1974 Greek Football Cup final

1974 Greek Cup final
Event1973–74 Greek Football Cup
PAOK Olympiacos
2 2
After extra time
PAOK won 4–3 on penalties
Date16 June 1974
VenueAEK Stadium, Nea Filadelfia, Athens
RefereeWalter Hungerbühler (Switzerland)
Attendance28,000
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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 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 in 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.[4]

Route to the final

Further information: 1973–74 Greek Football Cup
PAOK Round Olympiacos
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

PAOK2–2 (a.e.t.)Olympiacos
 Report
Penalties
 4–3
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Walter Hungerbühler (Switzerland)
GK Greece Ioannis Stefas
DF Greece Giannis Gounaris
DF Greece Konstantinos Iosifidis
DF Greece Giannis Tsilingiridis
DF Greece Filotas Pellios
MF Greece Christos Terzanidis  downward-facing red arrow 113'
MF Greece Stavros Sarafis
MF Greece Giorgos Koudas (c)
FW Greece Achilleas Aslanidis  downward-facing red arrow 95'
FW Greece Dimitris Paridis
FW Greece Koulis Apostolidis
Substitutes:
DF Greece Aristarchos Fountoukidis  upward-facing green arrow 113'
MF Greece Angelos Anastasiadis  upward-facing green arrow 95'
Manager:
England Les Shannon
GK Greece Eleftherios Poupakis
DF Greece Giannis Gaitatzis
DF Greece Thanasis Angelis
DF Greece Vasilis Siokos (c)
DF Greece Lakis Glezos
DF Austria Peter Persidis
MF Greece Michalis Kritikopoulos
MF Uruguay Milton Viera
FW France Yves Triantafyllos
FW Greece Georgios Delikaris
FW Uruguay Julio Losada downward-facing red arrow 55'
Substitutes:
MF Greece Petros Karavitis upward-facing green arrow 55'   soccer ball with red X 66'   downward-facing red arrow 105'
FW Greece Giotis Papadimitriou upward-facing green arrow 105'
Manager:
Greece Lakis Petropoulos

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shootout if scores still level
  • Five named substitutes
  • Maximum of two substitutions

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kipello1971-1980" (PDF). epo.gr (in Greek).
  2. ^ "ΠΑΟΚ-Ολυμπιακός: Ο πρώτος τελικός που κρίθηκε στα πέναλτι βάφτηκε "ασπρόμαυρος"". sport-retro.gr (in Greek). 28 November 2018.
  3. ^ "Nikos Goumas Stadium". stadia.gr.
  4. ^ "Greece - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF.