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| Event | 1948–49 Greek Football Cup | ||||||
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| AEK Athens won after areplay | |||||||
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| Date | 19 June 1949 | ||||||
| Venue | Leoforos Alexandras Stadium,Ampelokipoi,Athens | ||||||
| Referee | Aristidis Ioannidis (Thessaloniki) | ||||||
| Attendance | 15,000 | ||||||
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| Date | 3 July 1949 | ||||||
| Venue | Leoforos Alexandras Stadium,Ampelokipoi,Athens | ||||||
| Referee | Giannis Daskalakis (Piraeus) | ||||||
| Attendance | 15,000 | ||||||
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The1949 Greek Cup final was the 7th final of theGreek Cup. The initial match took place on 19 June 1949 and the replay match took place on 3 July 1949 atLeoforos Alexandras Stadium. The contesting teams wereAEK Athens andPanathinaikos for a second time in a row. It was AEK Athens' fourth Greek Cup final and second consecutive in their 25 years of existence and Panathinaikos' third Greek Cup final and second consecutive in their 41-year history.[1] The initial match was abandoned at the 19th minute of extra time due to darkness, as theHFF had set the kick-off at 18:00, without foreseeing the possibility of extra time, a fact that of course provoked criticism against them.[2]
This was the sixth Greek Cup final held atLeoforos Alexandras Stadium, after the 1932, 1939, 1940, 1947 and 1948 finals. (Leoforos also hosted the replay match of the 1933 final betweenEthnikos Piraeus andAris).
Leoforos Alexandras Stadium was built in 1922. The stadium is used as a venue forPanathinaikos andGreece. Its current capacity is 30,000.[3]
AEK Athens had reached the Greek Cup final three times, winning two of them. The last time that they had won the Cup was in1939 (2–1 againstPAOK). The last time that had played in a final was in1948, where they had lost to Panathinaikos by 2–1.
Panathinaikos had reached the Greek Cup final two times winning all of them. The last time that had played in a final was in1948, where they had won AEK Athens by 2–1.
The two teams had met each other in a Cup final one time in the 1948 final.[4]
| AEK Athens | Round | Panathinaikos | ||
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| Ergotelis | 9–1 (A) | Round of 16 | Ethnikos Piraeus | 2–0 (H) |
| Iraklis Kavala | 4–1 (A) | Quarter-finals | Apollon Athens | 4–1 (H) |
| Olympiacos | 2–1 (H) | Semi-finals | PAOK | 1–0 (A) |
The match was abandoned at the 109 minute.
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| AEK Athens | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Panathinaikos |
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