# 1962 NSWSF season

The 1962 NSW Federation of Soccer Clubs (NSWSF) season was the sixth season of football in New South Wales under the administration of the federation since its breakaway from the NSW Soccer Football Association in January 1957. The season included three cup tournaments, including a new pre-season Wollongong Festival of Sport held in February, as well as the usual floodlight Ampol Cup pre-season night series tournament and the post-season Federation Cup (now called the Craven A Cup for sponsorship reasons). The home and away league season began in April with twelve teams, culminating with the grand final held in September. Winners of the tournaments for the season were South Coast United in the Wollongong Festival of Sport, Prague in the Ampol Cup, APIA Leichhardt FC in the Craven A Cup, and in the league Budapest were the premiers and Hakoah were the grand final winners.
Teams from the Federation also participated in the newly formed Australia Cup, in which clubs would participate against teams from other federations in the country. New South Wales club, SSC Yugal would win this inaugural competition.
Also in the post-season, players would get the chance to represent the federation in the Australian Interstate Championships, with this season being the first sponsored by the Australian Soccer Federation. New South Wales would win this tournament.

## Clubs

Changes from last season:
* Sydney Austral relegated.
* SSC Yugal promoted from Second Division
| Club | Ground | Colours | Year formed | App |
| A.P.I.A. | Lambert Park, Leichhardt | Maroon shirts, white shorts | 1954 | 6th |
| Auburn | Mona Park, Auburn | Green and gold shirts, white shorts | 1957 | 6th |
| Bankstown | Bankstown Oval, Bankstown | Gold and green trim shirts, white shorts | 1944 | 6th |
| Budapest | Sydney Athletics Field, Moore Park | Red shirts, white shorts | 1957 | 4th |
| Canterbury-Marrickville | Arlington Oval, Dulwich Hill | Blue and gold trim shirts, white shorts | 1896, reformed in 1943 and 1951 | 6th |
| Gladesville-Ryde | Gladesville Sports Ground, Gladesville | | 1919 | 6th |
| Hakoah | Wentworth Park, Glebe | Sky blue shirts, white shorts | 1939 | 6th |
| Pan Hellenic | Wentworth Park, Glebe | Blue and white striped shirts, white shorts | 1957 | 2nd |
| Polonia-North Side | Drummoyne Oval, Drummoyne | Gold shirts, white shorts | 1960 | 2nd |
| Prague | Sydney Athletics Field, Moore Park | All-black outfit with red-white and blue sash | 1950 | 6th |
| South Coast United | Woonona Oval, Woonona | Blue with red and white trim shirts, white with red and blue trim shorts | 1960 | 2nd |
| Yugal | no fixed ground | Blue shirts, white shorts | 1961 | 1st |

## Table and results

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Budapest | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 61 | 45 | +16 | 30 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 2 | Hakoah | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 47 | 26 | +21 | 29 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 3 | A.P.I.A. | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 65 | 38 | +27 | 29 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 4 | Yugal | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 28 | Qualification for Finals series |
| 5 | Prague | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 55 | 46 | +9 | 26 | |
| 6 | Bankstown | 22 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 45 | 36 | +9 | 24 | |
| 7 | Pan Hellenic | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 46 | 42 | +4 | 22 | |
| 8 | South Coast United | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 41 | 43 | −2 | 22 | |
| 9 | Auburn | 22 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 40 | 55 | −15 | 16 | |
| 10 | Gladesville | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 48 | −25 | 14 | |
| 11 | Canterbury | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 44 | 55 | −11 | 13 | |
| 12 | Polonia–North Side | 22 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 32 | 67 | −35 | 11 | Relegated to Second Division |

### Results

| Home \ Away | API | AUB | BAN | BUD | CAN | GLR | HAK | HEL | PNS | PRA | SCU | YUG |
| APIA | | 5–0 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 5–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 5–0 | 5–1 |
| Auburn | 2–5 | | 2–0 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–5 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 |
| Bankstown | 0–1 | 5–2 | | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 4–3 | 1–3 |
| Budapest | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | | 6–2 | 5–3 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 5–3 | 3–3 | 3–1 | 3–4 |
| Canterbury-Marrickville | 2–2 | 5–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Gladesville-Ryde | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–5 | | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Hakoah | 6–2 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 4–1 | | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 6–3 |
| Pan Hellenic | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 3–7 | 1–2 | 2–0 | | 6–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 0–3 |
| Polonia-North Side | 2–6 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–5 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 |
| Prague | 1–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 5–4 | 4–0 | | 1–5 | 1–3 |
| South Coast United | 1–3 | 1–0 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 4–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | | 0–2 |
| SSC Yugal | 1–0 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 4–4 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 4–3 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 4–4 | 2–4 | |

### Finals series

| Semi-finals 8–9 September | Semi-finals 8–9 September | Semi-finals 8–9 September | Final (replay) 16 & 19 September | Final (replay) 16 & 19 September | Final (replay) 16 & 19 September | Grand final 23 September | Grand final 23 September | Grand final 23 September |
| 1 | Budapest | 2 | | | | 2 | Hakoah | 4 |
| 2 | Hakoah | 5 | | | | 1 | Budapest | 2 |
| | | | 1 | Budapest | 1(3) | | | |
| | | | 4 | SSC Yugal | 1(2) | | | |
| 3 | A.P.I.A. | 2 | | | | | | |
| 4 | SSC Yugal | 3 | | | | | | |

#### Grand Final

After last years final attendance 18,432 a new record crowd for Australian club football with 26,770 spectators.
| GK | 1 | Heinz Wenzl [de] |
| RB | 2 | Victor Mach [de] |
| LB | 3 | Jock Aird |
| RH | 4 | Ron Kearns |
| CH | 5 | Adolf Handorf [de] |
| LH | 6 | Gerry Chaldi |
| OR | 7 | Karl Jaros [de] |
| IR | 8 | Adolf Blutsch [de] |
| CF | 9 | Rafi Levi |
| IL | 10 | Herbert Ninaus |
| FW | 11 | Heinz Dolezal [de] | 84' |
| Reserves: ||
| | 12 | Ray Neal |
| Manager: ||
| GK | 1 | Ernő Grósz |
| RB | 2 | Herbert Stegbauer |
| LB | 3 | Julius Gergely |
| RH | 4 | Charles Kangyar | 42' |
| CH | 5 | Peter Banicevic |
| LH | 6 | Tibor Zuckermann |
| OR | 7 | Juan Medina |
| IR | 8 | Eduardo Massey |
| CF | 9 | Joco "Joe" Pompor |
| IL | 10 | Alan Hetherington (c) |
| OL | 11 | Les Schauman |
| Reserves: ||
| | 12 | D. Buchanan |
| Manager: ||
| Joe Vlasits ||
* NSWSF First Division 1962 Champions
* Hakoah Second Title

### Statistics

| | Hakoah | Budapest |
| Attempts at goal | 17 | 14 |
| Attempts on target | 9 | 5 |
| Attempts off target | 4 | 9 |
| Attempts - Woodwork | 2 | 0 |
| Corners | 6 | 13 |
| Fouls committed | 23 | 23 |
| Offsides | 5 | 2 |

## Statistics and awards
### Stars of 1962

Soccer World reporters awarded stars out of six to players throughout the 22 rounds. The player with the highest stars was Angelo Mavro with 4.440. Overall APIA Leichhardt, Budapest, Prague and SSC Yugal all had 2 players top-rated for their position. Auburn, Pan Hellenic, Canterbury-Marrickville, Hakoah and Bankstown all had one player top-rated for their position. Below is a list of the top rated players per position:
| Position | Player (Team) | Rating |
| Goalkeeper | E. Grosz (Budapest) | 4.227 |
| Right fullback | V. Mach (Hakoah) | 4.000 |
| Left fullback | G. Nuttall (Canterbury-Marrickville) | 3.909 |
| Right half | A. Mavro (Pan Hellenic) | 4.440 |
| Centre half | J. Marston (APIA Leichhardt) F. Van Gaalen (Auburn) | 4.363 |
| Left half | F. Dunaj (SSC Yugal) | 4.333 |
| Outside right | N. Stiffle (Bankstown) | 3.895 |
| Inside right | E. Schwarz (SSC Yugal) V. Wentzel (APIA Leichhardt) | 3.900 |
| Centre forward | E. Massey (Budapest) | 4.227 |
| Inside left | L. Scheinflug (Prague) | 3.954 |
| Outside left | A. Jeffrey (Prague) | 4.000 |

### Top scorers

Vernon Wentzel was the recipient of the Marcel Nagy Trophy for the season's leading goalscorer. Below is a list of the top five goalscorers for the season:
| Player | Team | Goals |
| Vernon Wentzel | APIA Leichhardt | 28 |
| Wim van der Gaag | Prague | 21 |
| Joe Galambos | Budapest | 20 |
| Tiko Jelisavcic | SSC Yugal | 19 |
| Leo Baumgartner | APIA Leichhardt | 16 |
| Tony Nincevich | SSC Yugal | 16 |

### Attendances

Below is a list of attendances by club:
| Rank | Club | Attendance |
| 1 | APIA Leichhardt | 126,000 |
| 2 | Pan Hellenic | 100,000 |
| 3 | Hakoah | 96,000 |
| 4 | Prague | 86,500 |
| 5 | Budapest | 78,500 |
| 6 | South Coast United | 64,500 |
| 7 | SSC Yugal | 63,000 |
| 8 | Canterbury-Marrickville | 56,500 |
| 9 | Bankstown | 50,500 |
| 10 | Auburn | 38,000 |
| 11 | Gladesville-Ryde | 32,500 |
| 12 | Polonia-North Side | 30,500 |

## Other competitions
### Wollongong Festival of Sport

The season began with the Wollongong Soccer Carnival in February at the Wollongong Showground, attracting 15,000 fans over three days. South Coast United beat teams from Sydney and Melbourne to become inaugural champions of this event, winning the £1000 first place prize.
| Round | Date | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | Attendance |
| First Round | 23 February 1962 | Canterbury-Marrickville | 2–0 | Budapest (Sydney) | 4,600 |
| First Round | 23 February 1962 | South Coast United | 2–0 | Hakoah (Sydney) | 4,600 |
| Semi-finals | 24 February 1962 | South Coast United | 2–0 | Pan Hellenic (Sydney) | 5,000 |
| Semi-finals | 24 February 1962 | Canterbury-Marrickville | 4–0 | Polonia (Melbourne) | 5,000 |
| Third place playoff | 25 February 1962 | Pan Hellenic (Sydney) | 9–3 | Polonia (Melbourne) | 5,200 |
| Final | 25 February 1962 | South Coast United | 6–0 | Canterbury-Marrickville | 5,200 |

### Ampol Cup

The season began with the sixth edition of the floodlight pre-season night series (fifth as the Ampol Cup) on 14 February 1962, culminating with the double-header third place playoff and Final on 30 March 1962 at the Sydney Sports Ground in front of 12,600 spectators. The tournament was played across various grounds throughout Sydney, including Sydney Athletics Field, Redfern Oval, Wentworth Park and Sydney Sports Ground.

#### First Round

| Date | Winning Team | Score | Losing Team | Location | Attendance |
| 14 February 1962 | Budapest | 0–0 | Bankstown | Sydney Athletics Field | 2,400 |
| 14 February 1962 | Canterbury-Marrickville | 3–1 | Polonia-North Side | Sydney Athletics Field | 2,400 |
| 2 March 1962 | SSC Yugal | 2–1 | Pan Hellenic | Sydney Athletics Field | 4,000 |
| 2 March 1962 | Gladesville-Ryde | 2–1 | South Coast United | Sydney Athletics Field | 4,000 |
| 5 March 1962 (‡) | Budapest | 3–2 | Bankstown | Redfern Oval | 1,300 |
* (‡) = Match replayed

#### Finals series

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals |
| Canterbury | 1 | | | | |
| Hakoah | 0 | | | | |
| Hakoah | 0 | Canterbury | 5 | | |
| | | A.P.I.A. | 1 | | |
| A.P.I.A. | 2 | A.P.I.A. | 1 | | |
| Budapest | 0 | | | | |
| Budapest | 0 | | | Canterbury | 2 |
| | | | | Prague | 3 |
| SSC Yugal | 4 | | | | | Prague | 3 |
| Auburn | 3 | | |
| Auburn | 3 | SSC Yugal | 4(2) | Third place playoff | Third place playoff |
| | | Prague | 4(4) |
| Prague | 2 | Prague | 4(4) | A.P.I.A. | 3 |
| Gladesville-Ryde | 0 | | | SSC Yugal | 0 |

#### Finals
### Craven A Federation Cup
#### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Budapest | Budapest | 3 | | | | | | |
| Yugal | Yugal | 0 | | | | | | |
| Yugal | Yugal | 0 | Budapest | Budapest | 1 | | | |
| | | | A.P.I.A. | A.P.I.A. | 3 | | | |
| A.P.I.A. | A.P.I.A. | 4 | A.P.I.A. | A.P.I.A. | 3 | | | |
| Bankstown | Bankstown | 1 | | | | | | |
| Bankstown | Bankstown | 1 | | | | A.P.I.A. | A.P.I.A. | 5 |
| | | | | | | Canterbury-Marrickville | Canterbury-Marrickville | 1 |
| Gladesville-Ryde | Gladesville-Ryde | 3 | | | | | | | Canterbury-Marrickville | Canterbury-Marrickville | 1 |
| Prague | Prague | 0 | | | |
| Prague | Prague | 0 | Gladesville-Ryde | Gladesville-Ryde | 2 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | Canterbury-Marrickville | Canterbury-Marrickville | 4 |
| Canterbury-Marrickville | Canterbury-Marrickville | 3 | Canterbury-Marrickville | Canterbury-Marrickville | 4 | Budapest | Budapest | 1 |
| South Coast Utd | South Coast Utd | 2 | | | | Gladesville-Ryde | Gladesville-Ryde | 5 |