Greek Football Cup League Phase continues with five matches today

The Greek Football Cup continues today, September 2, 2026, with five matches marking the first day of the League Phase. This follows the opening game on September 1, where Volos and Kalamata played to a 2-2 draw.

Today’s schedule begins at 17:00 with Nestos Chrisoupolis hosting AEK. Nestos, led by Timos Kavakas, qualified after defeating Apollon Kalamarias 1-0. AEK enters the match following a recent 1-1 draw against Kifisia in the Super League, and manager Marko Nikolic is expected to rotate his squad ahead of upcoming fixtures against Aris and LASK. Other matches scheduled for today include Markko against Kifisia at 17:30, AEL versus Olympiacos and Panserraikos versus Atromitos at 20:00, and a feature match between last year's finalists, PAOK and OFI, at 22:15. The first round of the League Phase concludes on September 3 with the Panathinaikos against Niki Volou match.

Teams are competing under a new format, with clubs looking to rotate players to manage the heavy schedule, especially those involved in domestic league and European competitions.