1965 in Australian soccer

Fourth season of national competitive association football in Australia

Soccer in Australia

Season

1965

Men's soccer

Australia Cup

Sydney City

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The 1965 season was the fourth season of national competitive association football in Australia and 82nd overall.

National teams

Australia national soccer team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies

Cambodia

Australia

26 November 1965	Cambodia	0–0	Australia	Phnom-Penh, Cambodia
		Report		Stadium: Stade Olympique Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Alng Kim Ean (Cambodia)

Hong Kong

Australia

29 November 1965	Hong Kong	1–0	Australia	Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
	McLaren 22'	Report		Stadium: Government Stadium Attendance: 8,780 Referee: Lee Ken-Chie (Hong Kong)

Malaysia

Australia

7 December 1965	Malaysia	0–1	Australia	Perak, Malaysia
		Report	Pearson 17'	Stadium: Perak Stadium Attendance: 1,250 Referee: Boswell (Malaysia)Q

Malaysia

Australia

8 December 1965	Malaysia	0–3	Australia	Perak, Malaysia
		Report	Todd 54' Johnston 65' Scheinflug 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Perak Stadium Attendance: 300

1966 FIFA World Cup qualification

North Korea

Australia

21 November 1965	North Korea	6–1	Australia	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
	Pak Doo-Ik 15' Pak Seung-Zin 54', 80' Im Seung-Hwi 58' Han Bong-Zin 65', 88'	Report	Scheinflug 70' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade Olympique Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Patrick Nice (Malaysia)

Australia

North Korea

24 November 1965	Australia	1–3	North Korea	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
	Scheinflug 15'	Report	Kim Seung-Il 18', 75' Pak Seung-Zin 53'	Stadium: Stade Olympique Attendance: 40,000 Referee: AG de Silva (Singapore)

Cup competitions

Australia Cup

The competition began on 24 October 1965 (excluding preliminary rounds). Thirteen clubs had entered the competition with the final two clubs Sydney City and APIA Leichhardt qualifying for the Final.^[1] Hakoah won a replay match 2–1, with one goal each from David Reid and Herbert Ninaus after a 1–1 draw (13–13 on penalties)^[2]^[3]

Final

21 November 1965 (1965-11-21)

Sydney Hakoah	1–1 (a.e.t.)	APIA Leichhardt
Christie ?'		Garcia ?'
Penalties
	13–13

Wentworth Park, Sydney

Attendance: 5,900

Referee: Tony Boskovic (Sydney)

Replay

24 November 1965 (1965-11-24)

Sydney Hakoah	2–1	APIA Leichhardt
Reid ?' Ninaus ?'		Wong ?'

Sydney Showground, Sydney

Attendance: 3,500

Referee: Tony Boskovic (Sydney)

Retirements

1 December 1965: Karl Jaros, former Austria and Australia international footballer.^[4]

References

^ Andrew Robinson (11 June 2016). "Australia Cup 1965 – Results".
^ Wilkins, Phil (22 November 1965). "Sydney sides in 14-all Cup draw". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
^ Wilkins, Phil (25 November 1965). "Soccer Cup to Hakoah". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
^ "TOP SOCCER COACH". The Biz. No. 3096. New South Wales, Australia. 1 December 1965. p. 8. Retrieved 20 February 2021 – via National Library of Australia.