1974 Greek Football Cup final
| Event | 1973–74 Greek Football Cup | ||||||
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| After extra time PAOK won 4–3 on penalties | |||||||
| Date | 16 June 1974 | ||||||
| Venue | AEK Stadium, Nea Filadelfia, Athens | ||||||
| Referee | Walter Hungerbühler (Switzerland) | ||||||
| Attendance | 28,000 | ||||||
The 1974 Greek Cup final was the 30th final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 16 June 1974 at Nikos Goumas Stadium. The contesting teams were PAOK and Olympiacos for a second time in row. It was PAOK's eighth Greek Cup final and fifth consecutive in their 48 years of existence and Olympiacos' nineteenth Greek Cup final and second consecutive in their 49-year history.[1] It was the first time in the history of the Cup that a final reached the penalty shoot-out, where PAOK won the second Cup in their history, depriving Olympiacos the opportunity to win the domestic double.[2]
Venue
This was the third Greek Cup final held at AEK Stadium, after the 1962 and 1967 finals.
AEK Stadium was built in 1930. The stadium is used as a venue for AEK Athens and was used for Greece on various occasions. Its current capacity is 32,000.[3]
Background
PAOK had reached the Greek Cup final seven times, winning one of them. The last time that they had won the Cup was in 1972 (2–1 against Panathinaikos). The last time that had played in a final was in 1973, where they had lost to Olympiacos by 1–0.
Olympiacos had reached the Greek Cup final eighteen times, winning fifteen of them. The last time that they played in a final was in 1973, where they had won PAOK by 1–0.
The two teams had met each other in a Cup final three times in the 1951, 1971 and 1973 finals.[4]
Route to the final
| PAOK | Round | Olympiacos | ||
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| Opponent | Result | Opponent | Result | |
| Kastoria | 5–0 (H) | First round | Petralona | 3–0 (H) |
| Moudania | 7–2 (H) | Round of 32 | Proodeftiki | 5–2 (H) |
| AEK Athens | 3–1 (H) | Round of 16 | Iraklis | 3–0 (H) |
| Egaleo | 2–0 (H) | Quarter-finals | Panionios | 3–0 (H) |
| Pierikos | 1–0 (A) | Semi-finals | Panathinaikos | 1–0 (H) |
Match
Details
| PAOK | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Olympiacos |
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| 4–3 | ||
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Match rules
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See also
References
- ↑ "Kipello1971-1980" (PDF). epo.gr (in Greek).
- ↑ "ΠΑΟΚ-Ολυμπιακός: Ο πρώτος τελικός που κρίθηκε στα πέναλτι βάφτηκε "ασπρόμαυρος"". sport-retro.gr (in Greek). 28 November 2018.
- ↑ "Nikos Goumas Stadium". stadia.gr.
- ↑ "Greece - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF.