2014–15 Greek Football Cup Explained

Greek Cup
Year:2014–15
Num Teams:46
Defending Champions:Panathinaikos
Champions:Olympiacos (27th title)
Runner-Up:Skoda Xanthi
Matches:99
Goals:220
Top Goal Scorer:Igor Angulo
(6 goals)
Prevseason:2013–14
Nextseason:2015–16

The 2014–15 Greek Football Cup was the 73rd edition of the Greek Football Cup. A total of 46 clubs, just as the last edition, were accepted to enter. The competition commenced on 28 August 2014 with the preliminary round and concluded on 23 May 2015 with the final,[1] [2] [3] at the Olympic Stadium. The winner of the competition was Olympiacos for 27th time.

Teams

Round Clubs
remaining
Clubs
involved
Winners from
previous round
New entries Leagues entering
Preliminary round 46 28 none 28 Football League
Group Stage 32 32 14 18 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 28–30 August, 1, 12–14 September 2014 24 46 → 32 28
Group Stage 23–25 September, 28–30 October 2014 & 7, 8 January 2015 46 32 → 16 18
Round of 16 20–22, 27–29 January 2015 16 16 → 8 none
Quarter-finals 11, 12 February & 4, 5, 11 March 2015 8 8 → 4 none
Semi-finals 8, 9, 29 April 2015 4 4 → 2 none
Final 23 May 2015 1 2 → 1 none

Participating clubs

2014–15 Super League2014–15 Football League
South Group
2014–15 Football League
North Group

Preliminary round

The draw for this round took place on 18 August 2014.

South Group

Summary

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Matches

Panachaiki won 4–1 on aggregate.----Chania won 7–2 on aggregate.----Apollon Smyrnis won 3–2 on aggregate.----Fostiras won 1–0 on aggregate.----AEK Athens won 5–0 on aggregate.----Ermionida won on away goals.----Iraklis Psachna won 3–1 on aggregate.

North Group

Matches

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Matches

Apollon Kalamarias won 6–0 on aggregate.----Iraklis won on away goals.----Aiginiakos won on away goals.----Tyrnavos won 3–1 on aggregate.----Zakynthos won 6–0 on aggregate.----Ethnikos Gazoros won on away goals.----Olympiacos Volos won 1–0 on aggregate.

Group stage

The draw for this round took place on 15 September 2014.

+Pot 1
width=170Team
Olympiacos
Panathinaikos
PAOK
Atromitos
Asteras Tripolis
OFI
Ergotelis
Levadiakos
+Pot 2
width=170Team
Panetolikos
Panthrakikos
PAS Giannina
Kalloni
Panionios
Platanias
Veria
Skoda Xanthi
+Pot 3
width=170Team
Niki Volos
Kerkyra
Ermionida
Fostiras
Ethnikos Gazoros
AEK Athens
Tyrnavos
Chania
+Pot 4
width=170Team
Apollon Smyrnis
Olympiacos Volos
Aiginiakos
Iraklis Psachna
Panachaiki
Iraklis
Zakynthos
Apollon Kamalaria

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Group E

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Group F

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Group G

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Group H

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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:

Round of 16

The draw for this round took place on 9 January 2015.[4]

Seeding

+Seeded teams
width=170Team
Olympiacos
PAS Giannina
OFI
Levadiakos
AEK Athens
Veria
Asteras Tripolis
Panathinaikos
+Unseeded teams
width=170Team
Panionios
Kerkyra
Skoda Xanthi
Iraklis
Panthrakikos
Apollon Smyrnis
Tyrnavos
Chania

Summary

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Matches

Panionios won 3–2 on aggregate.----OFI won 5–0 on aggregate.----Iraklis won 2–1 on aggregate.----Apollon Smyrnis won 5–2 on aggregate.----Chania won 5–3 on penalties.----Olympiacos won 11–0 on aggregate.----Skoda Xanthi won 2–1 on aggregate.----AEK Athens won 3–1 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

The draw for this round took place on 30 January 2015.[5]

Summary

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Matches

Apollon Smyrnis won 4–2 on aggregate.----Skoda Xanthi won 4–1 on aggregate.----Iraklis won 4–3 on penalties.----Match suspended at 90th minute while the score was 0–1.

Olympiacos won 4–1 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

The draw for this round took place on 17 March 2015.

Summary

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Matches

Olympiacos won 4–1 on aggregate.----Skoda Xanthi won 1–0 on aggregate.

Final

See main article: 2015 Greek Football Cup final.

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Igor AnguloApollon Smyrnis6
2 Stelios KritikosChania5
3 Dimitris KolovosPanionios4
Luka MilivojevićOlympiacos
Karim SoltaniSkoda Xanthi
6 Mayron GeorgeOFI3
Franco JaraOlympiacos
Jorge Benítez
Mattheos MaroukakisPanachaiki
Jimmy DurmazOlympiacos
Christos AravidisAEK Athens
Konstantinos PangalosChania
Kostas FortounisOlympiacos

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: el:Ολυμπιακός-Ξάνθη 3-1. http://www.gazzetta.gr/football/article/748489/olympiakos-xanthi-3-1-pics-vids. el. gazzetta.gr. 6 June 2016.
  2. Web site: Match Report Ολυμπιακός Ξάνθη. el. epo.gr. 6 June 2016.
  3. Web site: Reds add Cup to league trophy with 3-1 win over Xanthi. ekathimerini.com. 30 November 2018.
  4. Web site: Κύπελλο Ελλάδας: Ξάνθη – Παναθηναϊκός, Κέρκυρα – ΑΕΚ στους «16». Xanthi vs Panathinaikos and Kerkyra vs AEK in the Round of 16. el. naftemporiki.gr. 9 January 2015. 3 January 2023.
  5. Web site: Ολυμπιακός - ΑΕΚ στους «8» του Κυπέλλου Ελλάδας. Olympiacos vs AEK in the Greek Cup quarter-finals. el. tanea.gr. 30 January 2015. 3 January 2023.