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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
Tournament details
Country Australia
Teams13
Final positions
ChampionsSydney Hakoah (1st title)
Runner-upAPIA Leichhardt
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
← 1964
1966 →

Teams

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Qualifying clubs
  ACT Canberra Juventus
  NNSW Wallsend
  NSW South Coast United St George Budapest APIA Leichhardt Sydney Hakoah
  QLD Brisbane Hellenic
  SA Adelaide Juventus
  VIC South Melbourne Hellas George Cross Melbourne Juventus Port Melbourne Slavia
  WA Swan Athletic SC

Bracket

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Preliminary round 1 Preliminary round 2 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
             
APIA Leichhardt 2
South Coast United 1
APIA Leichhardt 2 4 6
South Melbourne Hellas 2 1 3
South Melbourne Hellas 1
Adelaide Juventus 0
Port Melbourne Slavia 1
Adelaide Juventus 4
Adelaide Juventus 4
Swan Athletic 2
APIA Leichhardt 1 (13) 1
Sydney Hakoah (replay) 1 (13) 4
George Cross 3
Melbourne Juventus 1
George Cross 1 1 2
Sydney Hakoah 4 2 6
Sydney Hakoah 4
St George Budapest 1
St George Budapest 6
Canberra Juventus 0
St George Budapest 3
Wallsend 0
Wallsend 5
Brisbane Hellenic 1

Preliminary round 1

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St George-Budapest6–0Canberra Juventus
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

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

Quarter-finals

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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

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First leg

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

Second leg

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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

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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

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

References

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  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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