1955 Greek Football Cup final
The 1955 Greek Cup final was the 13th final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 12 June 1955 at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium. The contesting teams were Panathinaikos and PAOK. It was Panathinaikos' fourth Greek Cup final in their 47 years of existence and PAOK's third Greek Cup final in their 29-year history.
Venue
This was the twelfth Greek Cup final held at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, after the 1932, 1939, 1940, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953 and 1954 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
Panathinaikos had reached the Greek Cup final three times, winning two of them. The last time that they had won the Cup was in 1948. The last time that had played in a final was in 1949, where they had lost to AEK Athens by 2–1 in a replay match, after the 0–0 of the initial match.PAOK had reached the Greek Cup final two times. The last time that they played in a final was in 1951, where they had lost to Olympiacos by 4–0.
The two teams had never met each other in a Cup final.