The 1968 Australia Cup was the seventh and final season of the Australia Cup, which was the main national association football knockout cup competition in Australia.[1][2][3][4]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Australia |
| Teams | 19 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Hakoah Eastern Suburbs (2nd title) |
| Runner-up | Melbourne Hakoah |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
Teams edit
Round One edit
| Canberra Juventus | 0–1 | South Sydney Croatia |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 1,120[4]
| West Adelaide Hellas | 1–2 | Perth Azzurri |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 3,100[4]
Round Two edit
| Pan Hellenic | 1–0 | APIA Leichhardt |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 6,414[4]
| Melbourne Croatia | 3–1 | Adelaide Juventus |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 1,200[4]
Quarter-finals edit
| Sydney Hakoah | 2–0 | St George Budapest |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 5,983[4]
| Sydney Prague | 3–2 | Pan Hellenic |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 5,983[4]
| Melbourne Juventus | 1–2 | Perth Azzurri |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 400[4]
Semi-finals edit
First leg edit
| Sydney Prague | 1–1 | Melbourne Hakoah |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 3,762[4]
Second leg edit
Sydney Hakoah won after Perth Azzurri forfeited the second leg.
Melbourne Hakoah won 4–3 on aggregate.
Final edit
First leg edit
| Sydney Hakoah | 3–0 | Melbourne Hakoah |
|---|---|---|
Baartz  H. Rutherford |
Report |
Attendance: 3,402[4]
Second leg edit
| Melbourne Hakoah | 1–3 | Sydney Hakoah |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas |
Report | Johns W. Rutherford Baartz |
Attendance: 2,850
Sydney Hakoah won 6–1 on aggregate.
References edit
- ^ "The Australia Cup". goalweekly.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ "Hakoah - Sydney City Soccer Milestones". hakoah.com.au. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
- ^ "Hey Australia, we are Perth SC!". perthsc.com.au. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Andrew Robinson (23 November 2016). "Australia Cup 1968 – Results".