2023 Greek Football Cup final

The 2023 Greek Cup final was the 79th final of the Greek Cup. It took place on 24 May 2023 at Panthessaliko Stadium,[1][2] between AEK Athens and PAOK. It was AEK Athens' twenty-seventh Greek Cup final in their 99 years of existence and PAOK's twenty third Greek Cup final and third consecutive, of their 97-year history.

2023 Greek Cup final
Event2022–23 Greek Football Cup
Date24 May 2023
VenuePanthessaliko Stadium, Volos
Man of the MatchHarold Moukoudi (AEK Athens)
RefereeFelix Brych (Germany)
AttendanceBehind closed doors
WeatherFair
21 °C (70 °F)
68% humidity
2022
2024

Venue edit

 
Panthessaliko Stadium.

This was the fourth Greek Cup final held at the Panthessaliko Stadium after the 2007, 2017 and 2020 finals.

The Panthessaliko Stadium was built in 2004. The stadium is used as a venue for Niki Volos and Volos. Its current capacity is 22,700.

Background edit

AEK Athens had reached the Greek Cup final twenty six times, winning fifteen of them. The last time that they had won the Cup was in 2016 (2–1 against Olympiacos). The last time that had played in a final was in 2020, where they had lost to Olympiacos by 1–0.

PAOK qualified for the Greek Cup final twenty two times, winning eight of them. The last time they had won the Cup was in 2021 (2–1 against Olympiacos). The last time that had played in a final was in 2022, where they had lost to Panathinaikos by 1–0.

Route to the final edit

AEK Athens Round PAOK
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
PAS Giannina 2–0 (H) Fifth round Bye
Kifisia 5–0 2–0 (A) 3–0 (H) Round of 16 Kalamata 4–0 2–0 (A) 2–0 (H)
Panserraikos 6–1 3–0 (H) 3–1 (A) Quarter-finals Panathinaikos 3–1 2–0 (H) 1–1 (A)
Olympiacos 4–2 3–0 (H) 1–2 (A) Semi-finals Lamia 6–2 5–1 (A) 1–1 (H)

Match edit

Details edit

AEK Athens2–0PAOK
Report
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AEK Athens
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PAOK
GK  1   Cican Stanković
RB 12   Lazaros Rota    6'
CB 19   Domagoj Vida
CB  2   Harold Moukoudi
LB 28   Ehsan Hajsafi
DM  4   Damian Szymański (c)    35'    61'
RM 19   Niclas Eliasson    82'
LM  8   Mijat Gaćinović    86'
AM 13   Orbelín Pineda    62'
SS 10   Steven Zuber
CF  7   Levi García    62'
Substitutes:
GK 99   Georgios Theocharis
DF 24   Gerasimos Mitoglou
DF 29   Djibril Sidibé    62'
MF  6   Jens Jønsson    61'
ΜF 20   Petros Mantalos    82'
MF 22   Paolo Fernandes    86'
FW  5   Nordin Amrabat    90+2'    62'
FW  9   Tom van Weert
FW 99   Zine
Manager:
  Matías Almeyda
GK 40   Dominik Kotarski
RB 23   Joan Sastre    62'
CB  4   Sverrir Ingi Ingason (c)
CB 59   Konstantinos Koulierakis    86'
LB 55   Rafa Soares    62'
CM 33   Douglas Augusto    40'
CM 22   Stefan Schwab    49'    78'
RM 11   Taison
LM 14   Andrija Živković
AM 65   Giannis Konstantelias    85'
CF 71   Brandon Thomas
Substitutes:
GK 18   Živko Živković
DF 16   Tomasz Kędziora    86'
DF 20   Vieirinha    62'
MF 26   Tiago Dantas
MF  7   Omar El Kaddouri    78'
MF 50   Filipe Soares
MF 10   Thomas Murg
MF 21   Diego Biseswar    62'
FW 95   Stefanos Tzimas    85'
Manager:
  Răzvan Lucescu

Man of the Match:
Harold Moukoudi (AEK Athens)


Assistant referees:
Mark Borsch (Germany)
Stefan Lupp (Germany)
Fourth official:
Angelos Evangelou (Athens)
Video assistant referee:
Gunter Perl (Germany)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Vasilis Terovitsas (Aetoloacarnania)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
  • Nine named substitutes, of which up to five may be used at maximum three times, with a sixth allowed in extra time.

References edit

  1. ^ "Απόφαση Εκτελεστικής Επιτροπής ΕΠΟ". epo.gr. 12 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Τελικός Κυπέλλου Novibet: Διαπιστεύσεις ΜΜΕ". epo.gr. 12 May 2023.