1965 Australia Cup

1965 Australia Cup

Country	Australia
Teams	13
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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]

Preliminary Round 1

St George-Budapest v Canberra Juventus

14 October 1965

St George-Budapest	6–0	Canberra Juventus

Sydney Athletic Field, Sydney Attendance: 1,345[2]

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Wallsend v Brisbane Hellenic

15 October 1965

Wallsend	5–1	Brisbane Hellenic

Crystal Palace, Wallsend Attendance: 3,000[2]

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Adelaide Juventus v Swan Athletic

14 October 1965

Adelaide Juventus	4–2	Swan Athletic

Norwood Oval, Adelaide Attendance: 5,400[2]

Preliminary Round 2

St George-Budapest v Wallsend

17 October 1965

St George-Budapest	3–0	Wallsend

Wentworth Park, Sydney Attendance: 1,000[2]

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Port Melbourne Slavia v Adelaide Juventus

17 October 1965

Port Melbourne Slavia	1–4	Adelaide Juventus

Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 5,000[2]

Quarter-finals

George Cross v Melbourne Juventus

24 October 1965

George Cross	3–1	Melbourne Juventus

Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 5,500[2]

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Sydney Hakoah v St George-Budapest

31 October 1965

Sydney Hakoah	4–1	St George-Budapest

Wentworth Park, Sydney Attendance: 4,200 (double header)[2]

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APIA Leichhardt v South Coast United

31 October 1965

APIA Leichhardt	2–1	South Coast United

Wentworth Park, Sydney Attendance: 4,200 (double header)[2]

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South Melbourne Hellas v Adelaide Juventus

31 October 1965

South Melbourne Hellas	1–0	Adelaide Juventus

Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 10,000[2]

Semi-finals

First leg

Sydney Hakoah v George Cross

7 November 1965

Sydney Hakoah	4–1	George Cross

Wentworth Park, Sydney Attendance: 4,500[2]

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South Melbourne Hellas v APIA Leichhardt

7 November 1965

South Melbourne Hellas	2–2	APIA Leichhardt

Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 12,000[2]

Second leg

George Cross v Sydney Hakoah

14 November 1965

George Cross	1–2	Sydney Hakoah

Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne Attendance: 7,000[2]

Sydney Hakoah won 6–2 on aggregate.

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APIA Leichhardt v South Melbourne Hellas

14 November 1965

APIA Leichhardt	4–1	South Melbourne Hellas

Wentworth Park, Sydney Attendance: 7,400[2]

APIA Leichhardt won 6–3 on aggregate.

Final

APIA Leichhardt v Sydney Hakoah

21 November 1965

APIA Leichhardt	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Sydney Hakoah
Jose Garcia	Report	Jim Christie
	Penalties
	13–13

Wentworth Park, Sydney 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 Hakoah v APIA Leichhardt

24 November 1965

Sydney Hakoah	2–1	APIA Leichhardt
David Reid Herbert Ninaus	Report	John Wong

Sydney Showground Attendance: 3,500[2] Referee: Tony Boskovic

References

1. "1966 South Australian Soccer Yearbook". South Australian Soccer Federation: 52.
2. Andrew Robinson (11 June 2016). "Australia Cup 1965 – Results".
3. "Australia and its Cups: Then and Now". Roy Hay. Leopold Method. Retrieved 24 April 2015.