1956–57 Greek Football Cup Explained

Greek Cup
Year:1956–57
Country: Greece
Defending Champions:AEK Athens
Winners:Olympiacos (6th title)
Second:Iraklis
Scoring Leader:Andreas Stamatiadis
(8 goals)
Prev Season:1955–56
Next Season:1957–58

The 1956–57 Greek Football Cup was the 15th edition of the Greek Football Cup. The competition culminated with the Greek Cup Final, held at Karaiskakis Stadium, on 29 July 1957. The match was contested by Olympiacos and Iraklis, with Olympiacos winning by 2–0.[1]

Calendar

From Round of 32 onwards:

Round Date(s) Fixtures Clubs New entries
Round of 32 23 June 1957 16 32 → 16 none
Round of 16 21 July 1957 8 16 → 8 none
Quarter-finals 25 August 1957 4 8 → 4 none
Semi-finals 1957 2 4 → 2 none
Final 8 September 1957 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.

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

The 15th Greek Cup Final was played at the Karaiskakis Stadium.

Savvas Theodoridis
Ilias Rosidis
Thanasis Kingley
Vasilis Xanthopoulos
Thanasis Bebis
Babis Kotridis
Antonis Poseidon
Themis Moustaklis
Elias Yfantis
Kostas Polychroniou
Sotiris Gavezos
Manager:
Prvoslav Dragićević
Ptolemaios
Lemonis
Peredimas
Liaros
Papadopoulos
Rammos
Pitsoudis
Chatzigiannidis
Stathis Chasekidis
Toumbelis
Lelos Chasekidis
Manager:

External links

Notes and References

  1. 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.