1975–76 Greek Football Cup Explained

Greek Cup
Year:1975–76
Country: Greece
Num Teams:56
Defending Champions:Olympiacos
Winners:Iraklis (1st title)
Second:Olympiacos
Matches:54
Goals:169
Scoring Leader:Christos Ardizoglou
Dimitrios Gesios
Maik Galakos
(5 goals each)
Prev Season:1974–75
Next Season:1976–77

The 1975–76 Greek Football Cup was the 34th edition of the Greek Football Cup. The competition culminated with the Greek Cup Final, held at AEK Stadium, on 9 June 1976. The match was contested by Iraklis and Olympiacos, with Iraklis winning by 6–5[1] on penalty shoot-out, after a 4–4 draw at the end of the extra time.[2]

Calendar

Round Date(s) Fixtures Clubs New entries
First Round 2 November 1975 27 56 → 28 56
Second Round 8 February 1976 12 28 → 16 none
Round of 16 10 March 1976 8 16 → 8 none
Quarter-finals 21 April 1976 4 8 → 4 none
Semi-finals 12 May 1976 2 4 → 2 none
Final 9 June 1976 1 2 → 1 none

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 penalty shoot-out.
The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:

First round

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Second round

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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: 1976 Greek Football Cup final.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Όταν ο Χατζηπαναγής απογείωνε τον Ηρακλή!. onsports.gr. 9 June 2021. el.
  2. Web site: Kipello1971-1980. epo.gr. https://web.archive.org/web/20181128075331/https://www.epo.gr/vodafon/kyppello/Kipello1971-1980.pdf. el. 28 November 2018. live.