In a night that will never be forgotten in Crete and wherever there are OFI fans, Christos Kontis' team won the Greek Cup by defeating PAOK and, at the same time, secured its presence in the League Phase of a European competition for the first time in its history.
This event was also mentioned by Football Meets Data, which spoke of a historic opportunity for Greece to have 5 teams in the League Phase next season!
The page reminded that the champion (currently AEK is the favorite) will also have a guaranteed spot after the qualifiers, before explaining that the current second-placed team, Olympiacos, will need one qualification in the Champions League qualifiers to also secure a spot in the League Phase (and this provided that it does not benefit from rebalancing).
Subsequently, the current third-placed team, PAOK, is expected to be strong in all qualifying rounds of the Europa League and will need 2 qualifications to be secured, while Panathinaikos, who will go to the Conference League qualifiers, will probably also be among the strong teams.
"The current prediction is that Greece will have 5 teams in the League Phase," continues FMD, which concludes the post by saying that "these are very bad news for the Czech Republic and Poland, who will fight with Greece for the top-10"!