| Event | 1950–51 Greek Football Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 11 March 1951 | ||||||
| Venue | Leoforos Alexandras Stadium,Ampelokipoi,Athens | ||||||
| Referee | Sotiris Asprogerakas (Athens) | ||||||
| Attendance | 15,000 | ||||||
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The1951 Greek Cup final was the 9th final of theGreek Cup. The match took place on 11 March 1951 atLeoforos Alexandras Stadium. The contesting teams wereOlympiacos andPAOK. It was Olympiacos' second Greek Cup final in their 26 years of existence and PAOK's second Greek Cup final in their 25-year history.[1] Before start of the match the crowd "froze" in the presence of two men entering the pitch. One was dressed asAdolf Hitler and the other as his bodyguard. The misunderstanding ended quickly with the first explaining that he was in fact a fan of PAOK and he was dressed up for the Carnival that was not over at the time.[2]
This was the eighth Greek Cup final held atLeoforos Alexandras Stadium, after the 1932, 1939, 1940, 1947, 1948, 1949 and 1950 finals. (Leoforos also hosted the replay match of the 1933 final betweenEthnikos Piraeus andAris and the replay match of the 1949 final betweenAEK Athens andPanathinaikos).
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 reached the Greek Cup final once in1947, where they had wonIraklis 5–0.
PAOK had reached the Greek Cup final once in1939, where they had lost toAEK Athens by 2–1.
The two teams had never met each other in a Cup final.[4]
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | |
| Panionios | 3–0 | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (H) | 3–0 (A) | Round of 16 | Elpida Drama | 4–3 (A) | ||
| Makedonikos | 6–2 (H) | Quarter-finals | Aris | 4–2 (a.e.t.) (H) | ||||
| Asteras Athens | 3–1 (H) | Semi-finals | Panathinaikos | 1–0 (H) | ||||
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