# 1952–53 Greek Football Cup

The 1952–53 Greek Football Cup was the 11th edition of the Greek Football Cup. The competition culminated with the Greek Cup final, held at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, on 17 May 1953. The match was contested by Olympiacos and AEK Athens, with Olympiacos winning by 3–2.

## Calendar

From Round of 16 onwards:
| Round | Date(s) | Fixtures | Clubs | New entries |
| Round of 16 | 8 February 1953 | 8 | 16 → 8 | 8 |
| Quarter-finals | 29 March 1953 | 4 | 8 → 4 | none |
| Semi-finals | 3 May 1953 | 2 | 4 → 2 | none |
| Final | 17 May 1953 | 1 | 2 → 1 | none |

## 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 and if the match remains a draw a replay match is set at the home of the guest team which the extra time rule stands as well. If a winner doesn't occur after the replay match 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 16, the eight top teams of each association are seeded and the eight clubs that passed the qualification round are unseeded. The seeded teams are drawn against the unseeded teams.
* 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 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| OFI | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Panathinaikos | 9 | | | | | | | |
| Panathinaikos | 9 | Panathinaikos | 3 | | | | | |
| | | Makedonikos | 0 | | | | | |
| Orfeas Xanthi | 0 | Makedonikos | 0 | | | | | |
| Makedonikos | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Makedonikos | 3 | | | Panathinaikos | 1 | | | |
| | | | | Olympiacos | 2 | | | |
| Fostiras | 2 | | | | | Olympiacos | 2 | | | |
| Ethnikos Piraeus | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Ethnikos Piraeus | 0 | Fostiras | 1 | | | | | |
| | | Olympiacos | 3 | | | | | |
| Olympiacos | 4 | Olympiacos | 3 | | | | | |
| AE Chalandri | 1 | | | | | | | |
| AE Chalandri | 1 | | | | | | Olympiacos | 3 |
| | | | | | | | AEK Athens | 2 |
| Aris | 5 | | | | | | | | AEK Athens | 2 |
| Iraklis | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Iraklis | 1 | Aris | 0 | | | | | |
| | | AEK Athens | 1 | | | | | |
| AEK Athens | 4 | AEK Athens | 1 | | | | | |
| Panelefsiniakos | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Panelefsiniakos | 1 | | | AEK Athens | 2 | | | |
| | | | | Panionios | 1 | | | |
| Thyella Patras | 1 | | | | | Panionios | 1 | | | |
| Panionios | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Panionios | 2 | Panionios | 2 | | | | | |
| | | Apollon Kalamarias | 1 | | | | | |
| Olympiacos Volos | 0 | Apollon Kalamarias | 1 | | | | | |
| Apollon Kalamarias | 1 | | | | | | | |

## Round of 16

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| OFI | 0–9 | Panathinaikos |
| Olympiacos Volos | 0–1 | Apollon Kalamarias |
| Olympiacos | 4–1 | AE Chalandri |
| Fostiras | 2–0 | Ethnikos Piraeus |
| Thyella Patras | 1–2 | Panionios |
| AEK Athens | 4–1 | Panelefsiniakos |
| Orfeas Xanthi | 0–3 | Makedonikos |
| Aris | 5–1 | Iraklis |

## Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Panathinaikos | 3–0 | Makedonikos |
| Aris | 0–1 | AEK Athens |
| Panionios | 2–1 | Apollon Kalamarias |
| Fostiras | 1–3 | Olympiacos |

## Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Panathinaikos | 1–2 | Olympiacos |
| AEK Athens | 2–1 | Panionios |