1975 Greek Football Cup final

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1975 Greek Cup final
Event 1974–75 Greek Football Cup
Date18 June 1975
Venue Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus
Referee Gianfranco Menegalli (Italy)
Attendance34,430
1974
1976

The 1975 Greek Cup final was the 31st final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 18 June 1975 at Karaiskakis Stadium. The contesting teams were Olympiacos and Panathinaikos. It was Olympiacos' twentieth Greek Cup final and third consecutive in their 50 years of existence and Panathinaikos' twelfth Greek Cup final in their 67-year history. [1] Notably, the FIFA president, João Havelange attended the match and also awarded the trophy to the captain of the winners. As a protest for the decision of the HFF to host the final at Karaiskakis Stadium, home ground of Olympiacos, Panathinaikos used with their reserve team in the match. It was the last time of that era that a foreign referee was appointed in a Cup final. [2]

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Venue

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

This was the eighth Greek Cup final held at Karaiskakis Stadium, after the 1957, 1958, 1965, 1969, 1971, 1972 and 1973 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 nineteen times, winning fifteen of them. The last time that they had won the Cup was in 1973 (1–0 against PAOK). The last time that had played in a final was in 1974, where they had lost to PAOK by 4–3 on penalties, which came after a 2–2 draw at the end of the extra time.

Panathinaikos had reached the Greek Cup final eleven times, winning five of them. The last time that they had won the Cup was in 1969 (They won on a toss of a coin after a 1–1 draw at the end of the extra time against Olympiacos). The last time that had played in a final was in 1972, where they had lost to PAOK by 2–1.

The two teams had met each other in a Cup final five times in the 1960, 1962, 1965, 1968 and 1969 finals. [4]

Route to the final

OlympiacosRoundPanathinaikos
OpponentResultOpponentResult
Anagennisi Arta 7–0 (A) Round of 32 PAS Giannina 2–0 (H)
Panachaiki 1–0 (H) Round of 16 A.O. Karditsa 1–0 (A)
Pandramaikos 4–1 (H) Quarter-finals Rodos 2–0 (w/o) (A)
PAOK 4–0 (H) Semi-finals Iraklis 2–1 (A)

Match

Details

Olympiacos 1–0 Panathinaikos
  • Davourlis Soccerball shade.svg35'
Report
Karaiskakis Stadium , Piraeus
Attendance: 34,430
Referee: Gianfranco Menegalli (Italy)
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 Giannis Kyrastas
DF Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg Vasilis Siokos (c)
DF Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg Lakis Glezos
MF Flag of Austria.svg Peter Persidis
MF Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg Takis Synetopoulos
MF Flag of Uruguay.svg Milton Viera
FW Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg Michalis Kritikopoulos
FW Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg Kostas Davourlis Sub off.svg 80'
FW Flag of Uruguay.svg Ignacio PeñaSub off.svg 60'
Substitutes:
MF Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg Petros Karavitis Sub on.svg 80'
FW Flag of Uruguay.svg Julio Losada Sub on.svg 60'
Manager:
Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg Georgios Darivas
GK Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg Nikos Vallianos Sub off.svg 5'
DF Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg Stelios Stefanakis
DF Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg Giorgos Vlachos
DF Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg Dimitris Kotsos
DF Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg Giorgos Gonios
MF Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg Charis Grammos (c)
MF Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg Spyros Livathinos
MF Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg Kostas Vrettos
MF Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg Totis Filakouris
FW Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg Dimitris Seitaridis
FW Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg Kostas Vallidis
Substitutes:
GK Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg Vasilis Konstantinou  Sub on.svg 5'
 
Manager:
Flag of Greece (1970-1975).svg Vangelis Panakis

Assistant referees:
Artizio (Italy)
Marato (Italy)

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. "Αποθέωσαν τον ηττημένο". oldfootball.gr (in Greek). Online. 27 November 2018.
  3. "Velodrome & Karaiskaki Stadium (1895 - 1964 - 2003)". stadia.gr.
  4. "Greece - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF .