1968–69 Greek Football Cup Explained

The 1968–69 Greek Football Cup was the 27th edition of the Greek Football Cup. The competition culminated with the Greek Cup Final, held at Karaiskakis Stadium, on 9 July 1969. The match was contested by Panathinaikos and Olympiacos, with Panathinaikos winning on the toss of a coin,^[1] because of the final result (1–1).^[2]

Calendar

From the last qualifying round onwards:

Round	Date(s)	Fixtures	Clubs	New entries
Last qualifying round	1969	16	48 → 32	32
Round of 32	14 May 1969	16	32 → 16	16
Round of 16	11 June 1969	7	16 → 8	none
Quarter-finals	1969	4	8 → 4	none
Semi-finals	1969	2	4 → 2	none
Final	9 July 1969	1	2 → 1	none

Last qualifying round

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• Coin toss.

• The last 16 of previous season's Cup qualified for the 2nd round.

Knockout phase

In the knockout phase, teams play against each other over a single match. If the match ends up as a draw, extra time will be played. If a winner doesn't occur after the extra time the winner emerges by a flip of a coin.
The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:

• In the draw for the round of 32, the teams that had qualified to previous' season Round of 16 are seeded and the clubs that passed the qualification round are unseeded.
• In the draws for the round of 16 onwards, there are no seedings, and teams from the same group can be drawn against each other.

Round of 32

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Round of 16

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

Panathinaikos won on a toss of a coin.

External links

• Greek Cup 1968-69 at RSSSF

Notes and References

1. Web site: Παναθηναϊκός-Ολυμπιακός: Το Κύπελλο της...δεκάρας. sport-retro.gr. 28 November 2018. el.
2. Web site: Kipello1961-1970. epo.gr. https://web.archive.org/web/20210717131045/https://www.epo.gr/vodafon/kyppello/Kipello1961-1970.pdf. el. 17 July 2021. live.