# 1989 Greek Football Cup final

The 1989 Greek Cup final was the 45th final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 11 May 1989 at the Olympic Stadium. The contesting teams were Panionios and Panathinaikos. It was Panionios' fifth Greek Cup final in their 99 years of existence and Panathinaikos' eighteenth Greek Cup final and second consecutive in their 81-year history. Only the last 30 minutes of the match were televised due to the sudden stike of the employees of ERT, which was interrupted at the request of the viewers.

## Venue

This was the seventh Greek Cup final held at the Athens Olympic Stadium, after the 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 and 1988 finals.
The Athens Olympic Stadium was built in 1982. The stadium is used as a venue for Panathinaikos, Olympiacos and Greece and was used for AEK Athens in various occasions. Its current capacity is 80,000 and hosted a European Cup final in 1983 and a European Cup Winners' Cup final in 1987.

## Background

Panionios had reached the Greek Cup final four times, winning one of them. The last time that they played in a final was in 1979, where they had won AEK Athens by 3–1.
Panathinaikos had reached the Greek Cup final seventeen times, winning ten of them. The last time that they played in a final was in 1988, where they had won Olympiacos by 4–3 on penalties, which came after a 2–2 draw at the end of the extra time.
The two teams had met each other in a Cup final one time in the 1967 final.

## Route to the final

| Panionios | Panionios | Panionios | Panionios | Round | Panathinaikos | Panathinaikos | Panathinaikos | Panathinaikos |
| Opponent | Result | Result | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | Result | Result |
| Naoussa | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Matchday 1 | Eordaikos | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Charavgiakos | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Matchday 2 | Kozani | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Trikala | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Matchday 3 | Not played | Not played | Not played | Not played |
| Group 2 winners Team Pts Panionios 5 Naoussa 3 Charavgiakos 2 Trikala 2 | Group 2 winners Team Pts Panionios 5 Naoussa 3 Charavgiakos 2 Trikala 2 | Group 2 winners Team Pts Panionios 5 Naoussa 3 Charavgiakos 2 Trikala 2 | Group 2 winners Team Pts Panionios 5 Naoussa 3 Charavgiakos 2 Trikala 2 | Final standings | Group 15 winners Team Pts Panathinaikos 4 Kozani 2 Eordaikos 0 | Group 15 winners Team Pts Panathinaikos 4 Kozani 2 Eordaikos 0 | Group 15 winners Team Pts Panathinaikos 4 Kozani 2 Eordaikos 0 | Group 15 winners Team Pts Panathinaikos 4 Kozani 2 Eordaikos 0 |
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout phase | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Sparta | 4–1 | 4–0 (H) | 0–1 (A) | Round of 32 | Olympiacos Volos | 5–2 | 3–1 (H) | 2–1 (A) |
| Aris | 3–2 | 3–0 (H) | 0–2 (A) | Round of 16 | Panachaiki | 9–3 | 1–2 (A) | 8–1 (H) |
| PAOK | 3–2 | 0–2 (A) | 3–0 (a.e.t.) (H) | Quarter-finals | PAS Giannina | 3–1 | 3–0 (A) | 0–1 (H) |
| AEL | 2–0 | 2–0 (H) | 0–0 (A) | Semi-finals | Ethnikos Piraeus | 4–0 | 2–0 (H) | 2–0 (A) |

## Match
### Details

| Panionios | Panathinaikos |
| GK | 1 | Theologis Papadopoulos |
| DF | 2 | Makis Chatzimoisiadis |
| DF | 3 | Giannis Papoulidis |
| DF | 4 | Christos Koutropoulos (c) |
| DF | 5 | Giorgos Toyias |
| MF | 10 | Spyros Marangos |
| MF | 6 | Thanasis Kanaras | 51' |
| MF | 7 | Petros Michos |
| MF | 8 | Stelios Aposporis | 70' |
| FW | 9 | Theodoros Zakkas |
| FW | 11 | Thomas Mavros |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 15 | Antonis Manikas |
| DF | 14 | Giorgos Kapouranis |
| DF | 16 | Charis Kopitsis |
| MF | 12 | Vasilios Vasilakos | 51' |
| FW | 13 | Luigjm Bersemi | 70' |
| Manager: ||
| Bo Johansson ||
| GK | 1 | Nikos Sarganis |
| DF | 2 | Iakovos Chatziathanasiou |
| DF | 4 | Chris Kalantzis |
| DF | 5 | Giannis Kalitzakis |
| DF | 6 | Kostas Mavridis (c) |
| MF | 7 | Dimitris Saravakos |
| MF | 8 | Kostas Antoniou |
| MF | 10 | Paris Georgakopoulos | 71' |
| MF | 11 | Lysandros Georgamlis |
| FW | 3 | Giannis Samaras |
| FW | 9 | Christos Dimopoulos | 78' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 15 | Giorgos Abadiotakis |
| DF | 12 | Nikos Kourbanas | 78' |
| MF | 14 | Juan Ramón Rocha | 71' |
| MF | 16 | József Fitos |
| FW | 13 | Claus Nielsen |
| Manager: ||
| Gunder Bengtsson ||
| Assistant referees: Theodoros Kefalas (Athens) Lefteris Filippidis (Patras) | Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shootout if scores still level Five named substitutes Maximum of two substitutions |