1966 NSW Federation Cup

The 1966 NSW Federation Cup (Henry Seamonds Trophy) was the tenth and final edition of the NSW Soccer Federation's premier soccer cup. The cup was open to all ten clubs in the first and six second division clubs.[1]

1966 NSW Federation Cup
Tournament details
Country Australia (NSW)
Teams16
Defending championsHakoah
Final positions
ChampionsAPIA Leichhardt
Runner-upSt. George-Budapest
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
← 1965

Sydney Hakoah were the defending champions, but were eliminated by St. George Budapest in the semi-finals when they lost 1–2.

The final was played on 22 May 1966 between APIA Leichhardt and St. George Budapest, with APIA winning the match 3–2 to claim their second Federation Cup title.[1][2]

Format and clubs

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Round Clubs
remaining
Clubs advancing from
previous round
New entries
this round
Main match dates
First Round 16 → 8 N/A
  • 10 clubs from NSW First Division
  • 6 clubs from NSW Second Division
from 27 March 1966
Quarter-finals 8 → 4
  • 8 winners from First Round
none from 11 April 1966
Semi-finals 4 → 2
  • 4 winners from quarter-finals
none from 1 May 1966
Final 2 → 1
  • 2 winners from semi-finals
none 22 May 1966

First Round

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The First Round saw all ten First Division and the top 6 Second Division clubs from the previous season participate.

Tie no. Date Team 1 Score Team 2
1 Canterbury-Marrickville 1–0 Granville-AEK
2 Croatia-South Sydney 5–0 Prague
3 Sydney Hakoah 5–1 Bankstown
4 St. George-Budapest 6–4 Pan Hellenic
5 South Coast United 1–0 Melita Eagles
6 Yugal 3–2 (a.e.t.) Cumberland United
7 Polonia-North Side 3–1 Wollongong Olympic
8 APIA Leichhardt 6–1 Corinthian BESC

Quarter-finals

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St. George-Budapest 3–0Canterbury-Marrickville
Attendance: 4,400
Referee: F. Woolman
Yugal 2–0Croatia-South Sydney
Attendance: 4,400
Referee: L. Wilson
Sydney Hakoah 5–1Polonia-North Side
Attendance: 3,140
Referee: J. Scarborough
APIA Leichhardt 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–1 p)
South Coast United
Attendance: 3,140
Referee: H. Parsons

Semi-finals

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St. George-Budapest 2–1Sydney Hakoah
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: F. Woolman
APIA Leichhardt 5–2Yugal
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Anton Boskovic

Third place playoff

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Sydney Hakoah 1–1 Yugal
Attendance: 8,632
Referee: J. Scarborough

Final

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APIA Leichhardt3–2St. George-Budapest
Attendance: 8,632
Referee: H. Parsons
NSW Federation Cup
1966 Champions
 
APIA Leichhardt
Second Title

References

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General and specific
  1. ^ a b "Soccer World Annual 1967". Soccer World. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  2. ^ "NSW Federation Cup 1966". www.socceraust.co.uk. Retrieved 21 September 2023.