Club

Region

League

Placed in 1967

Notes

Canberra Juventus

ACT

ACT Federation Cup winner 1968

1^st

Qualified as ACT Federation Cup winner 1968

Newcastle Austral

N-NSW

N. NSW Division One

1^st

APIA Leichhardt

NSW

NSW Division One

1^st

St George Budapest

NSW

NSW Division One

2^nd

South Sydney Croatia

NSW

NSW Division One

3^rd

Pan Hellenic

NSW

NSW Division One

4^th

Sydney Hakoah

NSW

NSW Division One

5^th

Sydney Prague

NSW

NSW Division One

7^th

Latrobe-Western Suburbs

QLD

Brisbane Division One

1^st

Adelaide Juventus

SA

SA Division One

1^st

West Adelaide Hellas

SA

SA Division One

2^nd

Launceston United

TAS

TAS State Premiership

1^st

Melbourne Hungaria

VIC

VIC State League

1^st

Melbourne Juventus

VIC

VIC State League

2^nd

Melbourne Croatia

VIC

VIC State League

3^rd

South Melbourne Hellas

VIC

VIC State League

4^th

Footscray JUST

VIC

VIC State League

5^th

Melbourne Hakoah

VIC

VIC State League

6^th

Perth Azzurri

WA

WA State League

1^st

Won the Top Four Championship 1967

29 March 1968

Melbourne Hakoah

(1)

1

Launceston United

(0)

0

Melbourne

Goal: Petersen 9

Attendance: 650

Referee: Denis Grant (SA)

15 April 1968

Canberra Juventus

(0)

0

South Sydney Croatia

(0)

1

Manuka Oval, Canberra

Goal: Bob Fraser 99

Attendance: 1,120

Referee: Lou Stafrace (Victoria)

After extra time.

2 June 1968

West Adelaide Hellas

1

Perth Azzurri

2

Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide

Attendance: 3,100

31 March 1968

Sydney Prague

(3)

6

Latrobe

(0)

0

Sydney Athletic Field

Goals: Terry Thorn (3), Gary Manuel, P. Molnar, Larry Armytage

Goals:

Attendance: 2,070

Referee: G. Muir (Newcastle)

17 April 1968

St George Budapest

(3)

5

Newcastle Austral

(0)

0

Sydney Athletic Field

Goals: David Cliss 1, 18, 58,
Les Schaumann 14, 54

Attendance: 800

Referee: Dave Maitland (Victoria)

25 April 1968

Melbourne Juventus

2

Footscray JUST

1

St Kilda Cricket Ground

Goal: Frank Barbazza

1 May 1968

Pan Hellenic

(0)

1

APIA Leichhardt

(0)

0

Sydney Sports Ground

Goal: Peter Laraman 90

Attendance: 6,414

Referee: Harold Parsons (Sydney)

8 May 1968

Sydney Hakoah

(1)

1

South Sydney Croatia

(0)

0

Sydney Athletic Field

Goal: David Keddie 83

Attendance: 1,603

Referee: Tony Boskovic (Sydney)

22 May 1968

Melbourne Croatia

(1)

3

Adelaide Juventus

(0)

1

Olympic Park, Melbourne

Goals: Billy McIntyre 20, Brian Adlam (2) 60, ?

Goal: Steve Herczeg 67

Attendance: 1,200

5 June 1968

South Melbourne Hellas

1

Perth Azzurri

(1)

2

Olympic Park, Melbourne

Goals: Vasilios Tzarellas 80

Goals: Nino Segon (2) ?, 72

10 June 1968

Melbourne Hakoah

(1)

4

Melbourne Hungaria

(1)

2

St Kilda Cricket Ground

Goals: Terry Conley 13, John O'Neill 60,

Jim Armstrong 72, 85

Goals: Barry Horsfall, Mike Mandalis 88

22 May 1968

Sydney Hakoah

2

St George Budapest

(0)

0

Sydney Sports Ground

Goals: John Watkiss 8, 77

Attendance: 5,983

Referee: Tony Boskovic (Sydney)

Note: Double Header

22 May 1968

Sydney Prague

3

Pan Hellenic

(1)

2

Sydney Sports Ground

Goals: Les Scheinflug 44, 50, Luis Gauto 65

Goals: Brian Smith 7, 75

Attendance: 5,983

Referee: Keith Lockrey (NSW)

Note: Double Header

26 September 1968

Melbourne Juventus

(0)

1

Perth Azzurri

(2)

2

Olympic Park, Melbourne

Goal: Jock Goodwin 75

Goals: John Van Oosten 33, Nino Segon 34

Attendance: 400

26 September 1968

Melbourne Hakoah

(1)

2

Melbourne Croatia

(0)

0

Middle Park, Melbourne

Goals: John Thomas, Jimmy Armstrong 90

12 October 1968

Perth Azzurri

(0)

1

Sydney Hakoah

(0)

4

Perth

Goal: John Van Oosten 67

Goals: Ray Baartz 58, Willie Rutherford 65, 76, John Watkiss 87

Attendance: 2,500

Referee: M. O'Malley (SA)

13 October 1968

Sydney Prague

(1)

1

Melbourne Hakoah

(0)

1

Wentworth Park, Sydney

Goal: Gary Manuel 25

Goals: Gordon Cameron 72

Attendance: 3,762

Referee: Vince Dobinson (Brisbane)

Not played

Sydney Hakoah

W

Perth Azzurri

L

Sydney

Sydney Hakoah won after Perth Azzurri forfeited the second match which was originally scheduled for Perth, then moved to Sydney

20 October 1968

Melbourne Hakoah

(1)

3

Sydney Prague

(2)

2

Middle Park, Melbourne

Goals: Roger Fry 13, Alan Stenhouse 79,

Jim Armstrong 89

Goals: Luis Gauto 3, Dennis Hoggart 39

Attendance: 2,512

Referee: Denis Grant (SA)

Melbourne Hakoah won 4-3 on aggregate

27 October 1968

Sydney Hakoah

(2)

3

Melbourne Hakoah

(0)

0

Wentworth Park, Sydney

Goals: Ray Baartz 15, 24, Harry Rutherford 84

Attendance: 3,402

Referee: M. O'Malley (SA)

3 November 1968

Melbourne Hakoah

(1)

1

Sydney Hakoah

(0)

3

Middle Park, Melbourne

Goals: John Thomas

Goals: Willie Rutherford (2) 57, ?, Ray Baartz 89

Attendance: 2,850

Referee: M. O'Malley (SA)

Sydney Hakoah won 6-1 on aggregate.

Sources differ for the goal scorers. SMH lists Sydney Hakoah goal scorers as: W. Rutherford (2), R. Baartz (1).