1955–56 Greek Football Cup

Football tournament season

1955–56 Greek Cup
Tournament details
Country	Greece
Defending champions	Panathinaikos
Final positions
Champions	AEK Athens (5th title)
Runner-up	Olympiacos
← 1954–55 1956–57 →

The 1955–56 Greek Football Cup was the 14th edition of the Greek Football Cup. The competition culminated with the Greek Cup final, held at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Athens on 24 June 1956. The match was contested by AEK Athens and Olympiacos, with AEK Athens winning by 2–1.

Calendar

From Round of 32 onwards:

Round	Date(s)	Fixtures	Clubs	New entries
Round of 32	5 February 1956	18	32 → 16	none
Round of 16	22 April 1956	8	16 → 8	none
Quarter-finals	20 May 1956	5	8 → 4	none
Semi-finals	13 June 1956	2	4 → 2	none
Final	24 June 1956	1	2 → 1	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.

Bracket

Round of 32			Round of 16		Quarter-finals			Semi-finals		Final

Achilleas Korinthos		2

AEK Athens		8
			AEK Athens	4

			Averoff Ioannina	1
Averoff Ioannina		2

Panetolikos		1
					AEK Athens		2

					Panionios		1
Panionios		8

Atromitos Piraeus		2
			Panionios	3

			Doxa Drama	1
Doxa Drama		3

Makedonikos		2
								AEK Athens	2

								Panathinaikos	1
Panathinaikos		2

Ampelokipoi		0
			Panathinaikos	8

			Thyella Patras	0
Thyella Patras		3

Athinaikos		2
					Panathinaikos		1

					Apollon Athens		0
Apollon Athens		5

Panelefsiniakos		2
			Apollon Athens	2

			OFI	1
OFI		3

Ergotelis		0
										AEK Athens	2

										Olympiacos	1
Aris		2

Ethnikos Edessa		0
			Aris	1

			Apollon Kalamarias	0
Iraklis Kavala	1	2

Apollon Kalamarias	1	3
					Aris	1	2

					Iraklis	1	1
Iraklis (w/o)	1	2

Elpida Drama	1	0
			Iraklis	3

			PAOK	2
PAOK		3

Olympiacos Kozani		0
								Aris	0

								Olympiacos	3
Fostiras		0

Olympiacos		1
			Olympiacos	7

			Pallevadiaki	0
Doxa Larissa		0

Pallevadiaki		1
					Olympiacos		4

					Niki Volos		0
Niki Volos (a.e.t.)		3

Olympiacos Volos		2
			Niki Volos	5

			Ethnikos Piraeus	0
Ethnikos Piraeus		1

Egaleo		0

Round of 32

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Thyella Patras	3–2	Athinaikos
Niki Volos	3–2 (a.e.t.)	Olympiacos Volos
Iraklis	3–1	Elpida Drama	1–1 (a.e.t.)	2–0 (w/o)
Iraklis Kavala	3–4	Apollon Kalamarias	1–1 (a.e.t.)	2–3
Fostiras	0–1	Olympiacos
Achilleas Korinthos	2–8	AEK Athens
Aris	2–0	Ethnikos Edessa
PAOK	3–0	Olympiacos Kozani
Doxa Drama	3–2	Makedonikos
Doxa Larissa	0–1	Pallevadiaki
Ethnikos Piraeus	1–0	Egaleo
OFI	3–0	Ergotelis
Averoff Ioannina	2–1	Panetolikos
Panionios	8–2	Atromitos Piraeus
Panathinaikos	2–0	Ampelokipoi
Apollon Athens	5–2	Panelefsiniakos

Round of 16

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Olympiacos	7–0	Pallevadiaki
Niki Volos	5–0	Ethnikos Piraeus
Panathinaikos	8–0	Thyella Patras
Apollon Athens	2–1	OFI
AEK Athens	4–1	Averoff Ioannina
Panionios	3–1	Doxa Drama
Aris	1–0	Apollon Kalamarias
Iraklis	3–2	PAOK

Quarter-finals

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Olympiacos	4–0	Niki Volos
Panathinaikos	1–0	Apollon Athens
AEK Athens	2–1	Panionios
Aris	3–2	Iraklis	1–1 (a.e.t.)	2–1

Semi-finals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Aris	0–3	Olympiacos
AEK Athens	2–1	Panathinaikos

Final

Main article: 1956 Greek Football Cup final 24 June 1956

AEK Athens	2–1	Olympiacos
Chaniotis 22' Kanakis 67'	Report	Darivas 26'

Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, AmpelokipoiAttendance: 25,000Referee: Gino Rigato (Italy)

References

"Κυπελλούχος με γκολάρα του Κανάκη". oldfootball.gr (in Greek). 28 November 2018.
"Kipello1951-1960" (PDF). epo.gr (in Greek). Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 July 2021.

External links

Greek Cup 1955-56 at RSSSF

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