Matches
First leg
Details
| Sydney Croatia | 1–0 | South Melbourne |
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Second leg
Details
| South Melbourne | 0–1 | Sydney Croatia |
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Attendance: 3,900
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| Event | 1987 NSL Cup | ||||||
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| Date | 14 October 1987 | ||||||
| Venue | St George Stadium, Sydney | ||||||
| Referee | Rob Davies | ||||||
| Attendance | 3,845 | ||||||
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| Date | 18 October 1987 | ||||||
| Venue | Olympic Park, Melbourne | ||||||
| Attendance | 3,900 | ||||||
The 1987 NSL Cup Final was the 11th final of the NSL Cup. The final was contested two-legged home-and-away format between Sydney Croatia and South Melbourne. The first leg was hosted by Sydney Croatia at St George Stadium in Sydney on 14 October 1987, while the second leg was hosted by South Melbourne at Olympic Park in Melbourne on 18 October 1987. Sydney Croatia won 2–0 on aggregate. [1]
| Sydney Croatia | Round [2] | South Melbourne | ||
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| APIA Leichhardt | 2–1 (H) | First round | Bye | |
| St George-Budapest | 3–0 (H) | Quarter-finals | Preston Makedonia | 2–0 (A) |
| Heidelberg United | 1–1 (5–4 p ) (H) | Semi-finals | Marconi Fairfield | 4–1 (H) |
| Note: In all results above, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). | ||||
Sydney Croatia started their 1987 NSL Cup campaign by winning against locals APIA Leichhardt 2–1 in the first round at home on. They defeated St George-Budapest 3–0 in the quarter-finals. In the semi-finals, they won on penalties against Heidelberg United to progress to their first NSL Cup Final.
South Melbourne had a bye in the first round of this NSL campaign until they won 2–0 against Preston Makedonia in the quarter-finals. The semi-final was won 4–1 against Marconi Fairfield to progress to the Final.
| Sydney Croatia | 1–0 | South Melbourne |
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| South Melbourne | 0–1 | Sydney Croatia |
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