Gamma Ethniki Cup

Gamma Ethniki Cup

Country	Greece
Confederation	UEFA
Founded	2013 (inactive 2015-16)
Number of teams	61
Domestic cup(s)	Amateurs' Super Cup Greece
Current champions	Trikala
Most championships	AEL, Trikala (1)
Website	epo.gr
2016−17

The Gamma Ethniki Cup is a football competition cup introduced the 2013–14 season. In this participate only the clubs of the new Football League 2 (Gamma Ethniki). The Gamma Ethniki Cup winner will compete at the end of the season with the winner of the Amateurs' Cup for Amateurs' Super Cup.

Structure

The need of organization emerged in 2013, after the abolition of the professional third-tier level Football League 2, and subsequent creation of an amateur third-level Gamma Ethniki, initially with six groups, later reduced to four. The Hellenic Football Federation created a new competition, in which amateur clubs of the newly structured amateur Gamma Ethniki competed against each other in a Cup competition which would be more competitive than the cups of regional football associations. The participation of all teams of Gamma Ethniki is obligatory. As of 2016, the competition structure is as follows:

• In the First Round of the competition, the clubs in each group compete against each other in single matches (overtime and penalties apply) until one club is declared Group winner. The pairs are a result of random drawing.
• In the Second Round (Semi-finals), the four Group winners compete after drawing in single knockout matches, and the two winners advance to the final.
• The Final is played on neutral ground, which is decided by the Hellenic Football Federation. In case of a tie, overtime and penalties apply.

The finals

Season	Winner	Finalist	Score	Stadium	source
2013−14	A.E. Larissa	Panelefsiniakos	2 – 1	Levadia Municipal Stadium	[1]
2014−15	Trikala	Ethnikos Piraeus	3 – 2	Amfissa Municipal Stadium	[2]
2015−16	Not held
2016−17	TBD	TBD	vs.	TBA

See also

• Amateurs' Super Cup Greece

References

1. "ael-paneleysiniakos-2-1". gazzetta.gr. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
2. "Τρίκαλα-Εθνικός 3-2". onsports.gr. Retrieved 11 October 2015.

External links

• epo.gr