Sources: Daily Newspapers, Soccer World

Notes: The fifth Australia Cup tournament saw the third all Sydney final in five years. Participation in the Cup series was limited to one team from the ACT, Queensland, Western Australia and Tasmania, two from Northern New South Wales and South Australia with four from Victoria and Sydney (NSW). APIA confirmed themselves as one of the best club sides since Federation winning the League Minor Premiership and the Federation Cup before backing up to win the Australia Cup. Sadly an ugly crowd riot at the Semi Final between South Melbourne Hellas and Sydney Hakoah saw the abandonment of the game after 71 minutes. Sydney Hakoah were subsequently awarded the match with South Melbourne Hellas barred from participation in the 1967 Australia Cup.

Round One
Saturday October 8 1966 Royal Agricultural Showground, Moore Park, Sydney Referee: D.Muir Attendance: 1,200
Hakoah (NSW) Peter Fuzes, Trevor Edwards, Ian Hillsdon, Danny Walsh, Alan Marnoch, John Duffy, Robert Fekete, Jim Christie, Herbert Ninaus, Gerry Hood, Doug Holden Coach: Tiko Jelisavcic Goals: Ninaus (x2), Duffy (x2), Christie, Hood	6	-	2	Latrobe (Qld) Ron Clark, Alan Bain, Bryn Lewis, James Strachan, Alistair Stewart, Matt Hosie, Red Edmunds, Ray Richards, Bob Buchanan, Syd Tucker (Ron Webber), Keith Jones Goals: Buchanan (x2)
Sunday October 9 1966 Wentworth Park, Glebe, Sydney Referee: Roger Lamb Attendance: 4,500 (double-header)
St. George-Budapest (NSW) Mel Clarke, Salvador Issac, Roger Hillary, Manfred Schaefer, Neville Morgan, Casey De Bruin, Alan Hillhouse, Dave Todd, Johnny Warren, Vic Fernandez (Tibor Zuckerman), Terry Nuttley Coach: Laurie Hegyes Goals: Warren (x2), Zuckerman	3	-	1	Croatia (ACT) Srecko Vidovic, Tony Radanovic, Stanko Milan, Ecimovic, Feher, Joe Kisgyorgy, Cummings, Gagulich, Joe Pompor, Ivan Tijan, Bruce Piggott Red Card: Vidovic Goal: Piggott
Sunday October 9 1966 Wentworth Park, Glebe, Sydney Referee: David Maitland Attendance: 4,500 (double-header)
APIA (NSW) Mike Mazzina, George Nuttall, Stan Ackerley, Pat Hughes, Jim Sambrook, Phil Bottalico, Cliff Van Blerk, John Giacometti, Johnny Watkiss, Archie Blue, Bill Kerklaan Coach: Joe Marston Goals: Van Blerk (x2), Watkiss, Blue	4	-	0	Newcastle Austral (NNSW) Joe Lanzoni, H.Gallagher, Ray McKenzie, T.Hill, Jim Doolan, Ray Lloyd, Alf Skelly, Bill Duncan, Ken Twidle, Arthur Oldham, Bob Dean
Sunday October 9 1966 Perry Lakes Stadium, Floreat, Perth Referee: Bill Hosie Attendance: 4,000 Azzuri won 4-3 on penalties
Azzuri (WA) Milanovich, Hobson, Riberi, Nobbs, Giorgi, Morson, Nino Segon, Pikl, John Van Oosten, Rodney Reid, Cullen Goal: Reid 88	1 (4)	-	1 (3)	Slavia (Vic) John Young, Nigel Shepherd, David High, John Goodwin (Sandy Jones), Billy Cook, Tommy Randles, Bill Savage, Peter Laraman, Ian Reid, Charlie McCorquodale, Grant McGregor Goal: Connelly
Sunday October 9 1966 Olympic Sports Field, Kensington, Adelaide Referee: Bode Attendance: 6,000
Hellas (SA) Tony Broikos, Elio Marusic, Nick Kefaloudis, Peter Worthington, Roy Burdett, Tom Forde, Nick Pantelis, Peter Jaksa, Udo Joschke (Alex Zervas), Ted De Lyster, Alex Byrne	0	-	1	Melbourne-Hungaria S.C. (Vic) Henry Surma, Tom Fowler (Bill McGowan), Alistair Scott, Trevor Kemp, Barry Taylor, Tony Gregal, Peter Kurta, Atti Abonyi, Frank Stoffels, Bob Connelly, Col Myers Goal: Connelly
Sunday October 9 1966 Olympic Park, Melbourne Referee: Tony Boskovic Attendance: 8,850
South Melbourne Hellas (Vic) Sam Service (Kagilou), Laki Litopoulos, John Bedford, John Margarites, Andre Roussis, John Anderson, Mike Mandalis (Leo Damanaikos), Boulis Kambropoulos, Con Nestorides, Ernie Ackerley, Jim Pyrgolis Goals: Rodriguez 3, 50 pen, 66	3	-	0	Wallsend (NNSW) Geoff Taylor, Darvel McKenzie, Kevin Nolan, Richard Bullen, Tom Garrett, Gary Green, Bill Davies, Horst Schneider, Ken Whitmore, Ron Giles, Bruce Morrow
Sunday October 9 1966 Speers Point Oval, Lake Macquarie, Newcastle Referee: Vince Dobinson Attendance: 3,000
Adamstown Rosebud (NNSW) Geoff Turrell, Peter Fairleigh, hris Elkovich, Bob Cameron, John Archibald, Mike Parker, Warren Cook, Ray Baartz, John Power, Col Curran, Ray Howell Goals: Baartz (x2)	2	-	3	South Coast United (NSW) John Nuell, Pat Woods, Adrian Ringland, Phil Carr, Jim Harris, Barry Salisbury, Tom Mulqueeney, Graham Barnett, Dickson, Errol Freeme, Dennis Patterson Coach: Jim Harris Goals: Mulqueeney, Salisbury, Dickson
Sunday October 9 1966 Olympic Park, Melbourne Referee: Harold Parsons Attendance: 2,300
Hakoah (Vic) Mike O'Hara, George Keith, John O'Neill, Hugh Murney, Dick Van Alphen, Jim O'Neill, Keith Fry, Jim Armstrong, Ian Monan, Ted Smith, Alex Purdie Goals: Monan (x2), Jim O'Neill (x2), Smith, Purdie	6	-	2	Olympia (Tas) Michael Roussos, Con Petropoulos, Krl Schweisinger, Lachie Vagianos, Stewart Quinn, Michael Richards, Gert Groothuis, Barry Shacklady, Harry Alexiadis, Richard Girling, Richard Whittaker Goals: Girling (x2)
Quarter-Finals
Saturday October 15 1966 Olympic Park, Melbourne Referee: Dennis Grant Attendance: 3,126
Melbourne Hungaria S.C. (Vic) Henry Surma, Bill McGowan, Alistair Scott (Tom Fowler), Tony Gregal, Barry Taylor, Ian Shanks, Peter Kurta, Atti Abonyi, Frank Stoffels, Trevor Kemp, Col Myers Goals: Abonyi (x3), Stoffels	4	-	1	Azzuri (WA) Milanovich, Riberi, Hobson, Nobbs, Girogi, Morson, Nino Segon, Rodney Reid, John Van Oosten, Pikl, Cullen (Knezevich) Goal: Segon
Sunday October 16 1966 Olympic Park, Melbourne Referee: Norm Jones Attendance: 8,221
South Melbourne Hellas (Vic) Sam Service, Lakis Litopoulos, Jim Mantrakes, John Anderson, Andre Roussis, John Bedford, Jim Pyrgolis, Boulis Kamboropoulos, Con Nestorides, Ernie Ackerley, Leo Damaniakos Goals: Nestorides 14, Anderson 32	2	-	1	Hakoah (Vic) Mike O'Hara, George Keith, John O'Neill, Hugh Murney, Dick Van Alphen, Alan Stenhouse, Keith Fry, Jim Armstrong, Ian Monan, Ted Smith, Alex Purdie Goal: Armstrong 6
Sunday October 16 1966 Wentworth Park, Glebe, Sydney Referee: A.Roberts Attendance: 4,563 (double-header)
APIA (NSW) Mike Mazzina, Cliff Van Blerk, George Nuttall, Pat Hughes, Jim Sambrook, Phil Bottalico (David Muir), Gould, John Giacometti, John Watkiss, Archie Blue, Bill Kerklaan Coach: Joe Marston Goals: Giacometti (x2)	2	-	1	St. George-Budapest (NSW) Mel Clark, Petar Banicevic, Roger Hillary, Manfred Schaefer, Neville Morgan (Herbert Stegbauer), Casey De Bruin, Alan Hillhouse, Salvador Issac, John Warren, Tibor Zuckerman, Noel Telfer Coach: Laurie Hegyes Goal: Telfer
Sunday October 16 1966 Wentworth Park, Glebe, Sydney Referee: Geoff Harrison Attendance: 4,563 (double-header)
Hakoah (NSW) Peter Fuzes, Trevor Edwards, Ian Hillsdon, Danny Walsh, Alan Marnoch, John Duffy, Jim Harding, Jim Christie, Herbert Ninaus, Gerry Hood, Doug Holden Coach: Tiko Jelisavcic Goals: Salisbury Own Goal, Hood, Ninaus, Harding	4	-	0	South Coast United (NSW) John Nuell (David McQuire), Pat Woods, Adrian Ringland, Phil Carr, Jim Harris, Barry Salisbury, Tom Mulqueeney, Geoff Barnes, Graham Barnett, Errol Freeme, Dennis Patterson Coach: Jim Harris
Semi-Finals
Sunday October 23 1966 Olympic Park, Melbourne Referee: Bill Hosie Attendance: 11,500 Match Abandoned after 71 minutes due to crowd disturbance and subsequently awarded to Hakoah
South Melbourne-Hellas (Vic) Sam Service, Lakis Litopoulos, John Bedford, John Margarites (Jim Mantrakes), Andre Roussis, John Anderson, Jim Pyrgolis, Boulis Kamboropoulos, Hatzikostas, Ernie Ackerley, Con Nestorides Goal: Nestorides	1	-	3	Hakoah (NSW) Peter Fuzes, Trevor Edwards, Ian Hillsdon, Danny Walsh, Alan Marnoch, John Duffy, Robert Fekete, Jim Christie, Herbert Ninaus, Gerry Hood, Doug Holden Coach: Tiko Jelisavcic Goals: Hood, Christie, Ninaus
Sunday October 23 1966 Wentworth Park, Glebe, Sydney Referee: Vince Dobinson Attendance: 4,521
APIA (NSW) Bill Rorke, Cliff Van Blerk, Stan Ackerley, Pat Hughes (Gould), Jim Sambrook, George Nuttall, John Giacometti, Ricardo Campagna, Johnny Watkiss, Archie Blue, Ernie Campbell Coach: Joe Marston Goals: Giacometti (x2), Watkiss	3	-	0	Melbourne Hungaria S.C. (Vic) Henry Surma, Bill McGowan, Alistair Scott, Tony Gregal (Peter Kurta), Barry Taylor, Ian Shanks, Col Myers, Atti Abonyi, Bob Connelly, Trevor Kemp, Frank Stoffels
Final
Sunday October 30 1966 Wentworth Park, Glebe, Sydney Referee: David Maitland Attendance: 10,200
Hakoah (NSW) Peter Fuzes, Trevor Edwards, Ian Hillsdon, Danny Walsh, Alan Marnoch, John Duffy, Robert Fekete, Jim Christie, Herbert Ninaus, Gerry Hood, Doug Holden Coach: Tiko Jelisavcic	0	-	2	APIA (NSW) Bill Rorke, Cliff Van Blerk, George Nuttall, Pat Hughes, Jim Sambrook, Phil Bottalico, Richardo Campagna, Johnny Watkiss, John Giacometti, Archie Blue, Bill Kerklaan Coach: Joe Marston Goals: Campagna 32, Kerklaan 61

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