1948 Greek Football Cup final

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1948 Greek Cup final
Event 1947–48 Greek Football Cup
Date20 June 1948
Venue Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Ampelokipoi, Athens
Referee Kostas Tzitzis (Athens)
Attendance12,000
1947
1949

The 1948 Greek Cup final was the 6th final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 20 June 1948 at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium. The contesting teams were Panathinaikos and AEK Athens. It was Panathinaikos' second Greek Cup final in their 40 years of existence and AEK Athens' third Greek Cup final in their 24-year history. [1]

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Venue

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

This was the fifth Greek Cup final held at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, after the 1932, 1939, 1940 and 1947 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

Panathinaikos had reached the Greek Cup final one time in 1940, where they had won Aris by 3–1.

AEK Athens had reached the Greek Cup final two times, winning all of them. The last time that had played in a final was in 1939, where they had won PAOK by 2–1.

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

Route to the final

PanathinaikosRoundAEK Athens
OpponentResultOpponentResult
Olympiacos Patras 4–0 (A) Twelfth round Bye
Elpida Drama 7–1 (H) Quarter-finals Atromitos Piraeus 4–3 (H)
Asteras Athens3–1 (H) Semi-finals Olympiacos 1–0 (H)

Match

Details

Panathinaikos 2–1 AEK Athens
  • Simos Soccerball shade.svg16', 49'
Report (page 1)
Leoforos Alexandras Stadium , Athens
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Kostas Tzitzis (Athens)
GK 1 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Mathios Vitalis
DF 2 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Anastasios Kritikos
DF 3 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Spyros Bogdanos
MF 4 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Gavrilos Gazis
MF 5 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Vangelis Nikolopoulos
MF 6 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Alekos Chionidis
FW 7 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Babis Fylaktos
FW 8 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Nikos Simos (c)
FW 9 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Giannis Petsanas
FW10 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Antonis Papantoniou
FW11 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Stefanos Dialetis
Manager:
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Antonis Migiakis
GK 1 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Michalis Delavinias
DF 2 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Giorgos Gasparis
DF 3 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Youlielmos Arvanitis
MF 4 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Giannis Vlantis
MF 5 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Tryfon Tzanetis
MF 6 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Georgios Magiras
FW 7 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Giannis Papantoniou
FW 8 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Kleanthis Maropoulos (c)
FW 9 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Xenofon Markopoulos
FW10 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Pavlos Emmanouilidis
FW11 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Lelos Adamidis
Manager:
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Kostas Negrepontis

Assistant referees:
Manolis Zapardas (Piraeus)
Vrachas

Match rules

See also

References

  1. "Kipello1941-1950" (PDF). epo.gr (in Greek).
  2. "Leoforos Stadium "Apostolos Nikolaidis"". stadia.gr.
  3. "Greece - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF .