The Final was originally scheduled for 26 July and was postponed to 30 August because of Olympiacos' pressure inHFF to change the stadium fromGeorgios Kamaras Stadium toOlympic Stadium and after the no of theHellenic Police in the first stadium. The Final was rescheduled for 30 August in the Olympic Stadium but it was postponed again because Olympiacos' playerMaximiliano Lovera was tested positive forCOVID-19. The Final was rescheduled again for 12 September atPanthessaliko Stadium inVolos.
1.^Grevena Aerata,Meliteas Meliti andThriamvos Serviana withdrew from the competition. Their respective FCA Cup finalists were invited instead, but in each case, did not accept the bid to enter either.
2.^Asteras Itea, winners of the 2018−19Phocis FCA Cup, withdrew from the competition and their spot was filled by 2018−19 finalists Apollon Efpalio.
3.^Alexandros Kilkis, winners of the 2018−19 Kilkis FCA Cup, withdrew from the competition and their spot was filled by 2018−19 finalists PAONE Eptalofos.
4.^ Katastari, winners of the 2018−19Zakynthos FCA Cup, withdrew from the competition and their spot was filled by 2018−19 finalistsZakynthos.
The draw for this round took place on 9 August 2019.[1] The majority of fixtures were held on 24, 25 and 28 August 2019.[2]
Two of the fixtures,Kalamata–Atromitos Patras and Enosis Vathyllos-Pansamiakos–Aiolikos were postponed in light the bids ofKalamata andAiolikos to enter theFootball League.[2]Kalamata were eventually greenlighted to play in theFootball League by decision of theHFF, taking the place ofNestos Chrysoupoli, who withdrew their participation.[3] As such, despite being drawn against Atromitos Patras, they advanced to the Third Round draw on walkover. Likewise, Atromitos advanced to the next round on walkover.
The draw for this round took place on 9 September 2019.[5] A total of 24 teams are involved in the Round 3 draw: The 122019−20 Football League teams entering in this round, and the twelve winners of the previous round.[5]12 single-match fixtures were determined, of which the winners will qualify to the next Round. The majority of fixtures were held on 14, 15 and 18 September.[6]
The draw for this round took place on 17 September 2019.[7] A total of 24 teams were involved in the Round 4 draw: The 122019−20 Super League 2 teams entering in this round, and the twelve winners of the previous round.[7]12 single-match fixtures were determined, of which the winners qualified to the next Round. The majority of fixtures were held on 24, 25 and 26 September.[7]
The draw for this round took place on 16 October 2019.[8] A total of 22 teams are involved in the Round 5 draw: The 82019−20 Super League teams, who finished in places 6–13 in the2018−19 season entering the competition in this round, the twelve winners of the previous round, the champion of the2018–19 Football League (Volos), and the single club advancing on walkover in Round 4 (Panserraikos).[9]
As of this phase onward, teams play against each other over two legs on a home-and-away basis, except for the one-match final.
In the draw for Round 5, the nineSuper League teams are seeded, and the 13 clubs advancing from previous Rounds are unseeded.[9] The seeded teams are drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. The remaining 4 unseeded clubs will be drawn against one another with the team being drawn last hosting the second leg.[9]
A total of 11 fixtures were determined, of which the winners will qualify to the Round of 16. The first leg matches will be held on 29, 30 and 31 October, while the 2nd leg matches will be held 3, 4 and 5 December 2019.[9]
Each tie in theknockout phase, apart from the final, was played overtwo 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, theaway 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, thenextra 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 apenalty shoot-out. In the final, which were played as 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. The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:
In the draw for the Round of 16, the fiveSuper League clubs finishing in places 1–5 in the previous season are seeded, while the clubs advancing from the Fifth Round are unseeded. The seeded teams are drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. The remaining 6 unseeded clubs will be drawn against one another with the team being drawn last hosting the second leg.
In the draws for the quarter-finals onwards, there are no seedings and teams from the same group can be drawn against each other.
Dimitrios Pelkas
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