Event | 1974–75 Greek Football Cup | ||||||
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Date | 18 June 1975 | ||||||
Venue | Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus | ||||||
Referee | Gianfranco Menegalli (Italy) | ||||||
Attendance | 34,430 | ||||||
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. Panathinaikos competed with their reserve team, as a protest for the decision of the HFF for the final to be held at Karaiskakis Stadium, home ground of Olympiacos. It was the last time of that era that a foreign referee was appointed in a Cup final. [2]
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 in various occasions. Its current capacity is 42,000 and hosted a European Cup Winners' Cup final in 1971 and the fist leg of the Intercontinental Cup final in 1971. [3]
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. [4]
Olympiacos | Round | Panathinaikos | ||
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Opponent | Result | Opponent | Result | |
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) |
Olympiacos | 1–0 | Panathinaikos |
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