2007 Greek Super Cup
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| Date | 31 October 2007 | ||||||
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| Venue | Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Kostas Mitroglou (Olympiacos) | ||||||
| Referee | Kostas Kapitanis (Cyprus) | ||||||
| Attendance | 7,141 | ||||||
| Weather | Mostly Cloudy 16 °C (61 °F) 82% humidity | ||||||
The 2007 Greek Super Cup was the 9th edition of the Greek Super Cup, an association football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Super League Greece and Greek Cup competitions. The match took place on 31 October 2007 at Karaiskakis Stadium. The contesting teams were the 2006–07 Super League Greece champions, Olympiacos and the 2006–07 Greek Cup winners, AEL.[1][2] It was the first Greek Super Cup to be held after 11 years, as in the period that mediated the general interest towards the institution waned, while Olympiacos and Panathinaikos won the double in many occasions. That was eventually the last time that the Greek Super Cup was held.[3][4]
Venue
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This was the third Greek Super Cup held at Karaiskakis Stadium, after 1980 and 1996.
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
[edit]Olympiacos participated in the Greek Super Cup three times, winning all of them. The last time that they had played in the Super Cup was in 1992, where they had won AEK Athens by 3–1.
AEL participated in the Greek Super Cup two times, winning none of them. The last time that they had played in the Super Cup was in 1988, where they lost to Panathinaikos by 3–1.
The two teams had never met each other in the Super Cup.[6]
Match
[edit]Details
[edit]| Olympiacos | 1–0 | AEL |
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          Olympiacos |   AEL |
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Man of the Match:
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References
[edit]- ^ "Ο Ολυμπιακός κατάκτησε το Σούπερ Καπ των… νιάτων, 1-0 τη Λάρισα". in.gr (in Greek). Online. 31 October 2007.
- ^ "Super CUP 1988 & 2007" (in Greek). Online.
- ^ "Ολυμπιακός-ΑΕΛ 1-0: Σαν σήμερα το τελευταίο Super Cup στην Ελλάδα". gazzetta.gr (in Greek). 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Cup Winners Cup - All-time league table". worldfootball.net. Online.
- ^ "Velodrome & Karaiskaki Stadium (1895 - 1964 - 2003)". stadia.gr.
- ^ "Greece - List of Super Cup and League Cup Finals". RSSSF.
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| Date | 31 October 2007 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Kostas Mitroglou (Olympiacos) | ||||||
| Referee | Kostas Kapitanis (Cyprus) | ||||||
| Attendance | 7,141 | ||||||
| Weather | Mostly Cloudy 16 °C (61 °F) 82% humidity | ||||||
The 2007 Greek Super Cup was the 9th edition of the Greek Super Cup, an association football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Super League Greece and Greek Cup competitions. The match took place on 31 October 2007 at Karaiskakis Stadium. The contesting teams were the 2006–07 Super League Greece champions, Olympiacos and the 2006–07 Greek Cup winners, AEL.[1][2] It was the first Greek Super Cup to be held after 11 years, as in the period that mediated the general interest towards the institution waned, while Olympiacos and Panathinaikos won the double in many occasions. That was eventually the last time that the Greek Super Cup was held.[3][4]
Venue
This was the third Greek Super Cup held at Karaiskakis Stadium, after 1980 and 1996.
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
Olympiacos participated in the Greek Super Cup three times, winning all of them. The last time that they had played in the Super Cup was in 1992, where they had won AEK Athens by 3–1.
AEL participated in the Greek Super Cup two times, winning none of them. The last time that they had played in the Super Cup was in 1988, where they lost to Panathinaikos by 3–1.
The two teams had never met each other in the Super Cup.[6]
Match
Details
| Olympiacos | 1–0 | AEL |
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| Report |
     Olympiacos | AEL |
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Man of the Match:
| Match rules
|
References
- ^ "Ο Ολυμπιακός κατάκτησε το Σούπερ Καπ των… νιάτων, 1-0 τη Λάρισα". in.gr (in Greek). Online. 31 October 2007.
- ^ "Super CUP 1988 & 2007" (in Greek). Online.
- ^ "Ολυμπιακός-ΑΕΛ 1-0: Σαν σήμερα το τελευταίο Super Cup στην Ελλάδα". gazzetta.gr (in Greek). 31 October 2021.
- ^ "Cup Winners Cup - All-time league table". worldfootball.net. Online.
- ^ "Velodrome & Karaiskaki Stadium (1895 - 1964 - 2003)". stadia.gr.
- ^ "Greece - List of Super Cup and League Cup Finals". RSSSF.