- Tournament details
- First round
- Second round
- Third round
- Quarter-finals
- Semi-finals
- Final
- References
The Greek Cup 1978–79 was the 37th edition of The Greek Football Cup, or Greek Cup for short. Tournament detailsTotally 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 exciting games were on the third round. From the 8 matches, only 2 were decided after 90 minutes. In matches between Aris and Panathinaikos and Olympiacos and PAOK, the home teams qualified on penalty shootout.Aris had earlier eliminated Iraklis in simiral fashion. The final was contested by the champion of that season AEK Athens and Panionios, who qualified for a Greek Cup Final after 12 years. Panionios advanced by eliminating both Aris, in quarter-finals, with a 5–1 home victory after their 5–2 away defeat, and Olympiacos, in semi-finals, with away goals rule. The surprise of the underdog was completed in the final, held at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus on 9 June 1979, where Panionios won 3–1,[1] claiming their first title in 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 |
{{refbegin}}+Without match{{refend}}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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Kallithea | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Apollon Athens | | Panionios | 1–0 | Almopos Aridea | | Fostiras | 0–0 | Doxa Drama | | Fostiras won 3-1 on penalties |
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Quarter-finalsFirst legs were played on March 14, 1979, while second on April 18. | Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | | 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-finalsFirst legs were played on May 16, 1979. Second legs on 30th. | Team #1 | Agg. | Team #2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | | Panionios (a.g.) | 4-4 | Olympiacos | 2-1 | 2-3 | | Panachaiki | 4-7 | AEK Athens | 3-2 | 1-5 | |
FinalThe 35th Greek Cup Final was played at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus. {{football box
|date= June 9, 1979
|team1= Panionios
|score= 3 – 1
|team2= AEK Athens
|goals1= Anastopoulos {{goal|51}}
Lima {{goal|67}}
Pathiakakis {{goal|84}}
|goals2= Konstantinou {{goal|3}}
|stadium= Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus
|attendance= 20,299
|referee= Lagogiannis (Piraeus)}}| PANIONIOS: | | |
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| GRE}} Zafiris Kakkaris | | GRE}} Serafim Zacharopoulos | | GRE}} Giannis Gravanis | | GRE}} Nikos Chalkidis | | GRE}} Christos Emvoliadis | | GRE}} Charambos Saipas {{suboff|46}} | | CPV}} Leonildo Lima | | GRE}} Dimitris Mavrikis (c) | | GRE}} Nikos Anastopoulos | | GRE}} Giannis Pathiakakis | | GRE}} Vasilis Vallidis | | Substitute: | | GRE}} Vasilis Moraitelis {{subon|46}} | | Manager: | | {{flagicon|GRE}} Panos Markovic |
| | AEK ATHENS: | | |
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| GRE}} Lakis Sterioudas | | GRE}} Giannis Mousouris | | GRE}} Dionysis Tsamis | | GRE}} Petros Ravousis | | GRE}} Lakis Nikolaou (c) | | GRE}} Christos Ardizoglou {{suboff|46}} | | CYP}} Tasos Konstantinou {{sent off|0|72}} | | GRE}} Takis Nikoloudis | | YUG}} Dušan Bajević | | GRE}} Mimis Domazos | | GRE}} Thomas Mavros | | Substitute: | | GRE}} Vasilis Apostolopoulos {{subon|46}} | | Manager: | | {{flagicon|GRE}} Andreas Stamatiadis |
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MATCH RULES- 90 minutes.
- 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
- Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
- One substitute.
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References- Greek Cup 1978-79 at RSSSF
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{{Greek Cup Seasons}}{{1978–79 in European Football (UEFA)}}{{DEFAULTSORT:1978-79 Greek Cup}} 3 : Greek Football Cup seasons|1978–79 domestic association football cups|1978–79 in Greek football |