Event | 1997–98 Greek Football Cup | ||||||
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Date | 29 April 1998 | ||||||
Venue | Karaiskakis Stadium,Piraeus | ||||||
Referee | Giorgos Borovilos (Arcadia) | ||||||
Attendance | 21,436 | ||||||
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The1998 Greek Cup final was the 54th final of theGreek Cup. The match took place on 29 April 1998 atKaraiskakis Stadium. The contesting teams werePanionios andPanathinaikos. It was Panionios' sixth Greek Cup final in their 108 years of existence and Panathinaikos' twenty fourth Greek Cup final and second consecutive in their 90-year history.[1][2] For the first time in the history of the institution, thepresident of Greece,Konstantinos Stephanopoulos graced the final with his presence (something that he would repeat in the 4 following finals), also awarding the trophy to the captain of Panionios,Leonidas Vokolos, who shortly after signed with his opponent in the final, Panathinaikos.[3]
This was the fourteenth Greek Cup final held atKaraiskakis Stadium, after the 1957, 1958, 1960, 1965, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1997 finals (Karaiskakis also hosted the replay match of the 1960 final betweenPanathinaikos andOlympiacos and the second leg of the 1992 two-legged final betweenPAOK andOlympiacos).
Karaiskakis Stadium was built in 1895 and renovated once in 1964. The stadium is used as a venue forEthnikos Piraeus and was used forOlympiacos andGreece in various occasions. Its current capacity is 42,000 and hosted aUEFA Cup Winners' Cup final in1971 and the first leg of theIntercontinental Cup final in1971.[4]
Panionios had reached the Greek Cup final five times, winning one of them. The last time that they had won the Cup was in1979 (3–1 againstAEK Athens). The last time that had played in a final was in1989, where they had lost to Panathinaikos by 3–1.
Panathinaikos had reached the Greek Cup final twenty three times, winning fifteen of them. The last time that they had won the Cup was in1995 (1–0 againstAEK Athens). The last time that had played in a final was in1997, where they had lost toAEK Athens by 5–3 onpenalties, which came after a 0–0 draw at the end of the extra time.
The two teams had met each other in a Cup final two times in the 1967 and 1989 finals.[5]
Panionios | Round | Panathinaikos | ||||||
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Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
Panelefsiniakos | 4–3 | 1–3 (A) | 3–0 (H) | Round of 32 | Orestis Orestiada | 6–0 | 2–0 (A) | 4–0 (H) |
Orfeas Alexandroupoli | 1–0 | 0–0 (A) | 1–0 (H) | Round of 16 | Panserraikos | 10–5 | 4–1 (H) | 6–4 (A) |
Apollon Kalamarias | 6–2 | 4–2 (H) | 2–0 (A) | Quarter-finals | Aris | 3–1 | 1–1 (A) | 2–0 (H) |
PAOK | 2–1 | 1–0 (H) | 1–1 (A) | Semi-finals | Iraklis | 4–2 | 1–2 (A) | 3–0 (H) |
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Assistant referees: | Match rules
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