2015–16 Greek Football Cup

2015–16 Greek Cup
Country  Greece
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)

The 2015–16 Greek Football Cup was the 74th season 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.

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]

Teams

RoundClubs
remaining		Clubs
involved		Winners from
previous round		New entries
this round		Leagues entering
at this round
Preliminary Round344none4Football League
Group Stage3232230Super League
Round of 16161616nonenone
Quarter-Finals888nonenone
Semi-Finals444nonenone
Final222nonenone

Calendar

RoundMain dateNumber
of fixtures		ClubsNew entries
this round
Preliminary Round9, 10 September & 16 September 2015234 → 324
Group Stage27, 28, 29 October, 1, 2, 3 December & 15, 16, 17 December 20154832 → 1630
Round of 165, 6, 7 January & 12, 13, 14 January 2016816 → 8none
Quarter-Finals27, 28 January & 3, 4, 10, 11 February 201648 → 4none
Semi-Finals2 March, 20 April & 26, 27 April 201624 → 2none
Final17 May 201612 → 1none

Source:[7]

Participating clubs

2015–16 Super League 2015–16 Football League

Preliminary round

The draw for this round took place on 4 September 2015.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
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.

Pot 1 (Super League)
Team
Olympiacos
Panathinaikos
Asteras Tripoli
Atromitos
PAOK
PAS Giannina
Panetolikos
Skoda Xanthi
Pot 2 (Super League)
Team
Platanias
Kalloni
Panthrakikos
Panionios
Veria
Levadiakos
AEK
Iraklis
Pot 3 (Football League)
Team
Larissa
Panegialios
Ergotelis
Kissamikos
Lamia
Acharnaikos
Panachaiki
Chania
Pot 4 (Football League)
Team
Panelefsiniakos
Apollon Smyrni
Zakynthos
Panserraikos
Kallithea
Anagennisi Karditsa
Kerkyra
Olympiacos Volos

Group A

Team Pld W D L Goals Pts
1. Iraklis 32107–17
2. PAS Giannina 31203–25
3. Acharnaikos 31022–43
4. Anagennisi Karditsa 30120–51
 PASIRAACHKRD
PAS Giannina — 1–1 — —
Iraklis — — — 4–0
Acharnaikos 1–2 0–2 — —
Anagennisi Karditsa 0–0 — 0–1 —

Group B

Team Pld W D L Goals Pts
1. Panionios 33005–29
2. Ergotelis 31116–64
3. Zakynthos 31113–34
4. Panetolikos 30033–60
 PNTPIOERGZAK
Panetolikos — 1–2 — —
Panionios — — — 1–0
Ergotelis 3–2 1–2 — —
Zakynthos 1–0 — 2–2 —

Group C

Team Pld W D L Goals Pts
1. PAOK 32109–37
2. Chania 31116–94
3. Panthrakikos 31113–44
4. Olympiacos Volos 30122–41
 TSPPTHCHAOLV
PAOK — 2–0 — —
Panthrakikos — — — 1–0
Chania 2–6 2–2 — —
Olympiacos Volos 1–1 — 1–2 —

Group D

Team Pld W D L Goals Pts
1. Panathinaikos 32106–27
2. Levadiakos 32016–46
3. Kerkyra 30212–42
4. Panachaiki 30123–71
 PATLEVPCKKER
Panathinaikos — 3–0 — —
Levadiakos — — — 2–0
Panachaiki 1–2 1–4 — —
Kerkyra 1–1 — 1–1 —

Group E

Team Pld W D L Goals Pts
1. Olympiacos 32108–37
2. Platanias 31115–44
3. Apollon Smyrni 31025–63
4. Panegialios 31022–73
 OLYPLAPEGAPS
Olympiacos — 2–2 — —
Platanias — — — 3–1
Panegialios 0–4 1–0 — —
Apollon Smyrni 1–2 — 3–1 —

Group F

Team Pld W D L Goals Pts
1. Atromitos 32108–47
2. Veria 32104–27
3. Kallithea 31024–63
4. Lamia 30031–50
 ATRVERLAMKLT
Atromitos — 2–2 — —
Veria — — — 1–0
Lamia 0–2 0–1 — —
Kallithea 2–4 — 2–1 —

Group G

Team Pld W D L Goals Pts
1. AEK 330012–09
2. Larissa 32015–66
3. Skoda Xanthi 31025–23
4. Panelefsiniakos 30031–150
 SKOAEKLARPNF
Skoda Xanthi — 0–1 — —
AEK — — — 6–0
Larissa 1–0 0–5 — —
Panelefsiniakos 0–5 — 1–4 —

Group H

Team Pld W D L Goals Pts
1. Asteras Tripoli 33008–19
2. Kalloni 32014–66
3. Kissamikos 30122–51
4. Panserraikos 30121–31
 ASTKALKISPSE
Asteras Tripoli — 4–0 — —
Kalloni — — — 2–1
Kissamikos 1–3 1–2 — —
Panserraikos 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.

Seeded teams
Team
Iraklis
Panionios
PAOK
Panathinaikos
Olympiacos
Atromitos
AEK
Asteras Tripoli
Unseeded teams
Team
PAS Giannina
Ergotelis
Chania
Levadiakos
Platanias
Veria
Larissa
Kalloni
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
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
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
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.[8] It was later rewarded as a 0–3 win for Olympiacos.[9]
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.[10]

AEK 2–1 Olympiacos
Mantalos  38'
Djebbour  51'		 Report
(in Greek)		 Domínguez  84'
AEK
Οlympiacos
GK22Greece Giannis Anestis
DF12Brazil Rodrigo Galo
DF23Spain Dídac VilàYellow card 62'
DF 4Spain César Arzo
DF26Greece Dimitrios Kolovetsios
MF 8Portugal André SimõesYellow card 41'
MF18Sweden Jakob Johansson
MF 9Venezuela Ronald Vargas 58'
FW21Greece Christos AravidisYellow card 43' 90+1'
MF20Greece Petros Mantalos (c) 81'
FW19Algeria Rafik Djebbour
Substitutes:
GK13Greece Panagiotis Dounis
DF27Greece Michalis BakakisYellow card 90+5' 58'
DF 5Greece Vassilis Lambropoulos
DF55Greece Adam Tzanetopoulos 81'
MF25Greece Konstantinos Galanopoulos
MF30Argentina Diego Buonanotte
FW14Czech Republic Tomáš Pekhart 90+1'
Manager:
Greece Stelios Manolas
GK16Spain Roberto
DF30Brazil Leandro Salino
DF26France Arthur Masuaku
DF 3Spain Alberto BotíaYellow card 77'
DF 6Morocco Manuel da Costa
MF 5Serbia Luka MilivojevićYellow card 32'
MF11Switzerland Pajtim Kasami 53'
MF19Spain David Fuster (c) 65'
MF77Portugal Hernâni 53'
MF 7Greece Kostas Fortounis
FW17Mexico Alan Pulido
Substitutes:
GK48Greece Dimitris Katsimitros
DF41Greece Konstantinos Tsimikas
DF23Greece Dimitris Siovas
MF91Argentina Esteban Cambiasso
MF10Argentina Alejandro Domínguez 65'
MF90Colombia Felipe Pardo 53'
FW99Nigeria Brown Ideye 53'
Manager:
Portugal Marco Silva

Man of the Match:

Match officials

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

References

  1. 1 2 "Greek Cup cancelled by government following crowd violence". Reuters. Reuters. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "FIFA Emergency Committee provides Greece a new deadline to resume Cup competition". FIFA. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  3. 1 2 "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.
  4. 1 2 3 "Κύπελλο Ελλάδας: Οι ημερομηνίες ημιτελικών-τελικού" [Greece Cup: The semi-final dates] (in Greek). Hellenic Football Federation. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2016.
  5. 1 2 "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.
  6. 1 2 "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.
  7. ↑ "Ημερομηνίες αγώνων Κυπέλλου επαγγελματικών ομάδων περιόδου 2015-2016" (pdf). 14 September 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  8. ↑ "Violence sees Greek Cup semi-final abandoned". BBC Sport. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Αποφάσεις Επιτροπής Εφέσεων 14/4/2016" [Commission Decisions Appeals 04/14/2016]. Hellenic Football Federation (in Greek). 14 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  10. ↑ "ΕΠΟ: Στις 17 Μαΐου ο τελικός Κυπέλλου με τους ίδιους οργανωτικούς όρους - Press Publica - Δημοσιογραφία για το δημόσιο συμφέρον". presspublica.gr. 11 May 2016.
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