1964 Australia Cup
{{infobox football tournament season
| title = Australia Cup
| image =
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| year = 1964
| other_titles =
| country = Australia
| num_teams = 19
| winners = George Cross
| count = 1
| second = APIA Leichhardt
| matches = 19
| goals =
| scoring_leader =
| award =
| prev_season = 1963
| next_season = 1965
}}
The 1964 Australia Cup was the third season of the Australia Cup, which was the main national association football knockout cup competition in Australia.{{cite web|title=The Australia Cup|url=http://www.goalweekly.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=1864:the-australia-cup&Itemid=141|publisher=goalweekly.com|accessdate=17 November 2014|archive-date=26 April 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130426110510/http://www.goalweekly.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=1864:the-australia-cup&Itemid=141|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.elitetograssroots.net/qbst/1_australia_cup/ac1964.htm|title=Australia Cup 1964 – Results|date=23 November 2016|author=Andrew Robinson}}
Teams
| class="wikitable" |
| colspan=5|Qualifying clubs |
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| {{flagicon|Australian Capital Territory}} ACT
| | | |
| {{flagicon|New South Wales}} NNSW
| | | |
| {{flagicon|New South Wales}} NSW |
| {{flagicon|Queensland}} QLD |
| {{flagicon|South Australia}} SA |
| {{flagicon|Tasmania}} TAS |
| {{flagicon|Victoria}} VIC |
| {{flagicon|Western Australia}} WA
|North Perth |East Fremantle Tricolore |Swan Valley |
Bracket
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| RD1-team01=George Cross
| RD1-score01= 2
| RD1-team02= Melbourne Juventus
| RD1-score02= 0
| RD1-team05= Footscray JUST
| RD1-score05= 2
| RD1-team06= South Melbourne Hellas
| RD1-score06= 0
| RD1-team07= Rapid Hobart
| RD1-score07= 3
| RD1-team08= Launceston United
| RD1-score08= 0
| RD1-team09= APIA Leichhardt
| RD1-score09= 6
| RD1-team10= Sydney Prague
| RD1-score10= 2
| RD1-team11= Latrobe
| RD1-score11= 4
| RD1-team12= Merton Rovers
| RD1-score12= 0
| RD1-team13= St George Budapest
| RD1-score13= 3
| RD1-team14= South Coast United
| RD1-score14= 0
| RD1-team15= Adelaide Juventus
| RD1-score15= 3
| RD1-team16= Adelaide Budapest
| RD1-score16= 1
| RD2-team01= George Cross
| RD2-score01= 2
| RD2-team02= North Perth
| RD2-score02= 0
| RD2-team03= Footscray JUST
| RD2-score03= 9
| RD2-team04= Rapid Hobart
| RD2-score04= 1
| RD2-team05= APIA Leichhardt
| RD2-score05= 4
| RD2-team06= Latrobe
| RD2-score06= 2
| RD2-team07=St George Budapest
| RD2-score07= 6
| RD2-team08= Adelaide Juventus
| RD2-score08= 0
| RD3-team01= George Cross
| RD3-score01= 2
| RD3-team02= Footscray JUST
| RD3-score02= 1
| RD3-team03= APIA Leichhardt (replay)
| RD3-score03-1= 1 (4)
| RD3-team04= St George Budapest
| RD3-score04-1= 1 (1)
| RD4-team01= George Cross {{aet}}
| RD4-score01= 3
| RD4-team02= APIA Leichhardt
| RD4-score02= 2
}}
Quarter-finals
{{football box
|date = 17 October 1964
|time =
|team1 = Footscray JUST
|score = 9–1
|report =
|team2 = Rapid Hobart
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Melbourne Showgrounds
|referee =
}}
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{{football box
|date = 18 October 1964
|time =
|team1 = APIA Leichhardt
|score = 4–2
|report =
|team2 = Latrobe
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Wentworth Park, Sydney
|referee =
}}
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{{football box
|date = 18 October 1964
|time =
|team1 = St George Budapest
|score = 6–0
|report =
|team2 = Adelaide Juventus
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Wentworth Park, Sydney
|referee =
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{{football box
|date = 18 October 1964
|time =
|team1 = George Cross
|score = 2–0
|report =
|team2 = North Perth
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
|referee =
}}
Semi-finals
{{football box
|date = 25 October 1964
|time =
|team1 = George Cross
|score = 2–1
|report =
|team2 = Footscray JUST
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
|referee =
}}
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{{football box
|date = 25 October 1964
|time =
|team1 = APIA Leichhardt
|score = 1–1
| aet = yes
|report =
|team2 = St George Budapest
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Wentworth Park, Sydney
|referee =
}}
=Replay=
{{football box
|date = 28 October 1964
|time =
|team1 = APIA Leichhardt
|score = 4–1
|report =
|team2 = St George Budapest
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
|referee =
}}
Final
{{football box
|date = 1 November 1964
|time =
|team1 = George Cross
|score = 3–2
|aet = yes
|report = [http://www.thegapchessclub.org.au/qbst/1_australia_cup/ac1964.htm#report Reports]
|team2 = APIA Leichhardt
|goals1 = Ackerley {{goal|3|o.g.}}
Bottalico {{goal|35|o.g.}}
Campbell {{goal|117}}
|goals2 = Watkiss {{goal|15}}
Jaros {{goal|44}}
|stadium = Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
|attendance = 15,114
|referee = Vince Dobinson (Brisbane)
}}
References
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{{Australia Cup}}
{{National soccer cup competitions in Australia}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1964 Australia Cup}}