1959 NSW Federation Cup explained

NSW Federation Cup
Year:	1959
Other Titles:	Ascot Thousand
Country:	Australia (NSW)
Num Teams:	16
Defending Champions:	Canterbury-Marrickville
Winners:	Sydney Hakoah
Second:	Prague
Matches:	17
Goals:	80
Prev Season:	1958
Next Season:	1960

The 1959 NSW Federation Cup was the third edition of the NSW Soccer Federation's premier soccer cup. This was the first time the tournament received sponsorship by W.D. & H.O. Wills and called the "Ascot Thousand" after their popular cigarette. The cup was contested by all fourteen first division clubs and the top two placed second division clubs in the premiership. The £1000 prize money was divided among the first four placings, with first place receiving £600, second place £250, third place £100 and fourth place £50.^{[1] [2]}

Canterbury-Marrickville were the defending champions, having beaten Sydney Prague 3–2 in last year's final. They were eliminated in the semi-finals but won the third place playoff match, defeating Budapest 5–2.

The final was played on 25 October 1959 between Sydney Prague and Sydney Hakoah. Hakoah won the match 2–0 to claim their first title.

Format and clubs

Round	Clubs remaining	Clubs advancing from previous round	New entries this round	Main match dates
First Round	16	N/A	14 clubs from NSW First Division 2 clubs from NSW Second Division	16–30 Sep 1959
Quarter-finals	8	8 winners from First Round	none	10–11 Oct 1959
Semi-finals	4	4 winners from quarter-finals	none	18 Oct 1959
Third place playoff and Final	4	2 losers from semi-finals enter Third place playoff 2 winners from semi-finals enter Final	none	25 Oct 1959

First Round

Tie	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Kick-off	Date	Venue
1	Prague	9–3	Granville AEK	19:15 AEST	16 September 1959	Sydney Sports Ground
2		1–2	Budapest	20:55 AEST
3		2–2		19:15 AEST	23 September 1959	Sydney Sports Ground
4	A.P.I.A.	3–0	North Side United	20:55 AEST
5	Neerlandia	2–5	Sydney Austral	13:15 AEST	26 September 1959	Arlington Oval
6	Canterbury-Marrickville	6–1	Concord	15:00 AEST
7	Auburn	2–1		13:15 AEST	26 September 1959	McArthur Park
8	Gladesville-Ryde	2–0		15:00 AEST
replay	Hakoah	5–2			30 September 1959

Finals

Final

NSW Federation Cup 1959 Champions
Sydney Hakoah First Title

References

General and specificWeb site: Soccer World Newspaper. 11 October 2023. Soccer World.

Notes and References

1. Web site: The NSW Soccer Year Book 1960. Robworth. 11 October 2023.
2. Web site: 1959 NSW Federation Cup. www.socceraust.co.uk. 11 October 2023.