[1] The Greek Cup is the second-most important domestic men's football event, after the championship of Super League.

[citation needed] The participation of Olympiacos and Panathinaikos in the 1962 final is counted for both as the presence of a finalist, since the match was stopped due to darkness in overtime (0-0).

That year, in the semi-final[6] between Panathinaikos and Olympiacos (1–1 at the time),fans of both teams stormed the pitch, damaged the football field and virtually stopped the game, believing that it was fixed to end in a draw, in order to be replayed for financial reasons.

Both teams were ejected from the competition and therefore, in 1964 AEK won the title but the final match was not held.

Each team first played against clubs from its own association and the winners continued in a nationwide competition.

Due to this, strong professional sides met amateur neighbourhood teams, sometimes beating them with high scores; a 23–0 win in an Apollon Athens vs. PAO Neas Melandias match on 23 September 1959 remains a record win for the Greek Cup until today.