1952 Greek Football Cup final

1952 Greek Cup final
Olympiacos with the Cup
Event1951–52 Greek Football Cup
Olympiacos won after a replay
After extra time
Date5 June 1952
VenueLeoforos Alexandras Stadium, Ampelokipoi, Athens
RefereeSotiris Asprogerakas (Athens)
Attendance15,000
Replay
Date15 June 1952
VenueLeoforos Alexandras Stadium, Ampelokipoi, Athens
RefereeKonstantinos Gikopoulos (Thessaloniki)
Attendance15,000

The 1952 Greek Cup final was the 10th final of the Greek Cup. The initial match took place on 1 June 1952 and the replay match took place on 15 June 1952 at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium. The contesting teams were Olympiacos and Panionios. It was Olympiacos' third Greek Cup final and second consecutive in their 27 years of existence and Panionios' first ever Greek Cup final in their 62-year history.[1]

Venue

This was the ninth Greek Cup final held at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, after the 1932, 1939, 1940, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950 and 1951 finals. (Leoforos also hosted the replay match of the 1933 final between Ethnikos Piraeus and Aris and the replay match of the 1949 final between AEK Athens and Panathinaikos).

Leoforos Alexandras Stadium was built in 1922. The stadium is used as a venue for Panathinaikos and Greece. Its current capacity is 30,000.[2]

Background

Olympiacos had reached the Greek Cup final two times, winning all of them. The last time that they played in a final was in 1951, where they had won PAOK by 2–0.

Panionios had never competed in a Cup final.

The two teams had never met each other in a Cup final.[3]

Route to the final

Olympiacos Round Panionios
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Apollon Kalamata 7–0 (A) Round of 16 Apollon Athens 2–1 (A)
Pagasatikos Volos 3–1 (A) Quarter-finals Ethnikos Piraeus 5–4 2–2 (a.e.t.) (A) 3–2 (H)
AEK Athens 2–0 (A) Semi-finals Doxa Drama 4–3 2–2 (a.e.t.) (A) 2–1 (H)

Match

Details

Olympiacos2–2 (a.e.t.)Panionios
  • Kopanidis 30'
  • Drosos 90'
Report (page 1)
  • Tsolias 34', 60'
Referee: Sotiris Asprogerakas (Athens)
GK Stelios Kourouklatos
DF Ilias Rosidis
DF Andreas Mouratis (c)
MF Vasilis Xanthopoulos
MF Thanasis Bebis
MF Babis Kotridis
FW Giorgos Kansos
FW Georgios Darivas
FW Giorgos Kopanidis
FW Stelios Christopoulos
FW Babis Drosos
Manager:
Giannis Chelmis,
Vangelis Chelmis
GK Nikos Pentzaropoulos
DF Nontas Kasapoglou
DF Giannis Kerdemelidis
DF Iakovos Zarkadis
MF Pavlidis
MF Vasilis Staikos
FW Ioannis Skordilis
FW Kostas Nestoridis
FW Fotis Tsolias
FW Nikos Zarkadis
FW Kostas Sotiriadis
Manager:
Kostas Negrepontis

Assistant referees:
Giannis Daskalakis (Piraeus)
Koskinas

Match rules

Replay

Details

Olympiacos2–0Panionios
Report (pages 1,2)
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Konstantinos Gikopoulos (Thessaloniki)
GK Stelios Kourouklatos
DF Ilias Rosidis
DF Makis Germenis
MF Vasilis Xanthopoulos
MF Babis Kotridis
MF Andreas Mouratis (c)
FW Giorgos Kansos
FW Georgios Darivas
FW Stelios Christopoulos
FW Thanasis Bebis
FW Babis Drosos
Manager:
Giannis Chelmis,
Vangelis Chelmis
GK Nikos Pentzaropoulos
DF Nontas Kasapoglou
DF Giannis Kerdemelidis
DF Iakovos Zarkadis
MF Pavlidis
MF Vasilis Staikos
FW Ioannis Skordilis
FW Kostas Nestoridis
FW Fotis Tsolias
FW Nikos Zarkadis
FW Kostas Sotiriadis
Manager:
Kostas Negrepontis

Assistant referees:
Tsabasis (Piraeus)
Koutsomichos

Match rules

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kipello1951-1960" (PDF). epo.gr (in Greek).
  2. ^ "Leoforos Stadium "Apostolos Nikolaidis"". stadia.gr.
  3. ^ "Greece - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF.