| Event | 2007–08 Greek Football Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 17 May 2008 | ||||||
| Venue | Kaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Luciano Galletti (Olympiacos) | ||||||
| Referee | Giorgos Kasnaferis (Athens) | ||||||
| Attendance | 19,199 | ||||||
| Weather | Partly Cloudy 22 °C (72 °F) 46% humidity | ||||||
The 2008 Greek Cup final was the 64th final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 17 May 2008 at Kaftanzoglio Stadium. [1] [2] The contesting teams were Olympiacos and Aris. It was Olympiacos' thirty-third Greek Cup final in their 83 years of existence and Aris' eighth Greek Cup final in their 94-year history. It was the last match of the referee, Giorgos Kasnaferis before his retirement, as he whistled in 4 of the last 8 cup finals. [3]
This was the second Greek Cup final held at the Kaftanzoglio Stadium, after the 1970 final.
The Kaftanzoglio Stadium was built in 1960 and renovated once in 2004. The stadium is used as a venue for Iraklis and was used for Greece in 1969. Its current capacity is 27,770 and hosted a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final in 1983.
Olympiacos had reached the Greek Cup final thirty two times, winning twenty two of them. The last time that had played in a final was in 2006, where they had won AEK Athens by 3–0.
Aris had reached the Greek Cup final seven times, winning one of them. The last time that they had won the Cup was in 1970 (1–0 against PAOK). The last time that had played in a final was in 2005, where they had lost to Olympiacos by 3–0.
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| Diagoras | 2–1 (A) | Round of 32 | Agios Dimitrios | 1–0 ( a.e.t. ) (A) | ||||
| Panathinaikos | 4–0 (H) | Round of 16 | Ethnikos Katerini | 3–0 (A) | ||||
| Iraklis | (Agg.) 4–2 | 1st Leg 2–0 (H) | 2nd Leg 2–2 (A) | Quarter-finals | Skoda Xanthi | (Agg.) 1–0 | 1st Leg 0–0 (A) | 2nd Leg 1–0 (H) |
| Thrasyvoulos | (Agg.) 6–3 | 1st Leg 3–2 (A) | 2nd Leg 3–1 (H) | Semi-finals | Atromitos | (Agg.) 3–1 | 1st Leg 1–0 (H) | 2nd Leg 2–1 (A) |
| Olympiacos | 2–0 | Aris |
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