1980 Victorian Ampol Cup Results
Researched and written by John Punshon

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Section | A | B | C | D | Semi-Finals | Final

Sources: Il Globo, Soccer Action.

Section A

Friday January 18 1980
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 2,800 (dh)
Referee: Stuart Mellings
Heidelberg United
Jeff Olver, John Yzendoorn, Bob Provan, Pat Bannon, Arthur McMillan, Theo Selemidis, Charlie Yankos, Jimmy Rooney, Jamie Paton, Gary Cole, Jim Campbell. Coaches: Jimmy Rooney & Pat Bannon
Goal: Cole 80
After extra time
1 - 0 Frankston City
Frank Petersen, John Taylor, David Cooper, Shaun Parton, Bob Adams, Alec Blacklaw, Ged Bannon, Peter Martinovic, Norrie Campbell (David Luca 50), Bruce Young, Goran Runje
Coach: Nigel Bevis
After extra time

Sunday January 20 1980
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Attendance: 3,000 (dh)
Referee: Jim Fearn
Green Gully
Lou Denys, David Hogben, Gerry Torner, John Patten, Steve Crilly, Fred Beller, Billy Vojtek, Jeff Banagan, Andy Segi, Ross Matesevac, Yuri De Freitas
Coach: Bobby McLaughlin
Goals: De Freitas 16, Segi 66
2 - 1 Altona City
Hans van der Poel, Buckley, Kevin Wilson, Rob Gramsbergen, John Little, Billy Whyte, George Watters, Nat Little, Lars Murphy, Sammy Deluca, Kevin Innes (Lambrou 50)
Coach: Joe Wilson
Goal: N Little 84

Friday January 25 1980
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Mike Gaut
Heidelberg United
Yaka Banovic, John Yzendoorn, Bob Provan, Pat Bannon, Arthur McMillan, George Pavlidis, Con Moulis (John Kiriakidis ht), Theo Selemidis, Charlie Yankos, Jamie Paton, Andy Bozikas. Coaches: Jimmy Rooney & Pat Bannon
Goals: Paton 6, 42, 57
3 - 1 Altona City
Hans van der Poel, Buckley, Kevin Wilson, Rob Gramsbergen, John Little, George Watters, Billy Whyte, Sammy Deluca, Billy Hamill (Gilpin 54), Kevin Innes, Nat Little (Jim Bartolo 31)
Coach: Joe Wilson
Goal: Whyte 40

Saturday January 26 1980
BT Connor Reserve, Reservoir
Attendance: 2,000 (dh)
Referee: Dennis Voutsinas
Frankston City
Frank Petersen, John Taylor, Bob Adams, Shaun Parton, Chris Valli, David Cooper, Ged Bannon, David Luca (Otto Leenstra 36), Goran Runje, Kevin Wall, Bruce Young
Coach: Nigel Bevis
0 - 2 Green Gully
Lou Denys, David Hogben, John Patten, Peter Donaldson, Steve Crilly, Bernie Torner, Billy Vojtek, Jeff Banagan (David Perkin 36', Ross Matesevac 44), Andy Segi, Les Thomson, Yuri De Freitas
Coach: Bobby McLaughlin
Goals: Vojtek 59, Matesevac 59

Friday February 1 1980
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 1,800 (dh)
Referee: Jim Dixon
Heidelberg United
Jeff Olver (Yaka Banovic ht), John Yzendoorn, Bob Provan, Pat Bannon, Arthur McMillan, Charlie Yankos, Theo Selemidis, Con Moulis (John Kiriakidis ht), Andy Bozikas, Jamie Paton, George Pavlidis. Coaches: Jimmy Rooney & Pat Bannon
Goals: Pavlidis 23, Selemidis 50, 65
3 - 0 Green Gully
Lou Denys, David Hogben, Peter Donaldson, John Patten, Steve Crilly, Billy Vojtek, Bernie Torner, Les Thomson (Jeff Banagan 62), Willie Vassallo, Andy Segi, Steve Bennie
Coach: Bobby McLaughlin

Saturday February 2 1980
Connor Reserve, Reservoir
Attendance: 1,400 (dh)
Referee: Sam Zoumas
Frankston City
Burgess, Bob Adams, John Taylor, David Cooper, Alec Blacklaw, Chris Valli, Ged Bannon, Peter Martinovic (Otto Leenstra 41), Norrie Campbell, Kevin Wall, Goran Runje (John Rowe 49)
Coach: Nigel Bevis
Goals: Bannon 6pk, Rowe 56
2 - 1 Altona City
Dennis Masseni, Brian Kilpatrick, Kevin Wilson, Rob Gramsbergen, John Little, Jim Bartolo (Lars Murphy ht), George Watters, Sammy Deluca, Billy Hamill (Cos Oliva 52), Kevin Innes, Billy Whyte
Coach: Joe Wilson
Goal: Whyte 65

Heidelberg United qualified for Semi-Finals
 
Section B

Friday January 18 1980
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 3,000 (dh)
Referee: Chris Bambridge
Footscray JUST
Dennis Boland (Steve Potter 46), Igor Hazabent, Peter Ollerton, Jim Kondarios, Zoran Ilioski, Slobodan Jovanovic, Joe Picioane, Mirko Rujevic, Dragan Vasic, Vlatko Belic (Radoslav Jovicic 48), Zdravko Lujic
Coach: Rocco Ille
Goals: Lujic 67, 68
After extra time
JUST won on penalties 4-3
Penalty scorers: Jovicic, Rujevic, Ollerton, Vasic (JUST), Ward, Lucchesi, McMillan (Preston)
2 - 2 Preston Makedonia
Lou Kastner, Mike Rainey, David Garthwaite, John Higham, Ljube Petrovski (sent off 89), Jeff Faulkner, Stuart Cunningham (Steve Beech 60), Claude Lucchesi, Robbie Cullen, George McMillan, Gary Ward
Coach: Brian Edgley
Goals: Cullen 34, Ward 42
After extra time
JUST won on penalties 4-3
Penalty scorers: Jovicic, Rujevic, Ollerton, Vasic (JUST), Ward, Lucchesi, McMillan (Preston)

Sunday January 20 1980
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 2,500 (dh)
Referee: Joe Slaats
George Cross
Svez Matsson, Phil Cutajar, Gary Hooper, Norm Maitland, Derek Barron, John Bernard, Robert Mirak, Wilson, Brian Thom, Tony Cowan, Ray Mizzi
Coach: Billy Wilkinson
Goal: Mizzi 38
1 - 0 Prahran Slavia
Elvio Pugliese, Neville Haupt, Steve Lawson, Liam Houston, Rajko Bjelica (John Cullen ht), David Pye, Kinnear, Paul Wade, Ian Crawford (Danny Ward 42), Mick McGorian, Cliff Whiteside
Coach: Harry Chalkitis

Friday January 25 1980
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 2,500 (dh)
Referee: David Yelland
Footscray JUST
Dennis Boland, Igor Hazabent, Jim Kondarios, Jim O'Reilly, Radoslav Jovicic, Peter Ollerton, Zoran Ilioski, Slobodan Jovanovic, Vlatko Belic, Dragan Vasic, Zdravko Lujic
Coach: Rocco Ille
Goals: Ilioski 1, Vasic 5, 61
3 - 0 George Cross
Svez Matsson, Phil Cutajar, Norm Maitland, Gary Hooper, Derek Barron, Billy Wilkinson (Orlando De Sa 65), John Bernard, Wilson, Robert Mirak, Tony Cowan, Jim Paparas (Damien Morgan ht)
Coach: Billy Wilkinson

Saturday January 26 1980
Connor Reserve, Reservoir
Attendance: 2,000 (dh)
Referee: Marek Momont
Preston Makedonia
Lou Kastner, Mike Rainey (Gordon Flavell 55), David Garthwaite, John Higham, Steve Beech, Jeff Faulkner, Stuart Cunningham, Claude Lucchesi, George McMillan, Gary Ward, Robbie Cullen
Coach: Brian Edgley
Goals: Ward 26pk, McMillan 40
2 - 0 Prahran Slavia
Elvio Pugliese, Neville Haupt, Steve Lawson, Rajko Bjelica (Liam Houston 60), David Pye, Paul Wade, Cliff Whiteside, Kinnear (Mick McGorian 60), Danny Ward, Dave Griffiths
Coach: Harry Chalkitis

Friday February 1 1980
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 1,800 (dh)
Referee: Tom Stirling
Prahran Slavia
Elvio Pugliese, Neville Haupt, Steve Lawson, Rajko Bjelica (Liam Houston 55), David Pye, Cliff Whiteside, Paul Wade, John Cullen, Kinnear, Dave Griffiths, Mick McGorian
Coach: Harry Chalkitis
0 - 2 Footscray JUST
Dennis Boland, Igor Hazabent, Jim O'Reilly, Jim Kondarios, Radoslav Jovicic (Tom Karic 68), Slobodan Jovanovic, Peter Ollerton, Zoran Ilioski, Joe Picioane, Dragan Vasic (Paul Simic 75), Zdravko Lujic
Coach: Rocco Ille
Goals: Kondarios 40, Ollerton 60pk

Saturday February 2 1980
Connor Reserve, Reservoir
Attendance: 1,400 (dh)
Referee: Nick Karlich
Preston Makedonia
Lou Kastner, Ljube Petrovski, John Higham, Gordon Flavell, Steve Beech, Jeff Faulkner, Claude Lucchesi, Stuart Cunningham (Eric Lesbirel 46), Robbie Cullen, George McMillan, Gary Ward
Coach: Brian Edgley
Goals: Ward 3pk, 28, 33, 69, Cullen 12, Cutajar 56og, Lesbirel 61
6 - 1 George Cross
Joe Agius, Phil Cutajar, Norm Maitland, Tony Castiello (Gary Hooper ht), Derek Barron, Wilson, Billy Wilkinson, John Bernard, Robert Mirak (Jim Paparas ht), Ray Mizzi, Damien Morgan
Coach: Billy Wilkinson
Goal: Barron 38pk

Footscray JUST qualified for Semi-Finals
 
Section C

Saturday January 19 1980
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Attendance: 300 (dh)
Referee: Nick Karlich
St Kilda Hakoah
Mike O'Hara, Steve Gadsby, David Baker, Anton Dosen, Jimmy Wilson, Ian Gibson, Ian McNeil, Stuart Blair, Bill Jordanou, Graham French, Sean Rooney
Coach: Bill Allison
Goal: Blair 36, 45
2 - 1 Western Suburbs
Alex Mitanidis, Jim Daperis, Marian Jaworski, Mike Glykokalamos, Greg Daglis, Kit Greechan, Ian McCarthy, John Daperis, Koromilas, Tom Patsakos, John Christoudias
Coach: Jim Pyrgolios
Goal: Kormilas 48

Sunday January 20 1980
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Attendance: 3,000 (dh)
Referee: Tony Beazleigh
South Melbourne
Peter Laumets, Vince Bannon, Frank Munro, Arthur Xanthopoulos, Kris Kalifatidis, Billy Rogers, Sammy Wright, George Campbell, Alun Evans, Branko Buljevic, Steve Kakantonis
Coach: John Margaritis
Goals: Evans 3, 16, Kakantonis 31, V Bannon 51
4 - 0 Croydon City
Mick Edwards, Mark Brown, Alan Pongho, Steve McCombe, Colin Page (Alan Blackley ht), Charlie Murphy, Kees Doornenbal, Jim Wyllie (Greg House 56), Peter Loughnane, David Brogan, Robbie Forsyth
Coach: Norm Hobson

Sunday January 27 1980
Olympic Park, No.2, Melbourne
Attendance: 2,000 (dh)
Referee: Sam Zoumas
Croydon City
Mick Edwards, Mark Brown, Harry McKinley, Alan Blackley, Jim Wyllie, Kees Doornenbal, David Brogan, Charlie Murphy, Peter Loughnane, Robbie Forsyth, Colin Page
Coach: Norm Hobson
Goals: Forsyth 4, Loughnane 24, 27
3 - 2 Western Suburbs
Alex Mitanidis, Tsambikos, Marian Jaworski, Mike Glykokalamos, Jim Daperis, John Daperis, Ian McCarthy, Andy Czapnik, John Christoudias (Con Daglis 57), Tom Patsakos, Greg Daglis (Tzanoudakis 63)
Coach: Jim Pyrgolios
Goals: Patsakos 60, C Daglis 64

Sunday January 27 1980
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Attendance: 2,000 (dh)
South Melbourne
Peter Laumets, Vince Bannon, Frank Munro, Steve Blair, Alan Davidson, Sammy Wright, Billy Rogers, George Campbell, Bertie Lutton, Alun Evans, Branko Buljevic
Coach: John Margaritis
Goals: Evans 10, Buljevic 47
2 - 0 St Kilda Hakoah
Mike O'Hara, Les Owen, Steve Gadsby, Anton Dosen (S Nagy 62), Gerry Edmondson, Stuart Blair, Jimmy Wilson, Ian Gibson, Bill Jordanou, Graham French, Bozinovski (Sean Rooney 55)
Coach: Bill Allison

Sunday February 3 1980
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Attendance: 2,200 (dh)
Referee: Evan Venios
St Kilda Hakoah
Mike O'Hara, Les Owen (Jimmy Wilson), Steve Gadsby, David Baker, Gerry Edmondson, Stuart Blair, Ian McNeil, Ian Gibson, Sean Rooney, Graham French, Bozinovski (Bill Jordanou 51)
Coach: Bill Allison
Goal: French 85
After extra time
1 - 0 Croydon City
Mick Edwards, Mark Brown, Harry McKinley, Steve McCombe, Jim Wyllie, Kees Doornenbal (Colin Page 80), Alan Pongho, Charlie Murphy, Peter Loughnane (sent off 68), Robbie Forsyth, David Brogan
Coach: Norm Hobson
After extra time

Sunday February 3 1980
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Attendance: 2,200 (dh)
Referee: Joe Slaats
South Melbourne
Peter Laumets (Lou Tsigaris ht), Vince Bannon, Kyri Kyriakouleas, Arthur Xanthopoulos, Kris Kalifatidis, Billy Rogers, Sammy Wright, Steve Kakantonis, Alun Evans, Branko Buljevic (Bertie Lutton 24), Mendo Ristovski
Coach: John Margaritis
Goals: Evans 37, Lutton 65
2 - 0 Western Suburbs
Alex Mitanidis, Jim Daperis (Kit Greechan 55), Mike Glykokalamos, Marian Jaworski, Greg Daglis, John Daperis, Ian McCarthy, Andy Czapnik, Jim Kypirtidis, Tom Patsakos, Niff Christoudias
Coach: Jim Pyrgolios

South Melbourne qualified for Semi-Finals
 
Section D

Saturday January 19 1980
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Attendance: 300 (dh)
Referee: Jim Brennan
Albion Rovers
Billy Johnson, Bill McIntyre, George Stevens, Bobby Nisbet, Tony Gatt, Hugh Stewart (Stokes 51), Gerry Reilly, Mick D'Sylva, Charlie Spiteri, C Nisbet, John Saliba
Coach: Bill McArthur
Goals: C Nisbet 13, 37
2 - 1 Sunshine City
Alan Contini, Mike Dixey, Rob Nelson, Steve Ellis, Brian Coyle, Jim McRobert, Wilf Laing, David Singleton (Frank Mussel 36), John Mudrinic (Dale Wood 55), Stuart Gilmour, Kieron Coyle
Coach: Ian Petherick
Goal: Mudrinic 22

Sunday January 20 1980
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 2,500 (dh)
Referee: Terry Venables
Essendon Croatia
Peter Blasby, Steve Short, Steve Kokoska, John Gardiner, Ante Bilaver, Branko Culina, Joe Tront, Ken Murphy, Tommy Cumming, Noel Mitten, Ned Batinovic
Coach: John Gardiner
Goals: Batinovic 63, Mitten 69
2 - 1 Juventus
Terry Hawke, Tony Curcio, Pat Della Rocca, Vaughan, Fausto Tarquinio, Serge Sabbadini, Oscar Crino, Bruno Sabadussi (Rino Lia 61), Bobby McGuinness, George Gillan (Fab Incantsalupo 73), Tony Heery
Coach: Jim Armstrong (c/t)
Goal: Crino 68

Sunday January 27 1980
Olympic Park, No.2, Melbourne
Attendance: 2,000 (dh)
Referee: Tom Stirling
Juventus
Terry Hawke, Tony Curcio, Vaughan, Pat Della Rocca, Fausto Tarquinio, Serge Sabbadini (Bruno Sabidussi 34), Oscar Crino, Rino Lia, John Lucchesi (Carlo Baravelli 56), Fab Incantalupo, Tony Heery
Coach: Jim Armstrong (c/t)
Goals: Incantalupo 16, Baravelli 74
2 - 1 Albion Rovers
Billy Johnson, Xavier Haveaux, Bobby Nisbet, George Stevens, Tony Gatt, Jimmy Mackay, Bill McIntyre, Mick D'Sylva, Charlie Spiteri, C Nisbet (Henry Gondek 56), John Saliba
Coach: Bill McArthur
Goal: D'Sylva 7

Sunday January 27 1980
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park
Attendance: 2,00 (dh)
Referee: Colin Johns
Essendon Croatia
Peter Blasby, Steve Short, Steve Kokoska, John Gardiner, Ante Bilaver, Mick Klarin, Branko Culina (Steve Gojevic 53), Joe Tront, Noel Mitten, Ken Murphy, Ned Batinovic
Coach: John Gardiner
Goals: Murphy 33pk, Kokoska 40, Mitten 51
3 - 0 Sunshine City
Alan Contini, Mike Dixey, Steve Ellis, Ricky Szelest, Brian Coyle, Rob Nelson, David Singleton, John McNally (Kieron Coyle 56), Mike Paisley (Jim McRobert ht), Stuart Gilmour, John Mudrinic
Coach: Ian Petherick

Sunday February 3 1980
Olympic Park No.2, Melbourne
Attendance: 1,900 (est)
Referee: Jack Readshaw
Juventus
Terry Hawke, Tony Curcio, Vaughan, Pat Della Rocca, Rino Lia, Berbia, Fausto Tarquinio (Carlo Baravelli 48), Tony Heery, Fab Incantalupo, George Gillan
Coach: Jim Armstrong (c/t)
Goal: Gillan 50
After extra time
Sunshine City won on penalties 3-1
Penalty scorers: McNally, Gilmour, Esposito (sun), Heery (juv)
1 - 1 Sunshine City
Dale Wood, Ricky Szelest, Steve Ellis, Cairnduff, Brian Coyle, Andy Esposito, Rob Nelson (Neil Coyle 63), Wilf Laing, John McNally, Steve Scerri, Kieron Coyle (Stuart Gilmour 70)
Coach: Ian Petherick
Goal: K Coyle 37
After extra time
Sunshine City won on penalties 3-1
Penalty scorers: McNally, Gilmour, Esposito (sun), Heery (juv)

Sunday February 3 1980
Olympic Park No.2, Melbourne
Attendance: 1,900 (dh)
Referee: David Yelland
Essendon Croatia
Peter Blasby (Kovac 63), Steve Short, Steve Kokoska, John Gardiner (Ivan Istuk 62), Ante Bilaver, Joe Tront, Mick Klarin, Ken Murphy, Branko Culina, Noel Mitten, Ned Batinovic
Coach: John Gardiner
Goals: Batinovic 8, Kokoska 25, Mitten 29
3 - 0 Albion Rovers
Billy Johnson, Xavier Haveaux, Bobby Nisbet, George Stevens, Tony Gatt, Bill McIntyre, Gerry Reilly, Jimmy Mackay, Mick D'Sylva, Charlie Spiteri, C Nisbet
Coach: Bill McArthur

Essendon Croatia qualified for Semi-Finals
 
Semi-Finals

Saturday February 16 1980
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 9,200 (est)
Referee: Tony Beazleigh
Heidelberg United
Yaka Banovic, Arthur McMillan, John Yzendoorn, Pat Bannon, Jim Tansey, Theo Selemidis, Jim Rooney, Jim Campbell, Andy Bozikas, Jamie Paton, Gary Cole. Coaches: Jimmy Rooney & Pat Bannon
Goals: Cole 70pk, 74, Paton 83
3 - 1 Footscray JUST
Dennis Boland, Peter Ollerton, Igor Hazabent, Jim O'Reilly, Jim Kondarios, Chris Petrov, Zoran Ilioski, Joe Picioane, Slobodan Jovanovic, Dragan Vasic (Mirko Rujevic 82), Zdravko Lujic
Coach: Rocco Ille
Goal: Picioane 42

Saturday February 16 1980
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 9,200 (est)
Referee: Evan Venios
South Melbourne
Peter Laumets, Vince Bannon, Arthur Xanthopoulos, Frank Munro, Alan Davidson, Sammy Wright (Bertie Lutton ht), Billy Rogers, George Christopoulos, George Campbell (Mendo Ristovski 65), Alun Evans, Branko Buljevic
Coach: John Margaritis
0 - 1 Essendon Croatia
Peter Blasby, Steve Short, Steve Kokoska, John Gardiner, Ante Bilaver (sent off 69), Joe Tront, Branko Culina, Ken Murphy, Tommy Cumming, Noel Mitten, Ned Batinovic (Carl Gilder 55)
Coach: John Gardiner
Goal: Murphy 72pk
 
Final

Saturday February 23 1980
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 8,200 (est)
Referee: Bob Henderson
Heidelberg United
Jeff Olver, Arthur McMillan, Pat Bannon, John Yzendoorn, Jim Tansey, Jim Campbell, Jim Rooney, Charlie Yankos, Andy Bozikas, Gary Cole, Jamie Paton. Coaches: Jimmy Rooney & Pat Bannon
Goal: Paton 89
1 - 2 Essendon Croatia
Peter Blasby, Steve Short, Steve Kokoska, John Gardiner, Mick Klarin, Branko Culina, Ken Murphy, Joe Tront, Tommy Cumming, Noel Mitten, Carl Gilder
Coach: John Gardiner
Goals: Gilder 6, Murphy 83pk

Last updated: 11 May 2023.