1962 in Australian soccer
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| Season | 1962 | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's soccer | ||
| NSW Federation Premiers | Budapest | |
| NSW Federation Grand final winners | Hakoah | |
| Australian Interstate Championships | New South Wales | |
| Australia Cup | Yugal | |
| ||
The 1962 season was the first season of national competitive association football in Australia and 79th overall. The Australian Soccer Association introduced their Australia Cup, a knockout tournament.
Domestic leagues[edit]
New South Wales Federation of Soccer Clubs[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Budapest | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 61 | 45 | +16 | 30 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 2 | Hakoah | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 29 | |
| 3 | A.P.I.A. | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 65 | 38 | +27 | 29 | |
| 4 | Yugal | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 28 | |
| 5 | Prague | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 26 | |
| 6 | Bankstown | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 24 | |
| 7 | Pan Hellenic | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 22 | |
| 8 | South Coast United | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 22 | |
| 9 | Auburn | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 40 | 55 | −15 | 16 | |
| 10 | Gladesville | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 48 | −25 | 14 | |
| 11 | Canterbury | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 13 | |
| 12 | Polonia–North Side | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 32 | 67 | −35 | 11 | Relegated to Second Division |
Source: [1]
Finals[edit]
| Semi-finals 8–9 September | Final (replay) 16 & 19 September | Grand final 23 September | |||||||||||
| 1 | Budapest | 2 | 2 | Hakoah | 4 | ||||||||
| 2 | Hakoah | 5 | 1 | Budapest | 2 | ||||||||
| 1 | Budapest | 1(3) | |||||||||||
| 4 | SSC Yugal | 1(2) | |||||||||||
| 3 | A.P.I.A. | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 | SSC Yugal | 3 | |||||||||||
| 8 September 1962 Minor semi-final | SSC Yugal | 3–2 | APIA Leichhardt | Moore Park, Sydney |
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| Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 12,000 Referee: R. Pearce |
| 9 September 1962 Major semi-final | Hakoah | 5–2 | Budapest | Moore Park, Sydney |
| Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 12,300 Referee: F. Sibsa |
| 16 September 1962 Final | Budapest | 1–1 | SSC Yugal | Moore Park, Sydney |
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| Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 15,800 Referee: F. Sibsa |
| 19 September 1962 Final (replay) | Budapest | 3–2 | SSC Yugal | Moore Park, Sydney |
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| Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 10,000 Referee: R. Pearce |
| 23 September 1962 Grand Final | Hakoah | 4–2 | Budapest | Moore Park, Sydney |
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| Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 26,770 Referee: R. Pearce |
Interstate Championships[edit]
New South Wales won the first Australian Interstate Championship sponsored by the Australian Federation. The total attendance for all Australian Interstate Championship matches was 64,000.[1][2]
Preliminary Rounds[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New South Wales | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 5 | Qualification for Final |
| 2 | Queensland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 4 | |
| 3 | South Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Victoria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 0 |
Final[edit]
New South Wales won the two-legged final 7–4 on aggregate.
| 25 July 1962 Final | Queensland | 1–3 | New South Wales | Brisbane, Queensland |
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| Stadium: Brisbane Exhibition Oval Attendance: 5,000 Referee: C. Bartolo (Victoria) |
| 18 August 1962 Final | New South Wales | 4–3 (7–4 agg.) | Queensland | Sydney, New South Wales |
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| Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground Attendance: 8,000 Referee: D. Gardner (South Australia) |
Cup competitions[edit]
Australia Cup[edit]
The competition began on 2 November 1962. Sixteen clubs had entered the competition with the final two clubs Yugal and St George-Budapest qualifying for the Final.[3] Yugal won the final 8–1 with four goals from Tiko Jelisavčić, two goals from Eric Schwarts and one goal each for Tony Nincevich and Slavko Pacanin.[4]
Final[edit]
| Yugal | 8–1 | St George Budapest |
|---|---|---|
Jelisavcic  ?', ?', ?', ?'Schwartz ?', ?'Nincevich ?'Pacanin ?' | Buchanan ?' |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Australian Soccer Year Book 1963". Soccer World Annual. Sydney: N.S.W. Federation of Soccer Clubs. 1963. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Victorian Soccer Year Book 1963". Melbourne: Victorian Soccer Federation. 1963. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
- ^ Andrew Robinson (8 June 2016). "Australia Cup 1962 – Results".
- ^ "Hakoah Beat Budapest In Grand Final AKA Soccer Cup Final In Australia (1962)". YouTube. British Pathe.