| 1939 Greek Cup final | |
| Event: | 1938–39 Greek Football Cup |
| Team1: | AEK Athens |
| Team1score: | 2 |
| Team2: | PAOK |
| Team2score: | 1 |
| Date: | 28 May 1939 |
| Stadium: | Leoforos Alexandras Stadium |
| City: | Ampelokipoi, Athens |
| Referee: | Stavros Chatzopoulos |
| Previous: | 1933 |
| Next: | 1940 |
The 1939 Greek Cup final was the 3rd final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 28 May 1939 at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium. The contesting teams were AEK Athens and PAOK. It was AEK Athens' second Greek Cup final in their 15 years of existence and PAOK's first ever Greek Cup final in their 13-year history.[1] It was the first Cup final to be held after 6 years. With the conquest of the Cup, AEK Athens became the first ever Greek club to achieve the domestic double.[2]
This was the second Greek Cup final held at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, after the 1932 final. (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 once in 1932, where they had won Aris by 5–3.
PAOK had never competed in a Cup final.
The two teams had never met each other in a Cup final.[4]
| AEK Athens | Round | PAOK | |||
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| Opponent | Result | Opponent | Result | ||
| Aris Piraeus | 7–0 (H) | Round of 16 | Hellas Florina | 6–1 (A) | |
| Apollon Athens | 3–1 (A) | Quarter-finals | Iraklis | 3–2 (H) | |
| Olympiacos | 2–0 (A) | Semi-finals | Ethnikos Piraeus | 4–0 (H) | |
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