1959 NSW Federation Cup

September 2023 September 2023 NSW Federation Cup 1959 Ascot Thousand Australia (NSW) 16 Sydney Hakoah Prague 17 80 1958 1960 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.https://drive.google.com/file/d/117YVxAaUE6_ERRlOZm_LRO7TAS2TxslS/view The NSW Soccer Year Book 1960 Robworth 11 October 2023http://www.socceraust.co.uk/1959/NSW/Ascot/fixtures.html 1959 NSW Federation Cup www.socceraust.co.uk 11 October 2023 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 Clubsremaining Clubs advancing fromprevious round New entriesthis 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) 3–0 Budapest Sydney Austral Redfern Oval Redfern yes 10 October 1959 15:00 AEST (UTC+10:00) 1–0 Prague Gladesville-Ryde Redfern Oval Redfern yes 11 October 1959 13:15 AEST (UTC+10:00) 4–0 Hakoah Auburn Redfern Redfern Oval yes 11 October 1959 15:00 AEST (UTC+10:00) 2–1 Canterbury-Marrickville APIA Leichhardt Redfern Oval Redfern Semi-finals 18 October 1959 14:00 AEST (UTC+10:00) 4–0 Prague Budapest Redfern Oval Redfern yes 18 October 1959 15:45 AEST (UTC+10:00) 3–2 Hakoah Canterbury-Marrickville Redfern Oval Redfern Third place playoff 25 October 1959 14:00 AEST (UTC+10:00) 2–5 Budapest Canterbury-Marrickville Redfern Oval Redfern 10,500 H. Parsons Final 25 October 1959 15:45 AEST (UTC+10:00) 0–2 Prague Hakoah Redfern Oval Redfern 10,500 Roy Pearce NSW Federation Cup1959 ChampionsAustralia 100pxSydney HakoahFirst Title References General and specific https://archive.org/details/soccer-world-1959/Soccer%20World%2C%20Vol.%2002%2C%20No.%2036%2C%20Friday%20October%2023rd%201959/page/n1/mode/1up Soccer World Newspaper 11 October 2023 Soccer World 1959 Category:1959 in Australian men's sport Category:1959 in Australian soccer Category:1959 in men's domestic association football cups