1955 Greek Football Cup final
Football match
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The 1955 Greek Cup final was the 13th final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 12 June 1955 at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium. The contesting teams were Panathinaikos and PAOK. It was Panathinaikos' fourth Greek Cup final in their 47 years of existence and PAOK's third Greek Cup final in their 29-year history.[1][2]
| Event | 1954–55 Greek Football Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 12 June 1955 | ||||||
| Venue | Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, Ampelokipoi, Athens | ||||||
| Referee | Vasilis Diamandopoulos (Athens) | ||||||
| Attendance | 6,729 | ||||||
Venue
This was the twelfth Greek Cup final held at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, after the 1932, 1939, 1940, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953 and 1954 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
Panathinaikos had reached the Greek Cup final three times, winning two of them. The last time that they had won the Cup was in 1948 (2–1 against AEK Athens). The last time that had played in a final was in 1949, where they had lost to AEK Athens by 2–1 in a replay match, after the 0–0 of the initial match.
PAOK had reached the Greek Cup final two times. The last time that they played in a final was in 1951, where they had lost to Olympiacos by 4–0.
The two teams had never met each other in a Cup final.[4]
Route to the final
| Panathinaikos | Round | PAOK | ||
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| Asteras Athens | 1–0 (H) | Round of 32 | Makedonikos | 2–0 (H) |
| OFI | 2–1 (A) | Round of 16 | Elpida Drama | 3–2 (a.e.t.) (H) |
| Aris | 1–0 (H) | Quarter-finals | Panionios | 4–2 (A) |
| Apollon Athens | 2–1 (H) | Semi-finals | Doxa Drama | 1–0 (H) |
Match
Details
| Panathinaikos | 2–0 | PAOK |
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