Greek Cup final to be held in Greece, but without supporters

The fixture is considered high-risk for crowd trouble and has become a major headache for the Greek FA, who were in discussions with a Polish municipality and Cypriot authorities after failing to find a suitable stadium at home.

Cyprus turned down a request to host the match, citing public security concerns.

AEK Athens and PAOK, two big clubs in Greece, regularly face each other in the final (all three finals from 2017 to 2019 were played between them).

Both clubs demanded a neutral pitch for the clash; AEK did not want to play in Thessaloniki and PAOK in Athens, where they had already played more than one final.

In a statement on Friday, the Greek FA said the match will take place in Volos, but if this is not possible for any reason, the match will be held in Elbasan, Albania, on May 24th - or the next available date.