1978–79 Greek Football Cup


The 1978–79 Greek Football Cup was the 37th edition of The Greek Football Cup, or Greek Football Cup.

Tournament details

Totally 58 teams participated, 18 from Alpha Ethniki and 40 from Beta Ethniki. It was held in 6 rounds, included final. That year was established for first time the two-legged tie on a home and away basis, for the quarter-finals and the semi-finals, according to the model of European cups.
Up to those matches, the most exciting games were on the third round. From the 8 matches, only 2 were decided after 90 minutes. In matches between Aris and Panathinaikos and Olympiacos and PAOK, the home teams qualified on penalty shootout. Aris had earlier eliminated Iraklis in similar fashion.
The final was contested by the champion of that season AEK Athens and Panionios, who qualified for a Greek Cup Final after 12 years. Panionios advanced by eliminating both Aris, in quarter-finals, with a 5-1 home victory after their 5-2 away defeat, and Olympiacos, in semi-finals, with away goals rule. The surprise of the underdog was completed in the final, held at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus on 9 June 1979, where Panionios won 3-1, claiming their first title in history.

First round

Home teamScoreAway team
Panachaiki3-0Veria
Aris3-2Makedonikos
Korinthos1-0Irodotos
Kallithea3-1PAS Giannina
Agrotikos Asteras1-0Chania
PAOK2-1Panelefsiniakos
Ilisiakos0-1Olympiacos
Anagennisi Karditsa0-2Rodos
Atromitos4-1Apollon Kalamaria
AEK Athens5-2Kavala
Panarkadikos0-1OFI
Ethnikos Asteras0-2Niki Volos
Fostiras2-0Ionikos
Panionios3-1Olympiakos Loutraki
Egaleo3-2Larissa
Trikala4-3Makedonikos Siatista
Almopos Aridea3-0Olympiacos Volos
Apollon Athens2-0Panserraikos
Drapetsona0-2Iraklis
Chalkida2-0Lamia
Anagennisi Epanomi1-0Panetolikos
Naoussa1-2Doxa Drama
Panathinaikos3-1Pierikos
Proodeftiki4-1Kastoria
Karditsa A.C.1-0Levadiakos
Ethnikos Piraeus3-1 Olympiacos Liosia
Edessaikos3-2 Anagennisi Giannitsa
Kilkisiakos2-3 Acharnaikos
Xanthi2-0*Anagennisi Arta

*Without match

Second round

Home teamScoreAway team
Apollon Athens2-0Egaleo
AEK Athens4-0Proodeftiki
Trikala1-0Atromitos
Kallithea6-1Xanthi
OFI2-3Panathinaikos
Korinthos1-2Doxa Drama
Anagennisi Epanomi1-0Niki Volos
Ethnikos Piraeus0-1Olympiacos
Almopos Aridea2-1Agrotikos Asteras
Karditsa A.C.1-0 Chalkida
Panionios3-2 Edessaikos
Fostiras2-1 Rodos
Iraklis1-1 Aris
PAOKbye
Panachaikibye
Acharnaikosbye

Third round

Home teamScoreAway team
AEK Athens4-0Acharnaikos
Panionios1-0Almopos Aridea
Karditsa A.C.1-2 Panachaiki
Anagennisi Epanomi1-0 Trikala
Kallithea1-0 Apollon Athens
Olympiacos2-2 PAOK
Aris0-0 Panathinaikos
Fostiras0-0 Doxa Drama

Quarter-finals

First legs were played on March 14, 1979, while second on April 18.
Team #1Agg.Team #21st leg2nd leg
Fostiras4–5Olympiacos2–22–3
Kallithea2–2Panachaiki 2–10–1
Aris6–7Panionios5–21–5
Anagennisi Epanomi1–3AEK Athens1–10–2

Semi-finals

First legs were played on May 16, 1979. Second legs on 30th.
Team #1Agg.Team #21st leg2nd leg
Panionios 4–4Olympiacos2–12–3
Panachaiki4–7AEK Athens3–21–5

Final

The 35th Greek Cup Final was played at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus.