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]
| Craven A Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Country |  Australia (NSW) |
| Teams | 16 |
| Defending champions | Sydney Hakoah |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | APIA Leichhardt |
| Runner-up | Canterbury-Marrickville |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 19 |
| Goals scored | 78 (4.11 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | John Giacometti (8 goals) |
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.
Format and clubs
edit| Round | Clubs remaining |
Clubs advancing from previous round |
New entries this round |
Main match dates |
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| First Round | 16 | N/A |
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28 Sep–17 Oct 1962 |
| Quarter-finals | 8 |
|
none | 10–20 Oct 1962 |
| Semi-finals | 4 |
|
none | 27 Oct 1962 |
| Third place playoff and Final | 4 |
|
none | 4 Nov 1962 |
First Round
edit| Date | Team 1 (div.) | Score | Team 2 (div.) | Location | Crowd | Referee |
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| 28 September 1962 | South Coast United (1) | 3–3 | Corinthians (2) | Sydney Athletics Field | 1,050 | D. Buchan |
| Prague (1) | 1–1 | Auburn (1) | K. Lockrey | |||
| 30 September 1962 | Bankstown (1) | 1–0 | Balgownie (2) | Wentworth Park | 4,800 | L. Wilson |
| A.P.I.A. (1) | 3–0 | Croatia (2) | R. Pearce | |||
| 5 October 1962 | Budapest (1) | 1–0 | Sydney Austral (2) | Sydney Athletics Field | 2,400 | I. Timms |
| Hakoah (1) | 0–0 | Canterbury-Marrickville (1) | N. Jones | |||
| 7 October 1962 | Yugal (1) | 4–1 | Polonia-North Side (1) | Wentworth Park | 4,400 | J. Ipenburg |
| Gladesville-Ryde (1) | 3–2 | Pan Hellenic (1) | A. Boskovic | |||
| 16 October 1962 (‡) | Canterbury-Marrickville (1) | 4–2 | Hakoah (1) | Sydney Athletics Field | 1,500 | F. Sbisa |
| 17 October 1962 (‡) | South Coast United (1) | 4–1 | Corinthians (2) | Sydney Athletics Field | 1,200 | K. Lockrey |
| Prague (1) | 5–1 | Auburn (1) | D. Buchan |
* (‡): Match replayed
Finals
edit| 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 | |||||||||||
Quarter-finals
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| Gladesville-Ryde | 3–0 | Prague |
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| Canterbury-Marrickville | 3–2 | South Coast United |
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Semi-finals
edit| Canterbury-Marrickville | 4–2 | Gladesville-Ryde |
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Third place playoff
edit| Gladesville-Ryde | 5–1 | Budapest |
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Final
edit| APIA Leichhardt | 5–1 | Canterbury-Marrickville |
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| NSW Federation Cup 1962 Champions |
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| APIA Leichhardt FC First Title |
References
edit- 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.