2015–16 Greek Football Cup
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The 2015–16 Greek Football Cup was the 74th edition of the Greek Football Cup. A total of 34 clubs were accepted to enter. The competition commenced on 9 September 2015 with the preliminary round and was planned to conclude on 23 April 2016 with the final, at the Olympic Stadium.
Tournament details | |
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Country | Greece |
Teams | 34 |
Defending champions | Olympiacos |
Final positions | |
Champions | AEK Athens (15th title) |
Runner-up | Olympiacos |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 80 |
Goals scored | 208 (2.6 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Diego Buonanotte (5 goals) |
The cup was cancelled by the Greek government on 3 March 2016, following crowd violence.[1] On 5 April 2016, FIFA Emergency Committee decided to provide the Greek authorities with a deadline to have the cancellation of the competition reversed before 15 April 2016 or the Hellenic Football Federation would face an automatic suspension.[2] The Greek authorities announced on deadline day that the Greek Football Cup will be resumed after an agreement reached with FIFA, UEFA and Hellenic Football Federation.[3]
A new schedule with the remaining match was announced with the final being played on 7 May 2016,[4] but the final was later postponed to 17 May 2016.[5][6]AEK Athens won the trophy with a 2–1[7][8] win over Olympiacos.