Totally 72 teams participated, 18 from Alpha Ethniki, 18 from Beta, and 36 from Gamma. It was held in 6 rounds, included final.
Until quarter-finals, there were not surprises but also big confrontations, minus the qualification of Iraklis against Aris and the elimination of AEL from the Group stage by teams of lower divisions. Most remarkable result of Second Round was the elimination of Panionios by Atromitos. Even if Panionios won 5–0 in the Nea Smyrni Stadium, it was changed in 0–2 without match, because of outlaw use of a footballer by home team side, while they did not accomplish to reverse the score in the second leg.
In quarter-finals, Olympiacos eliminated Panathinaikos with away goals rule, with a penalty in last minutes of second match. In semi-finals, PAOK eliminated with an impressive 3–0 home victory after extra time (3–2 on aggregate) the champions of the season, AEK Athens. In the Final[1] (two-legged matches for second and last time) Olympiacos were awarded the cup, with a 1–1 draw away and a 2–0 win in their home. They won the cup for 19th time in their history. First scorer was elected Michalis Iordanidis of Doxa Drama, with 9 goals.
Calendar[]
Round
Date(s)
Fixtures
Clubs
New entries
Group stage
18, 25, 28 August & 11 September 1991
56
72 → 32
72
Round of 32
8, 22 January 1992
32
32 → 16
none
Round of 16
5 February, 4 March 1992
16
16 → 8
none
Quarter-finals
11 March, 1 April 1992
8
8 → 4
none
Semi-finals
15, 29 April 1992
4
4 → 2
none
Final
20, 27 May 1992
2
2 → 1
none
Group stage[]
The phase was played in a single round-robin format. Each win would gain 2 points, each draw 1 and each loss would not gain any point.