1984–85 Greek Football Cup


The 1984–85 Greek Football Cup was the 43rd edition of The Greek Football Cup, or Greek Football Cup.

Tournament details

Totally 76 teams participated, 16 from Alpha Ethniki, 20 from Beta, and 40 from Gamma. It was held in 7 rounds, included final. An Additional Round was held between First and Second, with 6 matches, in order that the teams would continue to be 32.
It was the first Greek Cup Final since 1980, where the two finalists were clubs not based on Attica, Larissa and PAOK. The two teams had lost in the four previous Finals. PAOK had eliminated two fellow-citizens, Iraklis and Aris, in the two first rounds, and cup holders Panathinaikos in the semi-finals with an impressive second-leg 4-0 home victory. Larissa had eliminated only one Alpha Ethniki team, Apollon Kalamaria, in the Additional Round. However, they had won with big scores their opponents from lowest divisions: Panegialios with 8-0, Neapoli Piraeus with 7-0, Korinthos with 6-1 and Levadiakos with 5-0.
From the interests of year were the qualification of Panathinaikos against Olympiacos, in the Third Round, with two wins in the Athens Olympic Stadium, the common home of both teams. Also, the elimination of AEK Athens for first time from a Gamma Ethniki team, Lamia, that afterwards was crushed, accepting in total 15 goals from PAOK in the Third Round. Also, in the First Round, Ethnikos Olympiakos Volos eliminated Acharnaikos in penalty shootout 1-0, after a "white draw". By 9 shoots, there was only one well-aimed. OFI were eliminated in the First Round by Odysseas Kordelio.
In the Final, Larissa gained their first title in their history, winning PAOK 4-1. Simultaneously, they deprived The Double by PAOK, that won the championship of that year. It is remarkable that PAOK's coach, Austrian Walter Skotzik, was the coach of Larissa in previous season, when they lost in the Final by Panathinaikos. An interesting story of the final was that PAOK’s top goalscorer of that season Christos Dimopoulos didn’t participate as he left the team at Athens‘ airport when they arrived from Thessaloniki for the game. Dimopoulos headed to the headquarters of Motor Oil in order to seal his transfer to Panathinaikos as his 5-year contract with PAOK was expiring.

First round

Home teamScoreAway team
Florina2-1Irodotos
Larissa8-0Panegialios
Aris9-0Chalkida
Apollon Athens1-0Athinaikos
Aias Salamina0-2Panachaiki
Thriamvos Athens1-0Kerkyra
Olympiacos5-1Elassona
PAOK3-1Iraklis
Makedonikos2-0Panetolikos
Korinthos2-1Egaleo
Kozani4-2A.F.U. Lagkada
Diagoras3-1Panserraikos
Levadiakos3-1Xanthi
Paniliakos0-3Anagennisi Arta
Naoussa2-0Chania
Thiva6-2Eordaikos
Pierikos3-0Niki Volos
Panelefsiniakos1-0Ionikos
Kallithea2-1Veria
Panarkadikos1-0Doxa Drama
Lamia1-0AEK Athens
Agrotikos Asteras0-1Ethnikos Asteras
Odysseas Kordeilo3-1OFI
Iraklis Kavala1-4Panionios
Aiolikos3-1Poseidon Michaniona
PAS Giannina3-0Almopos Aridea
Kilkisiakos4-1Aspida Xanthi
Charavgiakos3-1Rodos
Apollon Kalamaria3-1Anagennisi Karditsa
Ethnikos Piraeus1-2 Panathinaikos
Kavala1-0 Trikala
Neapoli Piraeus2-1 Polykastro
Kastoria2-0 Alexandroupoli
Edessaikos3-1 A.U. Nikea
Proodeftiki1-1 Vyzas Megara
Olympiacos Volos0-0 Acharnaikos
Fostiras0-0 Atromitos
Anagennisi Giannitsa0-0 Ethnikos Alexandroupoli

Additional Round

Home teamScoreAway team
Aris2-0Apollon Athens
Larissa1-0Apollon Kalamaria
Levadiakos5-2Ethnikos Alexandroupoli
Thiva2-0Charavgiakos
Panarkadikos3-0Odysseas Kordelio
Naoussa0-0 Proodeftiki

Second round

Team #1Agg.Team #21st leg2nd leg
Florina0–3Panachaiki0–10–2
Kilkisiakos1–2Panarkadikos1–00–2
Kallithea2–7Makedonikos2–20–5
Panathinaikos9–1Panelefsiniakos5–04–1
Anagennisi Arta1–6Olympiacos1–10–5
PAOK 3–3Aris2–01–3
Kavala 2–2Aiolikos1–01–2
Kozani2–1Fostiras1–01–1
Diagoras3–4Korinthos2–21–2
Larissa8–1Neapoli Piraeus7–01–1
Thiva2–3Proodeftiki1–11–2
Edessaikos1–2Levadiakos1–00–2
Pierikos2–1Ethnikos Asteras2–00–1
Olympiacos Volos2–1Thriamvos Athens2–10–0
Lamia4–3Kastoria4–20–1
Panionios3–1PAS Giannina3–10–0

Third round

Team #1Agg.Team #21st leg2nd leg
Pierikos4–5Olympiacos Volos3–21–3
Korinthos 3–3Panionios2–11–2
Makedonikos3–6Larissa0–23–4
Olympiacos1–3Panathinaikos0–11–2
PAOK15–1Lamia6–09–1
Proodeftiki6–8Levadiakos5–41–4
Panachaiki0–2Kavala0–10–1
Kozani2–3Panarkadikos1–01–3

Quarter-finals

First legs were played on April 3, 1985. Second legs on May 8.
Team #1Agg.Team #21st leg2nd leg
Panathinaikos1–0Kavala0–01–0
Olympiacos Volos1–6PAOK1–40–2
Larissa7–3Korinthos6–11–2
Panarkadikos2–4Levadiakos1–01–4

Semi-finals

First legs were played on May 22, 1985, while second on June 4 and 5.
Team #1Agg.Team #21st leg2nd leg
Levadiakos0–7Larissa0–20–5
Panathinaikos2–4PAOK2–00–4

Final

The 41st Greek Cup Final was played at the Athens Olympic Stadium "Spyridon Louis".