The 2004–05 Greek Football Cup was the 63rd edition of the

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. The competition started on 10 September 2004 and concluded on 21 May 2005 with the Greek Cup final, held at the

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earned the trophy with a 3–0 victory over

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Calendar

Knockout phase

Each tie in the

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, apart from the final, was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, the

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was applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then

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was played. The away goals rule was again applied after extra time, i.e. if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team advanced by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the winners were decided by a

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. In the final, which were played as a single match, if the score was level at the end of normal time, extra time was played, followed by a penalty shoot-out if the score was still level.
The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows: *There are no seedings, and teams from the same group can be drawn against each other.

First round

Summary

Matches

''Panathinaikos won 7–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Panionios won 5–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Egaleo won 6–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Chalkidon Near East won 8–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Ergotelis won 6–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Apollon Kalamarias won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''PAOK won 4–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''AEK Athens won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Skoda Xanthi won 5–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Kastoria won 5–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Niki Volos won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Iraklis won 5–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Ionikos won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Kallithea won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Kerkyra won 7–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''OFI won 5–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Levadiakos won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Ilisiakos won on away goals.'' ---- ''Atromitos won on away goals.'' ---- ''Akratitos did not show up.''
''Thyella Patras won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Panserraikos won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Paniliakos won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''AEL won 5–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Agios Dimitrios won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Agrotikos Asteras won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Olympiacos won 5–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Aris won 5–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Pavlos Melas won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Apollon Athens won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Ptolemaida-Lignitorikhi won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Ethnikos Piraeus won on away goals.'' ---- ''Poseidon Neon Poron did not show up.'' ''Poseidon Neon Poron did not show up.''
''Irodotos won 4–0 on aggregate.''

Additional round

Summary

Matches

''Panserraikos won 4–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Pavlos Melas won 5–2 on aggregate.''

Bracket

Round of 32

Summary

Matches

''Panathinaikos won 3–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''AEL won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Apollon Kalamarias won on away goals.'' ---- ''Kastoria won 5–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Iraklis won 7–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Ptolemaida-Lignitorikhi won 3–1 on penalties.'' ---- ''OFI won 6–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Skoda Xanthi won 5–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Chalkidon Near East won on extra time.'' ---- ''Ilisiakos won 6–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''AEK Athens won 7–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Panionios won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Ethnikos Piraeus won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Egaleo won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Olympiacos won on away goals.'' ---- ''Aris won 8–0 on aggregate.''

Round of 16

Summary

Matches

''Olympiacos won 2–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Kastoria won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Aris won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Skoda Xanthi won 1–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Panionios won 1–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''AEL won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Apollon Kalamarias won away goals.'' ---- ''AEK Athens won 4–2 on aggregate.''

Quarter-finals

Summary

Matches

''AEK Athens won 2–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Olympiacos won 6–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Aris won on away goals.'' ---- ''Skoda Xanthi won 4–2 on aggregate.''

Semi-finals

Summary

Matches

''Aris won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Olympiacos won 3–1 on aggregate.''

Final

Top scorers

References

External links

Greek Cup 2004-2005
at RSSSF
Greek Cup 2004-2005
at Hellenic Football Federation's official site {{DEFAULTSORT:Greek Cup 2004-05 2004-05 2004–05 European domestic association football cups

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