The 2007–08 Greek Football Cup was the 66th edition of the
Greek Football Cup
The Greek Football Cup ( el, Κύπελλο Ελλάδος Ποδοσφαίρου), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Kypello Elladas is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation.
The Greek Cup is the second most im ...
. 69 club entries were accepted for the competition. The competition culminated with the Greek Football Cup Final, held at
Kaftanzoglio Stadium, on 17 May 2008. The match was contested by
Olympiacos
Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...
and
Aris Aris or ARIS may refer to:
People
* Aris (surname)
Given name
* Aris Alexandrou, Greek writer
* Aris Brimanis, ice hockey player
* Aris Christofellis, Greek male soprano
* Aris Gavelas, Greek sprinter
* Aris Howard, Former President of the Jamai ...
, with Olympiacos winning by 2–0.
Calendar
Knockout phase
Each tie in the
knockout phase
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, apart from the quarter-finals and the semi-finals, was played by 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. In the quarter-finals and the semi-finals were played over
two legs
In sports (particularly association football), a two-legged tie is a contest between two teams which comprises two matches or "legs", with each team as the home team in one leg. The winning team is usually determined by aggregate score, the sum ...
, 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
away goals rule
The away goals rule is a method of tiebreaker, tiebreaking in association football and other sports when teams play each other twice, once at each team's home ground. Under the away goals rule, if the total goals scored by each team are equal, the ...
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
extra time
Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is played onl ...
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
penalty shoot-out. In the round of 16, if the score was level at the end of normal time the two-legged rule was applied.
The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:
*In the draw for the second round, the teams from the second division are seeded and the winners from the first round were unseeded. The seeded teams are drawn against the unseeded teams.
*In the draw for the Round of 32 onwards, the teams from the first division are seeded and the winners from the previous rounds were unseeded. The seeded teams are drawn against the unseeded teams.
*In the draws for the Round of 16 onwards, there are no seedings and teams from the different group can be drawn against each other.
First round
The draw took place on 20 August 2007.
Summary
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Matches
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Second round
The draw took place on 20 August 2007, after the First Round draw.
Summary
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Matches
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Additional round
Summary
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Matches
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Bracket
Round of 32
The draw took place on 20 August 2007.
Summary
Matches
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''Veria won the match by 1–2, but eventually forfeited due to breaching of the rules.''
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Round of 16
The draw took place on 13 December 2007.
Summary
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Matches
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Replay
Quarter-finals
The draw took place on 24 January 2008.
Summary
Matches
''Thrasyvoulos won 4–1 on aggregate''
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''Olympiacos won 4–2 on aggregate''
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''Atromitos won 4–3 on aggregate''
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''Aris won 1–0 on aggregate''
Semi-finals
The draw took place on 24 January 2008, after the quarter-final draw.
Summary
Matches
''Olympiacos won 6–3 on aggregate.''
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''Aris won 3–1 on aggregate.''
Final
References
External links
Greek Cup 2007-08at Hellenic Football Federation's official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:2007-08 Greek Cup
Greek Football Cup seasons
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Cup
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