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The 1962 NSW Federation Cup was the sixth edition of the NSW Soccer Federation's premier soccer cup. With a £1000 first place prize money, the tournament was sponsored by W.D. & H.O. Wills and called the "Craven A Cup" after their popular cigarette. The cup was contested by all twelve first division clubs and four second division clubs, Balgownie, Corinthians, Croatia and Sydney Austral.
Sydney Hakoah were the defending champions, having beaten Canterbury-Marrickville 2–0 in last year's final. They were eliminated in the first round by an avenged Canterbury-Marrickville.
The final was played on 4 November 1962 between APIA Leichhardt and Canterbury-Marrickville. APIA won the match 5–1 and to claim their first title. As part of a double header, Gladesville-Ryde beat Budapest, also to a scoreline of 5–1 to claim third place.
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
28 Sep–17 Oct 1962
Quarter-finals
8
8 winners from First Round
none
10–20 Oct 1962
Semi-finals
4
4 winners from quarter-finals
none
27 Oct 1962
Third place playoff and Final
4
2 losers from semi-finals enter Third place playoff
Australia (NSW)
