The 1967 season was the sixth season of national competitive association football in Australia and 84th overall.
| Season | 1967 | |
|---|---|---|
| Men's soccer | ||
| Australia Cup | Melbourne Hungaria | |
| ||
National teams
editAustralia national soccer team
editResults and fixtures
editFriendlies
editAustralia 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
editThe 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 |
| Report |
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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
editFriendlies
edit| 6 November 1967 | New Caledonia  | 2–1 | Australia | Noumea, New Caledonia |
| Report |
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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
editAustralia Cup
editThe 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".