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1966 Australia Cup

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]

1966 Australia Cup
Tournament details
Country Australia
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsAPIA Leichhardt (1st title)
Runner-upHakoah Eastern Suburbs
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
← 1965
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Teams

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Qualifying clubs
  ACT Croatia Deakin
  NNSW Newcastle Austral Adamstown Rosebud
  NSW APIA Leichhardt Hakoah Eastern Suburbs St George Budapest South Coast United
  QLD Latrobe-Western Suburbs
  SA West Adelaide Hellas Adelaide Juventus
  TAS Olympia
  VIC South Melbourne Hellas Port Melbourne Slavia Melbourne Hungaria Melbourne Hakoah
  WA Perth Azzurri

Bracket

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Round One Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
        
APIA Leichhardt 4
Newcastle Austral 0
APIA Leichhardt 2
St George Budapest 1
St George Budapest 3
Croatia Deakin 1
APIA Leichhardt 3
Melbourne Hungaria 0
West Adelaide Hellas 0
Melbourne Hungaria 1
Melbourne Hungaria 4
Perth Azzurri 1
Perth Azzurri (p) 1 (4)
Port Melbourne Slavia 1 (3)
APIA Leichhardt 2
Sydney Hakoah 0
South Melbourne Hellas 4
Adelaide Juventus 1
South Melbourne Hellas 2
Melbourne Hakoah 1
Melbourne Hakoah 6
Olympia 2
South Melbourne Hellas
Sydney Hakoah awd.
Sydney Hakoah 6
Latrobe-Western Suburbs 2
Sydney Hakoah 4
South Coast United 0
South Coast United 3
Adamstown Rosebud 2

Round 1

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Sydney Hakoah6–2Latrobe-Western Suburbs
Attendance: 1,200[2]
St George Budapest3–1Croatia Deakin
Attendance: 4,500 (double header)[2]
APIA Leichhardt4–0Newcastle Austral
Attendance: 4,500 (double header)[2]
South Coast United3–2Adamstown Rosebud
Speers Point, Newcastle
Attendance: 3,000[2]
South Melbourne Hellas4–1Adelaide Juventus
Attendance: 8,850[2]
Perth Azzurri1–1 (a.e.t.)Port Melbourne Slavia
Penalties
4–3
Attendance: 4,000[2]
West Adelaide Hellas0–1Melbourne Hungaria
Attendance: 6,000[2]
Melbourne Hakoah6–2Olympia
Attendance: 2,300[2]

Quarter-finals

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Melbourne Hungaria4–1Perth Azzurri
Attendance: 3,126[2]
Sydney Hakoah4–0South Coast United
Attendance: 4,563 (double header)[2]
APIA Leichhardt2–1St George Budapest
Attendance: 4,563 (double header)[2]
South Melbourne Hellas2–1Melbourne Hakoah
Attendance: 8,221[2]

Semi-finals

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APIA Leichhardt3–0Melbourne Hungaria
Attendance: 4,521[2]
South Melbourne Hellas1–3Sydney Hakoah
Attendance: 11,500[2]

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

Final

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APIA Leichhardt2–0Sydney Hakoah
Ricardo Campana   32'
Bill Kerklaan   61'		 Report
Attendance: 10,200[2]
Referee: Dave Maitland

References

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  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. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Andrew Robinson (18 June 2016). "Australia Cup 1966 – Results".
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