Totally 76 teams participated, 16 from
Alpha Ethniki, 20 from
Beta, and 40 from
Gamma. It was held in 7 rounds, included final. An additional round was held between first and second, with 6 matches, in order that the teams would continue to be 32. Concerning the previous years, there are single matches only in the first round. The third round was the most interesting phase of competition. The winners of
previous season,
AEK Athens were eliminated by
AEL.
Iraklis qualified for second possessed year against
Aris. Also,
Ethnikos Piraeus qualified
after 44 years against
Olympiacos in
Piraeus derby, with two draws by 0–0 and 1–1, respectively. It's remarkable that, while both matches had become in
Karaiskakis Stadium, the common home of two clubs, Ethnikos was formally away team in the second leg, so they qualified with
away goals rule.
AEL's win against Achaiki in the Second Round was impressive (10-0, 5 goals by
Michalis Ziogas). The final was contested by
Panathinaikos and AEL, such as
2 years before. The match was held at
Athens Olympic Stadium. Panathinaikos won 2–0, achieving the
double for that season. The match was the last one for Panathinaikos' captain,
Anthimos Kapsis. There were 73,829 spectators, a record attendance for a Greek Cup Final. ==Calendar==