The 1947 Greek Cup final was the 5th final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 8 June 1947 at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium. The contesting teams were Olympiacos and Iraklis. It was Olympiacos' first ever Greek Cup final in their 22 years of existence and Iraklis' first ever Greek Cup final in their 39-year history. It was the first Cup final to be held after the end of World War II. Olympiacos won by a record 5-goal difference, also achieving their first ever domestic double.
Venue
This was the fourth Greek Cup final held at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, after the 1932, 1939 and 1940 finals. (Leoforos also hosted the replay match of the 1933 final between Ethnikos Piraeus and Aris).
Leoforos Alexandras Stadium was built in 1922. The stadium is used as a venue for Panathinaikos and Greece. Its current capacity is 30,000.
Background Olympiacos had never competed in a Cup final.
Iraklis had never competed in a Cup final.
The two teams had never met each other in a Cup final.
Route to the final
OlympiacosRoundIraklisOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legByeSixth roundMarathon Kiouri10–1 (H)Seventh roundMegas Alexandros Thessaloniki2–0 (H)Eighth roundByePanathinaikos2–00–0 (H)2–0 () (A)Round of 16Elpida Drama6–2 (A)Ethnikos Piraeus2–0 (H)Quarter-finalsAris2–0 (H)Achilleas Patra4–1 (H)Semi-finalsNiki Volos3–0 (H)
Match Details
GK Stelios KourouklatosDF Nikos ZakkasDF Andreas MouratisMF Dionysis MinardosMF Giannis ChelmisMF Giorgos VagiakosFW Angelos VasiliadisFW Alekos ChatzistavridisFW Giannis Vazos (c)FW Giorgos PiliourisFW Mimis ApostolopoulosManager: Themos Asderis GK CharchalisDF TsaganiasDF ParaschosMF TsaldarisMF SidiropoulosMF NikolaouFW PapadakisFW KakkosFW FrenelisFW KalogiannisFW MargaropoulosManager: Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Replay match if scores still level
See also 1946–47 Greek Football Cup
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