2017–18 Greek Basketball Cup Explained

Nextseason:	2018–19
2017–18 Greek Cup
T Bg:	eee
Season:	2017–18
Champions:	AEK (4th title)
Runners Up:	Olympiacos
Teams:	62
Duration:	13 September 2017 – 17 February 2018
Mvp Link:	Greek Basketball Cup MVP

The 2017–18 Greek Basketball Cup was the 43rd edition of Greece's top-tier level professional national domestic basketball cup competition. The previous winners of the cup were Panathinaikos Superfoods.^{[1] [2] [3]} The cup competition started on 13 September 2017, and ended 17 February 2018. AEK won the competition.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Format

The top six placed teams from the top-tier level Greek Basket League 2016–17 season, gained an automatic bye to the 2017–18 Greek Cup quarterfinals. While the eight lower placed teams from the 2016–17 Greek Basket League season; along with all of the teams from the 2nd-tier level Greek A2 Basket League 2017–18 season, and the 3rd-tier level Greek B Basket League 2017–18 season, play in preliminary rounds, competing for the other two quarterfinals places. The quarterfinals and onward rounds are played under a single elimination format.

Preliminary rounds

Phase 1

Round 1

Wednesday 2017-09-13

Home Team		Away Team	Score
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	Ionikos Nikaias	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Diagoras Dryopideon	91 – 80
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	K.A.O. Corinth	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Iraklio	73 – 65
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	Filathlitikos	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Pagrati	66 – 68
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	Mandraikos	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Ippokratis	85 – 71
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	Tritonas	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Dafni Dafniou	79 – 74
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	Panerithraikos	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Panelefsiniakos	72 – 77
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	Kifissia	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Proteas Voulas	54 – 48
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	Koropi	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Ikaros Neas Smyrnis	61 – 64
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	G.S. Elimeias Kozani	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Pharsala	82 – 58
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	S.F.K. Pierikos Archelaos	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Charilaos Trikoupis	0 – 20
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	Machites Doxas Pefkon	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Kavala	55 – 63
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	G.A.S. Chalkidonas	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Evropi Pefkochoriou	44 – 58
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	Agrinio	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Ermis Lagkada	81 – 60
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	Gefyra	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	S.A. Stratoniou	70 – 66
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	Anatolia	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Aspis Xanthi	70 – 56
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	Titanes Palama	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Ikaroi Serron	81 – 90

Note: Pierikos Archelaos decided to forfeit their game against Charilaos Trikoupis.

Round 2

Saturday 2017-09-16

Home Team		Away Team	Score
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	Kavala	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Arkadikos	109 – 56
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	Mandraikos	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Kastoria	71 – 94
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	G.S. Elimeias Kozani	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Amyntas	59 – 75
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	Pagrati	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Apollon Patras	64 – 62
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	Ikaros Neas Smyrnis	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Holargos	65 – 84
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	Panelefsiniakos	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Maroussi	68 – 73
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	Anatolia	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	AEL	84 - 69
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	Agrinio	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Ethnikos Pireaus	55 – 70
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	Nea Kifissia	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Ermis Agias	83 – 81
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	Ikaroi Serron	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Doukas	89 – 63
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	K.A.O. Corinth	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Karditsa	64 – 75
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	Ionikos Nikaias	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Peristeri	71 – 64
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	Tritonas	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Iraklis Thessaloniki	57 – 81
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	Evropi Pefkochoriou	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Doxa Lefkadas	72 – 88
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	Gefyra	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Psychiko	55 – 62
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	Charilaos Trikoupis	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Papagou	69 – 71

Round 3

Wednesday 2017-09-20

Home Team		Away Team	Score
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	Ionikos Nikaia	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Doxa Lefkadas	95 – 62
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	Nea Kifissia	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Psychiko	67 – 64
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	Pagrati	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Amyntas	59 – 76
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	Maroussi	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Ethnikos Pireaus	62 – 74
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	Kavala	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Papagou	75 – 60
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	Karditsa	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Iraklis Thessaloniki	78 – 82
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	Anatolia	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Kastoria	69 – 83
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	Ikaroi Serron	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Holargos	50 – 79

Phase 2

Round 1

Saturday 2017-09-23

Home Team		Away Team	Score
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	Ionikos Nikaia	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Trikala Aries	79 – 66
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	Koroivos	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Promitheas Patras	79 – 86
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	Amyntas	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Kolossos H Hotels	55 – 83
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	Nea Kifissia	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Holargos	73 – 86
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	Faros Larissas	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Kymis	70 – 66
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	Kavala	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Kastoria	81 – 76
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	Panionios	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Lavrio	61 – 99
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	Ethnikos Piraeus	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Iraklis Thessaloniki	65 – 72

Round 2

Wednesday 2017-09-27

Home Team		Away Team	Σκορ
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	Promitheas Patras	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Lavrio	83 – 79
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	Holargos	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Faros Larissas	53 – 66
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	Ionikos Nikaia	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Iraklis Thessaloniki	92 – 80
align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	Kavala	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Kolossos H Hotels	43 – 81

Round 3

Date	Home Team		Away Team	Score
Saturday 2017-09-30	align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	Ionikos Nikaias	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Faros Larissas	70 – 82
Sunday 2017-10-01	align=right style="border-right-style:hidden"	Kolossos H Hotels	–	align=left style="border-right-style:hidden"	Promitheas Patras	78 – 58

Final rounds

Faros Larissas and Kolossos Rodou reached the quarterfinals, after winning the preliminary rounds. The other six sides were qualified based on their Greek Basket League 2016–17 season position.

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

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Awards

See main article: Greek Basketball Cup Finals MVP.

Finals Top Scorer

External links

• Official Hellenic Basketball Federation Site
• Official Greek Basket League Site
• Official Greek Basket League English website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Τσώχος . Μιχάλης . Τελικός Κυπέλλου μπάσκετ: ο Παναθηναϊκός Superfoods νίκησε τον Άρη . cnn.gr . 11 September 2022 . Online . Greek . 2017.
2. Web site: Κούβαρης . Γιώργος . Παναθηναϊκός - Άρης 68-59 (pics) . gazzetta.gr . 11 September 2022 . Online . Greek . 2017.
3. Web site: Στατιστικά Κυπέλλου Ανδρών . basket.gr . 18 April 2021 . Online . Greek.
4. Web site: Σταύρου . Χάρης . Βασίλισσα ξανά και Κυπελλούχος Ελλάδας για το 2018 η ΑΕΚ . sport24.gr . 11 September 2022 . Online . Greek . 2018.
5. Web site: Μελάγιες . Κωνσταντίνος . Ολυμπιακός - ΑΕΚ 83-88 (pics & vid) . gazzetta.gr . 11 September 2022 . Online . Greek . 2018.
6. Web site: Georgakopoulos . George . AEK breaks Greek duopoly to win the Cup . ekathimerini.com . 11 September 2022 . Online . 2018.