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{{Infobox football match
{{Infobox football match
| title = 2012 Greek Cup Final
| title = 2012 Greek Cup final
| image =
| image =
| event = [[2011–12 Greek Football Cup]]
| event = [[2011–12 Greek Football Cup]]
| team1 = [[Atromitos FC|Atromitos]]
| team1 = [[Atromitos F.C.|Atromitos]]
| team1score = 1
| team1score = 1
| team2 = [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]]
| team2 = [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]]
| team2score = 2
| team2score = 2
| details = After [[Overtime (sports)#Association football|extra time]]
| details =
| date = 28 April 2012
| date = 28 April 2012
| stadium = [[Spiros Louis Olympic Stadium|Spiros Louis]]
| stadium = [[Olympic Stadium (Athens)|Olympic Stadium]]
| city = [[Maroussi]], [[Athens]]
| city = [[Marousi]], [[Athens]]
| man_of_the_match1a = [[Rafik Djebbour]] (Olympiacos)
| man_of_the_match1a = [[Rafik Djebbour]] {{nowrap|(Olympiacos)}}
| referee = Ilias Spathas<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.epo.gr/refs/orismoi_11-12/cup_final_2012.pdf |title=Referees of the cup final are named |author=Hellenic Football Federation |date=April 25, 2012 |work= |publisher=www.epo.gr |accessdate=27 April 2012 |language=Greek}}</ref>
| referee = [[Ilias Spathas]] ([[Piraeus Football Clubs Association|Piraeus]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.epo.gr/refs/orismoi_11-12/cup_final_2012.pdf|title=Referees of the cup final are named|author=Hellenic Football Federation|date=25 April 2012|website=epo.gr|access-date=27 April 2012|lang=el}}</ref>
| attendance = 41,500
| attendance = 41,500
| weather = Cloudy
| weather = Partly Cloudy<br>{{convert|15|°C|°F}}<br>82% [[humidity]]
| previous = [[2011 Greek Cup Final|2011]]
| previous = [[2011 Greek Football Cup final|2011]]
| next = [[2013 Greek Cup Final|2013]]
| next = [[2013 Greek Football Cup final|2013]]
}}
}}


The '''2012 Greek Cup Final''' was the 70th final of the [[Greek Football Cup]]. It took place on April 28, 2012 at [[Spiros Louis Olympic Stadium|OAKA Spiros Louis]] stadium located in [[Amarousio]], [[Athens]] between Atromitos and Olympiacos.<ref name="telikos1">{{cite news |title=Olympiakos to clash with Atromitos in final |author=George Georgakopoulos |url=http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite5_1_04/04/2012_436540 |newspaper=Kathimerini |date=April 4, 2012 |accessdate=April 28, 2012}}</ref> This was the second consecutive Cup final for Atromitos, which the previous season lost to AEK.<ref name="telikos1"/>
The '''2012 Greek Cup final''' was the 68th final of the [[Greek Football Cup|Greek Cup]]. It took place on 28 April 2012 at the [[Olympic Stadium (Athens)|Olympic Stadium]]. The contesting teams were [[Atromitos F.C.|Atromitos]] and [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_wsite5_1_04/04/2012_436540|title=Olympiacos to clash with Atromitos in final|author=George Georgakopoulos|newspaper=Kathimerini|date=4 April 2012|lang=el}}</ref> It was the second consecutive Greek Cup final for Atromitos in their 89 years of existence and Olympiacos' thirty sixth Greek Cup final of their 87-year history.


==Venue==
== Route to the final ==
[[File:Panathinaikos Inter CL2008 09 b.jpg|thumb|left|Athens Olympic Stadium.]]
This was the nineteenth Greek Cup final held at the [[Olympic Stadium (Athens)|Athens Olympic Stadium]], after the 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2009, 2010 and 2011 finals.


The Athens Olympic Stadium was built in 1982 and renovated once in 2004. The stadium is used as a venue for [[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK Athens]] and [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]] and was used for Olympiacos and [[Greece national football team|Greece]] in various occasions. Its current capacity is 69,618 and it hosted three [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup/UEFA Champions League]] finals in [[1983 European Cup final|1983]], [[1994 UEFA Champions League final|1994]] and [[2007 UEFA Champions League final|2007]], a [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]] final in [[1987 European Cup Winners' Cup final|1987]], the [[1991 Mediterranean Games]] and the [[2004 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stadia.gr/oaka/oaka-f.html|title=Athens Olympic Stadium "Spyros Louis" (OAKA)|website=stadia.gr}}</ref>
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|- valign=top
!colspan=2 width=45%|<big>Atromitos</big>!!width=10%|Round!!colspan=2 width=45%|<big>Olympiacos</big>
|- valign=top
|[[Anagennisi Epanomi F.C.|Annagenisi Epanomi]] <small>[FL]</small><br>A<br>'''2 – 3'''||[[Thanasis Karagounis|Karagounis]] {{goal|22||40}}<br/>[[Luiz Eduarto Santana Brito|Brito]] {{goal|78}}||'''Fourth Round'''||[[Pierikos F.C.|Pierikos]] <small>[FL]</small><br>A<br>'''1 – 3'''||[[Marko Pantelić|Panteliċ]] {{goal|33|pen.||44}}<br/>[[Djamel Abdoun|Abdoun]] {{goal|70}}
|- valign=top
| [[Aris F.C. (Thessaloniki)|Aris]] <small>[SL]</small><br>H<br>'''2 – 1'''||[[Sokratis Fytanidis|Fytanidis]] {{goal|79}}<br/>[[Kostas Mitroglou|Mitroglou]] {{goal|90}}||'''Fifth Round'''||[[Thrasyvoulos F.C.|Thrasyvoulos]] <small>[FL]</small><br>H<br>'''3 – 0'''||[[Marko Pantelić|Panteliċ]] {{goal|10||56}}<br/>[[David Fuster|Fuster]] {{goal|16}}
|- valign=top
| [[PAOK F.C.|PAOK]] <small>[SL]</small><br>A<br>'''1 – 2''' <small>{{aet}}</small>||[[Sokratis Fytanidis|Fytanidis]] {{goal|90}}<br/>[[Luiz Eduarto Santana Brito|Brito]] {{goal|91}}||'''Quarter-Finals'''||[[Panionios G.S.S.|Panionios]] <small>[SL]</small><br>H<br>'''4 – 0'''||[[Marko Pantelić|Panteliċ]] {{goal|11||65}}<br/>[[Diogo Luis Santo|Diogo]] {{goal|78}}<br>[[Djamel Abdoun|Abdoun]] {{goal|87}}
|- valign=top
| [[Asteras Tripolis]] <small>[SL]</small><br>H<br>'''0 – 0'''||||'''Semi-Finals'''<br><small>First leg</small>||[[OFI FC|OFI]] <small>[SL]</small><br>H<br>'''1 – 0'''||[[Olof Melberg|Melberg]] {{goal|81}}
|- valign=top
|A<br>'''2 – 2'''<br><small>([[Playoff format#Total points series (aggregate)|agg.]] 2 – 2)</small>||[[Andreas Tatos|Tatos]] {{goal|15}}<br/>[[Kostas Mitroglou|Mitroglou]] {{goal|71}}||<small>Second leg</small>||A<br>'''0 – 0'''<br><small>([[Playoff format#Total points series (aggregate)|agg.]] 1 – 0)</small> ||
|}


==Background==
[SL] = [[Super League Greece|Super League]]
Atromitos had reached the Greek Cup final one time, in [[2011 Greek Football Cup final|2011]], where they had lost to [[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK Athens]] by 3–0.


Olympiacos had reached the Greek Cup final thirty five times, winning twenty four of them. The last time that had played in a final was in [[2009 Greek Football Cup final|2009]], where they had won [[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK Athens]] by 15–14 on a [[Penalty shootout (association football)|penalty shootout]], which came after a 4–4 draw at the end of the extra time.
[FL] = [[Football League (Greece)|Football League]]


The two teams had never met each other in a Cup final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/grkcuphist.html|title=Greece - List of Cup Winners|website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref>
== Match ==


=== Details ===
==Route to the final==
{{details|2011–12 Greek Football Cup}}
{{footballbox
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|date=28 April 2012
|-
|time=20:30 [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]]
|team1=[[Atromitos F.C.|Atromitos]]
!colspan=4|Atromitos
!Round
|score=1–2
!colspan=4|Olympiacos
|aet=yes
|- style="background:#c1e0ff"
|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120507054356/http://www.epo.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=20202:-2011-12-&catid=78:2010-02-22-21-10-50&Itemid=294 Report] {{el icon}}
|- style="background:#c1e0ff"
|team2=[[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]]
|Opponent
|goals1=[[Walter Iglesias|Iglesias]] {{goal|76}}
|Agg.
|goals2=[[Rafik Djebbour|Djebbour]] {{goal|29}} <br /> [[David Fuster|Fuster]] {{goal|119}}
|1st leg
|stadium=[[Olympic Stadium (Athens)|Olympic Stadium]], Athens
|2nd leg
|attendance=41,500
|
|referee=Ilias Spathas ([[Piraeus Prefecture|Piraeus]])
|Opponent
}}
|Agg.
|1st leg
|2nd leg
|-
|align=left| Annagenisi Epanomi
|colspan=3| 3–2 (A)
|style="background:#c1e0ff;"| [[2011–12 Greek Football Cup#Round of 32|Round of 32]]
|align=left| [[S.F.K. Pierikos (football)|Pierikos]]
|colspan=3| 3–1 (A)
|-
|align=left| [[Aris Thessaloniki F.C.|Aris]]
|colspan=3| 2–1 (H)
|style="background:#c1e0ff;"| [[2011–12 Greek Football Cup#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
|align=left| [[Thrasyvoulos F.C.|Thrasyvoulos]]
|colspan=3| 3–0 (H)
|-
| align=left| [[PAOK FC|PAOK]]
|colspan=3| 2–1 {{aet}} (A)
| style="background:#c1e0ff;"| [[2011–12 Greek Football Cup#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]]
| align=left| [[Panionios F.C.|Panionios]]
|colspan=3| 4–0 (H)
|-
| align=left| [[Asteras Tripolis F.C.|Asteras Tripolis]]
| 2–2 ([[away goals rule|a]])
| 0–0 (H)
| 2–2 (A)
| style="background:#c1e0ff;"| [[2011–12 Greek Football Cup#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]]
| align=left|[[OFI Crete F.C.|OFI]]
| 1–0
| 1–0 (H)
| 0–0 (A)
|}

==Match==

===Details===
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|date = 28 April 2012
|time = 20:30 [[Eastern European Summer Time|EEST]]
|team1 = [[Atromitos F.C.|Atromitos]]
|score = 1–2
|aet = yes
|report = https://www.epo.gr/media/files/ARXEIO_KYPELLO/telikos_2011-2012.pdf
|team2 = [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]]
|goals1 =
*[[Walter Iglesias|Iglesias]] {{goal|76}}
|goals2 =
*[[Rafik Djebbour|Djebbour]] {{goal|29}}
*[[David Fuster|Fuster]] {{goal|119}}
|stadium = [[Olympic Stadium (Athens)|Olympic Stadium]]
|location = [[Marousi]]
|attendance = 41,500
|referee = [[Ilias Spathas]] ([[Piraeus Football Clubs Association|Piraeus]])
}}</onlyinclude>


{| width=92%
{| width=92%
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!width="25"| !!width="25"|
|-
|-
|GK ||'''1''' ||{{flagicon|CMR}} [[Charles Itandje]]
|GK ||'''&nbsp;1'''||{{flagicon|CMR}} [[Charles Itandje]]
|-
|-
|DF ||'''2''' ||{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Giannis Skondras]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]]) || {{yel|102}}
|RB ||'''&nbsp;2'''||{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Giannis Skondras]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]]) || &nbsp;{{yel|102}}
|-
|-
|DF ||'''3''' ||{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Evangelos Ikonomou]] || {{yel|15}}
|CB ||'''&nbsp;5'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Wayne Thomas (footballer, born 1979)|Wayne Thomas]] || &nbsp;{{yel|112}}
|-
|-
|DF ||'''5''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Wayne Thomas (footballer)|Wayne Thomas]] || {{yel|112}}
|CB ||'''&nbsp;6'''||{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Sokratis Fytanidis]] || &nbsp;{{yel|36}}
|-
|-
|DF ||'''6''' ||{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Sokratis Fytanidis]] || {{yel|36}}
|LB ||'''&nbsp;3'''||{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Vangelis Ikonomou]] || &nbsp;{{yel|15}}
|-
|-
|MF ||'''17'''||{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Walter Iglesias]] || {{yel|63}} || {{suboff|98}}
|DM ||'''17''' ||{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Matías Iglesias]] || &nbsp;{{yel|63}} || {{suboff|98}}
|-
|-
|MF ||'''21'''||{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Elini Dimoutsos]]
|CM ||'''&nbsp;9'''||{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Luiz Brito]] || || {{suboff|77}}
|-
|-
|MF ||'''7''' ||{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Andreas Tatos]] || || {{suboff|63}}
|RM ||'''21''' ||{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Elini Dimoutsos]]
|-
|-
|MF ||'''8''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Denis Epstein]]
|LM ||'''&nbsp;8'''||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Denis Epstein]]
|-
|-
|MF ||'''9''' ||{{flagicon|BRA}} [[Luiz Eduarto Santana Brito|Brito]] || || {{suboff|77}}
|AM ||'''&nbsp;7'''||{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Andreas Tatos]] || || {{suboff|63}}
|-
|-
|FW ||'''23'''||{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Kostas Mitroglou]]
|CF ||'''23''' ||{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Kostas Mitroglou]]
|-
|-
|colspan=4|'''Substitutes:'''
|colspan=4|'''Substitutes:'''
|-
|-
|GK ||'''30'''||{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Velimir Radman]]
|GK ||'''30''' ||{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Velimir Radman]]
|-
|-
|DF ||'''13'''||{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Evangelos Nastos]]
|DF ||'''13''' ||{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Vangelis Nastos]]
|-
|-
|DF ||'''24'''||{{flagicon|ANG}} [[Francisco Zuela]] || || {{subon|98}}
|DF ||'''24''' ||{{flagicon|ANG}} [[Francisco Zuela]] || || {{subon|98}}
|-
|-
|MF ||'''16'''||{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Panagiotis Ballas]]
|MF ||'''16''' ||{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Panagiotis Ballas]]
|-
|-
|MF ||'''19'''||{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Stelios Sfakianakis]] || || {{subon|77}}
|MF ||'''19''' ||{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Stelios Sfakianakis]] || || {{subon|77}}
|-
|-
|FW ||'''10'''||{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Thanasis Karagounis]]
|FW ||'''10''' ||{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Thanasis Karagounis]]
|-
|-
|FW ||'''20'''||{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Tasos Karamanos]] || || {{subon|63}}
|FW ||'''20''' ||{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Anastasios Karamanos]] || || {{subon|63}}
|-
|-
|colspan=4|'''Manager:'''
|colspan=4|'''Manager:'''
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!width="25"| !!width="25"|
!width="25"| !!width="25"|
|-
|-
|GK ||'''1''' ||{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Roy Carroll]]
|GK ||'''&nbsp;1'''||{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Roy Carroll]]
|-
|-
|DF ||'''35'''||{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Vasilis Torosidis]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|RB ||'''35''' ||{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Vasilis Torosidis]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
|-
|-
|DF ||'''20'''||{{flagicon|GRE}} [[José Holebas]] || {{yel|44}}
|CB ||'''&nbsp;4'''||{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Olof Mellberg]]
|-
|-
|DF ||'''4''' ||{{flagicon|SWE}} [[Olof Mellberg]]
|CB ||'''21''' ||{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Avraam Papadopoulos]]
|-
|-
|DF ||'''21'''||{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Avraam Papadopoulos]]
|LB ||'''20''' ||{{flagicon|GRE}} [[José Holebas]] || {{yel|44}}
|-
|-
|MF ||'''31'''||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Pablo Orbaiz]] || {{yel|68}}
|DM ||'''31''' ||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Pablo Orbaiz]] || {{yel|68}}
|-
|-
|MF ||'''2''' ||{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Giannis Maniatis]] || || {{suboff|103}}
|CM ||'''&nbsp;2'''||{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Giannis Maniatis]] || || {{suboff|103}}
|-
|-
|MF ||'''77'''||{{flagicon|CMR}} [[Jean Makoun]] || || {{suboff|83}}
|CM ||'''77''' ||{{flagicon|CMR}} [[Jean Makoun]] || || {{suboff|83}}
|-
|-
|MF ||'''93'''||{{flagicon|ALG}} [[Djamel Abdoun]] || || {{suboff|72}}
|RW ||'''93''' ||{{flagicon|ALG}} [[Djamel Abdoun]] || || {{suboff|72}}
|-
|-
|FW ||'''10'''||{{flagicon|ALG}} [[Rafik Djebbour]]
|LW ||'''14''' ||{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Kevin Mirallas]]
|-
|-
|FW ||'''14'''||{{flagicon|BEL}} [[Kevin Mirallas]]
|CF ||'''10''' ||{{flagicon|ALG}} [[Rafik Djebbour]]
|-
|-
|colspan=4|'''Substitutes:'''
|colspan=4|'''Substitutes:'''
|-
|-
|GK ||'''42'''||{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Balázs Megyeri]]
|GK ||'''42''' ||{{flagicon|HUN}} [[Balázs Megyeri]]
|-
|-
|DF ||'''3''' ||{{flagicon|FRA}} [[François Modesto]] || || {{subon|103}}
|DF ||'''&nbsp;3'''||{{flagicon|FRA}} [[François Modesto]] || || {{subon|103}}
|-
|-
|DF ||'''23'''||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Ivan Marcano]]
|DF ||'''23''' ||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Iván Marcano]]
|-
|-
|DF ||'''92'''||{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Ioannis Potouridis]]
|DF ||'''92''' ||{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Ioannis Potouridis]]
|-
|-
|MF ||'''18'''||{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Ioannis Fetfatzidis]] || || {{subon|72}}
|MF ||'''18''' ||{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Giannis Fetfatzidis]] || || {{subon|72}}
|-
|-
|MF ||'''19'''||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[David Fuster]] || || {{subon|83}}
|MF ||'''19''' ||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[David Fuster]] || || {{subon|83}}
|-
|-
|FW ||'''25'''||{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Dimitris Diamantakos]]
|FW ||'''25''' ||{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Dimitrios Diamantakos]]
|-
|-
|colspan=4|'''Manager:'''
|colspan=4|'''Manager:'''
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{| width=100% style="font-size: 90%"
{| width=100% style="font-size: 90%"
| width=50% valign=top|
| width=50% valign=top|
'''Match officials'''
'''Man of the Match:'''
<br>{{flagicon|ALG}} [[Rafik Djebbour]] (Olympiacos)
*Assistant referees:

**Dimitrios Saraidaris ([[Thessaloniki (regional unit)|Thessaloniki]])
<br>'''[[Assistant referee (association football)|Assistant referees]]:'''
**Leonidas Vasileiadis ([[Thessaloniki (regional unit)|Thessaloniki]])
<br>Dimitrios Saraidaris ([[Thessaloniki Football Clubs Association|Thessaloniki]])
*Fourth official: Athanasios Yiachos ([[Chios (regional unit)|Chios]])
<br>Leonidas Vasileiadis ([[Thessaloniki Football Clubs Association|Thessaloniki]])
*Match observer: Michail Kalathenos ([[Dodecanese]])
<br>'''[[Assistant referee (association football)#Fourth official|Fourth official]]:'''
<br>Athanasios Giachos ([[Chios Football Clubs Association|Chios]])
<br>'''Match observer:'''
<br>Michail Kalathenos ([[Dodecanese Football Clubs Association|Dodecanese]])
| width=50% valign=top|
| width=50% valign=top|
'''Match rules'''
'''Match rules'''
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|}
|}


== References ==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}


== External links ==
==External links==
* {{el icon}} [http://www.epo.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19405&Itemid=198 Hellenic Football Association - Greek cup 2011-2012]
*{{in lang|el}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20120412173356/http://www.epo.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19405&Itemid=198 2011–12 Greek Cup at epo.gr]


{{Greek Cup seasons}}
{{Greek Cup seasons}}
{{2011–12 in Greek football}}
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{{Olympiacos F.C. matches}}


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Latest revision as of 10:34, 28 November 2024

2012 Greek Cup final
Event2011–12 Greek Football Cup
After extra time
Date28 April 2012
VenueOlympic Stadium, Marousi, Athens
Man of the MatchRafik Djebbour (Olympiacos)
RefereeIlias Spathas (Piraeus)[1]
Attendance41,500
WeatherPartly Cloudy
15 °C (59 °F)
82% humidity
2011
2013

The 2012 Greek Cup final was the 68th final of the Greek Cup. It took place on 28 April 2012 at the Olympic Stadium. The contesting teams were Atromitos and Olympiacos.[2] It was the second consecutive Greek Cup final for Atromitos in their 89 years of existence and Olympiacos' thirty sixth Greek Cup final of their 87-year history.

Venue

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Athens Olympic Stadium.

This was the nineteenth 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, 2010 and 2011 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.[3]

Background

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Atromitos had reached the Greek Cup final one time, in 2011, where they had lost to AEK Athens by 3–0.

Olympiacos had reached the Greek Cup final thirty five times, winning twenty four of them. The last time that had played in a final was in 2009, where they had won AEK Athens by 15–14 on a penalty shootout, which came after a 4–4 draw at the end of the extra time.

The two teams had never met each other in a Cup final.[4]

Route to the final

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Atromitos Round Olympiacos
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Annagenisi Epanomi 3–2 (A) Round of 32 Pierikos 3–1 (A)
Aris 2–1 (H) Round of 16 Thrasyvoulos 3–0 (H)
PAOK 2–1 (a.e.t.) (A) Quarter-finals Panionios 4–0 (H)
Asteras Tripolis 2–2 (a) 0–0 (H) 2–2 (A) Semi-finals OFI 1–0 1–0 (H) 0–0 (A)

Match

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Details

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Atromitos1–2 (a.e.t.)Olympiacos
  • Iglesias 76'
Report
Attendance: 41,500
Atromitos
Olympiacos
GK  1 Cameroon Charles Itandje
RB  2 Greece Giannis Skondras (c)  Yellow card 102'
CB  5 England Wayne Thomas  Yellow card 112'
CB  6 Greece Sokratis Fytanidis  Yellow card 36'
LB  3 Greece Vangelis Ikonomou  Yellow card 15'
DM 17 Argentina Matías Iglesias  Yellow card 63' downward-facing red arrow 98'
CM  9 Brazil Luiz Brito downward-facing red arrow 77'
RM 21 Greece Elini Dimoutsos
LM  8 Germany Denis Epstein
AM  7 Greece Andreas Tatos downward-facing red arrow 63'
CF 23 Greece Kostas Mitroglou
Substitutes:
GK 30 Croatia Velimir Radman
DF 13 Greece Vangelis Nastos
DF 24 Angola Francisco Zuela upward-facing green arrow 98'
MF 16 Greece Panagiotis Ballas
MF 19 Greece Stelios Sfakianakis upward-facing green arrow 77'
FW 10 Greece Thanasis Karagounis
FW 20 Greece Anastasios Karamanos upward-facing green arrow 63'
Manager:
Greece Giorgos Donis
GK  1 Northern Ireland Roy Carroll
RB 35 Greece Vasilis Torosidis (c)
CB  4 Sweden Olof Mellberg
CB 21 Greece Avraam Papadopoulos
LB 20 Greece José Holebas Yellow card 44'
DM 31 Spain Pablo Orbaiz Yellow card 68'
CM  2 Greece Giannis Maniatis downward-facing red arrow 103'
CM 77 Cameroon Jean Makoun downward-facing red arrow 83'
RW 93 Algeria Djamel Abdoun downward-facing red arrow 72'
LW 14 Belgium Kevin Mirallas
CF 10 Algeria Rafik Djebbour
Substitutes:
GK 42 Hungary Balázs Megyeri
DF  3 France François Modesto upward-facing green arrow 103'
DF 23 Spain Iván Marcano
DF 92 Greece Ioannis Potouridis
MF 18 Greece Giannis Fetfatzidis upward-facing green arrow 72'
MF 19 Spain David Fuster upward-facing green arrow 83'
FW 25 Greece Dimitrios Diamantakos
Manager:
Spain Ernesto Valverde

Man of the Match:
Algeria Rafik Djebbour (Olympiacos)


Assistant referees:
Dimitrios Saraidaris (Thessaloniki)
Leonidas Vasileiadis (Thessaloniki)
Fourth official:
Athanasios Giachos (Chios)
Match observer:
Michail Kalathenos (Dodecanese)

Match rules

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

References

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  1. ^ Hellenic Football Federation (25 April 2012). "Referees of the cup final are named" (PDF). epo.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  2. ^ George Georgakopoulos (4 April 2012). "Olympiacos to clash with Atromitos in final". Kathimerini (in Greek).
  3. ^ "Athens Olympic Stadium "Spyros Louis" (OAKA)". stadia.gr.
  4. ^ "Greece - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF.
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