The 1984 Greek Cup final was the 40th final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 6 June 1984 at the Olympic Stadium. The contesting teams were Panathinaikos and AEL. It was Panathinaikos' fifteenth Greek Cup final in their 76 years of existence and AEL's second Greek Cup final in their 20-year history.[1] With a record attendance of 73,829 spectators, Panathinaikos won the Cup and achieved the domestic double, biding their farewell to their captain, Anthimos Kapsis, with the best possible way.[2]
Venue
This was the second Greek Cup final held at the Athens Olympic Stadium, after the 1983 final.
The Athens Olympic Stadium was built in 1982. The stadium is used as a venue for Greece. Its current capacity is 80,000 and hosted a European Cup final in 1983.[3]
Background
Panathinaikos had reached the Greek Cup final fourteen times, winning seven of them. The last time that they played in a final was in 1982, where they had won AEL by 1–0.
AEL had reached the Greek Cup final one time, in 1982, where they had lost to Panathinaikos by 1–0.
The two teams had met each other in a Cup final one time in the 1982 final.[4]