1966 Australia Cup
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Teams | 16 |
Champions | APIA Leichhardt |
Runners-up | Hakoah Eastern Suburbs |
Matches played | 15 |
← 1965 1967 → |
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]
Teams[]
Qualifying clubs | ||||
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Croatia Deakin | |||
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Newcastle Austral | Adamstown Rosebud | ||
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APIA Leichhardt | Hakoah Eastern Suburbs | St George Budapest | South Coast United |
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Latrobe-Western Suburbs | |||
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West Adelaide Hellas | Adelaide Juventus | ||
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Olympia | |||
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South Melbourne Hellas | Port Melbourne Slavia | Melbourne Hungaria | Melbourne Hakoah |
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Perth Azzurri |
Round 1[]
Sydney Hakoah | 6–2 | Latrobe-Western Suburbs |
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Attendance: 1,200[2]
St George Budapest | 3–1 | Croatia Deakin |
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Attendance: 4,500 (double header)[2]
APIA Leichhardt | 4–0 | Newcastle Austral |
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Attendance: 4,500 (double header)[2]
South Melbourne Hellas | 4–1 | Adelaide Juventus |
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Attendance: 8,850[2]
Perth Azzurri | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Port Melbourne Slavia |
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Penalties | ||
4–3 |
Attendance: 4,000[2]
West Adelaide Hellas | 0–1 | Melbourne Hungaria |
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Attendance: 6,000[2]
Melbourne Hakoah | 6–2 | Olympia |
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Attendance: 2,300[2]
Quarter-finals[]
Melbourne Hungaria | 4–1 | |
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Attendance: 3,126[2]
Sydney Hakoah | 4–0 | South Coast United |
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Attendance: 4,563 (double header)[2]
APIA Leichhardt | 2–1 | St George Budapest |
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Attendance: 4,563 (double header)[2]
South Melbourne Hellas | 2–1 | Melbourne Hakoah |
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Attendance: 8,221[2]
Semi-finals[]
APIA Leichhardt | 3–0 | Melbourne Hungaria |
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Attendance: 4,521[2]
South Melbourne Hellas | 1–3 | Sydney Hakoah |
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Attendance: 11,500[2]
The game was abandoned after 71 minutes due to a pitch invasion, and subsequently awarded to Sydney Hakoah.[2]
Final[]
APIA Leichhardt | 2–0 | Sydney Hakoah |
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Ricardo Campana ![]() Bill Kerklaan ![]() |
Report |
References[]
Categories:
- Australia Cup
- 1966 in Australian soccer