1973 Greek Football Cup final

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1973 Greek Cup final
Event 1972–73 Greek Football Cup
Date17 June 1973
Venue Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus
Referee Vital Loraux (Belgium)
Attendance40,070
1972
1974

The 1973 Greek Cup final was the 29th final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 17 June 1973 at Karaiskakis Stadium. The contesting teams were Olympiacos and PAOK. It was Olympiacos' eighteenth Greek Cup final in their 48 years of existence and PAOK's seventh Greek Cup final and fourth consecutive in their 47-year history. [1] With their conquest of the Cup, Olympiacos also achieved the conquest of their seventh domestic double. [2]

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Venue

Karaiskakis Stadium. Karaiskakis Stadium Piraeus Olympiacos-Arsenal.jpg
Karaiskakis Stadium.

This was the seventh Greek Cup final held at Karaiskakis Stadium, after the 1957, 1958, 1965, 1969, 1971 and 1972 finals. (Karaiskakis also hosted the replay match of the 1960 final between Panathinaikos and Olympiacos).

Karaiskakis Stadium was built in 1895 and renovated once in 1964. The stadium is used as a venue for Olympiacos and Ethnikos Piraeus and was used for Greece on various occasions. Its current capacity is 42,000 and hosted a European Cup Winners' Cup final in 1971 and the first leg of the Intercontinental Cup final in 1971. [3]

Background

Olympiacos had reached the Greek Cup final seventeen times, winning fourteen of them. The last time that they played in a final was in 1971, where they had won PAOK by 3–1.

PAOK had reached the Greek Cup final six times, winning one of them. The last time that they played in a final was in 1972, where they had won Panathinaikos by 2–1.

The two teams had met each other in a Cup final two times in the 1951 and 1971 finals. [4]

Route to the final

OlympiacosRoundPAOK
OpponentResultOpponentResult
Koropi 5–0 (H) First round Anagennisi Epanomi3–0 (A)
Rodos 3–0 (A) Round of 32 Olympiacos Volos 5–1 (H)
PAS Giannina 1–0 (H) Round of 16 Fostiras 2–1 ( a.e.t. ) (A)
Panargiakos 3–2 (H) Quarter-finals Panathinaikos 2–0 (H)
Panionios 2–1 (H) Semi-finals Ethnikos Piraeus 3–2 ( a.e.t. ) (H)

Match

Details

Olympiacos 1–0 PAOK
  • Angelis Soccerball shade.svg46'
Report
Karaiskakis Stadium , Piraeus
Attendance: 40,070
Referee: Vital Loraux (Belgium)
GK Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg Panagiotis Kelesidis
DF Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg Giannis Gaitatzis
DF Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg Thanasis Angelis
DF Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg Vasilis Siokos (c)
DF Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg Lakis Glezos
DF Flag of Austria.svg Peter Persidis
MF Flag of Uruguay.svg Milton Viera  Sub off.svg 90'
MF Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg Georgios Delikaris  Sub off.svg 89'
FW Flag of France.svg Romain Argyroudis
FW Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg Nikos Gioutsos
FW Flag of France.svg Yves Triantafyllos
Substitutes:
DF Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg Giorgos Vasilopoulos Sub on.svg 90'
FW Flag of Uruguay.svg Julio Losada  Sub on.svg 89'
Manager:
Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg Lakis Petropoulos
GK Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg Ioannis Stefas
DF Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg Giannis Gounaris
DF Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg Filotas Pellios
DF Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg Konstantinos Iosifidis
DF Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg Aristarchos Fountoukidis
MF Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg Christos Terzanidis
MF Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg Stavros Sarafis
MF Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg Giorgos Koudas (c)Sub off.svg 81'
MF Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg Vasilis LazosSub off.svg 73'
FW Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg Dimitris Paridis
FW Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg Koulis Apostolidis
Substitutes:
FW Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg Achilleas Aslanidis Sub on.svg 73'
FW Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg Dimitris PanagisSub on.svg 81'
Manager:
Flag of England.svg Les Shannon

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. "To «ερυθρόλευκο» κύπελλο και το σύνθημα του Λοσάντα". sportdog.gr (in Greek). 17 June 2014.
  3. "Velodrome & Karaiskaki Stadium (1895 - 1964 - 2003)". stadia.gr.
  4. "Greece - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF .