The 2012–13 Greek Football Cup was the 71st season 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 imp ...
. A total of 62 clubs, five more than
the previous edition, were accepted to enter. The competition commenced on 24 October 2012 with the First Round and concluded on 11 May 2013 with the Final, held at
Olympic Stadium
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. The final was contested by
Asteras Tripolis
Asteras Tripolis Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Αστέρας Τρίπολης), commonly referred to as Asteras Tripolis (meaning "Star of Tripoli"), is a Greek professional football club based in the city of Tripoli in Arcadia, Peloponnese, G ...
and
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 ...
, with Olympiacos winning by 3–1
after
extra time.
Teams
Calendar
Participating clubs
The following 62 teams competed in First Round:
Knockout phase
Each tie in the
knockout phase
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, apart from the first two rounds and 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
away goals rule 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 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 first two rounds and 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:
*In the draw for the Round of 32, 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 for this round took place on 11 November 2013.
Summary
Matches
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Second round
The draw for this round took place on 13 October 2012.
Summary
Matches
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Bracket
Round of 32
The draw for this round took place on 13 October 2012.
Summary
Matches
''Fostiras won on away goals.''
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''Levadiakos won 7–0 on aggregate.''
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''Apollon Smyrnis won 2–1 on aggregate.''
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''Match suspended at 87th minute while the score was 1–1.''
''Olympiacos won 5–0 on aggregate.''
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''Kerkyra won 2–0 on aggregate.''
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''Panthrakikos won 3–1 on aggregate.''
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''Panathinaikos won 6–1 on aggregate.''
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''PAS Giannina won 3–0 on aggregate.''
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''Veria won 2–0 on aggregate.''
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''Kallithea won 4–3 on aggregate.''
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''Olympiacos Volos won on away goals.''
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''Asteras Tripolis won 4–1 on aggregate.''
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''Platanias won 4–1 on aggregate.''
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''Kavala won 1–0 on aggregate.''
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''PAOK won 5–2 on aggregate.''
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''Skoda Xanthi won 5–4 on penalties.''
Round of 16
The draw for this round took place on 13 October 2012.
Summary
Matches
''Asteras Tripolis won 3–1 on aggregate.''
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''Platanias won on away goals.''
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''PAS Giannina won 5–2 on aggregate.''
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''PAOK won 6–2 on aggregate.''
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''Panthrakikos won 5–2 on aggregate.''
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''Olympiacos won 3–0 on aggregate.''
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''Levadiakos won 3–1 on aggregate.''
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''Veria won 4–1 on aggregate.''
Quarter-finals
The draw for this round took place on 4 February 2013.
Summary
Matches
''Asteras Tripolis won 5–2 on aggregate.''
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''Panthrakikos won 2–0 on aggregate.''
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''Olympiacos won 3–0 on aggregate.''
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''PAOK won 2–0 on aggregate.''
Semi-finals
The draw for this round took place on 4 February 2013.
Summary
Matches
''Asteras Tripolis won 3–2 on aggregate.''
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''Olympiacos won 8–3 on aggregate.''
Final
References
External links
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Cup
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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 ...