1968–69 Greek Football Cup


The 1968–69 Greek Football Cup was the 27th edition of the Greek [Football Cup]. The competition culminated with the Greek Cup Final, held at Karaiskakis Stadium, on 9 July 1969. The match was contested by Panathinaikos and Olympiacos, with Panathinaikos winning on the toss of a coin, because of the final result.

Calendar

From the last qualifying round onwards:
RoundDateFixturesClubsNew entries
Last qualifying round19691648 → 3232
Round of 3214 May 19691632 → 1616
Round of 1611 June 1969716 → 8none
Quarter-finals196948 → 4none
Semi-finals196924 → 2none
Final9 July 196912 → 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

''Panathinaikos won on a toss of a coin.''