The 1986 Greek Cup final was the 42nd final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 28 May 1986 at the Olympic Stadium. The contesting teams were Panathinaikos and Olympiacos. It was Panathinaikos' sixteenth Greek Cup final in their 78 years of existence and Olympiacos' twenty-third Greek Cup final in their 61-year history.
Venue
This was the fourth Greek Cup final held at the Athens Olympic Stadium, after the 1983, 1984 and 1985 finals.
The Athens Olympic Stadium was built in 1982. The stadium is used as a venue for Panathinaikos, Olympiacos, AEK Athens and Greece. Its current capacity is 80,000 and hosted a European Cup final in 1983.
Background Panathinaikos had reached the Greek Cup final fifteen times, winning eight of them. The last time that they played in a final was in 1984, where they had won against AEL by 2–0.
Olympiacos had reached the Greek Cup final twenty two times, winning seventeen of them. The last time that they played in a final was in 1981, where they had won against PAOK by 3–1.
The two teams had met each other in a Cup final six times in the 1960, 1962, 1965, 1968, 1969 and 1975 finals.
Route to the final
PanathinaikosRoundOlympiacosOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legPoseidon Michaniona5–0 (H)First roundPierikos3–1 (H)ByeAdditional roundPAOK0–0 (H)Makedonikos4–22–0 (A)2–2 (H)Round of 32Lamia3–12–1 (H)1–0 (A)Aiolikos6–05–0 (H)1–0 (A)Round of 16Iraklis3–23–1 (H)0–1 (A)Ergotelis10–33–2 (A)7–1 (H)Quarter-finalsEthnikos Piraeus4–13–1 (H)1–0 (A)AEK Athens4–32–2 (A)2–1 (H)Semi-finalsAris3–21–1 (A)2–1 (H)
Match Details
GK 1 Antonis MinouDF 2 Konstantinos TarasisDF 3 Nikos PatsiavourasDF 4 Giannis Kyrastas (c)DF 6 Kostas MavridisMF 5 Velimir ZajecMF 10 Vangelis VlachosMF 8 Michalis Gerothodoros MF 9 Kostas BatsinilasFW 7 Dimitris SaravakosFW 11 Christos Dimopoulos Substitutes:GK 15 Ilias MissasMF 12 Juan Ramón Rocha MF 14 Kostas Antoniou MF 16 Lysandros GeorgamlisFW 13 Thanasis DimopoulosManager: Petr Packert GK 1 Christos ArvanitisDF 2 Petros XanthopoulosDF 3 Giorgos KokolakisDF 4 Giorgos TogiasDF 5 Petros Michos (c)MF 6 Giorgos SemertzidisMF 7 Miloš ŠestićMF 8 Vasilis PapachristouMF 10 Tasos Mitropoulos FW 9 Nikos AnastopoulosFW 11 Georgios Vaitsis Substitutes:GK 15 Giannis PapamichailDF 16 Makis AngelinasMF 12 Vasilis Papangelis MF 14 Michalis GeorgoudakisFW 13 Takis LemonisManager: Antonis Georgiadis Assistant referees: Giorgos Koukoulakis (Heraklion) Nikos Chrysanis (Imathia)Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shootout if scores still level Five named substitutes Maximum of two substitutions
See also 1985–86 Greek Football Cup
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