1978–79 Greek Cup

The Greek Cup 197879 was the 37th edition of The Greek Football Cup, or Greek Cup for short.

Tournament details

Totally 58 teams participated, 18 from Alpha Ethniki and 40 from Beta Ethniki. It was held in 6 rounds, included final. That year was established for first time the two-legged tie on a home and away basis, for the quarter-finals and the semi-finals, according to the model of European cups.

Up to those matches, the most interesting round was Third. By 8 matches, only 2 were judged into 90 minutes. In matches between Aris and Panathinaikos and Olympiacos and PAOK, the home teams qualified in penalty shootout. With this rule, Aris had earlier eliminated Iraklis.

The final was contested by champion of that season, AEK Athens, and Panionios, that qualified in a Greek Cup Final after 12 years. Panionios made a surprise by eliminating both Aris, in quarter-finals, with a 51 victory - inversion in their home, after their defeat 52 in Aris' home, and Olympiacos, in semi-finals, with away goals rule. The surprise was completed in final, held at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus on 9 June 1979, where Panionios took the title 31, winning at the same time their first title in their history.

First round

Home team Score Away team
Panachaiki 30 Veria
Aris 32 Makedonikos
Korinthos 10 Irodotos
Kallithea 31 PAS Giannina
Agrotikos Asteras 10 Chania
Xanthi 20+ Anagennisi Arta
PAOK 21 Panelefsiniakos
Ilisiakos 01 Olympiacos
Anagennisi Karditsa 02 Rodos
Atromitos 41 Apollon Kalamaria
Ethnikos Piraeus 31 (a.e.t.) Olympiakos Liosia
AEK Athens 52 Kavala
Panarkadikos 01 OFI
Ethnikos Asteras 02 Niki Volos
Fostiras 20 Ionikos
Panionios 31 Olympiakos Loutraki
Egaleo 32 Larissa
Trikala 43 Makedonikos Siatista
Edessaikos 32 (a.e.t.) Anagennisi Giannitsa
Almopos Aridea 30 Ethnikos Olympiakos Volos
Apollon Athens 20 Panserraikos
Drapetsona 02 Iraklis
Chalkida 20 Lamia
Kilkisiakos 23 (a.e.t.) Acharnaikos
Anagennisi Epanomi 10 Panetolikos
Naousa 12 Doxa Drama
Panathinaikos 31 Pierikos
Proodeftiki 41 Kastoria
Karditsa A.C. 10 Levadiakos
+Without match

Second round

Home team Score Away team
Apollon Athens 20 Egaleo
Panionios 32 (a.e.t.) Edessaikos
AEK Athens 40 Proodeftiki
Trikala 10 Atromitos
Kallithea 61 Xanthi
OFI 23 Panathinaikos
Karditsa A.C. 10 (a.e.t.) Chalkida
Korinthos 12 Doxa Drama
Iraklis 11 Aris
Aris won 5-4 on penalties
Anagennisi Epanomi 10 Niki Volos
Ethnikos Piraeus 01 Olympiacos
Almopos Aridea 21 Agrotikos Asteras
Fostiras 21 (a.e.t.) Rodos
PAOK bye
Panachaiki bye
Acharnaikos bye

Third round

Home team Score Away team
Aris 00 Panathinaikos
Aris won 5-4 on penalties
Karditsa A.C. 12 (a.e.t.) Panachaiki
Anagennisi Epanomi 10 (a.e.t.) Trikala
AEK Athens 40 Acharnaikos
Olympiacos 22 PAOK
Olympiacos won 6-5 on penalties
Kallithea 10 (a.e.t.) Apollon Athens
Panionios 10 Almopos Aridea
Fostiras 00 Doxa Drama
Fostiras won 3-1 on penalties

Quarter-finals

First legs were played on March 14, 1979, while second on April 18.

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg
Fostiras 4-5 Olympiacos 2-2 2-3 (a.e.t.)
Kallithea 2-2 Panachaiki (a.g.) 2-1 0-1
Aris 6-7 Panionios 5-2 1-5
Anagennisi Epanomi 1-3 AEK Athens 1-1 0-2

Semi-finals

First legs were played on May 16, 1979. Second legs on 30th.

Team #1 Agg. Team #2 1st leg 2nd leg
Panionios (a.g.) 4-4 Olympiacos 2-1 2-3
Panachaiki 4-7 AEK Athens 3-2 1-5

Final

The 37th Greek Cup Final was played at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus.

June 9, 1979
Panionios 3 1 AEK Athens
Anastopoulos  51'
Lima  67'
Pathiakakis  84'
Konstantinou  3'
Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus
Attendance: 20,299
Referee: Lagogiannis (Piraeus)
PANIONIOS:
Greece Kakkaris
Greece Zacharopoulos
Greece Gravanis
Greece Chalkidis
Greece Emvoliadis
Greece Saipas  46'
Portugal Lima
Greece Mavrikis (c)
Greece Anastopoulos
Greece Pathiakakis
Greece Vallidis
Substitute:
Greece Moraitelis  46'
Manager:
Greece Panos Marković
AEK ATHENS:
Greece Stergioudas
Greece Mousouris
Greece Tsamis
Greece Ravousis
Greece Nikolaou (c)
Greece Ardizoglou  46'
Cyprus Konstantinou Red card 62'
Greece Nikoloudis
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Bajević
Greece Domazos
Greece Mavros
Substitute:
Greece Apostolopoulos  46'
Manager:
Greece Andreas Stamatiadis

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • One substitute.

References

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