Football tournament season
1962 NSW Federation CupCraven A Cup |
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Tournament details |
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Country | Australia (NSW) |
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Teams | 16 |
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Defending champions | Sydney Hakoah |
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Final positions |
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Champions | APIA Leichhardt |
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Runner-up | Canterbury-Marrickville |
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Tournament statistics |
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Matches played | 19 |
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Goals scored | 78 (4.11 per match) |
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Top goal scorer(s) | John Giacometti (8 goals) |
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The 1962 NSW Federation Cup was the sixth edition of the NSW Soccer Federation's premier soccer cup. With a £1000 first place prize money, the tournament was sponsored by W.D. & H.O. Wills and called the "Craven A Cup" after their popular cigarette. The cup was contested by all twelve first division clubs and four second division clubs, Balgownie, Corinthians, Croatia and Sydney Austral.[1][2]
Sydney Hakoah were the defending champions, having beaten Canterbury-Marrickville 2–0 in last year's final. They were eliminated in the first round by an avenged Canterbury-Marrickville.
The final was played on 4 November 1962 between APIA Leichhardt and Canterbury-Marrickville. APIA won the match 5–1 and to claim their first title. As part of a double header, Gladesville-Ryde beat Budapest, also to a scoreline of 5–1 to claim third place.
Round | Clubs remaining | Clubs advancing from previous round | New entries this round | Main match dates |
First Round | 16 | N/A | - 12 clubs from NSW First Division
- 4 clubs from NSW Second Division
| 28 Sep–17 Oct 1962 |
Quarter-finals | 8 | - 8 winners from First Round
| none | 10–20 Oct 1962 |
Semi-finals | 4 | - 4 winners from quarter-finals
| none | 27 Oct 1962 |
Third place playoff and Final | 4 | - 2 losers from semi-finals enter Third place playoff
- 2 winners from semi-finals enter Final
| none | 4 Nov 1962 |
First Round
* (‡): Match replayed
Finals
Quarter-finals
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Keith Lockrey
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Roy Pearce
Gladesville-Ryde | 3–0 | Prague |
- J. McCann (2)
- Baker
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Attendance: 2,700
Referee: Norm Jones
Semi-finals
Attendance: 5,700
Referee: Frank Sbisa
Attendance: 5,700
Referee: Roy Pearce
Third place playoff
Gladesville-Ryde | 5–1 | Budapest |
- B. Lewsham (3)
- Ron Baker (2)
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Attendance: 8,600
Referee: John Ipenburg
Final
Attendance: 8,600
Referee: Frank Sbisa
References
- General and specific
- ^ "Soccer World Annual 1963". Soccer World. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ^ "1962 NSW Federation Cup". www.socceraust.co.uk. Retrieved 15 September 2023.