1962 in Australian soccer

Soccer in AustraliaSeason| 1962

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Men's soccer
NSW Federation Premiers| Budapest
NSW Federation Grand final winners| Hakoah
Australian Interstate Championships| New South Wales
Australia Cup| Yugal
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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

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### New South Wales Federation of Soccer Clubs

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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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

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| Semi-finals
8–9 September| | | Final (replay)
16 & 19 September| | | Grand final
23 September
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| 1| Budapest| 2| | 2| Hakoah| 4
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| 2| Hakoah| 5| | | | | | 1| Budapest| 2
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| | 1| Budapest| 1(3)|
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| | | 4| SSC Yugal| 1(2)| | |
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| 3| A.P.I.A.| 2| |
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| 4| SSC Yugal| 3| | |
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SSC Yugal v APIA Leichhardt 8 September 1962 Minor semi-final|  SSC Yugal | 3–2|  APIA Leichhardt | Moore Park, Sydney

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* H. Ringhoff
* I. Milankovic
* A. Nincevic

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* L. Baumgartner
* P. Turella

| Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: R. Pearce

Hakoah v Budapest 9 September 1962 Major semi-final|  Hakoah | 5–2|  Budapest | Moore Park, Sydney

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* H. Ninaus ?', ?', ?'
* K. Jaros ?'
* R. Levi  ?'

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* J. Galambos  ?'
* E. Massey  ?'

| Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 12,300
Referee: F. Sibsa

Budapest v SSC Yugal 16 September 1962 Final|  Budapest | 1–1|  SSC Yugal | Moore Park, Sydney

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* E. Massey  ?'

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* S. Pacanin  ?'

| Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 15,800
Referee: F. Sibsa

Budapest v SSC Yugal 19 September 1962 Final (replay)|  Budapest | 3–2|  SSC Yugal | Moore Park, Sydney

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* J. Pompor  ?', ?'
* J. Vasvary  ?'

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* S. Pacanin  ?'
* A. Nincevic  ?'

| Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: R. Pearce

Hakoah v Budapest 23 September 1962 Grand Final|  Hakoah | 4–2|  Budapest | Moore Park, Sydney

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* H. Ninaus ?', ?', ?'
* A. Blutsch  ?'

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* A. Hetherington  ?'
* J. Medina  ?'

| Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 26,770
Referee: R. Pearce

## Interstate Championships

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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

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Pos | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation

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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

Source: [1][2]

### Final

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New South Wales won the two-legged final 7–4 on aggregate.

Queensland v New South Wales 25 July 1962 (1962-07-25) Final|  Queensland | 1–3|  New South Wales | Brisbane, Queensland

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* B. Tristam  ?'

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* L. Baumgartner ?'
* H. Ninaus ?'
* K. Jaros ?'

| Stadium: Brisbane Exhibition Oval
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: C. Bartolo (Victoria)

New South Wales v Queensland 18 August 1962 (1962-08-18) Final|  New South Wales | 4–3
(7–4 agg.)|  Queensland | Sydney, New South Wales

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* R. Levi  ?'
* K. Jaros ?'
* L. Baumgartner ?'
* J. Watkiss ?'

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* G. McMillan  ?'
* B. Tristam  ?'
* M. Wild  ?'

| Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: D. Gardner (South Australia)

## Cup competitions

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### Australia Cup

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Main article: 1962 Australia Cup

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

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Main article: 1962 Australia Cup Final

9 December 1962 (1962-12-09)

Yugal| 8–1| St George Budapest

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Jelisavcic ?', ?', ?', ?'
Schwartz ?', ?'
Nincevich ?'
Pacanin ?' |  | Buchanan ?'

Wentworth Park, Sydney

Attendance: 11,014

Referee: G. Hosie

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Australian Soccer Year Book 1963". Soccer World Annual. Sydney: N.S.W. Federation of Soccer Clubs. 1963. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
2. ^ a b "Victorian Soccer Year Book 1963". Melbourne: Victorian Soccer Federation. 1963. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
3. ^ Andrew Robinson (8 June 2016). "Australia Cup 1962 – Results".
4. ^ "Hakoah Beat Budapest In Grand Final AKA Soccer Cup Final In Australia (1962)". YouTube. British Pathe.

## External links

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* Football Federation Australia official website

*[Pos]: Position
*[Pld]: Played
*[W]: Won
*[D]: Drawn
*[L]: Lost
*[GF]: Goals for
*[GA]: Goals against
*[GD]: Goal difference
*[Pts]: Points