1940 Greek Football Cup final

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1940 Greek Cup final
Panathinaikos 1940 Cup.png
Τhe awarding of the Cup to Panathinaikos
Event 1939–40 Greek Football Cup
Date2 June 1940
Venue Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Ampelokipoi, Athens
Referee Vasilis Diamantopoulos (Athens)
1939
1947

The 1940 Greek Cup final was the 4th final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 2 June 1940 at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium. The contesting teams were Panathinaikos and Aris. It was Panathinaikos' first ever Greek Cup final in their 32 years of existence and Aris' third Greek Cup final in their 26-year history. [1]

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Venue

Leoforos Alexandras Stadium. Apostolos Nikolaidis Gate 13-14.JPG
Leoforos Alexandras Stadium.

This was the third Greek Cup final held at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, after the 1932 and 1939 finals. (Leoforos also hosted the replay match of the 1933 final between Ethnikos Piraeus and Aris).

Leoforos Alexandras Stadium was built in 1922. The stadium is used as a venue for Panathinaikos and Greece. Its current capacity is 30,000. [2]

Background

A highlight of the match Panathinaikos Aris 1940.jpg
A highlight of the match

Panathinaikos had never competed in a Cup final.

Aris had reached the Greek Cup final two times. The last time that had played in a final was in 1933, where they had lost to Ethnikos Piraeus by 2–1 in a replay match, after the 2–2 of the initial match.

The two teams had never met each other in a Cup final. [3]

Route to the final

PanathinaikosRoundAris
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
Iraklis Serres6–1 (H) Round of 16 Doxa Drama 5–31–1 ( a.e.t. ) (A)4–2 (H)
Apollon Athens 5–21–1 ( a.e.t. ) (H)4–1 (A) Quarter-finals PAOK 3–21–1 ( a.e.t. ) (A)2–1 (H)
Ethnikos Piraeus 1–0 (H) Semi-finals AEK Athens 5–22–2 ( a.e.t. ) (H)3–0 (H)

Match

Details

Panathinaikos 3–1 Aris
  • Baltasis Soccerball shade.svg9' (pen.)
  • Triantafyllis Soccerball shade.svg10'
  • Migiakis Soccerball shade.svg13'
Report
  • Chatzinikolaou Soccerball shade.svg61'
Leoforos Alexandras Stadium , Athens
Referee: Vasilis Diamantopoulos (Athens)
GK Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Vasilis Chantzos
DF Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Spyros Syrkos
DF Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Anastasios Kritikos
MF Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Takis Strouboulis
MF Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Vasilis Kaberos
MF Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Vasilis Svolopoulos
FW Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Antonis Migiakis (c)
FW Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Dimitris Baltasis
FW Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Grigoris Symeonidis
FW Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Takis Triantafyllis
FW Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Olysseas Tsoutsos
Manager:
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Dimitris Dimitriadis
GK Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Kostas Gotsis
DF Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Achileas Magras
DF Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Vahakn Abrahamyan
MF Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Dimitris Stavrakbeis
MF Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Alekos Siotis
MF Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Kostas Nikolaidis
FW Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Dimosthenis Chatzinikolaou
FW Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Miltiadis Sidiropoulos
FW Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Kleanthis Vikelidis
FW Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Nikos Rammos
FW Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Michalis Koloniaris
Manager:
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Kostas Vikelidis

Assistant referees:
Sakoulas
Vasilis Dimopoulos

Match rules

See also

References

  1. "Kipello1931-1940" (PDF). epo.gr (in Greek). Online.
  2. "Leoforos Stadium "Apostolos Nikolaidis"". stadia.gr.
  3. "Greece - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF .