2025–26 Greek Basketball Cup
| 2025–26 Greek Cup | ||||||||||
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| Season | 2025–26 | |||||||||
| Duration | 13 September 2025 – 21 February 2026 | |||||||||
| Teams | 58 | |||||||||
| Finals | ||||||||||
| Champions | Panathinaikos (22nd title) | |||||||||
| Runners-up | Olympiacos | |||||||||
| Awards | ||||||||||
| Final MVP |  Nigel Hayes-Davis | |||||||||
| Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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← 2024–25 2026–27 → | ||||||||||
The 2025–26 Greek Basketball Cup was the 51st edition of Greek top-tier level professional domestic basketball cup competition. The previous winner of the cup was Panathinaikos.[1][2] The cup competition started on 13 September 2025 and ended on 21 February 2026. Panathinaikos won the competition for the second time in a row.[3][4]
Format
The top four placed teams from the top-tier level Greek Basket League's 2025–26 season first round, gained an automatic bye to the 2025–26 Greek Cup Final 8. While the remaining four participants will be decided by a play-in tournament, including the 5th to 12th placed teams in the Greek Basket League 2025–26 season first round and the winner of the Greek UNICEF Trophy, 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. [5]
Qualification tournament
The qualification tournament was a preliminary round between the teams from the 2nd, 3rd and 4th tier of Greek basketball, concluding with the Greek Unicef Trophy final four. EOK
UNICEF Trophy Final Four
| Semifinals 27 December 2025 | Final 28 December 2025 | |||||
| Eleftheroupoli | 70 | |||||
| Doxa Lefkadas | 85 | |||||
| Chalkida | 65 | |||||
| Doxa Lefkadas | 74 | |||||
| Niki Volou | 65 | |||||
| Chalkida | 76 | |||||
source: EOK
The 12th placed team in the mid season table, will face the winner of the Greek UNICEF Trophy, with a chance to qualify to the Final 8 play-in tournament.
| Doxa Lefkadas | 70 – 76 | Marousi |
Play-in
| Aris | 93 – 75 | Peristeri |
| Iraklis | 80 – 76 | Kolossos Rodou |
| Mykonos | 76 – 75 | Karditsa |
| Promitheas Patras | 92 – 100 | Marousi |
source: ΕΟΚ
Final 8
| Quarterfinals 17–18 February 2026 | Semifinals 19 February 2026 | Final 21 February 2026 | ||||||||
| Marousi | 87 | |||||||||
| Aris | 80 | |||||||||
| Marousi | 67 | |||||||||
| Olympiacos | 91 | |||||||||
| Olympiacos | 81 | |||||||||
| AEK | 67 | |||||||||
| Olympiacos | 68 | |||||||||
| Panathinaikos | 79 | |||||||||
| Iraklis | 93 | |||||||||
| Mykonos | 65 | |||||||||
| Iraklis | 61 | |||||||||
| Panathinaikos | 91 | |||||||||
| Panathinaikos | 101 | |||||||||
| PAOK | 71 | |||||||||
Final
| 21 February 2026 | Olympiacos | 68–79 | Panathinaikos | |
| 19:00 (CET) | Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 12–28, 22–24, 17–10 | |||
| Pts: Vezenkov 16 Rebs: Jones 6 Asts: Walkup 9 |
Boxscore | Pts: Hayes-Davis 15 Rebs: Hayes-Davis 6 Hernangomez 6 Asts: Nunn 5 |
Arena: Heraklion Indoor Sports Arena |
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Awards
Finals Most Valuable Player
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
| Nigel Hayes-Davis | Panathinaikos |
Finals Top Scorer
| Player | Team |
|---|---|
  Sasha Vezenkov | Olympiacos |
References
- ↑ "ΟΠΑΠ Final 8: Παναθηναϊκός – Ολυμπιακός 79-75 (pics, vids)". basket.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
- ↑ "Panathinaikos wins the Greek Derby and takes the Greek Cup". basketnews.com. Online. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
- ↑ "Ολυμπιακός – Παναθηναϊκός 68-79: Πράσινη κυριαρχία στην Κρήτη, ο Αταμάν το δεύτερο τρόπαιο της σεζόν". sport24.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
- ↑ "Panathinaikos beats Olympiacos, defends Greek Cup title". euroleaguebasketball.net. Online. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
- ↑ "UNICEF Trophy: Η κούπα στη Δόξα Λευκάδας ΒΙΚΟΣ COLA (pics)". sport24.gr (in Greek). Online. Retrieved 9 May 2026.
External links
- Official Hellenic Basketball Federation Site (in Greek)
- Official Greek Basket League Site (in Greek)
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