# 2017–18 Greek Football Cup

The 2017–18 Greek Football Cup was the 76th edition of the Greek Football Cup. A total of 33 clubs were accepted to enter. The competition commenced in September 2017 with the preliminary round and concluded on 12 May 2018 with the Final. PAOK won the competition for second consecutive year beating AEK Athens 2–0 in the final held at the Olympic Stadium.

## Teams

| Round | Clubs remaining | Clubs involved | Winners from previous round | New entries | Leagues entering |
| Preliminary Round | 33 | 2 | none | 2 | Football League |
| Group Stage | 32 | 32 | 1 | 31 | Super League |
| Round of 16 | 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 | Date(s) | Fixtures | Clubs | New entries |
| Preliminary Round | 20 & 30 August 2017 | 2 | 33 → 32 | 2 |
| Group Stage | 19–21 September, 24–26 October & 28–30 November 2017 | 45 | 32 → 16 | 31 |
| Round of 16 | 19–21 December 2017 & 9–11 January 2018 | 16 | 16 → 8 | none |
| Quarter-finals | 24, 25 January & 7, 8 February 2018 | 8 | 8 → 4 | none |
| Semi-finals | 27, 28 February, 1 March & 17–19 April 2018 | 4 | 4 → 2 | none |
| Final | 12 May 2018 | 1 | 2 → 1 | none |

## Participating clubs

| 2017–18 Super League | 2017–18 Football League |
| AEK Athens AEL Apollon Smyrnis Asteras Tripolis Atromitos Kerkyra Lamia Levadiakos Olympiacos Panathinaikos Panetolikos Panionios PAOK PAS Giannina Platanias Xanthi | Acharnaikos Aiginiakos Anagennisi Karditsa AO Chania−Kissamikos Apollon Pontus Apollon Larissa Aris Ergotelis Iraklis (withdrawn) Kallithea OFI Panachaiki Panegialios Panserraikos Sparta Trikala Veria |

## Preliminary round

The draw for this round took place in August 2017.

### Summary

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Aiginiakos | 2–2 (a) | Veria | 1–0 | 1–2 |

### Matches

Aiginiakos won on away goals.

## Group stage

The draw for this round took place on 11 August 2017.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | OFI | PLA | APS | IRA |
| 1 | OFI | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | Round of 16 | | 1–0 | 2–1 | — |
| 2 | Platanias | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | Round of 16 | — | | 1–0 | — |
| 3 | Apollon Smyrnis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 | | — | — | | — |
| 4 | Iraklis (W) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew | — | — | — | |
* ↑ Iraklis withdrew from the league because of Financial Problems. The founding club (Athlitiki Enosis Pontion Katerini) stopped to exist too. The original Gymnastikos Syllogos Iraklis would decide if a new football team will start from the Third Category of the local championship Macedonia Football Clubs Association, or if the football team of G.S. Iraklis will be merged with 1st category (A1) Macedonia Football Clubs Association club Iraklis Ampelokipi, as it happened before 5 years with Athlitiki Enosis Pontion Katerinis F.C.. The club was therefore automatically disqualified from the tournament.

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PAOK | LEV | APP | AIG |
| 1 | PAOK | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 | Round of 16 | | 2–1 | — | — |
| 2 | Levadiakos | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | Round of 16 | — | | — | 5–0 |
| 3 | Apollon Pontus | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | | 0–1 | 1–2 | | — |
| 4 | Aiginiakos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 | | 0–5 | — | 0–1 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AEK | LAM | APL | KAL |
| 1 | AEK Athens | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 9 | Round of 16 | | 2–0 | — | — |
| 2 | Lamia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | Round of 16 | — | | — | 1–0 |
| 3 | Apollon Larissa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 3 | | 0–7 | 0–2 | | — |
| 4 | Kallithea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 | | 2–3 | — | 1–2 | |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ATR | TRI | KER | SPA |
| 1 | Atromitos | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Round of 16 | | — | 1–0 | — |
| 2 | Trikala | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | Round of 16 | 1–1 | | 0–0 | — |
| 3 | Kerkyra | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 | | — | — | | 6–1 |
| 4 | Sparta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 | | 0–4 | 1–3 | — | |

### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | OLY | AST | AOC | ACH |
| 1 | Olympiacos | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Round of 16 | | 2–1 | — | — |
| 2 | Asteras Tripolis | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | Round of 16 | — | | 2–1 | — |
| 3 | AO Chania−Kissamikos | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | | 1–1 | — | | 1–0 |
| 4 | Acharnaikos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 | | 0–3 | 0–3 | — | |
* ↑ walkover

### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | XAN | PNE | PNS | ERG |
| 1 | Xanthi | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 9 | Round of 16 | | 2–0 | — | — |
| 2 | Panetolikos | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | Round of 16 | — | | 2–0 | — |
| 3 | Panserraikos | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | | 1–2 | — | | 2–0 |
| 4 | Ergotelis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 | | 2–4 | 0–5 | — | |

### Group G

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PAS | PGSS | ARIS | PNG |
| 1 | PAS Giannina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | Round of 16 | | — | — | 3–0 |
| 2 | Panionios | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Round of 16 | 1–1 | | — | — |
| 3 | Aris | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | | 1–1 | 1–2 | | — |
| 4 | Panegialios | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 | | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | |

### Group H

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | PAO | AEL | PNC | ASA |
| 1 | Panathinaikos | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | Round of 16 | | 2–0 | — | — |
| 2 | AEL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Round of 16 | — | | 3–0 | — |
| 3 | Panachaiki | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 | | 1–1 | — | | 1–0 |
| 4 | Anagennisi Karditsa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | |

## Knockout phase

Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from 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 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:
* In the draw for the round of 16, the eight group winners are seeded, and the eight group runners-up are unseeded. The seeded teams are drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg.
* In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there are no seedings, and teams from the same group can be drawn against each other.

## Bracket

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final | Final | |
| 1 | Levadiakos | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | PAS Giannina | 0 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | PAS Giannina | 0 | 4 | 4 | PAS Giannina | PAS Giannina | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | AEL (a.e.t.) | AEL (a.e.t.) | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | AEL | 3 | 0 | 3 | AEL (a.e.t.) | AEL (a.e.t.) | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Xanthi | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Xanthi | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | AEL | AEL | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | AEK Athens (a) | AEK Athens (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| 5 | Platanias | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | AEK Athens (a) | AEK Athens (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | |
| 12 | Olympiacos | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Olympiacos | 2 | 2 | 4 | Olympiacos | Olympiacos | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | AEK Athens | AEK Athens | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Panetolikos | 0 | 0 | 0 | AEK Athens | AEK Athens | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | AEK Athens | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | AEK Athens | 4 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | AEK Athens | AEK Athens | 0 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PAOK | PAOK | 2 | |
| 6 | Panionios | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PAOK | PAOK | 2 |
| 11 | OFI | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | OFI | 0 | 0 | 0 | Panionios | Panionios | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Lamia | Lamia | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Lamia | 4 | 0 | 4 | Lamia | Lamia | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Panathinaikos | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Panathinaikos | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | Panionios | Panionios | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | PAOK | PAOK | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | |
| 7 | Trikala | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | PAOK | PAOK | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | |
| 10 | PAOK | 5 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | PAOK | 5 | 2 | 7 | PAOK | PAOK | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Atromitos | Atromitos | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Asteras Tripolis | 0 | 0 | 0 | Atromitos | Atromitos | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Atromitos | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Round of 16

The draw for this round took place on 4 December 2017.

### Seeding

Seeded teams :
| Seeded teams Team OFI PAOK AEK Athens Atromitos Olympiacos Xanthi PAS Giannina Panathinaikos | Unseeded teams Team Platanias Levadiakos Lamia Trikala Asteras Tripolis Panetolikos Panionios AEL |

### Summary

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Platanias | 0–4 | Olympiacos | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| Asteras Tripolis | 0–2 | Atromitos | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Levadiakos | 1–4 | PAS Giannina | 1–0 | 0–4 |
| Lamia | 4–2 | Panathinaikos | 4–1 | 0–1 |
| Panetolikos | 0–5 | AEK Athens | 0–4 | 0–1 |
| Trikala | 2–7 | PAOK | 1–5 | 1–2 |
| Panionios | 3–0 | OFI | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| AEL | 3–2 | Xanthi | 3–0 | 0–2 |

### Matches

Olympiacos won 4–0 aggregate.
Atromitos won 2–0 aggregate.
PAS Giannina won 4–1 aggregate.
Lamia won 4–2 aggregate.
AEK Athens won 5–0 aggregate.
PAOK won 7–2 aggregate.
Panionios won 3–0 aggregate.
AEL won 3–2 aggregate.

## Quarter-finals

The draw for this round took place on 15 January 2018.

### Summary

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| PAOK | 5–1 | Atromitos | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Panionios | 5–1 | Lamia | 1–0 | 4–1 |
| Olympiacos | 1–2 | AEK Athens | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| PAS Giannina | 3–5 | AEL | 1–2 | 2–3 (a.e.t.) |

### Matches

PAOK won 5–1 on aggregate.
Panionios won 5–1 on aggregate.
AEK Athens won 2–1 on aggregate.
AEL won 5–3 on aggregate.

## Semi-finals

The draw for this round took place on 12 February 2018.

### Summary

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Panionios | 2–6 | PAOK | 1–3 | 1–3 |
| AEL | 2–2 (a) | AEK Athens | 2–1 | 0–1 |

### Matches

PAOK won 6–2 on aggregate.
AEK Athens won on away goals.

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Pedro Conde | PAS Giannina | 6 |
| 1 | Aleksandar Prijović | PAOK | 6 |
| 1 | Lazaros Christodoulopoulos | AEK Athens | 6 |
| 4 | Yevhen Shakhov | PAOK | 5 |
| 5 | Dimitris Pelkas | PAOK | 4 |
| 6 | Emmanuel Emenike | Olympiacos | 3 |
| 6 | Panagiotis Triadis | Xanthi | 3 |
| 6 | Guillermo Molins | Panathinaikos | 3 |
| 6 | Amr Warda | Atromitos | 3 |
| 6 | Uroš Đurđević | Olympiacos | 3 |
| 6 | Giannis Masouras | AEL | 3 |
| 6 | Sandi Križman | AEL | 3 |
| 6 | Thomas Nazlidis | AEL | 3 |
| 6 | Georgios Masouras | Olympiacos | 3 |