1965 Australia Cup

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]

1965 Australia Cup
Country Australia
Teams13
ChampionsSydney Hakoah (1st title)
Runners-upAPIA Leichhardt
Matches played15
← 1964
1966 →

Teams
Qualifying clubs
Australian Capital Territory ACT Canberra Juventus
New South Wales NNSW Wallsend
New South Wales NSW South Coast United St George Budapest APIA Leichhardt Sydney Hakoah
Queensland QLD Brisbane Hellenic
South Australia SA Adelaide Juventus
Victoria (state) VIC South Melbourne Hellas George Cross Melbourne Juventus Port Melbourne Slavia
Western Australia WA Swan Athletic SC

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 Report Jim 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 		Report John Wong
Attendance: 3,500[2]
Referee: Tony Boskovic

References
  1. "1966 South Australian Soccer Yearbook" (Document). South Australian Soccer Federation. p. 52.
  2. 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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