1969 Greek Football Cup final

The 1969 Greek Cup final was the 25th final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 9 July 1969 at Karaiskakis Stadium. The contesting teams were Panathinaikos and Olympiacos for a second time in row. It was Panathinaikos' tenth Greek Cup final and third consecutive in their 61 years of existence and Olympiacos' sixteenth Greek Cup final and second consecutive in their 44-year history. It was the only Cup final to be judged on coin toss, as at the center of the pitch with the presence of the referees and the captains of both teams, Mimis Domazos, captain of Panathinaikos chose correctly and his team was awarded the trophy. By winning the cup, Panathinaikos also achieved the first double in their history. It was the last time this procedure of coin toss was used, as from the following year the procedure of penalties was established.

1969 Greek Cup final

Event	1968–69 Greek Football Cup
Panathinaikos Olympiacos 1 1
After extra time Panathinaikos won on a toss of a coin
Date	9 July 1969
Venue	Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus
Referee	Christos Michas (Athens)
Attendance	39,000

Venue

Karaiskakis Stadium.

This was the fourth Greek Cup final held at Karaiskakis Stadium, after the 1957, 1958, and 1965 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 in various occasions. Its current capacity is 42,000.

Background

Panathinaikos had reached the Greek Cup final nine times, winning four of them. The last time that they had won the Cup was in 1967 (1–0 against Panionios). The last time that had played in a final was in 1968, where they had lost to Olympiacos by 1–0.

Olympiacos had reached the Greek Cup final fifteen times, winning thirteen of them. The last time that they had won the Cup was in 1968, where they won Panathinaikos by 1–0.

Route to the final

Further information: 1968–69 Greek Football Cup

Panathinaikos		Round	Olympiacos
Opponent	Result		Opponent	Result
Asteras Zografou	3–0 (H)	Round of 32	Fostiras	4–1 (H)
Panelefsiniakos	4–2 (H)	Round of 16	Iraklis	3–2 (A)
Panachaiki	5–1 (H)	Quarter-finals	OFI	4–1 (H)
Panionios	1–0 (H)	Semi-finals	Ethnikos Piraeus	4–3 (a.e.t.) (H)

Match

Details

9 July 1969

21:00 EET

Panathinaikos	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Olympiacos
Domazos 56'	Report	Sideris 49'

Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus

Attendance: 39,000

Referee: Christos Michas (Athens)

Panathinaikos won on a toss of a coin.

GK Takis Ikonomopoulos DF Victor Mitropoulos  51' DF Aristidis Kamaras DF Frangiskos Sourpis DF Kostas Athanasopoulos DF Mitsos Dimitriou MF Kostas Eleftherakis MF Giorgos Rokidis  46' MF Mimis Domazos (c) FW Charis Grammos  106' FW Totis Filakouris Substitutes: DF Giorgos Gonios  106' FW Giannis Frantzis  46' Manager: Lakis Petropoulos

GK Vangelis Liadelis  57' DF Giannis Gaitatzis DF Christos Zanteroglou DF Orestis Pavlidis MF Nikos Sideris MF Giorgos Stolingas  67' MF Pavlos Vasiliou MF Miltos Koumarias FW Grigoris Aganyan FW Giorgos Sideris (c) FW Vasilios Botinos  77' Substitutes: GK Takis Xarchakos  57' MF Panagiotis Michas  67' Manager: Thanasis Bebis

Assistant referees: Giorgos Abatzoglou (Athens) Nikos Fakis (Athens)

Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Coin toss if scores still level Five named substitutes Maximum of two substitutions

See also

• 1968–69 Greek Football Cup