The 2009–10 Greek Football Cup was the 68th 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 ...
. The competition culminated with the final held at
Olympic Stadium
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on 24 April 2010. The final was contested by
Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...
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 Jama ...
. The last time that the two clubs were met in the Final was in
1940
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Events
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January
*January ...
. Panathinaikos didn't win the Cup since
2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO).
Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
and the last time that participated in a Final was in
2007
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. Aris on the other hand, didn't win the Cup since
1970
Events
January
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* January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...
and the last time that played in a Final was in
2008
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. Panathinaikos earned the trophy with a 1-0 win over Aris.
Calendar
Knockout phase
Each tie in the
knockout phase
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, apart from 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 semi-finals were 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
away goals rule
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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
extra time
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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
penalty shoot-out
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. 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 7 August 2009.
Summary
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Matches
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Second round
The draw took place on 7 August 2009, after the First Round draw.
Summary
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Additional round
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Matches
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Bracket
Round of 32
The draw took place on 7 August 2009.
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Matches
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Round of 16
The draw took place on 2 November 2009.
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Quarter-finals
The draw took place on 22 January 2010.
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*The match was interrupted at the 69th minute due to the bad condition of field, that occurred from continuous raining. The match continued from minute that had been stopped, the following day.
Replay
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Semi-finals
The draw took place on 22 January 2010, after the quarter-final draw.
Summary
Matches
''Panathinaikos won 3–1 on aggregate.''
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''Aris won 4–2 on aggregate.''
Final
Top scorers
References
External links
Greek Cup 2006-2007at Hellenic Football Federation's official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Greek Cup 2009-10
2009-10
Cup
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2009–10 domestic association football cups