| 1940 Greek Cup final | |
| Event: | 1939–40 Greek Football Cup |
| Team1: | Panathinaikos |
| Team1score: | 3 |
| Team2: | Aris |
| Team2score: | 1 |
| Date: | 2 June 1940 |
| Stadium: | Leoforos Alexandras Stadium |
| City: | Ampelokipoi, Athens |
| Referee: | Vasilis Diamantopoulos (Athens) |
| Previous: | 1939 |
| Next: | 1947 |
The 1940 Greek Cup final was the 4th final of the Greek Cup. The match took place on 2 June 1940 at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium. The contesting teams were Panathinaikos and Aris. It was Panathinaikos' first ever Greek Cup final in their 32 years of existence and Aris' third Greek Cup final in their 26-year history.[1]
This was the third Greek Cup final held at Leoforos Alexandras Stadium, after the 1932 and 1939 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.[2]
Panathinaikos had never competed in a Cup final.
Aris had reached the Greek Cup final two times. The last time that had played in a final was in 1933, where they had lost to Ethnikos Piraeus by 2–1 in a replay match, after the 2–2 of the initial match.
The two teams had never met each other in a Cup final.[3]
| Panathinaikos | Round | Aris | |||||||
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| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | ||
| Iraklis Serres | 6–1 (H) | Round of 16 | Doxa Drama | 5–3 | 1–1 (A) | 4–2 (H) | |||
| Apollon Athens | 5–2 | 1–1 (H) | 4–1 (A) | Quarter-finals | PAOK | 3–2 | 1–1 (A) | 2–1 (H) | |
| Ethnikos Piraeus | 1–0 (H) | Semi-finals | AEK Athens | 5–2 | 2–2 (H) | 3–0 (H) | |||
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