2025–26 Greek Football Cup

2025–26 Greek Cup
Betsson Greek Cup
Tournament details
CountryGreece
Teams31
Tournament statistics
Matches played59
Goals scored161 (2.73 per match)

The 2025–26 Greek Football Cup, also named Betsson Greek Cup for sponsorship reasons,[1] is the 84th edition of the Greek Football Cup. The winners will earn the right to participate in the 2026–27 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round[2] and also in the 2026 Greek Super Cup. In the case that the same team wins both the 2025–26 Super League Greece and the Greek Cup, then Greek Cup's runner-up will provide the opposition for the Super Cup match.[3]

The teams of the 2 professional national leagues, Super League 1 and Super League 2, participate, while the cup winners of the Local FCAs optionally and the teams of Gamma Ethniki, compulsorily, will participate in the Amateur Cup, which was reinstated.

The competition began on 18 August 2025 with the qualifying round, which included the Super League 2 teams, the teams that took places 9 to 12 in the previous season's Super League 1, and the two teams that won promotion to the Super League 1 from Super League 2, in the 2024–25 season, and will conclude with the final on 25 April 2026.

In addition, extra time is abolished in matches up to the semi-finals, while each team is required to have at least one Greek player born in 2004 or later in the starting lineup and in the whole game. [4]

This year's competition is the first implementation of a new conducting system, which includes a qualifying round, league phase, play-offs, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final, adapting the format of the competition to the UEFA standards.

Olympiacos are the current defending champions having won the 2024–25 edition of this cup.

Calendar

Round Main date(s) Fixtures Clubs New entries
Qualifying round 18, 19, 20 August 2025 11 23 → 12 23
League phase 16, 17, 23–25 September, 28, 29 October & 2–4, 17 December 2025 40 20 → 8 8
Play-offs 6, 7, 8 January 2026 4 8 → 4 0
Quarter-finals 13, 14, 15 January 2026 4 8 → 4 0
Semi-finals 2, 12 February 2026 4 4 → 2 0
Final 25 April 2026 1 2 → 1 0

Source: epo.gr

Qualifying round

The draw for the qualifying round took place on 4 August 2025.[5]

The 4 Super League 1 teams that finished in positions 9 to 12 the previous season, the 2 teams promoted from Super League 2 to Super League 1 from the previous season and the 17 teams participating in this year's Super League 2, with the exception of the B teams, participated in the qualifying round of the competition. The 11 teams that qualified, along with the 1 team that qualified without a match from the draw, advanced to the league phase of the competition.

Summary

Team 1  Score  Team 2
18 August 2025
Niki Volos 1–2 Panetolikos
Makedonikos 1–2 Levadiakos
19 August 2025
PAS Giannina 0–4 Volos
Kavala 1–1 (5–4 p) Panserraikos
Kalamata 1–2 AEL
Anagennisi Karditsa 1–1 (2–3 p) A.E. Kifisia
Egaleo 1–1 (6–5 p) Panargiakos
20 August 2025
Kampaniakos 0–1 Athens Kallithea
Hellas Syros 1–0 Nestos Chrysoupoli
Chania 0–1 Marko
Panionios 1–1 (2–3 p) Iraklis
N/A
Ilioupoli bye

Matches

Niki Volos1–2Panetolikos
  • Lolis 76'
 Report
Pantelis Magoulas Stadium, Volos
Referee: Athanasios Tzilos (Larissa)
Makedonikos1–2Levadiakos
  • Nikos 90'
 Report
Referee: Fotis Polychronis (Pieria)
PAS Giannina0–4Volos
Report
Referee: Meletis Gioumatzidis (Pella)
Kavala1–1 (a.e.t.)Panserraikos
  • Bregu 90+2'
 Report
Penalties
 5–4
Referee: Panagiotis Koukoulas (Lesbos)
Kalamata1–2AEL
 Report
Referee: Konstantinos Katikos (Athens)
Anagennisi Karditsa1–1 (a.e.t.)A.E. Kifisia
  • Zygeridis 39'
 Report
Penalties
 2–3
Referee: Georgios Kokkinos (Chalkidiki)
Egaleo1–1 (a.e.t.)Panargiakos
 Report
  • Voriazidis 90+3' (o.g.)
Penalties
 6–5
  • Cani
  • Chatzidimitriou
  • Panagiotou
  • Nalitzis
  • Petrovic
  • Zisoulis
Referee: Michalis Matsoukas (Aetoloacarnania)
Kampaniakos0–1Athens Kallithea
Report
Kampaniakos Stadium, Thessaloniki
Referee: Ioannis Tomaras (Thrace)
Hellas Syros1–0Nestos Chrysoupoli
  • Kalos 71'
 Report
Zirineio Stadium, Kifissia
Referee: Vasilios Fitsas (Preveza-Lefkada)
Chania0–1Marko
Report
Referee: Athanasios Boutsikos (Macedonia)
Panionios1–1 (a.e.t.)Iraklis
 Report
Penalties
 2–3
Referee: Dimitris Moschou (Lasithi)

League phase

The league phase of the competition will feature the teams that finished 1st to 8th in the 2024–25 Super League 1, along with the 11 teams that qualified from the qualifying round plus the one team that qualified without a match. In total, each team will play 4 matches (2 home and 2 away).

The teams that will finish in the top 4 places, will qualify directly to the quarter-finals, while the teams that will finish in 5th to 12th place will compete in the play-offs with the winners advancing also to the quarter-finals.

League phase table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Olympiacos 4 4 0 0 18 3 +15 12 Advance to Quarter-finals
2 Levadiakos 4 4 0 0 10 3 +7 12
3 AEK Athens 4 4 0 0 6 1 +5 12
4 Panathinaikos 4 4 0 0 6 2 +4 12
5 Aris 4 3 1 0 6 2 +4 10 Advance to Play-offs (seeded)
6 OFI 4 3 0 1 7 3 +4 9
7 Volos 4 2 1 1 10 7 +3 7
8 PAOK 4 2 1 1 10 7 +3 7
9 Atromitos 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2 7 Advance to Play-offs (unseeded)
10 A.E. Kifisia 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 5
11 Asteras Tripolis 4 1 1 2 7 4 +3 4
12 Panetolikos 4 1 1 2 5 4 +1 4
13 Iraklis 4 1 1 2 2 9 −7 4
14 Athens Kallithea 4 1 0 3 3 5 −2 3
15 Hellas Syros 4 1 0 3 8 13 −5 3
16 AEL 4 0 1 3 4 9 −5 1
17 Kavala 4 0 1 3 3 8 −5 1
18 Marko 4 0 1 3 4 10 −6 1
19 Ilioupoli 4 0 0 4 1 10 −9 0
20 Egaleo 4 0 0 4 1 13 −12 0
Updated to match(es) played on 17 December 2025. Source: epo.gr

Results summary

Matchday 1
Home teamScoreAway team
Ilioupoli1–3Volos
Atromitos4–2Hellas Syros
A.E. Kifisia1–1Asteras Tripolis
Levadiakos4–1PAOK
Marko2–2AEL
OFI3–0Kavala
Panathinaikos1–0Athens Kallithea
Panetolikos0–1Aris
Egaleo0–1AEK Athens
Matchday 2
Home teamScoreAway team
AEK Athens2–1Panetolikos
AEL1–2Levadiakos
Asteras Tripolis1–2Olympiacos
Athens Kallithea0–1OFI
Aris1–0Marko
Volos1–1Atromitos
Hellas Syros3–0Egaleo
Kavala1–1A.E. Kifisia
Iraklis1–0Ilioupoli
Matchday 3
Home teamScoreAway team
Atromitos1–2Panathinaikos
Ilioupoli0–1AEK Athens
A.E. Kifisia2–1Athens Kallithea
Levadiakos1–0Asteras Tripolis
Olympiacos5–0Volos
OFI3–1Iraklis
Panetolikos4–1Hellas Syros
PAOK4–1AEL
Egaleo1–3Aris
Matchday 4
Home teamScoreAway team
AEK Athens2–0OFI
AEL0–1Atromitos
Asteras Tripolis5–0Ilioupoli
Athens Kallithea2–1Kavala
Aris1–1PAOK
Volos6–0Egaleo
Hellas Syros2–5Olympiacos
Marko1–3Levadiakos
Iraklis0–0Panetolikos
Panathinaikos1–0A.E. Kifisia
Matchday 5
Home teamScoreAway team
Kavala1–2Panathinaikos
Olympiacos6–0Iraklis
PAOK4–1Marko
Source:epo.gr

Matches

Matchday 1

Ilioupoli1–3Volos
 Report
Ilioupoli Municipal Stadium, Ilioupoli
Referee: Michalis Matsoukas (Euboea)
A.E. Kifisia1–1Asteras Tripolis
 Report
Zirineio Stadium, Kifissia
Referee: Angelos Evangelou (Athens)
Panetolikos0–1Aris
Report
Referee: Stavros Tsimenteridis (Kozani)
Egaleo0–1AEK Athens
Report
Referee: Konstantinos Katikos (Athens)
OFI3–0Kavala
 Report
Referee: Athanasios Tzilos (Larissa)
Atromitos4–2Hellas Syros
 Report
  • Gogos 80'
  • Tsiantoulas 83'
Referee: Georgios Kokkinos (Chalkidiki)
Panathinaikos1–0Athens Kallithea
 Report
Referee: Dimitris Moschou (Lasithi)
Levadiakos4–1PAOK
 Report
Referee: Spyros Zabalas (Ioannina)
Marko2–2AEL
 Report
Referee: Meletis Gioumatzidis (Pella)

Matchday 2

AEK Athens2–1Panetolikos
 Report
Attendance: 15,221
Referee: Stavros Tsimenteridis (Kozani)
AEL1–2Levadiakos
 Report
Asteras Tripolis1–2Olympiacos
 Report
Referee: Ioannis Papadopoulos (Macedonia)
Athens Kallithea0–1OFI
Report
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Athens)
Aris1–0Marko
 Report
Referee: Georgios Kokkinos (Chalkidiki)
Volos1–1Atromitos
 Report
  • Tsantilas 76'
Referee: Christos Vergetis (Arcadia)
Hellas Syros3–0Egaleo
 Report
Ermoupoli Municipal Stadium, Ermoupoli
Referee: Konstantinos Katikos (Athens)
Kavala1–1A.E. Kifisia
  • Dimosthenous 45+3'
 Report
  • Patiras 90+5'
Doxa Drama Stadium, Drama
Referee: Michalis Matsoukas (Euboea)
Iraklis1–0Ilioupoli
 Report
Referee: Alexandros Katsikogiannis (Epirus)

Matchday 3

Atromitos1–2Panathinaikos
 Report
Referee: Alexandros Tsakalidis (Chalkidiki)
Ilioupoli0–1AEK Athens
Report
Ilioupoli Municipal Stadium, Ilioupoli
Referee: Giorgos Kokkinos (Chalkidiki)
A.E. Kifisia2–1Athens Kallithea
 Report
  • Cantillo 8'
Referee: Stavros Tsimenteridis (Kozani)
Levadiakos1–0Asteras Tripolis
 Report
Referee: Angelos Evangelou (Athens)
Olympiacos5–0Volos
 Report
Referee: Spyros Zabalas (Epirus)
OFI3–1Iraklis
 Report
Referee: Meletis Gioumatzidis (Pella)
Panetolikos4–1Hellas Syros
 Report
Referee: Michalis Matsoukas (Aetoloacarnania)
PAOK4–1AEL
 Report
Referee: Fotis Polychronis (Pieria)
Egaleo1–3Aris
 Report
Referee: Panagiotis Koukoulas (Lesbos)

Matchday 4

AEK Athens2–0OFI
 Report
Referee: Angelos Evangelou (Athens)
AEL0–1Atromitos
Report
Referee: Stavros Tsimenteridis (Kozani)
Asteras Tripolis5–0Ilioupoli
 Report
Referee: Ioannis Papadopoulos (Macedonia)
Athens Kallithea2–1Kavala
 Report
Referee: Meletis Gioumatzidis (Pella)
Aris1–1PAOK
 Report
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Athens)
Volos6–0Egaleo
 Report
Referee: Michalis Matsoukas (Aetoloacarnania)
Hellas Syros2–5Olympiacos
  • Vernardos 51', 78'
 Report
Ermoupoli Municipal Stadium, Ermoupoli
Referee: Konstantinos Katikos (Athens)
Marko1–3Levadiakos
 Report
Referee: Alexandros Katsikogiannis (Epirus)
Iraklis0–0Panetolikos
Report
Referee: Dimitris Moschou (Lasithi)
Panathinaikos1–0A.E. Kifisia
 Report
Referee: Vasilis Fotias (Pella)

Matchday 5

Kavala1–2Panathinaikos
 Report
Referee: Georgios Kokkinos (Chalkidiki)
Olympiacos6–0Iraklis
 Report
Referee: Alexandros Katsikogiannis (Epirus)
PAOK4–1Marko
 Report
  • Müller 84'
Referee: Dimitris Moschou (Lasithi)

Bracket

Play-offs Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Panathinaikos 3
Aris 2 Aris 0
Panetolikos 0 Panathinaikos 0 0 0
PAOK 1 2 3
Olympiacos 0
PAOK 1(5) PAOK 2
Atromitos 1(4) PAOK
OFI
AEK Athens 0
OFI 2 OFI 1
Asteras Tripolis 0 OFI 1 1 2
Levadiakos 1 0 1
Levadiakos 2
Volos 0 A.E. Kifisia 0
A.E. Kifisia 1

Play-offs

Summary

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Aris 2–0 Panetolikos
Volos 0–1 A.E. Kifisia
PAOK 1–1 (5–4 p) Atromitos
OFI 2–0 Asteras Tripolis

Matches

Aris2–0Panetolikos
 Report
Volos0–1A.E. Kifisia
Report
Referee: Alexandros Tsakalidis (Chalkidiki)
PAOK1–1Atromitos
 Report
Penalties
 5–4
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Athens)
OFI2–0Asteras Tripolis
 Report
Referee: Ioannis Papadopoulos (Macedonia)

Quarter-finals

Summary

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Levadiakos 2–0 A.E. Kifisia
AEK Athens 0–1 OFI
Olympiacos 0–2 PAOK
Panathinaikos 3–0 Aris

Matches

Levadiakos2–0A.E. Kifisia
 Report
Referee: Vasilis Fotias (Pella)
AEK Athens0–1OFI
Report
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Athens)
Olympiacos0–2PAOK
Report
Referee: Alexandros Tsakalidis (Chalkidiki)
Panathinaikos3–0Aris
 Report
Referee: Angelos Evangelou (Athens)

Semi-finals

Summary

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Panathinaikos 0–3 PAOK 0–1 0–2
OFI 2–1 Levadiakos 1–1 1–0

Matches

OFI1–1Levadiakos
 Report
  • Balzi 18'
Referee: Alexandros Tsakalidis (Chalkidiki)
Levadiakos0–1OFI
Report
Referee: Anastasios Papapetrou (Athens)
Panathinaikos0–1PAOK
Report
Referee: Angelos Evangelou (Athens)
PAOK2–0Panathinaikos
 Report
Referee: Vasilis Fotias (Pella)

Final

2026 Greek Football Cup final

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Jorge Aguirre Panetolikos 4
Said Hamulić Volos
Jasin-Amin Assehnoun
Roman Yaremchuk Olympiacos
Yusuf Yazıcı
Anastasios Bakasetas Panathinaikos
7 Panagiotis Tsantilas Atromitos 3
Makana Baku
Giannis Konstantelias PAOK
Anestis Mythou
Giorgos Giakoumakis
Eddie Salcedo OFI
Mehdi Taremi Olympiacos
Dimitrios Emmanouilidis Asteras Tripolis
Guillermo Balzi Levadiakos
Loren Morón Aris

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