Australia Cup 1966 - Results

 

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Qualified clubs

 

Club

Region

Division

Placed

Notes

Hope (Croatia Deakin)

ACT

ACT Division One

1st

 

Newcastle Austral

N-NSW

Northern NSW Division One

2nd

 

Adamstown Rosebud

N-NSW

Northern NSW Division One

1st

 

APIA Leichhardt

NSW

NSW Division One

1st

NSW Federation Cup winner

Hakoah Eastern Suburbs

NSW

NSW Division One

2nd

 

St George Budapest

NSW

NSW Division One

3rd

 

South Coast United

NSW

NSW Division One

4th

 

Latrobe-Western Suburbs

QLD

Brisbane Division One

1st

 

West Adelaide Hellas

SA

SA Division One

1st

 

Adelaide Juventus

SA

SA Division One

2nd

 

Olympia Tasmania

TAS

TAS State Premiership

1st

 

South Melbourne Hellas

VIC

VIC State League

1st

 

Port Melbourne Slavia

VIC

VIC State League

2nd

 

Melbourne Hungaria

VIC

VIC State League

3rd

 

Melbourne Hakoah

VIC

VIC State League

4th

 

Perth Azzurri

WA

WA State League

2nd

Won Top Four Championship (League Basis)

 

 

Results

 

Round One

 

8 October 1966

Sydney Hakoah

 

(3)

6

Latrobe-Western Suburbs

 

(1)

2

Sydney Showgrounds

Goals: Herbert Ninaus (2), Duffy (2), Jim Christie, Gerry Hood

Goals: Buchanan (2)

Attendance: 1,200

Referee: D. Muir (Newcastle)

 

9 October 1966

St George Budapest

 

(2)

3

Hope (Croatia Deakin)

 

(0)

1

Wentworth Park, Sydney

Goals: John Warren (2), Tibor Zuckerman

Goal: B. Piggott

Attendance: 4,500

Referee: Roger Lamb (Victoria)

Double-header. One source awarded the B. Piggott goal to Ivan Tijan

9 October 1966

APIA Leichhardt

 

(1)

4

Newcastle Austral

 

(0)

0

Wentworth Park, Sydney

Goals: Cliff Van Blerk (2), John Watkiss, Archibald Blue

 

Attendance: 4500

Referee: Dave Maitland (Victoria)

Double-header

9 October 1966

South Coast United

 

(3)

3

Adamstown Rosebud

 

(1)

2

Speers Point, Newcastle

Goals: Mulqueeney, Salisbury, Dickson

Goals: Ray Baartz (2)

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Vince Dobinson (Brisbane)

 

9 October 1966

South Melbourne Hellas

 

(1)

4

Adelaide Juventus

 

(0)

1

Olympic Park, Melbourne

Goals: Leo Damainakos 18, 56, Con Nestorides 70, Ernie Ackerley 72

Goal: Steve Herczeg 65

Attendance: 8,850

Referee: Tony Boskovic (Sydney)

 

9 October 1966

Perth Azzurri

 

(0)

1

Port Melbourne Slavia

 

(0)

1

Perry Lakes Stadium, Perth

Goal: Ron Reid 88

Goal: Ian Reid

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Bill Hosie (Adelaide)

After extra time. No further goals were scored in extra time.

Penalty Kicks: Perth Azzurri 4 Port Melbourne Slavia 3.

9 October 1966

West Adelaide Hellas

 

(0)

0

Melbourne Hungaria

 

(1)

1

Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide

 

Goal: Bob Connelly

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: E. Bude (WA)

 

9 October 1966

Melbourne Hakoah

 

(3)

6

Olympia

 

(1)

2

Olympic Park, Melbourne

Goals: Ian Monan (2), Jim O'Neill (2), Ted Smith, Alex Purdie

Goals: Dick Girling (2)

Attendance: 2,300

Referee: Harold Parsons (Sydney)

One source awarded the Alex Purdie goal to Hugh Murney

 

 

Quarter-Finals

 

15 October 1966

Melbourne Hungaria

 

(0)

4

Perth Azzurri

 

(0)

1

Olympic Park, Melbourne

Goals: Attila Abonyi (3), Frank Stoffels

Goal: Nino Segon

Attendance: 3,126

Referee: Grant (SA)

 

16 October 1966

Sydney Hakoah

 

(1)

4

South Coast United

 

(0)

0

Wentworth Park, Sydney

Goals: Salisbury (own goal), Gerry Hood, Herbert Ninaus, Harding

 

Attendance: 4,563

Referee: Geoff Harrison (Victoria)

Double-header

16 October 1966

APIA Leichhardt

 

(2)

2

St George Budapest

 

(1)

1

Wentworth Park, Sydney

Goals: John Giacometti (2)

Goal: Noel Telfer

Attendance: 4,563

Referee: A. Roberts (Newcastle)

Double-header

16 October 1966

South Melbourne Hellas

 

(2)

2

Melbourne Hakoah

 

(1)

1

Olympic Park, Melbourne

Goals: Con Nestorides 14, John Anderson 32

Goal: Jim Armstrong 6

Attendance: 8,221

Referee: Norm Jones (NSW)

 

 

 

Semi-Finals

 

23 October 1966

APIA Leichhardt

 

(1)

3

Melbourne Hungaria

 

(0)

0

Wentworth Park, Sydney

Goals: John Giacometti (2), John Watkiss

 

Attendance: 4,521

Referee: Vince Dobinson (Brisbane)

 

23 October 1966

South Melbourne Hellas

 

(1)

1

Sydney Hakoah

 

(3)

3

Olympic Park, Melbourne

Goal: Con Nestorides

Goals: Gerry Hood, Jim Christie, Herbert Ninaus

Attendance: 11,500

Referee: Bill Hosie (Adelaide)

The game was abandoned after 71 minutes due to pitch invasion.

Subsequently, the game was awarded to Sydney Hakoah and South Melbourne Hellas were barred from participating in the 1967 Australia Cup.

 

 

Final

 

30 October 1966

APIA Leichhardt

 

(1)

2

Sydney Hakoah

 

(0)

0

Wentworth Park, Sydney

Goals: Ricardo Campana 32, Bill Kerklaan 61

 

Attendance: 10,200

Referee: Dave Maitland (Victoria)

 

 

 

Report on the Final

Source: Sydney Morning Herald, 31 October 1966, page 16

 

 

 

 

Sources

Soccer World Annual 1967

Editions of The Age newspaper (1966)

Editions of The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper (1966)

Editions of The Canberra Times newspaper (1966)

The Australian Player Database on ozfootball.net for checking the full names of goal scorers

 

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