2026 Greek Football Cup final
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The 2026 Greek Cup final was the 82nd final of the Greek Cup. It took place on 25 April 2026 at Panthessaliko Stadium. The contesting teams were OFI and PAOK.[1] It was OFI's fourth Greek Cup final and second consecutive, in their 101 years of existence and PAOK's twenty fourth Greek Cup final of their 100-year history.[2][3]
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| Event | 2025–26 Greek Football Cup | ||||||
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| After extra time | |||||||
| Date | 25 April 2026 | ||||||
| Venue | Panthessaliko Stadium, Volos | ||||||
| Referee | Angelos Evangelou (Athens) | ||||||
| Attendance | 20,108 | ||||||
| Weather | Fair 18 °C (64 °F) 55% humidity | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Aaron Leya Iseka (OFI) | ||||||
Venue
This was the sixth Greek Cup final held at the Panthessaliko Stadium, after the 2007, 2017, 2020, 2023 and 2024 finals.
Panthessaliko Stadium was built in 2004. The stadium is used as a venue for Niki Volos and Volos. Its current capacity is 22,189.[4]
Background
OFI has reached the Greek Cup final three times, winning one of them. The last time that they had won the Cup was in 1987 (3–1 in penalty shootout against Iraklis). The last time that had played in a final was in 2025, where they had lost to Olympiacos by 2–0.
PAOK has reached the Greek Cup final twenty three times, winning eight of them. The last time that had played in a final was in 2023, where they lost to AEK Athens by 2–0.
The two teams had never met each other in a Cup final.[5]
Route to the final
| PAOK | Round | OFI | ||||||
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| Opponent | Result | League phase | Opponent | Result | ||||
| Levadiakos | 1–4 (A) | Matchday 1 | Kavala | 3–0 (H) | ||||
| AEL | 4–1 (H) | Matchday 2 | Athens Kallithea | 1–0 (A) | ||||
| Aris | 1–1 (A) | Matchday 3 | Iraklis | 3–1 (H) | ||||
| Marko | 4–1 (H) | Matchday 4 | AEK Athens | 0–2 (A) | ||||
| 8th place Advanced to knockout phase play-offs |
Final position | 6th place Advanced to knockout phase play-offs | ||||||
| Atromitos | 1–1 (5–4 p) (H) | Play-offs | Asteras Tripolis | 2–0 (H) | ||||
| Olympiacos | 2–0 (A) | Quarter-finals | AEK Athens | 1–0 (A) | ||||
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
| Panathinaikos | 3–0 | 1–0 (A) | 2–0 (H) | Semi-finals | Levadiakos | 2–1 | 1–1 (H) | 1–0 (A) |
Match
Details
| PAOK | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | OFI |
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