| 1971 Greek Cup final | |
| Event: | 1970–71 Greek Football Cup |
| Team1: | Olympiacos |
| Team1score: | 3 |
| Team2: | PAOK |
| Team2score: | 1 |
| Date: | 9 June 1971 |
| Stadium: | Karaiskakis Stadium |
| City: | Piraeus |
| Referee: | Christos Michas (Athens) |
| Attendance: | 38,000 |
| Previous: | 1970 |
| Next: | 1972 |
The 1971 Greek Cup final was the 27th final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 9 June 1971 at Karaiskakis Stadium. The contesting teams were Olympiacos and PAOK. It was Olympiacos' seventeenth Greek Cup final in their 46 years of existence and PAOK's fifth Greek Cup final and second consecutive in their 45-year history.[1] [2]
This was the fifth Greek Cup final held at Karaiskakis Stadium, after the 1957, 1958, 1965 and 1969 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 and hosted a European Cup Winners' Cup final in 1971 and will host the fist leg of the 1971 Intercontinental Cup final.[3]
Olympiacos had reached the Greek Cup final sixteen times, winning thirteen of them. The last time that they had won the Cup was in 1968 (1–0 against Panathinaikos). The last time that had played in a final was in 1969, where they had lost to Panathinaikos on a toss of a coin after a 1–1 draw at the end of the extra time.
PAOK had reached the Greek Cup final four times. The last time that they played in a final was in 1970, where they had lost to Aris by 1–0.
The two teams had met each other in a Cup final one time in the 1951 final.[4]
| Olympiacos | Round | PAOK | |||
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| Opponent | Result | Opponent | Result | ||
| Pandramaikos | 2–1 (A) | Round of 32 | Kallithea | 2–0 (A) | |
| Chalkida | 4–0 (H) | Round of 16 | Trikala | 6–1 (H) | |
| Atromitos | 4–1 (A) | Quarter-finals | Panathinaikos | 3–2 (H) | |
| Iraklis | 2–1 (A) | Semi-finals | AEK Athens | 3–2 (H) | |
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