The 1986 NSL Cup final was the final match of the 1986 NSL Cup, the tenth season of the National Soccer League Cup. It was played at Hindmarsh Stadium in Adelaide on 17 September 1986 between Adelaide Hellas and Sydney City.
Sydney City won the match 3–2 for their first NSL Cup title. As winners Sydney City qualified for the Oceania Cup Winners' Cup.
Route to the final
Adelaide HellasRoundSydney CityOppositionScoreOppositionScoreSalisbury United (H)3–0R1Sydney Croatia (A)3–0Adelaide City (H)1–0R2Newcastle Rosebud United (H)2–0Croydon City (H)2–1QFBrisbane City (A)3–1Canberra City (H)3–1 SFHeidelberg United (A)1–1 Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue
Match
Details
GK Gary SproulDF4 Robbie DunnDF5 Brenton HiernDF10 Chris ManouMF11 Alan ScottMF7 Lou HristodoulouMF13 John PanagisMF Steve AtsalasMF14 George Papadopoulos FW6 Graham HoneymanFW8 George KonstandopoulosSubstitutes:MF George Haniotis Head Coach: Edmund Kreft GK1 Brett HughesMF2 Ean Rodrigues DF3 Alex RobertsonDF Robbie HookerDF5 Jean-Paul de MarignyMF12 Ian SounessMF11 Grant LeeMF6 Murray Barnes FW9 Frank FarinaFW10 John KosminaSubstitutes:FW Abbas Saad FW Andy Harper Head Coach: Eddie Thomson
Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
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