2024–25 Greek Basketball Cup
| 2024–25 Greek Cup | |
|---|---|
| Season | 2024–25 |
| Duration | 11 September 2024 – 16 February 2025 |
| Teams | 58 |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Panathinaikos (21st title) |
| Runners-up | Olympiacos |
| Awards | |
| Final MVP | Kostas Sloukas |
← 2023–24 2025–26 → | |
The 2024–25 Greek Basketball Cup was the 50th edition of Greek top-tier level professional domestic basketball cup competition. The previous winner of the cup was Olympiacos.[1][2] The cup competition started on 11 September 2024 and ended on 16 February 2025. Panathinaikos won the competition.[3][4]
Format
The top seven placed teams from the top-tier level Greek Basket League's 2023–24 season, gained an automatic bye to the 2024–25 Greek Cup Final 8. While the remaining teams from the 2023–24 Greek Basket League season were eliminated from the 2024–25 Greek Cup tournament.
The eighth and last 2024–25 Greek Cup team was N.E. Megaridos, the winner of the Greek UNICEF Trophy,[5][6] which was contested between the teams from the Greek 2nd Division Elite League, the Greek 3rd Division National League 1, and the Greek 4th Division National League 2.
Qualification tournament
Phase 1
Round 1 (National League 2)
| Navarchos Votsis | 64 – 68 | Panorama |
| Kronos Agiou Dimitriou | 64 – 76 | Akadimia Elefsinas |
| Koupa Kilkis | 55 – 67 | Olympos Eleftheriou |
| Doukas | 77 – 70 | KAO Melission |
| Mandraikos | 65 – 75 | EFAO Zografou |
| GS Gargalianon | 78 – 66 | Hermes Argyroupolis |
| Agia Paraskevi | 83 – 89 | NO Saronidas |
| Proteas Grevenon | 62 – 58 | Dioskouroi Kozanis |
| Galini Achaias | 67 – 68 | Apollon Smyrnis |
| Ergotelis | 69 – 87 | Dafni Dafniou |
| Ionios Kerkiras | 86 – 68 | Nikopoli Prevezas |
Round 1 (National League 1)
| Panellinios | 52 – 61 | Aiolos Agyias |
| Aias Evosmou | 20 – 0 (w/o) | A.O. Trikala Advent |
| Panserraikos | 57 – 77 | GS Sofadon |
| Ethnikos Livadeias | 58 – 59 | Amyntas |
| Palaio Faliro | 63 – 62 | Dafni |
| Niki Volou | 63 – 68 | GAS Komotini |
| Aigaleo | 77 – 73 | Apollon Patras |
Round 2 (National League 2)
| Panorama | 51 – 67 | Olympos Eleftheriou |
| Apollon Smyrnis | 77 – 64 | NO Saronidas |
| GS Gargalianon | 79 – 84 | EFAO Zografou |
| Dafni Dafniou | 75 – 54 | Doukas |
| Ionios Kerkiras | 83 – 74 | Proteas Grevenon |
Round 2 (National League 1)
| Aiolos Agyias | 72 – 65 | Amyntas |
| GAS Komotini | 76 – 66 | Aias Evosmou |
| Aigaleo | 95 – 78 | Holargos |
Phase 2
Round 1
| Psychiko | 85 – 69 | Panerithraikos |
| Vikos Ioanninon | 66 – 69 | Ermis Schimatariou |
| Akadimia Elefsinas | 89 – 74 | Apollon Smyrnis |
| Proteas Voulas | 75 – 85 | NE Megaridas |
| Trikala Basket | 61 – 73 | Koroivos Amaliadas |
| Iraklis | 76 – 79 | Esperos Lamias |
| Palaio Faliro | 55 – 78 | Doxa Lefkadas |
| Ionios Kerkiras | 59 – 110 | Aigaleo |
| Aiolos Agyias | 52 – 88 | AO Mykonou |
| GS Sofadon | 79 – 85 | H.A.N.TH. |
| EFAO Zografou | 77 – 68 | GAS Komotini |
| Olympos Eleftheriou | 48 – 60 | Papagou |
Round 2
| Akadimia Elefsinas | 74 – 85 | Psychiko |
| EFAO Zografou | 80 – 91 | Ermis Schimatariou |
| Dafni Dafniou | 59 – 95 | AO Mykonou |
| NE Megaridos | 75 – 62 | Esperos Lamias |
| Papagou | 75 – 72 | Doxa Lefkadas |
| Aigaleo | 89 – 65 | H.A.N.TH. |
Round 3
| Aigaleo | 109 – 100 | Ermis Schimatariou |
| Papagou | 75 – 66 | Psychiko |
| Koroivos Amaliadas | 68 – 75 | NE Megaridas |
UNICEF Trophy Final Four
| Semifinals 27 December 2024 | Final 28 December 2024 | |||||
| AO Mykonou | 80 | |||||
| NE Megaridas | 84 | |||||
| NE Megaridas | 90 | |||||
| Aigaleo | 69 | |||||
| Papagou | 81 | |||||
| Aigaleo | 87 | |||||
source: EOK
Final 8
| Quarterfinals 12–13 February 2025 | Semifinals 14 February 2025 | Final 16 February 2025 | ||||||||
| Promitheas | 86 | |||||||||
| N.E. Megaridos | 77 | |||||||||
| Promitheas | 73 | |||||||||
| Panathinaikos | 91 | |||||||||
| Panathinaikos | 93 | |||||||||
| Peristeri | 63 | |||||||||
| Panathinaikos | 79 | |||||||||
| Olympiacos | 75 | |||||||||
| PAOK | 84 | |||||||||
| AEK | 65 | |||||||||
| PAOK | 75 | |||||||||
| Olympiacos | 94 | |||||||||
| Olympiacos | 71 | |||||||||
| A.S. Karditsas | 54 | |||||||||
Final
| 16 February 2025 | Panathinaikos | 79–75 | Olympiacos | |
| 20:15 | Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 14–13, 29–21, 20–20 | |||
| Pts: Nunn 17 Sloukas 17 Rebs: Hernangomez 17 Nunn 5 Asts: Sloukas 5 Grant 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Vezenkov 17 Fournier 11 Rebs: Fall 10 Vezenkov 7 Asts: Williams-Goss 6 Fournier 3 |
Arena: Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena Referees: Tsaroucha Tsimpouris Magklogiannis |
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Awards
Finals Most Valuable Player
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Kostas Sloukas | Panathinaikos |
Finals Top Scorer
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Sasha Vezenkov | Olympiacos |
References
- ^ "Παναθηναϊκός - Ολυμπιακός 58-69: Άμυνα και «αεροπορία» έστειλαν την κούπα στον Πειραιά (vid)". gazzetta.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ "Olympiacos beat Panathinaikos to win the Greek Cup". basketnews.com. Online. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ "ΟΠΑΠ Final 8: Παναθηναϊκός – Ολυμπιακός 79-75 (pics, vids)". basket.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ "Panathinaikos wins the Greek Derby and takes the Greek Cup". basketnews.com. Online. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ "Μεγαρίδα – Αιγάλεω 90-69: Η ομάδα των Μεγάρων κατέκτησε το UNICEF Trophy και προκρίθηκε στο Final Eight του Κυπέλλου". sport24.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ "UNICEF Trophy 2024-2025". unicef.org. Online. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
External links
- Official Hellenic Basketball Federation Site (in Greek)
- Official Greek Basket League Site (in Greek)