1996 Greek Super Cup
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| After extra time AEK Athens won 9–8 on penalties | |||||||
| Date | 11 August 1996 | ||||||
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| Venue | Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus | ||||||
| Referee | Giannis Latsios (Larissa) | ||||||
| Attendance | 21,926 | ||||||
The 1996 Greek Super Cup was the 8th edition of the Greek Super Cup, an association football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Alpha Ethniki and Greek Cup competitions. The match took place on 11 August 1996 at Karaiskakis Stadium. The contesting teams were the 1995–96 Alpha Ethniki champions, Panathinaikos and the 1995–96 Greek Cup winners, AEK Athens.[1][2][3][4]
Venue
This was the second Greek Super Cup held at Karaiskakis Stadium, after 1980.
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.[5]
Background
Panathinaikos participated in the Greek Super Cup four times, winning three of them. The last time that had played in the Super Cup was in 1994, where they had won AEK Athens by 3–0.
AEK Athens participated in the Greek Super Cup four times, winning one of them. The last time that they had won the Super Cup was in 1989 (6–5 on penalties, which came after a 1–1 draw at the end of the extra time against Panathinaikos). The last time that had played in the Super Cup was in 1994, where they lost to Panathinaikos by 3–0.
The two teams had met each other in the Super Cup three times in 1989, 1993 and 1994.[6]
Match
Details
| Panathinaikos | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | AEK Athens |
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| 8–9 | ||
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Match rules
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References
- ^ "Σαν σήμερα το 1996: Η ΑΕΚ σηκώνει το Super Cup μετά από αμέτρητα πέναλτι". pentapostagma.gr (in Greek). 11 August 2019.
- ^ "1996 SUPER CUP".
- ^ "Σούπερ Καπ: Ένας… ξεχασμένος θεσμός". sport-fm.gr (in Greek).
- ^ "Cup Winners Cup - All-time league table". worldfootball.net.
- ^ "Velodrome & Karaiskaki Stadium (1895 - 1964 - 2003)". stadia.gr.
- ^ "Greece - List of Super Cup and League Cup Finals". RSSSF.