1988 NSL Cup

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1988 NSL Cup
National Soccer League Cup
Tournament details
CountryAustralia
Dates23 January – 14 August 1988
Teams14
Final positions
Champions APIA Leichhardt (2nd title)
Runner-up Brunswick Juventus
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored38 (2.92 per match)
Attendance36,758 (2,828 per match)
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The 1988 NSL Cup was the twelfth edition of the NSL Cup, which was the main national association football knockout cup competition in Australia. The NSL Cup was sponsored by Beach Fashions and known as the Beach Fashions Cup for sponsorship purposes.

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Sydney Croatia were the defending champions, having defeated South Melbourne to win their first title in the previous year's final, but they were eliminated in the semi-finals by eventual winners APIA Leichhardt. [1]

APIA Leichhardt defeated Brunswick Juventus 5–3 on penalties after a 0–0 draw in the final to win their second NSL Cup title. [2]

Teams

The NSL Cup was a knockout competition with 14 teams taking part all trying to reach the Final in August 1988. [3] The competition consisted of the 14 teams from the National Soccer League.

RoundMain dateNumber of fixturesClubs remaining
First roundSaturday 23 January 1988614 → 8
Second roundWednesday 17 February 198848 → 4
Semi-finalsWednesday 6 April 198824 → 2
FinalSunday 14 August 198812 → 1

First round

South Melbourne and Sydney Croatia had a bye for the First round.

23 January 1988 Brisbane Lions 5–3 Wollongong City Brisbane
18:00 AEST
Report
Stadium: Richlands Stadium
Attendance: 2,855
Referee: Alan Kibbler
23 January 1988 Footscray JUST 3–2 Preston Makedonia Melbourne
18:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: John Fraser
23 January 1988 Adelaide City 2–0 Sunshine George Cross Adelaide
19:00 ACDT
Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 1,287
Referee: Jim Rossis
23 January 1988 Brunswick Juventus 1–0 Melbourne Knights Melbourne
20:00 AEDT
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Jim Fearn
23 January 1988 Marconi Fairfield 1–2 APIA Leichhardt Sydney
20:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 2,120
Referee: Richard Lorenc
24 January 1988 St George-Budapest 1–2 (a.e.t.) Sydney Olympic Sydney
19:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 3,070
Referee: Terry Seacy

Second round

17 February 1988 APIA Leichhardt 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 Sydney Olympic Sydney
18:30 AEDT Report Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 3,994
Referee: Chris Bambridge
Penalties
17 February 1988 Brunswick Juventus 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(7–6 p)		 Footscray JUST Melbourne
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Jim Rossis
Penalties
17 February 1988 Sydney Croatia 3–0 Brisbane Lions Sydney
20:15 AEDT
Report Stadium: Parramatta Stadium
Attendance: 3,994
Referee: Rob Davies
2 March 1988 South Melbourne 5–2 Adelaide City Melbourne
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 1,921
Referee: Chris Bambridge

Semi-finals

6 April 1988 APIA Leichhardt 2–1 (a.e.t.) Sydney Croatia Sydney
19:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 3,866
Referee: Don Campbell
6 April 1988 Brunswick Juventus 1–0 South Melbourne Melbourne
19:30 AEST
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 4,151
Referee: Gary Power

Final

APIA Leichhardt 0–0 (a.e.t.) Brunswick Juventus
Report
Penalties
5–3
Marconi Stadium , Sydney
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Alan Kibbler

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References

  1. ↑ Coletta, Frank (13 April 1988). "CROATIA WARDED OFF". Australian Soccer Weekly. Vol. 9, no. 332. p. 3.
  2. ↑ Gauter, Lou (17 August 1988). "Apia wins Cup on a shootout". Australian Soccer Weekly. Vol. 9, no. 350. p. 4.
  3. ↑ Stock, Greg. "1988 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
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