| Event | 1956–57 Greek Football Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 29 July 1957* | ||||||
| Venue | Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus | ||||||
| Referee | Leo Horn (Netherlands) | ||||||
The 1957 Greek Cup final was the 15th final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 29 July 1957* at Karaiskakis Stadium. The contesting teams were Olympiacos and Iraklis. It was Olympiacos' seventh Greek Cup final and second consecutive in their 32 years of existence and Iraklis' second Greek Cup final in their 49-year history. [1]
This was the first Greek Cup final held at Karaiskakis Stadium.
Karaiskakis Stadium was built in 1895. The stadium is used as a venue for Olympiacos and Ethnikos Piraeus and was used for Greece in various occasions. Its current capacity is 42,000. [2]
Olympiacos had reached the Greek Cup final six times, winning five of them. The last time that they had won the Cup was in 1954 (2–0 against Doxa Drama). The last time that had played in a final was in 1956, where they had lost to AEK Athens by 2–1.
Iraklis had reached the Greek Cup final one time in 1947, where they lost to Olympiacos by 5–0. [3]
| Olympiacos | Round | Iraklis | ||
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| Opponent | Result | Opponent | Result | |
| Panargiakos | 7–1 (A) | Round of 32 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 2–0 (w/o) (H) |
| Panionios | 3–1 (H) | Round of 16 | Doxa Drama | 5–2 (H) |
| AEK Athens | 1–0 (A) | Quarter-finals | Aspida Xanthi | 3–0 (H) |
| Panathinaikos | 2–1 (H) | Semi-finals | Apollon Athens | 2–1 (H) |
| Olympiacos | 2–0 | Iraklis |
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*According to the Greek FA's official site, the match was played on 30 July.
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