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| Event | 1946–47 Greek Football Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 8 June 1947 | ||||||
| Venue | Leoforos Alexandras Stadium,Ampelokipoi,Athens | ||||||
| Referee | Sotiris Asprogerakas (Athens) | ||||||
| Attendance | 12,000 | ||||||
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The1947 Greek Cup final was the 5th final of theGreek Cup. The match took place on 8 June 1947 atLeoforos Alexandras Stadium. The contesting teams wereOlympiacos andIraklis. 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.[1] It was the first Cup final to be held after the end ofWorld War II. Olympiacos won by a record 5-goal difference, also achieving their first everdomestic double.[2]
This was the fourth Greek Cup final held atLeoforos Alexandras Stadium, after the 1932, 1939 and 1940 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]
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.[4]
| Olympiacos | Round | Iraklis | ||||||
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
| Bye | Sixth round | Marathon Kiouri | 10–1 (H) | |||||
| Seventh round | Megas Alexandros Thessaloniki | 2–0 (H) | ||||||
| Eighth round | Bye | |||||||
| Panathinaikos | 2–0 | 0–0 (H) | 2–0 (w/o) (A) | Round of 16 | Elpida Drama | 6–2 (A) | ||
| Ethnikos Piraeus | 2–0 (H) | Quarter-finals | Aris | 2–0 (H) | ||||
| Achilleas Patra | 4–1 (H) | Semi-finals | Niki Volos | 3–0 (H) | ||||
| Olympiacos | 5–0 | Iraklis |
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