1977 NSL Cup

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1977 NSL Cup
National Soccer League Cup
Tournament details
CountryAustralia
Dates20 September –
9 October 1977
Teams14
Final positions
Champions Brisbane City (1st title)
Runner-up Marconi-Fairfield
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored41 (3.15 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Branko Buljevic
Gary Cole
Peter Sharne
(3 goals each)

The 1977 NSL Cup was the first edition of the National Soccer League Cup, which was a national association football (soccer) knockout cup competition in Australia. All 14 NSL teams from around Australia entered the competition and it immediately followed the home and away season, as there was no final series. [1] [2] [3] The competition was known as the Philips Cup under a sponsorship arrangement with Dutch company Philips.

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Background

The NSL Cup became a concept in January 1977 by the Australian Soccer Federation (now Football Australia) adopting the proposal to introduce a national knock-out competition for the first time in Australian soccer. [4] It was proposed that all 14 NSL teams would enter along with other state league champions, but didn't feature state league teams for this edition until the next edition in 1978.

Teams

The NSL Cup was a knockout competition with 14 teams taking part all trying to reach the Final in October 1977. [5] The competition consisted of the 14 teams from the National Soccer League.

RoundMain dateNumber of fixturesClubs remaining
First roundTuesday 20 September 1977814 → 7
Quarter-finalsSunday 2 October 197737 → 4
Semi-finalsThursday 6 October 197724 → 2
FinalSunday 9 October 197712 → 1

Bracket

 
First roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finals Final
 
                      
 
 
 
 
 Brisbane City 3
 
 
 
 Brisbane Lions 2
 
 Brisbane City (p)1 (5)
 
 
 
 Western Suburbs 1 (4)
 
 Western Suburbs 2
 
 
 
 Sydney Olympic 1
 
 Brisbane City (a.e.t.)3
 
 
 
 West Adelaide 0
 
 West Adelaide (p)2 (4)
 
 
 Adelaide City 2 (2)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Brisbane City (p)1 (5)
 
 
 
 Marconi-Fairfield 1 (3)
 
 Fitzroy United 1
 
 
 
 Footscray JUST 0
 
 Fitzroy United 3
 
 
 
 Mooroolbark 0
 
 Mooroolbark 1
 
 
 
 South Melbourne 0
 
 Fitzroy United 2
 
 
 
 Marconi-Fairfield 3
 
 Marconi-Fairfield 1
 
 
 
 Eastern Suburbs Hakoah 0
 
 Marconi-Fairfield 5
 
 
 
 Canberra City 1
 
 Canberra City 2
 
 
 St George Budapest 1
 

First round

20 September West Adelaide 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 Adelaide City Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 8,656
20 September Western Suburbs 2–1 Sydney Olympic Sydney
Report
Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 2,237
Referee: Tim Davies
20 September Marconi-Fairfield 1–0 Eastern Suburbs Hakoah Sydney
Report Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 2,237
Referee: Richard Lorenc
21 September Brisbane City 3–2 Brisbane Lions Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Peter Lampley
21 September Canberra City 2–1 St George-Budapest Canberra
Report
Stadium: Manuka Oval
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Dennis McDermott
21 September Fitzroy United 1–0 Footscray JUST Melbourne
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Don Campbell
22 September Mooroolbark 1–0 South Melbourne Melbourne
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Tony Boskovic

Quarter-finals

West Adelaide had a bye for the Quarter-finals.

2 October Brisbane City 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		 Western Suburbs Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: David Yelland
2 October Fitzroy United 3–0 Mooroolbark Melbourne
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Barry Wilkinson
3 October Marconi-Fairfield 5–1 Canberra City Sydney
Report
Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,190
Referee: Bill Jones

Semi-finals

5 October Brisbane City 3–0 (a.e.t.) West Adelaide Brisbane
Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 5,000
6 October Fitzroy United 2–3 Marconi-Fairfield Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 5,000

Final

Brisbane City 1–1 (a.e.t.) Marconi
Report
Penalties
5–3
Perry Park, Brisbane
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Stewart Mellings

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubGoals
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Branko Buljevic Fitzroy United 3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gary Cole Fitzroy United
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Sharne Marconi
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kevin Caldwell Brisbane City 2
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ernie Campbell Marconi
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ian Johnston Brisbane City
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Berti Mariani Marconi
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren Turnbull Western Suburbs

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References

  1. ↑ "(Australia) NSL Cup 1977 - Schedule".
  2. ↑ "FFA Cup a new old tradition". Football Federation Australia. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  3. ↑ Stock, Greg. "1977 National Soccer League Cup Results". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "States may compete in national series". Soccer Action. 26 January 1977. p. 3.
  5. ↑ Stock, Greg. "1977 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
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