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
Round Clubsremaining Clubs advancing fromprevious round New entriesthis round Main match dates First Round 22 → 18 N/A 12 clubs from NSW Second Division from 6 March 1965 Second Round 16 → 8 6 winners from First Round 10 clubs from NSW First Division from 13 March 1965 Quarter-finals 8 → 4 8 winners from Second Round none from 24 April 1965 Semi-finals 4 → 2 4 winners from quarter-finals none from 3 October 1965 Final 2 → 1 2 winners from semi-finals none 16 October 1965
First Round The First Round saw all twelve Second Division clubs playoff against each other. Tie no. Date Team 1 Score Team 2 1 6 March 1965 Sutherland Shire 3–2 Marconi 2 6 March 1965 Corinthian BESC 12–1 Thistle 3 7 March 1965 Wollongong Olympic 0–0 (9–8 pens.) Melita Eagles 4 7 March 1965 Canterbury-Marrickville 7–1 Concordia 5 7 March 1965 Bankstown 4–0 Sydney Austral 6 7 March 1965 Western United 3–2 Granville-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. Date Team 1 Score Team 2 7 13 March 1965 Cumberland United 9–1 Sutherland Shire 8 13 March 1965 Hakoah 5–0 Polonia-North Side 9 14 March 1965 South Coast United 3–2 Prague 10 14 March 1965 Pan Hellenic 5–1 Corinthian BESC 11 27 March 1965 Yugal 7–0 Wollongong Olympic 12 27 March 1965 Metropolitan Adriatic 2–1 Canterbury-Marrickville 13 28 March 1965 St. George-Budapest 12–2 Western United 14 28 March 1965A.P.I.A. Leichhardt 2–0 Bankstown
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
1 Peter Fuzes 2 Trevor Edwards 3 Ian Hillsdon 4 Danny Walsh 5 Alan Marnock 6 David Edwards 7 Robert Fekete 8 Jim Christie 9 Herbert Ninaus 10 Gerry Hood 11 Doug HoldenCoach: Tiko Jelisavcic |style="vertical-align:top;width:50%"| 1 Ron Corry 2 George Yangou 3 Douglas Wright 4 David Johnston 5 John Cole 6 Johnny Sanchez 7 John Demos 8 Jim Fernie 9 George McCulloch 10 Doug Logan 11 Jim PearsonCoach: Walter Tamandl
NSW Federation Cup1965 ChampionsHakoahFourth Title
References General and specific