The 1996 NSL Cup final (October) was the final match of the 1996–97 NSL Cup, the 21st and final season of the National Soccer League Cup. It was played at Bob Jane Stadium in Melbourne on 6 October 1996 between Collingwood Warriors and Marconi Fairfield. Collingwood Warriors won the match 1–0 for their first NSL Cup title.
Route to the final
Collingwood WarriorsRoundMarconi FairfieldOppositionScoreOppositionScoreSASF XIR1Gippsland FalconsAdelaide City (A)0–0 QFNewcastle Breakers (H)3–1South Melbourne (A)3–1SFBrisbane Strikers (H)5–0Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue
Match
Details
GK1 Dean AnastasiadisDF12 John WaddellDF15 Dean FakMF2 Alan ScottMF6 Carlo TaladiraMF7 Andrew VlahosMF8 Con Boutsianis MF11 Goran LozanovskiMF17 Enrico CerrachioFW9 Kimon Taliadoros FW10 Ernie TapaiSubstitutes:MF13 Tom KarapatsosMF14 Brian MacNicolFW21 Vlado Babic Head Coach: Zoran Matić GK1 Bob CatlinDF4 Robert Stanton DF6 Luke CasserlyDF14 Dominic LongoDF18 Paul SourisMF5 Matthew BingleyFW7 Andy HarperMF9 Craig FosterMF10 Brad Maloney MF19 Brendan RenaudFW17 Francis Awaritefe Substitutes:DF13 Aaron HolstMF23 Vlado Zoric MF11 Andrew Ravanello Head Coach: Manfred Schaefer
Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level
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