1961–62 Greek Cup
Tournament details
CountryGreece Greece
Defending championsOlympiacos
Final positions
ChampionsNone
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)Giorgos Sideris
(7 goals)

The 1961–62 Greek Football Cup was the 20th edition the Greek Football Cup.

Tournament details

The competition began normally, but however was not completed: although the Final (between Olympiacos and Panathinaikos) was held, it was abandoned in extra time, and it was determined no Cup would be awarded that year.[1]

In the Round of 32, the teams that had qualified to Round of 16 of previous season qualified without matches. By Alpha Ethniki teams of that year, 6 teams were entered in qualifying matches. They were PAOK, Ethnikos Piraeus, Egaleo, Niki Volos, Panelefsiniakos and Fostiras. The last two did not qualify for the Round of 32, after they were eliminated by Ethnikos and Egaleo respectively.

In the Round of 32, the teams of Central and Southern Greece were drawn against each other, as were the teams of Northern Greece, with the exception of the tie between Atromitos and Olympiacos Kozani. From the Round of 16 and afterwards, there was a draw between teams that had qualified. In two cases the winners were determined by draw, after both matches ended in a draw after extra time. Olympiacos won by 9–0 against a subpar OFI Crete team.

Finalists that year were the eternal enemies, Olympiacos and Panathinaikos. The match was played at the AEK Stadium. It was an eventful[2] and very hard match that was marked by three red cards in a first half, which in fact lasted 66 minutes because of continuous interruptions due to crowd behaviour. The intermission lasted 30 minutes, and spectators became suspicious that both teams had arranged for a draw in order to make more money from the replay (there being no penalty shootouts at the time), hurled objects on to the pitch.

The second half went more smoothly despite the reactions of disgruntled spectators unhappy with proceedings. The scores remained tied and the match went to extra time. However, with the 21 minutes of delays at the beginning of the match, darkness set in (there were no floodlights in the stadium), so the Swiss referee abandoned the game.

The HFF, fearful of reactions, declined to arrange a replay, so while there was a Cup Final, there was no Cup winner. In the European Cup Winners' Cup of next season Olympiacos were entered, while Panathinaikos were the champions of that year, and therefore entered the European Cup competition.

Calendar

From Round of 32 onwards:

RoundDate(s)FixturesClubsNew entries
Round of 3210, 26 April 19621632 → 1616
Round of 168, 10, 16, 17 May 19621016 → 8none
Quarter-finals196248 → 4none
Semi-finals196234 → 2none
Final27 June 196212none

Knockout phase

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, except from the final.
The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:

  • In the draw for the round of 32, the teams that had qualified to previous' season Round of 16 are seeded and the clubs that passed the qualification round are unseeded.
    The teams of Central and Southern Greece were drawn against each other, as were the teams of Northern Greece, with the exception of one match.
  • In the draws for the round of 16 onwards, there are no seedings, and teams from the same group can be drawn against each other.

Bracket

Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
             
Panathinaikos 2
Egaleo 0
Panathinaikos 3
Averof Ioannina 0
Averof Ioannina 3
Proodeftiki 0
Panathinaikos 6
Apollon Kalamarias 1
Panelefsiniakos 0
Pankorinthiakos 1
Pankorinthiakos 0
Apollon Kalamarias 1
Iraklis Kavala 1 1
Apollon Kalamarias 1 3
Panathinaikos 5
Apollon Athens 3
Ethnikos Piraeus 5
Kalogreza 1
Ethnikos Piraeus 0
Pierikos 1
Doxa Drama 1 1
Pierikos 1 3
Pierikos 1
Apollon Athens (a.e.t.) 4
AEK Athens (w/o) 2
Kalamata 0
AEK Athens 1
Apollon Athens 2
Apollon Athens 4
Ergotelis 0
Panathinaikos 0
Olympiacos 0
Olympiacos 7
Olympiacos Chalkida 1
Olympiacos 9
OFI 0
Rodiakos 0
OFI (w/o) 2
Olympiacos 3
Aris 2
PAOK 1
Makedonikos Kozani 0
PAOK 1 1
Aris 1 1
Olympos Katerini 0
Aris 1
Olympiacos 1 3
Panionios 1 2
Niki Volos 2
Ilisiakos 0
Niki Volos 2
Panionios 5
Lilas 1
Panionios 6
Panionios (a.e.t.) 2
Olympiacos Kozani 1
Olympiacos Kozani 3
Atromitos 1
Olympiacos Kozani 1 2
Iraklis 1 2
Iraklis 5
Apollon Serres 1

Round of 32

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Panathinaikos 2–0[3] Egaleo ||colspan="2" rowspan="12" data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" |
Ethnikos Piraeus 5–1 Kalogreza
Apollon Athens 4–0[3] Ergotelis
Olympiacos 7–1[3] Olympiacos Chalkida
Chalkida 1–6 Panionios
AEK Athens 2–0 (w/o) Kalamata
Panelefsiniakos 0–1[3] Pankorinthiakos
Rodiakos 0–2 (w/o) OFI
Niki Volos 2–0[3] Ilisiakos
Averof Ioannina 3–0[3] Proodeftiki
Olympiacos Kozani 3–1[3] Atromitos
Olympos Katerini 0–1[3] Aris
Doxa Drama 2–4 Pierikos 1–1[3] (a.e.t.) 1–3
PAOK 1–0[3] Makedonikos Kozani
Iraklis Kavala 2–4 Apollon Kalamarias 1–1[3] (a.e.t.) 1–3[4]
Iraklis 5–1[3] Apollon Serres

Round of 16

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pankorinthiakos 0–1[5] Apollon Kalamarias
Niki Volos 2–5 Panionios
PAOK 2–2 Aris* 1–1 (a.e.t.) 1–1[6] (a.e.t.)
Panathinaikos 3–0[4] Averof Ioannina ||colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" |
Olympiacos Kozani* 3–3 Iraklis 1–1 (a.e.t.) 2–2[7] (a.e.t.)
Olympiacos 9–0 OFI ||colspan="2" rowspan="3" data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" |
Ethnikos Piraeus 0–1[5] Pierikos
AEK Athens 1–2[5] Apollon Athens
*Qualified after draw.

Quarter-finals

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Panathinaikos 6–1 Apollon Kalamarias
Olympiacos 3–2 Aris
Panionios 2–1 (a.e.t.) Olympiacos Kozani
Pierikos 1–4 (a.e.t.) Apollon Athens

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Panathinaikos 5–3 Apollon Athens ||colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: #ececec; color: #2C2C2C; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" |
Olympiacos 4–3 Panionios 1–1 (a.e.t.) 3–2

Final

The 20th Greek Cup Final was played at the AEK Stadium. The game was abandoned at 97th minute due to darkness, as stadium had no lights at that time period. The HFF declined to reschedule the Final due to the fan behaviour after the match was abandoned.[8]

Olympiacos0–0
(Abandoned at the 97th minute) (a.e.t.)		Panathinaikos
Report
Referee: Andre Möhler (Switzerland)

References

  1. ↑ "Kipello1961-1970" (PDF). epo.gr (in Greek). Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Τελικός 1962 (διακόπηκε στην παράταση)". sportdog.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "ΟΙ "ΗΡΑΚΛΗΣ", "ΠΑΟΚ" ΚΑΙ "ΑΡΗΣ" ΕΝΙΚΗΣΑΝ ΕΙΣ ΤΟΥΣ ΑΓΩΝΑΣ ΚΥΠΕΛΛΟΥ ΤΗΣ ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗΣ / Ο "ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝ" ΙΣΟΠΑΛΟΣ ΕΙΣ ΚΑΒΑΛΑΝ ΜΕ 1-1". Makedonia (in Greek). 10 April 1962. p. 4. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Ο "ΑΠΟΛΛΩΝ" ΚΑΛΑΜΑΡΙΑΣ ΕΝΙΚΗΣΕ ΜΕ 3-1 ΤΟΝ "ΗΡΑΚΛΗ" ΤΗΣ ΚΑΒΑΛΑΣ". Makedonia (in Greek). 26 April 1962. p. 4. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 "Pierikos - Ethnikos 1-0, Apollon Kal. - Pankorinthiakos 1-0, Apollon Ath. - AEK 2-1". Makedonia (in Greek). 17 May 1962. p. 4. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  6. ↑ "ΙΣΟΠΑΛΟΣ ΚΑΙ ΠΑΛΙΝ ΧΘΕΣ Ο ΑΓΩΝ ΜΕΤΑΞΥ "Π.Α.Ο.Κ." ΚΑΙ "ΑΡΕΩΣ"". Makedonia (in Greek). 10 May 1962. p. 4. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  7. ↑ "Ο "ΗΡΑΚΛΗΣ" ΑΝΕΔΕΙΧΘΗ ΚΑΙ ΠΑΛΙΝ ΙΣΟΠΑΛΟΣ ΤΗΣ ΟΜΑΔΟΣ ΤΟΥ "ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΥ" ΚΟΖΑΝΗΣ 2-2". Makedonia (in Greek). 8 May 1962. p. 4. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  8. ↑ Fountoukidis, Evangelos (28 June 1962). "Αντιαθλητική η διαγωγή παικτών, παραγόντων και των φιλάθλων εις το ματς Ολυμπιακού - Π.Α.Ο." Ethnos (in Greek). p. 1 and 4.
  9. 1 2 "Ο εικοστός κατά σειράν τελικός είναι ο αγών Ολυμπιακού - Π.Α.Ο." Ethnos (in Greek). 27 June 1962. p. 6.
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