1967 in Australian soccer
| Season | 1967 | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's soccer | ||
| Australia Cup | Melbourne Hungaria | |
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The 1967 season was the sixth season of national competitive association football in Australia and 84th overall.
National teams
[edit]Australia national soccer team
[edit]Results and fixtures
[edit]Friendlies
[edit]Australia hosted a three-match test series against Scotland.[1] There was much criticism of the Scottish squad after a number of their best players had elected to stay behind because of their clubs commitments in Europe. The matches were recognised as A international matches for Australia, but not for Scotland.[2]
| 28 May 1967 | Australia  | 0–1 |  Scotland | Sydney, Australia |
| Report |
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Stadium: Royal Agricultural Ground Attendance: 34,792 Referee: Bill Hosie (Australia) |
| 31 May 1967 | Australia | 1–2 | Scotland | Adelaide, Australia |
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Report | Stadium: Norwood Oval Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Dave Maitland (Australia) |
| 3 June 1967 | Australia | 0–2 | Scotland | Melbourne, Australia |
| Report |
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Stadium: Olympic Park Stadium Attendance: 22,138 Referee: Tony Boskovic (Australia) |
1967 South Vietnam Independence Cup
[edit]The national team was invited to play in the 1967 South Vietnam Independence Cup hosted in South Vietnam. They began against their rivals' New Zealand with the result being a 5–3 win. They had then won against host South Vietnam 1–0 by a goal from Johnny Warren. Australia finished their group stage by winning 5–1 against Singapore. After they won the semi-final in extra time, they won the Final against South Korea 3–2.
Group A
[edit]| 5 November 1967 | Australia | 5–3 |  New Zealand | Saigon, South Vietnam |
| Report | Stadium: Cộng Hòa Stadium Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Hong Deok-young (South Korea) |
| 7 November 1967 | South Vietnam  | 0–1 | Australia | Saigon, South Vietnam |
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Stadium: Cộng Hòa Stadium Referee: N.F. Nice (Malaysia) |
| 11 November 1967 | Australia | 5–1 |  Singapore | Saigon, South Vietnam |
| Report | Stadium: Cộng Hòa Stadium Attendance: 10,000 |
Knockout stage
[edit]| 12 November 1967 | Australia | 1–0 (a.e.t.) |  Malaysia | Saigon, South Vietnam |
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Report | Stadium: Cộng Hòa Stadium Attendance: 30,000 |
| 14 November 1967 | Australia | 3–2 |  South Korea | Saigon, South Vietnam |
| Report | Stadium: Cộng Hòa Stadium Attendance: 30,000 |
Australia national under-23 soccer team
[edit]Friendlies
[edit]| 6 November 1967 | New Caledonia  | 2–1 | Australia | Noumea, New Caledonia |
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Stadium: Stade Numa-Daly Magenta Attendance: 2,000[3] Referee: Arthur Williams (New Zealand) |
| 10 November 1967 | New Zealand | 1–3 | Australia | Noumea, New Caledonia |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Numa-Daly Magenta |
Cup competitions
[edit]Australia Cup
[edit]The competition began on 8 October 1967. Sixteen clubs had entered the competition with the final two clubs Melbourne Hungaria and APIA Leichhardt qualifying for the Final.[4] Melbourne won the final 4–3 in extra time with a hat-trick from Attila Abonyi and a goal from Frank Stoffels.
Final
[edit]| Melbourne Hungaria | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | APIA Leichhardt |
|---|---|---|
Abonyi  19', 53', 95'Stoffels 74' |
Report | Shanks 24' (o.g.) Giacometti 69'Watkiss 83' |
References
[edit]- ^ "Surprises in soccer selection". The Canberra Times. Vol. 41, no. 11, 698. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 26 May 1967. p. 26. Retrieved 20 February 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Esamie, Thomas. "Socceroo B Matches for 1967". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ Stock, Greg. "Australia Under 23 National Team "Olyroos" – 1967 Match Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ Andrew Robinson (21 June 2016). "Australia Cup 1967 – Results".