1960 Greek Football Cup final

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]

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)
1959
1961

Venue

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Leoforos Alexandras Stadium.

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

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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.[4]

Route to the final

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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

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Details

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Panathinaikos1–1Olympiacos
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

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Details

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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

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References

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  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.