Event | 1999–2000 Greek Football Cup | ||||||
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Date | 10 May 2000 | ||||||
Venue | Olympic Stadium,Marousi,Athens | ||||||
Man of the Match | Demis Nikolaidis(AEK Athens) | ||||||
Referee | Giorgos Douros (Corinthia) | ||||||
Attendance | 25,471 | ||||||
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The2000 Greek Cup final was the 56th final of theGreek Cup. The match took place on 10 May 2000 at theOlympic Stadium. The contesting teams wereAEK Athens andIonikos.[1] It was AEK Athens' sixteenth Greek Cup final in their 76 years of existence and Ionikos' first-ever Greek Cup final of their 35-year history. A remarkable moment of the match was at 32nd minute while score was at 0–0, AEK Athens took the lead withDemis Nikolaidis scoring with his hand. The referee did not realize the violation and ran towards the center of the pitch, but the player approached him and told him that he should not count the goal, explaining what exactly had happened. As a result, the goal was canceled and Nikolaidis was shown a yellow card for handball. Nikolaidis was later honored for hisfair play by theInternational Olympic Committee.[2]
This was the fourteenth Greek Cup final held at theAthens Olympic Stadium, after the 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 and 1999 finals.
The Athens Olympic Stadium was built in 1982. The stadium is used as a venue forOlympiacos,Panathinaikos andGreece and was used forAEK Athens in various occasions. Its current capacity is 80,000 and hosted twoEuropean Cup/UEFA Champions League finals in1983 and1994, aUEFA Cup Winners' Cup final in1987 and the1991 Mediterranean Games.[3]
AEK Athens had reached the Greek Cup final fifteen times, winning nine of them. The last time that played in a final was in1997, where they had wonPanathinaikos by 5–3 on apenalty shootout, which came after a 0–0 draw at the end of the extra time.
Ionikos had never competed in a Cup final.
The two teams had never met each other in a Cup final.[4]
AEK Athens | Round | Ionikos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Egaleo | 6–1 (H) | Matchday 1 | Panetolikos | 3–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A.O. Karditsa | 6–1 (A) | Matchday 2 | Leonidio | 2–1 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trikala | 2–1 (A) | Matchday 3 | Panathinaikos | 1–0 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Athinaikos | 3–0 (H) | Matchday 4 | Ialysos | 6–0 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akratitos | 3–0 (H) | Matchday 5 | Keratsini | 3–2 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group 8 winners
Source:epo.gr | Final standings | Group 1 runners-up | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout phase | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bye | Additional round | Marko | 4–1 (H) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trikala | 6–0 (H) | Round of 16 | Iraklis | 4–2 (H) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympiacos | 4–1 | 1–1 (A) | 3–0 (H) | Quarter-finals | Nafpaktiakos Asteras | 9–2 | 8–0 (H) | 1–2 (A) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Panionios | 5–3 | 4–1 (H) | 1–2 (A) | Semi-finals | Kalamata | 6–2 | 2–0 (A) | 4–2 (H) |
AEK Athens | 3–0 | Ionikos |
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