# 1963 NSW Federation Cup

The 1963 NSW Federation Cup was the seventh edition of the NSW Soccer Federation's premier soccer cup. Due to a lack of sponsorship, there was no prize money on offer for this tournament and the first time since the 1958 edition that it was solely known as the Federation Cup. The cup was contested by all twelve first division clubs and four second division clubs.
APIA Leichhardt were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the first round to Gladesville-Ryde.
The final was played between Sydney Hakoah and South Coast United, with Hakoah winning the match 2–1 and to claim their third Federation Cup title.

## Format and clubs

| Round | Clubs remaining | Clubs advancing from previous round | New entries this round | Main match dates |
| First Round | 16 | N/A | 12 clubs from NSW First Division 4 clubs from NSW Second Division | from 24 August 1963 |
| Quarter-finals | 8 | 8 winners from First Round | none | from 2 October 1963 |
| Semi-finals | 4 | 4 winners from quarter-finals | none | from 11 October 1963 |
| Final | 2 | 2 winners from semi-finals enter Final | none | 25 October 1963 |

## First Round

| Tie no. | Date | Team 1 (div.) | Score | Team 2 (div.) |
| 3 | 24 August 1963 | Auburn (1) | 0–1 | Polonia-North Side (2) |
| 4 | 24 August 1963 | South Coast United (1) | 5–1 | Budapest-St. George (1) |
| 5 | 25 August 1963 | Hakoah (1) | 5–0 | Sydney Austral (2) |
| 6 | 25 August 1963 | Pan Hellenic (1) | 0–2 | Yugal Ryde (1) |
| 7 | 25 August 1963 | Bankstown United (1) | 1–2 | Balgownie Rangers (2) |
| 8 | 25 August 1963 | APIA Leichhardt (1) | 2–3 | Gladesville-Ryde (1) |
| 1 | 24 September 1963 | Croatia Maroubra (1) | 3–1 | Corinthian BESC (2) |
| 2 | 24 September 1963 | Prague (1) | 1–4 | Canterbury-Marrickville (1) |

## Finals

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Canterbury-Marrickville | Canterbury-Marrickville | 2 | | | | | | |
| Polonia-North Side | Polonia-North Side | 1 | | | | | | |
| Polonia-North Side | Polonia-North Side | 1 | Canterbury-Marrickville | Canterbury-Marrickville | 1(1) | | | |
| | | | Sydney Hakoah | Sydney Hakoah | 1(3) | | | |
| Yugal Ryde | Yugal Ryde | 0 | Sydney Hakoah | Sydney Hakoah | 1(3) | | | |
| Sydney Hakoah | Sydney Hakoah | 2 | | | | | | |
| Sydney Hakoah | Sydney Hakoah | 2 | | | | Sydney Hakoah | Sydney Hakoah | 5 |
| | | | | | | South Coast Utd | South Coast Utd | 1 |
| Croatia Maroubra | Croatia Maroubra | 1 | | | | | | | South Coast Utd | South Coast Utd | 1 |
| Gladesville-Ryde | Gladesville-Ryde | 3 | | | | | | |
| Gladesville-Ryde | Gladesville-Ryde | 3 | Gladesville-Ryde | Gladesville-Ryde | 1(0) | | | |
| | | | South Coast Utd | South Coast Utd | 1(1) | | | |
| South Coast Utd | South Coast Utd | 2 | South Coast Utd | South Coast Utd | 1(1) | | | |
| Balgownie Rangers | Balgownie Rangers | 1 | | | | | | |
* NB: Replay scores in brackets.

### Quarter-finals

| Tie no. | Date | Team 1 (div.) | Score | Team 2 (div.) |
| 9 | 2 October 1963 | Canterbury-Marrickville (1) | 3–1 | Polonia-North Side (2) |
| 10 | 2 October 1963 | Yugal Ryde (1) | 0–2 | Hakoah (1) |
| 11 | 6 October 1963 | Croatia Maroubra (1) | 1–3 | Gladesville-Ryde (1) |
| 12 | 6 October 1963 | South Coast United (1) | 2–1 | Balgownie Rangers (2) |

### Semi-finals

| Tie no. | Date | Team 1 (div.) | Score | Team 2 (div.) |
| 13 | 11 October 1963 | Gladesville-Ryde (1) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | South Coast United (1) |
| replay | 20 October 1963 | Gladesville-Ryde (1) | 0–1 | South Coast United (1) |
| 14 | 11 October 1963 | Hakoah (1) | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Canterbury-Marrickville (1) |
| replay | 20 October 1963 | Hakoah (1) | 3–1 | Canterbury-Marrickville (1) |

### Final

| | 1 | G. McGuire |
| | 2 | B. McGuire |
| | 3 | T. Maxwell |
| | 4 | R. Kearns |
| | 5 | M. Woods |
| | 6 | G. Chaldi |
| | 7 | R. Levi |
| | 8 | A. Saghi |
| | 9 | M. Bell |
| | 10 | H. Ninaus |
| | 11 | B. Gold |
| Coach: ||
| | 1 | Wilf Billington |
| | 2 | Barry Salisbury |
| | 3 | Adrian Ringland |
| | 4 | Jimmy Kelly |
| | 5 | Phil Carr |
| | 6 | Max Tolson |
| | 7 | John Brownlie |
| | 8 | Mike Johnson |
| | 9 | John Doherty |
| | 10 | Graham Barnett |
| | 11 | Dennis Patterson |
| Coach: ||
| Jimmy Kelly ||
* NSW Federation Cup 1963 Champions
* Hakoah Third Title