1962 Greek Football Cup final

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1962 Greek Cup final
Event 1961–62 Greek Football Cup
Abandoned at the 97th minute.
Date27 June 1962
Venue AEK Stadium, Nea Filadelfia, Athens
Referee Andre Möhler (Switzerland)
Attendance28,155
1961
1963

The 1962 Greek Cup final was the 20th final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 27 June 1962 at AEK Stadium. The contesting teams were Olympiacos and Panathinaikos. It was Olympiacos' twelfth Greek Cup final and seventh consecutive in their 37 years of existence and Panathinaikos' sixth Greek Cup final in their 54-year history. [1] [2] [3] It was an eventful and a harsh match that was marked by three red cards in a first half, which in fact lasted 66 minutes, due to the continuous interruptions. The intermission lasted 30 minutes and spectators became suspicious that both teams had arranged for a draw in order to make more money from the replay match that would occur according to the regulation at the time. Thus the hurled objects on to the pitch. The second half went smoothly with the spectators persisting in booing the footballers of both teams. The score remained at 0–0 and the match went to extra time. However, with the 21 minutes of delays at the beginning of the match and since there were no floodlights in the stadium, darkness set in. As a result, the referee interrupted the match at the 97th minute. [4] The HFF, fearful of reactions of the crowd, declined to arrange a replay match, so while there was a Cup final, there was no Cup winner and conclusively there was no runner-up. Nevertheless, Olympiacos qualified for the next season's European Cup Winners' Cup, since Panathinaikos emerged as the champions of that year. [5]

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Venue

This was the first Greek Cup final held at AEK Stadium.

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. [6]

Background

Olympiacos had reached the Greek Cup final eleven times, winning ten of them. The last time that they had played in a final was in 1961, where they won Panionios by 3–0.

Panathinaikos had reached the Greek Cup final five times, winning three of them. The last time that they had won the Cup was in 1955 (1–0 against PAOK). The last time that had played in a final was in 1960, where they had lost to Olympiacos by 3–0 in a replay match, after the 1–1 of the initial match. [7]

Route to the final

OlympiacosRoundPanathinaikos
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
Olympiacos Chalkida7–1 (H) Round of 32 Egaleo 2–0 (H)
OFI 9–0 (H) Round of 16 Averof Ioannina 3–0 (H)
Aris 3–2 (H) Quarter-finals Apollon Kalamarias 6–1 (H)
Panionios 4–31–1 ( a.e.t. ) (H)3–2 (A) Semi-finals Apollon Athens 5–3 (H)

Match

Details

Olympiacos 0–0
(Abandoned at the 97th minute) (a.e.t.)
Panathinaikos
Report
AEK Stadium , Nea Filadelfia
Attendance: 28,155
Referee: Andre Möhler (Switzerland)
GK Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Stathis Tsanaktsis
DF Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Dimitris Plessas
DF Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Dimitrios Stefanakos
DF Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Giangos Simantiris
MF Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Kostas Polychroniou (c)
MF Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Savvas Papazoglou Red card.svg 5'
MF Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Thanasis Bebis
FW Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Kostas Papazoglou
FW Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Elias Yfantis
FW Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Aris Papazoglou Red card.svg 43'
FW Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Stelios Psychos
Manager:
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Alekos Chatzistavridis
GK Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Michalis Voutsaras
DF Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Nikos Tzounakos
DF Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Kostas Linoxilakis (c)
DF Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Aristidis Kamaras
MF Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Zacharias Pytichoutis
MF Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Giorgos Andreou
MF Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Mimis Domazos
FW Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Andreas Papaemmanouil  Red card.svg 5'
FW Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Kostas Toumpelis
FW Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Dimitris Theofanis
FW Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Vangelis Panakis
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Harry Game

Assistant referees:
Barot (Switzerland)
Giakoj (Switzerland)

Match rules

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