| Greek Cup | |
| Year: | 1972–73 |
| Country: | Greece |
| Num Teams: | 78 |
| Defending Champions: | PAOK |
| Winners: | Olympiacos (15th title) |
| Second: | PAOK |
| Matches: | 75 |
| Scoring Leader: | Thanasis Intzoglou (5 goals) |
| Prev Season: | 1971–72 |
| Next Season: | 1973–74 |
The 1972–73 Greek Football Cup was the 31st edition of the Greek Football Cup. The competition culminated with the Greek Cup Final, held at Karaiskakis Stadium, on 17 June 1973. The match was contested by Olympiacos and PAOK, with Olympiacos winning by 1–0.[1] [2]
| Round | Date(s) | Fixtures | Clubs | New entries | |
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| Qualifying Round | 10 September 1972 | 14 | 78 → 64 | 28 | |
| First Round | 15 October, 6 December 1972 | 31 | 64 → 32 | 50 | |
| Round of 32 | 3 January 1973 | 15 | 32 → 16 | none | |
| Round of 16 | 7 February 1973 | 8 | 16 → 8 | none | |
| Quarter-finals | 18 April 1973 | 4 | 8 → 4 | none | |
| Semi-finals | 23 May 1973 | 2 | 4 → 2 | none | |
| Final | 17 June 1973 | 1 | 2 → 1 | none |
28 clubs from Beta Ethniki entered the qualification round.
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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 penalty shoot-out.
The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:
18 clubs from Alpha Ethniki and 32 clubs from Beta Ethniki entered the first round.
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The 29th Greek Cup Final was played at the Karaiskakis Stadium.
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