2007 Greek Football Cup final
The 2007 Greek Cup final was the 63rd final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 5 May 2007 at Panthessaliko Stadium. The contesting teams were Panathinaikos and Athlitiki Enosi [Larissa F.C.|AEL]. It was Panathinaikos' twenty seventh Greek Cup final in their 99 years of existence and AEL's fourth Greek Cup final in their 43-year history. AEL's defender Stelios Venetidis won the cup with a third different club in his career, after PAOK in 2001 and Olympiacos in 2005 and 2006.
Venue
This was the first Greek Cup final held at Panthessaliko Stadium.Panthessaliko Stadium was built in 2004. The stadium is used as a venue for Niki Volos. Its current capacity is 22,189.
Background
Panathinaikos had reached the Greek Cup final twenty six times, winning sixteen of them. The last time that they had played in a final was in 2004 [Greek Football Cup final|2004], where they had won against Olympiacos by 3–1.AEL had reached the Greek Cup final three times, winning one of them. The last time that had played in a final was in 1985 [Greek Football Cup final|1985], where they had won against PAOK by 4–1.
The two teams had met each other in a Cup final two times in the 1982 and 1984 finals.