The Greek League Cup (Greek: Λίγκ Καπ Ελλάδος), officially known as the EPAE Cup (Greek: Κύπελλο ΕΠΑΕ) was a Greek association football competition, took place only once, in the year 1989–90 season.[1][2] On 2 June 1990 AEK Athens became the only winner of the institution after winning Olympiacos by 3–2 in the final at the Athens Olympic Stadium.[3][4][5]
| Founded | 1989 |
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| Abolished | 1990 |
| Region | Greece |
| Number of teams | 18 |
| Last champions | AEK Athens (1st title) |
| Most successful club(s) | AEK Athens (1 title) |
Tournament
editIn the 1989–90 Greek League Cup, the participants were the 18 teams of the 1989–90 Alpha Ethniki. All rounds apart from the semi-finals, were played by a single match. If the score was level at the end of normal time, extra time was played, followed by a penalty shoot-out if the score was still level. In the semi-finals were played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule was applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then extra time was played. The away goals rule was again applied after extra time, i.e. if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team advanced by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the winners were decided by a penalty shoot-out. The event began in 31 January and ended on 2 June 1990.[6]
Calendar
edit| Round | Date(s) | Fixtures | Clubs | New entries |
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| First round | 31 January 1990 | 9 | 18 → 9 | none |
| Additional round | 28 March 1990 | 1 | 9 → 8 | none |
| Quarter-finals | 18 April 1990 | 8 | 8 → 4 | none |
| Semi-finals | 9, 23 May 1990 | 4 | 4 → 2 | none |
| Final | 2 June 1990 | 1 | 2 → 1 | none |
First round
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edit| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| Olympiacos | 3–0 | Ionikos |
| Ethnikos Piraeus | 2–2 (6–7 p) | Levadiakos |
| Apollon Athens | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Doxa Dramas |
| Olympiacos Volos | 2–0 | Panserraikos |
| OFI | 3–0 | Apollon Kalamarias |
| Aris | 2–0 | AEL |
| Iraklis | 2–1 | Xanthi |
| PAOK | 0–2 | Panathinaikos |
| Panionios | 3–3 (1–3 p) | AEK Athens |
Matches
edit| Olympiacos | 3–0 | Ionikos |
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| Ethnikos Piraeus | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Levadiakos |
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| 6–7 | ||
| Apollon Athens | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Doxa Dramas |
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| 4–2 |
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| Olympiacos Volos | 2–0 | Panserraikos |
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| OFI | 3–0 | Apollon Kalamarias |
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| Aris | 2–0 | AEL |
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| Iraklis | 2–1 | Xanthi |
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| Panionios | 3–3 (a.e.t.) | AEK Athens |
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Additional round
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edit| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| Aris | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | OFI |
Matches
edit| Aris | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | OFI |
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Quarter-finals
editSummary
edit| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| AEK Athens | 5–2 | Aris |
| Olympiacos | 1–0 | Iraklis |
| Panathinaikos | 5–3 | Apollon Athens |
| Levadiakos | 2–1 | Olympiacos Volos |
Matches
edit| AEK Athens | 5–2 | Aris |
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| Panathinaikos | 5–3 | Apollon Athens |
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| Levadiakos | 2–1 | Olympiacos Volos |
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Semi-finals
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edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Olympiacos | (a) 2–2 | Panathinaikos | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Levadiakos | 0–1 | AEK Athens | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Matches
edit| Olympiacos | 1–1 | Panathinaikos |
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| Panathinaikos | 2–2 | Olympiacos |
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Olympiacos won on away goals.
AEK Athens won 1–0 on aggregate.
Final
edit| ΑΕΚ Athens | 3–2 | Olympiacos |
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Top scorers
edit| Rank | Player | Club(s) | Goals |
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| 1 |  Vasilis Dimitriadis
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Aris | 3 |
| Aris Karasavvidis
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| Panagiotis Tsalouchidis
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Olympiacos | ||
 Giorgos Savvidis
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AEK Athens | ||
| 5 | Manolis Patemtzis
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OFI | 2 |
 Gaston Mobati
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Ethnikos Piraeus | ||
| Antonis Gioukoudis
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Aris | ||
| Michalis Ziogas
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Levadiakos | ||
 Hristo Kolev
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Panathinaikos | ||
| Christos Dimopoulos
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| Daniel Batista
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AEK Athens | ||
| Kyriakos Alexandridis
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Aris | ||
| Dimitris Saravakos
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Panathinaikos | ||
 Toni Savevski
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AEK Athens |
References
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