On the other hand, Iraklis eliminated lower division teams Veria, Niki Volos, Almopos Aridea and Panarkadikos to reach the semi-finals, where they faced rivals PAOK.
Panathinaikos made an early exit from the cup, following the defeat by PAS Giannina in the Second Round.
From the matches of the first round, Panathinaikos, Olympiacos, PAOK and Iraklis won Beta Ethniki teams with big scores.
Kastoria success was decisive for some of their players' careers, as Sarganis, Simeoforidis, Papavasiliou and Dintsikos were later acquired by Olympiacos, Panathinaikos and AEK Athens, respectively.
In the first three rounds and 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: * Both games held at Kaftanzoglio Stadium.