1965 Australia Cup

1965 Australia Cup
Tournament details
CountryAustralia
Teams13
Final positions
ChampionsSydney Hakoah (1st title)
Runners-upAPIA Leichhardt
Tournament statistics
Matches played15

The 1965 Australia Cup was the fourth season of the Australia Cup, which was the main national association football knockout cup competition in Australia. Thirteen clubs from around Australia qualified to enter the competition.[1][2]

Teams

Qualifying clubs
Australian Capital Territory ACTCanberra Juventus
New South Wales NNSWWallsend
New South Wales NSWSouth Coast UnitedSt George BudapestAPIA LeichhardtSydney Hakoah
Queensland QLDBrisbane Hellenic
South Australia SAAdelaide Juventus
Victoria (state) VICSouth Melbourne HellasGeorge CrossMelbourne JuventusPort Melbourne Slavia
Western Australia WASwan Athletic SC

Bracket

Preliminary round 1Preliminary round 2Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
             
APIA Leichhardt2
South Coast United1
APIA Leichhardt246
South Melbourne Hellas213
South Melbourne Hellas1
Adelaide Juventus0
Port Melbourne Slavia1
Adelaide Juventus4
Adelaide Juventus4
Swan Athletic2
APIA Leichhardt1 (13)1
Sydney Hakoah (replay)1 (13)4
George Cross3
Melbourne Juventus1
George Cross112
Sydney Hakoah426
Sydney Hakoah4
St George Budapest1
St George Budapest6
Canberra Juventus0
St George Budapest3
Wallsend0
Wallsend5
Brisbane Hellenic1

Preliminary round 1

St George-Budapest6–0Canberra Juventus
Sydney Athletic Field, Sydney
Attendance: 1,345[2]
Wallsend5–1Brisbane Hellenic
Crystal Palace, Wallsend
Attendance: 3,000[2]
Adelaide Juventus4–2Swan Athletic
Attendance: 5,400[2]

Preliminary round 2

St George-Budapest3–0Wallsend
Attendance: 1,000[2]
Port Melbourne Slavia1–4Adelaide Juventus
Attendance: 5,000[2]

Quarter-finals

George Cross3–1Melbourne Juventus
Attendance: 5,500[2]
Sydney Hakoah4–1St George-Budapest
Attendance: 4,200 (double header)[2]
APIA Leichhardt2–1South Coast United
Attendance: 4,200 (double header)[2]
South Melbourne Hellas1–0Adelaide Juventus
Attendance: 10,000[2]

Semi-finals

First leg

Sydney Hakoah4–1George Cross
Attendance: 4,500[2]
South Melbourne Hellas2–2APIA Leichhardt
Attendance: 12,000[2]

Second leg

George Cross1–2Sydney Hakoah
Attendance: 7,000[2]

Sydney Hakoah won 6–2 on aggregate.

APIA Leichhardt4–1South Melbourne Hellas
Attendance: 7,400[2]

APIA Leichhardt won 6–3 on aggregate.

Final

APIA Leichhardt1–1 (a.e.t.)Sydney Hakoah
Jose Garcia ReportJim Christie
Penalties
13–13
Attendance: 5,900[2]
Referee: Tony Boskovic

After each team had taken 15 penalties, the shootout was abandoned in favour of a replay, due to diminishing light.[3]

Replay

Sydney Hakoah2–1APIA Leichhardt
David Reid
Herbert Ninaus 		ReportJohn Wong
Attendance: 3,500[2]
Referee: Tony Boskovic

References

  1. ^ "1966 South Australian Soccer Yearbook" (Document). South Australian Soccer Federation. p. 52.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Andrew Robinson (11 June 2016). "Australia Cup 1965 – Results".
  3. ^ Australia and its Cups: Then and Now. Roy Hay. Leopold Method. 25 November 2014. ISBN 9781921134470. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
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