1967–68 Greek Football Cup Explained

Greek Cup
Year:1967–68
Country: Greece
Defending Champions:Panathinaikos
Winners:Olympiacos (13th title)
Second:Panathinaikos
Scoring Leader:Giorgos Sideris
(7 goals)
Prev Season:1966–67
Next Season:1968–69

The 1967–68 Greek Football Cup was the 26th edition of the Greek Football Cup. The competition culminated with the Greek Cup Final, held at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, on 21 July 1968. The match was contested by Olympiacos and Panathinaikos, with Olympiacos winning by 1–0.[1]

Calendar

From the last qualifying round onwards:

Round Date(s) Fixtures Clubs New entries
Last qualifying round 21,27–29 March & 4,18 April 1968 15 49 → 33 33
Additional round 8 March 1968 1 33 → 32 none
Round of 32 16 June 1968 16 32 → 16 16
Round of 16 30 June 1968 8 16 → 8 none
Quarter-finals 7 July 1968 4 8 → 4 none
Semi-finals 14 July 1968 2 4 → 2 none
Final 21 July 1968 1 2 → 1 none

Last qualifying round

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Additional round

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• The last 16 of previous season's Cup qualified for the 2nd round.

Knockout phase

In the knockout phase, teams play against each other over a single match. If the match ends up as a draw, extra time will be played. If a winner doesn't occur after the extra time the winner emerges by a flip of a coin.
The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:

Round of 32

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Round of 16

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

See main article: 1968 Greek Football Cup final.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kipello1961-1970. epo.gr. https://web.archive.org/web/20210717131045/https://www.epo.gr/vodafon/kyppello/Kipello1961-1970.pdf. el. 17 July 2021. live.
  2. http://efimeris.nlg.gr/ns/pdfwin.asp?c=125&dc=08&db=07&da=1968 Εκτός έδρας νίκες στο Κύπελλο