1981 Greek Football Cup final

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1981 Greek Cup final
Event 1980–81 Greek Football Cup
Date21 June 1981
Venue AEK Stadium, Nea Filadelfia, Athens
Referee Nikos Zlatanos (Thessaloniki)
Attendance30,512
1980
1982

The 1981 Greek Cup final was the 37th final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 21 June 1981 at Nikos Goumas Stadium. The contesting teams were Olympiacos and AEL. It was Olympiacos' twenty-second Greek Cup final in their 56 years of existence and PAOK's eleventh Greek Cup final in their 55-year history. [1] The match was marked by riots between fans of both teams, one of the first expressions of hooliganism in Greece. The footballers of both teams were wearing black brassards, as the players of Olympiacos were mourning the victims of tragedy of gate 7 on 8 February 1981 and the players of PAOK in memory of their coach Gyula Lóránt, who had died at the bench on 31 May 1981. [2]

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Venue

This was the sixth Greek Cup final held at AEK Stadium, after the 1962, 1967, 1974, 1976 and 1980 finals.

AEK Stadium was built in 1930 and it was renovated in 1979. The stadium is used as a venue for AEK Athens and was used for Greece on various occasions. Its current capacity is 35,000. [3]

Background

Olympiacos had reached the Greek Cup final twenty-one times, winning sixteen of them. The last time that they won the Cup was in 1975 (1–0 against Panathinaikos). The last time that they played in a final was in 1976, where they had lost to Iraklis by 6–5 on penalties, which came after a 4–4 draw at the end of the extra time.

PAOK had reached the Greek Cup final ten times, winning two of them. The last time they won the Cup was in 1974 (4–3 on penalties, which came after a 2–2 draw at the end of the extra time against Olympiacos). The last time they played in a final was in 1978, when they lost to AEK Athens by 2–0.

The two teams had met each other in a Cup final four times in 1951, 1971, 1973 and 1974 finals. [4]

Route to the final

OlympiacosRoundPAOK
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
Chalkida3–1 (A) First round Niki Volos 1–1 (5–3 p) (A)
Pierikos 5–0 (H) Second round Veria 2–0 (A)
Panionios 2–00–0 (H)3–0 ( a.e.t. ) (A) Round of 16 Olympiacos Volos 4–22–1 (H)2–1 (A)
Kavala 2–00–0 (A)2–0 (H) Quarter-finals Ethnikos Asteras 8–25–0 (H)3–2 (A)
Panegialios 6–13–0 (A)3–1 (H) Semi-finals AEK Athens 3–01–0 (A)2–0 (H)

Match

Details

Olympiacos 3–1 PAOK
Report
AEK Stadium , Nea Filadelfia
Attendance: 30,512
Referee: Nikos Zlatanos (Thessaloniki)
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Olympiacos
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PAOK
GK Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Sarganis
DF Flag of Greece.svg Giannis Kyrastas
DF Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Vamvakoulas
DF Flag of Cyprus.svg Stavros Papadopoulos (c)
DF Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Martin Novoselac
MF Flag of Greece.svg Vangelis Kousoulakis
MF Flag of Greece.svg Konstantinos Orfanos Sub off.svg 80'
MF Flag of Greece.svg Takis Nikoloudis Sub off.svg 69'
MF Flag of Greece.svg Takis Lemonis
FW Flag of Greece.svg Maik Galakos
FW Flag of Greece.svg Takis Persias
Substitutes:
DF Flag of Greece.svg Petros Michos Sub on.svg 69'
MF Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Ahlström Sub on.svg 80'
Manager:
Flag of Poland.svg Kazimierz Górski
GK Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Mladen Furtula
DF Flag of Greece.svg Ioannis Gounaris
DF Flag of Greece.svg Konstantinos Iosifidis
DF Flag of Hungary.svg József Salamon
DF Flag of Greece.svg Thomas Singas
MF Flag of Greece.svg Ioannis Damanakis
MF Flag of Greece.svg Panagiotis Kermanidis  Sub off.svg 68'
MF Flag of Greece.svg Vasilios Georgopoulos
MF Flag of Greece.svg Giorgos Koudas (c) Sub off.svg 75'
FW Flag of Brazil.svg Neto Guerino
FW Flag of Greece.svg Georgios Kostikos
Substitutes:
MF Flag of Greece.svg Vasilios Vasilakos  Sub on.svg 75'
FW Flag of Greece.svg Stathis Triantafyllidis Sub on.svg 68'
Manager:
Flag of Greece.svg Aristarchos Fountoukidis

Assistant referees:
Kostas Dedes (Messinia)
Antonis Vassaras (Thessaloniki)

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. "Kipello1981-1990" (PDF). epo.gr (in Greek).
  2. ""Ερυθρόλευκο" νταμπλ". sportdog.gr (in Greek). 21 June 2012.
  3. "Nikos Goumas Stadium". stadia.gr.
  4. "Greece - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF .