1958 Greek Football Cup final

1958 Greek Cup final
Event1957–58 Greek Football Cup
Date30 July 1958
VenueKaraiskakis Stadium, Piraeus
RefereeZivko Bajić (Yugoslavia)
Attendance22,000

The 1958 Greek Cup final was the 16th final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 30 July 1958 at Karaiskakis Stadium. The contesting teams were Olympiacos and Doxa Drama. It was Olympiacos' eighth Greek Cup final and third consecutive in their 33 years of existence and Doxa Drama's second Greek Cup final in their 40-year history.[1]

Venue

This was the second Greek Cup final held at Karaiskakis Stadium, after the 1957 final.

Karaiskakis Stadium was built in 1895. The stadium is used as a venue for Olympiacos and Ethnikos Piraeus and was used for Greece in various occasions. Its current capacity is 42,000.[2]

Background

Olympiacos had reached the Greek Cup final seven times, winning six of them. The last time that they had played in a final was in 1957, where they won Iraklis by 2–0.

Doxa Drama had reached the Greek Cup final one time in 1954, where they lost to Olympiacos by 2–0.

The two teams had met each other in a Cup final one time in the 1954 final.[3]

Route to the final

Olympiacos Round Doxa Drama
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Olympiacos Chalkida 9–0 (H) Round of 32 AE Kavala 2–0 (A)
OFI 2–0 (A) Round of 16 Apollon Kalamarias 1–0 (H)
AEK Athens 2–1 (H) Quarter-finals Fostiras 3–1 (H)
Panathinaikos 3–0 (H) Semi-finals Iraklis 2–1 1–1 (a.e.t.) (A) 1–0 (H)

Match

Details

Olympiacos5–1Doxa Drama
  • Gavezos 22'
  • Bebis 43'
  • Polychroniou 63', 87'
  • Yfantis 89'
Report (page 4)
  • Nalbantis 52'
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Zivko Bajić (Yugoslavia)
GK Savvas Theodoridis
DF Nikos Kambolis
DF Thanasis Kingley
DF Dimitrios Stefanakos
MF Filippos Tsantakis
MF Babis Kotridis (c)
MF Sotiris Gavezos
FW Elias Yfantis
FW Kostas Polychroniou
FW Thanasis Bebis
FW Stelios Psychos  88'
Manager:
Tibor Kemény
GK Samlidis
DF Giorgos Kotridis
DF Fanis Ignatiou (c)
DF Vasilis Similiotis
MF Pistikos
MF Takis Loukanidis
MF Pavlos Grigoriadis
FW Alekos Nalbantis
FW Antonis Georgiadis
FW Thanasis Loukanidis
FW Chatzimichail
Manager:
Nikos Pangalos

Match rules

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kipello1951-1960" (PDF). epo.gr (in Greek).
  2. ^ "Velodrome & Karaiskaki Stadium (1895 - 1964 - 2003)". stadia.gr.
  3. ^ "Greece - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF.