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
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	APIA Leichhardt (1st title)
Runners-up	Hakoah Eastern Suburbs
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
← 1965 1967 →

Teams

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

	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

8 October 1966

Sydney Hakoah	6–2	Latrobe-Western Suburbs

Sydney Showground, Sydney

Attendance: 1,200^[2]

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9 October 1966

St George Budapest	3–1	Croatia Deakin

Wentworth Park, Sydney

Attendance: 4,500 (double header)^[2]

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9 October 1966

APIA Leichhardt	4–0	Newcastle Austral

Wentworth Park, Sydney

Attendance: 4,500 (double header)^[2]

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9 October 1966

South Coast United	3–2	Adamstown Rosebud

Speers Point, Newcastle

Attendance: 3,000^[2]

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9 October 1966

South Melbourne Hellas	4–1	Adelaide Juventus

Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne

Attendance: 8,850^[2]

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9 October 1966

Perth Azzurri	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Port Melbourne Slavia
Penalties
	4–3

Perry Lakes Stadium, Perth

Attendance: 4,000^[2]

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9 October 1966

West Adelaide Hellas	0–1	Melbourne Hungaria

Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide

Attendance: 6,000^[2]

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9 October 1966

Melbourne Hakoah	6–2	Olympia

Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne

Attendance: 2,300^[2]

Quarter-finals

15 October 1966

Melbourne Hungaria	4–1	Perth Azzurri

Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne

Attendance: 3,126^[2]

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16 October 1966

Sydney Hakoah	4–0	South Coast United

Wentworth Park, Sydney

Attendance: 4,563 (double header)^[2]

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16 October 1966

APIA Leichhardt	2–1	St George Budapest

Wentworth Park, Sydney

Attendance: 4,563 (double header)^[2]

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16 October 1966

South Melbourne Hellas	2–1	Melbourne Hakoah

Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne

Attendance: 8,221^[2]

Semi-finals

23 October 1966

APIA Leichhardt	3–0	Melbourne Hungaria

Wentworth Park, Sydney

Attendance: 4,521^[2]

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23 October 1966

South Melbourne Hellas	1–3	Sydney Hakoah

Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne

Attendance: 11,500^[2]

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

Final

30 October 1966

APIA Leichhardt	2–0	Sydney Hakoah
Ricardo Campana 32' Bill Kerklaan 61'	Report

Wentworth Park, Sydney

Attendance: 10,200^[2]

Referee: Dave Maitland