2002–03 Greek Football Cup
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The 2002–03 Greek Football Cup was the 61st edition of the Greek Football Cup. That season's edition was entitled "Vodafone Greek Cup" for sponsorship reasons.
Tournament details
The two finalists were the arch-rivals, PAOK and Aris, meeting up again in a Cup final after 33 years. PAOK had to overcome some big obstacles to reach the final. They qualified against OFI[1][2] on away goals rule and eliminated league champions Olympiacos[3][4][5] with two wins in the quarter-finals and Cup holders AEK Athens[6][7][8] with 2–1 on aggregate in the semi-finals.
On the contrary, Aris had an easier path on their route to the final. They eliminated PAS Giannina with two wins, Ethnikos Asteras[9][10] with 3–2 on aggregate in the quarter-finals and qualified against Egaleo[11][12][13] on away goals rule in the semi-finals.
The final was held at Toumba Stadium, on 17 May 2003. PAOK defeated Aris by 1–0[14][15][16] with a goal scored by Georgiadis who made an impressive individual effort, dribbling past a defender with his right foot, faking a shot with his left (outsmarting another defender and the goalkeeper in the process) and finishing with a swift side-foot kick (using his left again) that launched the ball up and into the back of the net. The assist was provided by Markos. Aris had a great chance to equalize late at the game, but the ball hit the post on Morris' effort.
During the postgame press conference, Aris manager Giorgos Foiros made a complaint that the final should have been a two-legged tie because PAOK had the advantage of playing on home ground. Kaftanzoglio Stadium, a neutral ground and Thessaloniki 's largest stadium was under renovation for the 2004 Summer Olympic games. The Hellenic Football Federation's regulation for that season's Cup stated that if the final was to be held at Thessaloniki (that would be the case if at least one of the two finalists was a Thessaloniki 's team), it would be hosted at the second largest stadium of the city which was Toumba. About a week before the game, Aris demanded[17] from the federation either the final to be played at Kalamaria Stadium or Makedonikos Stadium, both neutral grounds (with much smaller capacity though) or to be held a draw between Toumba Stadium and Aris Stadium, but both requests were denied[18] due to the tournament's regulation.
PAOK manager Angelos Anastasiadis became the first in club's history to win the Cup both as a player, in 1974 and manager.
Calendar
| Round | Date(s) | Fixtures | Clubs | New entries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Round | 8–12, 14, 16–18, 21, 28 August & 4, 11, 12, 25 September 2002 | 52 | 52 → 26 | 52 |
| Second Round | 6, 7, 14, 21, 23, 30 October & 2, 6, 13 November 2002 | 20 | 26 → 16 | none |
| Round of 16 | 4, 11, 18, 19 December 2002 & 8, 15, 22, 23, 29 January 2003 | 16 | 16 → 8 | none |
| Quarter-finals | 5, 19, 26 February & 5, 12, 19 March 2003 | 8 | 8 → 4 | none |
| Semi-finals | 9, 23 April & 7 May 2003 | 4 | 4 → 2 | none |
| Final | 17 May 2003 | 1 | 2 → 1 | none |
Knockout phase
Each tie in the knockout phase, apart from the final, was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule was applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then extra time was played. The away goals rule was again applied after extra time, i.e. if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team advanced by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the winners were decided by a penalty shoot-out. In the final, which were played as a single match, if the score was level at the end of normal time, extra time was played, followed by a penalty shoot-out if the score was still level.
The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:
- For the 1st Round draw, the 1st Division teams and the top 10 teams of the 2nd Division are seeded, the remaining teams are unseeded.
- From the 2nd Round draw onwards, there are no seedings.
First round
The draw took place on 11 July 2002.[19]
Seeding
| Seeded | Unseeded |
|---|---|
| Template:Plainlist | Template:Plainlist |
Summary
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trikala | 0–6 | Kallithea | 0–4 | 0–2 |
| OFI | 4–0 | Kavala | 4–0 | 0–0 |
| Panionios | 3–2 | Marko | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Ethnikos Asteras | 2–1 | Niki Volos | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Athinaikos | 2–3 | Agios Dimitrios | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| PAS Giannina | 3–1 | Vyzas Megara | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| Egaleo | 6–4 | Agrotikos Asteras | 3–1 | 3–3 |
| Olympiacos Volos | 1–1 Template:Pso | Panegialios | 1–0 | 0–1 Template:Aet |
| AEL | 0–4 | Skoda Xanthi | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| Panserraikos | 2–6 | Ergotelis | 1–2 | 1–4 |
| Nafpaktiakos Asteras | 2–7 | Panachaiki | 1–5 | 1–2 |
| Akratitos | 8–0 | Acharnaikos | 3–0 | 5–0 |
| Agios Nikolaos | 2–4 | Iraklis | 2–3 | 0–1 |
| Ethnikos Piraeus | 0–7 | Paniliakos | 0–3 | 0–4 |
| ILTEX Lykoi | 0–5 | Panathinaikos | 0–2 | 0–3 |
| Levadiakos | 4–5 | Apollon Kalamarias | 2–2 | 2–3 Template:Aet |
| Chalkidona | 6–1 | Kastoria | 4–0 | 2–1 |
| Patraikos | 3–2 | Atromitos | 1–1 | 2–1 Template:Aet |
| Leonidio | 0–1 | PAOK | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Kilkisiakos | 1–2 | Kalamata | 1–2 | 0–0 |
| Kassandra | 0–2 | AEK Athens | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| AO Chania | 0–6 | Aris | 0–4 | 0–2 |
| Kerkyra | 1–0 | Proodeftiki | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| Fostiras | 1–4 | Olympiacos | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| Thrasyvoulos | 0–3 | Apollon Athens | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Poseidon Neon Poron | 0–4 | Ionikos | 0–1 | 0–3 |
Matches
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox Kallithea won 6–0 on aggregate
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox OFI won 4–0 on aggregate
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox Panionios won 3–1 on aggregate
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox Ethnikos Asteras won 2–1 on aggregate
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox Agios Dimitrios won 3–2 on aggregate
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox PAS Giannina won 3–1 on aggregate
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox Egaleo won 6–4 on aggregate
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox Olympiakos Volos won on penalties
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox Skoda Xanthi won 4–0 on aggregate
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox Ergotelis won 6–2 on aggregate
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox Panachaiki won 7–2 on aggregate
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox Akratitos won 8–0 on aggregate
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox Iraklis won 4–2 on aggregate
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox Paniliakos won 7–0 on aggregate
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox Panathinaikos won 5–0 on aggregate
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox Apollon Kalamarias won 5–4 on aggregate
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox Chalkidona won 6–1 on aggregate
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox Patraikos won 3–2 on aggregate
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox PAOK won 1–0 on aggregate
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox Kalamata won 2–1 on aggregate
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox AEK Athens won 2–0 on aggregate.
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox Aris won 6–0 on aggregate
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox Kerkyra won 1–0 on aggregate
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox Olympiacos won 4–1 on aggregate
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox Apollon Athens won 3–0 on aggregate
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox Ionikos won 4–0 on aggregate
Bracket
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Second round
The draw took place on 27 September 2002.[20]
Summary
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iraklis | 1–2 | Panionios | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| AEK Athens | 6–1 | Chalkidona | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| PAOK | 2–0 | Olympiacos Volos | 2–0 | 0–0 |
| Panathinaikos | 1–0 | Skoda Xanthi | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Kalamata | 1–3 | Akratitos | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Egaleo | 4–2 | Agios Dimitrios | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Kallithea | 2–4 | Olympiacos | 1–4 | 1–0 |
| Patraikos | 1–4 | Aris | 0–1 | 1–3 |
| Kerkyra | 0–4 | OFI | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| Ergotelis | 2–3 | Ethnikos Asteras | 2–0 | 0–3 Template:Aet |
| PAS Giannina | bye | |||
| Apollon Athens | bye | |||
| Apollon Kalamarias | bye | |||
| Ionikos | bye | |||
| Paniliakos | bye | |||
| Panachaiki | bye | |||
Matches
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox Panionios won 2–1 on aggregate.
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox AEK Athens won 6–1 on aggregate.
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox PAOK won 2–0 on aggregate.
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox Panathinaikos won 1–0 on aggregate.
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox Akratitos won 3–1 on aggregate.
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox Egaleo won 4–2 on aggregate.
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox Olympiacos won 4–2 on aggregate.
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox Aris won 4–1 on aggregate.
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox OFI won 4–0 on aggregate.
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox Ethnikos Asteras won 3–2 on aggregate.
Round of 16
The draw took place on 28 November 2002.
Summary
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEK Athens | 5–0 | Apollon Athens | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| PAOK | (a) 1–1 | OFI | 0–0 | 1–1 |
| Aris | 4–0 | PAS Giannina | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Panionios | 2–1 | Ionikos | 1–0 | 1–1 |
| Panachaiki | 0–2 | Olympiacos | 0–2 | 0–0 |
| Egaleo | 6–1 | Paniliakos | 4–0 | 2–1 |
| Apollon Kalamarias | 1–4 | Ethnikos Asteras | 0–2 | 1–2 |
| Akratitos | 0–4 | Panathinaikos | 0–1 | 0–3 |
Matches
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox AEK Athens won 5–0 on aggregate.
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox PAOK won on away goals.
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox Aris won 4–0 on aggregate.
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox Panionios won 2–1 on aggregate.
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox Olympiacos won 2–0 on aggregate.
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox Egaleo won 6–1 on aggregate.
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox Ethnikos Asteras won 4–1 on aggregate.
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox Panathinaikos won 4–0 on aggregate.
Quarter-finals
The draw took place on 30 January 2003.[21]
Summary
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panathinaikos | 1–2 | Egaleo | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Panionios | 3–5 | AEK Athens | 1–1 | 2–4 |
| Aris | 3–2 | Ethnikos Asteras | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| PAOK | 5–2 | Olympiacos | 3–1 | 2–1 |
Matches
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox Egaleo won 2–1 on aggregate.
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox AEK Athens won 5–3 on aggregate.
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox Aris won 3–2 on aggregate.
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox PAOK won 5–2 on aggregate.
Semi-finals
The draw took place on 20 March 2003.[22]
Summary
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egaleo | 1–1 (a) | Aris | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| AEK Athens | 1–2 | PAOK | 0–1 | 1–1 |
Matches
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox Aris won on away goals.
Template:Footballbox Template:Footballbox PAOK won 2–1 on aggregate.
Final
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Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Flagicon Patrick Ogunsoto | Ergotelis | 5 |
| 2 | Template:Flagicon Panagiotis Ziakas | Akratitos | 4 |
| Template:Flagicon Thomas Makris | Egaleo | ||
| Template:Flagicon Dimitris Nalitzis | AEK Athens | ||
| Template:Flagicon Alessandro Soares | OFI | ||
| Template:Flagicon Pantelis Kolliakos | Ethnikos Asteras | ||
| Template:Flagicon Savvas Giannakidis | |||
| 8 | Template:Flagicon Loukas Karakatsanis | Levadiakos | 3 |
| Template:Flagicon Theofanis Gekas | Kallithea | ||
| Template:Flagicon Lampros Choutos | Olympiacos | ||
| Template:Flagicon Emanuele Morini | Panachaiki | ||
| Template:Flagicon Fotis Mitsakis | Agios Dimitrios | ||
| Template:Flagicon Ilias Manikas | Paniliakos | ||
| Template:Flagicon Stratos Garozis | Akratitos | ||
| Template:Flagicon Nikos Kyzeridis | Aris | ||
| Template:Flagicon Christos Maladenis | AEK Athens | ||
| Template:Flagicon Ermin Šiljak | Panionios | ||
| Template:Flagicon Ioannis Okkas | PAOK | ||
| Template:Flagicon Sotiris Konstantinidis | AEK Athens | ||
| Template:Flagicon Njogu Demba-Nyrén | Aris | ||
| Template:Flagicon Georgios Georgiadis | PAOK |
References
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External links
- Greek Cup 2002-2003 at RSSSF
- Greek Cup 2002-2003 at Hellenic Football Federation's official site
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