2010–11 Greek Cup
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The 2010–11 Greek Cup is the 69th season of the Greek Football Cup
. A total of 67 clubs were accepted to enter, after the withdrawal of Egaleo, Kalamata and Pyrsos Grevena and their relegation to Delta Ethniki.
The competition commenced on 4 September 2010 with the First Round and will conclude in 30 April 2011 with the Final, held at Athens Olympic Stadium "Spyridon Louis"
. The defending champions were Panathinaikos, who won the title in the 2010 final against Aris
, but they were eliminated by AEK Athens in the quarter-finals. The tournament winners will qualify for the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League
providing they have not already qualified for a Champions' League or Europa League place. If the winners have qualified for the Champions League or Europa League, then the runners-up qualify for the Europa League. If the runners-up have already qualified for the Champions League or the Europa League, the highest placed team in the Super League Greece standings who have yet to qualify for the Champions League or Europa League would qualify for the Europa League.
Anagennisi Giannitsa
, Eordaikos 2007
and Chersonissos
qualified without matches to Second Round.
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(AEK Athens) Dimitris Kafes (Rouf
)
3 goals Marek Saganowski
(Atromitos)
2 goals Ibrahima Bakayoko
(PAS Giannina) Lazaros Christodoulopoulos
(Panathinaikos) Djibril Cissé
(Panathinaikos) Abdul Diallo
(Ionikos) Recep Hasanoglu (Anagennisi Giannitsa
) Giannis Karalis
(Atromitos) Vlasis Kazakis
(Panthrakikos
) Nikos Liberopoulos (AEK Athens) Juan Martín (Olympiakos Volos
) Emanuel Perrone
(Atromitos) Kostas Samaropoulos (Aetos Skydra
) Ilias Solakis
(Olympiakos Volos
) Bartosz Tarachulski
(Diagoras
) Giorgos Vakouftsis
(Niki Volos
) Loukas Vyntra
(Panathinaikos)
(Players in bold are still active in the competition)
Own goals Nikos Vasiliou
(Thrasyvoulos
, playing against Kozani) Anestis Anastasiadis
(Panetolikos
, playing against Iraklis Thessaloniki) Vanderson
(PAS Giannina, playing against PAOK
)
Greek football Cup
The Greek Football Cup , commonly known as the Greek Cup or for sponsorship reasons the Football Cup OPAP, is a Greek football competition, run by the Hellenic Football Federation....
. A total of 67 clubs were accepted to enter, after the withdrawal of Egaleo, Kalamata and Pyrsos Grevena and their relegation to Delta Ethniki.
The competition commenced on 4 September 2010 with the First Round and will conclude in 30 April 2011 with the Final, held at Athens Olympic Stadium "Spyridon Louis"
Olympic Stadium (Athens)
The Olympic Stadium "Spiros Louis" , is part of the Athens Olympic Sports Complex. It is named after the first modern Olympic marathon race winner in 1896, Spiros Louis.-History:...
. The defending champions were Panathinaikos, who won the title in the 2010 final against Aris
Aris Thessaloniki F.C.
Aris Football Club , also known as God of war and the Yellows, is a Greek football club based in the city of Thessaloniki, Macedonia. Formed in 1914, the club was a founding member of Macedonian Football Clubs Association as well as the Hellenic Football Federation, they currently compete in...
, but they were eliminated by AEK Athens in the quarter-finals. The tournament winners will qualify for the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League
2011–12 UEFA Europa League
The 2011–12 UEFA Europa League is the third season of the competition since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup. It began on 30 June 2011 with the first legs of the first qualifying round, and will end on 9 May 2012 with the final to be held at Stadionul Național in Bucharest, Romania...
providing they have not already qualified for a Champions' League or Europa League place. If the winners have qualified for the Champions League or Europa League, then the runners-up qualify for the Europa League. If the runners-up have already qualified for the Champions League or the Europa League, the highest placed team in the Super League Greece standings who have yet to qualify for the Champions League or Europa League would qualify for the Europa League.
Teams
| Round | Clubs remaining | Clubs involved | Winners from previous round | New entries this round | Leagues entering at this round |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round | 67 | 30 | none | 30 | Football League 2 (former Gamma Ethniki) |
| Second Round | 52 | 36 | 15 & 3 that qualified without matches | 21 | Football League (former Beta Ethniki) |
| Third Round | 34 | 4 | 4 | none | none |
| Fourth Round | 32 | 32 | 14 from Second Round & 2 from Third Round | 16 | Super League Super League Greece The Superleague Greece is the highest professional football league in Greece. It was formed on July 16, 2006 and replaced Alpha Ethniki at the top of the Greek football league system. The league consists of 16 teams and runs from August to May, with teams playing 30 games each... |
| Fifth Round | 16 | 16 | 16 | none | none |
| Quarter-Finals | 8 | 8 | 8 | none | none |
| Semi-Finals | 4 | 4 | 4 | none | none |
| Final | 2 | 2 | 2 | none | none |
Calendar
| Round | Main date | Number of fixtures | | Clubs | New entries this round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round | 4 & 5 September 2010 | 15 | 67 → 52 | 30 |
| Second Round | 15 & 16 September 2010 | 18 | 52 → 34 | 21 (3 of them qualified without matches) |
| Third Round | 29 September 2010 | 2 | 34 → 32 | none |
| Fourth Round | 26, 27, 28 October & 3 November 2010 | 16 | 32 → 16 | 16 |
| Fifth Round | 21, 22 & 23 December 2010 Replays 12 January 2011 |
8 | 16 → 8 | none |
| Quarter-Finals | First leg 18, 19 & 20 January 2011 Second leg 2 & 3 February 2011 |
4 | 8 → 4 | none |
| Semi-Finals | First leg 2 March 2011 Second leg 16 March 2011 |
2 | 4 → 2 | none |
| Final | 30 April 2011 | 1 | 2 → 1 | none |
Participating clubs
The following 67 teams competed in First Round: (Teams in bold are still active in the competition)| 2010–11 Super League 2010–11 Super League Greece The 2010–11 Superleague Greece was the 52nd season of the highest football league of Greece and the fifth under the name Superleague. The league consisted of 16 teams, the 13 best teams of the 2009–10 season and three teams that had been promoted from the 2009–10 Beta Ethniki.The season began on 27... |
2010–11 Football League | 2010–11 Football League 2 2010–11 Football League 2 (Greece) The 2010–11 Football League 2 was the 28th season since the official establishment of the third tier of Greek football in 1983. It started on September 12, 2010.... |
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Panthrakikos F.C. Panthrakikos is a football club in Komotini of Thrace in North Eastern Greece founded in 1963. The club competed in Super League Greece during the season 2008–2009 for the first time.-History:The early years, 1963-2001... OFI Crete OFI , the Sportfriends Association Heraklion, is a Greek association football club based in Heraklion, on the island of Crete. Outside Greece, the club is generally known as OFI Crete F.C., however, the name Crete is not actually part of the club's official title.OFI is the club with most... Pierikos F.C. Pierikos or P.S.F.K. is a football club based in Katerini, Greece.- The foundation :The club was founded on the 11th of April, 1961 from the merger between Megas Alexandros Katerinis and Olympos Katerinis... Panetolikos F.C. Panetolikos is a football club based in Agrinio, Greece. It was founded in 1926 and is considered one of the historic clubs in Greece, having participated so far in the Greek First Division in the seasons 1975-1976,1976-1977 and 2011-2012 . Panetolikos is the reigning Football League Champion... Diagoras F.C. Diagoras FC is a football club based in Rhodes, Greece. It was founded in 1905. Diagoras is named after the island's famous hero Diagoras. The team first played under Ottoman Rule until the short lived independence of the Dodecanese in 1912... Ilioupoli F.C. GS Ilioupoli s a multi-sport club based in Ilioupoli, Athens, Greece.The club was founded in 1953, and it has about 2,000 athletes competing in nine sports.-Colours and crest:... Agrotikos Asteras F.C. Agrotikos Asteras is a Thessaloniki-based football club, currently playing in the Beta Ethniki. It was founded in 1932 by refugees from Asia Minor.-History:... Ethnikos Asteras F.C. Ethnikos Asteras F.C. , the National Star, is a professional football club based in Kaisariani, Athens, Greece, currently competing in Beta Ethniki, the Greek second division.... Thrasyvoulos F.C. Thrasyvoulos Filis is a football club, based in Fyli, Attica, currently in the Greek Second Division. It was founded in 1938 and named after Thrasybulus, an ancient General who used Fyli as his base to liberate Athens from Sparta. They gained promotion to the Greek Super League for 2008–09... Veria F.C. Veria FC is a football club based in Veroia, Imathia, Greece. Veria FC was founded in 1960 when two local teams merged. Their nicknames are "Queen of the North" and "Rossoblu". They played in Alpha Ethniki at last for the 2007-2008 season and relegated twice in two seasons and found in Gamma Ethniki... Trikala F.C. Trikala F.C., or Athlitikos Omilos Trikalon , are a professional football club based in the city of Trikala, in central Greece.-History:The club was formed in 1963 from the merger of two rival Trikala football clubs, Achilleas of Trikala and Α.Ε.Τ... |
Aetos Skydra F.C. Aetos F.C. is a Greek football club, based in Skydra, Greece.-External links:**... Agia Paraskevi F.C. Agia Paraskevi Football Club is a Greek football club, based in "Notou st. stadium" or Agia Paraskevi Municipal Stadium Agia Paraskevi, Athens, Greece.-History:... Aias Salamina F.C. Aias Salaminas F.C. or Aias Salamina F.C. is a Greek football team founded in 1931.-History:In the 1960s and 1970s it played in high leagueas against the likes of Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, AEK Athens or PAOK, and many others... Anagennisi Epanomi F.C. Anagennisi Football Club is a Greek football club, based in Epanomi, Thessaloniki Prefecture.The Macedonian association was founded in 1926. In 2009, they promoted to Gamma Ethniki.-Squad:As of 21 September, 2011.... Anagennisi Giannitsa F.C. Anagennisi Giannitsa is a Greek football club, based in Giannitsa.-Current squad:... Aspropyrgos Enosis Aspropyrgos Enosis is a Greek football club, based in Aspropyrgos.In 2009, it was promoted to Football League 2 .... Olympiakos Chersonissos F.C. Chersonissos F.C. is a professional football club based in Chersonissos, Crete in Greece, currently competing in Gamma Ethniki, the Greek third division.-History:... Doxa Kranoula F.C. Doxa Kranoula F.C. is a Greek football club, based in Kranoula, Ioannina Prefecture.Doxa Kranoula played in the Greek professional league for the first time in its history during the 2009-10 season, after winning the 5th Group of the Delta Ethniki during 2008-09... Eordaikos 2007 F.C. Eordaikos 2007 is a football club based in Ptolemaida, Greece.-History:The club named Eordaikos 2007 is following the history of Eordaikos which is one of the better known football clubs in Western Macedonia... Ethnikos Filippiada F.C. Ethnikos Football Club is a Greek football club, based in Filippiada.The association was founded in 1948. In 2008, they were promoted to Football League 2.... Fokikos F.C. Fokikos F.C. is a Greek football club based in Amfissa, Greece. The club was founded in 1964 and currently plays in Football League 2 North, the third level of the Greek football league system.... Iraklis Psachna F.C. Iraklis Football Club is a Greek football club, based in Psachna, Euboea.-History:In 2009-10, Psachna earned promotion to the third tier of Greek football, Football League 2, for the first time in club history, as champions of Delta Ethniki Group 7.... Kalloni Lekanopedio F.C. Kalloni Lekanopedio Football Club , commonly referred to as Kalloni or, rarely, AELK, is a Greek football club, based in Kalloni, Lesbos.They are competing in the Football League, the second level of the Greek football league system.-History:... Keravnos Keratea F.C. Keravnos Keratea F.C. is a professional football club based in Keratea, Greece, currently competing in Gamma Ethniki, the Greek third division.-Background:... Korinthos F.C. Korinthos F.C. or Korinthos P.A.S. is a Greek professional football club based in Corinth, currently participating in Gamma Ethniki.-History:... Makedonikos F.C. Makedonikos Football Club is a Greek professional football club, based in Neapoli, Thessaloniki.-History:The association was founded in 1928 and the name means 'Macedonian'. In 2008, they were promoted to Football League 2 after a fourteen year absence from the National Leagues... Megas Alexandros Irakleia F.C. Megas Alexandros Football Club is a Greek football club, based in Irakleia, Serres Prefecture.They were champions of Group 1 of Delta Ethniki for 2009–10 season and promoted to Football League 2.... Nafpaktiakos Asteras F.C. Nafpaktiakos Asteras is the representative football club of the town of Naupactus, Greece. It was formed by the conjunction of two former clubs of the city: Nafpaktiakos and Asteras Nafpaktou, in 1958... Niki Volos F.C. Niki Volou is a Greek football club based in the city of Nea Ionia, in the region of Magnesia.The club currently competes in the Football League 2, the third tier of Greek football.-Colours and Crest:... Odysseas Anagennisi F.C. Odysseas Football Club is a Greek football club, based in Anagennisi, Serres Prefecture, Macedonia.The association was founded in 1952. In 2008, they promoted to Gamma Ethniki.... Panegialios F.C. Panegialios , referring to Aigialeia, a subprefecture covering the northeastern part of Achaia) is a football club based in Aigio, Greece. It was founded on February 25, 1927 and plays at the Aigio National Stadium located in the west. Club's current chairman is the sports journalist and activist... Platanias F.C. Platanias F.C. is a Greek football club, based in Platanias, Chania Prefecture.The association was founded in 1931. In 2009, they promoted to Gamma Ethniki.... Pontioi Katerini F.C. Pontioi Katerinis Football Club is a Greek football club, based in Katerini.They were champions of Group 3 of Delta Ethniki for 2009–10 season and promoted to Gamma Ethniki.... Rodos F.C. AS Rodos is a football club based in Rhodes, Greece. It was founded in 1968 after the local clubs of Diagoras F.C., Dorieas and Rodiakos, which faced financial problems during the Greek dictatorship, united and created Rodos F.C. They currently play in the Second Division of Greek football, but in... Rouf F.C. Rouf F.C. is a Greek football club, based in Rouf, Athens.The association was founded in 1947. In 2009, they promoted to Gamma Ethniki.... Tyrnavos 2005 F.C. Tyrnavos 2005 Football Club is a Greek football club, based in Tyrnavos, Larissa Prefecture.They were champions of Group 4 of Delta Ethniki for 2009–10 season and promoted to Gamma Ethniki.-External Links:... Vyzas F.C. Vyzas F.C. is a football club based in Megara, Greece. It was founded in 1928.-History:Vyzas Megaron was founded in 1928 by students and named after the ancient Megara hero Byzas. In 1960, the club was promoted to Greece's Beta Ethniki, where it stayed for seven years. Vyzas was later promoted to... Zakynthos F.C. Zakynthos Football Club or APS Zakynthos Greek is a Greek football club, based in Zakynthos, Greece.The association was founded in 1961.... |
First Round
The draw for this round took place on 18 August 2010.Anagennisi Giannitsa
Anagennisi Giannitsa F.C.
Anagennisi Giannitsa is a Greek football club, based in Giannitsa.-Current squad:...
, Eordaikos 2007
Eordaikos 2007 F.C.
Eordaikos 2007 is a football club based in Ptolemaida, Greece.-History:The club named Eordaikos 2007 is following the history of Eordaikos which is one of the better known football clubs in Western Macedonia...
and Chersonissos
Olympiakos Chersonissos F.C.
Chersonissos F.C. is a professional football club based in Chersonissos, Crete in Greece, currently competing in Gamma Ethniki, the Greek third division.-History:...
qualified without matches to Second Round.
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Second Round
The draw for this round took place on 18 August 2010.All times UTC+3
Third Round
The draw for this round took place on 18 August 2010.All times UTC+3
Fourth Round
The draw for this round took place on 18 August 2010.All times (excl. Ilioupoli
Ilioupoli F.C.
GS Ilioupoli s a multi-sport club based in Ilioupoli, Athens, Greece.The club was founded in 1953, and it has about 2,000 athletes competing in nine sports.-Colours and crest:...
vs. Olympiacos) UTC+3
Fifth Round
The draw for this round took place on 1 November 2010.All times UTC+2
Replays
All times UTC+2First leg
All times UTC+2Second leg
All times UTC+2First leg
Second leg
1 The match was interrupted in the 89th minute due to invasion of PAOK fans into the ground.Final
Top goalscorers
4 goals Ismael BlancoIsmael Blanco
Ismael Blanco is an Argentine professional football player who plays for the Mexican Primera División team, San Luis F.C.-Argentina:Blanco started his career with Colón in 2002...
(AEK Athens) Dimitris Kafes (Rouf
Rouf F.C.
Rouf F.C. is a Greek football club, based in Rouf, Athens.The association was founded in 1947. In 2009, they promoted to Gamma Ethniki....
)
3 goals Marek Saganowski
Marek Saganowski
Marek Mirosław Saganowski is a Polish football player who plays as a striker for ŁKS Łódź.-Poland:Saganowski was born in Łódź, Poland and began his career in 1994 with his local club ŁKS Łódź, playing there for six seasons, with brief loan spells at Feyenoord in 1996 and at Hamburg in early 1997...
(Atromitos)
2 goals Ibrahima Bakayoko
Ibrahima Bakayoko
Ibrahima Bakayoko is an Ivorian footballer who plays as a striker for PAS Giannina in the Greek Superleague.-Club career:...
(PAS Giannina) Lazaros Christodoulopoulos
Lazaros Christodoulopoulos
Lazaros Christodoulopoulos is a Greek footballer currently playing for Panathinaikos FC.Christodoulopoulos is considered one of the most promising young players in Greece. He is member of the Greek national team...
(Panathinaikos) Djibril Cissé
Djibril Cissé
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(Panathinaikos) Abdul Diallo
Abdul Diallo
Abdul Moktar Dialo is a footballer. Currently playing for Panthrakikos in Beta Ethniki.- Career :...
(Ionikos) Recep Hasanoglu (Anagennisi Giannitsa
Anagennisi Giannitsa F.C.
Anagennisi Giannitsa is a Greek football club, based in Giannitsa.-Current squad:...
) Giannis Karalis
Ioannis Karalis
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(Atromitos) Vlasis Kazakis
Vlasis Kazakis
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(Panthrakikos
Panthrakikos F.C.
Panthrakikos is a football club in Komotini of Thrace in North Eastern Greece founded in 1963. The club competed in Super League Greece during the season 2008–2009 for the first time.-History:The early years, 1963-2001...
) Nikos Liberopoulos (AEK Athens) Juan Martín (Olympiakos Volos
Ethnikos Olympiakos Volos F.C.
Olympiakos Volou Football Club , is a Greek football club based in the city of Volos. It is currently inactive and does not compete in any professional league, due to the 2011 match fixing scandal that caused the teams complete elimination.-History:...
) Emanuel Perrone
Emanuel Perrone
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(Atromitos) Kostas Samaropoulos (Aetos Skydra
Aetos Skydra F.C.
Aetos F.C. is a Greek football club, based in Skydra, Greece.-External links:**...
) Ilias Solakis
Ilias Solakis
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(Olympiakos Volos
Ethnikos Olympiakos Volos F.C.
Olympiakos Volou Football Club , is a Greek football club based in the city of Volos. It is currently inactive and does not compete in any professional league, due to the 2011 match fixing scandal that caused the teams complete elimination.-History:...
) Bartosz Tarachulski
Bartosz Tarachulski
Bartosz Tarachulski is a Polish Professional footballer who plays for Kalloni F.C. in Greece's Second division.-Career:...
(Diagoras
Diagoras F.C.
Diagoras FC is a football club based in Rhodes, Greece. It was founded in 1905. Diagoras is named after the island's famous hero Diagoras. The team first played under Ottoman Rule until the short lived independence of the Dodecanese in 1912...
) Giorgos Vakouftsis
Georgios Vakouftsis
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(Niki Volos
Niki Volos F.C.
Niki Volou is a Greek football club based in the city of Nea Ionia, in the region of Magnesia.The club currently competes in the Football League 2, the third tier of Greek football.-Colours and Crest:...
) Loukas Vyntra
Loukas Vyntra
Loukas Vyntra is a Czech-Greek football player. He currently plays for Panathinaikos.-Career:...
(Panathinaikos)
(Players in bold are still active in the competition)
Own goals Nikos Vasiliou
Nikos Vasiliou
Nikos Vasiliou is a Greek footballer who currently plays for Thrasyvoulos F.C. in the Greek Beta Ethniki.Vasiliou played in the Greek Super League during the 2008–09 season.-References:...
(Thrasyvoulos
Thrasyvoulos F.C.
Thrasyvoulos Filis is a football club, based in Fyli, Attica, currently in the Greek Second Division. It was founded in 1938 and named after Thrasybulus, an ancient General who used Fyli as his base to liberate Athens from Sparta. They gained promotion to the Greek Super League for 2008–09...
, playing against Kozani) Anestis Anastasiadis
Anestis Anastasiadis
Anestis Anastasiadis is a professional football defender currently playing for Panetolikos.- References :*...
(Panetolikos
Panetolikos F.C.
Panetolikos is a football club based in Agrinio, Greece. It was founded in 1926 and is considered one of the historic clubs in Greece, having participated so far in the Greek First Division in the seasons 1975-1976,1976-1977 and 2011-2012 . Panetolikos is the reigning Football League Champion...
, playing against Iraklis Thessaloniki) Vanderson
Vanderson Scardovelli
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(PAS Giannina, playing against PAOK
PAOK FC
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)