# 1971–72 Greek Football Cup

The 1971–72 Greek Football Cup was the 30th edition of the Greek Football Cup. The competition culminated with the Greek Cup Final, held at Karaiskakis Stadium, on 5 July 1972. The match was contested by PAOK and Panathinaikos, with PAOK winning by 2–1.

## Calendar

| Round | Date(s) | Fixtures | Clubs | New entries |
| First Round | 29 August 1971 | 38 | 76 → 38 | 76 |
| Second Round | 5 December 1971 | 18 | 38 → 19 | none |
| Additional Round | | 2 | 19 → 16 | none |
| Round of 16 | 8 March 1972 | 8 | 16 → 8 | none |
| Quarter-finals | 1972 | 4 | 8 → 4 | none |
| Semi-finals | 1972 | 2 | 4 → 2 | none |
| Final | 5 July 1972 | 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. If a winner doesn't occur after the extra time the winner emerges by penalty shoot-out. The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:
* In the draw for the first round, the teams from the first division are seeded and the teams from the second division were unseeded. The seeded teams are drawn against the unseeded teams in each region.
* In the draws for the second round onwards, there are no seedings and teams from the different region can be drawn against each other.

## First round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Panathinaikos | 9–1 | Orfeas Egaleo |
| AEK Athens | 4–1 | P.A.O. Rouf |
| Koropi | 2–0 | Panelefsiniakos |
| Panaspropyrgiakos | 1–2 | Atromitos Piraeus |
| Olympiacos | 5–0 | Ethnikos Asteras |
| Vyzas Megara | 1–0 | Kallithea |
| Atromitos | 2–2 (5–4 p) | Proodeftiki |
| Acharnaikos | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Ethnikos Piraeus |
| Fostiras | 3–0 | Ikaros Nea Smyrni |
| Pannafpliakos | 0–1 | Apollon Athens |
| Panionios | 4–0 | Panarkadikos |
| Paniliakos | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Ionikos |
| Panegialios | 1–2 | Aias Salamina |
| Olympiakos Nicosia | 0–1 | Egaleo |
| Argonaftis | 2–0 | Chania |
| Korinthos | 1–0 | Kalamata |
| Leonidas Sparta | 1–3 | Panachaiki |
| OFI | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Rodos |
| Lamia | 3–0 | Orchomenos |
| Panetolikos | 1–0 | Anagennisi Arta |
| PAS Giannina | 4–2 | Karditsa A.C. |
| Anagennisi Karditsa | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Trikala |
| Olympiacos Volos | 5–2 | Levadiakos |
| Pierikos | 4–1 | AEL |
| Naoussa | 3–3 (4–2 p) | Veria |
| Pyrsos Grevena | 0–4 | Kozani |
| Florina | 0–2 | Kastoria |
| PAOK | 5–1 | Foinikas Polichni |
| Aris | 4–0 | Apollon Krya Vrysi |
| Iraklis | 2–0 | Pandramaikos |
| Edessaikos | 3–0 | Apollon Kalamarias |
| Kilkisiakos | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Makedonikos |
| Doxa Drama | 0–1 | Panserraikos |
| Xanthi | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Kavala |
| Panthrakikos | 1–0 | Orestis Orestiada |
| Aris Ptolemaidas | 1–0 | Anagennisi Giannitsa |
| Kerkyra | 0–0 (4–1 p) | A.F.C. Patra |
| Panargiakos | 0–0 (1–3 p) | Niki Volos |

## Second round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| PAOK | 3–1 | Pierikos |
| Panathinaikos | 3–0 | Xanthi |
| Panionios | 3–2 | Ionikos |
| Panetolikos | 0–3 | Aris |
| Trikala | 3–0 | Edessaikos |
| OFI | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Kastoria |
| Panachaiki | 4–1 | Naoussa |
| Apollon Athens | 1–0 | Olympiacos Volos |
| AEK Athens | 4–0 | Kozani |
| Aris Ptolemaidas | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Vyzas Megara |
| Olympiacos | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Egaleo |
| PAS Giannina | 1–0 | Panserraikos |
| Atromitos | 1–2 | Panthrakikos |
| Iraklis | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Fostiras |
| Kilkisiakos | 2–0 (w/o) | Kerkyra |
| Niki Volos | 1–2 | Argonaftis |
| Atromitos Piraeus | 1–2 | Koropi |
| Aias Salamina | ? | Acharnaikos |
| Lamia | ? | Korinthos |

## Additional round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Iraklis | 0–0 (2–4 p) | Panionios |
| Panachaiki | 2–0 (w/o) | Kilkisiakos |
| Olympiacos | 5–0 | Argonaftis |

## Bracket

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| Olympiacos | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Aris | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Aris | 2 | Aris | 1 | | | | | |
| | | PAOK | 2 | | | | | |
| PAOK | 2 | PAOK | 2 | | | | | |
| Aias Salamina | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Aias Salamina | 0 | | | PAOK | 2 | | | |
| | | | | Lamia | 0 | | | |
| OFI | 2 | | | | | Lamia | 0 | | | |
| Koropi | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Koropi | 1 | OFI | 0(2) | | | | | |
| | | Lamia (p) | 0(4) | | | | | |
| Lamia (a.e.t.) | 1 | Lamia (p) | 0(4) | | | | | |
| AEK Athens | 0 | | | | | | | |
| AEK Athens | 0 | | | | | | PAOK | 2 |
| | | | | | | | Panathinaikos | 1 |
| Trikala | 1 | | | | | | | | Panathinaikos | 1 |
| PAS Giannina | 0 | | | | | | | |
| PAS Giannina | 0 | Trikala | 2 | | | | | |
| | | Panathinaikos | 6 | | | | | |
| Apollon Athens | 0 | Panathinaikos | 6 | | | | | |
| Panathinaikos | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Panathinaikos | 1 | | | Panathinaikos | 2 | | | |
| | | | | Panionios | 0 | | | |
| Panionios | 5 | | | | | Panionios | 0 | | | |
| Aris Ptolemaidas | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Aris Ptolemaidas | 1 | Panionios | 3 | | | | | |
| | | Panachaiki | 2 | | | | | |
| Panachaiki | 2 | Panachaiki | 2 | | | | | |
| Panthrakikos | 0 | | | | | | | |

## Round of 16

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| PAOK | 2–0 | Aias Salamina |
| Apollon Athens | 0–1 | Panathinaikos |
| Lamia | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | AEK Athens |
| Panionios | 5–1 | Aris Ptolemaidas |
| Olympiacos | 1–2 | Aris |
| Trikala | 1–0 | PAS Giannina |
| OFI | 2–1 | Koropi |
| Panachaiki | 2–0 | Panthrakikos |

## Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Aris | 1–2$^*$ | PAOK |
| Trikala | 2–6 | Panathinaikos |
| OFI | 0–0 (2–4 p) | Lamia |
| Panionios | 3–2 | Panachaiki |
$^*$The match was suspended at 89th minute because Aris' players started a fight with the referee. That remained as the final score.

## Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| PAOK | 2–0 | Lamia |
| Panathinaikos | 2–0 | Panionios |