1987 NSL Cup

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1987 NSL Cup
National Soccer League Cup
Tournament details
CountryAustralia
Dates8 April – 18 October 1987
Teams13
Final positions
Champions Sydney Croatia (1st title)
Runner-up South Melbourne
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored32 (2.46 per match)
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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.

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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. [1]

Teams

The NSL Cup was a knockout competition with 13 teams taking part all trying to reach the Final in October 1987. [2] The competition consisted of the 14 teams from the National Soccer League.

RoundMain dateNumber of fixturesClubs remaining
First roundWednesday 8 April 1987614 → 8
Quarter-finalsWednesday 13 May 198748 → 4
Semi-finalsWednesday 27 May 198724 → 2
FinalSunday 18 October 198722 → 1

First round

Heidelberg United and South Melbourne had a bye for the First round.

8 April 1987 Adelaide City 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(0–3 p)		 Sunshine George Cross Adelaide
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 Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Referee: Don Campbell
8 April 1987 Brunswick Juventus 0–4 Melbourne Croatia Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Referee: Sam Zoumas
8 April 1987 Footscray JUST 1–2 (a.e.t.) Preston Makedonia Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Referee: Sam Zoumas
15 April 1987 St George-Budapest 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)		 Sydney Olympic Sydney
Report Stadium: St George Stadium
Referee: Richard Lorenc
15 April 1987 Sydney Croatia 2–1 APIA Leichhardt Sydney
Report
Stadium: Croatian Sports Centre
Referee: Gary Power
Marconi Fairfield w/o Sydney City

Quarter-finals

22 April 1987 Preston Makedonia 0–2 South Melbourne Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Referee: Chris Bambridge
29 April 1987 Sydney Croatia 3–0 (a.e.t.) St George-Budapest Sydney
Report Stadium: Croatian Sports Centre
Referee: Ken Small
6 May 1987 Heidelberg United 5–0 Melbourne Croatia Melbourne
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Referee: Dennis Voutsinas
13 May 1987 Marconi Fairfield 1–0 Sunshine George Cross Sydney
Report Stadium: Croatian Sports Centre
Referee: Terry Seacy

Semi-finals

20 May 1987 South Melbourne 4–1 Marconi Fairfield Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Referee: Chris Bambridge
27 May 1987 Sydney Croatia 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		 Heidelberg United Sydney
Report
Stadium: Croatian Sports Centre
Referee: Arthur Owens

Final

Sydney Croatia 1–0 South Melbourne
Report
St George Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 3,845
Referee: Rob Davies
South Melbourne 0–1 Sydney Croatia
Report
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 3,900

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References

  1. ↑ "UNLUCKY SOUTH MELBOURNE". Australian Soccer Weekly. Vol. 8, no. 136. 21 October 1987. p. 6.
  2. ↑ Stock, Greg. "1987 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
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