2020–21 Greek Football Cup
Football tournament season
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The 2020–21 Greek Football Cup was the 79th edition of the Greek Football Cup. It took place with the participation of the 14 clubs from the Super League 1, as there was no competitive action in the lower divisions (Super League 2, Football League and Gamma Ethniki) until early January due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hellenic Football Federation decided that the Cup would be held with the participation of teams only from the Super League, which was running normally.[1] The winner of the Cup qualified for the next season's Europa Conference League third qualifying round.
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| Tournament details | |
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| Country | Greece |
| Teams | 14 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | PAOK (8th title) |
| Runners-up | Olympiacos |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 25 |
| Goals scored | 76 (3.04 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Christos Tzolis Michael Krmenčík (5 goals each) |
Calendar
| Round | Date(s) | Fixtures | Clubs | New entries |
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| First round | 20, 21 January and 3, 4 February 2021 | 12 | 14 → 8 | 12 |
| Quarter-finals | 10, 11, 18 February and 3, 4 March 2021 | 8 | 8 → 4 | 2 |
| Semi-finals | 7 April and 28, 29 April 2021 | 4 | 4 → 2 | none |
| Final | 22 May 2021 | 1 | 2 → 1 | none |
Bracket
| First round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | PAS Giannina | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Atromitos | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PAS Giannina | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Panathinaikos | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Panathinaikos (bye) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PAS Giannina | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympiacos | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Panetolikos | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Olympiacos | 3 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympiacos | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aris | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Aris | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Asteras Tripolis | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympiacos | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| PAOK | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | AEK Athens | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Apollon Smyrnis | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| AEK Athens | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Volos | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Volos | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | OFI | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| AEK Athens | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| PAOK | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | PAOK | 5 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | AEL | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| PAOK | 5 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamia | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Lamia (bye) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
First round
The draw for this round took place on 5 January 2021.[2]
Summary
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| PAOK | 7–1 | AEL | 5–0 | 2–1 |
| Volos | 3–1 | OFI | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| PAS Giannina | 5–4 | Atromitos | 2–2 | 3–2 |
| Aris | 4–0 | Asteras Tripolis | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| AEK Athens | 3–2 | Apollon Smyrnis | 2–0 | 1–2 |
| Panetolikos | 0–6 | Olympiacos | 0–3 | 0–3 |
| Panathinaikos | bye | |||
| Lamia | bye | |||
Matches
PAOK won 7–1 on aggregate.
Volos won 3–1 on aggregate.
| PAS Giannina | 2–2 | Atromitos |
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| Atromitos | 2–3 | PAS Giannina |
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PAS Giannina won 5–4 on aggregate.
Aris won 4–0 on aggregate.
AEK Athens won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Olympiacos | 3–0 | Panetolikos |
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Olympiacos won 6–0 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
The draw for this round took place on 5 February 2021.[3] Shortly afterwards, Olympiacos vice-president Kostas Karapapas and Aris president Theodoros Karypidis both implied that the draw was fixed and claimed that some of the balls used during the procedure by the HFF representative and chairman of the Greek Cup Committee Manos Gavrielidis were previously heated.[4] Gavrielidis stated that there was a livestream of the draw and everything was performed according to the restrictions concerning the COVID-19 pandemic which forbade the presence of club representatives, a rule that was also applied in the previous round's draw.[5] The HFF issued a statement later that day denouncing the accusation as ridiculous and absurd.[6] Olympiacos issued a statement in response, insisting that the draw was fixed by the Federation and accusing the HFF representatives of being corrupt and responsible for the total degradation of the competition and of Greek football in general.[7]
Summary
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| PAOK | 6–3 | Lamia | 5–2 | 1–1 |
| Olympiacos | 3–2 | Aris | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| AEK Athens | 4–3 | Volos | 4–2 | 0–1 |
| PAS Giannina | 4–2 | Panathinaikos | 2–1 | 2–1 |
Matches
PAOK won 6–3 on aggregate.
| Aris | 1–1 | Olympiacos |
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Olympiacos won 3–2 on aggregate.
AEK Athens won 4–3 on aggregate.
The match was held at Panetolikos Stadium due to the inappropriateness of the Zosimades Stadium.[8]
| Panathinaikos | 1–2 | PAS Giannina |
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PAS Giannina won 4–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
The draw for this round took place on 16 March 2021.[9]
Summary
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| PAS Giannina | 2–4 | Olympiacos | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| AEK Athens | 1–3 | PAOK | 0–1 | 1–2 |
Matches
| PAS Giannina | 1–1 | Olympiacos |
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| Olympiacos | 3–1 | PAS Giannina |
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Olympiacos won 4–2 on aggregate.
| AEK Athens | 0–1 | PAOK |
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| PAOK | 2–1 | AEK Athens |
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PAOK won 3–1 on aggregate.
Final
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
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| 1 |  Christos Tzolis |
PAOK | 5 |
 Michael Krmenčík | |||
| 3 | Anastasios Douvikas |
Volos | 2 |
 Ahmed Hassan |
Olympiacos | ||
| 3 | Konstantinos Kotsopoulos |
Atromitos | 2 |
| Gerasimos Mitoglou |
Volos | ||
 Nélson Oliveira |
AEK Athens | ||
 Youssef El-Arabi |
Olympiacos | ||
 Muamer Tanković |
AEK Athens | ||
| Bruma |
Olympiacos |