# 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.

## Venue

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.
The two teams had met each other in a Cup final four times in the 1960, 1962, 1965 and 1968 finals.

## Route to the final

| Panathinaikos | Panathinaikos | Round | Olympiacos | 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

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 |