1990–91 Greek Football Cup

1990–91 Greek Cup

Tournament details
Country	Greece
Teams	72
Defending champions	Olympiacos
Final positions
Champions	Panathinaikos (12th title)
Runner-up	Athinaikos
Tournament statistics
Top goal scorer(s)	Dimitris Saravakos (10)

The 1990–91 Greek Football Cup was the 49th edition of The Greek Football Cup, or Greek Football Cup.

Tournament details

Totally 72 teams participated, 18 from Alpha Ethniki, 18 from Beta, and 36 from Gamma. It was held in 6 rounds, included final.

After the phase of groups (First round), there were interesting confrontations and many "protagonists" were eliminated by the competition continue. In the Second round, Olympiacos were eliminated by PAOK (won 2–0 home, lost 3–0 away), Aris by Athinaikos and Iraklis by Xanthi, while in the Third round AEK were eliminated by OFI. In the same round, Edessaikos, a Beta Ethniki team then, reversed their loss 4–0 by Ionikos, achieving a draw with the same score in the second leg, in order however to be eliminated in penalty shootout.

The Final was contested by Panathinaikos, for sixth time in the last 10 years, after the qualify against PAOK in semi-finals, and neophyte in Alpha Ethniki Athinaikos, for first and unique until now time in their history. That year, Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) decided the establishment of a two-legged final match, according to the model of Coppa Italia. Athinaikos selected as home of first match Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, instead of their neutral home, Municipal Stadium of Vyronas, while the second match became in the Athens Olympic Stadium. Panathinaikos won both matches and at the same time The Double.

Athinaikos, as finalist of competition, participated in the next season's European Cup Winners' Cup, for first and unique time in their history. Nikos Sarganis, Athinaikos goalkeeper, that had played in the first match of Final, failed to win the Cup with a fourth team, after Kastoria, Olympiacos and Panathinaikos. Also, the second match was the last for referee Meletis Voutsaras. For fourth possessed year, Dimitris Saravakos, with 10 goals, was elected as competition's first scorer.

First round

The phase was played in a single round-robin format. Each win would gain 2 points, each draw 1 and each loss would not gain any point.

Group 1

Team	Pts
Panathinaikos	7
Apollon Kalamaria	5
Diagoras	5
Aris Nikaia	2
Paniliakos	1

Group 2

Team	Pts
Panionios	8
Ethnikos Asteras	4
Anagennisi Kolindros	3
Lamia	3
Odysseas Kordelio	2

Group 3

Team	Pts
Charavgiakos	6
Proodeftiki	5
Pierikos	4
Ethnikos Piraeus	4
PAS Giannina	1

Group 4

Team	Pts
Doxa Vyronas	6
Aris	6
Olympiacos Volos	5
Korinthos	3
Aspida Xanthi	0

Group 5

Team	Pts
Athinaikos	8
Panargiakos	6
Kastoria	3
Anagennisi Giannitsa	2
Atromitos	1

Group 6

Team	Pts
Naoussa	7
Iraklis	6
Trikala	3
Acharnaikos	2
Niki Volos	2

Group 7

Team	Pts
Anagennisi Karditsa	5
Ionikos	5
Veria	5
Panetolikos	3
Kallithea	2

Group 8

Team	Pts
Olympiacos	8
Panelefsiniakos	4
Kozani	4
Chaidari	3
A.F.C. Kyriakio	1

Group 9

Team	Pts
AEK Athens	6
Panarkadikos	3
Mesologgi	2
Preveza	1

Group 10

Team	Pts
Larissa	5
Eordaikos	4
Asteras Ambelokipoi	2
Pontioi Veria	1

Group 11

Team	Pts
PAOK	6
OFI	4
Makedonikos	2
Kalamata	0

Group 12

Team	Pts
Panserraikos	5
Edessaikos	3
Panachaiki	2
Sparti	2

Group 13

Team	Pts
Apollon Athens	6
Ilisiakos	4
Neoi Epivates	2
Thriamvos Athens	0

Group 14

Team	Pts
Xanthi	5
Kilkisiakos	4
Egaleo	2
Nigrita	1

Group 15

Team	Pts
EAR	4
Doxa Drama	3
Kavala	3
Chalkidona	2

Group 16

Team	Pts
Levadiakos	4
Olympiakos Loutraki	4
Irodotos	3
Anagennisi Neapoli	1

Second round

First legs were played on December 5 and 12, 1990. Second legs on January 9, 1991.

Team No. 1	Agg.	Team No. 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Ilisiakos	3–5	Levadiakos	1–1	2–4
Larissa (a.g.)	1–1	Apollon Athens	0–0	1–1 (a.e.t.)
Proodeftiki	1–7	Panathinaikos	1–2	0–5
Panarkadikos	4–6	Kilkisiakos	4–1	0–5
Edessaikos	2–0	Apollon Kalamaria	1–0	1–0
Charavgiakos	0–5	AEK Athens	0–3	0–2
Olympiacos	2–3	PAOK	2–0	0–3
Ionikos	4–0	Ethnikos Asteras	3–0	1–0
EAR (a.g.)	3–3	Panargiakos	2–0	1–3
Panserraikos	3–3	OFI (a.g.)	3–1	0–2
Athinaikos	5–2	Aris	2–1	3–1
Iraklis	0–1	Xanthi	0–0	0–1
Olympiakos Loutraki	2–3	Anagennisi Karditsa	2–0	0–3
Panelefsiniakos	2–8	Panionios	2–3	0–5
Naoussa	3–4	Doxa Drama	2–4	1–0
Doxa Vyronas	0–2	Eordaikos	0–0	0–2

Third round

Team No. 1	Agg.	Team No. 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Kilkisiakos	5–6	Larissa	3–2	2–4
OFI	4–3	AEK Athens	3–0	1–3
Panathinaikos	2–1	Levadiakos	2–1	0–0
Xanthi	2–3	PAOK	2–1	0–2
Doxa Drama	4–1	Eordaikos	3–0	1–1
Ionikos (5–4 p.)	4–4	Edessaikos	4–0	0–4
Athinaikos	5–1	Anagennisi Karditsa	3–0	2–1
EAR	1–6	Larissa	1–3	0–3

Quarter-finals

First legs were played on March 13, 1991, while second legs on 20th.

Team No. 1	Agg.	Team No. 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Panionios (3–2 p.)	2–2	OFI	2–0	0–2
Athinaikos	3–0	Doxa Drama	2–0	1–0
PAOK	3–2	Larissa	3–0	0–2
Ionikos	1–6	Panathinaikos	0–3	1–3

Semi-finals

First legs were played on April 4, 1991, and second on 24th.

Team No. 1	Agg.	Team No. 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Panathinaikos	2–1	PAOK	2–0	0–1
Athinaikos	4–3	Panionios	3–0	1–3

Final

The 47th Greek Cup Final was double-played this season. First leg was played at the Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, Athens and second leg at the Athens Olympic Stadium "Spyridon Louis".

First leg

15 May 1991

Athinaikos	0–3	Panathinaikos
		Kourbanas 70' Warzycha 78' Vlachos 89'

Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, Athens

Attendance: 12,737

Referee: Kostas Dimitriadis (Piraeus)

Nikos Sarganis Theodoros Boutzoukas Yiorghos Basagiannis Tasos Chatziangelis Kostas Theodorakos Giannis Chatziraptis  72' Giorgos Zotalis Vasilis Tzalakostas Hristo Kolev  55' Kostas Tsavalias Vangelis Spiliotis Substitutes: Giorgos Anastasiou  55' Miroslav Bong  72' Manager: Gerd Prokop

Józef Wandzik Stratos Apostolakis Chris Kalantzis Louis Christodoulou Giannis Kalitzakis Nikos Kourbanas Kostas Frantzeskos  60' Kostas Antoniou (c) Krzysztof Warzycha Paris Georgakopoulos  89' Spiros Marangos Substitutes: Vangelis Vlachos  60' Giorgos Kalpakis  89' Manager: Vasilis Daniil

MATCH OFFICIALS Assistant referees: Mindiouris Vorgias

MATCH RULES 90 minutes. Two named substitutes. Maximum of two substitutions.

Second leg

22 May 1991

Panathinaikos	2 – 1 (agg. 5 – 1)	Athinaikos
Saravakos 71' Kourbanas 84'		Zotalis 45' (pen.)

Athens Olympic Stadium "Spyridon Louis"

Attendance: 19,375

Referee: Meletis Voutsaras (Athens)

Józef Wandzik Stratos Apostolakis Chris Kalantzis Louis Christodoulou Giannis Kalitzakis Nikos Kourbanas Spiros Marangos  60' Kostas Antoniou (c) Krzysztof Warzycha Vangelis Vlachos  46' Lysandros Georgamlis Substitutes: Kostas Frantzeskos  46' Dimitris Saravakos  60' Manager: Vasilis Daniil

Theodoros Kantas Yiorghos Basagiannis Giannis Tapratzis  46' Tasos Chatziangelis Vangelis Spiliotis Kostas Theodorakos Giannis Chatziraptis Apostolos Vrynios Christos Dimopoulos Giorgos Zotalis  71' Kostas Tsavalias Substitutes: Miroslav Bong  46' Giorgos Anastasiou  71' Manager: Gerd Prokop

MATCH OFFICIALS Assistant referees: Naziris Doutsias

MATCH RULES 90 minutes. 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary. Penalty shoot-out if scores still level. Two named substitutes. Maximum of two substitutions.

References

• Greek Cup 1990–91 at RSSSF