The 1987 NSL Cup was the eleventh edition of the NSL Cup, which was the main national association football knockout cup competition in Australia. The NSL Cup was sponsored by Beach Fashions and known as the Beach Fashions Cup for sponsorship purposes.
Sydney City were the defending champions, having defeated Adelaide Hellas to win their first title in the previous year's final, but they withdrew the competition due to the Hakoah Social Club withdrawing its financial support.
Sydney Croatia defeated South Melbourne 2–0 on aggregate in the final to win their first NSL Cup title.
Teams The NSL Cup was a knockout competition with 13 teams taking part all trying to reach the Final in October 1987. The competition consisted of the 14 teams from the National Soccer League.
Round Main date Number of fixtures Clubs remaining First round Wednesday 8 April 1987 6 14 → 8 Quarter-finals Wednesday 13 May 1987 4 8 → 4 Semi-finals Wednesday 27 May 1987 2 4 → 2 Final Sunday 18 October 1987 2 2 → 1
First round Heidelberg United and South Melbourne had a bye for the First round.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
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