1989 NSL Cup

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1989 NSL Cup
National Soccer League Cup
Tournament details
CountryAustralia
Dates18 March – 20 August 1989
Teams14
Final positions
Champions Adelaide City (2nd title)
Runner-up Sydney Olympic
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored43 (3.31 per match)
Attendance46,696 (3,592 per match)
←  1988
1989–90  →

The 1989 NSL Cup was the 13th edition of the NSL Cup, which was the main national association football knockout cup competition in Australia.

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APIA Leichhardt 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 Sydney Olympic. [1]

Adelaide City defeated Sydney Olympic 2–0 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 1989. [3] The competition consisted of the 14 teams from the National Soccer League.

RoundMain dateNumber of fixturesClubs remaining
First roundThursday 23 March 1989614 → 8
Second roundSaturday 15 April 198948 → 4
Semi-finalsWednesday 19 July 198924 → 2
FinalSunday 20 August 198912 → 1

First round

Adelaide City and Wollongong City had a bye for the First round.

18 March 1989 Marconi Fairfield 2–1 (a.e.t.) Blacktown City Sydney
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Referee: Richard Lorenc
22 March 1989 Melbourne JUST 1–2 Sunshine George Cross Melbourne
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 500
Referee: John Fraser
23 March 1989 Heidelberg United 2–1 Melbourne Croatia Melbourne
19:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Dennis Voutsinas
23 March 1989 Preston Makedonia 0–1 South Melbourne Melbourne
20:45 AEDT Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Chris Bambridge
23 March 1989 St George-Budapest 3–6 Sydney Olympic Sydney
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 2,795
Referee: Arthur Owens
23 March 1989 Sydney Croatia 1–2 APIA Leichhardt Sydney
19:30 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Croatian Sports Centre
Attendance: 1,705
Referee: Alan Townsend

Second round

14 April 1989 Adelaide City 4–0 Sunshine George Cross Adelaide
19:30 ACST
Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Tom McRoe
15 April 1989 Marconi Fairfield 1–3 Sydney Olympic Sydney
14:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 3,056
Referee: Peter Spiers
15 April 1989 Wollongong City 1–2 APIA Leichhardt Wollongong
14:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Brandon Park
Attendance: 465
Referee: John McConnell
19 April 1989 Heidelberg United 2–3 South Melbourne Melbourne
19:30 AEST
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jim Fearn

Semi-finals

25 April 1989 South Melbourne 0–2 Adelaide City Melbourne
14:30 AEST Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Chris Bambridge
19 July 1989 Sydney Olympic 1–0 APIA Leichhardt Sydney
14:30 AEST
Report Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 3,675
Referee: John McConnell

Final

Adelaide City 2–0 Sydney Olympic
Report
Hindmarsh Stadium , Adelaide
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Don Campbell

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References

  1. ↑ Gautier, Lou (26 July 1989). "Olympic babes in Cup final". Australian Soccer Weekly. Vol. 10, no. 389. p. 14.
  2. ↑ Gauter, Lou (23 August 1989). "Adoring home crowd spurs City marauders". Australian Soccer Weekly. Vol. 10, no. 393. p. 4.
  3. ↑ Stock, Greg. "1989 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
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