The 1977–78 Greek Football Cup was the 36th edition of the Greek Football Cup. The competition culminated with the Greek Cup Final, held at Karaiskakis Stadium, on 4 June 1978. The match was contested by AEK Athens and PAOK, with AEK Athens winning by 2–0.[1][2]
Calendar
Round
Date(s)
Fixtures
Clubs
New entries
First Round
21, 22 December 1977 & 12 January 1978
29
58 → 29
58
Second Round
1, 2 February 1978
13
29 → 16
none
Round of 16
8, 9 March 1978
8
16 → 8
none
Quarter-finals
19, 20 April 1978
4
8 → 4
none
Semi-finals
17, 18 May 1978
2
4 → 2
none
Final
4 June 1978
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. If a winner doesn't occur after the extra time the winner emerges by penalty shoot-out. The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:
There are no seedings, and teams from the same group can be drawn against each other.
