The 1999 Greek Cup final was the 55th final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 5 May 1999 at the Olympic Stadium. The contesting teams were Panathinaikos and Olympiacos. It was Panathinaikos' twenty fifth Greek Cup final and third consecutive in their 91 years of existence and Olympiacos' twenty-eighth Greek Cup final in their 74-year history.[1] With their victory Olympiacos won the double after 18 years, while Panathinaikos became the first team to lose in a Greek Cup final three times in a row.[2]
This was the thirteenth Greek Cup final held at the Athens Olympic Stadium, after the 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995 and 1996 finals.
Panathinaikos had reached the Greek Cup final twenty four times, winning fifteen of them. The last time that they had won the Cup was in 1995 (1–0 against AEK Athens). The last time that they had played in a final was in 1998, where they had lost to Panionios by 1–0.
Olympiacos had reached the Greek Cup final twenty six times, winning nineteen of them. The last time that they had won the Cup was in 1992 (3–1 against PAOK). The last time that they had played in a final was in 1993, where they had lost to Panathinaikos by 1–0.
The two teams had met each other in a Cup final nine times in the 1960, 1962, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1975, 1986, 1988 and 1993 finals.[4]
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