The 1949 Greek Cup final was the 7th final of the Greek Cup. The initial match took place on 19 June 1949 and the replay match took place on 3 July 1949 at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium. The contesting teams were AEK Athens and Panathinaikos for a second time in a row. It was AEK Athens' fourth Greek Cup final and second consecutive in their 25 years of existence and Panathinaikos' third Greek Cup final and second consecutive in their 41-year history.[1] The initial match was abandoned, due to darkness in the 19th minute of extra time, as the HFF had set the kick-off at 18:00, without foreseeing the possible need for extra time, a fact that of course provoked criticism against them.[2]
This was the sixth Greek Cup final held at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, after the 1932, 1939, 1940, 1947 and 1948 finals. (Leoforos also hosted the replay match of the 1933 final between Ethnikos Piraeus and Aris).
Leoforos Alexandras Stadium was built in 1922. The stadium is used as a venue for Panathinaikos and Greece. Its current capacity is 30,000.[3]
AEK Athens had reached the Greek Cup final three times, winning two of them. The last time that they had won the Cup was in 1939 (2–1 against PAOK). The last time that had played in a final was in 1948, where they had lost to Panathinaikos by 2–1.
Panathinaikos had reached the Greek Cup final two times winning all of them. The last time that had played in a final was in 1948, where they had won AEK Athens by 2–1.[4]
