Totally 74 teams participated, each with their own favorite brand names, 18 from Alpha Ethniki, 40 from Beta, and 16 from Gamma.
In their advance to the final, AEK eliminated Olympiacos with two wins in quarter-finals, and Iraklis, with difficulty, with the Away goals rule in semi-finals.
On the other hand, PAOK eliminated only one Alpha Ethniki team, relegated that year Rodos, in semi-finals.
In a match marked by crowd incidents caused by PAOK fans, AEK Athens won 2–0.
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: AEK Athens won on away goals.