The Greek Cup 1990–91 was the 49th edition of The Greek Football Cup, or Greek Cup for short.
Tournament details
Totally 72 teams participated, 18 from Alpha Ethniki, 18 from Beta, and 36 from Gamma. It was held in 6 rounds, included final.
After the phase of groups (First round), there were interesting confrontations and many "protagonists" were eliminated by the competition continue. In the Second round, Olympiacos were eliminated by PAOK, Aris by Athinaikos and Iraklis by Xanthi, while in the Third round AEK were eliminated by OFI. In the same round, Edessaikos, a Beta Ethniki team then, reversed their loss 4–0 by Ionikos, achieving a draw with the same score in the second leg, in order however to be eliminated in penalty shootout.
The Final was contested by Panathinaikos, for sixth time in the last 10 years, after the qualify against PAOK in semi-finals, and neophyte in Alpha Ethniki Athinaikos, for first and unique until now time in their history. That year, Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) decided the establishment of double-match final, according to the model of Coppa Italia. Athinaikos selected as home of first match Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, instead of their neutral home, Municipal Stadium of Vyronas, while the second match became in the Athens Olympic Stadium. Panathinaikos won both matches and at the same time The Double.
Athinaikos, as finalist of competition, participated in the next season's European Cup Winners' Cup, for first and unique time in their history. Nikos Sarganis, Athinaikos goalkeeper, that had played in the first match of Final, failed to win the Cup with a fourth team, after Kastoria, Olympiacos and Panathinaikos. Also, the second match was the last for referee Meletis Voutsaras. For fourth possessed year, Dimitris Saravakos, with 10 goals, was elected as competition's first scorer.
First round
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.
Second round
First legs were played on December 5 and 12, 1990. Second legs on January 9, 1991.
| Team No. 1 |
Agg. |
Team No. 2 |
1st leg |
2nd leg |
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| Ilisiakos | 3–5 | Levadiakos | 1–1 | 2–4 |
| Larissa (a.g.) | 1–1 | Apollon Athens | 0–0 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |
| Proodeftiki | 1–7 | Panathinaikos | 1–2 | 0–5 |
| Panarkadikos | 4–6 | Kilkisiakos | 4–1 | 0–5 |
| Edessaikos | 2–0 | Apollon Kalamaria | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Charavgiakos | 0–5 | AEK Athens | 0–3 | 0–2 |
| Olympiacos | 2–3 | PAOK | 2–0 | 0–3 |
| Ionikos | 4–0 | Ethnikos Asteras | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| EAR Rethymno (a.g.) | 3–3 | Panargiakos | 2–0 | 1–3 |
| Panserraikos | 3–3 | OFI (a.g.) | 3–1 | 0–2 |
| Athinaikos | 5–2 | Aris | 2–1 | 3–1 |
| Iraklis | 0–1 | Xanthi | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Olympiakos Loutraki | 2–3 | Anagennisi Karditsa | 2–0 | 0–3 |
| Panelefsiniakos | 2–8 | Panionios | 2–3 | 0–5 |
| Naousa | 3–4 | Doxa Drama | 2–4 | 1–0 |
| Doxa Vyronas | 0–2 | Eordaikos | 0–0 | 0–2 |
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Third round
| Team No. 1 |
Agg. |
Team No. 2 |
1st leg |
2nd leg |
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| Kilkisiakos | 5–6 | Larissa | 3–2 | 2–4 |
| OFI | 4–3 | AEK Athens | 3–0 | 1–3 |
| Panathinaikos | 2–1 | Levadiakos | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Xanthi | 2–3 | PAOK | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Doxa Drama | 4–1 | Eordaikos | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Ionikos (5–4 PSO) | 4–4 | Edessaikos | 4–0 | 0–4 |
| Athinaikos | 5–1 | Anagennisi Karditsa | 3–0 | 2–1 |
| EAR Rethymno | 1–6 | Larissa | 1–3 | 0–3 |
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Quarter-finals
First legs were played on March 13, 1991, while second legs on 20th.
| Team No. 1 |
Agg. |
Team No. 2 |
1st leg |
2nd leg |
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| Panionios (3–2 PSO) | 2–2 | OFI | 2–0 | 0–2 |
| Athinaikos | 3–0 | Doxa Drama | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| PAOK | 3–2 | Larissa | 3–0 | 0–2 |
| Ionikos | 1–6 | Panathinaikos | 0–3 | 1–3 |
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Semi-finals
First legs were played on April 4, 1991 and second on 24th.
| Team No. 1 |
Agg. |
Team No. 2 |
1st leg |
2nd leg |
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| Panathinaikos | 2–1 | PAOK | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Athinaikos | 4–3 | Panionios | 3–0 | 1–3 |
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Final
The 49th Greek Cup Final was double-played this season. First leg was played at the Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium, Athens and second leg at the Athens Olympic Stadium "Spyridon Louis".
First leg
Athinaikos v Panathinaikos
| ATHINAIKOS: |
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| | |  Nikos Sarganis |
| | | Theodoros Boutzoukas |
| | | Yiorghos Basagiannis |
| | | Tasos Chatziangelis |
| | | Kostas Theodorakos |
| | | Giannis Chatziraptis  72' |
| | | Giorgos Zotalis |
| | | Vasilis Tzalakostas |
| | |  Kristo Kolev 55' |
| | | Kostas Tsavalias |
| | | Vangelis Spiliotis |
| Substitutes: |
| | | Giorgos Anastasiou  55' |
| | |  Miroslav Bong 72' |
| Manager: |
 Gerd Prokop |
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MATCH OFFICIALS
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MATCH RULES
- 90 minutes.
- Two named substitutes.
- Maximum of two substitutions.
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Second leg
Panathinaikos v Athinaikos
| Panathinaikos |
2 – 1
(agg. 5 – 1) |
Athinaikos |
Saravakos  71'
Kourbanas 84' |
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Zotalis 45' (pen.) |
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| ATHINAIKOS: |
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| | | Theodoros Kantas |
| | | Yiorghos Basagiannis |
| | | Giannis Tapratzis 46' |
| | | Tasos Chatziangelis |
| | | Vangelis Spiliotis |
| | | Kostas Theodorakos |
| | | Giannis Chatziraptis |
| | | Apostolos Vrynios |
| | | Christos Dimopoulos |
| | | Giorgos Zotalis 71' |
| | | Kostas Tsavalias |
| Substitutes: |
| | | Miroslav Bong 46' |
| | | Giorgos Anastasiou 71' |
| Manager: |
| Gerd Prokop |
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MATCH OFFICIALS
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MATCH RULES
- 90 minutes.
- 30 minutes of extra-time if necessary.
- Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.
- Two named substitutes.
- Maximum of two substitutions.
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