1956 Greek Football Cup final

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1956 Greek Cup final
Event 1955–56 Greek Football Cup
Date24 June 1956
Venue Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Ampelokipoi, Athens
Referee Gino Rigato (Italy)
Attendance25,000
1955
1957

The 1956 Greek Cup final was the 14th final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 24 June 1956 at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium. The contesting teams were AEK Athens and Olympiacos. It was AEK Athens' seventh Greek Cup final in their 32 years of existence and Olympiacos' sixth Greek Cup final in their 31-year history. [1] [2]

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Venue

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

This was the thirteenth Greek Cup final held at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, after the 1932, 1939, 1940, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954 and 1955 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

AEK Athens had reached the Greek Cup final six times, winning four of them. The last time that they had won the Cup was in 1950 (4–0 against Aris). The last time that had played in a final was in 1953, where they had lost to Olympiacos by 3–2.

Olympiacos had reached the Greek Cup final five times, winning all of them. The last time that they played in a final was in 1954, where they had won Doxa Drama by 2–0. [4]

Route to the final

AEK AthensRoundOlympiacos
OpponentResultOpponentResult
Achilleas Korinthos8–2 (A) Round of 32 Fostiras 1–0 (A)
Averoff Ioannina 4–1 (H) Round of 16 Pallevadiaki 7–0 (H)
Panionios 2–1 (H) Quarter-finals Niki Volos 4–0 (H)
Panathinaikos 2–1 (H) Semi-finals Aris 3–0 (A)

Match

Details

AEK Athens 2–1 Olympiacos
  • Chaniotis Soccerball shade.svg22'
  • Kanakis Soccerball shade.svg67'
Report
Leoforos Alexandras Stadium , Ampelokipoi
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Gino Rigato (Italy)
GK 1 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Stelios Serafidis
DF 2 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Antonis Parayios
DF 3 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Antonis Karakatsanis
DF 4 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Thanasis Tsangaris
MF 5 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Kostas Poulis
MF 6 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Kostas Zografos
FW 7 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Pavlos Emmanouilidis
FW 8 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Andreas Stamatiadis
FW 9 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Giannis Chaniotis
FW10 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Giannis Kanakis (c)
FW11 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Panagiotis Kourtidis
Manager:
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Kostas Negrepontis
GK 1 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Savvas Theodoridis
DF 2 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Ilias Rosidis (c)
DF 3 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Thanasis Kingley
MF 4 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Vasilis Xanthopoulos
MF 5 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Thanasis Bebis
MF 6 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Babis Kotridis
FW 7 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Themis Moustaklis
FW 8 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Giannis Ioannou
FW 9 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Elias Yfantis
FW10 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Kostas Polychroniou
FW11 Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Georgios Darivas
Manager:
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Giannis Chelmis,
Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Vangelis Chelmis

Match rules

See also

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