Event | 1966–67 Greek Football Cup | ||||||
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Date | 6 July 1967 | ||||||
Venue | AEK Stadium, Nea Filadelfia, Athens | ||||||
Referee | Fulvio Pieroni (Italy) | ||||||
Attendance | 28,000 | ||||||
The 1967 Greek Cup final was the 23rd final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 6 July 1967 at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium. The contesting teams were Panathinaikos and Panionios. It was Panathinaikos' eighth Greek Cup final in their 59 years of existence and Panionios' third Greek Cup final in their 77-year history. [1]
This was the second Greek Cup final held at AEK Stadium, after the 1962 final.
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. [2]
Panathinaikos had reached the Greek Cup final seven 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 1965, where they had lost to Olympiacos by 1–0.
Panionios had reached the Greek Cup final two times. The last time that they played in a final was in 1961, where they had lost to Olympiacos by 3–0. [3]
Panathinaikos | Round | Panionios | ||
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Opponent | Result | Opponent | Result | |
Asteras Zografou | 2–1 (H) | Round of 32 | Atromitos | 1–0 (H) |
Ethnikos Piraeus | 3–0 (H) | Round of 16 | Kavala | 2–0 (w/o) (H) |
AEK Athens | 2–1 (A) | Quarter-finals | OFI | 2–2 ( a.e.t. ) (c) (A) |
Apollon Athens | 2–1 (H) | Semi-finals | Panelefsiniakos | 3–0 (H) |
Panathinaikos | 1–0 | Panionios |
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