1955–56 Greek Football Cup

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1955–56 Greek Cup
Tournament details
CountryGreece Greece
Defending championsPanathinaikos
Final positions
ChampionsAEK Athens (5th title)
Runner-upOlympiacos

The 1955–56 Greek Football Cup was the 14th edition of the Greek Football Cup. The competition culminated with the Greek Cup Final, held at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens on 24 June 1956. The match was contested by AEK Athens and Olympiacos, with AEK Athens winning by 2–1.[1][2]

Calendar[edit]

From Round of 32 onwards:

Round Date(s) Fixtures Clubs New entries
Round of 32 5 February 1956 16 32 → 16 none
Round of 16 22 April 1956 8 16 → 8 none
Quarter-finals 20 May 1956 5 8 → 4 none
Semi-finals 13 June 1956 2 4 → 2 none
Final 24 June 1956 1 2 → 1 none

Knockout phase[edit]

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.

Bracket[edit]

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
AEK Athens 4
Averoff Ioannina 1
AEK Athens 2
Panionios 1
Panionios 3
Doxa Drama 1
AEK Athens 2
Panathinaikos 1
Panathinaikos 8
Thyella Patras 0
Panathinaikos 1
Apollon Athens 0
Apollon Athens 2
OFI 1
AEK Athens 2
Olympiacos 1
Aris 1
Apollon Kalamarias 0
Aris 1 2
Iraklis 1 1
Iraklis 3
PAOK 2
Aris 0
Olympiacos 3
Olympiacos 7
Pallevadiaki 0
Olympiacos 4
Niki Volos 0
Niki Volos 5
Ethnikos Piraeus 0

Round of 16[edit]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Olympiacos 7–0 Pallevadiaki
Niki Volos 5–0 Ethnikos Piraeus
Panathinaikos 8–0 Thyella Patras
Apollon Athens 2–1 OFI
AEK Athens 4–1 Averoff Ioannina
Panionios 3–1 Doxa Drama
Aris 1–0 Apollon Kalamarias
Iraklis 3–2 PAOK

Quarter-finals[edit]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Olympiacos 4–0 Niki Volos
Panathinaikos 1–0 Apollon Athens
AEK Athens 2–1 Panionios
Aris 3–2 Iraklis 1–1 (a.e.t.) 2–1

Semi-finals[edit]

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Aris 0–3 Olympiacos
AEK Athens 2–1 Panathinaikos

Final[edit]

The 14th Greek Cup Final was played at the Leoforos Alexandras Stadium.

AEK Athens2–1Olympiacos
  • Chaniotis 22'
  • Kanakis 67'
 Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Gino Rigato (Italy)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Κυπελλούχος με γκολάρα του Κανάκη". oldfootball.gr (in Greek). 28 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Kipello1951-1960" (PDF). epo.gr (in Greek). Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 July 2021.

External links[edit]

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