1990–91 Greek Cup

The Greek Cup 1990–91 was the 49th edition of The Greek Football Cup, or Greek Cup for short.

Tournament details

Totally 72 teams participated, 18 from Alpha Ethniki, 18 from Beta, and 36 from Gamma. It was held in 6 rounds, included final.

After the phase of groups (First round), there were interesting confrontations and many "protagonists" were eliminated by the competition continue. In the Second round, Olympiacos were eliminated by PAOK, Aris by Athinaikos and Iraklis by Xanthi, while in the Third round AEK were eliminated by OFI. In the same round, Edessaikos, a Beta Ethniki team then, reversed their loss 4–0 by Ionikos, achieving a draw with the same score in the second leg, in order however to be eliminated in penalty shootout.

The Final was contested by Panathinaikos, for sixth time in the last 10 years, after the qualify against PAOK in semi-finals, and neophyte in Alpha Ethniki Athinaikos, for first and unique until now time in their history. That year, Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) decided the establishment of double-match final, according to the model of Coppa Italia. Athinaikos selected as home of first match Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, instead of their neutral home, Municipal Stadium of Vyronas, while the second match became in the Athens Olympic Stadium. Panathinaikos won both matches and at the same time The Double.

Athinaikos, as finalist of competition, participated in the next season's European Cup Winners' Cup, for first and unique time in their history. Nikos Sarganis, Athinaikos goalkeeper, that had played in the first match of Final, failed to win the Cup with a fourth team, after Kastoria, Olympiacos and Panathinaikos. Also, the second match was the last for referee Meletis Voutsaras. For fourth possessed year, Dimitris Saravakos, with 10 goals, was elected as competition's first scorer.

First round

The phase was played in a single round-robin format. Each win would gain 2 points, each draw 1 and each loss would not gain any point.

Second round

First legs were played on December 5 and 12, 1990. Second legs on January 9, 1991.

Team No. 1 Agg. Team No. 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ilisiakos3–5Levadiakos1–12–4
Larissa (a.g.)1–1Apollon Athens0–01–1 (a.e.t.)
Proodeftiki1–7Panathinaikos1–20–5
Panarkadikos4–6Kilkisiakos4–10–5
Edessaikos2–0Apollon Kalamaria1–01–0
Charavgiakos0–5AEK Athens0–30–2
Olympiacos2–3PAOK2–00–3
Ionikos4–0Ethnikos Asteras3–01–0
EAR Rethymno (a.g.)3–3Panargiakos2–01–3
Panserraikos3–3OFI (a.g.)3–10–2
Athinaikos5–2Aris2–13–1
Iraklis0–1Xanthi0–00–1
Olympiakos Loutraki2–3Anagennisi Karditsa2–00–3
Panelefsiniakos2–8Panionios2–30–5
Naousa3–4Doxa Drama2–41–0
Doxa Vyronas0–2Eordaikos0–00–2

Third round

Team No. 1 Agg. Team No. 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Kilkisiakos5–6Larissa3–22–4
OFI4–3AEK Athens3–01–3
Panathinaikos2–1Levadiakos2–10–0
Xanthi2–3PAOK2–10–2
Doxa Drama4–1Eordaikos3–01–1
Ionikos (5–4 PSO)4–4Edessaikos4–00–4
Athinaikos5–1Anagennisi Karditsa3–02–1
EAR Rethymno1–6Larissa1–30–3

Quarter-finals

First legs were played on March 13, 1991, while second legs on 20th.

Team No. 1 Agg. Team No. 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Panionios (3–2 PSO)2–2OFI2–00–2
Athinaikos3–0Doxa Drama2–01–0
PAOK3–2Larissa3–00–2
Ionikos1–6Panathinaikos0–31–3

Semi-finals

First legs were played on April 4, 1991, and second on 24th.

Team No. 1 Agg. Team No. 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Panathinaikos2–1PAOK2–00–1
Athinaikos4–3Panionios3–01–3

Final

The 49th Greek Cup Final was double-played this season. First leg was played at the Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, Athens and second leg at the Athens Olympic Stadium "Spyridon Louis".

First leg

Athinaikos 0–3 Panathinaikos
Kourbanas  70'
Warzycha  78'
Vlachos  89'
Attendance: 12,737
Referee: Kostas Dimitriadis (Piraeus)
ATHINAIKOS:
Greece Nikos Sarganis
Greece Theodoros Boutzoukas
Greece Yiorghos Basagiannis
Greece Tasos Chatziangelis
Greece Kostas Theodorakos
Greece Giannis Chatziraptis  72'
Greece Giorgos Zotalis
Greece Vasilis Tzalakostas
Bulgaria Hristo Kolev  55'
Greece Kostas Tsavalias
Greece Vangelis Spiliotis
Substitutes:
Greece Giorgos Anastasiou  55'
Poland Miroslav Bong  72'
Manager:
Germany Gerd Prokop
PANATHINAIKOS:
Poland Józef Wandzik
Greece Stratos Apostolakis
GreeceAustralia Chris Kalantzis
GreeceAustralia Louis Christodoulou
Greece Giannis Kalitzakis
Greece Nikos Kourbanas
Greece Kostas Frantzeskos  60'
Greece Kostas Antoniou (c)
Poland Krzysztof Warzycha
Greece Paris Georgakopoulos  89'
Greece Spiros Marangos
Substitutes:
Greece Vangelis Vlachos  60'
Greece Giorgos Kalpakis  89'
Manager:
Greece Vasilis Daniil

MATCH OFFICIALS

  • Assistant referees:
    • Mindiouris
    • Vorgias

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • Two named substitutes.
  • Maximum of two substitutions.

Second leg

Panathinaikos 2 – 1
(agg. 5 – 1)		 Athinaikos
Saravakos  71'
Kourbanas  84'		 Zotalis  45' (pen.)
Attendance: 19,375
Referee: Meletis Voutsaras (Athens)
PANATHINAIKOS:
Poland Józef Wandzik
Greece Stratos Apostolakis
GreeceAustralia Chris Kalantzis
GreeceAustralia Louis Christodoulou
Greece Giannis Kalitzakis
Greece Nikos Kourbanas
Greece Spiros Marangos  60'
Greece Kostas Antoniou (c)
Poland Krzysztof Warzycha
Greece Vangelis Vlachos  46'
Greece Lysandros Georgamlis
Substitutes:
Greece Kostas Frantzeskos  46'
Greece Dimitris Saravakos  60'
Manager:
Greece Vasilis Daniil
ATHINAIKOS:
Greece Theodoros Kantas
Greece Yiorghos Basagiannis
Greece Giannis Tapratzis  46'
Greece Tasos Chatziangelis
Greece Vangelis Spiliotis
Greece Kostas Theodorakos
Greece Giannis Chatziraptis
Greece Apostolos Vrynios
Greece Christos Dimopoulos
Greece Giorgos Zotalis  71'
Greece Kostas Tsavalias
Substitutes:
Poland Miroslav Bong  46'
Greece Giorgos Anastasiou  71'
Manager:
Germany Gerd Prokop

MATCH OFFICIALS

  • Assistant referees:
    • Naziris
    • Doutsias

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Two named substitutes.
  • Maximum of two substitutions.

References

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