1996 Greek Football Cup final

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1996 Greek Cup final
Event 1995–96 Greek Football Cup
Date16 April 1997
Venue Olympic Stadium, Marousi, Athens
Referee Christos Sotiropoulos (Piraeus)
Attendance31,563
1995
1997

The 1996 Greek Cup final was the 52nd final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 15 May 1996 at the Olympic Stadium. The contesting teams were Apollon Athens and AEK Athens. It was Apollon Athens' first-ever Greek Cup final in their 105 years of existence and AEK Athens' fourtheenth Greek Cup final and third consecutive in their 72-year history. [1] Demis Nikolaidis played his last match as footballer of Apollon Athens, a few days before his transfer to AEK Athens. With their 7–1 win over Apollon Athens, AEK Athens achieved a record victory in the history of the Greek Cup finals. [2] Furthermore, it was his only Cup title, as well as his last trophy won by Dušan Bajević as the coach of AEK Athens. [3]

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Venue

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Athens Olympic Stadium.

This was the twelfth Greek Cup final held at the Athens Olympic Stadium, after the 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994 and 1995 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 two European Cup/UEFA Champions League finals in 1983 and 1994, a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final in 1987 and the 1991 Mediterranean Games. [4]

Background

Apollon Athens had never competed in a Cup final.

AEK Athens had reached the Greek Cup final thirteen times, winning eight of them. The last time that they had won the Cup was in 1983 (2–0 against PAOK). The last time that they had played in a final was in 1995, where they had lost to Panathinaikos by 1–0 after the extra time.

The two teams had never met each other in a Cup final. [5]

Route to the final

Apollon AthensRoundAEK Athens
OpponentResult Group stage OpponentResult
Panelfsiniakos UnknownMatchday 1 Almopos Aridea 6–2 (H)
Atromitos UnknownMatchday 2 Olympiacos Volos 2–0 (A)
Kalamata UnknownMatchday 3 Panegialios 4–1 (H)
Ambelokipoi ThessalonikiUnknownMatchday 4 Panathinaikos 1–3 (A)
Group 3 winners
TeamPts
Apollon Athens 12
Panelfsiniakos 5
Atromitos 4
Kalamata 4
Ambelokipoi Thessaloniki2
Final standings Group 1 runners-up
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Knockout phase OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
Paniliakos 5–42–1 (H)3–3 (A) Round of 32 Iraklis 3–01–0 (H)2–0 (A)
Panetolikos 4–32–1 (A)2–2 (H) Round of 16 Olympiacos 4–13–1 (A)1–1 (H)
Skoda Xanthi 5–24–0 (H)1–2 (A) Quarter-finals Panathinaikos 5–43–1 (H)2–2 (A)
PAOK 4–21–1 (H)3–1 (A) Semi-finals Athinaikos 6–05–0 (H)1–0 (A)

Match

Details

Apollon Athens 1–7 AEK Athens
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Report (page 5)
Olympic Stadium , Marousi
Attendance: 31,563
Referee: Christos Sotiropoulos (Piraeus)
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Apollon Athens
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ΑΕΚ Athens
GK 1 Flag of Greece.svg Dimitris Raptis
RB 7 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1998).svg Predrag Erak Yellow card.svg 25'
CB 3 Flag of Greece.svg Kostas Mavridis  Sub off.svg 55'
CB 4 Flag of Greece.svg Andreas Theodoropoulos  Sub off.svg 35'
LB 5 Flag of Greece.svg Giannis Apostolou Sub off.svg 46'
DM 2 Flag of Greece.svg Konstantinos Ioannou
CM10 Flag of Albania.svg Bledar Kola
RM 6 Flag of Greece.svg Giannis Tatsis
LM 8 Flag of Greece.svg Lefteris Velentzas (c)
CF 9 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1998).svg Bernard Barnjak
CF11 Flag of Greece.svg Demis Nikolaidis
Substitutes:
DF12 Flag of Greece.svg Panagiotis Lachanas Sub on.svg 55'
DF13 Flag of Greece.svg Vangelis Kefalas Yellow card.svg 76' Sub on.svg 46'
MF14 Flag of Greece.svg Theodoros Alexis  Sub on.svg 35'
Manager:
Flag of Greece.svg Giannis Pathiakakis
GK 1 Flag of Greece.svg Ilias Atmatsidis
CB 3 Flag of Greece.svg Nikos Kostenoglou
CB 4 Flag of Greece.svg Stelios Manolas (c)Yellow card.svg 29'
CB 6 Flag of Greece.svg Michalis Vlachos Yellow card.svg 1'Sub off.svg 66'
DM 5 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1998).svg Refik Šabanadžović
CM 8 Flag of North Macedonia.svg Toni Savevski
RM 2 Flag of Greece.svg Vasilios Borbokis Yellow card.svg 8'Sub off.svg 66'
AM10 Flag of Greece.svg Vasilios Tsiartas Sub off.svg 82'
LM11 Flag of Greece.svg Michalis Kasapis Yellow card.svg 2'
SS 7 Flag of Georgia (1990-2004).svg Temur Ketsbaia
CF 9 Flag of Greece.svg Daniel Batista Red card.svg 52'
Substitutes:
GK15 Flag of Greece.svg Vasilis Karagiannis
DF13 Flag of Greece.svg Vaios Karagiannis Sub on.svg 82'
DF16 Flag of Greece.svg Charis Kopitsis
MF14 Flag of Greece.svg Christos Maladenis Sub on.svg 66'
FW12 Flag of Greece.svg Christos Kostis Sub on.svg 66'
Manager:
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1998).svg Dušan Bajević

Assistant referees:
Antonis Togias (Piraeus)
Nikos Vergis (Thessaloniki)
Fourth official:
Malamas Tevekelis (Thessaloniki)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shootout if scores still level
  • Five named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions

See also

References

  1. "Kipello1996-1999" (PDF). epo.gr (in Greek). Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2022.
  2. ""Ενέργειες που γίνονται με κομπιούτερ": Η ιστορική επτάρα της ΑΕΚ στον Απόλλωνα στον τελικό του '96". sport-fm.gr (in Greek). 15 May 2018.
  3. "Η "επτάρα" της ΑΕΚ στο τελικό κυπέλλου με τον Απόλλωνα". sport-retro.gr (in Greek). 27 November 2018.
  4. "Athens Olympic Stadium "Spyros Louis" (OAKA)". stadia.gr.
  5. "Greece - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF .