1962 NSWSF season

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NSW Federation of Soccer Clubs
Season1962
Champions Hakoah
Premiers Budapest
Best Player Angelo Mavro
Top goalscorer Vernon Wentzel (28)
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The 1962 NSW Federation of Soccer Clubs (NSWSF) season was the sixth season of football in New South Wales under the administration of the federation since its breakaway from the NSW Soccer Football Association in January 1957. The season included three cup tournaments, including a new pre-season Wollongong Festival of Sport held in February, as well as the usual floodlight Ampol Cup pre-season night series tournament and the post-season Federation Cup (now called the Craven A Cup for sponsorship reasons). The home and away league season began in April with twelve teams, culminating with the grand final held in September. Winners of the tournaments for the season were South Coast United in the Wollongong Festival of Sport, Prague in the Ampol Cup, APIA Leichhardt FC in the Craven A Cup, and in the league Budapest were the premiers and Hakoah were the grand final winners.

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Teams from the Federation also participated in the newly formed Australia Cup, in which clubs would participate against teams from other federations in the country. New South Wales club, SSC Yugal would win this inaugural competition.

Also in the post-season, players would get the chance to represent the federation in the Australian Interstate Championships, with this season being the first sponsored by the Australian Soccer Federation. New South Wales would win this tournament.

Clubs

Changes from last season:

ClubGroundColoursYear formedApp
A.P.I.A. Lambert Park, Leichhardt Maroon shirts, white shorts19546th
Auburn Mona Park, Auburn Green and gold shirts, white shorts19576th
Bankstown Bankstown Oval, BankstownGold and green trim shirts, white shorts19446th
Budapest Sydney Athletics Field, Moore Park Red shirts, white shorts19574th
Canterbury-Marrickville Arlington Oval, Dulwich Hill Blue and gold trim shirts, white shorts1896, reformed in 1943 and 19516th
Gladesville-RydeGladesville Sports Ground, Gladesville19196th
Hakoah Wentworth Park, Glebe Sky blue shirts, white shorts19396th
Pan Hellenic Wentworth Park, Glebe Blue and white striped shirts, white shorts19572nd
Polonia-North Side Drummoyne Oval, DrummoyneGold shirts, white shorts19602nd
Prague Sydney Athletics Field, Moore ParkAll-black outfit with red-white and blue sash19506th
South Coast United Woonona Oval, WoononaBlue with red and white trim shirts, white with red and blue trim shorts19602nd
Yugal no fixed groundBlue shirts, white shorts19611st

Table and results

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Budapest 2213456145+1630 Qualification for Finals series
2 Hakoah 2213364726+2129
3 A.P.I.A. 2213366538+2729
4 Yugal 2212465553+228
5 Prague 2210665546+926
6Bankstown2211294536+924
7 Pan Hellenic 22102104642+422
8 South Coast United 22102104143−222
9Auburn2272134055−1516
10Gladesville2254132348−2514
11 Canterbury 2245134455−1113
12Polonia–North Side2235143267−3511Relegated to Second Division
Source: [1] [2]

Results

Home \ Away API AUB BAN BUD CAN GLR HAK HEL PNS PRA SCU YUG
APIA 5–02–42–55–12–13–05–04–11–45–05–1
Auburn2–52–02–34–22–12–30–23–52–33–12–2
Bankstown 0–15–20–01–01–01–30–25–12–24–31–3
Budapest 2–10–12–36–25–32–11–35–33–33–13–4
Canterbury-Marrickville 2–25–21–51–10–10–20–33–32–21–11–2
Gladesville-Ryde2–22–20–20–20–51–02–10–00–41–11–3
Hakoah 6–23–01–03–02–14–10–20–00–03–06–3
Pan Hellenic 2–21–20–22–33–71–22–06–23–02–00–3
Polonia-North Side2–61–33–11–31–53–11–31–11–30–41–3
Prague 1–23–23–22–44–34–01–15–44–01–51–3
South Coast United 1–31–04–11–32–02–10–34–22–12–10–2
SSC Yugal 1–03–21–44–43–22–34–35–01–14–42–4
Source: www.socceraust.co.uk [3]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Finals series

Semi-finals
8–9 September		Final (replay)
16 & 19 September		Grand final
23 September
1 Budapest 22 Hakoah 4
2 Hakoah 51 Budapest 2
1 Budapest 1(3)
4 SSC Yugal 1(2)
3 A.P.I.A. 2
4 SSC Yugal 3

Semi-finals

8 September 1962Minor semi-final SSC Yugal 3–2 APIA Leichhardt Moore Park, Sydney
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  • I. Milankovic Soccerball shade.svg
  • A. Nincevic Soccerball shade.svg
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: R. Pearce
9 September 1962Major semi-final Hakoah 5–2 Budapest Moore Park, Sydney
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Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 12,300
Referee: Frank Sbisa

Preliminary final

16 September 1962 Budapest 1–1 SSC Yugal Moore Park, Sydney
  • E. Massey Soccerball shade.svg68' (pen.)
Report [4]
  • S. Pacanin Soccerball shade.svg44'
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 15,752
Referee: Frank Sbisa
19 September 1962Replay Budapest 3–2 SSC Yugal Moore Park, Sydney
  • J. Pompor Soccerball shade.svg24' (pen.), 85'
  • J. Vasvary Soccerball shade.svg58'
Report [5]
  • S. Pacanin Soccerball shade.svg42'
  • A. Nincevic Soccerball shade.svg79'
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 9,800
Referee: Roy Pearce

Grand Final

After last years final attendance 18,432 a new record crowd for Australian club football with 26,770 spectators.

Hakoah 4–2 Budapest
Report [6]
Attendance: 26,770
Referee: Roy Pearce
NSWSF First Division
1962 Champions
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Hakoah
Second Title

Statistics

HakoahBudapest
Attempts at goal1714
Attempts on target95
Attempts off target49
Attempts - Woodwork20
Corners613
Fouls committed2323
Offsides52

Statistics and awards

Stars of 1962

Soccer World reporters awarded stars out of six to players throughout the 22 rounds. The player with the highest stars was Angelo Mavro with 4.440. Overall APIA Leichhardt, Budapest, Prague and SSC Yugal all had 2 players top-rated for their position. Auburn, Pan Hellenic, Canterbury-Marrickville, Hakoah and Bankstown all had one player top-rated for their position. Below is a list of the top rated players per position: [1]

PositionPlayer (Team)Rating
GoalkeeperE. Grosz (Budapest)4.227
Right fullbackV. Mach (Hakoah)4.000
Left fullbackG. Nuttall (Canterbury-Marrickville)3.909
Right halfA. Mavro (Pan Hellenic)4.440
Centre half J. Marston (APIA Leichhardt)
F. Van Gaalen (Auburn)		4.363
Left halfF. Dunaj (SSC Yugal)4.333
Outside rightN. Stiffle (Bankstown)3.895
Inside right E. Schwarz (SSC Yugal)
V. Wentzel (APIA Leichhardt)		3.900
Centre forwardE. Massey (Budapest)4.227
Inside left L. Scheinflug (Prague)3.954
Outside leftA. Jeffrey (Prague)4.000

Top scorers

Vernon Wentzel was the recipient of the Marcel Nagy Trophy for the season's leading goalscorer. Below is a list of the top five goalscorers for the season: [1]

PlayerTeamGoals
Vernon Wentzel APIA Leichhardt 28
Wim van der Gaag Prague 21
Joe Galambos Budapest 20
Tiko Jelisavcic SSC Yugal 19
Leo Baumgartner APIA Leichhardt 16
Tony Nincevich SSC Yugal

Attendances

Below is a list of attendances by club: [1]

RankClubAttendance
1 APIA Leichhardt 126,000
2 Pan Hellenic 100,000
3 Hakoah 96,000
4 Prague 86,500
5 Budapest 78,500
6 South Coast United 64,500
7 SSC Yugal 63,000
8 Canterbury-Marrickville 56,500
9 Bankstown 50,500
10 Auburn 38,000
11 Gladesville-Ryde 32,500
12Polonia-North Side30,500

Other competitions

Wollongong Festival of Sport

The season began with the Wollongong Soccer Carnival in February at the Wollongong Showground, attracting 15,000 fans over three days. South Coast United beat teams from Sydney and Melbourne to become inaugural champions of this event, winning the £1000 first place prize.

RoundDateWinning teamScoreLosing teamAttendance
First Round23 February 1962 Canterbury-Marrickville 2–0 Budapest (Sydney) 4,600
South Coast United 2–0 Hakoah (Sydney)
Semi-finals24 February 1962 South Coast United 2–0 Pan Hellenic (Sydney) 5,000
Canterbury-Marrickville 4–0 Polonia (Melbourne)
Third place playoff25 February 1962 Pan Hellenic (Sydney) 9–3 Polonia (Melbourne) 5,200
Final South Coast United 6–0 Canterbury-Marrickville

Ampol Cup

The season began with the sixth edition of the floodlight pre-season night series (fifth as the Ampol Cup) on 14 February 1962, culminating with the double-header third place playoff and Final on 30 March 1962 at the Sydney Sports Ground in front of 12,600 spectators. The tournament was played across various grounds throughout Sydney, including Sydney Athletics Field, Redfern Oval, Wentworth Park and Sydney Sports Ground.

First Round

DateWinning teamScoreLosing teamLocationAttendance
14 February 1962 Budapest 0–0 Bankstown Sydney Athletics Field 2,400
Canterbury-Marrickville 3–1 Polonia-North Side
2 March 1962 SSC Yugal 2–1 Pan Hellenic Sydney Athletics Field 4,000
Gladesville-Ryde 2–1 South Coast United
5 March 1962 (‡) Budapest 3–2 Bankstown Redfern Oval 1,300

* (‡) = Match replayed

Finals series

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals
      
Canterbury 1
Hakoah 0
Canterbury 5
A.P.I.A. 1
A.P.I.A. 2
Budapest 0
Canterbury 2
Prague 3
SSC Yugal 4
Auburn 3
SSC Yugal 4(2) Third place playoff
Prague 4(4)
Prague 2 A.P.I.A. 3
Gladesville-Ryde 0 SSC Yugal 0

Semi-finals

23 March 1962Semi-final Prague 4–4 Yugal Moore Park, Sydney
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 11,800
Referee: Roy Pearce
23 March 1962Semi-final Canterbury-Marrickville 5–1 APIA Leichhardt Moore Park, Sydney
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Attendance: 11,800
Referee: Frank Sbisa
25 March 1962Semi-final (replay) Prague 4–2 Yugal Glebe, Sydney
Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 6,200
Referee: Frank Sbisa

Finals

30 March 2023Third place playoff APIA Leichhardt 3–0 Yugal Moore Park, Sydney
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 12,600
Referee: Roy Pearce
30 March 2023Grand final Prague 3–2 Canterbury-Marrickville Moore Park, Sydney
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 12,600
Referee: Frank Sbisa

Craven A Federation Cup

Finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Budapest 3
Yugal 0
Budapest 1
A.P.I.A. 3
A.P.I.A. 4
Bankstown 1
A.P.I.A. 5
Canterbury-Marrickville 1
Gladesville-Ryde 3
Prague 0
Gladesville-Ryde 2 Third place
Canterbury-Marrickville 4
Canterbury-Marrickville 3 Budapest 1
South Coast Utd 2 Gladesville-Ryde 5
Final
APIA Leichhardt 5–1 Canterbury-Marrickville
Attendance: 8,600
Referee: Frank Sbisa

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Soccer World Annual 1963". Soccer World. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  2. ↑ "Final Tables 1961-1976 (1962)". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  3. ↑ "1962 NSW Div1 Matrix". www.socceraust.co.uk. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Soccer World, Vol. 05, No.34". Soccer World. 21 September 1962. p. 5. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Soccer World, Vol. 05, No. 35". Soccer World. 28 September 1962. p. 7. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  6. ↑ "Soccer World Vol.05, No.35". Soccer World. 28 September 1962. p. 5. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
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