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The 1961 Greek Cup final was the 19th final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 2 July 1961 at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium. The contesting teams were Olympiacos and Panionios. It was Olympiacos' eleventh Greek Cup final and sixth consecutive in their 36 years of existence and Panionios' second Greek Cup final in their 71-year history. With the conquest of the Cup, Olympiacos became the only team to win the trophy five times in a row.




Venue



This was the sixteenth Greek Cup final held at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, after the 1932, 1939, 1940, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1959 and 1960 finals. (Leoforos also hosted the replay match of the 1933 final between Ethnikos Piraeus and Aris, the replay match of the 1949 final between AEK Athens and Panathinaikos and the replay match of the 1952 final between Olympiacos and Panionios).
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 ten times, winning nine of them. The last time that they had played in a final was in 1960, where they won Panathinaikos by 3–0 in a replay match, after the 1–1 of the initial match.
Panionios had reached the Greek Cup final one time in 1952, where they had lost to Olympiacos by 2–0 in a replay match, after the 2–2 of the initial match.




Route to the final






Match






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See also


1960–61 Greek Football Cup




References

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