2016 after first the Deputy Minister of Sports Stavros Kontonis imposed the referees of his choice in the final. It was the beginning of the era of consolidation in Greek football.[5][6]AEK Athens earned the trophy with a 2–1[7][8] win over Olympiacos.
Teams
Round | Clubs remaining | Clubs involved | Winners from previous round | New entries | Leagues entering |
Preliminary round | 34 | 4 | none | 4 | Football League |
Group Stage | 32 | 32 | 2 | 30 | Super League |
Round of 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | none | none |
Quarter-finals | 8 | 8 | 8 | none | none |
Semi-finals | 4 | 4 | 4 | none | none |
Final | 2 | 2 | 2 | none | none |
Calendar
Round | Date(s) | Fixtures | Clubs | New entries |
Preliminary round | 9, 10, 16 September 2015 | 4 | 34 → 32 | 4 |
Group Stage | 27–29 October, 1–3 & 15–17 December 2015 | 48 | 32 → 16 | 30 |
Round of 16 | 5–7, 12–14 January 2016 | 16 | 16 → 8 | none |
Quarter-finals | 27, 28 January & 3, 4, 10, 11 February 2016 | 8 | 8 → 4 | none |
Semi-finals | 2 March, 20, 26, 27 April 2016 | 3 | 4 → 2 | none |
Final | 17 May 2016 | 1 | 2 → 1 | none |
Source:[9]
Participating clubs
Preliminary round
The draw for this round took place on 4 September 2015.
Summary
Matches
Referee: Dionysis Zougras (Kozani)
Kallithea won 2–0 on aggregate.
Referee: Aristotelis Diamantopoulos (
Arcadia)
Referee: Nikolaos Poulimas (
Corfu)
Acharnaikos won 1–0 on aggregate.
Group stage
The draw for this round took place on 17 September 2015.
Group A
Source: epo.gr
Referee: Konstantinos Balatsoukas (Thesprotia)
Referee: Dimitris Karantonis (
Imathia)
Referee: Vangelis Kiotzenis (Thrace)
Referee: Ananias Fotiadis (Serres)
Referee: Georgios Kominis (Thesprotia)
Referee: Giorgos Kyzas (
Drama)
Group B
Source: epo.gr
Zakynthians Olympic Champions Ground,
Zakynthos Referee: Giorgos Michailidis (Boeotia)
Referee: Giorgos Kyzas (
Drama)
Referee: Spyros Stathopoulos (West Attica)
Zakynthians Olympic Champions Ground,
Zakynthos Referee: Aristotelis Diamantopoulos (
Arcadia)
Group C
Source: epo.gr
Referee: Alexandros Tsamouris (
Piraeus)
Referee: Dimitris Karantonis (
Imathia)
Referee: Giannis Delfakis (
Arcadia)
Referee: Spyros Stathopoulos (West Attica)
Group D
Source: epo.gr
Referee: Fotis Fotiadis (Kastoria)
Referee: Stavros Tritsonis (
Athens)
Referee: Triantafyllos Tikas (Karditsa)
Referee: Spyros Selimos (Laconia)
Referee: Michalis Voskakis (Rethymno)
Referee: Alexandros Katsikogiannis (
Epirus)
Group E
Source: epo.gr
Referee: Georgios Kominis (Thesprotia)
Referee: Apostolos Simaiakis (Chalkidiki)
Aigio National Stadium,
Aigio Referee: Alexandros Katsikogiannis (
Epirus)
Aigio National Stadium,
Aigio Referee: Evangelos Gratsanis (Trikala)
Referee: Andreas Pappas (
Athens)
Group F
Source: epo.gr
Referee: Vasilis Fotias (Pella)
Referee: Aristidis Vatsios (West Attica)
Referee: Evangelos Gratsanis (Trikala)
Referee: Christos Mitsios (
Epirus)
Referee: Stavros Mantalos (
Athens)
Group G
Source: epo.gr
Attendance: 500
Referee: Giannis Delfakis (
Arcadia)
Referee: Andreas Gamaris (
Athens)
Attendance: 2,160
Referee: Aristotelis Diamantopoulos (
Arcadia)
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Athanasios Sezos (Kilkis)
Group H
Source: epo.gr
Rules for classification: 1. Points 2. Head-to-head points 3. Goals scored 4. Goals against 5. Play-offs (neutral ground).
Referee: Evangelos Gratsanis (Trikala)
Referee: Marios Lampropoulos (Elis)
Referee: Aristeidis Vatsios (West Attica)
Referee: Christos Granas (Xanthi)
Referee: Fotis Fotiadis (Kastoria)
Knockout phase
Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the final, was 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 final, which were played as 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.
The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:
- In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners are seeded, and the eight group runners-up are unseeded.
The seeded teams are drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. - In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there are no seedings, and teams from the same group can be drawn against each other.
Bracket
Round of 16
The draw for this round took place on 18 December 2015.[10]
Seeding
Summary
Matches
Referee: Spyros Selimos (Laconia)
Referee: Athanasios Sezos (Kilkis)
Panionios won 2–0 on aggregate.
Referee: Alexandros Aretopoulos (Trikala)
Atromitos won 2–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Alexandros Katsikogiannis (
Epirus)
Olympiacos won 10–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Stavros Mantalos (
Athens)
Referee: Dimitrios Karantonis (
Imathia)
Panathinaikos won on away goals.
Referee: Athanasios Giachos (Chios)
AEK Athens won 3–0 on aggregate.
Referee: Triantafyllos Tikas (Karditsa)
Referee: Fotis Fotiadis (Kastoria)
Asteras Tripolis won 6–0 on aggregate.
Referee: Dimitrios Karantonis (
Imathia)
Referee: Georgios Kominis (Thesprotia)
PAOK won 4–2 on aggregate.
Referee: Dimitrios Thanos (Grevena)
Referee: Athanasios Tzilos (
Larissa)
Iraklis won 2–0 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
The draw for this round took place on 15 January 2016.[11]
Summary
Matches
Referee: Michalis Voskakis (Rethymnο)
Referee: Athanasios Tzilos (
Larissa)
PAOK won on away goals.
Referee: Christos Mitsios (
Epirus)
Referee: Angelos Evangelou (
Athens)
Olympiacos won 6–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Giannis Delfakis (
Arcadia)
Referee: Dimitris Thanos (Grevena)
AEK Athens won 5–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Christos Mitsios (
Epirus)
Atromitos won 1–0 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
The draw for this round took place on 19 February 2016. After the PAOK–Olympiacos match on 2 March being abandoned due to crowd violence, the Cup was cancelled,[1] before being resumed on 15 April 2016.[3] New dates for the competition were announced by Hellenic Football Federation and the other first leg match was played on 20 April while the second leg matches were played on 26 and 27 April 2016.[4]
Summary
Matches
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Alexis Aretopoulos (Trikala)
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Giorgos Kyzas (
Drama)
AEK Athens won 2–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Andreas Pappas (
Athens)
Match abandoned in the 90th minute with the score at 1–2.[12] It was later awarded as a 0–3 win for Olympiacos.[13]
Referee: Charalampos Kalogeropoulos (
Athens)
PAOK didn't show up to the match.[14]
Olympiacos won 6–0 on aggregate.
Final
After the cup was resumed the Hellenic Football Federation announced that the final would be played on 7 May 2016,[4] but it was later postponed to 15 May 2016.[5][6] It was again postponed to 17 May 2016.[15]
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Top scorers
References
- ^ a b "Greek Cup cancelled by government following crowd violence". Reuters. Reuters. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ^ "FIFA Emergency Committee provides Greece a new deadline to resume Cup competition". FIFA. 5 April 2016. Archived from the original on April 8, 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- ^ a b Επανέναρξη του Κυπέλλου Ελλάδας στο ποδόσφαιρο [Reopening of Greek Cup Football] (in Greek). Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ a b c Κύπελλο Ελλάδας: Οι ημερομηνίες ημιτελικών-τελικού [Greece Cup: The semi-final dates] (in Greek). Hellenic Football Federation. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- ^ a b Ανακοίνωση Ε.Π.Ο. (6/5/2016) [Announcement of the AEC (6/5/2016)] (in Greek). Hellenic Football Federation. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ a b Αποφάσεις Επιτροπής Εκτάκτων Θεμάτων (7/5/2016) [Commission Decisions of Extraordinary Affairs (05.07.2016)] (in Greek). Hellenic Football Federation. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ ΑΕΚ-Ολυμπιακός 2–1. cnn.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ "AEK winner of Greek cup 2016". neoskosmos.com. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- ^ "Ημερομηνίες αγώνων Κυπέλλου επαγγελματικών ομάδων περιόδου 2015-2016" (PDF). 14 September 2015. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ^ "Τα ζευγάρια της φάσης των «16» του Κυπέλλου" [Greek Cup Round of 16 draw results]. in.gr (in Greek). 18 December 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Τα ζευγάρια των προημιτελικών του κυπέλλου Ελλάδας" [Greek Cup Quarter-finals draw results]. tovima.gr (in Greek). 15 January 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Violence sees Greek Cup semi-final abandoned". BBC Sport. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ^ Αποφάσεις Επιτροπής Εφέσεων 14/4/2016 [Commission Decisions Appeals 04/14/2016]. epo.gr (in Greek). 14 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ "Δεν κατέβηκε στο Καραϊσκάκη ο ΠΑΟΚ – Στον τελικό ο Ολυμπιακός". news.gr.
- ^ "ΕΠΟ: Στις 17 Μαΐου ο τελικός Κυπέλλου με τους ίδιους οργανωτικούς όρους - Press Publica - Δημοσιογραφία για το δημόσιο συμφέρον". presspublica.gr. 11 May 2016.
External links
- 2015–16 Greek Football Cup at the Greek Football Federation site (Greek)
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