1980–81 Greek Football Cup


The 1980–81 Greek Football Cup was the 39th 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 six rounds, included the final. Concerning the two previous years, two-legged tie would be extended in third round too.
Even if many Alpha Ethniki teams eliminated from the first round, afterwards there were very interesting matches. AEK Athens had the most difficult draws, after they eliminated Panathinaikos and Aris, in order to be eliminated by PAOK with two losses in the semi-finals.
Olympiacos had to win Panionios during the extra time of second leg in Third Round in order to qualify, while the surprise of season were Panegialios, which qualify to semi-finals, after qualifies against OFI and Doxa Drama, both teams of Alpha Ethniki. They achieved good results in away second legs.
The final was contested by Olympiacos and PAOK, after 7 years and in the same stadium. Olympiacos won 3-1, clinching The Double after winning also the Alpha Ethniki championship of the season. They would achieve this again in 1999. The match was marked by riots between fans of both teams, one of the first expressions of hooliganism that was imported in Greece in the beginning of 1980 decade.
It is still characteristic that the footballers of both teams played wearing black brassards, Olympiacos players mourning the victims of tragedy of gate 7, and PAOK players in memory of their coach Gyula Lóránt, who had died at the bench on May 31, 1981.

First round

Home teamScoreAway team
Veria2-1Apollon Athens
Aris3-0Pelopas Kiato
Kavala1-0PAS Giannina
Chalkida1-3Olympiacos
Panetolikos0-1Atromitos
Agrotikos Asteras2-0Ilisiakos
Acharnaikos5-1Proodeftiki
Elassona4-1A.F.C. Patra
Kallithea1-0Naoussa
AEK Athens6-2Egaleo
Olympiacos Volos3-1Vyzas Megara
Irodotos3-1Panelefsiniakos
Panegialios2-0Almopos Aridea
Panarkadikos2-0Xanthi
Olympiacos Liosia0-1Doxa Drama
Panionios5-0Panthrakikos
Anagennisi Epanomi0-1Trikala
Fostiras4-0Olympiakos Loutraki
Ethnikos Asteras2-1Odysseas Kordelio
Rodos1-2Panathinaikos
Panserraikos1-0 Larissa
Diagoras1-2 OFI
Pierikos1-0 Edessaikos
Eordaikos1-0 Panachaiki
Apollon Kalamaria2-2 Pandramaikos
Makedonikos1-1 Kastoria
Korinthos1-1 Iraklis
Niki Volos1-1 PAOK
Ethnikos Piraeus0-0 Anagennisi Giannitsa

Second round

Home teamScoreAway team
Korinthos3-1Panarkadikos
Ethnikos Asteras2-1Kallithea
Olympiacos5-0Pierikos
OFI3-0Agrotikos Asteras
Elassona2-4Doxa Drama
Olympiacos Volos2-0Anagennisi Giannitsa
Panathinaikos3-0Panserraikos
Veria0-2PAOK
AEK Athens2-0Kastoria
Fostiras0-1Pandramaikos
Aris5-1Acharnaikos
Irodotos0-0 Panegialios
Eordaikos1-1 Trikala
Kavalabye
Panioniosbye
Atromitosbye

Third round

Team #1Agg.Team #21st leg2nd leg
PAOK4–2Olympiacos Volos2–12–1
Aris2–0Atromitos1–01–0
Korinthos2–2Kavala 2–00–2
Pandramaikos1–2Doxa Drama1–20–0
Eordaikos2–4Ethnikos Asteras2–20–2
Panathinaikos3–3AEK Athens 3–20–1
Olympiacos2–0Panionios0–02–0
Panegialios 1–1OFI0–01–1

Quarter-finals

First legs were played on May 13, 1981, while second legs on 27th.
Team #1Agg.Team #21st leg2nd leg
AEK Athens3–2Aris2–21–0
Kavala0–2Olympiacos0–00–2
PAOK8–2Ethnikos Asteras5–03–2
Panegialios3–2Doxa Drama0–13–1

Semi-finals

First legs were played on June 3, 1981. Second legs on the 10th.
Team #1Agg.Team #21st leg2nd leg
Panegialios1–6Olympiacos0–31–3
PAOK3–0AEK Athens1–02–0

Final

The 37th Greek Cup Final was played at the Nikos Goumas Stadium, Athens.