1959 NSW Federation Cup

The 1959 NSW Federation Cup was the third edition of the NSW Soccer Federation's premier soccer cup. This was the first time the tournament received sponsorship by W.D. & H.O. Wills and called the "Ascot Thousand" after their popular cigarette. The cup was contested by all fourteen first division clubs and the top two placed second division clubs in the premiership. The £1000 prize money was divided among the first four placings, with first place receiving £600, second place £250, third place £100 and fourth place £50.

1959 NSW Federation Cup

Ascot Thousand
Tournament details
Country	Australia (NSW)
Teams	16
Defending champions	Canterbury-Marrickville
Final positions
Champions	Sydney Hakoah
Runner-up	Prague
Tournament statistics
Matches played	17
Goals scored	80 (4.71 per match)

Canterbury-Marrickville were the defending champions, having beaten Sydney Prague 3–2 in last year's final. They were eliminated in the semi-finals but won the third place playoff match, defeating Budapest 5–2.

The final was played on 25 October 1959 between Sydney Prague and Sydney Hakoah. Hakoah won the match 2–0 to claim their first title.

Format and clubs

Round	Clubs remaining	Clubs advancing from previous round	New entries this round	Main match dates
First Round	16	N/A	14 clubs from NSW First Division 2 clubs from NSW Second Division	16–30 Sep 1959
Quarter-finals	8	8 winners from First Round	none	10–11 Oct 1959
Semi-finals	4	4 winners from quarter-finals	none	18 Oct 1959
Third place playoff and Final	4	2 losers from semi-finals enter Third place playoff 2 winners from semi-finals enter Final	none	25 Oct 1959

First Round

Tie	Team 1 (div.)	Score	Team 2 (div.)	Kick-off	Date	Venue
1	Prague (1)	9–3	Granville AEK (2)	19:15 AEST	16 September 1959	Sydney Sports Ground
2	Corrimal United (1)	1–2	Budapest (1)	20:55 AEST
3	Hakoah (1)	2–2	Balgownie (1)	19:15 AEST	23 September 1959	Sydney Sports Ground
4	A.P.I.A. (1)	3–0	North Side United (1)	20:55 AEST
5	Neerlandia (2)	2–5	Sydney Austral (1)	13:15 AEST	26 September 1959	Arlington Oval
6	Canterbury-Marrickville (1)	6–1	Concord (1)	15:00 AEST
7	Auburn (1)	2–1	Pan Hellenic (1)	13:15 AEST	26 September 1959	McArthur Park
8	Gladesville-Ryde (1)	2–0	Bankstown (1)	15:00 AEST
replay	Hakoah (1)	5–2	Balgownie Rangers (1)		30 September 1959

Finals

Quarter-finals

10 October 1959

13:15 AEST (UTC 10:00)

Budapest	3–0	Sydney Austral

Redfern Oval, Redfern

10 October 1959

15:00 AEST (UTC 10:00)

Prague	1–0	Gladesville-Ryde

Redfern Oval, Redfern

11 October 1959

13:15 AEST (UTC 10:00)

Hakoah	4–0	Auburn

Redfern Oval, Redfern

11 October 1959

15:00 AEST (UTC 10:00)

Canterbury-Marrickville	2–1	APIA Leichhardt

Redfern Oval, Redfern

Semi-finals

18 October 1959

14:00 AEST (UTC 10:00)

Prague	4–0	Budapest

Redfern Oval, Redfern

18 October 1959

15:45 AEST (UTC 10:00)

Hakoah	3–2	Canterbury-Marrickville

Redfern Oval, Redfern

Third place playoff

25 October 1959

14:00 AEST (UTC 10:00)

Budapest	2–5	Canterbury-Marrickville

Redfern Oval, Redfern

Attendance: 10,500

Referee: H. Parsons

Final

25 October 1959

15:45 AEST (UTC 10:00)

Prague	0–2	Hakoah

Redfern Oval, Redfern

Attendance: 10,500

Referee: Roy Pearce

NSW Federation Cup 1959 Champions
Sydney Hakoah First Title

References

General and specific

"Soccer World Newspaper". Soccer World. Retrieved 11 October 2023.