2007–08 Greek Football Cup

The 2007–08 Greek Football Cup was the 66th edition of the Greek Football Cup. 69 club entries were accepted for the competition. The competition culminated with the Greek Football Cup Final, held at Kaftanzoglio Stadium, on 17 May 2008. The match was contested by Olympiacos and Aris, with Olympiacos winning by 2–0.[1][2]

2007–08 Greek Cup
Country Greece
Teams69
Defending championsAEL
ChampionsOlympiacos (23rd title)
Runners-upAris
Matches played75
Top goal scorer(s)Giorgos Zacharopoulos (5)
Nikos Soultanidis

Calendar
RoundDate(s)FixturesClubsNew entriesLeagues entering
First Round1, 2, 5 September 20071769 → 5235Gamma Ethniki
Second Round8, 9 September 20071852 → 3418Beta Ethniki
Additional Round26 September 2007234 → 32nonenone
Round of 329–11, 30, 31 October, 1 November & 5 December 20071632 → 1616Super League
Round of 169, 16 January 2008916 → 8nonenone
Quarter-finals27, 28 February & 5, 19, 20 March 200888 → 4
Semi-finals2, 16 April 200844 → 2
Final17 May 200812 → 1

Knockout phase

Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the quarter-finals and the semi-finals, was played by 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. In the quarter-finals and the semi-finals were 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 round of 16, if the score was level at the end of normal time the two-legged rule was applied.
The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:

  • In the draw for the second round, the teams from the second division are seeded and the winners from the first round were unseeded. The seeded teams are drawn against the unseeded teams.
  • In the draw for the Round of 32 onwards, the teams from the first division are seeded and the winners from the previous rounds were unseeded. The seeded teams are drawn against the unseeded teams.
  • In the draws for the Round of 16 onwards, there are no seedings and teams from the different group can be drawn against each other.

First round
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Aias Salamina 2–1 Rodos
Anagennisi Giannitsa 0–0 (2–4 p) Preveza
Aiolikos 0–0 (4–5 p) Ilioupoli
Atsalenios 1–0 Doxa Drama
Neos Asteras Rethymno 0–2 Messiniakos
Olympiakos Volos 2–0 (a.e.t.) Panachaiki 2005
Anagennisi Arta 4–0 Panegialios
Korinthos 0–0 (4–1 p) Koropi
Ethnikos Katerini 0–0 (4–1 p) Kavala
Prosotsani 1–2 Thermaikos
Eordaikos 2007 2–1 Anagennisi Karditsa
Niki Volos 2–1 Acharnaikos
Lamia 1–1 (3–4 p) Neoi Epivates
Thraki Enosi 1–0 AE Giannena
Fostiras 5–1 Thiva
Polykastro 1–0 (a.e.t.) Vyzas
Diagoras 3–0 Thyella Patra
Panetolikos bye

Second round
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Panetolikos 4–0 Ionikos
Aias Salamina 0–2 Ethnikos Piraeus
Preveza 0–0 (4–2 p) Kalamata
Ilioupoli 1–0 Pierikos
Atsalenios 1–0 Panthrakikos
Messiniakos 0–0 (4–3 p) Panserraikos
Ethnikos Olympiakos Volos 3–1 (a.e.t.) Ilisiakos
Anagennisi Arta 3–4 Ethnikos Asteras
Korinthos 1–2 Agios Dimitrios
Ethnikos Katerini 1–0 Kerkyra
Thermaikos 1–2 (a.e.t.) Kastoria
Eordaikos 2007 0–2 Kallithea
Niki Volos 0–2 Egaleo
Neoi Epivates 1–2 (a.e.t.) Thrasyvoulos
Thraki Enosi 1–2 ASK Olympiakos
Fostiras 2–1 PAS Giannena
Polykastro 2–4 (a.e.t.) Agrotikos Asteras
Diagoras 2–0 Chaidari

Additional round
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Panetolikos 1–2 Fostiras
Messiniakos 3–0 Atsalenios

Bracket
Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                
Thrasyvoulos 4
PAOK 2
Thrasyvoulos 3
Preveza 0
Preveza (w/o) 3
Veria 0
Thrasyvoulos 1 3 4
AEL 0 1 1
Kallithea 1
Apollon Kalamarias 2
Apollon Kalamarias 1
AEL 2
Ilioupoli 0
AEL 4
Thrasyvoulos 2 1 3
Olympiacos 3 3 6
Diagoras 1
Olympiacos 2
Olympiacos 4
Panathinaikos 0
Ethnikos Asteras 1
Panathinaikos 3
Olympiacos 2 2 4
Iraklis 0 2 2
Olympiakos Volos 0
Iraklis 1
Iraklis 1
Panionios 0
Kastoria 2
Panionios 3
Olympiacos 2
Aris 0
Egaleo 1
Skoda Xanthi 2
Skoda Xanthi 2
AEK Athens 0
Fostiras 0
AEK Athens 2
Skoda Xanthi 0 0 0
Aris 0 1 1
Ethnikos Katerini 1
Levadiakos 0
Ethnikos Katerini 0
Aris 3
Agios Dimitrios 0
Aris (a.e.t.) 1
Aris 1 2 3
Atromitos 0 1 1
Messiniakos 0
Asteras Tripolis 2
Asteras Tripolis 0
Atromitos 1
ASK Olympiacos 1(5)
Atromitos (p) 1(6)
Atromitos 3 1 4
OFI 1 2 3
Agrotikos Asteras 1
Ergotelis 0
Agrotikos Asteras 1 0 1
OFI 1 5 6
Ethnikos Piraeus 1
OFI (a.e.t.) 2

Round of 32
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ethnikos Piraeus 1–2 (a.e.t.) OFI
Preveza 3–0 (w/o)* Veria
Ilioupoli 0–4 AEL
Olympiakos Volos 0–1 Iraklis
Ethnikos Asteras 1–3 Panathinaikos
Agios Dimitrios 0–1 (a.e.t.) Aris
Ethnikos Katerini 1–0 Levadiakos
Kastoria 2–3 Panionios
Kallithea 1–2 Apollon Kalamarias
Egaleo 1–2 Skoda Xanthi
Thrasyvoulos 4–2 PAOK
ASK Olympiakos 1–1 (5–6 p) Atromitos
Agrotikos Asteras 1–0 Ergotelis
Diagoras 1–2 Olympiacos
Fostiras 0–2 AEK Athens
Messiniakos 0–2 Asteras Tripolis

* Veria won the match by 1–2, but eventually forfeited due to breaching of the rules.

Round of 16
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
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Ethnikos Katerini 0–3 Aris
Iraklis 1–0 Panionios
Apollon Kalamarias 1–2 AEL
Olympiacos 4–0 Panathinaikos
Asteras Tripolis 0–1 Atromitos
Agrotikos Asteras 1–6 OFI 1–1 0–5
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Quarter-finals

Summary
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Olympiacos 4–2 Iraklis 2–0 2–2
Skoda Xanthi 0–1 Aris 0–0 0–1
Atromitos 4–3 OFI 3–1 1–2
Thrasyvoulos 4–1 AEL 1–0 3–1

Matches
Olympiacos2–0Iraklis
  • Mendrinos 5', 9'
 Report
Referee: Giorgos Kasnaferis (Athens)
Iraklis2–2Olympiacos
 Report
Referee: Giannis Stavridis (Pieria)

Olympiacos won 4–2 on aggregate

Skoda Xanthi0–0Aris
Report
Aris1–0Skoda Xanthi
 Report
Referee: Giorgos Daloukas (Thessaly)

Aris won 1–0 on aggregate

Atromitos3–1OFI
 Report
Referee: Dimitris Kalopoulos (Thessaloniki)
OFI2–1Atromitos
 Report
Referee: Anastasios Kakos (Corfu)

Atromitos won 4–3 on aggregate

Thrasyvoulos1–0AEL
 Report
Referee: Dimitris Kyrkos (Epirus)
AEL1–3Thrasyvoulos
 Report
Referee: Lazaros Polatian (Pella)

Thrasyvoulos won 4–1 on aggregate

Semi-finals

Summary
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Thrasyvoulos 3–6 Olympiacos 2–3 1–3
Aris 3–1 Atromitos 1–0 2–1

Matches
Thrasyvoulos2–3Olympiacos
 Report
Referee: Dimitris Kyrkos (Epirus)
Olympiacos3–1Thrasyvoulos
 Report
Referee: Stavros Tritsonis (Athens)

Olympiacos won 6–3 on aggregate.

Aris1–0Atromitos
 Report
Atromitos1–2Aris
  • Nikolopoulos 93'
 Report
Referee: Lazaros Polatian (Pella)

Aris won 3–1 on aggregate.

Final
Main article: 2008 Greek Football Cup Final
Olympiacos2–0Aris
 Report
Attendance: 19,199
Referee: Giorgos Kasnaferis (Athens)

References
  1. "Αρης-Ολυμπιακός 0-2". sport24.gr (in Greek). Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  2. "Olympiacos seal double after cup win". uefa.com.
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