# 1965 NSW Federation Cup

The 1965 NSW Federation Cup was the ninth edition of the NSW Soccer Federation's premier soccer cup. Also named the Henry Seamonds Trophy, the cup was open to all clubs in the first and second divisions. The winners would qualify as the federation's number one seed for the 1965 Australia Cup.
St. George-Budapest were the defending champions, but were eliminated in a quarter-finals by a 4–2 scoreline to APIA Leichhardt.
The final was played on 16 October 1965 between Hakoah and Pan Hellenic, with Hakoah winning the match 3–1 to claim their fourth Federation Cup title.

## Format and clubs

| Round | Clubs remaining | Clubs advancing from previous round | New entries this round | Main match dates |
| First Round | 22 → 18 | N/A | 12 clubs from NSW Second Division | from 6 March 1965 |
| Second Round | 16 → 8 | 6 winners from First Round | 10 clubs from NSW First Division | from 13 March 1965 |
| Quarter-finals | 8 → 4 | 8 winners from Second Round | none | from 24 April 1965 |
| Semi-finals | 4 → 2 | 4 winners from quarter-finals | none | from 3 October 1965 |
| Final | 2 → 1 | 2 winners from semi-finals | none | 16 October 1965 |

## First Round

The First Round saw all twelve Second Division clubs playoff against each other.
| Tie no. | Date | Team 1 (div.) | Score | Team 2 (div.) |
| 1 | 6 March 1965 | Sutherland Shire (2) | 3–2 | Marconi (2) |
| 2 | 6 March 1965 | Corinthian BESC (2) | 12–1 | Thistle (2) |
| 3 | 7 March 1965 | Wollongong Olympic (2) | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (9–8 pens.) | Melita Eagles (2) |
| 4 | 7 March 1965 | Canterbury-Marrickville (2) | 7–1 | Concordia (2) |
| 5 | 7 March 1965 | Bankstown (2) | 4–0 | Sydney Austral (2) |
| 6 | 7 March 1965 | Western United (2) | 3–2 | Granville-AEK (2) |

## Second Round

The ten First Division clubs entered the Second Round, directly playing winners from the First Round. Four First Division teams would play off against each other, Hakoah against Polonia-North Side and South Coast United against Prague.
| Tie no. | Date | Team 1 (div.) | Score | Team 2 (div.) |
| 7 | 13 March 1965 | Cumberland United (1) | 9–1 | Sutherland Shire (2) |
| 8 | 13 March 1965 | Hakoah (1) | 5–0 | Polonia-North Side (1) |
| 9 | 14 March 1965 | South Coast United (2) | 3–2 | Prague (1) |
| 10 | 14 March 1965 | Pan Hellenic (1) | 5–1 | Corinthian BESC (2) |
| 11 | 27 March 1965 | Yugal (1) | 7–0 | Wollongong Olympic (2) |
| 12 | 27 March 1965 | Metropolitan Adriatic (1) | 2–1 | Canterbury-Marrickville (2) |
| 13 | 28 March 1965 | St. George-Budapest (1) | 12–2 | Western United (2) |
| 14 | 28 March 1965 | A.P.I.A. Leichhardt (1) | 2–0 | Bankstown (2) |

## Final

| | 1 | Peter Fuzes |
| | 2 | Trevor Edwards |
| | 3 | Ian Hillsdon |
| | 4 | Danny Walsh |
| | 5 | Alan Marnock |
| | 6 | David Edwards |
| | 7 | Robert Fekete |
| | 8 | Jim Christie |
| | 9 | Herbert Ninaus |
| | 10 | Gerry Hood |
| | 11 | Doug Holden |
| Coach: ||
| Tiko Jelisavcic ||
| | 1 | Ron Corry |
| | 2 | George Yangou |
| | 3 | Douglas Wright |
| | 4 | David Johnston |
| | 5 | John Cole |
| | 6 | Johnny Sanchez |
| | 7 | John Demos |
| | 8 | Jim Fernie |
| | 9 | George McCulloch |
| | 10 | Doug Logan |
| | 11 | Jim Pearson |
| Coach: ||
| Walter Tamandl ||
* NSW Federation Cup 1965 Champions
* Hakoah Fourth Title