1960 Greek Football Cup final

1960 Greek Cup final
Event1959–60 Greek Football Cup
Olympiacos won after a replay
After extra time
Date7 August 1960
VenueLeoforos Alexandras Stadium, Ampelokipoi, Athens
RefereeJosé Blanco Pérez (Spain)
Attendance25,000
Replay
Date11 September 1960
VenueKaraiskakis Stadium, Piraeus
RefereeJosé Blanco Pérez (Spain)

The 1960 Greek Cup final was the 18th final of the Greek Cup. The initial match took place on 7 August 1960 at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium. The replay match took place on 11 September 1960 at Karaiskakis Stadium. The contesting teams were Panathinaikos and Olympiacos. It was Panathinaikos' fifth Greek Cup final in their 52 years of existence and Olympiacos' tenth Greek Cup final and fifth consecutive in their 35-year history.[1][2]

Venue

This was the fifteenth Greek Cup final held at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, after the 1932, 1939, 1940, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956 and 1959 finals. (Leoforos also hosted the replay match of the 1933 final between Ethnikos Piraeus and Aris, the replay match of the 1949 final between AEK Athens and Panathinaikos and the replay match of the 1952 final between Olympiacos and Panionios).

Leoforos Alexandras Stadium was built in 1922. The stadium is used as a venue for Panathinaikos and Greece. Its current capacity is 30,000.[3]

Background

Panathinaikos had reached the Greek Cup final four times, winning three of them. The last time that they had played in a final was in 1955, where they won PAOK by 1–0.

Olympiacos had reached the Greek Cup final nine times, winning eight of them. The last time that they had played in a final was in 1959, where they won Doxa Drama by 2–1.

The two teams had never met each other in a Cup final.[4]

Route to the final

Panathinaikos Round Olympiacos
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Apollon Kalamata 8–0 (H) Round of 32 Diagoras 3–1 (H)
Iraklis 1–0 (A) Round of 16 ΑΕ Komotini 6–0 (H)
Niki Volos 4–0 (H) Quarter-finals Olympiacos Chalkida 4–0 (H)
Proodeftiki 4–4 (c) 1–1 (a.e.t.) (H) 3–3 (A) Semi-finals Panegialios 3–1 (H)

Match

Details

Panathinaikos1–1Olympiacos
  • Papaemmanouil 16'
Report (page 5)
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: José Blanco Pérez (Spain)
GK Michalis Voutsaras
DF Nikos Tzounakos
DF Kostas Linoxilakis (c)
DF Dimitris Mantarakis
MF Giorgos Andreou
MF Ioannis Nembidis
MF Mimis Domazos
FW Dimitris Theofanis
FW Andreas Papaemmanouil
FW Mimis Bernardos
FW Vangelis Panakis
Manager:
Antonis Migiakis
GK Savvas Theodoridis
DF Ilias Rosidis (c)
DF Giorgos Laimos
DF Dimitrios Stefanakos
MF Kostas Polychroniou
MF Babis Kotridis
MF Thanasis Bebis
FW Sotiris Gavetsos
FW Giorgos Sideris
FW Elias Yfantis
FW Kostas Papazoglou
Manager:
Bruno Vale

Match rules

Replay

Details

Olympiacos3–0Panathinaikos
Report (page 5)
Referee: José Blanco Pérez (Spain)
GK Savvas Theodoridis
DF Ilias Rosidis (c)
DF Dimitrios Stefanakos
DF Giorgos Laimos
MF Kostas Polychroniou
MF Babis Kotridis
MF Stelios Psychos
FW Giorgos Sideris
FW Elias Yfantis
FW Aris Papazoglou
FW Thanasis Bebis
Manager:
Bruno Vale
GK Michalis Voutsaras
DF Nikos Tzounakos
DF Kostas Linoxilakis (c)
DF Dimitris Mantarakis
MF Ioannis Nembidis
MF Giorgos Andreou
MF Mimis Domazos
FW Dimitris Theofanis
FW Andreas Papaemmanouil
FW Mimis Bernardos
FW Vangelis Panakis
Manager:
Antonis Migiakis

Match rules

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kipello1951-1960" (PDF). epo.gr (in Greek).
  2. ^ Ρούσσος, Θοδωρής (11 September 2019). "11/9/1960: Ολυμπιακός - Παναθηναϊκός 3-0, με Φόντακα... τον Πολυχρονίου!". fosonline.gr (in Greek).
  3. ^ "Leoforos Stadium "Apostolos Nikolaidis"". stadia.gr.
  4. ^ "Greece - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF.