1996–97 NSL Cup

1996–97 NSL Cup
Country  Australia
Teams 16
Champions Collingwood Warriors
Runners-up Marconi-Fairfield
Matches played 23
Goals scored 59 (2.57 per match)

The 1996–97 NSL Cup was the twenty-first and final season of the NSL Cup, which was the main national soccer knockout cup competition in Australia. 16 teams in total from around Australia entered the competition, including 13 of the 14 NSL teams (with the newly formed Perth Glory missing out), two representative teams formed from State Leagues and the Brisbane Premier League champions, the Brisbane Lions.[1] This was the last national knockout cup in Australia until the FFA Cup kicked off in 2014.

Bracket

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
Adelaide City1
 
 
 
West Adelaide0
 
Adelaide City0 (1)
 
 
 
Collingwood Warriors (p)0 (3)
 
South Australian Select XI1
 
 
 
Collingwood Warriors (a.e.t.)2
 
Collingwood Warriors3
 
 
 
South Melbourne1
 
South Melbourne4
 
 
 
Gippsland Falcons2
 
South Melbourne1
 
 
 
Melbourne Knights0
 
Canberra Cosmos2
 
 
 
Melbourne Knights4
 
Collingwood Warriors1
 
 
 
Marconi-Fairfield0
 
Wollongong City1
 
 
 
Marconi-Fairfield4
 
Marconi-Fairfield3
 
 
 
Newcastle Breakers1
 
Northern NSW Select XI2
 
 
 
Newcastle Breakers12
 
Marconi-Fairfield5
 
 
 
Brisbane Strikers0
 
Sydney United0
 
 
 
Sydney Olympic2
 
Sydney Olympic1
 
 
 
Brisbane Strikers3
 
Brisbane Strikers (a.e.t.)2
 
 
Brisbane Lions1
 

Round of 16

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Adelaide City South Australia 1–0 South Australia West Adelaide 0–0 1–0
South Australian Select XI South Australia 1–2 Victoria (Australia) Collingwood Warriors 1–0 0–2 (a.e.t.)
South Melbourne Victoria (Australia) 4–2 Victoria (Australia) Gippsland Falcons 1–2 3–0
Canberra Cosmos Australian Capital Territory 2–4 Victoria (Australia) Melbourne Knights 1–2 1–2
Wollongong City New South Wales 1–4 New South Wales Marconi-Fairfield 1–0 1–3
Northern NSW Select XI New South Wales 2–12 New South Wales Newcastle Breakers 1–7 1–5
Sydney United New South Wales 0–2 New South Wales Sydney Olympic 0–1 0–1
Brisbane Strikers Queensland 2–1 Queensland Brisbane Lions 0–1 2–0 (a.e.t.)

First leg

Wollongong City 1–0 Marconi-Fairfield
Balls Paddock
Sydney United 0–1 Sydney Olympic
Northern NSW Select XI 1–7 Newcastle Breakers
Jack McLaughlin Reserve

Second leg

Sydney Olympic 1–0 Sydney United
Brisbane Lions 0–2 (a.e.t.) Brisbane Strikers
Richlands Stadium

Quarter finals

Semi finals

Final

Collingwood Warriors 1–0 Marconi-Fairfield
Boutsianis  46'
Attendance: 2,327
Referee: Eugene Brazzale

References

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