1968 Australia Cup

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1968 Australia Cup
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Teams19
Champions Hakoah Eastern Suburbs (2nd title)
Runners-up Melbourne Hakoah
Matches played20
1967

The 1968 Australia Cup was the seventh and final season of the Australia Cup, which was the main national association football knockout cup competition in Australia. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Contents

Teams

Qualifying clubs
Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg ACT Canberra Juventus
Flag of New South Wales.svg NNSW Newcastle Austral
Flag of New South Wales.svg NSW APIA Leichhardt St George Budapest South Sydney Croatia Pan Hellenic Sydney Hakoah Sydney Prague
Flag of Queensland.svg QLD Latrobe-Western Suburbs
Flag of South Australia.svg SA Adelaide Juventus West Adelaide Hellas
Flag of Tasmania.svg TAS Launceston United
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg VIC Melbourne Hungaria Melbourne Juventus Melbourne Croatia South Melbourne Hellas Melbourne Hakoah Footscray JUST
Flag of Western Australia.svg WA Perth Azzurri

Round One

Melbourne Hakoah 1–0 Launceston United
Melbourne
Attendance: 2,070 [4]

Canberra Juventus 0–1 South Sydney Croatia
Manuka Oval, Canberra
Attendance: 1,120 [4]

West Adelaide Hellas 1–2 Perth Azzurri
Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide
Attendance: 3,100 [4]

Round Two

Sydney Prague 6–0 Latrobe-Western Suburbs
Sydney Athletic Field, Sydney
Attendance: 2,070 [4]

St George Budapest 5–0 Newcastle Austral
Sydney Athletic Field, Sydney
Attendance: 800 [4]

Melbourne Juventus 2–1 Footscray JUST

Pan Hellenic 1–0 APIA Leichhardt
Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney [4]
Attendance: 6,414 [4]

Sydney Hakoah 1–0 South Sydney Croatia
Sydney Athletic Field, Sydney
Attendance: 1,603 [4]

Melbourne Croatia 3–1 Adelaide Juventus
Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
Attendance: 1,200 [4]

South Melbourne Hellas 1–2 Perth Azzurri

Melbourne Hakoah 4–0 Melbourne Hungaria

Quarter-finals

Sydney Hakoah 2–0 St George Budapest
Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 5,983 [4]

Sydney Prague 3–2 Pan Hellenic
Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 5,983 [4]

Melbourne Juventus 1–2 Perth Azzurri

Melbourne Hakoah 2–0 Melbourne Croatia

Semi-finals

First leg

Perth Azzurri 1–4 Sydney Hakoah

Sydney Prague 1–1 Melbourne Hakoah
Wentworth Park, Sydney
Attendance: 3,762 [4]

Second leg

Sydney Hakoah w/o Perth Azzurri

Sydney Hakoah won after Perth Azzurri forfeited the second leg.


Melbourne Hakoah won 4–3 on aggregate.

Final

First leg

Sydney Hakoah 3–0 Melbourne Hakoah
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Wentworth Park, Sydney
Attendance: 3,402 [4]

Second leg

Melbourne Hakoah 1–3 Sydney Hakoah
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Middle Park, Melbourne [4]
Attendance: 2,850

Sydney Hakoah won 6–1 on aggregate.

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