1970 Greek Football Cup final

1970 Greek Cup final
Event1969–70 Greek Football Cup
Date28 June 1970
VenueKaftanzoglio Stadium, Thessaloniki
RefereeChristos Michas (Athens)
Attendance46,695

The 1970 Greek Cup final was the 26th final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 28 June 1970 at Kaftanzoglio Stadium. The contesting teams were Aris and PAOK. It was Aris' fifth Greek Cup final in their 56 years of existence and PAOK's fourth Greek Cup final in their 44-year history.[1] For the first time in the history of the institution, 2 teams from Thessaloniki reached the final, as a result of which the match was held there, for the first time after 37 years. It was the first Cup final that was broadcast live on television.[2]

Venue

This was the first Greek Cup final held at Kaftanzoglio Stadium.

Kaftanzoglio Stadium was built in 1960. The stadium is used as a venue for Iraklis and was used for Greece in 1969.[3]

Background

Aris had reached the Greek Cup final four times. The last time that had played in a final was in 1950, where they had lost to AEK Athens by 4–0.

PAOK had reached the Greek Cup final three times. The last time that they played in a final was in 1955, where they had lost to Panathinaikos by 2–0.

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

Route to the final

Aris Round PAOK
Opponent Result Opponent Result
A.P.S. Patras 1–0 (A) Second round Makedonikos 5–1 (H)
Bye Additional round Bye
Panathinaikos 2–1 (H) Round of 16 Pierikos 4–0 (H)
Kallithea 3–1 (A) Quarter-finals Panionios 1–0 (H)
Olympiacos 1–0 (A) Semi-finals Egaleo 1–0 (H)

Match

Details

Aris1–0PAOK
  • Keramidas 8'
Report (page 5)
GK Nikos Christidis (c)
DF Theodoros Pallas
DF Christos Nalbantis
DF Angelos Spyridon
DF Takis Raptopoulos
MF Sofoklis Semertzis  60'
MF Vangelis Syropoulos
MF Manolis Keramidas
FW Alekos Alexiadis
FW Joseph Michailidis
FW Kostas Papaioannou
Substitutes:
MF Vasilis Psifidis  60'
 
Manager:
Milovan Ćirić
GK Stelios Christodoulou  43'
DF Giorgos Papachristoudis
DF Aristarchos Fountoukidis
DF Emilios Theofanidis
DF Giorgos Makris  27'
MF Thomas Dramalis
MF Christos Terzanidis
MF Stavros Sarafis
FW Dimitris Paridis
FW Giorgos Koudas (c)
FW Vasilis Lazos
Substitutes:
GK Kostas Pirtsos  43'
DF Giorgos Kontogiorgos  27'
Manager:
Jenő Csaknády

Assistant referees:
Nikos Fakis (Athens)
Timoleon Latsios (Larissa)

Match rules

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kipello1961-1970" (PDF). epo.gr (in Greek).
  2. ^ "ΣΑΝ ΣΗΜΕΡΑ: Ο Άρης κατέκτησε το κύπελλο Ελλάδας". arenafm.gr (in Greek). 28 June 2018. Archived from the original on 16 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Kaftanzoglio Stadium". stadia.gr.
  4. ^ "Greece - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF.