# 2022–23 Greek Football Cup

The 2022–23 Greek Football Cup, also named Novibet Greek Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the 81st edition of the Greek Football Cup. The winner of the Cup will qualify for the next season's Europa League third qualifying round.
Match times up to 30 October 2022 and from 26 March 2023 were EEST (UTC+3). Times on interim ("winter") days were EET (UTC+2).

## Calendar

| Round | Date(s) | Fixtures | Clubs | New entries | Leagues entering |
| First Round | 31 August & 1, 14 September 2022 | 22 | 85 → 62 | 45 | Local Cup Winners |
| Second Round | 21, 25 September 2022 | 9 | 62 → 52 | none | none |
| Third Round | 28 September & 5 October 2022 | 16 | 52 → 35 | 26 | Super League 2 |
| Fourth Round | 8, 9 & 12 October 2022 | 6 | 35 → 29 | none | none |
| Fifth Round | 18–20 October 2022 | 12 | 29 → 16 | 10 | Super League 1, places 5–14 |
| Round of 16 | 14–16 December 2022 & 10–12 January 2023 | 16 | 16 → 8 | 4 | Super League 1, places 1–4 |
| Quarter-finals | 18, 25, 26 January 2023 | 8 | 8 → 4 | none | none |
| Semi-finals | 9 February, 18 March & 12, 13 April 2023 | 4 | 4 → 2 | none | none |
| Final | 24 May 2023 | 1 | 2 → 1 | none | none |
Source:

## Qualifying rounds
### First round

The draw took place on 24 August 2022.

#### Summary

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 31 August 2022 |||
| AO Katastariou | 0–4 | Nafpaktiakos Asteras |
| Panelefsiniakos | 1–0 | Apollon Agios Ioannis |
| Aris Voulas | 3–0 (w/o) | AO Nea Artaki |
| Tilikratis | 3–0 | Molaikos |
| Ermis Meligous | 5–0 | Pankamariakos |
| Apollon Eupaliou | 1–0 | Foinix Neas Epidavrou |
| Panargiakos Argous Orestikou | 0–4 | Apollon Paralimnio |
| AE Kalampakiou | 0–4 | Ionikos Ionias |
| Aetos Varvara | 3–3 (4–5 p) | PAOK Kristonis |
| Vyron Kavalas | 2–0 | Anagennisi Giannitsa |
| Panthrakikos | 1–0 | PO Alexandroupolis |
| Asteras Tripotamou | 4–1 | Aris Petinou |
| P.O. Elassona | 3–1 | Atromitos Palama |
| Vataniakos | 0–0 (4–2 p) | A.O. Ypato |
| P.O. Fiki | 3–0 | Pyrasos |
| AEP Kozani | 6–1 | Anagennisi Arta |
| PAO Koutseliou | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Asteras Petriti |
| AE Neas Selefkias | 0–2 | Asteras Stavrou |
| Panthouriakos | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Diagoras Vrachnaiika |
| Poseidon Kardamylon | 0–7 | AER Afantou |
| 1 September 2022 |||
| Pallixouriakos | 1–5 | Pamvouprasiakos |
| 14 September 2022 |||
| Aetos Loutron | 2–5 | Almyros Gaziou |
| Ermis Zoniana | 1–3 | Ilioupoli |
| N/A |||
| A.O. Agios Nikolaos | bye | |

#### Matches
### Second round

The draw took place on 8 September 2022. Former Greek professional footballer and current manager, Tasos Tasiopoulos, made the draw using a manually operated lotery ball cage.

#### Summary

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 21 September 2022 |||
| Asteras Tripotamou | 0–3 (w/o) | Ionikos Ionias |
| Vyron Kavalas | 1–0 | P.O. Fiki |
| Asteras Stavrou | 3–2 (a.e.t.) | Vataniakos |
| Asteras Petriti | 0–0 (2–4 p) | Apollon Paralimnio |
| AER Afantou | 0–1 | Diagoras Vrachnaiika |
| Ilioupoli | 7–0 | Ermis Meligous |
| AEP Kozani | 1–2 | P.O. Elassona |
| Pamvouprasiakos | 0–2 | Panelefsiniakos |
| 25 September 2022 |||
| Aris Voulas | 0–1 | Nafpaktiakos Asteras |
| Almyros Gaziou | 1–0 | Apollon Eupaliou |
| N/A |||
| A.O. Agios Nikolaos | bye | |
| Panthrakikos | bye | |
| PAOK Kristonis | bye | |
| Tilikratis | bye | |

#### Matches
### Third round

The draw took place on 20 September 2022. Former Albanian international, Bledar Kola, made the draw using a manually operated lottery ball cage.

#### Summary

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 28 September 2022 |||
| Apollon Larissa | 3–0 (w/o) | Ergotelis |
| A.O. Agios Nikolaos | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Episkopi |
| Kalamata | 1–0 | Proodeftiki |
| Veria | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Chania |
| Tilikratis | 1–1 (4–5 p) | OF Ierapetra |
| Iraklis | 0–0 (4–5 p) | Niki Volos |
| Ilioupoli | 1–2 | Athens Kallithea |
| 2 October 2022 |||
| Vyron Kavalas | 0–5 | Panachaiki |
| Ionikos Ionias | 1–0 | Diagoras Vrachnaiika |
| Apollon Smyrnis | 0–2 | A.E. Kifisia |
| Almyros Gaziou | 3–1 | P.O. Elassona |
| Nafpaktiakos Asteras | 1–2 | AEL |
| PAOK Kristonis | 2–3 | Panthrakikos |
| 5 October 2022 |||
| Makedonikos | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Anagennisi Karditsa |
| Egaleo | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Panserraikos |
| Diagoras | 0–0 (3–5 p) | Apollon Pontus |
| Asteras Stavrou | 0–3 | Almopos Aridea |
| N/A |||
| Panelefsiniakos | bye | |
| Apollon Paralimnio | bye | |
| Thesprotos | bye | |

#### Matches
### Fourth round

The draw took place on 20 September 2022, after the Third Round draw.

#### Summary

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| 8 October 2022 |||
| Thesprotos | 1–2 | Veria |
| 9 October 2022 |||
| OF Ierapetra | 0–0 (2–4 p) | A.E. Kifisia |
| Anagennisi Karditsa | 0–0 (4–5 p) | Apollon Pontus |
| Apollon Larissa | 2–2 (5–6 p) | Athens Kallithea |
| A.O. Agios Nikolaos | 2–0 | Niki Volos |
| 12 October 2022 |||
| Almyros Gaziou | 3–1 | Panthrakikos |
| N/A |||
| Panachaiki | bye | |
| AEL | bye | |
| Panserraikos | bye | |
| Ionikos Ionias | bye | |
| Panelefsiniakos | bye | |
| Kalamata | bye | |
| Apollon Paralimnio | bye | |
| Almopos Aridea | bye | |

#### Matches
### Fifth round

The draw took place on 11 October 2022. Former Greek international and current football manager, Sakis Tsiolis, made the draw using a manually operated lottery ball cage.

#### Summary

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| AEK Athens | 2–0 | PAS Giannina |
| Kalamata | 2–2 (4–3 p) | Panetolikos |
| Athens Kallithea | 1–0 | Veria |
| A.O. Agios Nikolaos | 2–0 | Almyros Gaziou |
| Panserraikos | 5–2 (a.e.t.) | Panachaiki |
| A.E. Kifisia | 1–0 | OFI |
| Asteras Tripolis | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Atromitos |
| Almopos Aridea | 0–2 | Lamia |
| Ionikos Ionias | 0–4 | Apollon Paralimnio |
| Volos | 4–0 | Ionikos |
| AEL | 1–2 | Levadiakos |
| Panelefsiniakos | 1–3 | Apollon Pontus |

#### Matches
## Knockout phase

Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the quarter-finals and the semi-finals, was played by 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. In the quarter-finals and the semi-finals were 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 round of 16, if the score was level at the end of normal time the two-legged rule was applied. The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:
* In the draw for the Round of 16, the four Super League clubs finishing in places 1–4 in the previous season are seeded, while the clubs advancing from the Fifth Round are unseeded. The seeded teams are drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. The remaining 8 unseeded clubs will be drawn against one another with the team being drawn last 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 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final | |
| A.E. Kifisia | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| AEK Athens | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| AEK Athens | 2 | 3 | 5 | AEK Athens | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Panserraikos | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Panserraikos | 3 | 1 | 4 | Panserraikos | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Apollon Pontus | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Apollon Pontus | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | AEK Athens | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Olympiacos | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | |
| Olympiacos | 4 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Olympiacos | 0 | 2 | 2 | | |
| Atromitos | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Atromitos | 1 | 2 | 3 | Olympiacos | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Aris | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Levadiakos | 1 | 0 | 1 | Aris | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Aris | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Aris | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | AEK Athens | 2 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | PAOK | 0 | |
| Apollon Paralimnio (a.e.t.) | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | PAOK | 0 |
| Agios Nikolaos | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Agios Nikolaos | 2 | 1 | 3 | Apollon Paralimnio | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Lamia | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Lamia | 1 | 2 | 3 | Lamia | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Athens Kallithea | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Athens Kallithea | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | Lamia | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | PAOK | 5 | 1 | 6 | | | | |
| Kalamata | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | PAOK | 5 | 1 | 6 | | |
| PAOK | 2 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| PAOK | 2 | 2 | 4 | PAOK | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Panathinaikos | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Panathinaikos | 3 | 2 | 5 | Panathinaikos | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Volos | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Round of 16

The draw took place on 14 November 2022. Former Greek international and member of the UEFA Euro 2004 squad, Antonios Nikopolidis, made the draw using a manually operated lottery ball cage.

### Summary

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Olympiacos | 6–3 | Atromitos | 4–1 | 2–2 |
| Panserraikos | 4–0 | Apollon Pontus | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Panathinaikos | 5–0 | Volos | 3–0 | 2–0 |
| Lamia | 3–2 | Athens Kallithea | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Levadiakos | 1–3 | Aris | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| A.E. Kifisia | 0–5 | AEK Athens | 0–2 | 0–3 |
| Kalamata | 0–4 | PAOK | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| Apollon Paralimnio | 4–3 | Agios Nikolaos | 2–2 | 2–1 (a.e.t.) |

### Matches

Olympiacos won 6–3 on aggregate.
Panserraikos won 4–0 on aggregate.
Panathinaikos won 5–0 on aggregate.
Lamia won 3–2 on aggregate.
Aris won 3–1 on aggregate.
AEK Athens won 5–0 on aggregate.
PAOK won 4–0 on aggregate.
Apollon Paralimnio won 4–3 on aggregate.

## Quarter-finals

The draw took place on 14 November 2022, after the Round of 16 draw.

### Summary

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| PAOK | 3–1 | Panathinaikos | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Olympiacos | 2–0 | Aris | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Apollon Paralimnio | 3–6 | Lamia | 1–2 | 2–4 |
| AEK Athens | 6–1 | Panserraikos | 3–0 | 3–1 |

### Matches

PAOK won 3–1 on aggregate.
Olympiacos won 2–0 on aggregate.
Lamia won 6–3 on aggregate.
AEK Athens won 6–1 on aggregate.

## Semi-finals

The draw took place on 14 November 2022, after the quarter-final draw.

### Summary

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| AEK Athens | 4–2 | Olympiacos | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| Lamia | 2–6 | PAOK | 1–5 | 1–1 |

### Matches

AEK Athens won 4–2 on aggregate.
PAOK won 6–2 on aggregate.

## Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Brandon Thomas | PAOK | 5 |
| 2 | Vangelis Lathyris | PAO Vardas | 4 |
| 2 | Andreas Katsantonis | Panserraikos | 4 |
| 2 | Periklis Minas | A.O. Agios Nikolaos | 4 |
| 2 | Levi García | AEK Athens | 4 |
| 2 | Kosmas Gekas | Apollon Paralimnio | 4 |
| 2 | Georgios Georgiadis | Apollon Paralimnio | 4 |
| 2 | Petros Mantalos | AEK Athens | 4 |
| 9 | Nikolaos Skondras | P.O. Fiki | 3 |
| 9 | Marcelo | Olympiacos | 3 |
| 9 | Georgios Chantzis | Asteras Stavrou | 3 |
| 9 | Christos Vaskos | Panthrakikos | 3 |
| 9 | Thomas Vasiliou | Ilioupoli | 3 |
| 9 | Adam Gnezda Čerin | Panathinaikos | 3 |
| 9 | Ledis Elezi | Apollon Paralimnio | 3 |