The contesting teams were the 1988–89 Alpha Ethniki champions, AEK Athens and the 1988–89 Greek Cup winners, Panathinaikos.
[1][2][3] This was the third Greek Super Cup held at the Athens Olympic Stadium, after 1987 and 1988.
The stadium is used as a venue for Panathinaikos, Olympiacos and Greece and was used for AEK Athens in various occasions.
[4] AEK Athens had never competed in the Greek Super Cup.
Panathinaikos participated in the Greek Super Cup one time in 1988, where they had won AEL by 3–1.