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Event | 2016–17 Greek Football Cup | ||||||
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Date | 6 May 2017 | ||||||
Venue | Panthessaliko Stadium,Volos | ||||||
Man of the Match | Diego Biseswar(PAOK) | ||||||
Referee | Giorgos Kominis (Thesprotia) | ||||||
Attendance | 19,236 | ||||||
Weather | Fair 17 °C (63 °F) 43%humidity | ||||||
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The2017 Greek Cup final was the 73rd final of theGreek Cup. It took place on 6 May 2017 atPanthessaliko Stadium. The contesting teams werePAOK andAEK Athens.[1] It was PAOK's eighteenth Greek Cup final in their 91 years of existence and AEK Athens' twenty second Greek Cup final and second consecutive, of their 93-year history. TheHFF announcement for the 2016–17 Greek Cup mentioned theOlympic Stadium as the host for the final, but PAOK had clarified that they did not want to play at AEK Athens' home stadium, suggesting thePankritio Stadium, however, the Federation chose the Panthessaliko Stadium. It was a stadium that until the completion of the semi-finals, did not actually exist on the table. The people ofThessaly Football Clubs Association quickly made the decision to submit a file after the qualification of PAOK to the final. In fact, within two hours, they tilted the plate in favor of conducting the game in their area, submitting a complete file. So it was decided that the final would take place atVolos with fans of both clubs and special constructions for the security in the conduction of the match.[2] However, the match was marked by incidents between the fans of both clubs in the streets, inside and outside the stadium,[3] where also was an invasion on the pitch by PAOK fans before the beginning of the match which resulted in punishment on both clubs for the next season.[4]
This was the second Greek Cup final held atPanthessaliko Stadium after the 2007 final.
Panthessaliko Stadium was built in 2004. The stadium is used as a venue forNiki Volos andVolos. Its current capacity is 22,189.[5]
PAOK had reached the Greek Cup final seventeen times, winning four of them. The last time that they had won the Cup was in2003 (1–0 againstAris). The last time that had played in a final was in2014, where they had lost toPanathinaikos by 4–1.
AEK Athens had reached the Greek Cup final twenty one times, winning fourteen of them. The last time that had played in a final was in2016, where they had wonOlympiacos by 2–1.
The two teams had met each other in a Cup final three times in the 1939, 1978 and 1983 finals.[6]
PAOK | Round | AEK Athens | ||||||
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Opponent | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | ||||
AEL | 2–0 (H) | Matchday 1 | Kerkyra | 4–0 (H) | ||||
Trikala | 0–0 (A) | Matchday 2 | Anagennisi Karditsa | 2–2 (H) | ||||
Panelefsiniakos | 7–0 (A) | Matchday 3 | Lamia | 0–0 (A) | ||||
Group A winners | Final standings | Group F winners | ||||||
Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout phase | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
Panetolikos | 6–1 | 2–0 (A) | 4–1 (H) | Round of 16 | Levadiakos | 7–0 | 1–0 (A) | 6–0 (H) |
Xanthi | 2–2 (a) | 2–1 (A) | 0–1 (H) | Quarter-finals | Platanias | 3–0 | 0–0 (A) | 3–0 (H) |
Panathinaikos | 4–2 | 0–2 (A) | 4–0 (H) | Semi-finals | Olympiacos | 2–2 (a) | 2–1 (A) | 0–1 (H) |
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