The 1963 NSW Federation Cup was the seventh edition of the NSW Soccer Federation's premier soccer cup. Due to a lack of sponsorship, there was no prize money on offer for this tournament and the first time since the 1958 edition that it was solely known as the Federation Cup. The cup was contested by all twelve first division clubs and four second division clubs.
APIA Leichhardt were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the first round to Gladesville-Ryde.
The final was played between Sydney Hakoah and South Coast United, with Hakoah winning the match 2–1 and to claim their third Federation Cup title.
Format and clubs
Round Clubsremaining Clubs advancing fromprevious round New entriesthis round Main match dates First Round 16 N/A 12 clubs from NSW First Division 4 clubs from NSW Second Division from 24 August 1963 Quarter-finals 8 8 winners from First Round none from 2 October 1963 Semi-finals 4 4 winners from quarter-finals none from 11 October 1963 Final 2 2 winners from semi-finals enter Final none 25 October 1963
First Round Tie no. Date Team 1 Score Team 2 3 24 August 1963 Auburn 0–1 Polonia-North Side 4 24 August 1963South Coast United 5–1 Budapest-St. George 5 25 August 1963 Hakoah 5–0 Sydney Austral 6 25 August 1963 Pan Hellenic 0–2 Yugal Ryde 7 25 August 1963 Bankstown United 1–2 Balgownie Rangers 8 25 August 1963 APIA Leichhardt 2–3 Gladesville-Ryde 1 24 September 1963 Croatia Maroubra 3–1 Corinthian BESC 2 24 September 1963 Prague 1–4 Canterbury-Marrickville
Finals
Quarter-finals Tie no. Date Team 1 Score Team 2 9 2 October 1963 Canterbury-Marrickville 3–1 Polonia-North Side 10 2 October 1963 Yugal Ryde 0–2 Hakoah 11 6 October 1963 Croatia Maroubra 1–3 Gladesville-Ryde 12 6 October 1963 South Coast United 2–1 Balgownie Rangers
Semi-finals Tie no. Date Team 1 Score Team 2 13 11 October 1963 Gladesville-Ryde 1–1 South Coast United replay 20 October 1963 Gladesville-Ryde 0–1 South Coast United 14 11 October 1963 Hakoah 1–1 Canterbury-Marrickville replay 20 October 1963 Hakoah 3–1 Canterbury-Marrickville
Third place final
Final
1 G. McGuire 2 B. McGuire 3 T. Maxwell 4 R. Kearns 5 M. Woods 6 G. Chaldi 7 R. Levi 8 A. Saghi 9 M. Bell 10 H. Ninaus 11 B. GoldCoach: |style="vertical-align:top;width:50%"| 1 Wilf Billington 2 Barry Salisbury 3 Adrian Ringland 4 Jimmy Kelly 5 Phil Carr 6 Max Tolson 7 John Brownlie 8 Mike Johnson 9 John Doherty 10 Graham Barnett 11 Dennis PattersonCoach: Jimmy Kelly
NSW Federation Cup1963 ChampionsHakoahThird Title
References General and specific