1968 Australia Cup final

1968 Australia Cup Final

Event	1968 Australia Cup
Sydney Hakoah Melbourne Hakoah 6 1
On aggregate
First leg
Sydney Hakoah Melbourne Hakoah 3 0
Date	27 October 1968 (1968-10-27)
Venue	Wentworth Park, Sydney
Referee	M. O'Malley
Attendance	3,402 [1]
Second leg
Melbourne Hakoah Sydney Hakoah 1 3
Date	3 November 1968 (1968-11-03)
Venue	Middle Park, Melbourne
Referee	M. O'Malley
Attendance	2,850 [1]
← 1967

The 1968 Australia Cup Final was the seventh and final Australia Cup Final, the final matches of the 1968 Australia Cup. ^[1] The first leg was played at Wentworth Park in Sydney, Australia, on 27 October 1968 and the second leg was played at Middle Park in Melbourne, Australia, on 3 November 1968 contested by Sydney Hakoah and Melbourne Hakoah. Sydney won the final 6–1 on aggregate. ^[2]

Route to the final

Main article: 1968 Australia Cup

Sydney Hakoah

Round	Opposition	Score [1]
2nd	South Sydney Croatia (H)	1–0
QF	St George Budapest (H)	2–0
SF1	Perth Azzurri (A)	4–1
SF2	Perth Azzurri (H)	w/o
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue.

Melbourne Hakoah

Round	Opposition	Score [1]
1st	Launceston United (H)	1–0
2nd	Melbourne Hungaria (H)	4–2
QF	Melbourne Croatia (H)	2–0
SF1	Sydney Prague (H)	1–1
SF2	Sydney Prague (A)	3–2
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue.

Matches

Details

First leg

27 October 1968 (1968-10-27)

Sydney Hakoah	3–0	Melbourne Hakoah
Baartz 15', 24' Rutherford 84'

Wentworth Park, Sydney

Attendance: 3,402

Referee: M. O'Malley

Second leg

3 November 1968 (1968-11-03)

Melbourne Hakoah	1–3	Sydney Hakoah
Thomas ?'		Rutherford 57', ?' Baartz 89'

Middle Park, Melbourne

Attendance: 2,850

Referee: M. O'Malley

References

1. Andrew Robinson (23 November 2016). "Australia Cup 1968 – Results".
2. "Sydney Hakoah looks top club". The Sydney Morning Herald . 28 October 1968.