1953–54 Greek Football Cup Explained

Greek Cup
Year:1953–54
Country:Greece
Defending Champions:Olympiacos
Winners:Olympiacos (5th title)
Second:Doxa Drama
Prev Season:1952–53
Next Season:1954–55

The 1953–54 Greek Football Cup was the 12th edition of the Greek Football Cup. The competition culminated with the Greek Cup Final, held at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, on 23 May 1954. The match was contested by Olympiacos and Doxa Drama, with Olympiacos winning by 2–0.[1] [2]

Calendar

From Round of 16 onwards:

Round Date(s) Fixtures Clubs New entries
Round of 16 17, 28 January 1954 11 16 → 8 8
Quarter-finals 3 8 → 4 none
Semi-finals 2 4 → 2 none
Final 23 May 1954 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 and if the match remains a draw a replay match is set at the home of the guest team which the extra time rule stands as well. If a winner doesn't occur after the replay match the winner emerges by a flip of a coin.
The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:

Round of 16

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

The 12th Greek Cup Final was played at the Leoforos Alexandras Stadium.

Kostas Karapatis
Ilias Rosidis
Vasilis Xanthopoulos
Babis Kotridis
Thanasis Kingley
Giannis Ioannou
Dimitris Kokkinakis
Themis Moustaklis
Kostas Karpathakis
Georgios Darivas
Babis Drosos
Manager:
Giannis Chelmis,
Vangelis Chelmis
Boitaris
Giorgos Kotridis
Similiotis
Thanasis Loukanidis
Tolios
Pistikos
Ignatiou
Karalazos
Antonis Georgiadis
Tokmakidis
Ioannou
Manager:
Panos Markovic

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Το τέταρτο σερί ερυθρόλευκο Κύπελλο!. el. gazzetta.gr. 23 May 2016.
  2. Web site: Kipello1951-1960. epo.gr. https://web.archive.org/web/20210718014429/https://www.epo.gr/vodafon/kyppello/Kipello1951-1960.pdf. 18 July 2021. el. live.
  3. Πάνος Μακρίδης-Ευάγγελος Φουντουκίδης, Αυτός είναι ο Ολυμπιακός • Η ένδοξη ιστορία του δημοφιλούς συλλόγου, έκδοση εφημ. ΑΘΛΗΤΙΚΗ ΗΧΩ, Athens 1957, p. 91 (in Greek)