2012–13 Greek Football Cup

The 2012–13 Greek Football Cup was the 71st season of the Greek Football Cup. A total of 62 clubs, five more than the previous edition, were accepted to enter. The competition commenced on 24 October 2012 with the First Round and concluded on 11 May 2013 with the Final, held at Olympic Stadium. The final was contested by Asteras Tripolis and Olympiacos, with Olympiacos winning by 3–1[1][2] after extra time.

2012–13 Greek Cup
Tournament details
Country Greece
Teams62
Defending championsOlympiacos
Final positions
ChampionsOlympiacos (26th title)
Runner-upAsteras Tripolis
Tournament statistics
Matches played91
Goals scored210 (2.31 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Alexandre D'Acol
Stefanos Athanasiadis
Kostas Mitroglou
(5 goals each)

Teams

RoundClubs
remaining
Clubs
involved
Winners from previous roundNew entriesLeagues entering
First Round6246none46Football League, Football League 2
Second Round391414nonenone
Round of 3232329 from First Round & 7 from Second Round16Super League
Round of 16161616nonenone
Quarter-finals888nonenone
Semi-finals444nonenone
Final222nonenone

Calendar

RoundDate(s)FixturesClubsNew entries
First Round24 & 25 October 20122362 → 3946
Second Round30, 31 October, 1 November 2012739 → 32none
Round of 3228, 29 November, 12, 13 & 19, 20, 22, 23 December 20121632 → 1616
Round of 169, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30, 31 January 2013816 → 8none
Quarter-finals27, 28 February & 6, 13, 14 March 201348 → 4none
Semi-finals17, 18, 27, 28 April 201324 → 2none
Final11 May 201312 → 1none

Participating clubs

The following 62 teams competed in First Round:

2012–13 Super League2012–13 Football League2012–13 Football League 2

Knockout phase

Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the first two rounds and the final, was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule was applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then extra time was played. The away goals rule was again applied after extra time, i.e. if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team advanced by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the winners were decided by a penalty shoot-out. In the first two rounds and the final, which were played as a single match, if the score was level at the end of normal time, extra time was played, followed by a penalty shoot-out if the score was still level.
The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:

  • In the draw for the Round of 32, the teams from the first division are seeded and the winners from the previous rounds were unseeded. The seeded teams are drawn against the unseeded teams.
  • In the draws for the Round of 16 onwards, there are no seedings and teams from the different group can be drawn against each other.

First round

Summary

Team 1 Score Team 2
24 October 2012
Odysseas Kordelio1–0Doxa Drama
Kassiopi2–2 (1–3 p)Anagennisi Giannitsa
Anagennisi Karditsa4–1Iraklis Psachna
Chania2–1Fokikos
Kalamata1–1 (3–4 p)Thrasyvoulos
Episkopi0–1Vyzas
Tilikratis0–0 (3–5 p)Kavala
Vataniakos0–0 (1–4 p)Niki Volos
Aiginiakos1–1 (6–5 p)Ergotelis
Ethnikos Sidirokastro2–1Anagennisi Epanomi
Doxa Kranoula0–0 (1–3 p)Pierikos
Asteras Magoula1–2Olympiacos Volos
Fostiras4–0Zakynthos
Proodeftiki1–0Iraklis
Ethnikos Asteras1–1 (1–4 p)Kalloni
Panegialios3–1Panetolikos
Paniliakos0–0 (3–4 p)Panachaiki
25 October 2012
Rouvas1–3Ethnikos Gazoros
Acharnaikos0–1AEL
Tyrnavos2–0Oikonomos Tsaritsani
Glyfada1–2 (a.e.t.)Panserraikos
Korinthos1–1 (3–4 p)Apollon Smyrnis
Apollon Kalamarias0–1Kallithea

Matches

Odysseas Kordelio1–0Doxa Drama
  • Efthimiadis 61'
Report
Kordelio Municipal Stadium, Thessaloniki
Referee: Charalambos Selemidis (Pella)

Kassiopi2–2 (a.e.t.)Anagennisi Giannitsa
  • Petrogiannis 66'
  • Patiniotis 83'
Report
Penalties
1–3
Aharavi Stadium, Aharavi
Referee: Alexandros Katsikogiannis (Epirus)

Anagennisi Karditsa4–1Iraklis Psachna
  • Chatzirizos 24', 76'
  • Bountouris 58'
  • Yfantis 88'
Report
Karditsa Municipal Stadium, Karditsa
Referee: Ioannis Blounas (Phthiotis)

Chania2–1Fokikos
  • Goniotakis 11'
  • Doumanis 50'
Report
  • Tabakis 23'
Referee: Giorgos Foukakis (Heraklion)

Kalamata1–1 (a.e.t.)Thrasyvoulos
  • Tsimiklis 32'
Report
Penalties
3–4
Referee: Vassilis Panagiotopoulos (Aetoloacarnania)

Episkopi0–1Vyzas
Report
  • Tabakis 81'
Episkopi Municipal Stadium, Rethymno
Referee: Ioannis Mourtzakis (Heraklion)

Tilikratis0–0 (a.e.t.)Kavala
Report
Penalties
  • G. Katagis
  • Sachinidis
  • Kepetos
  • Smiltos
3–5
Preveza Municipal Stadium, Preveza
Referee: Konstantinos Balatsoukas (Epirus)

Vataniakos0–0 (a.e.t.)Niki Volos
Report
Penalties
1–4
Vataniakos Ground, Katerini
Referee: Giorgos Mastakas (Macedonia)

Aiginiakos1–1 (a.e.t.)Ergotelis
  • Platakis 10'
Report
Penalties
  • Apostolidis
  • Mitrakas
  • Savvidis
  • Exarchos
  • Provatidis
  • Giaoutzis
  • Achalinopoulos
6–5
Aiginio Municipal Stadium, Aiginio
Referee: Apostolos Simeakis (Chalkidiki)

Ethnikos Sidirokastro2–1Anagennisi Epanomi
  • Gaidartzis 16'
  • Bouzouras 90'
Report
Sidirokastro Municipal Stadium, Serres
Referee: Evangelos Kiotzenis (Kavala)

Doxa Kranoula0–0 (a.e.t.)Pierikos
Report
Penalties
1–3
Kranoula Ground, Ioannina
Referee: Nikos Poulimas (Corfu)

Asteras Magoula1–2Olympiacos Volos
  • Stratomitros 44'
Report
Eleusis Municipal Stadium, Eleusis
Referee: Iossif Sfakianakis (Athens)

Fostiras4–0Zakynthos
  • Tsonis 12', 42'
  • Vavatsikos 81'
  • Dorovinis 90+3'
Report
Referee: Alexandros Tsamouris (Piraeus)

Proodeftiki1–0Iraklis
  • Grivas 88'
Report
Referee: Giorgos Chatzis (West Attica)

Ethnikos Asteras1–1 (a.e.t.)Kalloni
Report
Penalties
1–4
Michalis Kritikopoulos Stadium, Kaisariani
Referee: Christos Andronikidis (Piraeus)

Panegialios3–1Panetolikos
Report
Aigio Municipal Stadium, Aigio
Referee: Giorgos Blanas (Messinia)

Paniliakos0–0 (a.e.t.)Panachaiki
Report
Penalties
3–4
Pyrgos Municipal Stadium, Elis
Referee: Nikos Ratsiatos (Argolida)

Rouvas1–3Ethnikos Gazoros
  • Kordonouris 6' (pen.)
Report
  • Nalbantis 76'
  • Charitidis 81'
  • Kosmidis 90'
Gergeri Municipal Stadium, Gergeri
Referee: Ioannis Binichakis (Lasithi)

Acharnaikos0–1AEL
Report
Acharnes Municipal Stadium, Acharnes
Referee: Nikos Papageorgiou (Athens)

Tyrnavos2–0Oikonomos Tsaritsani
  • Athanasiadis 20'
  • Bousinakis 70'
Report
Tyrnavos Municipal Stadium, Tyrnavos
Referee: Lambros Papargyriou (Pieria)

Glyfada1–2 (a.e.t.)Panserraikos
Report
Referee: Ioannis Kampaxis (Euboea)

Korinthos1–1 (a.e.t.)Apollon Smyrnis
  • Da Silva 119'
Report
Penalties
3–4
Sinikismos Ground, Corinth
Referee: Chrissovalantis Vrakas (Euboea)

Apollon Kalamarias0–1 (a.e.t.)Kallithea
Report
Referee: Dimitris Karantonis (Imathia)

Second round

The draw for this round took place on 13 October 2012.

Summary

Team 1 Score Team 2
30 October 2012
Panserraikos2–1Odysseas Kordelio
Anagennisi Giannitsa0–1Niki Volos
31 October 2012
Ethnikos Sidirokastro1–4Tyrnavos
Thrasyvoulos1–0Vyzas
Olympiacos Volos1–1 (5–3 p)Kalloni
1 November 2012
Fostiras0–0 (5–4 p)Chania
Kavala2–0Panegialios
N/A
Ethnikos Gazorosbye
AELbye
Proodeftikibye
Apollon Smyrnisbye
Anagennisi Karditsabye
Panachaikibye
Aiginiakosbye
Pierikosbye
Kallitheabye

Matches

Panserraikos2–1Odysseas Kordelio
Report
  • Achalinopoulos 1'
Referee: Fotis Fotiadis (Kastoria)

Anagennisi Giannitsa0–1Niki Volos
Report
Neos Mylotopos Ground, Neos Mylotopos
Referee: Andreas Karaliolios (Grevena)

Ethnikos Sidirokastro1–4Tyrnavos
  • Gaidartzis 69'
Report
  • Kiptiou 44'
  • Sidiropoulos 47'
  • Tsoukalos 57'
  • Bousinakis 72'
Sidirokastro Municipal Stadium, Serres
Referee: Giorgos Kounalakis (Xanthi)

Thrasyvoulos1–0Vyzas
Report
Referee: Panagiotis Vouranis (Lesbos)

Olympiacos Volos1–1 (a.e.t.)Kalloni
  • Gogolos 53'
Report
Penalties
5–3
Referee: Angelos Evangelou (Athens)

Fostiras0–0 (a.e.t.)Chania
Report
Penalties
5–4
Referee: Christos Manouras (Trikala)

Kavala2–0Panegialios
Report
Referee: Ioannis Topouzis (Thrace)

Bracket

Round of 32Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
PAS Giannina123
Panserraikos000PAS Giannina235
Fostiras (a)112Fostiras022
Panionios022PAS Giannina000
Olympiacos (w/o)235Olympiacos123
Panachaiki000Olympiacos213
Kavala011Kavala000
AEK Athens000Olympiacos628
Veria022Panthrakikos213
Thrasyvoulos000Veria224
Ethnikos Gazoros112(4)Skoda Xanthi101
Skoda Xanthi (p)112(5)Veria000
OFI101Panthrakikos112
Apollon Smyrnis (a.e.t.)022Apollon Smyrnis112
Panthrakikos213Panthrakikos145
Niki Volos011Olympiacos (a.e.t.)3
Kallithea314Asteras Tripolis1
Aris123Kallithea202
Aiginiakos112PAOK066
PAOK325PAOK202
Levadiakos257Levadiakos000
Pierikos000Levadiakos213
Tyrnavos000Kerkyra101
Kerkyra202PAOK202
Panathinaikos426Asteras Tripolis123
Proodeftiki011Panathinaikos202
Platanias314Platanias (a)112
Anagennisi Karditsa101Platanias112
Olympiacos Volos (a)123Asteras Tripolis235
Atromitos123Olympiacos Volos101
AEL011Asteras Tripolis123
Asteras Tripolis044

Round of 32

The draw for this round took place on 13 October 2012.[3]

Summary

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Panthrakikos3–1Niki Volos2–01–1
Kavala1–0AEK Athens0–01–0
Ethnikos Gazoros2–2 (4–5 p)Skoda Xanthi1–11–1 (a.e.t.)
Fostiras(a) 2–2Panionios1–01–2
Veria2–0Thrasyvoulos0–02–0
Tyrnavos0–2Kerkyra0–20–0
PAS Giannina3–0Panserraikos1–02–0
Olympiacos5–0Panachaiki2–03–0 (w/o)
Levadiakos7–0Pierikos2–05–0
Aiginiakos2–5PAOK1–31–2
Olympiacos Volos(a) 3–3Atromitos1–12–2
OFI1–2Apollon Smyrnis1–00–2 (a.e.t.)
Kallithea4–3Aris3–11–2
Platanias4–1Anagennisi Karditsa3–11–0
AEL1–4Asteras Tripolis0–01–4
Panathinaikos6–1Proodeftiki4–02–1

Matches

Panthrakikos2–0Niki Volos
Report
Referee: Apostolos Abarkiolis (Macedonia)
Niki Volos1–1Panthrakikos
Report
Referee: Aristomenis Koutsiaftis (Arta)

Panthrakikos won 3–1 on aggregate.


Kavala0–0AEK Athens
Report
Referee: Stefanos Mantakis (Imathia)
AEK Athens0–1Kavala
Report
Attendance: 300
Referee: Michalis Voskakis (Rethymno)

Kavala won 1–0 on aggregate.


Ethnikos Gazoros1–1Skoda Xanthi
  • Aleksandrowicz 48'
Report
Referee: Giannis Papadopoulos (Macedonia)
Skoda Xanthi1–1 (a.e.t.)Ethnikos Gazoros
Report
Penalties
5–4
  • Konstantinidis
  • Gogas
  • Kapias
  • Aleksandrowicz
  • Nalbantis
  • Savvidis
  • Georgiadis
Referee: Giorgos Kyzas (Drama)

Skoda Xanthi won 5–4 on penalties.


Fostiras1–0Panionios
Report
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Athens)
Panionios2–1Fostiras
Report
Referee: Georgios Giannoulakis (Chania)

Fostiras won on away goals.


Veria0–0Thrasyvoulos
Report
Referee: Gerasimos Ditsos (Preveza)
Thrasyvoulos0–2Veria
Report
Referee: Mitsios Christos (Epirus)

Veria won 2–0 on aggregate.


Tyrnavos0–2Kerkyra
Report
Tyrnavos Municipal Stadium, Tyrnavos
Referee: Alexandros Dimitropoulos (Phthiotis)
Kerkyra0–0Tyrnavos
Report
Referee: Nikolaos Roussos-Bekertzis (Preveza)

Kerkyra won 2–0 on aggregate.


PAS Giannina1–0Panserraikos
Report
Referee: Marios Lambropoulos (Elis)
Panserraikos0–2PAS Giannina
Report
Referee: Apostolos Abarkiolis (Macedonia)

PAS Giannina won 3–0 on aggregate.


Olympiacos2–0Panachaiki
Report
Referee: Dimitris Thanos (Grevena)
Panachaiki0–3
(Awarded)
Olympiacos
Report
Referee: Alexandros Dimitropoulos (Phthiotis)

Match suspended at 87th minute while the score was 1–1.

Olympiacos won 5–0 on aggregate.


Levadiakos2–0Pierikos
Report
Referee: Stavros Mantalos (Athens)
Pierikos0–5Levadiakos
Report
Katerini Municipal Stadium, Katerini
Referee: Evangelos Kiotzenis (Kavala)

Levadiakos won 7–0 on aggregate.


Aiginiakos1–3PAOK
  • Exarchos 18'
Report
Katerini Municipal Stadium, Katerini
Referee: Giannis Topouzis (Thrace)
PAOK2–1Aiginiakos
Report
Attendance: 2,223
Referee: Christos Granas (Xanthi)

PAOK won 5–2 on aggregate.


Olympiacos Volos1–1Atromitos
  • Gotovos 24'
Report
Referee: Giorgos Liachoudis (Macedonia)

Olympiacos Volos won on away goals.


OFI1–0Apollon Smyrnis
Report
Apollon Smyrnis2–0 (a.e.t.)OFI
Report
Referee: Athanasios Giachos (Chios)

Apollon Smyrnis won 2–1 on aggregate.


Kallithea3–1Aris
Report
Referee: Spiros Selimos (Laconia)
Aris2–1Kallithea
Report
Referee: Gerasimos Ditsos (Preveza)

Kallithea won 4–3 on aggregate.


Platanias3–1Anagennisi Karditsa
Report
  • Athanasiadis 12'
Referee: Angelos Evangelou (Athens)
Anagennisi Karditsa0–1Platanias
Report
Karditsa Municipal Stadium, Karditsa
Referee: Ioannis Kampaxis (Euboea)

Platanias won 4–1 on aggregate.


AEL0–0Asteras Tripolis
Report
Referee: Marios Lambropoulos (Elis)
Asteras Tripolis4–1AEL
Report
Referee: Charalampos Kalogeropoulos (Athens)

Asteras Tripolis won 4–1 on aggregate.


Panathinaikos4–0Proodeftiki
Report
Referee: Christos Mitsios (Epirus)
Proodeftiki1–2Panathinaikos
  • Panagiotopoulos 7'
Report
Referee: Georgios Chatzis (West Attica)

Panathinaikos won 6–1 on aggregate.

Round of 16

The draw for this round took place on 13 October 2012, after the Round of 32 draw.[3]

Summary

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Kallithea2–6PAOK2–00–6
Levadiakos3–1Kerkyra2–11–0
Olympiacos3–0Kavala2–01–0
Panathinaikos2–2 (a)Platanias2–10–1
Veria4–1Skoda Xanthi2–12–0
Apollon Smyrnis2–5Panthrakikos1–11–4
PAS Giannina5–2Fostiras2–03–2
Olympiacos Volos1–3Asteras Tripolis1–10–2

Matches

Kallithea2–0PAOK
Report
Attendance: 1,150
Referee: Marios Lambropoulos (Elis)
PAOK6–0Kallithea
Report
Attendance: 10,035
Referee: Christos Mitsios (Epirus)

PAOK won 6–2 on aggregate.


Levadiakos2–1Kerkyra
Report
Referee: Giorgos Foukakis (Heraklion)
Kerkyra0–1Levadiakos
Report
Referee: Giannis Topouzis (Thrace)

Levadiakos won 3–1 on aggregate.


Olympiacos2–0Kavala
Report
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Athens)
Kavala0–1Olympiacos
Report
Referee: Antonis Foukakis (Heraklion)

Olympiacos won 3–0 on aggregate.


Panathinaikos2–1Platanias
Report
Referee: Georgios Daskalopoulos (Corinthia)
Platanias1–0Panathinaikos
Report
Referee: Stavros Mantalos (Athens)

Platanias won on away goals.


Veria2–1Skoda Xanthi
Report
Referee: Aristomenis Koutsiaftis (Arta)
Skoda Xanthi0–2Veria
Report
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Athens)

Veria won 4–1 on aggregate.


Apollon Smyrnis1–1Panthrakikos
Report
Referee: Gerasimos Ditsos (Preveza)
Panthrakikos4–1Apollon Smyrnis
Report
Referee: Giannis Papadopoulos (Macedonia)

Panthrakikos won 5–2 on aggregate.


PAS Giannina2–0Fostiras
Report
Referee: Ioannis Delfakis (Arcadia)
Fostiras2–3PAS Giannina
  • Boubas 4'
  • Vlachos 89'
Report
Referee: Giannis Papadopoulos (Macedonia)

PAS Giannina won 5–2 on aggregate.


Olympiacos Volos1–1Asteras Tripolis
Report
Referee: Stefanos Mantakis (Imathia)
Asteras Tripolis2–0Olympiacos Volos
Report
Referee: Alexandros Aretopoulos (Trikala)

Asteras Tripolis won 3–1 on aggregate.

Quarter-finals

The draw for this round took place on 4 February 2013.[4]

Summary

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
PAS Giannina0–3Olympiacos0–10–2
Platanias2–5Asteras Tripolis1–21–3
PAOK2–0Levadiakos2–00–0
Veria0–2Panthrakikos0–10–1

Matches

PAS Giannina0–1Olympiacos
Report
Referee: Giannis Topouzis (Thrace)
Olympiacos2–0PAS Giannina
Report
Referee: Konsantinos Ioannidis (Argolida)

Olympiacos won 3–0 on aggregate.


Platanias1–2Asteras Tripolis
Report
Referee: Giorgos Kominis (Thesprotia)
Asteras Tripolis3–1Platanias
Report
Referee: Stefanos Mantakis (Imathia)

Asteras Tripolis won 5–2 on aggregate.


PAOK2–0Levadiakos
Report
Attendance: 11,548
Referee: Athanasios Giachos (Chios)
Levadiakos0–0PAOK
Report
Referee: Stavros Mantalos (Athens)

PAOK won 2–0 on aggregate.


Veria0–1Panthrakikos
Report
  • Mingas 23'
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Athens)
Panthrakikos1–0Veria
Report
Referee: Christos Mitsios (Epirus)

Panthrakikos won 2–0 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

The draw for this round took place on 4 February 2013, after the quarter-final draw.[4]

Summary

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
PAOK2–3Asteras Tripolis2–10–2
Olympiacos8–3Panthrakikos6–22–1

Matches

PAOK2–1Asteras Tripolis
Report
Attendance: 26,901
Referee: Stavros Mantalos (Athens)

Asteras Tripolis won 3–2 on aggregate.


Olympiacos6–2Panthrakikos
Report
Referee: Charalambos Kalogeropoulos (Athens)
Panthrakikos1–2Olympiacos
Report
Referee: Alexandros Aretopoulos (Trikala)

Olympiacos won 8–3 on aggregate.

Final

Asteras Tripolis1–3 (a.e.t.)Olympiacos
Report
Attendance: 28,980
Referee: Athanasios Giachos (Chios)

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Alexandre D'AcolKallithea5
Stefanos AthanasiadisPAOK
Kostas MitroglouOlympiacos
4 Christos KalantzisAsteras Tripolis4
Stelios VasiliouLevadiakos
6 Djamel AbdounOlympiacos3
Fernando UseroAsteras Tripolis
David FusterOlympiacos
Dimitris SalpingidisPAOK
Ximo NavarroAsteras Tripolis

References