The 2006 Greek Cup final was the 62nd final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 10 May 2006 at Pankritio Stadium. The contestants were Olympiacos and AEK Athens.[1][2][3] It was Olympiacos' thirty second Greek Cup final and third consecutive in their 81 years of existence and AEK Athens' eighteenth Greek Cup final in their 82-year history.
| Event | 2005–06 Greek Football Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 10 May 2006 | ||||||
| Venue | Pankritio Stadium, Heraklion | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Michalis Konstantinou (Olympiacos) | ||||||
| Referee | Vasilis Terovitsas (Aetoloacarnania) | ||||||
| Attendance | 22,079 | ||||||
| Weather | Fair 18 °C (64 °F) 73% humidity | ||||||
Venue edit
This was the first Greek Cup final held at the Pankritio Stadium.
The Pankritio Stadium was built in 2003. The stadium is used as a venue for Ergotelis and OFI and was used for Greece in 2004. Its current capacity is 26,240.
Background edit
Olympiacos had qualified for the Greek Cup final thirty one times, winning twenty one of them. They last had played in a final in 2005, where they had won Aris, 3–0.
AEK Athens had reached the Greek Cup final seventeen times, winning eleven of them. They last had played in a final in 2002, where they had won Olympiacos, 2–1.
Route to the final edit
| Olympiacos | Round | AEK Athens | ||||||
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| Paniliakos | 4–0 (A) | Round of 32 | PAS Giannina | 3–0 (A) | ||||
| Thrasyvoulos | 2–0 (A) | Round of 16 | Ethnikos Piraeus | (Agg.) 2–2 (4–3 p) |
1st Leg 1–1 (H) |
Replay 1–1 (a.e.t.) (A) | ||
| Skoda Xanthi | (Agg.) 2–1 |
1st Leg 1–1 (H) |
2nd Leg 1–0 (A) |
Quarter-finals | Niki Volos | (Agg.) 2–0 |
1st Leg 0–0 (A) |
2nd Leg 2–0 (H) |
| AEL | (Agg.) 4–1 |
1st Leg 3–1 (H) |
2nd Leg 1–0 (A) |
Semi-finals | Agrotikos Asteras | (Agg.) 3–1 |
1st Leg 3–0 (H) |
2nd Leg 0–1 (A) |
Match edit
Details edit
| Olympiacos | 3–0 | AEK Athens |
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Man of the Match:
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Match rules
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Ολυμπιακός-ΑΕΚ 3-0". ant1news.gr (in Greek). 27 November 2018.
- ^ "ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΠΟΔΟΣΦΑΙΡΙΚΗ ΟΜΟΣΠΟΝΔΙΑ". epo.gr (in Greek). 6 April 2008. Archived from the original on 6 April 2008.
- ^ "Greece Cup 2005/06". RSSSF.