The 2008 Greek Cup final was the 64th final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 17 May 2008 at Kaftanzoglio Stadium. The contesting teams were Olympiacos and Aris. It was Olympiacos' thirty-third Greek Cup final in their 83 years of existence and Aris' eighth Greek Cup final in their 94-year history. It was the final match for referee Giorgos Kasnaferis, who officiated four of the last eight cup finals.

Venue

This was the second Greek Cup final held at Kaftanzoglio Stadium, after the 1970 final.

Kaftanzoglio Stadium was built in 1960 and renovated once in 2004. The stadium is used as a venue for Iraklis and was used for Greece in 1969. Its current capacity is 27,770 and hosted a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final in 1973.

Background Olympiacos had reached the Greek Cup final thirty=two times, winning twenty-two of them. The last time that they had played in a final was in 2006, where they had won against AEK Athens by 3–0.

Aris had reached the Greek Cup final seven times, winning one of them. The last time that they had won the Cup was in 1970 (1–0 against PAOK). The last time that they had played in a final was in 2005, where they had lost to Olympiacos by 3–0.

The two teams had met each other in a Cup final one time in the 2005 final.

Route to the final

OlympiacosRoundArisOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg Diagoras 2–1 (A) Round of 32 Agios Dimitrios 1–0 (A) Panathinaikos 4–0 (H) Round of 16 Ethnikos Katerini 3–0 (A) Iraklis 4–2 2–0 (H) 2–2 (A) Quarter-finals Skoda Xanthi 1–0 0–0 (A) 1–0 (H) Thrasyvoulos 6–3 3–2 (A) 3–1 (H) Semi-finals Atromitos 3–1 1–0 (H) 2–1 (A)

Match Details

GK 71 Antonis NikopolidisRB 35 Vasilis TorosidisCB 18 Paraskevas AntzasCB 14 Michał ŻewłakowLB 15 Raúl Bravo DM  6 Ieroklis StoltidisDM  2 Christos PatsatzoglouRM  7 Luciano Galletti  LM 11 Predrag Đorđević (c) CF  9 Darko Kovačević   CF 22 Kostas Mitroglou  Substitutes:GK 87 Michalis SifakisDF 30 Anastasios Pantos  DF 92 Kyriakos PapadopoulosMF 25 Fernando BelluschiMF 28 Cristian LedesmaMF 77 Mirnes Šišić  FW 23 Michalis Konstantinou  Manager: José Segura GK 12 Marian KelemenRB  2 Darcy NetoCB  5 Ronaldo Guiaro CB  4 Avraam PapadopoulosLB 15 Nikolaos Karabellas DM 26 Sanel JahićDM  6 Konstantinos Nebegleras (c)RM 20 Javito LM 11 Diogo SistonAM 18 Vladimir IvićCF 10 Sergio KokeSubstitutes:GK  1 Kostas ChalkiasDF 22 Marco AurélioMF  7 Toni Calvo MF 24 Thiago Gentil MF 28 Athanasios PrittasFW 14 Felipe Sanchón FW 19 Thanasis PapazoglouManager: Dušan Bajević Man of the Match: Luciano Galletti (Olympiacos)

Assistant referees: Dimitris Saraidaris (Thessaloniki) Chtistos Kalaitzidis (Athens)Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shootout if scores still level Seven named substitutes Maximum of three substitutions

See also 2007–08 Greek Football Cup

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