2017–18 Greek Football Cup

Football tournament season
2017–18 Greek Cup
Tournament details
CountryGreece
Teams33
Defending championsPAOK
Final positions
ChampionsPAOK (6th title)
Runner-upAEK Athens
Tournament statistics
Matches played76
Goals scored199 (2.62 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Pedro Conde
Aleksandar Prijović
Lazaros Christodoulopoulos
(6 goals each)

The 2017–18 Greek Football Cup was the 76th edition of the Greek Football Cup. A total of 33 clubs were accepted to enter. The competition commenced in September 2017 with the preliminary round and concluded on 12 May 2018 with the Final. PAOK won the competition for second consecutive year beating AEK Athens 2–0[1][2] in the final held at the Olympic Stadium.

Teams

Round Clubs
remaining		 Clubs
involved		 Winners from
previous round		 New entries Leagues entering
Preliminary Round 33 2 none 2 Football League
Group Stage 32 32 1 31 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 20 & 30 August 2017 2 33 → 32 2
Group Stage 19–21 September, 24–26 October & 28–30 November 2017 45 32 → 16 31
Round of 16 19–21 December 2017 & 9–11 January 2018 16 16 → 8 none
Quarter-finals 24, 25 January & 7, 8 February 2018 8 8 → 4 none
Semi-finals 27, 28 February, 1 March & 17–19 April 2018 4 4 → 2 none
Final 12 May 2018 1 2 → 1 none

Participating clubs

2017–18 Super League 2017–18 Football League

Preliminary round

The draw for this round took place in August 2017.

Summary

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Aiginiakos 2–2 (a) Veria 1–0 1–2

Matches

Aiginiakos1–0Veria
 Report
Giannis Paralikidis Stadium, Aiginio
Referee: Giorgos Tzovaras (Phthiotis)
Veria2–1Aiginiakos
  • Eva 24'
  • Souliotis 88'
 Report
Referee: Ioannis Papadopoulos (Macedonia)

Aiginiakos won on away goals.

Group stage

The draw for this round took place on 11 August 2017.[3]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification OFI PLA APS IRA
1 OFI 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6 Round of 16 1–0 2–1 —
2 Platanias 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3 — 1–0 —
3 Apollon Smyrnis 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 0 — — —
4 Iraklis[a] (W) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew — — —
Source: epo.gr
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) head-to-head points, 3) head-to-head goal difference, 4) head-to-head best offense, 5) overall goal difference, 6) overall best offense, 7) overall best defense
(W) Withdrew
Notes:
  1. ^ Iraklis withdrew from the league because of Financial Problems. The founding club (Athlitiki Enosis Pontion Katerini) stopped to exist too. The original Gymnastikos Syllogos Iraklis would decide if a new football team will start from the Third Category of the local championship Macedonia Football Clubs Association, or if the football team of G.S. Iraklis will be merged with 1st category (A1) Macedonia Football Clubs Association club Iraklis Ampelokipi, as it happened before 5 years with Athlitiki Enosis Pontion Katerinis F.C.. The club was therefore automatically disqualified from the tournament.
Platanias1–0Apollon Smyrnis
Report
Referee: Aristotelis Diamantopoulos (Arcadia)
OFI1–0Platanias
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OFI2–1Apollon Smyrnis
 Report
Referee: Aristotelis Diamantopoulos (Arcadia)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAOK LEV APP AIG
1 PAOK 3 3 0 0 8 1 +7 9 Round of 16 2–1 — —
2 Levadiakos 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 6 — — 5–0
3 Apollon Pontou 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3 0–1 1–2 —
4 Aiginiakos 3 0 0 3 0 11 −11 0 0–5 — 0–1
Source: epo.gr
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) head-to-head points, 3) head-to-head goal difference, 4) head-to-head best offense, 5) overall goal difference, 6) overall best offense, 7) overall best defense
Aiginiakos0–1Apollon Pontou
Report
Giannis Paralikidis Stadium, Aiginio
Referee: Dimitris Maloutas (Imathia)
PAOK2–1Levadiakos
 Report
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Alexandros Tsamouris (Piraeus)
Levadiakos5–0Aiginiakos
 Report
Referee: Angelos Zaravinos (Athens)
Apollon Pontou0–1PAOK
Report
Referee: Stefanos Koumparakis (Thrace)
Aiginiakos0–5PAOK
Report
Referee: Konstantinos Kotsanis (Drama)
Apollon Pontou1–2Levadiakos
 Report
Referee: Vasilis Fotias (Pella)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification AEK LAM APL KAL
1 AEK Athens 3 3 0 0 12 2 +10 9 Round of 16 2–0 — —
2 Lamia 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6 — — 1–0
3 Apollon Larissa 3 1 0 2 3 10 −7 3 0–7 0–2 —
4 Kallithea 3 0 0 3 3 6 −3 0 2–3 — 1–2
Source: epo.gr
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) head-to-head points, 3) head-to-head goal difference, 4) head-to-head best offense, 5) overall goal difference, 6) overall best offense, 7) overall best defense
AEK Athens2–0Lamia
 Report
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Referee: Dimitris Styliaras (Aetoloacarnania)
Kallithea1–2Apollon Larissa
  • Zezaj 7'
 Report
  • Sachinidis 15' (pen.), 63'
Referee: Alexandros Dragatis (East Attica)
Lamia1–0Kallithea
  • Wanderson 70'
 Report
Referee: Vangelis Gratsanis (Trikala)
Apollon Larissa0–7AEK Athens
Report
Referee: Vasilis Fotias (Pella)
Apollon Larissa0–2Lamia
Report
Referee: Georgios Vreskas (Pieria)
Kallithea2–3AEK Athens
  • Papangelis 32'
  • Talento 38' (pen.)
 Report
Referee: Andreas Gamaris (Athens)

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ATR TRI KER SPA
1 Atromitos 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Round of 16 — 1–0 —
2 Trikala 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5 1–1 0–0 —
3 Kerkyra 3 1 1 1 6 2 +4 4 — — 6–1
4 Sparta 3 0 0 3 2 13 −11 0 0–4 1–3 —
Source: epo.gr
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) head-to-head points, 3) head-to-head goal difference, 4) head-to-head best offense, 5) overall goal difference, 6) overall best offense, 7) overall best defense
Atromitos1–0Kerkyra
 Report
Referee: Athanasios Tzilos (Larissa)
Sparta1–3Trikala
 Report
Sparta Municipal Stadium, Sparta
Referee: Evaggelos Manouchos (Argolida)
Kerkyra6–1Sparta
Report
  • Belis 35'
Referee: Fotis Fotiadis (Kastoria)
Trikala1–1Atromitos
Report
Referee: Giorgos Lamprou (Euboea)
Sparta0–4Atromitos
Report
  • Madson 17'
  • Warda 28', 38'
  • Mensah 75'
Sparta Municipal Stadium, Sparta
Referee: Nikolaos Makrypodis (Achaea)
Trikala0–0Kerkyra
Report
Referee: Aristomenis Koutsiaftis (Arta)

Group E

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification OLY AST AOC ACH
1 Olympiacos 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Round of 16 2–1 — —
2 Asteras Tripolis 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6 — 2–1 —
3 AO Chania−Kissamikos 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 1–1 — 1–0
4 Acharnaikos 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 0 0–3 0–3[a] —
Source: epo.gr
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) head-to-head points, 3) head-to-head goal difference, 4) head-to-head best offense, 5) overall goal difference, 6) overall best offense, 7) overall best defense
Notes:
Olympiacos2−1Asteras Tripolis
 Report
Referee: Ioannis Neofytiadis (Corinthia)
AO Chania−Kissamikos1−0Acharnaikos
 Report
Referee: Giorgos Kounalakis (Xanthi)
Acharnaikos0−3Olympiacos
Report
Referee: Andreas Gamaris (Athens)
Asteras Tripolis2−1AO Chania−Kissamikos
Report
Referee: Evangelos Manouchos (Argolida)
Acharnaikos0−3
(Awarded)		Asteras Tripolis
AO Chania−Kissamikos1−1Olympiacos
  • Apostolidis 68'
 Report
Referee: Charalambos Sotiriadis (Lasithi)

Group F

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification XAN PNE PNS ERG
1 Xanthi 3 3 0 0 8 3 +5 9 Round of 16 2–0 — —
2 Panetolikos 3 2 0 1 7 2 +5 6 — 2–0 —
3 Panserraikos 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3 1–2 — 2–0
4 Ergotelis 3 0 0 3 2 11 −9 0 2–4 0–5 —
Source: epo.gr
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) head-to-head points, 3) head-to-head goal difference, 4) head-to-head best offense, 5) overall goal difference, 6) overall best offense, 7) overall best defense
Panserraikos2–0Ergotelis
 Report
Referee: Stathis Gortsilas (Macedonia)
Xanthi2–0Panetolikos
 Report
Referee: Dimitrios Karantonis (Imathia)
Ergotelis2–4Xanthi
 Report
Referee: Petros Tsangarakis (Chania)
Panetolikos2–0Panserraikos
 Report
Referee: Evangelos Kordolemis (East Attica)
Panserraikos1–2Xanthi
  • Zygeridis 90'
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Referee: Athanasios Sezos (Kilkis)
Ergotelis0–5Panetolikos
Report
Referee: Alexandros Tsamouris (Piraeus)

Group G

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAS PGSS ARIS PNG
1 PAS Giannina 3 1 2 0 5 2 +3 5 Round of 16 — — 3–0
2 Panionios 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 1–1 — —
3 Aris 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 1–1 1–2 —
4 Panegialios 3 1 0 2 1 4 −3 3 — 1–0 0–1
Source: epo.gr
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) head-to-head points, 3) head-to-head goal difference, 4) head-to-head best offense, 5) overall goal difference, 6) overall best offense, 7) overall best defense
Panionios1–1PAS Giannina
Report
Referee: Giorgos Tzovaras (Phthiotis)
Panegialios0–1Aris
Report
Aigio National Stadium, Aigio
Referee: Angelos Adamopoulos (Zakynthos)
PAS Giannina3–0Panegialios
 Report
Referee: Nikolaos Poulimas (Corfu)
Aris1–2Panionios
 Report
Referee: Dimitrios Karantonis (Imathia)
Aris1–1PAS Giannina
Report
Referee: Alexandros Aretopoulos (Trikala)
Panegialios1–0Panionios
Report
Aigio National Stadium, Aigio
Referee: Konstantinos Balatsoukas (Thesprotia)

Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification PAO AEL PNC ASA
1 Panathinaikos 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Round of 16 2–0 — —
2 AEL 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4 — 3–0 —
3 Panachaiki 3 1 1 1 2 4 −2 4 1–1 — 1–0
4 Anagennisi Karditsa 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1 1–2 0–0 —
Source: epo.gr
Rules for classification: 1) points, 2) head-to-head points,[4] 3) head-to-head goal difference,[5] 4) head-to-head best offense,[6] 5) overall goal difference,[7] 6) overall best offense,[8] 7) overall best defense.[9]
Panachaiki1–0Anagennisi Karditsa
 Report
Referee: Georgios Markantonatos (Elis)
Panathinaikos2–0AEL
 Report
Referee: Praxitelis Zachariadis (Macedonia)
Anagennisi Karditsa1–2Panathinaikos
Report
AEL3–0Panachaiki
Report
Referee: Manolis Skoulas (Thessaly)
Anagennisi Karditsa0–0AEL
Report
Referee: Vangelis Gratsanis (Trikala)
Panachaiki1–1Panathinaikos
 Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Georgios Blanas (Messinia)

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 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                  
1 Levadiakos 1 0 1
16 PAS Giannina 0 4 4
PAS Giannina 1 2 3
AEL (a.e.t.) 2 3 5
8 AEL 3 0 3
9 Xanthi 0 2 2
AEL 2 0 2
AEK Athens (a) 1 1 2
5 Platanias 0 0 0
12 Olympiacos 2 2 4
Olympiacos 0 1 1
AEK Athens 0 2 2
4 Panetolikos 0 0 0
13 AEK Athens 4 1 5
AEK Athens 0
PAOK 2
6 Panionios 2 1 3
11 OFI 0 0 0
Panionios 1 4 5
Lamia 0 1 1
3 Lamia 4 0 4
14 Panathinaikos 1 1 2
Panionios 1 1 2
PAOK 3 3 6
7 Trikala 1 1 2
10 PAOK 5 2 7
PAOK 2 3 5
Atromitos 0 1 1
2 Asteras Tripolis 0 0 0
15 Atromitos 1 1 2

Round of 16

The draw for this round took place on 4 December 2017.[10]

Seeding

Seeded teams
Team
OFI
PAOK
AEK Athens
Atromitos
Olympiacos
Xanthi
PAS Giannina
Panathinaikos
Unseeded teams
Team
Platanias
Levadiakos
Lamia
Trikala
Asteras Tripolis
Panetolikos
Panionios
AEL

Summary

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Platanias 0–4 Olympiacos 0–2 0–2
Asteras Tripolis 0–2 Atromitos 0–1 0–1
Levadiakos 1–4 PAS Giannina 1–0 0–4
Lamia 4–2 Panathinaikos 4–1 0–1
Panetolikos 0–5 AEK Athens 0–4 0–1
Trikala 2–7 PAOK 1–5 1–2
Panionios 3–0 OFI 2–0 1–0
AEL 3–2 Xanthi 3–0 0–2

Matches

Platanias0−2Olympiacos
Report
Referee: Alexandros Katsikogiannis (Epirus)
Olympiacos2−0Platanias
 Report
Referee: Aristomenis Koutsiaftis (Arta)

Olympiacos won 4–0 aggregate.

Asteras Tripolis0−1Atromitos
Report
Referee: Aristidis Vatsios (West Attica)
Atromitos1−0Asteras Tripolis
Report
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Athens)

Atromitos won 2–0 aggregate.

Levadiakos1–0PAS Giannina
  • Favaro 89'
 Report
Referee: Giorgos Tzovaras (Phthiotis)
PAS Giannina4–0Levadiakos
 Report
Referee: Stavros Mantalos (Athens)

PAS Giannina won 4–1 aggregate.

Lamia4–1Panathinaikos
 Report
Referee: Alexandros Aretopoulos (Trikala)
Panathinaikos1–0Lamia
 Report
Referee: Giorgos Kominis (Thesprotia)

Lamia won 4–2 aggregate.

Panetolikos0−4AEK Athens
Report
Referee: Praxitelis Zachariadis (Macedonia)
AEK Athens1−0Panetolikos
  • Lopes 65'
 Report
Olympic Stadium, Marousi
Referee: Alexandros Tsamouris (Piraeus)

AEK Athens won 5–0 aggregate.

Trikala1–5PAOK
 Report
Referee: Vasilis Fotias (Pella)
PAOK2–1Trikala
 Report
Referee: Fotis Fotiadis (Kastoria)

PAOK won 7–2 aggregate.

Panionios2–0OFI
 Report
Referee: Giorgos Lamprou (Euboea)
OFI0–1Panionios
Report

Panionios won 3–0 aggregate.

AEL3–0Xanthi
 Report
Referee: Ioannis Papadopoulos (Macedonia)
Xanthi2–0AEL
Report
Referee: Athanasios Sezos (Kilkis)

AEL won 3–2 aggregate.

Quarter-finals

The draw for this round took place on 15 January 2018.[11]

Summary

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
PAOK 5–1 Atromitos 2–0 3–1
Panionios 5–1 Lamia 1–0 4–1
Olympiacos 1–2 AEK Athens 0–0 1–2
PAS Giannina 3–5 AEL 1–2 2–3 (a.e.t.)

Matches

PAOK2–0Atromitos
 Report
Referee: Athanasios Tzilos (Larissa)
Atromitos1–3PAOK
Report
Referee: Dimitris Styliaras (Aetoloacarnania)

PAOK won 5–1 on aggregate.

Panionios1–0Lamia
Report
Referee: Dimitrios Thanos (Grevena)
Lamia1–4Panionios
Report

Panionios won 5–1 on aggregate.

Olympiacos0–0AEK Athens
Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Dodecanese)
AEK Athens2–1Olympiacos
Report
Olympic Stadium, Marousi
Attendance: 22,035
Referee: Georgios Kominis (Thesprotia)

AEK Athens won 2–1 on aggregate.

PAS Giannina1–2AEL
  • Conde 13'
 Report
Referee: Georgios Kominis (Thesprotia)
AEL3–2 (a.e.t.)PAS Giannina
 Report
  • Conde 22', 82'
Referee: Dimitrios Karantonis (Imathia)

AEL won 5–3 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

The draw for this round took place on 12 February 2018.[12]

Summary

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Panionios 2–6 PAOK 1–3 1–3
AEL 2–2 (a) AEK Athens 2–1 0–1

Matches

Panionios1–3PAOK
 Report
(in Greek)
Referee: Emmanouil Skoulas (Thessaly)
PAOK3–1Panionios
 Report
(in Greek)
Referee: Athanasios Sezos (Kilkis)

PAOK won 6–2 on aggregate.

AEL2–1AEK Athens
Report
(in Greek)
Referee: Praxitelis Zachariadis (Macedonia)
AEK Athens1–0AEL
Report
(in Greek)
Olympic Stadium, Marousi
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Athens)

AEK Athens won on away goals.

Final

AEK Athens0–2PAOK
Report
Olympic Stadium, Marousi
Attendance: 35,545

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Spain Pedro Conde PAS Giannina 6
Serbia Aleksandar Prijović PAOK
Greece Lazaros Christodoulopoulos AEK Athens
4 Ukraine Yevhen Shakhov PAOK 5
5 Greece Dimitris Pelkas 4
6 Nigeria Emmanuel Emenike Olympiacos 3
Greece Panagiotis Triadis Xanthi
Sweden Guillermo Molins Panathinaikos
Egypt Amr Warda Atromitos
Montenegro Uroš Đurđević Olympiacos
Greece Giannis Masouras AEL
Croatia Sandi Križman
Greece Thomas Nazlidis
Greece Georgios Masouras Olympiacos

References

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  2. ^ "PAOK outplays AEK to lift the Greek Cup in Athens". ekathimerini.com. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Κύπελλο: Η κλήρωση της 1ης & 2ης φάσης". epo.gr (in Greek). 11 August 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Professional league rules" (PDF). epo.gr., chapter 20, paragraph 5 (in Greek)
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  6. ^ "Professional league rules" (PDF). epo.gr., chapter 20, paragraph 7 (in Greek)
  7. ^ "Professional league rules" (PDF). epo.gr., chapter 20, paragraph 8 (in Greek)
  8. ^ "Professional league rules" (PDF). epo.gr., chapter 20, paragraph 9 (in Greek)
  9. ^ "Professional league rules" (PDF). epo.gr., chapter 20, paragraph 10 (in Greek)
  10. ^ "Τα ζευγάρια της 3ης φάσης" [Greek Cup Round of 16 draw results]. epo.gr (in Greek). 4 December 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  11. ^ "Ολυμπιακός-ΑΕΚ στους "8"!" [Olympiacos–AEK in the quarter-finals]. sport-fm.gr (in Greek). 15 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  12. ^ "Οι ημιτελικοί του Κυπέλλου" [Greek Cup Semi-finals]. epo.gr (in Greek). 12 February 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2023.

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