Tournament details | |
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Country | ![]() |
Teams | 58 |
Defending champions | AEK Athens |
Final positions | |
Champions | Panionios (1st title) |
Runner-up | AEK Athens |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 62 |
Top goal scorer(s) |
DuΕ‘an BajeviΔ (9 goals) |
The 1978β79 Greek Football Cup was the 37th edition of the Greek Football Cup.
Totally 58 teams participated, 18 from Alpha Ethniki and 40 from Beta Ethniki. It was held in 6 rounds, included final. That year was established for first time the two-legged tie on a home and away basis, for the quarter-finals and the semi-finals, according to the model of European cups.
Up to those matches, the most exciting games were on the third round. From the 8 matches, only 2 were decided after 90 minutes. In matches between Aris and Panathinaikos and Olympiacos and PAOK, the home teams qualified on penalty shoot-out. Aris had earlier eliminated Iraklis in similar fashion.
The final was contested by the champion of that season AEK Athens and Panionios, who qualified for a Greek Cup Final after 12 years. Panionios advanced by eliminating both Aris, in quarter-finals, with a 5β1 home victory after their 5β2 away defeat, and Olympiacos, in semi-finals, with away goals rule. The surprise of the underdog was completed in the final, held at Karaiskakis Stadium, on 9 June 1979, where Panionios won 3β1, [1] claiming their first title in history. [2]
Round | Date(s) | Fixtures | Clubs | New entries |
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First Round | 8, 9, 16 November 1978 | 28 | 58 β 29 | 58 |
Second Round | 31 January & 1 February 1979 | 13 | 29 β 16 | none |
Round of 16 | 21, 22 February 1979 | 8 | 16 β 8 | none |
Quarter-finals | 14 March, 18 April 1979 | 8 | 8 β 4 | none |
Semi-finals | 16, 30 May 1979 | 4 | 4 β 2 | none |
Final | 9 June 1979 | 1 | 2 β 1 | none |
Each tie in the
knockout phase, apart from the first three rounds and 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 first three rounds and 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:
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Panachaiki | 3β0 | Veria |
Aris | 3β2 | Makedonikos |
Korinthos | 1β0 | Irodotos |
Kallithea | 3β1 | PAS Giannina |
Agrotikos Asteras | 1β0 | Chania |
Xanthi | 2β0 ( w/o) | Anagennisi Arta |
PAOK | 2β1 | Panelefsiniakos |
Ilisiakos | 0β1 | Olympiacos |
Anagennisi Karditsa | 0β2 | Rodos |
Atromitos | 4β1 | Apollon Kalamarias |
Ethnikos Piraeus | 3β1 ( a.e.t.) | Olympiacos Liosia |
AEK Athens | 5β2 | Kavala |
Panarkadikos | 0β1 | OFI |
Ethnikos Asteras | 0β2 | Niki Volos |
Fostiras | 2β0 | Ionikos |
Panionios | 3β1 | Olympiakos Loutraki |
Egaleo | 3β2 | AEL |
Trikala | 4β3 | Makedonikos Siatista |
Edessaikos | 3β2 ( a.e.t.) | Anagennisi Giannitsa |
Almopos Aridea | 3β0 | Olympiacos Volos |
Apollon Athens | 2β0 | Panserraikos |
Drapetsona | 0β2 | Iraklis |
Chalkida | 2β0 | Lamia |
Kilkisiakos | 2β3 ( a.e.t.) | Acharnaikos |
Anagennisi Epanomi | 1β0 | Panetolikos |
Naoussa | 1β2 | Doxa Drama |
Panathinaikos | 3β1 | Pierikos |
Proodeftiki | 4β1 | Kastoria |
A.O. Karditsa | 1β0 | Levadiakos |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Apollon Athens | 2β0 | Egaleo |
Panionios | 3β2 ( a.e.t.) | Edessaikos |
AEK Athens | 4β0 | Proodeftiki |
Trikala | 1β0 | Atromitos |
Kallithea | 6β1 | Xanthi |
OFI | 2β3 | Panathinaikos |
A.O. Karditsa | 1β0 ( a.e.t.) | Chalkida |
Korinthos | 1β2 | Doxa Drama |
Iraklis | 1β1 (4β5 p) | Aris |
Anagennisi Epanomi | 1β0 | Niki Volos |
Ethnikos Piraeus | 0β1 | Olympiacos |
Almopos Aridea | 2β1 | Agrotikos Asteras |
Fostiras | 2β1 ( a.e.t.) | Rodos |
PAOK | bye | |
Panachaiki | bye | |
Acharnaikos | bye |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Aris | 0β0 (5β4 p) | Panathinaikos |
A.O. Karditsa | 1β2 ( a.e.t.) | Panachaiki |
Anagennisi Epanomi | 1β0 ( a.e.t.) | Trikala |
AEK Athens | 4β0 | Acharnaikos |
Olympiacos | 2β2 (6β5 p) | PAOK |
Kallithea | 1β0 ( a.e.t.) | Apollon Athens |
Panionios | 1β0 | Almopos Aridea |
Fostiras | 0β0 (3β1 p) | Doxa Drama |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Fostiras | 4β5 | Olympiacos | 2β2 | 2β3 ( a.e.t.) |
Anagennisi Epanomi | 1β3 | AEK Athens | 1β1 | 0β2 |
Kallithea | 2β2 ( a) | Panachaiki | 2β1 | 0β1 |
Aris | 6β7 | Panionios | 5β2 | 1β5 |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Panachaiki | 4β7 | AEK Athens | 3β2 | 1β5 |
Panionios | ( a) 4β4 | Olympiacos | 2β1 | 2β3 |
The 35th Greek Cup Final was played at the Karaiskakis Stadium.
Panionios | 3β1 | AEK Athens |
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Tournament details | |
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Country | ![]() |
Teams | 58 |
Defending champions | AEK Athens |
Final positions | |
Champions | Panionios (1st title) |
Runner-up | AEK Athens |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 62 |
Top goal scorer(s) |
DuΕ‘an BajeviΔ (9 goals) |
The 1978β79 Greek Football Cup was the 37th edition of the Greek Football Cup.
Totally 58 teams participated, 18 from Alpha Ethniki and 40 from Beta Ethniki. It was held in 6 rounds, included final. That year was established for first time the two-legged tie on a home and away basis, for the quarter-finals and the semi-finals, according to the model of European cups.
Up to those matches, the most exciting games were on the third round. From the 8 matches, only 2 were decided after 90 minutes. In matches between Aris and Panathinaikos and Olympiacos and PAOK, the home teams qualified on penalty shoot-out. Aris had earlier eliminated Iraklis in similar fashion.
The final was contested by the champion of that season AEK Athens and Panionios, who qualified for a Greek Cup Final after 12 years. Panionios advanced by eliminating both Aris, in quarter-finals, with a 5β1 home victory after their 5β2 away defeat, and Olympiacos, in semi-finals, with away goals rule. The surprise of the underdog was completed in the final, held at Karaiskakis Stadium, on 9 June 1979, where Panionios won 3β1, [1] claiming their first title in history. [2]
Round | Date(s) | Fixtures | Clubs | New entries |
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First Round | 8, 9, 16 November 1978 | 28 | 58 β 29 | 58 |
Second Round | 31 January & 1 February 1979 | 13 | 29 β 16 | none |
Round of 16 | 21, 22 February 1979 | 8 | 16 β 8 | none |
Quarter-finals | 14 March, 18 April 1979 | 8 | 8 β 4 | none |
Semi-finals | 16, 30 May 1979 | 4 | 4 β 2 | none |
Final | 9 June 1979 | 1 | 2 β 1 | none |
Each tie in the
knockout phase, apart from the first three rounds and 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 first three rounds and 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:
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
---|---|---|
Panachaiki | 3β0 | Veria |
Aris | 3β2 | Makedonikos |
Korinthos | 1β0 | Irodotos |
Kallithea | 3β1 | PAS Giannina |
Agrotikos Asteras | 1β0 | Chania |
Xanthi | 2β0 ( w/o) | Anagennisi Arta |
PAOK | 2β1 | Panelefsiniakos |
Ilisiakos | 0β1 | Olympiacos |
Anagennisi Karditsa | 0β2 | Rodos |
Atromitos | 4β1 | Apollon Kalamarias |
Ethnikos Piraeus | 3β1 ( a.e.t.) | Olympiacos Liosia |
AEK Athens | 5β2 | Kavala |
Panarkadikos | 0β1 | OFI |
Ethnikos Asteras | 0β2 | Niki Volos |
Fostiras | 2β0 | Ionikos |
Panionios | 3β1 | Olympiakos Loutraki |
Egaleo | 3β2 | AEL |
Trikala | 4β3 | Makedonikos Siatista |
Edessaikos | 3β2 ( a.e.t.) | Anagennisi Giannitsa |
Almopos Aridea | 3β0 | Olympiacos Volos |
Apollon Athens | 2β0 | Panserraikos |
Drapetsona | 0β2 | Iraklis |
Chalkida | 2β0 | Lamia |
Kilkisiakos | 2β3 ( a.e.t.) | Acharnaikos |
Anagennisi Epanomi | 1β0 | Panetolikos |
Naoussa | 1β2 | Doxa Drama |
Panathinaikos | 3β1 | Pierikos |
Proodeftiki | 4β1 | Kastoria |
A.O. Karditsa | 1β0 | Levadiakos |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Apollon Athens | 2β0 | Egaleo |
Panionios | 3β2 ( a.e.t.) | Edessaikos |
AEK Athens | 4β0 | Proodeftiki |
Trikala | 1β0 | Atromitos |
Kallithea | 6β1 | Xanthi |
OFI | 2β3 | Panathinaikos |
A.O. Karditsa | 1β0 ( a.e.t.) | Chalkida |
Korinthos | 1β2 | Doxa Drama |
Iraklis | 1β1 (4β5 p) | Aris |
Anagennisi Epanomi | 1β0 | Niki Volos |
Ethnikos Piraeus | 0β1 | Olympiacos |
Almopos Aridea | 2β1 | Agrotikos Asteras |
Fostiras | 2β1 ( a.e.t.) | Rodos |
PAOK | bye | |
Panachaiki | bye | |
Acharnaikos | bye |
Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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Aris | 0β0 (5β4 p) | Panathinaikos |
A.O. Karditsa | 1β2 ( a.e.t.) | Panachaiki |
Anagennisi Epanomi | 1β0 ( a.e.t.) | Trikala |
AEK Athens | 4β0 | Acharnaikos |
Olympiacos | 2β2 (6β5 p) | PAOK |
Kallithea | 1β0 ( a.e.t.) | Apollon Athens |
Panionios | 1β0 | Almopos Aridea |
Fostiras | 0β0 (3β1 p) | Doxa Drama |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Fostiras | 4β5 | Olympiacos | 2β2 | 2β3 ( a.e.t.) |
Anagennisi Epanomi | 1β3 | AEK Athens | 1β1 | 0β2 |
Kallithea | 2β2 ( a) | Panachaiki | 2β1 | 0β1 |
Aris | 6β7 | Panionios | 5β2 | 1β5 |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Panachaiki | 4β7 | AEK Athens | 3β2 | 1β5 |
Panionios | ( a) 4β4 | Olympiacos | 2β1 | 2β3 |
The 35th Greek Cup Final was played at the Karaiskakis Stadium.
Panionios | 3β1 | AEK Athens |
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