1990–91 Greek Football Cup

The 1990–91 Greek Football Cup was the 49th edition of the Greek Football Cup.

1990–91 Greek Cup
Country Greece
Teams72
Defending championsOlympiacos
ChampionsPanathinaikos (12th title)
Runners-upAthinaikos
Matches played118
Top goal scorer(s)Dimitris Saravakos (10)

Tournament details

Totally 72 teams participated, 18 from Alpha Ethniki, 18 from Beta, and 36 from Gamma. It was held in 6 rounds, included final.

After the phase of groups (First round), there were interesting confrontations and many "protagonists" were eliminated by the competition continue. In the Second round, Olympiacos were eliminated by PAOK , Aris by Athinaikos and Iraklis by Xanthi, while in the Third round AEK Athens were eliminated by OFI. In the same round, Edessaikos, a Beta Ethniki team, reversed their loss 4–0 by Ionikos, achieving a draw with the same score in the second leg, in order however to be eliminated in penalty shootout.

The Final[1] was contested by Panathinaikos, for sixth time in the last 10 years, after the qualify against PAOK in semi-finals, and neophyte in Alpha Ethniki Athinaikos, for first and unique until now time in their history. That year, HFF decided the establishment of a two-legged final match, according to the model of Coppa Italia. Athinaikos selected as home of first match Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, instead of their neutral home, Municipal Stadium of Vyronas, while the second match became in the Athens Olympic Stadium. Panathinaikos won both matches and at the same time The Double.

Athinaikos, as finalist of competition, participated in the next season's European Cup Winners' Cup, for first and unique time in their history. Nikos Sarganis, Athinaikos goalkeeper, that had played in the first match of Final, failed to win the Cup with a fourth team, after Kastoria, Olympiacos and Panathinaikos. Also, the second match was the last for referee Meletis Voutsaras. For fourth possessed year, Dimitris Saravakos, with 10 goals, was elected as competition's first scorer.

Calendar

RoundDate(s)FixturesClubsNew entries
First Round5672 → 3272
Second Round5,12 December 1990,
9 January 1991
3232 → 16none
Round of 161616 → 8none
Quarter-finals13,21 March 199188 → 4none
Semi-finals4,24 April 199144 → 2none
Final15,22 May 199122 → 1none

First round

The phase was played in a single round-robin format. Each win would gain 2 points, each draw 1 and each loss would not gain any point.

Second round

First legs were played on December 5 and 12, 1990. Second legs on January 9, 1991.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Ilisiakos 3–5 Levadiakos 1–1 2–4
Larissa (a) 1–1 Apollon Athens 0–0 1–1 (a.e.t.)
Proodeftiki 1–7 Panathinaikos 1–2 0–5
Panarkadikos 4–6 Kilkisiakos 4–1 0–5
Edessaikos 2–0 Apollon Kalamaria 1–0 1–0
Charavgiakos 0–5 AEK Athens 0–3 0–2
Olympiacos 2–3 PAOK 2–0 0–3
Ionikos 4–0 Ethnikos Asteras 3–0 1–0
EAR (a) 3–3 Panargiakos 2–0 1–3
Panserraikos 3–3 (a) OFI 3–1 0–2
Athinaikos 5–2 Aris 2–1 3–1
Iraklis 0–1 Xanthi 0–0 0–1
Olympiakos Loutraki 2–3 Anagennisi Karditsa 2–0 0–3
Panelefsiniakos 2–8 Panionios 2–3 0–5
Naoussa 3–4 Doxa Drama 2–4 1–0
Doxa Vyronas 0–2 Eordaikos 0–0 0–2

Round of 16

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Kilkisiakos 5–6 Larissa 3–2 2–4
OFI 4–3 AEK Athens 3–0 1–3
Panathinaikos 2–1 Levadiakos 2–1 0–0
Xanthi 2–3 PAOK 2–1 0–2
Doxa Drama 4–1 Eordaikos 3–0 1–1
Ionikos 4–4 (5–4 p) Edessaikos 4–0 0–4
Athinaikos 5–1 Anagennisi Karditsa 3–0 2–1
EAR 1–6 Larissa 1–3 0–3

Quarter-finals

First legs were played on March 13, 1991, while second legs on 20th.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Panionios 2–2 (3–2 p) OFI 2–0 0–2
Athinaikos 3–0 Doxa Drama 2–0 1–0
PAOK 3–2 Larissa 3–0 0–2
Ionikos 1–6 Panathinaikos 0–3 1–3

Semi-finals

First legs were played on April 4, 1991, and second on 24th.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Panathinaikos 2–1 PAOK 2–0 0–1
Athinaikos 4–3 Panionios 3–0 1–3

Final

The 47th Greek Cup Final was double-played this season. First leg was played at the Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, and second leg at the Olympic Stadium".

First leg

Athinaikos0–3Panathinaikos
Report (page 1)
Attendance: 12,737
Referee: Kostas Dimitriadis (Piraeus)
Nikos Sarganis
Theodoros Boutzoukas
Yiorghos Basagiannis
Tasos Chatziangelis
Kostas Theodorakos
Giannis Chatziraptis 72'
Giorgos Zotalis
Vasilis Tzalakostas
Hristo Kolev 55'
Kostas Tsavalias
Vangelis Spiliotis
Substitutes:
Giorgos Anastasiou 55'
Miroslav Bong 72'
Manager:
Gerd Prokop
GK Józef Wandzik
DF Stratos Apostolakis
DF Ioannis Kalitzakis
DF Nikos Kourbanas
MF Spiros Marangos
MF Louis Christodoulou
MF Kostas Antoniou (c)
MF Paris Georgakopoulos 89'
MF Kostas Frantzeskos 60'
MF Chris Kalantzis
FW Krzysztof Warzycha
Substitutes:
DF Giorgos Kalpakis 89'
MF Vangelis Vlachos 60'
Manager:
Vasilis Daniil

MATCH OFFICIALS

  • Assistant referees:
    • Mindiouris
    • Vorgias

MATCH RULES

  • 90 minutes.
  • Two named substitutes.
  • Maximum of two substitutions.

Second leg

Panathinaikos2–1
(5–1 agg.)
Athinaikos
Report (page 1)
  • Zotalis  45' (pen.)
Attendance: 19,375
Referee: Meletis Voutsaras (Athens)
GK Józef Wandzik
DF Stratos Apostolakis
DF Ioannis Kalitzakis
DF Nikos Kourbanas
DF Lysandros Georgamlis
MF Spiros Marangos 60'
MF Vangelis Vlachos 46'
MF Louis Christodoulou
MF Kostas Antoniou (c)
MF Chris Kalantzis
FW Krzysztof Warzycha
Substitutes:
MF Kostas Frantzeskos 46'
FW Dimitris Saravakos 60'
Manager:
Vasilis Daniil
Theodoros Kantas
Giorgos Basagiannis
Giannis Tapratzis 46'
Tasos Chatziangelis
Vangelis Spiliotis
Kostas Theodorakos
Giannis Chatziraptis
Apostolos Vrynios
Christos Dimopoulos
Giorgos Zotalis 71'
Kostas Tsavalias
Substitutes:
Miroslav Bong 46'
Giorgos Anastasiou 71'
Manager:
Gerd Prokop

MATCH OFFICIALS

  • Assistant referees:
    • Naziris
    • Doutsias

MATCH RULES

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

References

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