1965 Australia Cup

1965 Australia Cup

Country	Australia
Teams	13
← 1964 1966 →

The 1965 Australia Cup was the fourth season of the Australia Cup, which was the main national association football knockout cup competition in Australia. 13 teams from around Australia entered the competition.^[1]

Preliminary Round 1

St George-Budapest v Canberra Juventus

St George-Budapest	6–0	Canberra Juventus

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Wallsend v Brisbane Hellenic

Wallsend	5–1	Brisbane Hellenic

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Adelaide Juventus v Swan Athletic

Adelaide Juventus	4–2	Swan Athletic

Preliminary Round 2

St George-Budapest v Wallsend

St George-Budapest	3–0	Wallsend

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Slavia Melbourne v Adelaide Juventus

Slavia Melbourne	1–4	Adelaide Juventus

Quarter-finals

Sydney Hakoah v St George-Budapest

Sydney Hakoah	4–1	St George-Budapest

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George Cross v Melbourne Juventus

George Cross	3–1	Melbourne Juventus

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APIA Leichhardt v South Coast United

APIA Leichhardt	2–1	South Coast United

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South Melbourne Hellas v Adelaide Juventus

South Melbourne Hellas	1–0	Adelaide Juventus

Semi-finals

First leg

Sydney Hakoah v George Cross

Sydney Hakoah	4–1	George Cross

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APIA Leichhardt v South Melbourne Hellas

APIA Leichhardt	4–1	South Melbourne Hellas

Second leg

George Cross v Sydney Hakoah

George Cross	1–2	Sydney Hakoah

Sydney Hakoah won 6–2 on aggregate.

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South Melbourne Hellas v APIA Leichhardt

South Melbourne Hellas	2–2	APIA Leichhardt

APIA Leichhardt won 6–3 on aggregate.

Final

APIA Leichhardt v Sydney Hakoah

APIA Leichhardt	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Sydney Hakoah
	Penalties
	13–13

Wentworth Park, Sydney Referee: Tony Boskovic

After each team had taken 15 penalties, the shootout was abandoned in favour of a replay, due to diminishing light.^[2]

Replay

Sydney Hakoah v APIA Leichhardt

Sydney Hakoah	2–1	APIA Leichhardt

Wentworth Park, Sydney

References

1. "1966 South Australian Soccer Yearbook". South Australian Soccer Federation: 52.
2. "Australia and its Cups: Then and Now". Roy Hay. Leopold Method. Retrieved 24 April 2015.