The 1962 Australia Cup was the first season of the Australia Cup, which was the main national

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knockout cup competition in Australia. 16 teams from around Australia entered the competition. The competition consisted of four clubs from

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and Sydney's competition, three from

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and

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and two from Northern New South Wales. The winner of the Australia Cup received £5,000. The inaugural season of the Cup was won by

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who defeated St George Budapest 8–1 at

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in the final. The third place playoff, between Juventus (now Brunswick Zebras from Melbourne) and Juventus (now Adelaide City), was won by the South Australian team on penalty kicks.

Teams

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Third place play-off

Final

References

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Australia Cup (1962–1968) seasons