1997–98 Greek Cup
The Greek Cup 1997–98 was the 56th edition of The Greek Football Cup, or Greek Cup for short.
Tournament details
Totally 66 teams participated, 18 from Alpha Ethniki, 18 from Beta, and 30 from Gamma. It was held in 7 rounds, included final. The teams of Alpha Ethniki would enter in the competition in the Third Round.
Panionios made the surprise overcoming Panathinaikos in the Final and won the second Cup in their history, after 1979. Also, they were neophyte in Alpha Ethniki that year, while the previous season they had participated in Beta Ethniki Championship. In semi-finals they eliminated PAOK. Panathinaikos in the Fourth Round eliminated Panserraikos, achieving an impressive victory in Serres, with extraordinary 4–6, and while in half time they were behind in the score, 3–1.
It is remarkable that captain of Panionios, Leonidas Vokolos, played later in Panathinaikos.
First round
First legs were held on August 17, 1997. Second legs on 24th.
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edessaikos | 4-1 | Preveza | 2-0 | 2-1 |
| Marko | 1-0 | Doxa Drama | 4-0 | 0-0 |
| Tyrnavos | 1-5 | Orestis Orestiada | 0-3 | 1-2 |
| Ethnikos Asteras | 5-3 | Panegialios | 3-1 | 2-2 |
| Apollon Kalamaria | 2-0 | Pamisos | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| Trikala | 1-3 | ILTEX Lykoi | 0-2 | 1-1 |
| Agios Nikolaos | 6-7 | Panserraikos | 5-2 | 1-5 |
| Agrotikos Asteras | 4-3 | Kozani | 4-1 | 0-2 |
| Kallithea | 2-3 | Nafpaktiakos Asteras | 2-1 | 0-2 |
| Apollon Larissa | 1-0 | PAS Giannina | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| Panargiakos | 1-2 | Agia Eleousa | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Orfeas Alexandroupoli | 2-1 | Keratsini | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| Panelefsiniakos | 6-1 | Korinthos | 5-0 | 1-1 |
| Kerkyra | 3-1 | Ethnikos Olympiakos Volos | 3-0 | 0-1 |
| Naoussa | 1-5 | Aetos Skydra | 0-2 | 1-3 |
| Pyrgos | 0-5 | Panetolikos | 0-4 | 0-1 |
| Ialysos | 5-1 | Larissa | 2-0 | 3-1 |
| Anagennisi Arta | 0-5 | Aris | 0-0 | 0-5 |
| Egaleo | 2-1 | Ambelokipi Thessaloniki | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| EAR Rethymno | 1-2 | Pierikos | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| Niki Volos | 2-0 | Levadiakos | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| Ergotelis | 4-2 | Kastoria | 3-2 | 1-0 |
| Anagennisi Karditsa | 5-2 | Doxa Vyronas | 3-0 | 2-2 |
| Poseidon Michaniona | 3-2 | Aiolikos | 0-1 | 3-1 |
Second round
First legs were held on September 10, 1997, and second on 24th-25th.
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aris | 4-1 | Aetos Skydra | 4-0 | 0-1 |
| Agia Eleousa | 2-3 | Edessaikos | 2-1 | 0-2 |
| Poseidon Michaniona | 3-3 | Orestis Orestiada (4-3 PSO) | 2-1 | 1-2 |
| Ergotelis | 2-3 | Apollon Larissa | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Pierikos | 2-5 | Panserraikos | 1-2 | 1-3 |
| Orfeas Alexandroupoli (3-0 PSO) | 1-1 | Nafpaktiakos Asteras | 1-0 | 0-1 |
| Ethnikos Asteras | 0-5 | Apollon Kalamaria | 0-2 | 0-3 |
| Panelefsiniakos | 2-1 | ILTEX Lykoi | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| Panetolikos | 4-2 | Marko | 1-1 | 3-1 |
| Niki Volos | 2-0 | Kerkyra | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Egaleo | bye | - | - | |
| Ialysos | bye | - | - | |
| Anagennisi Karditsa | bye | - | - | |
| Agrotikos Asteras | bye | - | - |
Third round
First legs were held on November 19, 1997, while second legs were held on December 3-4-24th.
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egaleo (a.g.) | 2-2 | Paniliakos | 1-0 | 1-2 |
| Orestis Orestiada | 0-6 | Panathinaikos | 0-2 | 0-4 |
| Skoda Xanthi | 4-1 | AEK Athens | 2-1 | 2-0 |
| Apollon Larissa (a.g.) | 2-2 | Panachaiki | 1-0 | 1-2 |
| Apollon Kalamaria | 5-3 | Kavala | 3-0 | 2-3 |
| Agrotikos Asteras | 2-3 | Anagennisi Karditsa | 1-0 | 1-3 |
| Apollon Athens | 0-2 | Orfeas Alexandroupoli | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| OFI | 2-0 | Kalamata | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Aris (a.g.) | 3-3 | Ialysos | 2-0 | 1-3 |
| Panelefsiniakos | 3-4 | Panionios | 3-1 | 0-3 |
| Edessaikos | 3-2 | Athinaikos | 1-0 | 2-2 |
| Iraklis | 4-2 | Olympiacos | 2-0 | 2-2 |
| Ethnikos Piraeus | 0-3 | Ionikos | 0-0 | 0-3 |
| Veria | 3-2 | Panetolikos | 0-0 | 3-2 |
| Panserraikos | 4-3 | Niki Volos | 2-1 | 2-2 |
| PAOK | 3-2 | Proodeftiki | 3-1 | 0-1 |
Fourth round
First legs were held on January 7–8-9th 1998 and second were held on 28th-29th.
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veria | 3-4 | Skoda Xanthi | 2-1 | 1-3 |
| Panathinaikos | 10-5 | Panserraikos | 4-1 | 6-4 |
| OFI | 3-5 | Aris | 2-1 | 1-4 |
| Egaleo | 1-5 | Apollon Kalamaria | 0-0 | 1-5 |
| Apollon Larissa | 4-0 | Anagennisi Karditsa | 3-0 | 1-0 |
| PAOK | 4-1 | Ionikos | 2-0 | 2-1 |
| Iraklis | 6-3 | Edessaikos | 5-0 | 1-3 |
| Orfeas Alexandroupoli | 0-1 | Panionios | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Quarter-finals
First legs were held on February 11, 1998. Second legs on 25th.
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aris | 1-3 | Panathinaikos | 1-1 | 0-2 |
| PAOK | 2-1 | Skoda Xanthi | 2-0 | 0-1 |
| Iraklis | 4-1 | Apollon Larissa | 4-0 | 0-1 |
| Panionios | 6-2 | Apollon Kalamaria | 4-2 | 2-0 |
Semi-finals
First legs were held on March 4, 1998, and second legs on 18th.
| Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panionios | 2-1 | PAOK | 1-0 | 1-1 |
| Iraklis | 2-4 | Panathinaikos | 2-1 | 0-3 |
Final
The 56th Greek Cup Final was played at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium.
| Panionios | 1 – 0 | Panathinaikos |
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References
- Greek Cup 1997-98 at RSSSF