2017 Greek Cup Final
Event2016–17 Greek Football Cup
PAOK AEK Athens
2 1
Date6 May 2017
VenuePanthessaliko Stadium, Volos
Man of the MatchDiego Biseswar (PAOK)
RefereeGiorgos Kominis (Thesprotia)
Attendance19,236
WeatherFair
17 °C (63 °F)
43% humidity

The 2017 Greek Cup Final was the 73rd final of the Greek Football Cup. It took place on 6 May 2017 at Panthessaliko Stadium, between PAOK and AEK Athens.[1] It was PAOK's eighteenth Greek Cup Final in their 91 years of existence and AEK Athens' twenty second Greek Cup Final and second consecutive, of their 93-year history. The HFF announcement for the 2016–17 Greek Cup mentioned the Olympic Stadium as the host for the final, but PAOK had clarified that they did not want to play at AEK Athens' home stadium, suggesting the Pankritio Stadium, however, the Federation chose the Panthessaliko Stadium. It was a stadium that until the completion of the semi-finals, did not actually exist on the table. The people of Thessaly Football Clubs Association quickly made the decision to submit a file after the qualification of PAOK to the final. In fact, within two hours, they tilted the plate in favor of conducting the game in their area, submitting a complete file. So it was decided that the final would take place at Volos with fans of both clubs and special constructions for the security in the conduction of the match.[2] However, the match was marked by incidents between the fans of both clubs in the streets, inside and outside the stadium,[3] where also was an invasion on the pitch by PAOK fans before the beginning of the match which resulted in punishment on both clubs for the next season.[4]

Venue

Panthessaliko Stadium.

This was the second Greek Cup Final held at the Panthessaliko Stadium after the 2007 final.

The Panthessaliko Stadium was built in 2004. The stadium is used as a venue for Niki Volos and Volos. Its current capacity is 22,700.

Background

PAOK had reached the Greek Cup Final seventeen times, winning four of them. The last time that they had won the Cup was in 2003 (1–0 against Aris). The last time that had played in a Final was in 2014, where they had lost to Panathinaikos by 4–1.

AEK Athens had reached the Greek Cup Final twenty one times, winning fourteen of them. The last time that had played in a Final was in 2016, where they had won Olympiacos by 2–1.

Route to the final

PAOK Round AEK Athens
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
AEL 2–0 (H) Matchday 1 Kerkyra 4–0 (H)
Trikala 0–0 (A) Matchday 2 Anagennisi Karditsa 2–2 (H)
Panelefsiniakos 7–0 (A) Matchday 3 Lamia 0–0 (A)
Group A winners

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 PAOK 3 7
2 Trikala 3 7
3 AEL 3 3
4 Panelefsiniakos 3 0
Source: epo.gr
 Final standings Group F winners

Pos Team Pld Pts
1 AEK Athens 3 5
2 Lamia 3 5
3 Kerkyra 3 4
4 Anagennisi Karditsa 3 1
Source: epo.gr
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout phase Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Panetolikos 6–1 2–0 (A) 4–1 (H) Round of 16 Levadiakos 7–0 1–0 (A) 6–0 (H)
Xanthi 2–2 (a) 2–1 (A) 0–1 (H) Quarter-finals Platanias 3–0 0–0 (A) 3–0 (H)
Panathinaikos 4–2 0–2 (A) 4–0 (H) Semi-finals Olympiacos 2–2 (a) 2–1 (A) 0–1 (H)

Match

Details

PAOK2–1AEK Athens
  • Biseswar 24'
  • Henrique 81'
 Report
Attendance: 19,236
Referee: Giorgos Kominis (Thesprotia)
PAOK
AEK Athens
GK71Greece Panagiotis Glykos (c)Yellow card 90+4'
RB 3Brazil Léo MatosYellow card 70'
CB15Spain José Ángel CrespoYellow card 14'
CB43Cape Verde Fernando Varela
LB 4Croatia Marin Leovac
DM87Spain José Cañas
CM28Ukraine Yevhen Shakhov
CM16Bosnia and Herzegovina Gojko Cimirotdownward-facing red arrow 86'
RW10Angola Djalma Camposdownward-facing red arrow 73'
LW21Netherlands Diego Biseswardownward-facing red arrow 90'
CF 9Serbia Aleksandar Prijović
Substitutes:
GK99Greece Marios Siampanis
DF70Greece Stelios Kitsiouupward-facing green arrow 90'
DF13Greece Stelios Malezasupward-facing green arrow 86'
MF77Greece Dimitris Pelkas
FW11Brazil Pedro HenriqueYellow card 88'upward-facing green arrow 73'
FW40Cyprus Nikolas Mattheou
FW33Greece Stefanos Athanasiadis
Manager:
Serbia Vladimir Ivić
GK22Greece Giannis Anestis
RB12Brazil Rodrigo Galo
CB 4Bosnia and Herzegovina Ognjen Vranješ
CB19Ukraine Dmytro Chyhrynskyi
LB23Spain Dídac Vilà
DM18Sweden Jakob Johansson
DM 8Portugal André SimõesYellow card 80' downward-facing red arrow 83'
RM 7Greece Lazaros Christodoulopoulos downward-facing red arrow 86'
LM29Argentina Patito RodríguezYellow card 16' downward-facing red arrow 68'
AM20Greece Petros Mantalos (c)
CF11Argentina Sergio Araujo
Substitutes:
GK 1Greece Vasilis Barkas
DF26Greece Dimitrios Kolovetsios
MF25Greece Konstantinos Galanopoulos upward-facing green arrow 68'
MF30Greece Ilias Tselios
FW10Venezuela Ronald Vargas upward-facing green arrow 86'
FW28Greece Anastasios Bakasetas
FW 9Portugal Hugo Almeida upward-facing green arrow 83'
Manager:
Spain Manolo Jiménez

Man of the Match:
Netherlands Diego Biseswar (PAOK)


Assistant referees:
Christos Baltas (Achaea)
Giorgos Kalfoglou (Thesprotia)
Additional assistant referees:
Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Dodecanese)
Dimitris Thanos (Grevena)
Fourth official:
Charalambos Kalogeropoulos (Athens)

Match rules

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

References

  1. ↑ ΠΑΟΚ-ΑΕΚ 2-1. sport24.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 27 November 2018.
  2. ↑ Στο Πανθεσσαλικό ο τελικός Κυπέλλου ΠΑΟΚ - ΑΕΚ. protothema.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  3. ↑ Τελικός Κυπέλλου 2017: Τραμπούκοι εναντίον χούλιγκανς, σημειώσατε ντροπιαστικό Χ!. newsit.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  4. ↑ Ανησυχία σε ΠΑΟΚ και ΑΕΚ για την έκθεση του παρατηρητή. huffingtonpost.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 8 May 2017.
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