1963 Australia Cup
Tournament details
Country Australia
Teams24
Final positions
ChampionsPort Melbourne Slavia (1st title)
Runner-upPolonia Melbourne
Tournament statistics
Matches played25
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The 1963 Australia Cup was the second season of the Australia Cup, which was the main national association football knockout cup competition in Australia. 24 clubs from around Australia qualified to enter the competition.[1][2]

Teams

Qualifying clubs
New South Wales NNSW Wallsend West Wallsend Awaba Newcastle Austral
New South Wales NSW Sydney Prague APIA Leichhardt South Coast United Pan Hellenic
Queensland QLD Brisbane Hellenic Brisbane Azzurri Latrobe Merton Rovers
South Australia SA Adelaide Juventus Adelaide Budapest Adelaide Croatia Adelaide Polonia
Tasmania TAS Olympia Launceston Juventus Ulverstone Hobart Rangers
Victoria (state) VIC Footscray JUST Polonia Melbourne George Cross Port Melbourne Slavia

Round 1

Toronto Awaba6–5West Wallsend
Newcastle
Newcastle Austral3–0Wallsend
Newcastle
Brisbane Hellenic4–2Merton Rovers
Brisbane
Brisbane Azzurri1–0Latrobe
Brisbane
Hobart Olympia3–2Launceston Juventus
Tasmania
Hobart Rangers1–0Ulverstone
Tasmania
Adelaide Juventus6–0Adelaide Polonia
Adelaide
Adelaide Budapest3–0Adelaide Croatia
Adelaide

Round 2

APIA Leichhardt2–0South Coast United
  • Baumgartner 34'
  • Wong 48'
 Report
Wentworth Park, Glebe[3][4]
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: S. Pundyk
Adelaide Juventus3–1Adelaide Budapest
 A. Zsuppan 81'
Thebarton Oval, Adelaide
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Bill Hosie
Port Melbourne Slavia4–3 (a.e.t.)Footscray JUST
  • Stankovic
  • Pejovic
Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne[2]
Toronto Awaba2–3Brisbane Hellenic
Crystal Palace, Wallsend
Sydney Prague2–1 (a.e.t.)Pan Hellenic
  • Sherwin 7'
  • Badaracco 106'
 Report
  • Logan 12'
Wentworth Park, Sydney
Attendance: 6,700
Referee: S. Pundyk
Brisbane Azzurri1–0Newcastle Austral
Brisbane
Polonia Melbourne0–0 (a.e.t.)George Cross
Penalties
4–3
Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne[2]
Hobart Olympia5–1Hobart Rangers
Tasmania

Quarter-finals

Sydney Prague5–2Brisbane Hellenic
Wentworth Park, Sydney
Attendance: 2,100[2]
Brisbane Azzurri0–3Polonia Melbourne
Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane
Attendance: 7,300[2]
Port Melbourne Slavia3–1APIA Leichhardt
Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 11,000[2]
Adelaide Juventus3–0Hobart Olympia
Thebarton Oval, Adelaide
Attendance: 5,000[2]

Semi-finals

Polonia Melbourne3–1Sydney Prague
Melbourne Showgrounds, Melbourne
Attendance: 10,500[2]
Port Melbourne Slavia2–0Adelaide Juventus
Thebarton Oval, Adelaide
Attendance: 6,500[2]

Third place playoff

Sydney Prague1–2Adelaide Juventus
Wentworth Park, Sydney
Attendance: 2,000[2]

Final

Port Melbourne Slavia0–0Polonia Melbourne
Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 12,500[2]
Referee: Tony Boskovic

Replay

Port Melbourne Slavia3–2 (a.e.t.)Polonia Melbourne
Des Palmer 81', 85', 104' Report Wieslaw Janczyk 19' (pen.)
Michael Jurecki 61'
Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 9,000[2]
Referee: Tony Boskovic

References

  1. ^ "The Australia Cup". goalweekly.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Andrew Robinson (11 June 2016). "Australia Cup 1963 – Results".
  3. ^ "Soccer World Vol. 06, No. 35". Soccer World. 27 September 1963. p. 3. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Soccer World Vol. 06, No. 36". Soccer World. 4 October 1963. p. 5. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
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