The 1939 Greek Cup final was the 3rd final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 28 May 1939 at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium. The contesting teams were AEK Athens and PAOK. It was AEK Athens' second Greek Cup final in their 15 years of existence and PAOK's first ever Greek Cup final in their 13-year history. It was the first Cup final to be held after 6 years. With the conquest of the Cup, AEK Athens became the first ever Greek club to achieve the domestic double.
Venue
This was the second Greek Cup final held at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, after the 1932 final. (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
AEK Athens had reached the Greek Cup final once in 1932, where they had won Aris by 5–3.
PAOK had never competed in a Cup final.
The two teams had never met each other in a Cup final.
Route to the final
AEK AthensRoundPAOKOpponentResultOpponentResultAris Piraeus7–0 (H)Round of 16Hellas Florina6–1 (A)Apollon Athens3–1 (A)Quarter-finalsIraklis3–2 (H)Olympiacos2–0 () (A)Semi-finalsEthnikos Piraeus4–0 (H)
Match Details
GK Christos Ribas (c)DF Giorgos GasparisDF Mimis SeltsikasMF Dionysis KapantaisMF Spyros KontoulisMF Georgios MagirasFW Kostas VasiliouFW Alekos ChatzistavridisFW Tryfon TzanetisFW Kleanthis MaropoulosFW Vasilios ManettasManager: Kostas Negrepontis GK Nikos SotiriadisDF Giorgos VatikisDF Youlielmos ArvanitisMF Apostolos KontopoulosMF Kyriakos BostantzoglouMF Thrasyvoulos Panidis (c)FW GlarosFW Kostas KritasFW Aristidis IoannidisFW Kostas KalogiannisFW KoukoulasManager: Assistant referees: Kostas Tzitzis (Athens) Passalaris (Piraeus)Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Replay match if scores still level
See also 1938–39 Greek Football Cup
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