The 1985 NSL Cup was the ninth edition of the NSL Cup, which was the main national association football knockout cup competition in Australia. The competition was known as the Philips Cup under a sponsorship arrangement with Dutch company Philips.
Newcastle Rosebud United were the defending champions, having defeated Melbourne Croatia to win their first title in the previous year's final, but they were eliminated in the semi-finals by eventual winners Sydney Olympic.
Sydney Olympic defeated Preston Makedonia 2–1 in the final to win their second NSL Cup title.
Teams The NSL Cup was a knockout competition with 32 teams taking part all trying to reach the Final in August 1985. The competition consisted of the 24 teams from the National Soccer League (12 from the Northern Conference and 12 from the Southern Conference) plus 8 teams from their respective top division state leagues.
Round Main date Number of fixtures Clubs remaining First round Sunday 3 March 1985 16 32 → 16 Second round Wednesday 20 March 1985 8 8 → 4 Quarter-finals Wednesday 3 April 1985 4 8 → 4 Semi-finals Wednesday 17 April 1985 2 4 → 2 Final Sunday 11 August 1985 1 2 → 1
First round
Second round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
References