The 1995–96 NSL Cup was the 20th edition of the NSL Cup, which was the main national association football knockout cup competition in Australia. The NSL Cup was sponsored by Johnnie Walker and known as the Johnnie Walker Cup for sponsorship purposes.
Melbourne Knights were the defending champions, having defeated Heidelberg United to win their first title in the previous season's final, but they were eliminated in the first round by eventual winners South Melbourne.
South Melbourne defeated Newcastle Breakers 3–1 in the final to win their second NSL Cup title.
Teams The NSL Cup was a knockout competition with 12 teams taking part all trying to reach the Final in January 1996. The competition consisted of the 12 teams from the National Soccer League.
Round Main date Number of fixtures Clubs remaining First round Saturday 20 January 1996 12 12 → 6 Quarter-finals Tuesday 23 January 1996 2 6 → 4 Semi-finals Thursday 25 January 1996 2 4 → 2 Final Saturday 27 January 1996 1 2 → 1
Bracket
First round
Canberra Cosmos won 2–1 on aggregate
Adelaide City won 3–0 on aggregate
Newcastle Breakers won 2–1 on aggregate
South Melbourne won 4–3 on aggregate
Sydney Olympic won 5–3 on aggregate
Marconi Fairfield won 3–1 on aggregate
Quarter-finals Adelaide City and Canberra Cosmos had a bye for the Quarter-finals.
Semi-finals
Final
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