1983 NSL Cup

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1983 NSL Cup
National Soccer League Cup
CountryAustralia
Dates5 March – 13 November 1983
Teams16
Champions Sydney Olympic (1st title)
Runners-up Heidelberg United
Matches played15
Goals scored60 (4 per match)
Attendance61,413 (4,094 per match)
← 1982
1984 →

The 1983 NSL Cup was the seventh edition of the NSL Cup, which was the main national association football knockout cup competition in Australia. The competition was known as the Philips Cup under a sponsorship arrangement with Dutch company Philips.

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APIA Leichhardt were the defending champions, having defeated Heidelberg United to win their first title in the previous year's final, but they were eliminated in the final by Sydney Olympic. [1]

Sydney Olympic defeated Heidelberg United 2–0 on aggregate in the final to win their first NSL Cup title. [2]

Teams

The NSL Cup was a knockout competition with 16 teams taking part all trying to reach the Final in November 1983. [3] The competition consisted of the 16 teams from the National Soccer League.

RoundMain dateNumber of fixturesClubs remaining
First roundSunday 6 March 1983816 → 8
Quarter-finalsMonday 4 April 198348 → 4
Semi-finalsSunday 30 October 198324 → 2
FinalSunday 13 November 198322 → 1

First round

5 March 1983 Newcastle KB United 2–0 APIA Leichhardt Newcastle
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  • Lowe Soccerball shade.svg73'
 Report Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Jim Reeves
6 March 1983 Brisbane City 4–2 Brisbane Lions Brisbane
Report
Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Bill Monteverde
6 March 1983 Canberra City 2–1 Wollongong Wolves Queanbeyan
Report
Stadium: Seiffert Oval
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Bob Mee
6 March 1983 Footscray JUST 2–3 Heidelberg United Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Schintler Reserve
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Evan Venios
6 March 1983 Marconi Fairfield 3–2 Sydney City Sydney
Report
Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 2,958
Referee: Richard Lorenc
6 March 1983 South Melbourne 4–0 Preston Makedonia Melbourne
Report Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jim Fearn
6 March 1983 West Adelaide 1–0 Adelaide City Adelaide
Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 3,169
Referee: Jim Rossis
6 March 1983 St George-Budapest 0–3 Sydney Olympic Sydney
Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 4,265
Referee: Ken Small

Quarter-finals

4 April 1983 South Melbourne 6–2 Canberra City Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Chris Bambridge
4 April 1983 Sydney Olympic 3–1 Newcastle KB United Sydney
Report
Stadium: Pratten Park
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Gary Power
4 April 1983 West Adelaide 0–4 Heidelberg United Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 2,150
Referee: Tony Martell
15 April 1983 Marconi Fairfield 3–2 Brisbane City Sydney
Report
Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 2,251
Referee: Doug Rennie

Semi-finals

30 October 1983 Sydney Olympic 2–1 Marconi Fairfield Sydney
Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Jim Reeves
30 October 1983 Heidelberg United 3–2 South Melbourne Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Don Campbell

Final

Sydney Olympic 1–0 Heidelberg United
Report
St George Stadium , Sydney
Attendance: 6,420
Referee: Tony Boskovic
Heidelberg United 0–1 Sydney Olympic
Report
Olympic Park , Melbourne
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Chris Bambridge

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References

  1. ↑ "Koussas inspires Olympic". Soccer Action. 2 November 1983. p. 5.
  2. ↑ "National Cup is the prize". Soccer Action. 9 November 1983. p. 8.
  3. ↑ Stock, Greg. "1983 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
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