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, who then won it again the next year and to be the only team in competition history to win consecutive NSL Cups.
Results +Key to list of winners(R)Replay(1st)First leg of a Final(2nd)Second leg of a Final*Match went to extra timeMatch decided via a penalty shoot-out after extra timeWinning team won the Double§Winning team won the Treble(#)Number of trophy won by club 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 finalsFinal No.SeasonWinnersScoreRunners–upVenueAttendance1stBrisbane City (1)MarconiPerry Park7,0002ndBrisbane City (1)2–1Adelaide CityPerry Park4,9003rdAdelaide City (1)3–2St George-BudapestOlympic Sports Field8,5644thMarconi Fairfield (1)Heidelberg UnitedOlympic Park6,3884th (R)Marconi Fairfield (1)3–0Heidelberg UnitedMarconi Oval5,1795thBrisbane Lions (1)3–1West Adelaide HellasBruce Stadium6,1326thAPIA Leichhardt (1)2–1Heidelberg UnitedOlympic Park5,0007th (1st)Sydney Olympic (1)1–0Heidelberg UnitedSt George Stadium6,4207th (2nd)Sydney Olympic (1)1–0Heidelberg UnitedOlympic Park6,0008thNewcastle Rosebud United (1)1–0Melbourne CroatiaOlympic Park4,0009thSydney Olympic (2)2–1Preston LionsSt George Stadium11,18710thSydney City (1)3–2West Adelaide HellasHindmarsh Stadium3,20011th (1st)Sydney Croatia (1)1–0South MelbourneSt George Stadium5,84511th (2nd)Sydney Croatia (1)1–0South MelbourneOlympic Park6,00012thAPIA Leichhardt (2)Brunswick JuventusMarconi Stadium2,20013thAdelaide City (2)2–0Sydney OlympicHindmarsh Stadium10,00014thSouth Melbourne (1)4–1Sydney OlympicOlympic Park8,79015thMelita Eagles (1)1–0Preston LionsMarconi Stadium6,74916thAdelaide City (3)2–1Marconi FairfieldHindmarsh Stadium3,10217thHeidelberg United (1)2–1Parramatta EaglesMarconi Stadium2,59618thParramatta Eagles (2)2–0Sydney UnitedMarconi Stadium4,15619thMelbourne Knights § (1)6–0Heidelberg UnitedOlympic Park4,50020thSouth Melbourne (2)3–1Newcastle BreakersLakeside Stadium5,00021stCollingwood Warriors (1)1–0Marconi FairfieldLakeside Stadium2,327
Results by team +Results by teamClubWinsFirst final wonLast final wonRunners-upLast final lostTotal finalappearancesAdelaide City319791992119784Parramatta Eagles219911994119933Brisbane City2197719780—2Sydney Olympic2198319850—2APIA Leichhardt2198219880—2South Melbourne2199019960—2Heidelberg United119931993419955Marconi-Fairfield119801980319974Sydney United119871987119942Melbourne Knights119951995119842Brisbane Lions1198119810—1Newcastle Rosebud United1198419840—1Sydney City1198619860—1Collingwood Warriors1199719970—1West Adelaide0——219862Preston Lions0——219912St George0— —119791Newcastle Breakers0— —119961
See also List of association football competitions
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References
External links National Soccer League – OzFootball Archive Australia – List of Regional Cup Winners