Club

Region

Division in 1965

Placed

Notes

Canberra Juventus

ACT

ACT Division One

1^st

Wallsend

N-NSW

Northern NSW Division One

1^st

South Coast United

NSW

NSW Division One

1^st

St George Budapest

NSW

NSW Division One

2^nd

APIA Leichhardt

NSW

NSW Division One

3^rd

Sydney Hakoah

NSW

NSW Division One

6^th

NSW Federation Cup winner

Brisbane Hellenic

QLD

Brisbane Division One

1^st

Adelaide Juventus

SA

SA Division One

3^rd

SA Federation Cup winner

South Melbourne Hellas

VIC

VIC State League

1^st

George Cross

VIC

VIC State League

2^nd

Melbourne Juventus

VIC

VIC State League

3^rd

Port Melbourne Slavia

VIC

VIC State League

4^th

Swan Athletic

WA

WA State League

3^rd

Won Top Four Championship (League Basis)

14 October 1965

Adelaide Juventus

(1)

4

Swan Athletic

(2)

2

Norwood Oval, Adelaide

Goals: Manuel Cruz 44, 45, Steve Herczeg 66, John Moriarty 85

Goals: Rorruis 17, R. Bozich 23

Attendance: 5,400

Referee: Lou Stafrace (Victoria)

15 October 1965

Wallsend

(2)

5

Brisbane Hellenic

(1)

1

Crystal Palace, Wallsend

Goals: K. Whitmore 16, 86, Horst Schneider 26, W. Davies 55, N. Caesar (own goal) 70

Goal: Graham McMillan 5

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Harold Parsons (Sydney)

14 October 1965

St George Budapest

(2)

6

Canberra Juventus

(0)

0

Sydney Athletic Field

Goals: George Yardley 40, 70, 78, Hugo Rodriguez 55, 88, Victor Fernandez 23

Attendance: 1,345

Referee: D. Muir (Newcastle)

The account of the game in The Canberra Times estimated an attendance of 1,500.

17 October 1965

Port Melbourne Slavia

(0)

1

Adelaide Juventus

(3)

4

Olympic Park, Melbourne

Goal: Bill Savage 83

Goals: Steve Herczeg 20, 28, 42, John Moriarty 49

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Tony Boskovic (Sydney)

The account of the game in The Age estimated an attendance of 7,000.

17 October 1965

St George Budapest

(1)

3

Wallsend

(0)

0

Wentworth Park, Sydney

Goals: Hugo Rodriguez 3, 50 (pen), 66

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Roger Lamb (Victoria)

24 October 1965

George Cross

(1)

3

Melbourne Juventus

(0)

1

Olympic Park, Melbourne

Goals: Robert Mayle 2, Barry Horsfall

Goal: Luckhurst

Attendance: 5,500

Referee: Harold Parsons (Sydney)

31 October 1965

APIA Leichhardt

(0)

2

South Coast United

(1)

1

Wentworth Park, Sydney

Goals: John Wong 2

Goal: Peter Beattie

Attendance: 4,200

Referee: Vince Dobinson (Brisbane)

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31 October 1965

Sydney Hakoah

(3)

4

St George Budapest

(1)

1

Wentworth Park, Sydney

Goals: Gerry Hood, Jim Christie, Doug Holden, Manfred Schaefer (own goal)

Goal: Hugo Rodriguez

Attendance: 4,200

Referee: R. Roth (Newcastle)

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31 October 1965

South Melbourne Hellas

(1)

1

Adelaide Juventus

(0)

0

Olympic Park, Melbourne

Goal: Leo Damanaikos

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Tony Boskovic (Sydney)

7 November 1965

South Melbourne Hellas

(1)

2

APIA Leichhardt

(0)

2

Olympic Park, Melbourne

Goals: Leo Damanaikos, Ernie Ackerley

Goals: Graeme McKinnon, John Wong

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Bill Hosie (Adelaide)

Note: Discrepancies (multiple) in sources for goal scorers: SWA used. The Age states Giacometti, Wong. SMH states G. McKinnon, Giacometti.

7 November 1965

Sydney Hakoah

(2)

4

George Cross

(1)

1

Wentworth Park, Sydney

Goals: Jim Christie 2, Herbert Ninaus, John McDaid (own goal)

Goal: Robert Mayle

Attendance: 4,500

Referee: Nicholas Szego (Canberra)

14 November 1965

APIA Leichhardt

(2)

4

South Melbourne Hellas

(1)

1

Wentworth Park, Sydney

Goals: John Giacometti 2, Jose Garcia, Graeme McKinnon

Goal: Ernie Ackerley

Attendance: 7,400

Referee: Bill Hosie (Adelaide)

14 November 1965

George Cross

(0)

1

Sydney Hakoah

(2)

2

Olympic Park, Melbourne

Goal: Robert Mayle (pen)

Goals: Herbert Ninaus 2 (2 pens)

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: Vince Dobinson (Brisbane)

21 November 1965

Sydney Hakoah

(0)

1

APIA Leichhardt

(0)

1

Wentworth Park, Sydney

Goal: Jim Christie

Goal: Jose Garcia

Attendance: 5,900

Referee: Tony Boskovic (Sydney)

After 30 minutes extra time, during which no further goals were scored.

Penalty Kicks: Sydney Hakoah 13 APIA Leichhardt 13, taken in batches of five. After each team had taken 15 penalties, the shootout was abandoned in favour of a replay, due to diminishing light, by mutual agreement of the clubs.

24 November 1965

Sydney Hakoah

(0)

2

APIA Leichhardt

(0)

1

Sydney Showground

Goals: David Reid, Herbert Ninaus

Goal: John Wong

Attendance: 3,500

Referee: Tony Boskovic (Sydney)