| 2023 Greek Cup final | |
| Event: | 2022–23 Greek Football Cup |
| Team1: | AEK Athens |
| Team1score: | 2 |
| Team2: | PAOK |
| Team2score: | 0 |
| Date: | 24 May 2023 |
| Stadium: | Panthessaliko Stadium |
| City: | Volos |
| Man Of The Match1a: | Harold Moukoudi (AEK Athens) |
| Referee: | Felix Brych (Germany) |
| Attendance: | Behind closed doors |
| Weather: | Fair 21°C 68% humidity |
| Previous: | 2022 |
| Next: | 2024 |
The 2023 Greek Cup final was the 79th final of the Greek Cup. It took place on 24 May 2023 at Panthessaliko Stadium.[1] The contesting teams were AEK Athens and PAOK. It was AEK Athens' twenty-seventh Greek Cup final in their 99 years of existence and PAOK's twenty third Greek Cup final and third consecutive, of their 97-year history. After the continuous refusals of the mayor of Volos, Achilleas Beos to grant Panthessaliko Stadium to host the match,[2] as the proclamation dictated,[3] a series of consultations occurred about the venue of the match throughout the season. The HFF, examined many proposals which included stadiums from the United States, England, Germany,[4] Poland, Romania,[5] Serbia, Cuprus, Albania[6] and stadiums all over Greece.[7] [8] [9] Eventually, Beos accepted and it was decided at 12 May that the match would take place at Panthessaliko Stadium.[10] [11]
This was the fourth Greek Cup final held at Panthessaliko Stadium after the 2007, 2017 and 2020 finals.
Panthessaliko Stadium was built in 2004. The stadium is used as a venue for Niki Volos and Volos. Its current capacity is 22,189.[12]
AEK Athens had reached the Greek Cup final twenty-six times, winning fifteen of them. The last time that they had won the Cup was in 2016 (2–1 against Olympiacos). The last time that had played in a final was in 2020, where they had lost to Olympiacos by 1–0.
PAOK qualified for the Greek Cup final twenty-two times, winning eight of them. The last time they had won the Cup was in 2021 (2–1 against Olympiacos). The last time that had played in a final was in 2022, where they had lost to Panathinaikos by 1–0.
The two teams had met each other in a Cup final six times in the 1939, 1978, 1983, 2017, 2018 and 2019 finals.[13]
| AEK Athens | Round | PAOK | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||
| PAS Giannina | 2–0 (H) | Fifth round | Bye | ||||||
| A.E. Kifisia | 5–0 | 2–0 (A) | 3–0 (H) | Round of 16 | Kalamata | 4–0 | 2–0 (A) | 2–0 (H) | |
| Panserraikos | 6–1 | 3–0 (H) | 3–1 (A) | Quarter-finals | Panathinaikos | 3–1 | 2–0 (H) | 1–1 (A) | |
| Olympiacos | 4–2 | 3–0 (H) | 1–2 (A) | Semi-finals | Lamia | 6–2 | 5–1 (A) | 1–1 (H) | |
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| width=50% valign=top | Man of the Match: Harold Moukoudi (AEK Athens)
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