1953 Greek Football Cup final

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1953 Greek Cup final
Olympiacos Cup 1953.webp
Olympiacos after the final
Event 1952–53 Greek Football Cup
Date17 May 1953
Venue Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Ampelokipoi, Athens
Referee Manolis Zapardas (Piraeus)
Attendance25,000
1952
1954

The 1953 Greek Cup final was the 11th final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 17 May 1953 at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium. The contesting teams were Olympiacos and AEK Athens. It was Olympiacos' fourth Greek Cup final and third consecutive in their 28 years of existence and AEK Athens' sixth Greek Cup final in their 29-year history. [1] [2]

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Venue

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

This was the tenth Greek Cup final held at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, after the 1932, 1939, 1940, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951 and 1952 finals. (Leoforos also hosted the replay match of the 1933 final between Ethnikos Piraeus and Aris, the replay match of the 1949 final between AEK Athens and Panathinaikos and the replay match of the 1952 final between Olympiacos and Panionios).

Leoforos Alexandras Stadium was built in 1922. The stadium is used as a venue for Panathinaikos and Greece. Its current capacity is 30,000. [3]

Background

Olympiacos had reached the Greek Cup final three times, winning all of them. The last time that they played in a final was in 1952, where they had won Panionios by 2–0 in a replay match, after the 2–2 of the initial match.

AEK Athens had reached the Greek Cup final five times, winning four of them. The last time that they played in a final was in 1950, where they had won Aris by 4–0.

The two teams had never met each other in a Cup final. [4]

Route to the final

OlympiacosRoundAEK Athens
OpponentResultOpponentResult
AE Chalandri4–1 (H) Round of 16 Panelefsiniakos 4–1 (H)
Fostiras 3–1 (A) Quarter-finals Aris 1–0 (A)
Panathinaikos 2–1 (A) Semi-finals Panionios 2–1 (A)

Match

Details

Olympiacos 3–2 AEK Athens
  • Kansos Soccerball shade.svg21', 37'
  • Darivas Soccerball shade.svg79'
Report
Leoforos Alexandras Stadium , Ampelokipoi
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Manolis Zapardas (Piraeus)
GK 1 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Kostas Karapatis
DF 2 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Ilias Rosidis
DF 3 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Thanasis Kingley
DF 4 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Andreas Mouratis (c)
MF 5 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Vasilis Xanthopoulos
MF 6 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Thanasis Bebis
FW 7 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Giorgos Kansos
FW 8 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Dimitrios Kokkinakis
FW 9 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Giorgos Kopanidis
FW10 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Georgios Darivas
FW11 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Babis Drosos
Manager:
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Giannis Chelmis,
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Vangelis Chelmis
GK 1 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Michalis Delavinias
DF 2 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Antonis Parayios
DF 3 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Youlielmos Arvanitis (c)
DF 4 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Christos Darakis
MF 5 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Manesis
MF 6 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Michalis Papatheodorou
FW 7 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Pavlos Emmanouilidis
FW 8 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Giannis Kanakis
FW 9 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Ilias Papageorgiou
FW10 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Andreas Stamatiadis
FW11 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Lambis Serafidis
Manager:
Flag of Italy.svg Mario Magnozzi

Assistant referees:
Vangelis Damalitis (Piraeus)
Anagnostopoulos

Match rules

See also

References

  1. "Kipello1951-1960" (PDF). epo.gr (in Greek).
  2. "Η Ελλάδα του πρώτου τελικού Ολυμπιακού - ΑΕΚ". oldfootball.gr (in Greek). 17 May 2018.
  3. "Leoforos Stadium "Apostolos Nikolaidis"". stadia.gr.
  4. "Greece - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF .