1987–88 Greek Football Cup

Greek Cup 1987–88 Greece 70 Panathinaikos (10th title) Olympiacos 99 287 Dimitris Saravakos(10 goals) 1986–87 1988–89 The 1987–88 Greek Football Cup was the 46th edition of the Greek Football Cup. Tournament details Totally 70 teams participated, 16 from Alpha Ethniki, 18 from Beta, and 36 from Gamma. It was held in 7 rounds, included final. An additional round was held between first and second, with 3 matches, in order that the teams would continue to be 32. It was an enough eventful year, that was marked by hard confrontations in the cases of "strong" pairs. In third round, Olympiacos eliminated AEK Athens with 1–1 draw at home and 3–1 win away, in a much debated match (there were allegations for some of AEK's players being bribed to have low performance). In semi-finals, Olympiacos eliminated cup winners, OFI, and Panathinaikos the champions of the season, AEL. The final between the eternal enemies was an opportunity for a good season ending with a title, as both teams were struggling in the championship. The match was nervous, however kept effervescent interesting until the end, since it was judged on the penalty shoot-out, after a 2–2https://www.contra.gr/stiles/o-telikos-toy-koskota-toy-sargkani-kai-tis-eyropis.6900860.html Ο τελικός του Κοσκωτά, του Σαργκάνη και... της Ευρώπης contra.gr 8 May 2014 el draw (3 out of 4 goals was scored by penalties).https://www.epo.gr/vodafon/kyppello/Kipello1981-1990.pdf Kipello1981-1990 epo.gr https://web.archive.org/web/20220817205358/https://www.epo.gr/vodafon/kyppello/Kipello1981-1990.pdf el 17 August 2022 live Nikos Sarganis was the hero of the match, saving two penalties and scoring one in the process. For Olympiacos it was the third time that they lost a cup final on penalty shoot-out (the other two in 1974 and 1976). Dimitris Saravakos with 10 goals was the top scorer. Calendar Round Date(s) Fixtures Clubs New entries First Round 25 October 1987 35 70 → 35 70 Additional Round 1987 3 35 → 32 none Round of 32 30 December 1987 & 13 January 1988 32 32 → 16 none Round of 16 27 January, 10 February 1988 16 16 → 8 none Quarter-finals 24 February, 9 March 1988 8 8 → 4 none Semi-finals 30 March, 20 April 1988 4 4 → 2 none Final 8 May 1988 1 2 → 1 none 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: There are no seedings, and teams from the same group can be drawn against each other. First round Apollon Kalamarias 2–0 Panargiakos Korinthos 3–0 Proodeftiki Olympiacos Volos 3–1 Apollon Athens Levadiakos 3–0 Lamia Panserraikos 3–1 Edessaikos Makedonikos 1–1 4–5 Charavgiakos Doxa Drama 7–1 Athinaikos Ethnikos Piraeus 3–4 Anagennisi Karditsa Panathinaikos 2–0 Chalkida Trikala 2–1 Acharnaikos Kerkyra 1–0 Panachaiki Aris Nikaia 1–1 5–6 Ethnikos Asteras AEK Athens 3–1 Iraklis Aiolikos 0–4 Kastoria AEL 3–0 Veria Kavala 2–1 Rodos Polykastro 1–2 PAS Giannina Pannafpliakos 1–0 Naoussa Panetolikos 4–0 Messiniakos Anagennisi Neapoli 0–0 5–4 Eordaikos Anagennisi Arta 0–1 PAOK Irodotos 3–1 Ionikos Egaleo 1–1 6–5 Alexandreia Kallithea 3–1 Kalamata Olympiacos 4–0 Agrotikos Asteras Pierikos 3–1 EAR OFI 4–0 Nestos Chrysoupoli Panelefsiniakos 1–1 4–5 Pandramaikos Panionios 2–4 Xanthi Aris 4–0 Ergotelis Niki Volos 1–3 Diagoras Kozani 4–1 Olympiakos Chalkida Atromitos 4–2 Anagennisi Kolindros Achaiki 1–0 Kilkisiakos Panarkadikos 3–1 Ethnikos Alexandroupoli |} Additional round Panetolikos 0–2 Diagoras Pandramaikos 0–0 4–3 Atromitos Panathinaikos 7–2 Kavala |} Bracket 2/2/2/2/1 y n y y Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Kozani Doxa Drama 1 2 0 1 1 3 Apollon Kalamarias Anagennisi Karditsa 2 0 2 2 4 2 Olympiacos Volos Olympiacos 0 1 0 5 0 6 Kallithea AEK Athens 3 2 0 2 3 4 Egaleo Ethnikos Asteras 1 1 2 0 3 1 OFI (a) Levadiakos 0 0 2 2 2 2 Trikala Pannafpliakos 2 0 0 1 2 1 Kerkyra Panarkadikos 0 0 0 1 0 1 Anagennisi Neapoli Irodotos 1 0 0 2 1 2 Charavgiakos Diagoras 0 0 0 1 0 1 PAS Giannina Pandramaikos 1 0 2 1 3 1 Panserraikos Panathinaikos 0 0 0 2 0 2 Aris Korinthos 1 0 3 2 4 2 Pierikos AEL 2 3 1 3 3 6 PAOK Kastoria 2 1 1 3 3 4 Xanthi Achaiki 4 0 3 1 7 1 Doxa Drama Apollon Kalamarias 2 1 0 2 2 3 Olympiacos AEK Athens 1 1 3 1 4 2 Egaleo OFI 0 0 0 7 0 7 Trikala Panarkadikos 2 0 0 1 2 1 Irodotos Diagoras 2 2 3 2 5 4 PAS Giannina Panathinaikos 1 2 2 8 3 10 Aris AEL (a) 2 1 0 1 2 2 Kastoria Xanthi 3 2 1 1 4 3 Apollon Kalamarias Olympiacos 0 0 1 2 1 2 OFI Trikala 3 2 1 0 4 2 Irodotos Panathinaikos 0 4 0 2 0 6 AEL Kastoria 1 0 0 0 1 0 Olympiacos OFI 3 0 0 1 3 1 Panathinaikos AEL 1 0 3 1 4 1 Olympiacos Panathinaikos 2(3) 2(4) Round of 32 Egaleo 3–1 Ethnikos Asteras 1–1 2–0 Pierikos 3–6 AEL 2–3 1–3 Xanthi 7–1 Achaiki 4–0 3–1 Apollon Kalamarias 4–2 Anagennisi Karditsa 2–0 2–2 Charavgiakos 0–1 Diagoras 0–0 0–1 Kallithea 3–4 AEK Athens 3–2 0–2 PAS Giannina 3–1 Pandramaikos 1–0 2–1 Olympiacos Volos 0–6 Olympiacos 0–1 0–5 Aris 4–2 Korinthos 1–0 3–2 Kozani 1–3 Doxa Drama 1–2 0–1 Trikala 2–1 Pannafpliakos 2–0 0–1 OFI (a) 2–2 Levadiakos 0–0 2–2 Anagennisi Neapoli 1–2 Irodotos 1–0 0–2 PAOK 3–4 Kastoria 2–1 1–3 Panserraikos 0–2 Panathinaikos 0–0 0–2 Kerkyra 0–1 Panarkadikos 0–0 0–1 |} Round of 16 Olympiacos 4–2 AEK Athens 1–1 3–1 Aris 2–2 (a) AEL 2–1 0–1 Doxa Drama 2–3 Apollon Kalamarias 2–1 0–2 Egaleo 0–7 OFI 0–0 0–7 Irodotos 5–4 Diagoras 2–2 3–2 PAS Giannina 3–10 Panathinaikos 1–2 2–8 Trikala 2–1 Panarkadikos 2–0 0–1 Kastoria 4–3 Xanthi 3–2 1–1 |} Quarter-finals Apollon Kalamarias 1–2 Olympiacos 0–0 1–2 OFI 4–2 Trikala 3–2 1–0 Irodotos 0–6 Panathinaikos 0–4 0–2 AEL 1–0 Kastoria 1–0 0–0 |} Semi-finals Panathinaikos 4–1 AEL 1–0 3–1 Olympiacos 3–1 OFI 3–0 0–1 |} Final 1988 Greek Football Cup final References External links Greek Cup 1987-88 at RSSSF Category:Greek Football Cup seasons Greek Cup Cup