Greek Football Amateur Cup

The Greek Amateur Cup (), officially known as the Greece Amateurs Cup (), is the Greek competition for amateur teams of the nationwide Gamma Ethniki and the regional F.C.A. Cups, organised by the Hellenic Football Federation. It was founded in 1971 featuring the winners of the F.C.A. Cups in a knock-out format. The competition always featured clubs from the fourth-tier Delta Ethniki and later the third-tier Gamma Ethniki.

History The competition started in the 1971-72 due to the high volume of teams competing in the Greek Football Cup. It was played in two stages: the prefectures with the local finals and the panhellenic which would decide the overall winner. With the Amateur Cup running in the 1971-72 season, the Greek Football Cup would only accept teams from the first three tiers for the years to come. After the introduction of the Gamma Ethniki Cup in 2013 the winner of the competition would play in the Amateurs' Super Cup Greece. The competition was abolished in 2018 but restored in 2025, this time with compulsory participation of Gamma Ethniki teams and optional participation of teams that won the local F.C.A. Cups the previous season.

Players like Giorgos Karagounis, Vasilis Dimitriadis, Sakis Tsiolis, Angelos Basinas, Kostas Chalkias, Giannis Goumas, Babis Tennes, Kostas Orfanos, Nikos Soultanidis have played in second stage or the final of the competition (panhellenic), while numerous later-well known players who started their careers from lower leagues featured in the first stage (prefectures). Alexis Alexandris, Demis Nikolaidis, Kyriakos Karataidis, Zisis Vryzas, Theodoros Zagorakis are some of them.

Structure The competition was split into two stages. The first stage listed the knock-out matches in every prefecture of Greece such as Athens Football Clubs Association, Macedonia Football Clubs Association. Clubs participated in semiprofessional Delta Ethniki until 2013 and professional Gamma Ethniki after 2013 were eligible to participate. The second stage featured the prefectures' Cup winners in knock-out rounds culminating with a single final.The reserve teams of top clubs were also eligible to participate. Panathinaikos, PAOK and Aris Thessaloniki reserve (or called amateur) teams reached the final of the Cup on three occasions. The majority of the teams who won the Cup were playing in the 4th or 5th tier including clubs with Greek top-flight history like Niki Volos, Kerkyra and Veria.

Finals SeasonFinalist 1ScoreFinalist 2Venue 1971–72Alexandroupoli GS2 – 3Phoebus KremastiGeorgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus 1972–73Dafni Erythres1 – 16 – 5 on pensPelopas KiatoNeapoli Stadium, Nikaia, Attica 1973–74Olympiakos Loutraki3 – 1P.A.O. Koryfi VeriaPeristeri Stadium, Peristeri (Athens) 1974–75AO Rethymno2 – 5PAOK AmateursLeoforos Alexandras Stadium,Athens 1975–76Niki Volos2 – 1P.A.O. RoufLamia Municipal Stadium,Lamia 1976–77Anthoupoli Larissa0 – 2AO KarditsaVolos Stadium,Volos 1977–78Doxa Megalopoli0 – 1PanaspropyrgiakosTavros Stadium, Tavros (Athens) 1978–79Pandramaikos3 – 37 – 8 on pensAPO ChiosNeapoli Stadium, Nikaia Piraeus 1979–80AE Didymoteicho1 – 0AO NeapoliLysandros Kaftanzoglou,Thessaloniki 1980–81Anagennisi Karditsa1 – 0PaniliakosTavros Stadium, Tavros, Athens 1981–82 Aiolikos 3 – 2The final took place during next season (27/10/1982). AO Nea ArtakiTavros Stadium, Tavros, Athens 1982–83AO Arta0 – 2ErgotelisLeoforos Alexandras Stadium,Athens 1983–84Niki Diikitiriou1 – 14 – 2 on pensAtsaleniosOlympic StadiumAthens 1984–85Omiros Neochori1 – 2Aris AmateursOlympic Stadium,Athens 1985–86Pandramaikos0 – 04 – 2 on pensAPS PatrasGeorgios Karaiskakis,Piraeus 1986–87Aias Gastouni2 – 1PAS GianninaGeorgios Karaiskakis,Piraeus 1987–88Megas Alexandros Orfani1 – 0Phoebus KremastiEgaleo Stadium,Egaleo 1988–89Anagennisi Giannitsa5 – 0E.G.O.I.Georgios Karaiskakis,Piraeus 1989–90Spartacos Thessaloniki2 – 26 – 5 on pensAgios Nikolaos Leoforos Alexandras Stadium,Athens 1990–91Thiva1 – 14 – 6 on pensPelopas KiatoLeoforos Alexandras Stadium,Athens 1991–92Kerkyra0 – 01 – 3 on pensAspida XanthiLeoforos Alexandras Stadium,Athens 1992–93A.E. Kalampaki1 – 16 – 7 on pensKozaniAris Stadium,Thessaloniki 1993–94Panathinaikos Amateurs2 – 0Ermis ErmioniGeorgios Karaiskakis,Piraeus 1994–95Poseidon Nea Michaniona0 – 05 – 4 on pensKeratsini Trikala Stadium,Trikala 1995–96Ethnikos Katerini2 – 1Iraklis LarissaEvosmos Stadium, Evosmos (Thessaloniki) 1996–97Ionia Chania1 – 0Pontioi Rodopi Leoforos Alexandras Stadium,Athens 1997–98Akratitos3 – 1KilkisiakosOlympic Stadium,Marousi 1998–99Chalkidon / Near-East3 – 2 a.e.t.Olympiacos ChersonissosGrigorios Lambrakis,Zografou (Athens) 1999–2000PANO Malia2 – 1Orfeas SourotiNea Smyrni Stadium,Nea Smyrni (Athens) 2000–01Thrasyvoulos2 – 1Poseidon Neon PoronStylida StadiumStylida 2001–02Aiolikos4 – 2Almopia ArideaLevadia Municipal Stadium Levadia 2002–03Veria2 – 1PAS PrevezaSofades Stadium Sofades 2003–04Haidari3 – 0AiolikosKiato Stadium,Kiato 2004–05Keravnos Keratea3 – 0Orfeas SourotiMunicipal Stadium of Volos,Volos 2005–06not heldThe 2005/2006 Amateur Cup Final was cancelled due to Greek FA's financial difficulties. 2006–07Doxa Megalopoli1 – 0KilkisiakosMunicipal Athletic Center of Lamia,Lamia 2007–08Panargiakos3 – 0Niki PolygyrosMunicipal Athletic Center of Lamia,Lamia 2008–09Volida Garounas4 – 3AspropyrgosMunicipal Athletic Center of Mesolonghi,Mesolonghi 2009–10Enosi Midea1 – 0Ethnikos VateroLevadia Municipal Stadium,Levadia 2010–11Asteras Magoula2 – 0Agrotis LianokladiChalkis Municipal Stadium,Chalkis 2011–12not held 2012–13Phoebus Kremasti2 – 1PanarkadikosPsachna Municipal Stadium,Psachna2013–14Panerythraikos2 – 1Ermis KiveriCorinth Municipal Stadium,Corinth2014–15Nestos Chrysoupoli2 – 0Thyella RafinaKarditsa Municipal Stadium, Karditsa2015–16Pydna Kitros1 – 0IalysosPeristeri Stadium, Peristeri, Attica2016–17Irodotos1 – 0Elpis SkoutariSpata Municipal Stadium, Spata2017–18O.F. Ierapetra2 – 0Niki VolosKeratsini Municipal Stadium, Keratsini, Piraeus 2018–25not held2025–26Trikala2 – 1PanthrakikosSykies Municipal Athletic Center, Sykies, Thessaloniki

See also Gamma Ethniki Local football championships of Greece Amateurs' Super Cup Greece Gamma Ethniki Cup Football records and statistics in Greece

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