1962 Australia Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | Australia |
| Dates | 2 November – 9 December 1962 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Yugal (1st title) |
| Runner-up | St George-Budapest |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 67 (4.19 per match) |
The 1962 Australia Cup was the first season of the Australia Cup, which was the main national association football knockout cup competition in Australia. 16 teams from around Australia entered the competition.[1] The competition consisted of four clubs from Victoria and Sydney's competition, three from Queensland and South Australia and two from Northern New South Wales. The winner of the Australia Cup received £5,000.[1]
The inaugural season of the Cup was won by Yugal who defeated St George Budapest 8–1 at Wentworth Park in the final. The third place playoff, between Juventus (now Brunswick Zebras from Melbourne) and Juventus (now Adelaide City), was won by the South Australian team on penalty kicks.[2][3]
Teams[edit]
First round[edit]
| 2 November 1962 | Brisbane Hellenic | 0–1 | Sydney Hakoah | Brisbane |
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Stadium: Brisbane Exhibition Ground Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Keith Urwin |
| 2 November 1962 | Adamstown Rosebud | 0–2 | Wilhelmina | Wallsend |
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Stadium: Crystal Palace Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
| 3 November 1962 | Adelaide Juventus | 3–2 | Brisbane Azzurri | Adelaide |
| Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Luigi Cadelli |
| 4 November 1962 | South Melbourne | 1–2 | Yugal | Melbourne |
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Report |
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Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Bill Hosie |
| 9 November 1962 | Awaba | 1–7 | APIA Leichhardt | Wallsend |
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Stadium: Crystal Palace Attendance: 4,000 Referee: W. Vernon |
| 10 November 1962 | St George-Budapest | 5–2 | Oxley United | Sydney |
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Stadium: Sydney Athletic Field Attendance: 2,125 Referee: R. Jones |
| 11 November 1962 | Melbourne Juventus | 3–1 | Adelaide Croatia | Melbourne |
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Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Roy Pierce |
| 18 November 1962 | Footscray JUST | 1–3 | Adelaide Budapest | Melbourne |
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Report | Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Frank Sbisa |
Quarter-finals[edit]
| 18 November 1962 | Sydney Hakoah | 2–6 | Adelaide Juventus | Sydney |
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Report | Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 4,600 Referee: Roger Lamb |
| 25 November 1962 | Yugal | 3–2 | APIA Leichhardt | Sydney |
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Report |
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Stadium: Wentworth Park Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Luigi Cadelli |
| 25 November 1962 | Wilhelmina | 0–2 | St George-Budapest | Melbourne |
| Report | Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Bill Hosie |
| 25 November 1962 | Melbourne Juventus | 1–0 | Adelaide Budapest | Melbourne |
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Report | Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Tony Boskovic |
Semi-finals[edit]
| 1 December 1962 | Adelaide Juventus | 0–3 | St George-Budapest | Adelaide |
| Report | Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Roger Lamb |
| 2 December 1962 | Melbourne Juventus | 1–2 | Yugal | Adelaide |
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Report | Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Bill Hosie |
Third place play-off[edit]
| 9 December 1962 | Melbourne Juventus | 1–1 (3–4 p) | Adelaide Juventus | Adelaide |
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Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Frank Sbisa |
Final[edit]
| Yugal | 8–1 | St George-Budapest |
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References[edit]
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "The Australia Cup". goalweekly.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ^ Andrew Robinson (8 June 2016). "Australia Cup 1962 – Results".