1953 Greek Football Cup final
The 1953 Greek Cup final was the 11th final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 17 May 1953 at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium. The contesting teams were Olympiacos and AEK Athens. It was Olympiacos' fourth Greek Cup final and third consecutive in their 28 years of existence and AEK Athens' sixth Greek Cup final in their 29-year history.
Venue
This was the tenth Greek Cup final held at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, after the 1932, 1939, 1940, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951 and 1952 finals..Leoforos Alexandras Stadium was built in 1922. The stadium is used as a venue for Panathinaikos and Greece. Its current capacity is 30,000.
Background
Olympiacos had reached the Greek Cup final three times, winning all of them. The last time that they played in a final was in 1952, where they had won Panionios by 2–0 in a replay match, after the 2–2 of the initial match.AEK Athens had reached the Greek Cup final five times, winning four of them. The last time that they played in a final was in 1950, where they had won Aris by 4–0.
The two teams had never met each other in a Cup final.