The notice of Greek Cup 2025-26, announced by the EPO, provides innovations and will in any case appear refreshed and in a new form, which promises greater interest.
What will be innovations? First, the introduction of the League Phase to the standards of the UEFA Model, with a single score for teams that will participate in the Greek Cup.
This means that there will be predetermined intersections up to the final, based on the ranking of League Phase, and in the event of a tie, the criteria will be rewarded primarily by aggressive football!
Then there will be a new phase of playoffs, with single clashes and without extension as long as the race in the regular duration is completed. The same will happen in the quarter -finals.
At the same time, the compulsory participation of a young Greek player (born from 01.01.2004 and then) in the matches, with the aim of developing the talent of young players, a law that appears for the first time in Greek football.
It is recalled that the Cup final is scheduled for April 25, 2026 at the OAKA.
EPO’s announcement
“The Hellenic Football Federation announced the announcement of the Greek Greek Cup Betsson 2025-26, which returns renewed through its new format and promises even greater interest and emotions for this year’s event.
The Cup of surprises comes to re -give countless moments of football and emotion in a year that will be implemented in the event a series of innovative decisions by the EPO.
-Introduction of League Phase to the Standards of the Tested UEFA Model with a single rating for teams.
-Depended racing development up to the final based on the League Phase.
-Compence of aggressive football in the tie criteria
-Introduction of a new Play-Offs phase, with single clashes and without the process of extending prior to the execution of remedial kicks (penalty shootout) -If the race in the regular duration is completed in a tie-while the same conditions will apply in the quarter-finals.
With a view to the development of the talent of young players, their maximum possible exploitation, but also to strengthen national teams, the innovation of compulsory participation of 1 young Greek player (born from 01.01.2004 and thereafter) in the races to give them the opportunity to give them the opportunity to give the opportunity to give the opportunity to give the opportunity Organization.
Finally, as in the previous season, the march to the title has a date and there is a fully specified timetable until the final of the event (April 25, 2026, OAKA). “