2023 Greek Football Cup final
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| Event | 2022–23 Greek Football Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 24 May 2023 | ||||||
| Venue | Panthessaliko Stadium, Volos | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Harold Moukoudi (AEK Athens) | ||||||
| Referee | Felix Brych (Germany) | ||||||
| Attendance | Behind closed doors | ||||||
| Weather | Fair 21 °C (70 °F) 68% humidity | ||||||
The 2023 Greek Cup final was the 79th final of the Greek Cup. It took place on 24 May 2023 at Panthessaliko Stadium.[1] The contesting teams were AEK Athens and PAOK. It was AEK Athens' twenty-seventh Greek Cup final in their 99 years of existence and PAOK's twenty third Greek Cup final and third consecutive, of their 97-year history. After the continuous refusals of the mayor of Volos, Achilleas Beos to grant Panthessaliko Stadium to host the match,[2] as the proclamation dictated,[3] a series of consultations occurred about the venue of the match throughout the season. The HFF, examined many proposals which included stadiums from the United States, England, Germany,[4] Poland, Romania,[5] Serbia, Cuprus, Albania[6] and stadiums all over Greece.[7][8][9] Eventually, Beos accepted and it was decided at 12 May that the match would take place at Panthessaliko Stadium.[10][11]
Venue
This was the fourth Greek Cup final held at Panthessaliko Stadium after the 2007, 2017 and 2020 finals.
Panthessaliko Stadium was built in 2004. The stadium is used as a venue for Niki Volos and Volos. Its current capacity is 22,189.[12]
Background
AEK Athens had reached the Greek Cup final twenty-six times, winning fifteen of them. The last time that they had won the Cup was in 2016 (2–1 against Olympiacos). The last time that had played in a final was in 2020, where they had lost to Olympiacos by 1–0.
PAOK qualified for the Greek Cup final twenty-two times, winning eight of them. The last time they had won the Cup was in 2021 (2–1 against Olympiacos). The last time that had played in a final was in 2022, where they had lost to Panathinaikos by 1–0.
The two teams had met each other in a Cup final six times in the 1939, 1978, 1983, 2017, 2018 and 2019 finals.[13]
Route to the final
| AEK Athens | Round | PAOK | ||||||
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
| PAS Giannina | 2–0 (H) | Fifth round | Bye | |||||
| A.E. Kifisia | 5–0 | 2–0 (A) | 3–0 (H) | Round of 16 | Kalamata | 4–0 | 2–0 (A) | 2–0 (H) |
| Panserraikos | 6–1 | 3–0 (H) | 3–1 (A) | Quarter-finals | Panathinaikos | 3–1 | 2–0 (H) | 1–1 (A) |
| Olympiacos | 4–2 | 3–0 (H) | 1–2 (A) | Semi-finals | Lamia | 6–2 | 5–1 (A) | 1–1 (H) |
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References
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- ^ "Απόφαση Εκτελεστικής Επιτροπής ΕΠΟ". epo.gr (in Greek). 12 May 2023.
- ^ "ΑΕΚ - ΠΑΟΚ, Τελικός Κυπέλλου Ελλάδας 2023: Η ώρα για τη μάχη των "Δικεφάλων"". protothema.gr (in Greek). 24 May 2023.
- ^ "Panthessalian Stadium". stadia.gr.
- ^ "Greece - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF.