1985 NSL Cup

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1985 NSL Cup
National Soccer League Cup
Tournament details
CountryAustralia
Dates2 March – 11 August 1985
Teams32
Final positions
Champions Sydney Olympic (2nd title)
Runner-up Preston Makedonia
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored94 (3.03 per match)
Attendance75,865 (2,447 per match)
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The 1985 NSL Cup was the ninth 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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Newcastle Rosebud United were the defending champions, having defeated Melbourne Croatia to win their first title in the previous year's final, but they were eliminated in the semi-finals by eventual winners Sydney Olympic. [1]

Sydney Olympic defeated Preston Makedonia 2–1 in the final to win their second NSL Cup title. [2]

Teams

The NSL Cup was a knockout competition with 32 teams taking part all trying to reach the Final in August 1985. [3] The competition consisted of the 24 teams from the National Soccer League (12 from the Northern Conference and 12 from the Southern Conference) plus 8 teams from their respective top division state leagues.

RoundMain dateNumber of fixturesClubs remaining
First roundSunday 3 March 19851632 → 16
Second roundWednesday 20 March 198588 → 4
Quarter-finalsWednesday 3 April 198548 → 4
Semi-finalsWednesday 17 April 198524 → 2
FinalSunday 11 August 198512 → 1

First round

2 March 1985 Cardiff (2)0–1 Newcastle Rosebud United (1) Newcastle
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Stadium: Adamstown Oval
Attendance: 1,250
Referee: Jim Reeves
2 March 1985 Sydney City (1) 3–0 St George-Budapest (1) Sydney
Report Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Rob Davies
3 March 1985 Adelaide Croatia (2) 1–0 Adelaide City (1) Adelaide
Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Don Campbell
3 March 1985 West Torrens Birkalla (2)0–5 West Adelaide (1) Adelaide
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Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Tony Martell
3 March 1985 Blacktown City (1)2–3 (a.e.t.) APIA Leichhardt (1) Sydney
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Stadium: Gabbie Stadium
Attendance: 752
Referee: Rob Davies
3 March 1985 Brisbane Lions (1) 2–0 Ipswich United (2) Brisbane
Report Stadium: Richlands Stadium
Attendance: 1,237
Referee: Alan Kibbler
3 March 1985 Brunswick Juventus (1)0–2 Melbourne Croatia (1) Melbourne
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Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Jim Fearn
3 March 1985 Canberra City (1) 3–2 (a.e.t.) Rockdale Ilinden (2) Queanbeyan
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Stadium: Seiffert Oval
Attendance: 1,403
Referee: Neil Murray
3 March 1985 Inter Monaro (1) 9–1 West Woden Juventus (2) Queanbeyan
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Stadium: Seiffert Oval
Attendance: 1,403
Referee: Bob Marshall
3 March 1985 Footscray JUST (1)1–3 Green Gully (1) Melbourne
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Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jim Fokianos
3 March 1985 Preston Makedonia (1) 1–0 South Melbourne (1) Melbourne
Report Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Stewart Mellings
3 March 1985 Heidelberg United (1) 1–0 Morwell Falcons (2) Melbourne
Report Stadium: Olympic Village
Referee: Bernie Upjohn
3 March 1985 Marconi Fairfield (1)0–1 Brisbane City (1) Sydney
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Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 800
Referee: Ken Smith
3 March 1985 Sunshine George Cross (1) 5–1 Juventus Pioneer (2) Melbourne
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Stadium: Olympic Village
Referee: Chris Bambridge
3 March 1985 Sydney Olympic (1) 2–1 Penrith City (1) Sydney
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Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 3,454
Referee: Arthur Owens
3 March 1985 Wollongong City (1) 3–2 Sydney Croatia (1) Wollongong
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Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Roger Doenau

Second round

19 March 1985 Brisbane City (1)1–2 Brisbane Lions (1) Brisbane
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Stadium: Spencer Park
Attendance: 1,231
Referee: Bill Monteverde
19 March 1985 Inter Monaro (1)0–1 Canberra City (1) Queanbeyan
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Stadium: Seiffert Oval
Attendance: 1,222
Referee: Bob Marshall
20 March 1985 Heidelberg United (1)1–2 (a.e.t.) Preston Makedonia (1) Melbourne
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Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Bernie Upjohn
20 March 1985 Melbourne Croatia (1)0–2 Sunshine George Cross (1) Melbourne
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Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Dennis Voutsinas
20 March 1985 Newcastle Rosebud United (1) 3–2 Wollongong City (1) Newcastle
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Stadium: Adamstown Oval
Attendance: 1,073
Referee: Richard Lorenc
20 March 1985 Sydney City (1)1–2 Green Gully (1) Sydney
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Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Terry Seacy
20 March 1985 Sydney Olympic (1) 2–0 APIA Leichhardt (1) Sydney
Report Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Jim Reeves
20 March 1985 West Adelaide (1)0–1 Adelaide Croatia (2) Adelaide
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Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 2,400
Referee: Jim Rossis

Quarter-finals

3 April 1985 Adelaide Croatia Raiders (2)0–1 (a.e.t.) Sunshine George Cross (1) Adelaide
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Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Don Campbell
3 April 1985 Preston Makedonia (1) 3–1 Green Gully (1) Melbourne
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Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Jim Fearn
3 April 1985 Sydney Olympic (1) 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		 Canberra City (1) Sydney
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Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 1,511
Referee: Richard Lorenc
10 April 1985 Newcastle Rosebud United (1) 1–0 (a.e.t.) Brisbane Lions (1) Newcastle
Report Stadium: Adamstown Oval
Attendance: 1,787
Referee: Gary Power

Semi-finals

17 April 1985 Preston Makedonia (1) 2–1 Sunshine George Cross (1) Melbourne
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Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Chris Bambridge
17 April 1985 Sydney Olympic (1) 3–2 (a.e.t.) Newcastle Rosebud United (1) Sydney
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Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 3,155
Referee: Peter Rampley

Final

Sydney Olympic 2–1 Preston Makedonia
Report
St George Stadium , Sydney
Attendance: 6,187
Referee: Don Campbell

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References

  1. ↑ Vesic, Alex (24 April 1985). "Soper ripe for Oscar". Soccer Action. Vol. 10, no. 13. p. 9.
  2. ↑ Vesic, Alex (14 August 1985). "SOPER, RASKOPOULOS FLOOR MAKEDONIA". Soccer Action. Vol. 10, no. 29. p. 5.
  3. ↑ Stock, Greg. "1985 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
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