The 2008–09 Greek Football Cup was the 67th edition of the
Greek Football Cup
The Greek Football Cup (), commonly known as the Greek Cup or Betsson Greek Cup for sponsorship reasons is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation.
The Greek Cup is the second-most important domestic men's footba ...
. The competition started on 30 August 2008 with the first round and concluded on 2 May 2009 with the
final
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, held at
Olympic Stadium
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.
Olympiacos
Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós (, Olympic Association of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number of different competitive departments which participate in football, ...
claimed that season's Greek Cup, after a 4–4 draw and a 15–14 victory on
penalties over
AEK Athens
A.E.K. (; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople'') is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadelfeia, Attica. The club is more commonly known in European competitions as A.E.K. Athens.
Establishe ...
, and was considered by fans as the most entertaining final in the tournament.
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, 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 18 August 2008.
Summary
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Second round
The draw took place on 18 August 2008, after the first-round draw.
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Additional round
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Bracket
Round of 32
The draw took place on 18 August 2008.
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Round of 16
The draw took place on 19 November 2008.
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Replay
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Quarter-finals
The draw took place on 26 January 2009.
Summary
Matches
''Olympiacos won 2–1 on aggregate.''
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''AEK Athens won on away goals.''
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''Asteras Tripolis won 2–0 on aggregate.''
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''Panserraikos won 3–2 on aggregate.''
Semi-finals
The draw took place on 26 January 2009, after the quarter-final draw.
Summary
Matches
''AEK Athens won 3–1 on aggregate.''
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''Olympiacos won 4–3 on aggregate.''
Final
Top scorers
References
External links
Greek Cup 2008-2009at Hellenic Football Federation's official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:2008-09 Greek Cup
Greek Football Cup seasons
Cup
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Greek Cup, 2008-09