Cup-QF: Olympiakos - PAOK (14.01.26, 18:30 EET)

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MATCHUP:             Olympiakos Piraeus - P.A.O.K. Thessaloniki
COMPETITION:      Greek Cup – Quartefinal (single leg tie)
DATE:                     14-January-2026
TIME:                     18:30 EET (16:30 UTC, 10:30 CST, 03:30 AEDT next day)
CITY/STADIUM:    Piraeus – G. Karaiskakis Stadium Stadium (Capacity: 32,115)
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PAOK – Olympiakos Greek Cup history:    

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2021-2022:  SF-L2:   Olympiakos - PAOK   1:1 aet (109. Colak) - Attendance: ?
2021-2022:  SF-L1:   PAOK – Olympiakos   0:0 - Attendance: ?
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2020-2021:  FINAL:  PAOK – Olympiakos   2:1 (35. Vieirinha–p, 90. Krmencik) - Attendance: no fans (OAKA Stadium) – CUP WINNER
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2019-2020:  SF-L2:    Olympiakos - PAOK   2:0 - Attendance: no fans
2019-2020:  SF-L1:     PAOK – Olympiakos  3:2 (10. Pelkas, 12. Misic, 69. Pelkas) - Attendance: no fans
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2015-2016:  SF-L2:     Olympiakos - PAOK   3:0 forfeit
(PAOK decided not to travel to Piraeus to play the game in protest. Olympiakos was awarded a 3:0 forfeit win)
2015-2016:  SF-L1:     PAOK – Olympiakos  0:3 forfeit - Attendance: 24,496
(match was abandoned in 87^th minute, when ref did not award PAOK a penalty and fans stormed the field. The score at that point was 1:2 (9. Mak). Olympiakos was awarded a 3:0 forfeit win)
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2013-2014:  SF-L2:     PAOK – Olympiakos  1:0 (47. Athanasiadis) - Attendance: 17,789
(The “gavroi on the bench” game, with a 5 kilos of gavroi being placed on Olympaikos bench prior to the game by a fan, resulting in delay of game, and severe punishment by EPO)
2013-2014:  SF-L1:     Olympiakos - PAOK   2:1 (31. Athanasiadis) - Attendance: 32,000
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2010-2011:  QF-L2:    PAOK – Olympiakos  1:0 (58. Salpiggidis) - Attendance: no fans
(the famous game played behind closed doors and 2,000 policemen brought up to Thessaloniki from Athens and with helicopters hovering over the Toumba Stadium. Also Olympiakos owner Marinakis throwing whiskey bottles at people from the VIP suite being arrested, but PAOK president Zagorakis deciding not to press charges.)
2010-2011:  QF-L1:    Olympiakos - PAOK   1:1 (83. Vieirinha) - Attendance: 28,404
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2008-2009:  QF-L2:    Olympiakos - PAOK  2:0 (aet) - Attendance: 23,983
2008-2009:  QF–L1:    PAOK – Olympiakos  1:0 (30. Concensao) - Attendance: 21,043
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2002-2003:  QF-L2:    Olympiakos - PAOK  1:2 (30. Georgiadis, 32. Okkas) - Attendance: 11,466  (Rizoupolis Stadium, Athens)
2002-2003:  QF–L1:    PAOK – Olympiakos  3:1 (10. Georgiadis, 31. Markos, 86.Okkas) - Attendance: 17,647
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2000-2001:  FINAL:    Olympiakos - PAOK  2:4 (4. Egkomitis, 31. Borbokis, 46. Georgiadis, 85. Nalitzis) - Attendance: 13,300  (Nea Filadelfia, Athens) – CUP WINNER
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1999-2000:  Rof16:      Olympiakos - PAOK  2:1 (19. Frousos-p) - Attendance: 17,317  (Single leg tie) (OAKA Stadium, Athens)
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1996-1997:  Rof16-L2:  Olympiakos - PAOK  2:1 (41. Tasiopoulos) - Attendance: 4,503
1996-1997:  Rof16-L1:  PAOK – Olympiakos  1:2 (19. Zouboulis) - Attendance: 20,498
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1991-1992:  FINAL-L2: Olympiakos - PAOK   2:0 - Attendance: 29,381
1991-1992:  FINAL–L1: PAOK – Olympiakos  1:1 (52. Skartados) - Attendance: 25,744
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1990-1991:  Rof32-L2:   PAOK – Olympiakos  3:0 (7. Karageorgiou-p, 43. Borbokis, 52. H. Hassan) - Attendance: 33,411
1990-1991:  Rof32-L1:   Olympiakos - PAOK   2:0 - Attendance: 17,789
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1989-1990:  Rof16-L2:  Olympiakos - PAOK   1:0 (5:3 pen) - Attendance: 22,090
1989-1990:  Rof16–L1:  PAOK – Olympiakos  1:0 (13. Lagonidis) - Attendance: 27,217
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1985-1986:  R2:          Olympiakos - PAOK  0:0 (4:3 pen) - Attendance: 25,955  (Single leg tie) (OAKA Stadium, Athens)
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1980-1981:  FINAL:     Olympiakos - PAOK  3:1 (63. Damanakis) - Attendance: 30,512  (Nea Filadelfia, Athens)
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1979-1980:  Rof32:       Olympiakos - PAOK  1:2 (12. Orfanos, 25. Vasilakos) - Attendance: 38,150  (Single leg tie)
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1978-1979:  Rof16:       Olympiakos - PAOK  2:2 (6:5 pen) (7. Guerino, 53. Kermanidis) - Attendance: 38,846  (Single leg tie)
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1975-1976:  SF:          Olympiakos - PAOK  1:1 (6:5 pen) (52. Guerino) - Attendance: 38,846  (Single leg tie)
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1974-1975:  SF:          Olympiakos - PAOK  4:0 - Attendance: ?  (Single leg tie)
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1973-1974:  FINAL:      Olympiakos - PAOK  2:2 (3:4 pen) (50. Paridis, 72. Aslanidis-p) - Attendance: 26,402  (Nea Filadelfia, Athens) – CUP WINNER
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1972-1973:  FINAL:      Olympiakos - PAOK  1:0 - Attendance: 40,070  (Karaiskaki Stadium, Piraeus)
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1970-1971:  FINAL:      Olympiakos - PAOK  3:1 (47. Sarafis) - Attendance: 38,000  (Karaiskaki Stadium, Piraeus)
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1950-1951:  FINAL:      Olympiakos - PAOK  4:0 - Attendance: ?  (Leoforos Alexandras, Athens)
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GAMES:  35   WINS:  11   TIES:  8     LOSSES:   16

All home games played at Toumba Stadium. All away games played at Karaiskaki Stadium unless otherwise noted. PAOK never played a single leg tie at home against Olympiakos. All Greek Cup Finals against Olympiakos were played either in Athens or Piraeus.

[Dutch Eagle]

Greek refs in the quarterfinals of the cup. We have Tsakalidis from Chalkidiki. 

And as EPO considers the cup a kindergarten every club needs to field at least a player who is eligible for the national team of Greece and born in 2004 or later. If he is to be substituted another Greek youngster must be subbed in. That is why Monastirlis could not be substituted against Atromitos (as Nikolakoulis was the (only and not logical) alternative).

The cupwinner is guaranteed of at least Conference League. So there is a lot at stake. Very dumb to have this rule.