2011 Greek Football Cup final

The 2011 Greek Cup final was the 67th final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 30 April 2011 at the Olympic Stadium. The contesting teams were Atromitos and AEK Athens. It was Atromitos' first-ever Greek Cup final in their 88 years of existence and AEK Athens' twentieth Greek Cup final in their 87-year history. The match that was tarnished by serious incidents caused by AEK Athens' fans afterwards.[1]

2011 Greek Cup final
Event2010–11 Greek Football Cup
Date30 April 2011
VenueOlympic Stadium, Marousi, Athens
Man of the MatchNikos Liberopoulos (AEK Athens)
RefereeAnastasios Kakos (Corfu)
Attendance50,912
WeatherMostly Cloudy
17 °C (63 °F)
68% humidity
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Venue

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Athens Olympic Stadium.

This was the eighteenth Greek Cup final held at the Athens Olympic Stadium, after the 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2009 and 2010 finals.

The Athens Olympic Stadium was built in 1982 and renovated once in 2004. The stadium is used as a venue for AEK Athens and Panathinaikos and was used for Olympiacos and Greece in various occasions. Its current capacity is 69,618 and it hosted three European Cup/UEFA Champions League finals in 1983, 1994 and 2007, a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final in 1987, the 1991 Mediterranean Games and the 2004 Summer Olympics.[2]

Background

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Atromitos had never competed in a Cup final.

AEK Athens had reached the Greek Cup final nineteen times, winning twelve of them. The last time that they had won the Cup was in 2002 (2–1 against Olympiacos). The last time that had played in a final was in 2009, where they had lost to Olympiacos by 15–14 on a penalty shootout, which came after a 4–4 draw at the end of the extra time.[3]

Route to the final

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Atromitos Round AEK Athens
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Anagennisi Giannitsa 3–1 (A) Round of 32 Panthrakikos 5–1 (A)
Kavala 1–0 (H) Round of 16 AEL 4–0 (A)
Diagoras 3–0 2–0 (H) 1–0 (A) Quarter-finals Panathinaikos 4–3 2–0 (A) 2–3 (H)
Olympiakos Volos 2–1 2–1 (H) 0–0 (A) Semi-finals PAOK 1–0 0–0 (H) 1–0 (A)

Match

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Details

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Atromitos0–3AEK Athens
Report
Attendance: 50,912
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Atromitos
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AEK Athens
GK  1   Charles Itandje
RB 32   Giannis Skondras    25'
CB  4   Marcin Baszczyński
CB 26   Marcelo Oliveira   83'
LB  2   Vaggelis Nastos
DM  6   Konstantinos Nebegleras (c)    43'
CM 19   Stelios Sfakianakis
CM 22   Andreas Tatos
RW  7   Henri Camara   89'
LW 20   Marek Saganowski   66'
CF  8   Ilias Anastasakos
Substitutes:
GK 23   Chrisostomos Michailidis
DF  5   Massamba Sambou   89'
DF 31   Filippos Darlas
MF 11   Luiz Brito   66'
MF 17   Marcelo Sarmiento   83'
FW 21   Thanasis Karagounis
FW 40   Giannis Karalis
Manager:
  Giorgos Donis
GK 23   Sebastián Saja
RB 31   Nikolaos Georgeas
CB  5   Traianos Dellas
CB  4   Kostas Manolas
LB 15   Nikolaos Karabelas
DM 21   Papa Bouba Diop    63'
CM 14   Grigoris Makos    25'
CM 19   Panagiotis Lagos
AM 33   Nikos Liberopoulos (c)    29'
SS 32   Ignacio Scocco    33'
CF 18   Ismael Blanco    70'
Substitutes:
GK 22   Giannis Arabatzis
DF  6   David Mateos
MF  1   Pantelis Kafes    89'    70'
MF 11   Míchel
MF 90   Savvas Gentsoglou
FW  9   Leonardo
FW 39   Nabil Baha    33'
Manager:
  Manolo Jiménez

Man of the Match:
  Nikos Liberopoulos (AEK Athens)


Assistant referees:
Christos Baltas (Achaea)
Petros Tryfon (Drama)
Fourth official:
Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Dodecanese)
Match Observer:
Giannis Tsachilidis

Match rules

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Κυπελλούχος η ΑΕΚ με ευτράπελα, επεισόδια και εισβολή με τη «λήξη»". in.gr (in Greek). 30 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Athens Olympic Stadium "Spyros Louis" (OAKA)". stadia.gr.
  3. ^ "Greece - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF.