| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | 
Australia |
| Teams | 13 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Sydney Hakoah (1st title) |
| Runner-up | APIA Leichhardt |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
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]
Teams
Bracket
| 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
| St George-Budapest | 6–0 | Canberra Juventus |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 1,345
[2]
| Adelaide Juventus | 4–2 | Swan Athletic |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 5,400
[2]
Preliminary round 2
| St George-Budapest | 3–0 | Wallsend |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 1,000
[2]
| Port Melbourne Slavia | 1–4 | Adelaide Juventus |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 5,000
[2]
Quarter-finals
| George Cross | 3–1 | Melbourne Juventus |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 5,500
[2]
| Sydney Hakoah | 4–1 | St George-Budapest |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 4,200 (double header)
[2]
| APIA Leichhardt | 2–1 | South Coast United |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 4,200 (double header)
[2]
| South Melbourne Hellas | 1–0 | Adelaide Juventus |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 10,000
[2]
Semi-finals
First leg
| Sydney Hakoah | 4–1 | George Cross |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 4,500
[2]
| South Melbourne Hellas | 2–2 | APIA Leichhardt |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 12,000
[2]
Second leg
| George Cross | 1–2 | Sydney Hakoah |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 7,000
[2]
Sydney Hakoah won 6–2 on aggregate.
| APIA Leichhardt | 4–1 | South Melbourne Hellas |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 7,400
[2]
APIA Leichhardt won 6–3 on aggregate.
Final
| APIA Leichhardt | 1–1 ( a.e.t.) | Sydney Hakoah |
|---|---|---|
Jose Garcia  |
Report | Jim Christie |
| Penalties | ||
| 13–13 | ||
After each team had taken 15 penalties, the shootout was abandoned in favour of a replay, due to diminishing light. [3]
Replay
| Sydney Hakoah | 2–1 | APIA Leichhardt |
|---|---|---|
| David Reid Herbert Ninaus |
Report | John Wong |
References
- ^ "1966 South Australian Soccer Yearbook" (Document). South Australian Soccer Federation. p. 52.
- ^ 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".
- ^ Australia and its Cups: Then and Now. Roy Hay. Leopold Method. 25 November 2014. ISBN 9781921134470. Retrieved 24 April 2015.