List of NSL Cup Finals

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The National Soccer League Cup, commonly known as the NSL Cup, was a knockout competition in Australian soccer, organised by the Australian Soccer Association (now Football Australia). The record for the most wins was held by Adelaide City with 3 victories. The cup had been won by the same team in two consecutive years only by Brisbane City in the first two editions of the cup.

History[]

The winners of the first tournament was Brisbane City,[1] who then won it again the next year and to be the only team in competition history to win consecutive NSL Cups.[2]

Results[]

Key to list of winners
(R) Replay
(1st) First leg of a Final
(2nd) Second leg of a Final
* Match went to extra time
dagger Match decided via a penalty shoot-out after extra time
double-dagger Winning team won the Double
§ Winning team won the Treble
  • The "Season" column refers to the season the competition was held, and wikilinks to the article about that season.
  • The wikilinks in the "Score" column point to the article about that season's final game.
NSL Cup finals
Final No. Season Winners[3] Score[3] Runners–up[3] Venue[4] Attendance[4]
1st 1977 Brisbane City dagger 1–1 dagger[a] Marconi Perry Park 7,000
2nd 1978 Brisbane City 2–1 Adelaide City Perry Park 4,900
3rd 1979 Adelaide City 3–2 St George-Budapest Olympic Sports Field 8,564
4th 1980 Marconi * * Heidelberg United Olympic Park 6,388
4th (R) 1980 Marconi Heidelberg United Marconi Oval 5,179
5th 1981 Brisbane Lions West Adelaide Hellas Bruce Stadium 6,132
6th 1982 APIA Leichhardt Heidelberg United Olympic Park 5,000
7th (1st) 1983 Sydney Olympic Heidelberg United St George Stadium 6,420
7th (2nd) 1983 Sydney Olympic Heidelberg United Olympic Park 6,000
8th 1984 Newcastle Rosebud United Melbourne Croatia Olympic Park 4,000
9th 1985 Sydney Olympic Preston Lions St George Stadium 11,187
10th 1986 Sydney City West Adelaide Hellas Hindmarsh Stadium 3,200
11th (1st) 1987 Sydney Croatia South Melbourne St George Stadium 5,845
11th (2nd) 1987 Sydney Croatia South Melbourne Olympic Park 6,000
12th 1988 APIA Leichhardt dagger dagger[b] Brunswick Juventus Marconi Stadium 2,200
13th 1989 Adelaide City Sydney Olympic – 10,000
14th 1989–90 South Melbourne Sydney Olympic – 8,790
15th 1990–91 Melita Eagles double-dagger Preston Lions Marconi Stadium 6,749
16th 1991–92 Adelaide City Marconi Fairfield Hindmarsh Stadium 3,102
17th Heidelberg United Parramatta Eagles Marconi Stadium 2,596
18th Parramatta Eagles Sydney United Marconi Stadium 4,156
19th 1994–95 Melbourne Knights § Heidelberg United Olympic Park 4,500
20th 1995–96 South Melbourne Newcastle Breakers Lakeside Stadium 5,000
21st 1996–97 Collingwood Warriors Marconi Fairfield Lakeside Stadium 2,327

Results by team[]

Results by team
Club Wins First final won Last final won Runners-up Last final lost Total final
appearances
Adelaide City 3 1979 1 1978 4
Parramatta Eagles 2 1 3
Brisbane City 2 1977 1978 0 — 2
Sydney Olympic 2 0 — 2
APIA Leichhardt Tigers 2 0 — 2
South Melbourne 2 0 — 2
Heidelberg United 1 4 5
Marconi-Fairfield 1 3 4
Sydney United 1 1 2
Melbourne Knights 1 1 2
Brisbane Lions 1 0 — 1
Newcastle Rosebud United 1 0 — 1
Sydney City 1 0 — 1
Collingwood Warriors 1 0 — 1
West Adelaide 0 — — 2 2
Preston Lions 0 — — 2 2
St George 0 — — 1 1979 1
Newcastle Breakers 0 — — 1 1

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Score was 1–1 after extra time. Brisbane City won the penalty shoot-out 5–3.
  2. ^ Score was 0–0 after extra time. APIA Leichhardt won the penalty shoot-out 5–3.

References[]

  1. ^ "Soccer Action, Volume 2, No. 38". Soccer Action. 12 October 1977. p. 3.
  2. ^ "Soccer Action, Volume 3, No. 37". Soccer Action. 11 October 1978. p. 5.
  3. ^ a b c Kungler, Peter. "Australia - List of Cup Winners". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  4. ^ a b "The National Soccer League". OzFootball. 12 September 2021.

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