Olympiacos F.C., known simply as Olympiacos or Olympiacos Piraeus, is a Greek professional football club based in Piraeus. Part of the major multi-sport club Olympiacos CFP, their name was inspired from the ancient Olympic Games and along with the club's emblem, the laurel-crowned Olympic athlete, symbolize the Olympic ideals of ancient Greece. Their home ground is the Karaiskakis Stadium, a 33,334-capacity stadium in Piraeus.
Dimitris Saravakos, nicknamed "the Kid", is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a forward. Saravakos is widely considered to be one of the greatest Greek footballers of all time and a Panathinaikos' legend. The IFFHS chose him in the best XI of all time of Greek football in 2021.
Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. is a Greek football club based in Piraeus and its parent sports club is Ethnikos OFPF. The club was officially formed on 21 November 1923 as KeravnosPiraeus, but existed unofficially since 1922. One year later the club was renamed to Young Boys Titan, after some players' secession that formed Peiraikos Podosfairikos Omilos. The club was renamed to Ethnikos on 23 December 1924, after it merged with Peiraikos Podosfairikos Omilos.
The 1978–79 Greek Football Cup was the 37th edition of the Greek Football Cup.
The 1996–97 Greek Football Cup was the 55th edition of the Greek Football Cup.
This article concerns football records in Greece and it includes the top flight and lower divisions as well.
The 1997–98 season was the 74th season in the existence of AEK Athens F.C. and the 39th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. They competed in the Alpha Ethniki, the Greek Cup and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. The season began on 31 August 1997 and finished on 17 May 1998.
The 2004 Greek Cup final was the 60th final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 8 May 2004 at Nea Smyrni Stadium. The contesting teams were Panathinaikos and Olympiacos. It was Panathinaikos' twenty sixth Greek Cup final in their 96 years of existence and Olympiacos' thirtieth Greek Cup final in their 79-year history. The final was originally scheduled to take place at the Pampeloponnisiako Stadium in Patras, but at the last minute the approval for its performance was not given after the refusal of the Achaia Police Department, for fear of provoking incidents by the fans of both teams and even a few months before the Olympic Games, and Patras was among the Olympic cities. Finally, following recommendations from the Minister of Public Order, George Voulgarakis, that the final should be held within the Attica Basin for the best possible policing, it was decided to take place at the Nea Smyrni Stadium, as the Olympic Stadium, due to upcoming games, was in the final phase of its reconstruction. Initially, the mayor of Nea Smyrni and president of the amateur Panionios, George Koutelakis, expressed his opposition and refusal to concede the stadium and for security reasons the number of tickets available for sale was limited.
The 2001 Greek Cup final was the 57th final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 12 May 2001 at Nikos Goumas Stadium. The contesting teams were Olympiacos and PAOK. It was Olympiacos' twenty-ninth Greek Cup final in their 76 years of existence and PAOK's fifteenth Greek Cup final in their 75-year history. A draw was preceded on 19 April to determine in which stadium/city the final would be hosted: Nikos Goumas Stadium in Athens or Kaftanzoglio Stadium in Thessaloniki. Several days before the game, Olympiacos president Sokratis Kokkalis made a memorable statement using a Greek expression that Olympiacos would lose the upcoming final only if "the devil broke his leg", meaning that it was almost impossible for his team to lose. However, PAOK won the match by 4–2 with an impressive performance and earned the trophy 27 years after their last success, in the same stadium against the same opponent. During the awarding ceremony, former goalkeeper and member of the coaching staff of PAOK, Mladen Furtula whispered to Kokkalis that the devil indeed broke his leg that day and the latter responded with a laugh. The manager of PAOK, Dušan Bajević became the first in history to win the trophy with three different clubs, as he had previously won it in 1996 with AEK Athens and in 1999 with Olympiacos.
The 1970–71 season was the 47th season in the existence of AEK Athens F.C. and the 12th consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. They competed in the Alpha Ethniki, the Greek Cup and the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. The season began on 2 September 1970 and finished on 27 June 1971.
The 1967–68 season was the 44th season in the existence of AEK Athens F.C. and the ninth consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. They competed in the Alpha Ethniki, the Greek Cup and the Balkans Cup. The season began on 7 October 1967 and finished on 31 August 1968.
The 1965–66 season was the 42nd season in the existence of AEK Athens F.C. and the seventh consecutive season in the top flight of Greek football. They competed in the Alpha Ethniki and the Greek Cup. The season began on 28 November 1965 and finished on 10 July 1966.
The 1959–60 season was the 36th season in the existence of AEK Athens F.C. and the first season in the top flight of Greek football. They competed in the Alpha Ethniki and the Greek Cup. The season began on 23 September 1959 and finished on 31 July 1960.
The 1997 Greek Cup final was the 53rd final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 16 April 1997 at Karaiskakis Stadium. The contesting teams were AEK Athens and Panathinaikos. It was AEK Athens' fifteenth Greek Cup final and fourth consecutive in their 73 years of existence and Panathinaikos' twenty third Greek Cup final in their 89-year history. For third time in the 4 last years AEK Athens and Panathinaikos were pondered over in the final. The loss of Cup for Panathinaikos, combined with their 5-place finish in the championship, resulted in club not qualifing in any European competition for the first time in the last 25 years.
The 1979 Greek Cup final was the 35th final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 9 June 1979 at Karaiskakis Stadium. The contesting teams were Panionios and AEK Athens. It was Panionios' fourth Greek Cup final in their 89 years of existence and AEK Athens' eleventh Greek Cup final and second consecutive in their 55-year history. Panionios with a 3–1 comeback, defeated the champions of that year, AEK Athens, claiming their first Cup and completed one of the biggest surprises in the history of the institution.
The 1978 Greek Cup final was the 34th final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 4 June 1978 at Karaiskakis Stadium. The contesting teams were AEK Athens and PAOK. It was AEK Athens' tenth Greek Cup final in their 54 years of existence and PAOK's tenth Greek Cup final and second consecutive in their 52-year history. With their conquest of the Cup, AEK Athens achieved the first double after 39 years and the second in their history.
The 1977 Greek Cup final was the 33rd final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 22 June 1977 at Karaiskakis Stadium. The contesting teams were Panathinaikos and PAOK. It was Panathinaikos' thirteenth Greek Cup final in their 69 years of existence and PAOK's ninth Greek Cup final in their 51-year history. In the final, the clubs faced each other at the same stadium as in 1972, where spectacular and episodic match, Panathinaikos won by 2–1 and achieved the double. The footballers of PAOK, protesting the refereeing of the match, refused to receive their medals, as a result of which they received a suspension of one match day in the following season, and in fact two on each match day so that there would be no problem with the selection of the starting line-up.
The 1973 Greek Cup final was the 29th final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 17 June 1973 at Karaiskakis Stadium. The contesting teams were Olympiacos and PAOK. It was Olympiacos' eighteenth Greek Cup final in their 48 years of existence and PAOK's seventh Greek Cup final and fourth consecutive in their 47-year history. With their conquest of the Cup, Olympiacos achieved the double.
The 1971 Greek Cup final was the 27th final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 9 June 1971 at Karaiskakis Stadium. The contesting teams were Olympiacos and PAOK. It was Olympiacos' seventeenth Greek Cup final in their 46 years of existence and PAOK's fifth Greek Cup final and second consecutive in their 45-year history.
The 1969 Greek Cup final was the 25th final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 9 July 1969 at Karaiskakis Stadium. The contesting teams were Panathinaikos and Olympiacos for a second time in row. It was Panathinaikos' tenth Greek Cup final and third consecutive in their 61 years of existence and Olympiacos' sixteenth Greek Cup final and second consecutive in their 44-year history. It was the only Cup final to be judged on coin toss, as at the center of the pitch with the presence of the referees and the captains of both teams, Mimis Domazos, captain of Panathinaikos chose correctly and his team was awarded the trophy. By winning the cup, Panathinaikos also achieved the first double in their history. It was the last time this procedure of coin toss was used, as from the following year the procedure of penalties was established.
