1972 Victorian Men's AMPOL Cup Results
Researched and written by John Punshon

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Group A | Group B | Semi-Finals | Final | Inter-City Final

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

Group A

Friday January 14 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 6,500 (dh)
Ringwood City Wilhelmina
Goal: Ollerton 47
1 - 1 Footscray JUST
Rade Vujatovic, Mate Zivkovic, Jovan Milinov, Frank Micic, Mike Rosca, Marjan Lopatic, Dan Zoraja, Boleanu (Tommy Stankovic), Steve Rujevic, Branko Buljevic, Jovan Velickovic
Goal: Buljevic 85

Friday January 21 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Polonia
Ziggy Szalinski, Mike Olinowski, Barney Klimecki, Marek Konopka, Eddie Marmur, Andy Czapnik, Ron Horfiniak, Marian Jaworski, Stan Adamczyk. Eddie Widera, Ches Plaskota
Goal: Plaskota
1 - 2 Croatia
Line-up included: Steve Lamza, Billy McIntyre, Bill Vojtek
Goals: Vojtek 20, 85

Friday January 28 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Ringwood City Wilhelmina 0 - 1 Croatia
Goal: Scorer not known

Friday February 18 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Footscray JUST
Goals: Zoraja 27, 85, Lopatic 32
3 - 0 Polonia

Wednesday February 23 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Ringwood City Wilhelmina
Goals: Cockburn, Other scorer not known
2 - 2 Polonia
Goals: Horfiniak, Adamczyk

Friday February 25 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Footscray JUST
Goal: Zoraja
1 - 2 Croatia
Goals: McIntyre, Vojtek
 
Group B

Friday January 14 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 6,500 (dh)
South Melbourne Hellas
Marko Fode, John Daperis, Bill Hasapis, John Bedford, George Kotaridis, Jim Pyrgolios, Peter Bourne, David Gorrie, Jim Armstrong, Ian Marshall, Mike Mandalis
Goals: Marshall 2, Armstrong 43, Bourne 57
3 - 0 Juventus
Mike Harby, Maurice Bonfieni, Pat Della Rocca, Gentry, Barbieri, Alex Crombie, Gareth Salisbury, Ron Frost, Vucasinak, Dino De Marchi, Jim McRobert

Friday January 21 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne
George Cross
Goal: Gardiner 85
1 - 1 Melbourne
Goal: Olah

Friday January 28 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Melbourne
Goals: Shanks 7, McColgan 22, Szabo
3 - 1 South Melbourne Hellas
Goal: Bourne

Friday February 18 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Juventus
Goals: Irvine 55, Smart 56
Mike Harby, Maurice Bonfieni, Pat Della Rocca, Gentry, Barbieri, Alex Crombie, Gareth Salisbury, Ron Frost, Vucasinak, Dino De Marchi, Jim McRobert
2 - 0 George Cross

Wednesday February 23 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne
South Melbourne Hellas
Goal: Armstrong
1 - 4 George Cross
Goals: Hayward, Gardiner, Sanchez, Walker

Friday February 25 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Melbourne
Goals: Olah 50, 59
Charlie Odri, Bill McGowan, Fabian Juhasz, Joe Szabo, Charlie Kelly, Ian Shanks, Ian McCarthy, Eugene Olah, Joe Palinkas, Frank McColgan, Steve Bleskany
2 - 0 Juventus
Mike Harby, Maurice Bonfieni, Barbieri, Pat Della Rocca, Jock Goodwin, Sandy Irvine, Ron Frost, Keith Webster, Jimmy Smart, John Perin, Dino De Marchi
 
Semi-Finals

Friday March 3 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Croatia
Goal: Hadiavdic 55
 
1
(1)
- 1
(1)
George Cross
Goal: Epifano 62
 
Note: The match finished 1-1 after extra time and a replay was scheduled for March 8

Sunday March 5 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Referee: Hans Verniers
Footscray JUST
Goal: Zoraja
1 - 0 Melbourne
 
Semi-Final Replay

Wednesday March 8 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Croatia
Goals: Scorers not known
 
2 - 0 George Cross
 
Final

Friday March 10 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Croatia
Goals: Hadiavdic 60, McIntyre 97
1
(2)
- 1
(1)
Footscray JUST
Goal: Stankovic 77
 
Inter-City Cup Final 1st Leg

Wednesday March 29 1972
Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 3,211
Referee: Tony Boskovic
St George (Sydney)
Jim Fraser, George Harris, Doug Utjesenovic, Manfred Schaefer, Harry Williams, Willie Hamilton, Hogg, Atti Abonyi (Bobby Hogg 76), Jimmy Herron (Mike Denton 43), Adrian Alston, Alan Ainslie
Coach: Frank Arok
Goals: Alston 39, 45, Hogg 78, Denton 83
4 - 1 Croatia (Melbourne)
Mike Kovacek, Hugh Gunn, Jim Kondarios, Billy McArthur, Ivan Ivanovic, Martin Boban (Steve Lamza 74), Billy McIntyre, Anton Kuzilek (Stjepan Benic 62), Billy Vojtek, Jimmy Mackay, Ibro Hadiavdic
Coach: Tony Vrzina
Goal: Boban 33
 
Inter-City Cup Final 2nd Leg

Wednesday April 5 1972
Olympic Park, Melbourne, Melbourne
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Roger Lamb
Croatia (Melbourne)
Mike Kovacek, Hugh Gunn, Ivan Ivanovic, Billy McArthur, Jim Kondarios, Stjepan Benic, Billy McIntyre., Vlado Horvat (Joe Turicar), Ibro Hadiavdic, Jimmy Mackay, Steve Lamza (Martin Boban)
Coach: Tony Vrzina
0 - 1 St George (Sydney)
Jim Fraser, George Harris, Doug Utjesenovic, Manfred Schaefer, Harry Williams, Willie Hamilton, Bobby Hogg, Atti Abonyi, Mike Denton (Jimmy Herron), Adrian Alston, Alan Ainslie
Coach: Frank Arok
Goal: Alston 89
 
Note: St George won on aggregate 5-1

Last updated: 22 September 2024.