1963 in Australian soccer

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Soccer in Australia
Season1963
Men's soccer
Australia CupPort Melbourne Slavia
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The 1963 season was the 80th season of national competitive association football in Australia.

Cup competitions[]

Australia Cup[]

Main article: 1963 Australia Cup

The competition began on 8 September 1963. Twenty-five clubs had entered the competition with the final two clubs Port Melbourne Slavia and Polonia Melbourne qualifying for the Final.[1] The Final ended in a 0–0 draw with Port Melbourne Slavia winning the replay 3–2, with a hat-trick from Des Palmer.[2]

Final[]

Port Melbourne Slavia0–0Polonia Melbourne
Report
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia)

Replay[]

Port Melbourne Slavia3–2 (a.e.t.)Polonia Melbourne
Palmer 81', 85', 104' Report 19' (pen.)
61'
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia)

Honours[]

Competition Winners Runners-up Venue Result
Australia Cup Port Melbourne Slavia (1/0) Polonia Melbourne (0/1) Olympic Park Stadium 3–2 (R)

(Note: figures in parentheses display the club's tournament record as winners/runners-up.)

State leagues[]

State Grand final winner League winner Cup
Australian Capital Territory n/a SC HOPE[3] Federation Cup: Concordia[4]
Ampol Cup: SC HOPE[5]
New South Wales South Coast United[6] Prague[7] Ampol Cup: Yugal Ryde[8]
Federation Cup: Hakoah Eastern Suburbs[9]
Northern New South Wales Awaba[10] Wallsend[10] Wallsend
Queensland Hellenic[11] Hellenic[11] Ampol Cup: Hellenic[11]
South Australia n/a Juventus Juventus
Tasmania Statewide: Launceston Juventus
South: n/a Olympia
North: n/a Launceston Juventus
North West: n/a Ulverstone
Victoria n/a JUST[12] Dockerty Cup: JUST[13]
Ampol Cup: Maribyrnong-Polonia[14]
Western Australia n/a East Fremantle Tricolore[15] State cup: North Perth[15]
Ampol Cup: East Fremantle Tricolore[16]

References[]

  1. ^ Andrew Robinson (11 June 2016). "Australia Cup 1963 – Results".
  2. ^ Barr, Alex (4 November 1963). "Slavia Wins After Extra-Time Battle". The Age.
  3. ^ "S.C. Hope win premiership for 2nd year". The Canberra Times. 5 August 1963. p. 24. Retrieved 24 July 2020 – via Trove.
  4. ^ "Soccer Victory To Concordia". The Canberra Times. 26 April 1963. p. 35. Retrieved 24 July 2020 – via Trove.
  5. ^ "Last minute goal gives Hope cup". The Canberra Times. 2 September 1963. p. 24. Retrieved 24 July 2020 – via Trove.
  6. ^ Smith, Terry (23 September 1963). "APIA trounced 4-0 by South Coast in Grand Final". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 11. Retrieved 24 July 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Prague crush Apia to gain minor title". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 August 1963. p. 12. Retrieved 24 July 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Smith, Terry (16 March 1963). "Yugal Rally To Beat Auburn 5-3". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 July 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Hakoah in Cup Win". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 October 1963. Retrieved 24 July 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ a b "Honour Roll: 1884–2009 - Celebrating 125 years of NNSW football". Newcastle Herald. 9 September 2009. pp. 18–22.
  11. ^ a b c "Mens Winners 1934-1982" (PDF). The Washing Line. Football Brisbane. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  12. ^ Barr, Alex (9 September 1963). "State League Title to J.U.S.T., Polonia 2nd". The Age. Retrieved 24 July 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Barr, Alex (30 September 1963). "Cup Win To J.U.S.T. Brings Double In Soccer". The Age. Retrieved 24 July 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Barr, Alex (25 March 1963). "Polonia Wins Soccer Cup in Extra Times". The Age. Retrieved 24 July 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ a b "1963". footballwa.net. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  16. ^ Re, J.C. (1964). "Western Australia". Soccer World Annual 1964. p. 63.

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