2007–08 Greek Football Cup

The 2007–08 Greek Football Cup was the 66th edition of the Greek Football Cup. 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 and Aris, with Olympiacos winning by 2–0.[1][2]

2007–08 Greek Cup
Country Greece
Teams69
Defending championsLarissa
ChampionsOlympiacos (23rd title)
Runners-upAris
Matches played75
Top goal scorer(s)Giorgos Zacharopoulos (5)
Nikos Soultanidis

Calendar
RoundDate(s)FixturesClubsNew entriesLeagues entering
First Round1, 2 & 5 September 20071769 → 5235Gamma Ethniki
Second Round8 & 9 September 20071852 → 3418Beta Ethniki
Additional Round26 September 2007234 → 32nonenone
Third Round9, 10, 11, 30, 31 October,
1 November & 5 December 2007		1632 → 1616Super League
Round of 169 & 16 January 2008916 → 8nonenone
Quarter-finals27, 28 February & 5 March 2008 (1st leg)
19 & 20 March 2008 (2nd leg)		88 → 4
Semi-finals2 April 2008 (1st leg)
16 April 2008 (2nd leg)		44 → 2
Final17 May 200812 → 1

First round
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Aias Salamina 2–1 Rodos
Anagennisi Giannitsa 0–0 (2–4 p) Preveza
Aiolikos 0–0 (4–5 p) Ilioupoli
Atsalenios 1–0 Doxa Drama
Neos Asteras Rethymno 0–2 Messiniakos
Ethnikos Olympiakos Volos 2–0 (a.e.t.) Panachaiki 2005
Anagennisi Arta 4–0 Panegialios
Korinthos 0–0 (4–1 p) Koropi
Ethnikos Katerini 0–0 (4–1 p) Kavala
Prosotsani 1–2 Thermaikos
Eordaikos 2007 2–1 Anagennisi Karditsa
Niki Volos 2–1 Acharnaikos
Lamia 1–1 (3–4 p) Neoi Epivates
Thraki Enosi 1–0 AE Giannena
Fostiras 5–1 Thiva
Polykastro 1–0 (a.e.t.) Vyzas
Diagoras 3–0 Thyella Patra
Panetolikos bye

Second round
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Panetolikos 4–0 Ionikos
Aias Salamina 0–2 Ethnikos Piraeus
Preveza 0–0 (4–2 p) Kalamata
Ilioupoli 1–0 Pierikos
Atsalenios 1–0 Panthrakikos
Messiniakos 0–0 (4–3 p) Panserraikos
Ethnikos Olympiakos Volos 3–1 (a.e.t.) Ilisiakos
Anagennisi Arta 3–4 Ethnikos Asteras
Korinthos 1–2 Agios Dimitrios
Ethnikos Katerini 1–0 Kerkyra
Thermaikos 1–2 (a.e.t.) Kastoria
Eordaikos 2007 0–2 Kallithea
Niki Volos 0–2 Egaleo
Neoi Epivates 1–2 (a.e.t.) Thrasyvoulos
Thraki Enosi 1–2 A.S.K. Olympiakos
Fostiras 2–1 PAS Giannena
Polykastro 2–4 (a.e.t.) Agrotikos Asteras
Diagoras 2–0 Chaidari

Additional round
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Panetolikos 1–2 Fostiras
Messiniakos 3–0 Atsalenios

Third round
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Ethnikos Piraeus 1–2 (a.e.t.) OFI
Preveza 3–0 (1–2)* Veria
Ilioupoli 0–4 Larissa
Ethnikos Olympiakos Volos 0–1 Iraklis
Ethnikos Asteras 1–3 Panathinaikos
Agios Dimitrios 0–1 (a.e.t.) Aris
Ethnikos Katerini 1–0 Levadiakos
Kastoria 2–3 Panionios
Kallithea 1–2 Apollon Kalamaria
Egaleo 1–2 Skoda Xanthi
Thrasyvoulos 4–2 PAOK
A.S.K. Olympiakos 1–1 (5–6 p) Atromitos
Agrotikos Asteras 1–0 Ergotelis
Diagoras 1–2 Olympiacos
Fostiras 0–2 AEK Athens
Messiniakos 0–2 Asteras Tripolis

* Veria had won in that match but finally forfeited due to breaching of rules.

Round of 16
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
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Ethnikos Katerini 0–3 Aris
Iraklis 1–0 Panionios
Apollon Kalamaria 1–2 Larissa
Olympiacos 4–0 Panathinaikos
Asteras Tripolis 0–1 Atromitos
Agrotikos Asteras 1–6 OFI 1–1 0–5
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Quarter-finals

Summary
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Olympiacos 4–2 Iraklis 2–0 2–2
Skoda Xanthi 0–1 Aris 0–0 0–1
Atromitos 4–3 OFI 3–1 1–2
Thrasyvoulos 4–1 Larissa 1–0 3–1

Matches
Olympiacos2–0Iraklis
 Report
Referee: Giorgos Kasnaferis (Athens)
Iraklis2–2Olympiacos
  • Aarón  42'
  • Flavio Dias  88'
 Report
Referee: Giannis Stavridis (Pieria)

Olympiacos won 4–2 on aggregate

Skoda Xanthi0–0Aris
Report
Aris1–0Skoda Xanthi
 Report
Referee: Giorgos Daloukas (Thessaly)

Aris won 1–0 on aggregate

Atromitos3–1OFI
 Report
Referee: Dimitris Kalopoulos (Thessaloniki)
OFI2–1Atromitos
 Report
Referee: Anastasios Kakos (Corfu)

Atromitos won 4–3 on aggregate

Thrasyvoulos1–0Larissa
 Report
Referee: Dimitris Kyrkos (Epirus)
Larissa1–3Thrasyvoulos
 Report
Referee: Lazaros Polatian (Pella)

Thrasyvoulos won 4–1 on aggregate

Semi-finals

Summary
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Thrasyvoulos 4–2 Olympiacos 2–3 2–2
Aris 0–1 Atromitos 0–0 0–1

Matches
Thrasyvoulos2–3Olympiacos
 Report
Referee: Dimitris Kyrkos (Epirus)
Olympiacos3–1Thrasyvoulos
 Report
Referee: Stavros Tritsonis (Athens)

Olympiacos won 6–3 on aggregate.

Aris1–0Atromitos
 Report
Atromitos1–2Aris
  • Nikolopoulos  93'
 Report
Referee: Lazaros Polatian (Pella)

Aris won 3–1 on aggregate.

Final

The 64th Greek Cup Final was played at the Kaftanzoglio Stadium.

Olympiacos2–0Aris
 Report
Attendance: 19,199
Referee: Giorgos Kasnaferis (Athens)
Olympiacos
Aris
GK71 Antonis Nikopolidis
DF35 Vasilis Torosidis
DF18 Paraskevas Antzas
DF14 Michał Żewłakow
DF15 Raúl Bravo 21'
MF 6 Ieroklis Stoltidis
MF 2 Christos Patsatzoglou
MF 7 Luciano Galletti  85'
MF11 Predrag Đorđević (c) 87'
FW 9 Darko Kovačević 84'  90+1'
FW22 Kostas Mitroglou  82'
Substitutes:
GK87 Michalis Sifakis
DF30 Tasos Pantos  82'
DF92 Kyriakos Papadopoulos
MF77 Mirnes Šišić  85'
MF28 Cristian Raúl Ledesma
MF25 Fernando Belluschi
FW23 Michalis Konstantinou  90+1'
Manager:
José Segura
GK12 Marian Kelemen
DF 2 Neto
DF 5 Ronaldo Guiaro 80'
DF 4 Avraam Papadopoulos
DF15 Nikolaos Karabellas 61'
MF26 Sanel Jahić
MF 6 Konstantinos Nebegleras (c)
MF20 Javito 63'
MF11 Siston
MF18 Vladimir Ivić
FW10 Koke
Substitutes:
GK 1 Kostas Chalkias
DF22 Marco Aurélio
MF28 Sakis Prittas
MF24 Thiago Gentil 80'
MF 7 Toni Calvo 63'
FW14 Felipe Sanchón 61'
FW19 Thanasis Papazoglou
Manager:
Dušan Bajević

MATCH OFFICIALS

  • Assistant referees:
    • Saraidaris
    • Kalaitzidis

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
  • Five named substitutes.
  • Maximum of three substitutions.

References
  1. "Αρης-Ολυμπιακός 0-2". sport24.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  2. "Olympiacos seal double after cup win". uefa.com.
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