# 1961–62 Greek Football Cup

The 1961–62 Greek Football Cup was the 20th edition the Greek Football Cup.

## Tournament details

The competition began normally, but however was not completed: although the final (between Olympiacos and Panathinaikos) was held, it was abandoned in extra time, and it was determined no Cup would be awarded that year.
In the round of 32, the teams that had qualified to round of 16 of previous season qualified without matches. By Alpha Ethniki teams of that year, 6 teams were entered in qualifying matches. They were PAOK, Ethnikos Piraeus, Egaleo, Niki Volos, Panelefsiniakos and Fostiras. The last two did not qualify for the round of 32, after they were eliminated by Ethnikos and Egaleo, respectively.
In the round of 32, the teams of Central and Southern Greece were drawn against each other, as were the teams of Northern Greece, with the exception of the tie between Atromitos and Olympiacos Kozani. From the round of 16 onwards, there was a draw between teams that had qualified. In two cases the winners were determined by draw, after both matches ended in a draw after extra time. Olympiacos won by 9–0 against a subpar OFI.
Finalists that year were the eternal enemies, Olympiacos and Panathinaikos. The match was played at the AEK Stadium. It was an eventful and very hard match that was marked by three red cards in a first half, which in fact lasted 66 minutes because of continuous interruptions due to crowd behaviour. The intermission lasted 30 minutes, and spectators became suspicious that both teams had arranged for a draw in order to make more money from the replay (there being no penalty shootouts at the time), hurled objects on to the pitch.
The second half went more smoothly despite the reactions of disgruntled spectators unhappy with proceedings. The scores remained tied and the match went to extra time. However, with the 21 minutes of delays at the beginning of the match, darkness set in (there were no floodlights in the stadium), so the Swiss referee abandoned the game.
The HFF, fearful of reactions, declined to arrange a replay, so while there was a Cup final, there was no Cup winner. Olympiacos qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup of next season, since Panathinaikos were the champions of that year, and therefore entered the European Cup competition.

## Calendar

From Round of 32 onwards:
| Round | Date(s) | Fixtures | Clubs | New entries |
| Round of 32 | 10, 26 April 1962 | 16 | 32 → 16 | 16 |
| Round of 16 | 8, 10, 16, 17 May 1962 | 10 | 16 → 8 | none |
| Quarter-finals | 1962 | 4 | 8 → 4 | none |
| Semi-finals | 1962 | 3 | 4 → 2 | none |
| Final | 27 June 1962 | 1 | 2 | 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, except from the final. The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:
* In the draw for the round of 32, the teams that had qualified to previous' season round of 16 are seeded and the clubs that passed the qualification round are unseeded. The teams of Central and Southern Greece were drawn against each other, as were the teams of Northern Greece, with the exception of one match.
* In the draws for the round of 16 onwards, there are no seedings, and teams from the same group can be drawn against each other.

## Bracket

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | | Final | Final |
| Panathinaikos | Panathinaikos | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Egaleo | Egaleo | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Egaleo | Egaleo | 0 | Panathinaikos | Panathinaikos | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Averof Ioannina | Averof Ioannina | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Averof Ioannina | Averof Ioannina | 3 | Averof Ioannina | Averof Ioannina | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Proodeftiki | Proodeftiki | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Proodeftiki | Proodeftiki | 0 | | | | Panathinaikos | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Apollon Kalamarias | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Panelefsiniakos | Panelefsiniakos | 0 | | | | | | Apollon Kalamarias | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Pankorinthiakos | Pankorinthiakos | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pankorinthiakos | Pankorinthiakos | 1 | Pankorinthiakos | Pankorinthiakos | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Apollon Kalamarias | Apollon Kalamarias | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Iraklis Kavala | 1 | 1 | Apollon Kalamarias | Apollon Kalamarias | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Apollon Kalamarias | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Apollon Kalamarias | 1 | 3 | | | | | | Panathinaikos | Panathinaikos | 5 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Apollon Athens | Apollon Athens | 3 | | | | |
| Ethnikos Piraeus | Ethnikos Piraeus | 5 | | | | | | | | | Apollon Athens | Apollon Athens | 3 | | | |
| Kalogreza | Kalogreza | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kalogreza | Kalogreza | 1 | Ethnikos Piraeus | Ethnikos Piraeus | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Pierikos | Pierikos | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Doxa Drama | 1 | 1 | Pierikos | Pierikos | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Pierikos | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pierikos | 1 | 3 | | | | Pierikos | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Apollon Athens (a.e.t.) | 4 | | | | | | | |
| AEK Athens (w/o) | AEK Athens (w/o) | 2 | | | | | | Apollon Athens (a.e.t.) | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Kalamata | Kalamata | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kalamata | Kalamata | 0 | AEK Athens | AEK Athens | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Apollon Athens | Apollon Athens | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Apollon Athens | Apollon Athens | 4 | Apollon Athens | Apollon Athens | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Ergotelis | Ergotelis | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ergotelis | Ergotelis | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Panathinaikos | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Olympiacos | 0 |
| Olympiacos | Olympiacos | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Olympiacos | 0 |
| Olympiacos Chalkida | Olympiacos Chalkida | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Olympiacos Chalkida | Olympiacos Chalkida | 1 | Olympiacos | Olympiacos | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | OFI | OFI | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Rodiakos | Rodiakos | 0 | OFI | OFI | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| OFI (w/o) | OFI (w/o) | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| OFI (w/o) | OFI (w/o) | 2 | | | | Olympiacos | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Aris | 2 | | | | | | | |
| PAOK | PAOK | 1 | | | | | | Aris | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Makedonikos Kozani | Makedonikos Kozani | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Makedonikos Kozani | Makedonikos Kozani | 0 | PAOK | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Aris | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Olympos Katerini | Olympos Katerini | 0 | Aris | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| Aris | Aris | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Aris | Aris | 1 | | | | | | Olympiacos | 1 | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Panionios | 1 | 2 | | | | |
| Niki Volos | Niki Volos | 2 | | | | | | | | | Panionios | 1 | 2 | | | |
| Ilisiakos | Ilisiakos | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ilisiakos | Ilisiakos | 0 | Niki Volos | Niki Volos | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Panionios | Panionios | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Lilas | Lilas | 1 | Panionios | Panionios | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| Panionios | Panionios | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Panionios | Panionios | 6 | | | | Panionios (a.e.t.) | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Olympiacos Kozani | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Olympiacos Kozani | Olympiacos Kozani | 3 | | | | | | Olympiacos Kozani | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Atromitos | Atromitos | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Atromitos | Atromitos | 1 | Olympiacos Kozani | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Iraklis | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Iraklis | Iraklis | 5 | Iraklis | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| Apollon Serres | Apollon Serres | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Round of 32

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Panathinaikos | 2–0 | Egaleo ||colspan="2" rowspan="12" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | |
| Ethnikos Piraeus | 5–1 | Kalogreza |
| Apollon Athens | 4–0 | Ergotelis |
| Olympiacos | 7–1 | Olympiacos Chalkida |
| Chalkida | 1–6 | Panionios |
| AEK Athens | 2–0 (w/o) | Kalamata |
| Panelefsiniakos | 0–1 | Pankorinthiakos |
| Rodiakos | 0–2 (w/o) | OFI |
| Niki Volos | 2–0 | Ilisiakos |
| Averof Ioannina | 3–0 | Proodeftiki |
| Olympiacos Kozani | 3–1 | Atromitos |
| Olympos Katerini | 0–1 | Aris |
| Doxa Drama | 2–4 | Pierikos | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | 1–3 |
| PAOK | 1–0 | Makedonikos Kozani | | |
| Iraklis Kavala | 2–4 | Apollon Kalamarias | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | 1–3 |
| Iraklis | 5–1 | Apollon Serres | | |

## Round of 16

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Pankorinthiakos | 0–1 | Apollon Kalamarias | | |
| Niki Volos | 2–5 | Panionios | | |
| PAOK | 2–2 | Aris$^*$ | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |
| Panathinaikos | 3–0 | Averof Ioannina ||colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | |
| Olympiacos Kozani$^*$ | 3–3 | Iraklis | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) |
| Olympiacos | 9–0 | OFI ||colspan="2" rowspan="3" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | |
| Ethnikos Piraeus | 0–1 | Pierikos |
| AEK Athens | 1–2 | Apollon Athens |

## Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Panathinaikos | 6–1 | Apollon Kalamarias |
| Olympiacos | 3–2 | Aris |
| Panionios | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Olympiacos Kozani |
| Pierikos | 1–4 (a.e.t.) | Apollon Athens |

## Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Panathinaikos | 5–3 | Apollon Athens ||colspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | |
| Olympiacos | 4–3 | Panionios | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | 3–2 |