1994 Greek Football Cup final

1994 Greek Cup final

Event	1993–94 Greek Football Cup
Panathinaikos AEK Athens 3 3
After extra time Panathinaikos won 4–2 on penalties
Date	20 April 1994
Venue	Olympic Stadium, Marousi, Athens
Referee	Giannis Spathas (Piraeus)
Attendance	61,232
← 1993 1995 →

The 1994 Greek Cup final was the 50th final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 20 April 1994 at the Olympic Stadium. The contesting teams were Panathinaikos and AEK Athens. It was Panathinaikos' twenty first Greek Cup final and second consecutive in their 86 years of existence and AEK Athens' thirteenth Greek Cup final in their 70-year history. ^[1] A remarkable fact was that the 2 finalists were drawn in the same group at the start of the tournament. The match was characterized as one of the most sensational finals in history of the institution ^[2] and was compared to the 1976 final. AEK Athens lost the chance to win the double, since they eventually won the championship. ^[3]

Venue

Athens Olympic Stadium.

This was the tenth Greek Cup final held at the Athens Olympic Stadium, after the 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 and 1993 finals.

The Athens Olympic Stadium was built in 1982. The stadium is used as a venue for Panathinaikos and Greece and was used for Olympiacos and AEK Athens on various occasions. Its current capacity is 80,000 and hosted a European Cup/UEFA Champions League final in 1983 and will host the 1994 final, a European Cup Winners' Cup final in 1987 and the 1991 Mediterranean Games. ^[4]

Background

Panathinaikos had reached the Greek Cup final twenty times, winning thirteen of them. The last time that they played in a final was in 1993, where they had won against Olympiacos by 1–0.

AEK Athens had reached the Greek Cup final twelve times, winning seven of them. The last time that they had played in a final was in 1983, where they had won against PAOK by 2–0.

The two teams had met each other in a Cup final two times in the 1948 and 1949 finals. ^[5]

Route to the final

Further information: 1993–94 Greek Football Cup

Panathinaikos				Round	AEK Athens
Opponent	Result			Group stage	Opponent	Result
Niki Volos	1–0 (H)			Matchday 1	Keratsini	7–0 (A)
Keratsini	5–0 (H)			Matchday 2	Niki Volos	2–0 (A)
AEK Athens	2–2 (A)			Matchday 3	Panathinaikos	2–2 (H)
Group 14 runners-up Team Pts AEK Athens 7 Panathinaikos 7 Niki Volos 1 Keratsini 1				Final standings	Group 14 winners Team Pts AEK Athens 7 Panathinaikos 7 Niki Volos 1 Keratsini 1
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Knockout phase	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
OFI	5–3	5–1 (H)	0–2 (A)	Round of 32	Paniliakos	6–3	0–0 (A)	6–3 (H)
PAOK	4–3 (5–4 p)	0–0 (H)	0–0 ( a.e.t. ) (A)	Round of 16	Asteras Ambelokipoi	16–1	4–0 (H)	7–1 (A)
Ionikos	3–1	1–1 (H)	2–0 (A)	Quarter-finals	AEL	2–1	1–0 (A)	1–1 ( a.e.t. ) (H)
Iraklis	3–0	0–0 (A)	3–0 (H)	Semi-finals	Aris	2–1	0–0 (A)	2–1 (H)

Match

Details

20 April 1994

20:15 EEST

Panathinaikos	3–3 (a.e.t.)	AEK Athens
Warzycha 32' Manolas 54' (o.g.) Markos 116'	Report (pages 3,4)	Alexandris 72', 95' Dimitriadis 77'
Penalties
Christodoulou Georgiadis Ouzounidis Marangos Apostolakis	4–2	Savevski Alexandris Tsiartas Dimitriadis

Olympic Stadium , Marousi

Attendance: 61,232

Referee: Giannis Spathas (Piraeus)

Panathinaikos

ΑΕΚ Athens

GK  1 Józef Wandzik RB  2 Stratos Apostolakis (c) CB  5 Giannis Kalitzakis CB  3 Marinos Ouzounidis LB  8 Thanasis Kolitsidakis DM 11 Dimitris Markos CM  4 Louis Christodoulou LM  6 Nikos Nioplias RM 10 Georgios Georgiadis AM  7 Juan José Borrelli  67' CF  9 Krzysztof Warzycha  65' Substitutes: GK Antonios Nikopolidis MF 12 Spyros Marangos  67' FW 14 Georgios Donis  65' Manager: Juan Ramón Rocha

GK  1 Ilias Atmatsidis RB  5 Refik Šabanadžović  46' CB  3 Vaios Karagiannis CB  4 Stelios Manolas LB  2 Michalis Kasapis DM  6 Michalis Vlachos  60' CM 10 Stavros Stamatis CM  8 Toni Savevski RW  9 Charis Kopitsis LW 11 Zoran Slišković CF  7 Alexis Alexandris (c) Substitutes: GK 15 Vasilis Karagiannis DF 12 Georgios Agorogiannis MF 13 Tasos Mitropoulos MF 14 Vasilios Tsiartas  46' FW 16 Vasilis Dimitriadis  60' Manager: Dušan Bajević

Assistant referees: Christos Sotiropoulos (Piraeus) Nikos Chaldeos (Piraeus)

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

• 1993–94 Greek Football Cup

References

1. "Kipello1991-1995" (PDF). epo.g (in Greek).
2. "Ο τελικός... θρίλερ Παναθηναϊκός-ΑΕΚ το 1994". gazzetta.gr (in Greek). 20 April 2015.
3. "Κύπελλο Ελλάδας: Οι 10 τελικοί που έγραψαν ιστορία!". sdna.gr (in Greek). 25 May 2024.
4. "Athens Olympic Stadium "Spyros Louis" (OAKA)". stadia.gr.
5. "Greece - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF .