1965 NSW Federation Cup


The 1965 NSW Federation Cup was the ninth edition of the NSW Soccer Federation's premier soccer cup. Also named the Henry Seamonds Trophy, the cup was open to all clubs in the first and second divisions. The winners would qualify as the federation's number one seed for the 1965 Australia Cup.
St. George-Budapest were the defending champions, but were eliminated in a quarter-finals by a 4–2 scoreline to APIA Leichhardt.
The final was played on 16 October 1965 between Hakoah and Pan Hellenic, with Hakoah winning the match 3–1 to claim their fourth Federation Cup title.

Format and clubs

RoundClubs
remaining		Clubs advancing from
previous round		New entries
this round		Main match dates
First Round22 → 18N/A
from 6 March 1965
Second Round16 → 8
  • 6 winners from First Round
  • 10 clubs from NSW First Division
    		• from 13 March 1965
    Quarter-finals8 → 4
  • 8 winners from Second Round
    		• nonefrom 24 April 1965
    Semi-finals4 → 2
  • 4 winners from quarter-finals
    		• nonefrom 3 October 1965
    Final2 → 1
  • 2 winners from semi-finals
    		• none16 October 1965

    First Round

    The First Round saw all twelve Second Division clubs playoff against each other.
    Tie no.DateTeam 1 ScoreTeam 2
    16 March 1965Sutherland Shire 3–2Marconi
    26 March 1965Corinthian BESC 12–1Thistle
    37 March 1965Wollongong Olympic 0–0
    		Melita Eagles
    47 March 1965Canterbury-Marrickville 7–1Concordia
    57 March 1965Bankstown 4–0Sydney Austral
    67 March 1965Western United 3–2Granville-AEK

    Second Round

    The ten First Division clubs entered the Second Round, directly playing winners from the First Round. Four First Division teams would play off against each other, Hakoah against Polonia-North Side and South Coast United against Prague.
    Tie no.DateTeam 1 ScoreTeam 2
    713 March 1965Cumberland United 9–1Sutherland Shire
    813 March 1965Hakoah 5–0Polonia-North Side
    914 March 1965South Coast United 3–2Prague
    1014 March 1965Pan Hellenic 5–1Corinthian BESC
    1127 March 1965Yugal 7–0Wollongong Olympic
    1227 March 1965Metropolitan Adriatic 2–1Canterbury-Marrickville
    1328 March 1965St. George-Budapest 12–2Western United
    1428 March 1965A.P.I.A. Leichhardt 2–0Bankstown

    Final

    NSW Federation Cup
    1965 Champions
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