# 1991 Greek Football Cup final

The 1991 Greek Cup final was the 47th final of the Greek Cup. For the first time in the history of the institution, HFF decided in the establishment of a two-legged final, according to the model of Coppa Italia. The contesting teams were Athinaikos and Panathinaikos. It was Athinaikos' first ever Greek Cup final in their 74 years of existence and Panathinaikos' nineteenth Greek Cup final in their 83-year history. The first match took place on 15 May 1991 at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium and the second match took place on 22 May 1991 at the Olympic Stadium. Athinaikos selected as their home ground for the final Leoforos Alexandras Stadium that was the original home ground of Panathinaikos, but was vacant at the time, instead their own that was Vyronas Municipal Stadium. Since Panathinaikos won the trophy and achieved the double, Athinaikos participated in the next season's European Cup Winners' Cup, for the first and only time in their history as the runners-up. The goalkeeper of Athinaikos, Nikos Sarganis competed in a Cup final with his fourth club, after Kastoria, Olympiacos and Panathinaikos. The second leg of the final was the last match for the referee, Meletis Voutsaras.

## Background

Athinaikos had never competed in a Cup final.
Panathinaikos had reached the Greek Cup final eighteen times, winning eleven of them. The last time that they played in a final was in 1989, where they had won Panionios by 3–1.
The two teams had never met each other in a Cup final.

## Route to the final

| Athinaikos | Athinaikos | Athinaikos | Athinaikos | Round | Panathinaikos | Panathinaikos | Panathinaikos | Panathinaikos |
| Opponent | Result | Result | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | Result | Result |
| Panargiakos | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Matchday 1 | Apollon Kalamarias | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Kastoria | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Matchday 2 | Diagoras | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Anagennisi Giannitsa | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Matchday 3 | Aris Nikaia | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Atromitos | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Matchday 4 | Paniliakos | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
| Group 5 winners Team Pts Athinaikos 8 Panargiakos 6 Kastoria 3 Anagennisi Giannitsa 2 Atromitos 1 | Group 5 winners Team Pts Athinaikos 8 Panargiakos 6 Kastoria 3 Anagennisi Giannitsa 2 Atromitos 1 | Group 5 winners Team Pts Athinaikos 8 Panargiakos 6 Kastoria 3 Anagennisi Giannitsa 2 Atromitos 1 | Group 5 winners Team Pts Athinaikos 8 Panargiakos 6 Kastoria 3 Anagennisi Giannitsa 2 Atromitos 1 | Final standings | Group 1 winners Team Pts Panathinaikos 7 Apollon Kalamarias 5 Diagoras 5 Aris Nikaia 2 Paniliakos 1 | Group 1 winners Team Pts Panathinaikos 7 Apollon Kalamarias 5 Diagoras 5 Aris Nikaia 2 Paniliakos 1 | Group 1 winners Team Pts Panathinaikos 7 Apollon Kalamarias 5 Diagoras 5 Aris Nikaia 2 Paniliakos 1 | Group 1 winners Team Pts Panathinaikos 7 Apollon Kalamarias 5 Diagoras 5 Aris Nikaia 2 Paniliakos 1 |
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout phase | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Aris | 5–2 | 2–1 (H) | 3–1 (A) | Round of 32 | Proodeftiki | 7–1 | 2–1 (A) | 5–0 (H) |
| Anagennisi Karditsa | 5–1 | 3–0 (H) | 2–1 (A) | Round of 16 | Levadiakos | 2–1 | 2–1 (H) | 0–0 (A) |
| Doxa Drama | 3–0 | 2–0 (H) | 1–0 (A) | Quarter-finals | Ionikos | 6–1 | 3–0 (A) | 3–1 (H) |
| Panionios | 4–3 | 3–0 (H) | 1–3 (A) | Semi-finals | PAOK | 2–1 | 2–0 (H) | 0–1 (A) |

## Match
### First leg

| Αthinaikos | Panathinaikos |
| GK | Nikos Sarganis |
| DF | Theodoros Boutzoukas |
| DF | Giorgos Basagiannis |
| DF | Tasos Chatziangelis |
| DF | Kostas Theodorakos |
| MF | Giannis Chatziraptis | 72' |
| MF | Giorgos Zotalis |
| MF | Vasilis Tzalakostas |
| MF | Hristo Kolev | 55' |
| FW | Kostas Tsavalias |
| FW | Vangelis Spiliotis |
| Substitutes: ||
| MF | Giorgos Anastasiou | 55' |
| FW | Mirosław Bąk | 72' |
| Manager: ||
| Gerd Prokop ||
| GK | Józef Wandzik |
| DF | Stratos Apostolakis |
| DF | Giannis Kalitzakis |
| DF | Nikos Kourbanas |
| MF | Spyros Marangos |
| MF | Louis Christodoulou |
| MF | Kostas Antoniou (c) |
| MF | Paris Georgakopoulos | 89' |
| MF | Kostas Frantzeskos | 60' |
| MF | Chris Kalantzis |
| FW | Krzysztof Warzycha |
| Substitutes: ||
| DF | Giorgos Kalpakis | 89' |
| MF | Vangelis Vlachos | 60' |
| Manager: ||
| Vasilios Daniil ||
| Assistant referees: Naoum Mintiouris (Serres) Sotiris Vorgias (Athens) | Match rules 90 minutes Five named substitutes Maximum of two substitutions. |

### Second leg

| Panathinaikos | Αthinaikos |
| GK | Józef Wandzik |
| DF | Stratos Apostolakis |
| DF | Giannis Kalitzakis |
| DF | Nikos Kourbanas |
| DF | Lysandros Georgamlis |
| MF | Spyros Marangos | 60' |
| MF | Vangelis Vlachos | 46' |
| MF | Louis Christodoulou |
| MF | Kostas Antoniou (c) |
| MF | Chris Kalantzis |
| FW | Krzysztof Warzycha |
| Substitutes: ||
| MF | Kostas Frantzeskos | 46' |
| FW | Dimitris Saravakos | 60' |
| Manager: ||
| Vasilios Daniil ||
| GK | Theodoros Kantas |
| DF | Giorgos Basagiannis |
| DF | Giannis Tapratzis | 46' |
| DF | Tasos Chatziangelis |
| DF | Vangelis Spiliotis |
| MF | Kostas Theodorakos |
| MF | Giannis Chatziraptis |
| MF | Apostolos Vrynios |
| FW | Christos Dimopoulos |
| FW | Giorgos Zotalis | 71' |
| FW | Kostas Tsavalias |
| Substitutes: ||
| MF | Giorgos Anastasiou | 71' |
| FW | Mirosław Bąk | 46' |
| Manager: ||
| Gerd Prokop ||
| Assistant referees: Alexandros Naziris (Thessaloniki) Ilias Doutsias (Piraeus) | Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shootout if scores still level Five named substitutes Maximum of two substitutions |