1965–66 Greek Football Cup


The 1965–66 Greek Football Cup was the 24th edition of the Greek Football Cup.
For the second time in three editions, the Cup final was scratched: AEK Athens were awarded the Cup as the HFF was late to determine a date for the match. Due to Olympiacos having to prepare for the next season's European Cup, the delay meant that Olympiacos would not be able to field a team for the final.

Calendar

From Round of 32 onwards:
RoundDateFixturesClubsNew entries
Round of 326 January 19661532 → 1616
Round of 1611 May 1966816 → 8none
Quarter-finals26 June 196648 → 4none
Semi-finals7 July 196614 → 2none
Final10 July 196602 → 1none

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 a flip of a coin.
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.
  • 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.

Quarter-finals

Final

The late scheduling of the match by the HFF resulted in Olympiacos not being able to show-up, due to their preparation for the next season's European Cup. Thus, the final was scratched and AEK Athens were awarded the Cup.