1966_Australia_Cup

1966 Australia Cup

1966 Australia Cup

Football tournament season

The 1966 Australia Cup was the fifth season of the Australia Cup, which was the main national association football knockout cup competition in Australia.[1] Sixteen clubs from around Australia qualified to enter the competition.[2]

Quick Facts Tournament details, Country ...

Teams

More information Qualifying clubs ...

Round 1

More information Sydney Hakoah, 6–2 ...
Attendance: 1,200[2]
More information St George Budapest, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 4,500 (double header)[2]
More information APIA Leichhardt, 4–0 ...
Attendance: 4,500 (double header)[2]
More information South Coast United, 3–2 ...
Speers Point, Newcastle
Attendance: 3,000[2]
More information South Melbourne Hellas, 4–1 ...
Attendance: 8,850[2]
More information Perth Azzurri, 1–1 (a.e.t.) ...
Attendance: 4,000[2]
More information West Adelaide Hellas, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 6,000[2]
More information Melbourne Hakoah, 6–2 ...
Attendance: 2,300[2]

Quarter-finals

More information Melbourne Hungaria, 4–1 ...
Attendance: 3,126[2]
More information Sydney Hakoah, 4–0 ...
Attendance: 4,563 (double header)[2]
More information APIA Leichhardt, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 4,563 (double header)[2]
More information South Melbourne Hellas, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 8,221[2]

Semi-finals

More information APIA Leichhardt, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 4,521[2]
More information South Melbourne Hellas, 1–3 ...
Attendance: 11,500[2]

The game was abandoned after 71 minutes due to a pitch invasion, and subsequently awarded to Sydney Hakoah.[2]

Final

More information APIA Leichhardt, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 10,200[2]
Referee: Dave Maitland

References

  1. [1]
    Australia and its Cups: Then and Now. Roy Hay, The Leopold Method, Vol. 1, No. 1, November 2014, pp. 4–20. 25 November 2014. ISBN 9781921134470. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  2. [2]
    Andrew Robinson (18 June 2016). "Australia Cup 1966 – Results".
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