The1960 Greek Cup final was the 18th final of theGreek Cup. The initial match took place on 7 August 1960 atLeoforos Alexandras Stadium. The replay match took place on 11 September 1960 atKaraiskakis Stadium. The contesting teams werePanathinaikos andOlympiacos. It was Panathinaikos' fifth Greek Cup final in their 52 years of existence and Olympiacos' tenth Greek Cup final and fifth consecutive in their 35-year history.[1][2]
This was the fifteenth Greek Cup final held atLeoforos Alexandras Stadium, after the 1932, 1939, 1940, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956 and 1959 finals. (Leoforos also hosted the replay match of the 1933 final betweenEthnikos Piraeus andAris, the replay match of the 1949 final betweenAEK Athens andPanathinaikos and the replay match of the 1952 final betweenOlympiacos andPanionios).
Leoforos Alexandras Stadium was built in 1922. The stadium is used as a venue forPanathinaikos andGreece. Its current capacity is 30,000.[3]
Panathinaikos had reached the Greek Cup final four times, winning three of them. The last time that they had played in a final was in1955, where they wonPAOK by 1–0.
Olympiacos had reached the Greek Cup final nine times, winning eight of them. The last time that they had played in a final was in1959, where they wonDoxa Drama by 2–1.
The two teams had never met each other in a Cup final.[4]