1986 NSL Cup

1986 NSL Cup

National Soccer League Cup
Tournament details
Country	Australia
Dates	16 March – 17 September 1986
Teams	32
Final positions
Champions	Sydney City (1st title)
Runner-up	Adelaide Hellas
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32
Goals scored	102 (3.19 per match)
Attendance	91,222 (2,851 per match)
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The 1986 NSL Cup was the tenth edition of the NSL Cup, which was the main national association football knockout cup competition in Australia. The competition was known as the Nanda Soccer Cup for sponsorship reesons.

Sydney Olympic were the defending champions, having defeated Preston Makedonia to win their second title in the previous year's final, but they were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Canberra City. ^[1]

Sydney City defeated Adelaide Hellas 3–2 in the final to win their first NSL Cup title. As winners, they qualified for the Oceania Cup Winners' Cup. ^[2]

Teams

The NSL Cup was a knockout competition with 32 teams taking part all trying to reach the Final in September 1986. ^[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.

Round	Main date	Number of fixtures	Clubs remaining
First round	Sunday 23 March 1986	17	32 → 16
Second round	Sunday 27 April 1986	8	8 → 4
Quarter-finals	Saturday 1 June 1986	4	8 → 4
Semi-finals	Wednesday 20 August 1986	2	4 → 2
Final	Wednesday 17 September 1986	1	2 → 1

First round

Adelaide Hellas (1) v Salisbury United (2)

16 March 1986	Adelaide Hellas (1)	3–0	Salisbury United (2)	Adelaide
	Konstandopoulos 77', 83' Honeyman 66'	Report		Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 3,687 Referee: Jim Rossis

Brunswick Juventus (1) v Melbourne Croatia (1)

22 March 1986	Brunswick Juventus (1)	0–1	Melbourne Croatia (1)	Melbourne
		Report	Ward 89'	Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Bernie Upjohn

Heidelberg United (1) v Preston Makedonia (1)

22 March 1986	Heidelberg United (1)	2–1	Preston Makedonia (1)	Melbourne
	Selemidis 55' Deligiannis 62'	Report	Lane 30'	Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Stewart Mellings

Newcastle Rosebud United (1) v Belmont Swansea (2)

22 March 1986	Newcastle Rosebud United (1)	2–1	Belmont Swansea (2)	Newcastle
	Maier 50' (pen.) Ingham 80'	Report	Winsor 86'	Stadium: Adamstown Oval Referee: Terry Seacy
Note: Newcastle Rosebud United fielded 12 players for this match.

Blacktown City (1) v West Woden Juventus (2)

23 March 1986	Blacktown City (1)	6–0	West Woden Juventus (2)	Sydney
	Brennan 4', 57' Thornthwaite 28', 66' Carroll 30', 36'	Report		Stadium: Gabbie Stadium Attendance: 656 Referee: Graham Warne

Brisbane City (1) v Brisbane Lions (1)

23 March 1986	Brisbane City (1)	2–1	Brisbane Lions (1)	Brisbane
	Blomfield 43' Cooper 90' (pen.)	Report	Wright 11'	Stadium: Spencer Park Attendance: 1,382 Referee: Bill Monteverde

Canterbury Marrickville (1) v Wollongong City (1)

23 March 1986	Canterbury Marrickville (1)	2–3	Wollongong City (1)	Sydney
	Haniotis 49' (pen.), 64'	Report	Rivero 24' Giraldi 57' Kotamanidis 77'	Stadium: Melita Stadium Attendance: 520 Referee: Ken Small

Footscray JUST (1) v Sunshine George Cross (1)

23 March 1986	Footscray JUST (1)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (9–8 p)	Sunshine George Cross (1)	Melbourne
	Lazopoulos 40'	Report	Mitten 80'	Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Bernie Upjohn

South Melbourne (1) v Juventus Pioneer (2)

23 March 1986	South Melbourne (1)	5–1	Juventus Pioneer (2)	Melbourne
	Davidson 12' Egan 27' Brown 45' (pen.), 48', 51'	Report	Kannegeisser 58'	Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Evan Venios

St George-Budapest (1) v Marconi Fairfield (1)

23 March 1986	St George-Budapest (1)	2–0	Marconi Fairfield (1)	Sydney
	Moffitt 71' Belusic 77'	Report		Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 4,850 Referee: Rob Davies

Sydney Olympic (1) v APIA Leichhardt (1)

23 March 1986	Sydney Olympic (1)	6–0	APIA Leichhardt (1)	Sydney
	Johnston 13' Soper 60', 68' Dakos 63' Kalantzis 64', 78'	Report		Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 4,850 Referee: Gary Power

Stirling Macedonia (2) v Adelaide City (1)

23 March 1986	Stirling Macedonia (2)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–5 p)	Adelaide City (1)	Perth
	Hunter 80'	Report	Mullen 10'	Stadium: Macedonia Park Attendance: 2,500

Sydney Croatia (1) v Sydney City (1)

23 March 1986	Sydney Croatia (1)	0–3	Sydney City (1)	Sydney
		Report	Farina 37' Kosmina 41' Gomez 44'	Stadium: King Tomislav Park Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Jim Reeves

Croydon City (2) v Green Gully (1)

26 March 1986	Croydon City (2)	3–0	Green Gully (1)	Melbourne
	French 44' Brogan 56' McLean 59' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Olympic Park Referee: Chris Bambridge

Inter Monaro (1) v Canberra City (1)

26 March 1986	Inter Monaro (1)	3–3	Canberra City (1)	Queanbeyan
	Giampaolo 16' Winn 23', 77'	Report	Phillips 5' Gibson 65', 85'	Stadium: Seiffert Oval Attendance: 1,350 Referee: Bob Marshall
Note: Match was abandoned after lighting failure on 90 minutes and replayed

Canberra City (1) v Inter Monaro (1)

9 April 1986Replay	Canberra City (1)	2–1	Inter Monaro (1)	Canberra
	Gibson 54' Palacios 65'	Report	Budini 58'	Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 720 Referee: Bob Marshall

Melita Eagles (2) v Ipswich United (2)

31 March 1986	Melita Eagles (2)	3–2	Ipswich United (2)	Sydney
	Farnsworth 4' Laing 21' Meerbani 24'	Report	Barnard 26', 90'	Stadium: Melita Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Terry Seacy

Second round

Croydon City (2) v South Melbourne (1)

27 April 1986	Croydon City (2)	2–1	South Melbourne (1)	Melbourne
14:00 AEST	McLean 46' (pen.) French 65'	Report	Davidson 47'	Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Stewart Mellings

St George-Budapest (1) v Blacktown City (1)

27 April 1986	St George-Budapest (1)	0–3	Blacktown City (1)	Sydney
14:00 AEST		Report	Slater 28' Carroll 48', 65'	Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 5,569 Referee: Rob Davies

Adelaide Hellas (1) v Adelaide City (1)

27 April 1986	Adelaide Hellas (1)	1–0	Adelaide City (1)	Adelaide
14:30 ACST	Scott 11'	Report		Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 5,126 Referee: Don Campbell

Brisbane City (1) v Melita Eagles (2)

27 April 1986	Brisbane City (1)	1–0	Melita Eagles (2)	Brisbane
15:00 AEST	White 83'	Report		Stadium: Spencer Park Attendance: 869 Referee: Bill Monteverde

Canberra City (1) v Melbourne Croatia (1)

27 April 1986	Canberra City (1)	1–0	Melbourne Croatia (1)	Canberra
15:00 AEST	Harkins 47'	Report		Stadium: Bruce Stadium Attendance: 1,445 Referee: Jim Reeves

Sydney City (1) v Newcastle Rosebud United (1)

27 April 1986	Sydney City (1)	2–0	Newcastle Rosebud United (1)	Sydney
15:00 AEST	Farina 12' Lee 72'	Report		Stadium: Sydney Athletic Field Attendance: 350 Referee: Gary Power

Footscray JUST (1) v Heidelberg United (1)

27 April 1986	Footscray JUST (1)	1–2	Heidelberg United (1)	Melbourne
16:00 AEST	Lujic 24'	Report	Delgiannis 15' Hunter 30'	Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Chris Bambridge

Sydney Olympic (1) v Wollongong Wolves (1)

27 April 1986	Sydney Olympic (1)	1–0	Wollongong Wolves (1)	Sydney
16:00 AEST	Stevenson 77'	Report		Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 5,569 Referee: Richard Lorenc

Quarter-finals

Sydney Olympic (1) v Canberra City (1)

30 May 1986	Sydney Olympic (1)	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Canberra City (1)	Sydney
20:00 AEST		Report	Palacios 109'	Stadium: St George Stadium Attendance: 3,170 Referee: Arthur Owens

Adelaide Hellas (1) v Croydon City (2)

1 June 1986	Adelaide Hellas (1)	2–1	Croydon City (2)	Adelaide
14:30 ACST	Honeyman 31' Konstandopoulos 85'	Report	Humble 14'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Stewart Mellings

Heidelberg United (1) v Blacktown City (1)

1 June 1986	Heidelberg United (1)	3–3 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p)	Blacktown City (1)	Melbourne
15:00 AEST	Tsolakis 9', 80' Selemidis 60'	Report	Thornthwaite 26', 28' Slater 87'	Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 1,200 Referee: Jim Rossis

Brisbane City (1) v Sydney City (1)

4 June 1986	Brisbane City (1)	1–3	Sydney City (1)	Brisbane
20:00 AEST	Fabrizio 2'	Report	Barnes 41' Saad 53' de Marigny 68'	Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 700 Referee: Rob Davies

Semi-finals

Adelaide Hellas (1) v Canberra City (1)

20 August 1986	Adelaide Hellas (1)	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Canberra City (1)	Adelaide
	Scott 29' Dunn 99' Papadopoulos 113'	Report	Gibson 58'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Jim Rossis

Heidelberg United (1) v Sydney City (1)

20 August 1986	Heidelberg United (1)	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Sydney City (1)	Melbourne
	Wilson 51'	Report	Farina 89'	Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Chris Bambridge

Final

Main article: 1986 NSL Cup final

17 September 1986

20:00 ACST

Adelaide Hellas	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Sydney City
Hristodoulou 49', 112'	Report	Kosmina 61' Farina 114', 118'

Hindmarsh Stadium , Adelaide

Attendance: 3,200

Referee: Stewart Mellings

References

1. "Last chance for Stuart Stevenson". Soccer Action. Vol. 11, no. 19. 4 June 1986. p. 7.
2. "A first for Hakoah, thanks to Farina". Soccer Action. Vol. 11, no. 35. 24 September 1986. p. 4.
3. Stock, Greg. "1986 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.