Venue
This was the first Greek Cup final held at Pankritio Stadium.
Pankritio Stadium was built in 2003. The stadium is used as a venue for Ergotelis and OFI and was used for Greece in 2004. Its current capacity is 26,240. [4]
| Event | 2005–06 Greek Football Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 10 May 2006 | ||||||
| Venue | Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Michalis Konstantinou (Olympiacos) | ||||||
| Referee | Vasilis Terovitsas (Aetoloacarnania) | ||||||
| Attendance | 22,079 | ||||||
| Weather | Fair 18 °C (64 °F) 73% humidity | ||||||
The 2006 Greek Cup final was the 62nd final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 10 May 2006 at Pankritio Stadium. The contesting teams were Olympiacos and AEK Athens. [1] [2] [3] It was Olympiacos' thirty second Greek Cup final and third consecutive in their 81 years of existence and AEK Athens' eighteenth Greek Cup final in their 82-year history.
This was the first Greek Cup final held at Pankritio Stadium.
Pankritio Stadium was built in 2003. The stadium is used as a venue for Ergotelis and OFI and was used for Greece in 2004. Its current capacity is 26,240. [4]
Olympiacos had reached the Greek Cup final thirty one times, winning twenty one of them. The last time that had played in a final was in 2005, where they had won Aris by 3–0.
AEK Athens had reached the Greek Cup final seventeen times, winning eleven of them. The last time that had played in a final was in 2002, where they had won Olympiacos by 2–1. [5]
| Olympiacos | Round | AEK Athens | ||||||
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| Paniliakos | 4–0 (A) | Round of 32 | PAS Giannina | 3–0 (A) | ||||
| Thrasyvoulos | 2–0 (A) | Round of 16 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 2–2 (4–3 p) | 1–1 (H) | 1–1 ( a.e.t. ) (A) | ||
| Skoda Xanthi | 2–1 | 1–1 (H) | 1–0 (A) | Quarter-finals | Niki Volos | 2–0 | 0–0 (A) | 2–0 (H) |
| AEL | 4–1 | 3–1 (H) | 1–0 (A) | Semi-finals | Agrotikos Asteras | 3–1 | 3–0 (H) | 0–1 (A) |
| Olympiacos | 3–0 | AEK Athens |
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