1996–97 NSL Cup
National Soccer League Cup | |
Country | Australia |
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Teams | 16 |
Defending champions | South Melbourne |
Champions | Collingwood Warriors (1st title) |
Runners-up | Marconi-Fairfield |
Matches played | 23 |
Goals scored | 59 (2.57 per match) |
← 1995–96 |
The 1996–97 NSL Cup, known at the time as the National Cup and the Johnnie Walker Cup, was the twenty-first and final season of the NSL Cup, which was the main national soccer knockout cup competition in Australia. 16 teams in total from around Australia entered the competition, including 13 of the 14 NSL teams (with the newly-formed Perth Glory declining to participate), two representative teams formed from State Leagues and the Brisbane Premier League champions, the Brisbane Lions.[1] This was the last national knockout cup in Australia until the FFA Cup kicked off in 2014. This was the first tournament to held in the NSL pre-season.[2][3]
Bracket[]
Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
Adelaide City | 1 | |||||||||||||
West Adelaide | 0 | |||||||||||||
Adelaide City | 0 (1) | |||||||||||||
Collingwood Warriors (p) | 0 (3) | |||||||||||||
South Australian Select XI | 1 | |||||||||||||
Collingwood Warriors (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||
Collingwood Warriors | 3 | |||||||||||||
South Melbourne | 1 | |||||||||||||
South Melbourne | 4 | |||||||||||||
Gippsland Falcons | 2 | |||||||||||||
South Melbourne | 1 | |||||||||||||
Melbourne Knights | 0 | |||||||||||||
Canberra Cosmos | 2 | |||||||||||||
Melbourne Knights | 4 | |||||||||||||
Collingwood Warriors | 1 | |||||||||||||
Marconi-Fairfield | 0 | |||||||||||||
Wollongong City | 1 | |||||||||||||
Marconi-Fairfield | 4 | |||||||||||||
Marconi-Fairfield | 3 | |||||||||||||
Newcastle Breakers | 1 | |||||||||||||
Northern NSW Select XI | 2 | |||||||||||||
Newcastle Breakers | 12 | |||||||||||||
Marconi-Fairfield | 5 | |||||||||||||
Brisbane Strikers | 0 | |||||||||||||
Sydney United | 0 | |||||||||||||
Sydney Olympic | 2 | |||||||||||||
Sydney Olympic | 1 | |||||||||||||
Brisbane Strikers | 3 | |||||||||||||
Brisbane Strikers (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||||||||||
Brisbane Lions | 1 | |||||||||||||
Round of 16[]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Adelaide City | 1–0 | West Adelaide | 0–0 | 1–0 |
South Australian Select XI | 1–2 | Collingwood Warriors | 1–0 | 0–2 (a.e.t.) |
South Melbourne | 4–2 | Gippsland Falcons | 1–2 | 3–0 |
Canberra Cosmos | 2–4 | Melbourne Knights | 1–2 | 1–2 |
Wollongong City | 1–4 | Marconi-Fairfield | 1–0 | 1–3 |
Northern NSW Select XI | 2–12 | Newcastle Breakers | 1–7 | 1–5 |
Sydney United | 0–2 | Sydney Olympic | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Brisbane Strikers | 2–1 | Brisbane Lions | 0–1 | 2–0 (a.e.t.) |
First leg[]
Wollongong City | 1–0 | Marconi-Fairfield |
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Balls Paddock
South Melbourne | 1–2 | Gippsland Falcons |
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Northern NSW Select XI | 1–7 | Newcastle Breakers |
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Jack McLaughlin Reserve
South Australian Select XI | 1–0 | Collingwood Warriors |
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Second leg[]
Marconi-Fairfield | 3–1 | Wollongong City |
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Gippsland Falcons | 0–3 | South Melbourne |
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Falcons Park
Brisbane Lions | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | Brisbane Strikers |
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Richlands Stadium
Collingwood Warriors | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | South Australian Select XI |
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Newcastle Breakers | 5–1 | Northern NSW Select XI |
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Breakers Stadium
Quarter finals[]
Adelaide City | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Collingwood Warriors |
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Penalties | ||
1–3 |
Semi finals[]
South Melbourne | 1–3 | Collingwood Warriors |
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Final[]
Collingwood Warriors | 1–0 | Marconi-Fairfield |
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Boutsianis 46' |
References[]
- ^ "1996/97 National Soccer League Cup". OzFootball. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ "Falcons test four players in pre-season National Cup". The Age. 6 September 1996. p. 36. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ Gatt, Ray (9 August 1996). "Cup could be a knockout". The Australian.
New national league club Perth Glory have been given permission to miss the Johnnie Walker Cup so they can maximise preparations for their entry into the Ericsson Cup...
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- 1996 in Australian soccer
- 1997 in Australian soccer
- NSL Cup seasons