The 1965 Greek Cup final was the 22nd final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 14 July 1965 at Karaiskakis Stadium. The contesting teams were Olympiacos and Panathinaikos. It was Olympiacos' fourteenth Greek Cup final in their 40 years of existence and Panathinaikos' seventh Greek Cup final in their 57-year history.[1]
This was the fifth Greek Cup final held at Karaiskakis Stadium, after the 1957, 1958 and 1960 finals. (Karaiskakis also hosted the replay match of the 1960 final between Panathinaikos and Olympiacos).
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.[2]
Olympiacos had reached the Greek Cup final thirteen times, winning eleven of them. The last time that they had played in a final was in 1963, where they won Pierikos by 3–0.
Panathinaikos had reached the Greek Cup final six times, winning three of them. The last time that they had won the Cup was in 1955 (1–0 against PAOK). The last time that had played in a final was in 1962, against Olympiacos, where the match was abandoned at the extra time.[3]
