Pre-Mediterranean Cup
The Pre-Mediterranean Cup was an association football tournament competition hosted by the Hellenic Football Federation in Athens. The competition was conducted once, in 1991, and the winner was AEK Athens.[1][2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Greece |
| Dates | June 1991 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | Georgios Kamaras Stadium (in Athens host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  AEK Athens |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 3 |
| Goals scored | 8 (2.67 per match) |
In June 1991, the one and only Pre-Mediterranean cup was conducted in Georgios Kamaras Stadium, the home field of Apollon Smyrna, with the participation of the best-eight football clubs of 1990-91 greek Superleague. Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, PAOK and Iraklis forfeited the competition due to their players being tired from constant Superleague (known as A Ethniki at the time) games. In the semi-finals, AEK Athens played against Apollon Smyrnis and won 4-2, and OFI played against Athinaikos and won 1-0. In the final game of the competition, AEK Athens secured a 1-0 victory against OFI Crete to obtain the title, the only goal of the game was scored by Takis Karagiozopoulos from the penalty spot.[3]
Fixtures
Quarter-finals
| June 1991 Round 1 | Apollon Smyrnis | 2–0 (awarded) | Olympiacos | Athens |
| 00:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: Georgios Kamaras Stadium |
| June 1991 Round 1 | Iraklis | 0–2 (awarded) | OFI Crete | Athens |
| 00:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: Georgios Kamaras Stadium |
| June 1991 Round 1 | Athinaikos | 2–0 (awarded) | Panathinaikos | Athens |
| 00:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: Georgios Kamaras Stadium |
| June 1991 Round 1 | AEK Athens | 2–0 (awarded) | PAOK | Rizoupoli |
| 00:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: Georgios Kamaras Stadium |
Semi-finals
| June 1991 Round 2 | OFI Crete | 1–0 | Athinaikos | Rizoupoli |
| 00:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: Georgios Kamaras Stadium |
| June 1991 Round 2 | AEK Athens | 4–2[3] | Apollon Smyrnis | Rizoupoli |
| 00:00 EEST (UTC+3) | Stadium: Georgios Kamaras Stadium |
Final
| June 1991 Round 3 | AEK Athens | 1–0[3] | OFI Crete | Rizoupoli |
| 00:00 EEST (UTC+3) |
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Stadium: Georgios Kamaras Stadium |
| Pre-Mediterranean Cup 1991 Winners |
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| AEK Athens First Title |
Last updated: 21 October 2023.
Source: The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
References
- "Γιορτάζει η ΑΕΚ". novasports.gr (in Greek). 12 April 2012.
Μεσογειακά Κύπελλα (1): 1991
- Παππάς, Δημήτρης (13 April 2022). "Η ΑΕΚ κλείνει 98 χρόνια ιστορίας". katerinisport.gr (in Greek).
Προ-Μεσογειακό Κύπελλο (1): 1991
- "Greece 1990/91". rsssf.org. Online. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
Mediterranean Cup 1991 NB: post-season tournament (June 1991) between top-level clubs (so a sort of league cup), except that Olympiakos, Panathinaikos and PAOK did not enter. Semifinals: AEK 4-2 Apollon, OFI bt [?], Final: AEK 1-0 OFI [Takis Karagiozopoulos]
Bibliography
- Αλεξανδρής, Γ.Χ. (1996). Η Ιστορία της ΑΕΚ (in Greek). Αθήνα, Ελλάδα: Ιδιωτική Έκδοση Γ.Χ. Αλεξανδρής.
- Συλλογικό έργο (2014). 90 ΧΡΟΝΙΑ, Η ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ ΤΗΣ ΑΕΚ (in Greek). Αθήνα, Ελλάδα: Εκδοτικός Οίκος Α. Α. Λιβάνη. ISBN 978-960-14-2802-4.
- Παναγιωτακόπουλος, Παναγιώτης (2022). 1979-2003 ΤΟ ΤΑΞΙΔΙ ΣΥΝΕΧΙΖΕΤΑΙ...Νο2 (in Greek). Αθήνα, Ελλάδα: ISBN 978-618-00-3993-1.