2015–16 Greek Football Cup
The 2015–16 Greek Football Cup was the 74th edition of the Greek Football Cup. A total of 34 clubs were accepted to enter. The competition commenced on 9 September 2015 with the Preliminary Round and was planned to conclude on 23 April 2016 with the Final, at the Athens Olympic Stadium.
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Teams | 34 |
Defending champions | Olympiacos |
Champions | AEK Athens (15th title) |
Runners-up | Olympiacos |
Matches played | 80 |
Goals scored | 208 (2.6 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Diego Buonanotte (AEK) (5 goals) |
← 2014–15 2016–17 → |
The cup was cancelled by the Greek government on 3 March 2016, following crowd violence.[1] On 5 April 2016, FIFA Emergency Committee decided to provide the Greek authorities with a deadline to have the cancellation of the competition reversed before 15 April 2016 or the Hellenic Football Federation would face an automatic suspension.[2] The Greek authorities announced on deadline day that the Greek Football Cup will be resumed after an agreement reached with FIFA, UEFA and Hellenic Football Federation.[3]
A new schedule with the remaining match was announced with the final being played on 7 May 2016,[4] but the final was later postponed to 17 May 2016.[5][6]AEK Athens earned the trophy with a 2-1[7][8] win over Olympiacos.
Teams
Round | Clubs remaining | Clubs involved | Winners from previous round | New entries this round | Leagues entering at this round |
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Preliminary Round | 34 | 4 | none | 4 | Football League |
Group Stage | 32 | 32 | 2 | 30 | Super League |
Round of 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | none | none |
Quarter-Finals | 8 | 8 | 8 | none | none |
Semi-Finals | 4 | 4 | 4 | none | none |
Final | 2 | 2 | 2 | none | none |
Calendar
Round | Main date | Number of fixtures | Clubs | New entries this round |
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Preliminary Round | 9, 10 September & 16 September 2015 | 2 | 34 → 32 | 4 |
Group Stage | 27, 28, 29 October, 1, 2, 3 December & 15, 16, 17 December 2015 | 48 | 32 → 16 | 30 |
Round of 16 | 5, 6, 7 January & 12, 13, 14 January 2016 | 8 | 16 → 8 | none |
Quarter-Finals | 27, 28 January & 3, 4, 10, 11 February 2016 | 4 | 8 → 4 | none |
Semi-Finals | 2 March, 20 April & 26, 27 April 2016 | 2 | 4 → 2 | none |
Final | 17 May 2016 | 1 | 2 → 1 | none |
Source:[9]
Participating clubs
2015–16 Super League | 2015–16 Football League |
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Preliminary round
The draw for this round took place on 4 September 2015.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Agrotikos Asteras | 0–2 | Kallithea | 0–0 | 0–2 |
Acharnaikos | 1–0 | Trikala | 1–0 | 0–0 |
Group stage
The draw for this round took place on 17 September 2015.
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Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | IRA | PAS | ACH | KRD | |
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1 | Iraklis | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 | — | — | 4–0 | ||
2 | PAS Giannina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | 1–1 | — | — | ||
3 | Acharnaikos | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | — | ||
4 | Anagennisi Karditsa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 1 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PIO | ERG | ZAK | PNT | |
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1 | Panionios | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 9 | — | 1–0 | — | ||
2 | Ergotelis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1–2 | — | 3–2 | ||
3 | Zakynthos | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | ||
4 | Panetolikos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 | 1–2 | — | — |
Group C
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | TSP | CHA | PTH | OLV | |
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1 | PAOK | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 | — | 2–0 | — | ||
2 | Chania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 4 | 2–6 | 2–2 | — | ||
3 | Panthrakikos | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | — | — | 1–0 | ||
4 | Olympiacos Volos | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — |
Group D
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PAT | LEV | KER | PCK | |
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1 | Panathinaikos | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | 3–0 | — | — | ||
2 | Levadiakos | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 6 | — | 2–0 | — | ||
3 | Kerkyra | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | ||
4 | Panachaiki | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 1 | 1–2 | 1–4 | — |
Group E
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | OLY | PLA | APS | PEG | |
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1 | Olympiacos | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 7 | 2–2 | — | — | ||
2 | Platanias | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 4 | — | 3–1 | — | ||
3 | Apollon Smyrni | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | ||
4 | Panegialios | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | 0–4 | 1–0 | — |
Group F
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ATR | VER | KLT | LAM | |
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1 | Atromitos | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | 2–2 | — | — | ||
2 | Veria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 7 | — | 1–0 | — | ||
3 | Kallithea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | 2–4 | — | 2–1 | ||
4 | Lamia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — |
Group G
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | AEK | LAR | SKO | PNF | |
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1 | AEK | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 9 | — | — | 6–0 | ||
2 | Larissa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 | 0–5 | 1–0 | — | ||
3 | Skoda Xanthi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 | 0–1 | — | — | ||
4 | Panelefsiniakos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0 | — | 1–4 | 0–5 |
Group H
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | AST | KAL | KIS | PSE | |
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1 | Asteras Tripoli | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 | 4–0 | — | — | ||
2 | Kalloni | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 6 | — | — | 2–1 | ||
3 | Kissamikos | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | — | ||
4 | Panserraikos | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 |
Rules for classification: 1. Points 2. Head-to-head points 3. Goals scored 4. Goals against 5. Play-offs (neutral ground).
Round of 16
The draw for this round took place on 18 December 2015.
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Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Ergotelis | 0–2 | Panionios | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Veria | 0–2 | Iraklis | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Chania | 1–10 | Olympiacos | 1–4 | 0–6 |
Larissa | 0–6 | Asteras Tripoli | 0–3 | 0–3 |
Platanias | 1–2 | Atromitos | 0–0 | 1–2 |
PAS Giannina | 2–2 (a) | Panathinaikos | 1–2 | 1–0 |
Levadiakos | 0–3 | AEK | 0–1 | 0–2 |
Kalloni | 2–4 | PAOK | 2–1 | 0–3 |
Quarter-Finals
The draw for this round took place on 15 January 2016.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Panionios | 1–1 (a) | PAOK | 1–1 | 0–0 |
Olympiacos | 6–1 | Asteras Tripoli | 5–0 | 1–1 |
AEK | 5–1 | Iraklis | 4–1 | 1–0 |
Panathinaikos | 0–1 | Atromitos | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Semi-Finals
The draw for this round took place on 19 February 2016. After the first match on 2 March being abandoned due to crowd violence, the cup was cancelled,[1] before being resumed on 15 April 2016.[3] New dates for the competition were announced by Hellenic Football Federation and the other first leg match was played on 20 April while the second leg matches were played on 26 and 27 April 2016.[4]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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AEK | 2–1 | Atromitos | 1–0 | 1–1 |
PAOK | 0–6 | Olympiacos | 0–31 | 0–3 (w/o)2 |
1 Match abandoned in the 90th minute with the score at 1–2.[10] It was later rewarded as a 0–3 win for Olympiacos.[11]
2 PAOK didn't show up to the match, so Olympiacos was awarded a 3–0 walkover.
Final
After the cup was resumed the Hellenic Football Federation announced that the final would be played on 7 May 2016,[4] but it was later postponed to 15 May 2016.[5][6] It was again postponed to 17 May 2016.[12]
AEK | 2–1 | Olympiacos |
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Mantalos Djebbour |
Report (in Greek) |
Domínguez |
AEK
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Οlympiacos
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Man of the Match: Match officials
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Match rules
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References
- "Greek Cup cancelled by government following crowd violence". Reuters. Reuters. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- "FIFA Emergency Committee provides Greece a new deadline to resume Cup competition". FIFA. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
- Επανέναρξη του Κυπέλλου Ελλάδας στο ποδόσφαιρο [Reopening of Greek Cup Football] (in Greek). Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- Κύπελλο Ελλάδας: Οι ημερομηνίες ημιτελικών-τελικού [Greece Cup: The semi-final dates] (in Greek). Hellenic Football Federation. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
- Ανακοίνωση Ε.Π.Ο. (6/5/2016) [Announcement of the AEC (6/5/2016)] (in Greek). Hellenic Football Federation. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- Αποφάσεις Επιτροπής Εκτάκτων Θεμάτων (7/5/2016) [Commission Decisions of Extraordinary Affairs (05.07.2016)] (in Greek). Hellenic Football Federation. 7 May 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ΑΕΚ-Ολυμπιακός 2-1. cnn.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- "AEK winner of Greek cup 2016". neoskosmos.com. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- "Ημερομηνίες αγώνων Κυπέλλου επαγγελματικών ομάδων περιόδου 2015-2016" (PDF). 14 September 2015. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- "Violence sees Greek Cup semi-final abandoned". BBC Sport. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- Αποφάσεις Επιτροπής Εφέσεων 14/4/2016 [Commission Decisions Appeals 04/14/2016]. Hellenic Football Federation (in Greek). 14 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- "ΕΠΟ: Στις 17 Μαΐου ο τελικός Κυπέλλου με τους ίδιους οργανωτικούς όρους - Press Publica - Δημοσιογραφία για το δημόσιο συμφέρον". presspublica.gr. 11 May 2016.