1966 Victorian Ampol Cup Results
Researched and written by John Punshon

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Round | Group A | Group B | Semi-Finals | Final

Sources: The Age, Il Globo, Neos Kosmos, Soccer World, The Sporting Globe, The Sun.

Group A

Saturday January 22 1966
Olympic Park
Footscray JUST
Line-up included: Marko Fode, Cec Dixon, John Mratinovic, Tom Stankovic
0 - 2 South Melbourne Hellas
Line-up included: John Margaritis, Jim Pyrgolios, Ernie Ackerley, Koutseheras
Goals: Pyrgolios, Koutseheras

Saturday January 29 1966
Olympic Park
Referee: Max Alexandrou
Attendance: 5,600 (dh)
Juventus
John King, Alan Gentry, Di Valentino, Pat Della Rocca, George Scott, Terry Hartley, Dino De Marchi (Vagnozzi), Terry Lockhurst, Frank Barbazza, John Bell, Dario Epifano
Coach: Svoronich
Goal: Bell
1 - 2 Hakoah
Sam Tarascio, George Keith, Bill Latto, Hugh Murney, John O'Neill, Alan Stenhouse, Doug Rogers, Tom Robertson, Jim O'Neill, Tony Hughes, Bill Rowley
Goals: Rogers, Rowley

Saturday February 5 1966
Olympic Park
Referee: Lou Stafrace
South Melbourne Hellas
Line-up included: Sam Kagioglou, Con Solopotias, Jim Mantarakis, Andre Roussis, Jim Pyrgolios, Ernie Ackerley
Goal: Ackerley
1 - 3 Hakoah
Line-up included: Hugh Murney, Hughes, Jim O'Neill, Ian Monan
Goals: Monan x 3

Saturday February 12 1966
Olympic Park
Hakoah
Line-up included: Hughes, Jim O'Neill, Ian Monan
Goal: Hughes
1 - 3 Footscray JUST
Line-up included: Heinz Wenzl, Peter Stubbe, Keith Van der Poel, Cec Dixon, Billy Rice, Frank Micic, Lolly Vella, Ambrose Morgan, John Backovic, Tommy Raymond
Goals: Morgan x 2, Backovic

Saturday February 12 1966
Olympic Park
South Melbourne Hellas
Panayotis Tsitsos, Con Solopotias, Not known, John Margaritis, Andre Roussis, John Anderson, Jim Pyrgolios, Leo Damianakos, Boulis Kamboropoulos, Ernie Ackerley, Sergio Fernandez
Goals: Anderson, Damianakos
2 - 0 Juventus
John King, Alan Gentry, Pat Della Rocca, Claude Fogale (Di Valentino), Gordon Scott, Terry Hartley, David Vagnozzi, Terry Lockhurst, Frank Barbazza, John Bell, Dino De Marchi

Saturday February 26 1966
Olympic Park
Referee: S Lucas
Attendance: 7,000 (dh)
Footscray JUST
Heinz Wenzl, Peter Stubbe, Keith Van der Poel, Cec Dixon, Billy Rice, Frank Micic, Lolly Vella, Cedo Cirkovic, Ambrose Morgan, Tom Stankovic, Tommy Raymond
Goals: Stankovic, Morgan
2 - 1 Juventus
John King (Dieter Voigt 46), Alan Gentry, Terry Hartley, Pat Della Rocca, George Scott, Di Valentino, Vagnozzi, Terry Lockhurst, Frank Barbazza, John Bell (Favero), Dino De Marchi
Goal: De Marchi
 
Group B

Saturday January 22 1966
Olympic Park
George Cross
Line-up included: Tommy McPherson, Archie Campbell, Don Hodgson, Bobby Mayle, Barry Horsfall, Dante Moyano
Goal: Horsfall
1 - 2 Polonia
Line-up included: Eugene Snopkowski, Vic Janczyk, Kaz Kowalec, Steve Katolik, Mike Olinowski
Goals: Kowalec, Katolik

Saturday January 29 1966
Olympic Park
Referee: Roger Lamb
Attendance: 5,600 (dh)
Croatia
Line-up included: Norm Hobson, Jimmy Mackay, Hammy McMeechan, Ian Currie, Billy Vojtek, Joe Keenan
Goals: Currie, Vojtek
2 - 0 Slavia Port Melbourne
Line-up included: John Young

Saturday February 5 1966
Olympic Park
George Cross
Line-up included: Falconer Ireland, Archie Campbell, Don Hodgson, Bobby Mayle, Barry Horsfall, Bill Kerklaan
Goals: Campbell x 2
2 - 0 Slavia Port Melbourne
Line-up included: Ray Barotajs

Saturday February 19 1966
Olympic Park
Attendance: 6,200 (dh)
Polonia
Line-up included: Jerzy Blank, Vic Janczyk, Czes Plaskota, Kaz Kowalec
Goals: Plaskota, Kowalec
2 - 1 Slavia Port Melbourne
Line-up included: John Young, Billy Cook, Bill Savage
Goal: Savage

Saturday February 19 1966
Olympic Park
Referee: Dave Maitland
Attendance: 6,200 (dh)
George Cross
Line-up included: Eddie Azzopardi, Falconer Ireland, Don Hodgson
0 - 1 Croatia
Line-up included: Norm Hobson, Bobby McLachlan, Duncan McKay, Tibor Becsi, Brian Adlam, Jimmy Mackay, Hammy McMeechan, Ian Currie, Billy Vojtek, Joe Keenan
Goal: Vojtek 13

Saturday February 26 1966
Olympic Park
Referee: G Mills
Attendance: 7,000 (dh)
Croatia
Norm Hobson, Franc Bot, Bobby McLachlan, Duncan McKay (Billy McIntyre), Tibor Becsi, Jimmy Mackay, Brian Adlam, Billy Vojtek, Ian Currie, Hammy McMeechan, Joe Keenan
Goals: Vojtek, Currie, Adlam
3 - 1 Polonia
Eugene Snopkowski, Marian Gasior, Jerzy Blank, Vic Janczyk, Ziggy Gross, Eddie Marmur, Mike Mroczkowski, Kaz Kowalec, Bert Gajda, Stan Hildebrand (Mike Olinowski), Czes Plaskota
Goal: Gajda
 
Semi-Finals

Saturday March 5 1966
Olympic Park
Referee: Dave Maitland
Attendance: 10,000
South Melbourne Hellas
Line-up included: Panayotis Tsitsos, John Bedford, John Anderson, Jim Pyrgolios, Leo Damianakos, Boulis Kamboropoulos, Ernie Ackerley
Goals: Anderson 11, Pyrgolios 54pk, Ackerley 93
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Polonia
Line-up included: Eugene Snopkowski, Jerzy Blank, Eddie Marmur, Vic Janczyk, Stan Hildebrand, Bert Gajda, Mike Mroczkowski, Czes Plaskota, Kaz Kowalec
Goals: Mroczkowski 28, Janczyk FH

Note: South Melbourne Hellas won the match 3-2 after extra time

Saturday March 12 1966
Olympic Park
Referee: Geoff Harrison
Attendance: 5,000
Croatia
Line-up included: Norm Hobson, Brian Adlam, Jimmy Mackay, Hammy McMeechan, Ian Currie
0 - 2 Footscray JUST
Line-up included: Heinz Wenzl, Keith Van der Poel, Cec Dixon, Billy Rice, Frank Micic, John Barkovic, Ambrose Morgan
Goals: Backovic 25, Morgan 35
 
Final

Saturday March 19 1966
Olympic Park
Referee: Roger Lamb
Attendance: 12,000
South Melbourne Hellas
Sam Service, Con Solopotias, Jim Mantarakis, John Margaritis, Andre Roussis, John Bedford, Boulis Kambouropoulos, Jim Pyrgolios, Ernie Ackerley, John Anderson, Leo Damianakos
Goals: Ackerley 76, ??
2 - 3 Footscray JUST
Heinz Wenzl, Rale Rasic, Peter Stubbe, Cec Dixon, Billy Rice, Frank Micic, Keith Van der Poel, John Backovic, Ambrose Morgan, Tom Stankovic, Lolly Vella
Goals: Micic 10, Morgan 48, 69

Last updated: 23 May 2023.