1978–79 Greek Cup
The Greek Cup 1978–79 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 5–1 victory - inversion in their home, after their defeat 5–2 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 3–1, winning at the same time their first title in their history.
First round
Home team | Score | Away team |
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Panachaiki | 3–0 | Veria |
Aris | 3–2 | Makedonikos |
Korinthos | 1–0 | Irodotos |
Kallithea | 3–1 | PAS Giannina |
Agrotikos Asteras | 1–0 | Chania |
Xanthi | 2–0+ | Anagennisi Arta |
PAOK | 2–1 | Panelefsiniakos |
Ilisiakos | 0–1 | Olympiacos |
Anagennisi Karditsa | 0–2 | Rodos |
Atromitos | 4–1 | Apollon Kalamaria |
Ethnikos Piraeus | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Olympiakos Liosia |
AEK Athens | 5–2 | Kavala |
Panarkadikos | 0–1 | OFI |
Ethnikos Asteras | 0–2 | Niki Volos |
Fostiras | 2–0 | Ionikos |
Panionios | 3–1 | Olympiakos Loutraki |
Egaleo | 3–2 | Larissa |
Trikala | 4–3 | Makedonikos Siatista |
Edessaikos | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Anagennisi Giannitsa |
Almopos Aridea | 3–0 | Ethnikos Olympiakos Volos |
Apollon Athens | 2–0 | Panserraikos |
Drapetsona | 0–2 | Iraklis |
Chalkida | 2–0 | Lamia |
Kilkisiakos | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Acharnaikos |
Anagennisi Epanomi | 1–0 | Panetolikos |
Naousa | 1–2 | Doxa Drama |
Panathinaikos | 3–1 | Pierikos |
Proodeftiki | 4–1 | Kastoria |
Karditsa A.C. | 1–0 | Levadiakos |
Second round
Home team | Score | Away team | ||
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Apollon Athens | 2–0 | Egaleo | ||
Panionios | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Edessaikos | ||
AEK Athens | 4–0 | Proodeftiki | ||
Trikala | 1–0 | Atromitos | ||
Kallithea | 6–1 | Xanthi | ||
OFI | 2–3 | Panathinaikos | ||
Karditsa A.C. | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Chalkida | ||
Korinthos | 1–2 | Doxa Drama | ||
Iraklis | 1–1 | Aris | ||
Aris won 5-4 on penalties | ||||
Anagennisi Epanomi | 1–0 | Niki Volos | ||
Ethnikos Piraeus | 0–1 | Olympiacos | ||
Almopos Aridea | 2–1 | Agrotikos Asteras | ||
Fostiras | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Rodos | ||
PAOK | bye | |||
Panachaiki | bye | |||
Acharnaikos | bye |
Third round
Home team | Score | Away team | ||
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Aris | 0–0 | Panathinaikos | ||
Aris won 5-4 on penalties | ||||
Karditsa A.C. | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Panachaiki | ||
Anagennisi Epanomi | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Trikala | ||
AEK Athens | 4–0 | Acharnaikos | ||
Olympiacos | 2–2 | PAOK | ||
Olympiacos won 6-5 on penalties | ||||
Kallithea | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Apollon Athens | ||
Panionios | 1–0 | Almopos Aridea | ||
Fostiras | 0–0 | 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 |
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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 |
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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.
Panionios | 3 – 1 | AEK Athens |
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Anastopoulos Lima Pathiakakis |
Konstantinou |
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MATCH RULES
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References
- Greek Cup 1978-79 at RSSSF