Pre-Mediterranean Cup
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{{Infobox football tournament
| name = Προμεσογειακό Κύπελλο
Pre-Mediterranean Cup
| founded = 1991
| abolished = 1991
| teams = 16
| region = Greece
| current champions = {{nowrap|AEK Athens (1st title)}}
| most successful club = {{nowrap|AEK Athens (1 title)}}
| website =
}}
The Pre-Mediterranean Cup ({{langx|el|Προμεσογειακό Κύπελλο}}) was an association football tournament hosted by the HFF. It was a friendly tournament that was held for financial purposes. Its name occurred from the fact that it took place before the start of the 1991 Mediterranean Games. The competition was conducted once, in 1991 and the winners were AEK Athens.{{Cite web|url=https://www.novasports.gr/bolei/aek-bolei/article/472941/giortazei-i-aek|title=Γιορτάζει η ΑΕΚ|website=novasports.gr|date=12 April 2012|lang=el|quote=Μεσογειακά Κύπελλα (1): 1991}}{{Cite web|url=https://katerinisport.gr/%ce%b7-%ce%b1%ce%b5%ce%ba-%ce%ba%ce%bb%ce%b5%ce%af%ce%bd%ce%b5%ce%b9-96-%cf%87%cf%81%cf%8c%ce%bd%ce%b9%ce%b1-%ce%b9%cf%83%cf%84%ce%bf%cf%81%ce%af%ce%b1%cf%82|title=Η ΑΕΚ κλείνει 98 χρόνια ιστορίας|website=katerinisport.gr|last=Παππάς|first=Δημήτρης|date=13 April 2022|lang=el|quote=Προ-Μεσογειακό Κύπελλο (1): 1991}}
In June 1991, the Pre-Mediterranean Cup was held in order to financially support mainly the clubs that competed in the Alpha Ethniki. The clubs that declared their participation had expectations from the ticket sales and would receive a 32.5% of the revenues from PRO-PO, as well.{{Cite news|date=8 June 1991|title=Αρχίζει αύριο το Προμεσογειακό Κύπελλο|page=41|work=Free Press|lang=el}} It was conducted with the participation of the 1990–91 Alpha Ethniki clubs, plus the 1990–91 Beta Ethniki champion, Ethnikos Piraeus.{{Cite news|date=8 June 1991|title=Προμεσογειακή μπάλλα...|page=51|work=Apogevmatini|author=Γ. Νίκ.|lang=el}} Nevertheless, Olympiacos, Panathinaikos and PAOK did not participate, due to the fatigue of their footballers from the constant league games.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/grk91.html|title=Greece 1990/91|last=Mastrogiannopoulos|first=Alexander|website=RSSSF|location=Online|date=31 January 2008}} The tournament had duration of two matchdays that took place within a week. The club with the most points would win the Cup. In case of a tie, the goal difference criterion was applied. The end of tournament found AEK Athens, Levadiakos and Doxa Drama tied at the top with 4 points each, having won both of their matches. According to the regulation, AEK Athens, who had the best goal difference (6–2), emerged as the winners.{{Cite news|date=17 June 1991|title=Η πρωτιά στην ΑΕΚ|page=35|work=Free Press|lang=el}}
The point system was: Win: 2 points - Draw: 1 point - Loss: 0 points.
Fixtures
=1st=
{{football box
|date = 9 June 1991
|time = 17:00 EEST
|team1 = Ethnikos Piraeus
|score = 2–1
|report = newspaper Athletic Echo 10/6/1991 page 3
|team2 = Panachaiki
|goals1 =
- Mellas {{goal|20}}
- Xanthis {{goal|50}}
|goals2 =
- Psarras {{goal|57|pen.}}
|stadium = Karaiskakis Stadium
|location = Piraeus
|attendance = 704
|referee = Kostas Vrailas (Athens)
}}
----
{{football box
|date = 9 June 1991
|time = 17:30 EEST
|team1 = Iraklis
|score = 0–2
|report = newspaper Athletic Echo 10/6/1991 page 3
|team2 = Aris
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Charalampidis {{goal|39}}
- Gioukoudis {{goal|81}}
|stadium = Aris Stadium
|location = Thessaloniki
|attendance = 1,000
|referee = Dimitris Naoum (Thessaloniki)
}}
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{{football box
|date = 9 June 1991
|time = 17:30 EEST
|team1 = Apollon Athens
|score = 0–1
|report = newspaper Athletic Echo 10/6/1991 page 3
|team2 = Athinaikos
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Kolev {{goal|65|pen.}}
|stadium = Aigaleo Stadium
|location = Aigaleo
|attendance = 220
|referee = Sotiris Vorgias (Athens)
}}
----
{{football box
|date = 9 June 1991
|time = 17:30 EEST
|team1 = Levadiakos
|score = 2–1
|report = newspaper Athletic Echo 10/6/1991 page 3
|team2 = AEL
|goals1 =
- Loukas {{goal|31}}
- Kavalieris {{goal|33}}
|goals2 =
- Tsapatoris {{goal|43|pen.}}
|stadium = Volos Municipal Stadium
|location = Volos
|attendance = 300
|referee = Nikos Vournelis (Thessaloniki)
}}
----
{{football box
|date = 9 June 1991
|time = 17:30 EEST
|team1 = Ionikos
|score = 2–2
|report = newspaper Athletic Echo 10/6/1991 page 3
|team2 = Xanthi
|goals1 =
- Spanos {{goal|23||80}}
|goals2 =
- Marcelo {{goal|21}}
- Pappas {{goal|57}}
|stadium = AEK Stadium
|location = Nea Filadelfeia
|attendance = 152
|referee = Ilias Doutsias (Piraeus)
}}
----
{{football box
|date = 9 June 1991
|time = 17:30 EEST
|team1 = PAS Giannina
|score = 1–2
|report = newspaper Athletic Echo 10/6/1991 page 6
|team2 = Panionios
|goals1 =
- Tsiavos {{goal|45}}
|goals2 =
- Lagonikakis {{goal|44}}
- Michos {{goal|70}}
|stadium = Ioannina National Stadium
|location = Ioannina
|attendance =
|referee = Dimitris Bentas (Trikala)
}}
----
{{football box
|date = 9 June 1991
|time = 17:30 EEST
|team1 = AEK Athens
|score = 5–2
|report = newspaper Athletic Echo 10/6/1991 page 8
|team2 = OFI
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Rizoupoli Stadium
|location = Rizoupoli
|attendance = 2,000
|referee = Giannis Iatropoulos (Piraeus)
}}
----
{{football box
|date = 10 June 1991
|time = 17:30 EEST
|team1 = Doxa Drama
|score = 3–2
|report = newspaper Free Press 11/6/1991 page 39
|team2 = Panserraikos
|goals1 =
- Iordanidis {{goal|5}}
- Aleksić {{goal|73}}
- Alexandridis {{goal|84|pen.}}
|goals2 =
- Karabelas {{goal|66}}
- Gekas {{goal|82|pen.}}
|stadium = Doxa Drama Stadium
|location = Drama
|attendance = 1,000
|referee = Kostas Kortsaris (Thessaloniki)
}}
=2nd=
{{football box
|date = 16 June 1991
|time = 17:30 EEST
|team1 = Xanthi
|score = 0–1
|report = newspaper Athletic Echo 17/6/1991 page 3
|team2 = Doxa Drama
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- G.S. Georgiadis {{goal|64}}
|stadium = A.O. Xanthi Stadium
|location = Xanthi
|attendance =
|referee = Naoum Mintiouris (Serres)
}}
----
{{football box
|date = 16 June 1991
|time = 17:30 EEST
|team1 = Panachaiki
|score = 1–3
|report = newspaper Free Press 17/6/1991 page 35
|team2 = Levadiakos
|goals1 =
- Mirtsos {{goal|53}}
|goals2 =
- Kasapis {{goal|21}}
- Pechlevanidis {{goal|60}}
- Tsanas {{goal|83}}
|stadium = AEK Stadium
|location = Nea Filadelfeia
|attendance = 114
|referee = Periklis Vasilakis (Athens)
}}
----
{{football box
|date = 16 June 1991
|time = 17:30 EEST
|team1 = Panionios
|score = 1–3
|report = newspaper Athletic Echo 17/6/1991 page 8
|team2 = Ionikos
|goals1 =
- Lagonikakis {{goal|62|pen.}}
|goals2 =
- Daraklitsas {{goal|15}}
- Spanos {{goal|74||90}}
|stadium = Karaiskakis Stadium
|location = Piraeus
|attendance = 340
|referee = Theodoros Kefalas (Athens)
}}
----
{{football box
|date = 16 June 1991
|time = 16:30 EEST
|team1 = OFI
|score = 0–0
|report = newspaper Athletic Echo 17/6/1991 page 8
|team2 = Apollon Athens
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium
|location = Heraklion
|attendance =
|referee = Giorgos Koukoulakis (Heraklion)
}}
----
{{football box
|date = 16 June 1991
|time = 17:30 EEST
|team1 = Aris
|score = 2–2
|report = newspaper Athletic Echo 17/6/1991 page 3
|team2 = AEL
|goals1 =
- Moustakidis {{goal|69}}
- Samolis {{goal|85}}
|goals2 =
- Konstantinidis {{goal|57}}
- Germa {{goal|62}}
|stadium = Makedonikos Stadium
|location = Thessaloniki
|attendance =
|referee = Periklis Vasilakis (Athens)
}}
----
{{football box
|date = 16 June 1991
|time = 17:30 EEST
|team1 = Panserraikos
|score = 2–5
|report = newspaper Athletic Echo 17/6/1991 page 6
|team2 = Iraklis
|goals1 =
- Chavos {{goal|34}}
- Gekas {{goal|59|pen.}}
|goals2 =
- Athanasiadis {{goal|17|o.g.}}
- Facincani {{goal|53}}
- Tachtsidis {{goal|57}}
- Tsamfiloglou {{goal|85||87}}
|stadium = Serres Municipal Stadium
|location = Serres
|attendance =
|referee = Giorgos Plevritis (Thessaloniki)
}}
----
{{football box
|date = 16 June 1991
|time = 17:30 EEST
|team1 = Ethnikos Piraeus
|score = 0–1
|report = newspaper Athletic Echo 17/6/1991 page 6
|team2 = PAS Giannina
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Tatsis {{goal|78}}
|stadium = Rizoupoli Stadium
|location = Rizoupoli
|attendance = 260
|referee = Kostas Adamopoulos (Athens)
}}
----
{{football box
|date = 16 June 1991
|time = 17:30 EEST
|team1 = Athinaikos
|score = 0–1
|report = newspaper Athletic Echo 17/6/1991 page 6
|team2 = AEK Athens
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
- Milopoulos {{goal|11}}
|stadium = Ilioupoli Municipal Stadium
|location = Ilioupoli
|attendance = 2,000
|referee = Kostas Dimitriadis (Piraeus)
}}
Table
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=QR
|winpoints=2
|team1 = AEK | name_AEK = AEK Athens
|team2 = LEV | name_LEV = Levadiakos
|team3 = DOX | name_DOX = Doxa Drama
|team4 = ION | name_ION = Ionikos
|team5 = ARIS| name_ARIS = Aris
|team6 = IRA | name_IRA = Iraklis
|team7 = ETH | name_ETH = Ethnikos Piraeus
|team8 = PAS | name_PAS = PAS Giannina
|team9 = ATH | name_ATH = Athinaikos
|team10 = PIO | name_PIO = Panionios
|team11 = AEL | name_AEL = AEL
|team12 = XAN | name_XAN = Xanthi
|team13 = APOL| name_APOL = Apollon Athens
|team14 = OFI | name_OFI = OFI
|team15 = PAC | name_PAC = Panachaiki
|team16 = PANS| name_PANS = Panserraikos
|win_AEK = 2|draw_AEK = 0|loss_AEK = 0|gf_AEK = 6|ga_AEK = 2|status_AEK=C
|win_LEV = 2|draw_LEV = 0|loss_LEV = 0|gf_LEV = 5|ga_LEV = 2
|win_DOX = 2|draw_DOX = 0|loss_DOX = 0|gf_DOX = 4|ga_DOX = 2
|win_ION = 1|draw_ION = 1|loss_ION = 0|gf_ION = 5|ga_ION = 3
|win_ARIS = 1|draw_ARIS = 1|loss_ARIS = 0|gf_ARIS = 4|ga_ARIS = 2
|win_IRA = 1|draw_IRA = 0|loss_IRA = 1|gf_IRA = 5|ga_IRA = 4
|win_ETH = 1|draw_ETH = 0|loss_ETH = 1|gf_ETH = 3|ga_ETH = 3
|win_PAS = 1|draw_PAS = 0|loss_PAS = 1|gf_PAS = 2|ga_PAS = 2
|win_ATH = 1|draw_ATH = 0|loss_ATH = 1|gf_ATH = 1|ga_ATH = 1
|win_PIO = 1|draw_PIO = 0|loss_PIO = 1|gf_PIO = 3|ga_PIO = 4
|win_AEL = 0|draw_AEL = 1|loss_AEL = 1|gf_AEL = 3|ga_AEL = 4
|win_XAN = 0|draw_XAN = 1|loss_XAN = 1|gf_XAN = 2|ga_XAN = 3
|win_APOL = 0|draw_APOL = 1|loss_APOL = 1|gf_APOL = 0|ga_APOL = 1
|win_OFI = 0|draw_OFI = 1|loss_OFI = 1|gf_OFI = 2|ga_OFI = 5
|win_PAC = 0|draw_PAC = 0|loss_PAC = 2|gf_PAC = 2|ga_PAC = 5
|win_PANS = 0|draw_PANS = 0|loss_PANS = 2|gf_PANS = 4|ga_PANS = 8
|col_C=green1
|result1=C
|update=complete|source=newspapers: Athletic Echo, Free Press, Apogevmatini
}}
Top scorers
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| Rank
!Player !Club !Goals |
|---|
| 1
|align="left" |{{flagicon|GRE}} Dimitrios Spanos |align="left" |Ionikos |4 |
| 2
|align="left" |{{flagicon|GRE}} Giannis Milopoulos |align="left" |AEK Athens |3 |
| rowspan=3|3
|align="left" |{{flagicon|GRE}} Andreas Lagonikakis |align="left" |Panionios | rowspan=3|2 |
| align="left" |{{flagicon|GRE}} Stelios Tsamfiloglou
|align="left" |Iraklis |
| align="left" |{{flagicon|GRE}} Michalis Gekas
|align="left" |Panserraikos |
References
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==Bibliography==
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