1977 Greek Football Cup final
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| Event | 1976–77 Greek Football Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 22 June 1977 | ||||||
| Venue | Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus | ||||||
| Referee | Nikos Zlatanos (Thessaloniki) | ||||||
| Attendance | 23,483 | ||||||
The 1977 Greek Cup final was the 33rd final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 22 June 1977 at Karaiskakis Stadium. The contesting teams were Panathinaikos and PAOK. It was Panathinaikos' thirteenth Greek Cup final in their 69 years of existence and PAOK's ninth Greek Cup final in their 51-year history.[1] In the final, the clubs faced each other at the same stadium as in 1972, where after a spectacular match Panathinaikos won by 2–1, achieved the domestic double and completed a very successful season in general since they won the Balkans Cup, as well.[2] The footballers of PAOK, protesting the refereeing of the match, refused to receive their medals, as a result of which they received a suspension of one matchday in the following season and in fact two on each matchday so that there would be no problem with the selection of the starting line-up.[3]
This was the ninth Greek Cup final held at Karaiskakis Stadium, after the 1957, 1958, 1965, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973 and 1975 finals. (Karaiskakis also hosted the replay match of the 1960 final between Panathinaikos and Olympiacos).
Karaiskakis Stadium was built in 1895 and renovated once in 1964. The stadium is used as a venue for Olympiacos and Ethnikos Piraeus and was used for Greece on various occasions. Its current capacity is 42,000 and hosted a European Cup Winners' Cup final in 1971 and the first leg of the Intercontinental Cup final in 1971.[4]
Background
Panathinaikos had reached the Greek Cup final twelve times, winning five of them. The last time that they had won the Cup was in 1969 (They won on a toss of a coin after a 1–1 draw at the end of the extra time against Olympiacos). The last time that had played in a final was in 1975, where they had lost to Olympiacos by 1–0.
PAOK had reached the Greek Cup final eight times, winning two of them. The last time that they played in a final was in 1974, where they had won Olympiacos 4–3 on penalties, which had come after a 2–2 draw at the end of the extra time.
The two teams had met each other in a Cup final two times in the 1955 and 1972 finals.[5]
Route to the final
| Panathinaikos | Round | PAOK | ||
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| Opponent | Result | Opponent | Result | |
| Kampaniakos | 1–1 (3–1 p) (A) | First round | Panthrakikos | 3–0 (H) |
| Kozani | 4–0 (H) | Second round | Bye | |
| Trikala | 4–2 (H) | Round of 16 | AEK Athens | 2–1 (H) |
| Egaleo | 9–0 (H) | Quarter-finals | Ethnikos Piraeus | 3–2 (A) |
| Olympiacos | 2–1 (a.e.t.) (H) | Semi-finals | Fostiras | 4–0 (H) |
