The 2020–21 Greek Football Cup was the 79th 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 ...

. It took place with the participation of the 14 clubs from the Super League 1, as there was no competitive action in the lower divisions (

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and

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) until early January due to the

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. The HFF decided that the Cup would be held with the participation of teams only from the top-flight

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, which was normally in progress. The winner of the Cup qualified for the next season's Europa Conference League third qualifying round.

Calendar

Bracket

First round

The draw for this round took place on 5 January 2021.

Summary

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Matches

''PAOK won 7–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Volos won 3–1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''PAS Giannina won 5–4 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Aris won 4–0 on aggregate.'' ---- ''AEK Athens won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Olympiacos won 6–0 on aggregate.''

Quarter-finals

The draw for this round took place on 5 February 2021. Shortly afterwards,

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 ...

vice-president Kostas Karapapas and

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president Theodoros Karypidis both implied that the draw was fixed and claimed that some of the balls used from the HFF representative and chairman of the Greek Cup Committee Manos Gavrielidis during the procedure, were previously heated. Gavrielidis stated that there was a live streaming of the draw and everything was performed according to law on restrictions concerning the

which forbade the presence of club representatives, something that was also applied in the previous draw. The

Hellenic Football Federation The Hellenic Football Federation (HFF), also known as the Greek Football Federation ( el, Ελληνική Ποδοσφαιρική Ομοσπονδία; ΕΠΟ, translit=Ellinikí Podosferikí Omospondía; EPO) is the governing body of associat ...

issued a statement later that day denouncing the whole story as ridiculous and absurd.

issued a statement in response, insisting that the draw was fixed by the Federation and accusing the HFF representatives of being corrupted and responsible for the total humiliation of the competition and of Greek football in general.

Summary

Matches

''PAOK won 6–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Olympiacos won 3–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''AEK Athens won 4–3 on aggregate.'' ---- ''The match took place on Panetolikos Staduim due to the inappropriateness of the

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.'' ''PAS Giannina won 4–2 on aggregate.''

Semi-finals

The draw for this round took place on 16 March 2021.

Summary

Matches

''Olympiacos won 4–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''PAOK won 3–1 on aggregate.''

Final

References

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Greek 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 ...