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Greek Cup 1991-92


The Greek Cup 1991–92 was the 50th edition of The Greek Football Cup, or Greek Cup for short.

Totally 72 teams participated, 18 from Alpha Ethniki, 18 from Beta, and 36 from Gamma. It was held in 6 rounds, included final.

Until quarter-finals, there were not surprises but also big confrontations, minus the qualification of Iraklis against Aris and the elimination of Larissa from the First Round (phase of groups) by teams of lower divisions. Most remarkable result of Second Round was the elimination of Panionios by Atromitos. Even if Panionios won 5–0 in the Nea Smyrni Stadium, it was changed in 0–2 without match, because of outlaw use of a footballer by home team side, while they did not accomplish to reverse the score in the second leg.

In quarter-finals, Olympiacos eliminated Panathinaikos with away goals rule, with a penalty in last minutes of second match. In semi-finals, PAOK eliminated after extra time the champion of that season, AEK Athens. In the Final, double-match for second and last time, Olympiacos were awarded the cup, with a 1–1 draw away and a 2–0 win in their home. They won the cup for 19th time in their history. First scorer was elected Michalis Iordanidis of Doxa Drama, with 9 goals.

The phase was played in a single round-robin format. Each win would gain 2 points, each draw 1 and each loss would not gain any point.

The 50th Greek Cup Final was double-played this season. First leg was played at the Toumba Stadium, Thessaloniki and second leg at the Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium. Piraeus.

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