Oceania Cup Winners' Cup

Last updated

Oceania Cup Winners Cup, known for sponsorship purposes as the Qantas South Pacific Cup Winners Cup, was one of the two main Oceania tournaments for clubs, the other one is Oceania Champions League. It was only played in 1987 and Sydney City (Australia, qualified as NSL Cup winners in 1986) emerged as winners in a single match against North Shore United (New Zealand, qualified as Chatham Cup winners in 1986). [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Match

Sydney City Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg North Shore United
Report
Fuji Film Stadium , Auckland
Attendance: 1,000

Line-ups

North Shore United

Gilgrist, Loader, Ironside, Simpson, Darlington (Harding), Cole, Boath, Hobbs, Mackay, Harrison (Worsley), Hagan

Sydney City

Gosling, Rodrigues, Robertson, O'Connor, Hooker, Lee, Souness(Parrish), McCulloch, de Marigny, Barnes, Saad (Patterson); coach: Eddie Thomson

Related Research Articles

The National Soccer League (NSL) was the top-level soccer league in Australia, run by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL, the A-League's predecessor, spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977 until its demise in 2004, when it was succeeded by the A-League competition run by Football Federation Australia, the successor to the Australian Soccer Association.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sydney United 58 FC</span> Football club

Sydney United 58 Football Club is a semi-professional soccer club and current NSW NPL Champions based in Edensor Park, Sydney, New South Wales Australia. The club was formed as Sydney Croatia in 1958, by Croatian Australians in the area, but it was renamed in 1993 as Sydney United after having the name Sydney CSC for a season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wollongong Wolves FC</span> Football club

Wollongong Wolves Football Club is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in Wollongong, in the Illawarra region of New South Wales. The club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues NSW, the second-tier of soccer in Australia. The club plays its home games at WIN Stadium.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Marconi Stallions FC</span> Football club

Marconi Stallions Football Club is an Australian semi-professional association football club based in Fairfield, Sydney, New South Wales. The club has been crowned Australian champion four times.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Adelaide City FC</span> Association football club in South Australia, Australia

Adelaide City Football Club is a semi-professional soccer club based in Oakden, a north-eastern suburb of Adelaide. The club was a founding member of the now defunct National Soccer League and currently competes in the National Premier Leagues South Australia

<span class="mw-page-title-main">APIA Leichhardt FC</span> Australian soccer club

APIA Leichhardt Football Club, also known simply as APIA, is a semi-professional soccer club based in the suburb of Leichhardt in Sydney, Australia. The club was formed in 1954 as APIA Leichhardt, by Italian Australians. APIA, winner of the national Australian championship of 1987, is currently a member of the NPL NSW. APIA Leichhardt are one of just three winners of the 1960s Australia Cup that are still active, the other being Caroline Springs George Cross FC and Hakoah Sydney City East FC.

Eduvard "Eddie" Krncevic is an Australian retired football player and manager who played as a forward.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brisbane Strikers FC</span> Soccer club in Australia

Brisbane Strikers Football Club is an Australian semi-professional football club based in Brisbane, Queensland. Founded in 1991 as Brisbane United, the club competed in the National Soccer League until the 2003–04 season.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hakoah Sydney City East FC</span> Football club

Maccabi Hakoah Sydney City East FC, commonly known as Maccabi Hakoah, is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club was formed in 1939 as Sydney Hakoah by members of Sydney's Jewish community. They played between 1977 and 1986 in the National Soccer League as Eastern Suburbs (1977–1979) and Sydney City (1979–1987). One of the most successful sides in New South Wales and interstate competitions in the 1960s and early 1970s coached by the now retired Bob Szatmari, Hakoah were also one of the main instigators for the establishment of a national league. The club currently competes in the National Premier Leagues NSW, with games played from Hensley Athletic Field.

The National Soccer League 1986 season was the tenth season of the National Soccer League in Australia. The season was again played with two Conferences as separate leagues, followed by a conference playoff final. The Grand Final was won by Adelaide City over Sydney Olympic.

The Australian Amateur is the national amateur golf championship of Australia. It has been played annually since 1894, except for the war years, and is organised by Golf Australia. Having traditionally been a match play event, from 2021 it has been a 72-hole stroke play event, having last been played as a stroke play event in 1907.

Wally Savor is an Australian former international soccer player who played professionally as a defender or midfielder for Sydney Croatia. He played 23 times for the Australia men's national soccer team between 1984 and 1989.

Graham Jennings is a former Australian association footballer, who played predominantly as a defender and was renowned for his speed, earning him the nickname flash. After a distinguished club and international career spanning twenty years, Jennings was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1999, receiving the Award of Distinction. Graham is married to wife Louise, and has three children.

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.

St George-Souths was an Australian football (soccer) club formed in 1950 as the Hellenic Soccer Club by Brisbane's Greek community. It was a powerhouse of Brisbane soccer in the 1960s and 1970s. The club merged in 1982 with Olympic FC and were initially known as Olympic United.

Terry Greedy is an Australian retired soccer player who played as a goalkeeper. He represented the Australian national team between 1983 and 1985, making 16 international appearances. At club level, he played in the National Soccer League for St George Saints and APIA Leichhardt.

The National Soccer League's Charity Shield was Australian soccer's annual match that ran from 1981 to 1982 between the champions of the previous National Soccer League season and NSL Cup.

The 1981 Charity Shield was the first Charity Shield (NSL), a soccer match played between the winners of the previous season's National Soccer League champion and NSL Cup winner. It took place at Redfern Oval on 30 January 1981, between Sydney City and Marconi Fairfield. Marconi Fairfield won 3–1 after extra time, winning the first Charity Shield.

The 1982 Charity Shield was the second and final Charity Shield (NSL), a soccer match played between the winners of the previous season's National Soccer League champion and NSL Cup winner. It took place at Richlands Stadium in Brisbane on 31 January 1982, between Sydney City and Brisbane Lions. Sydney City won 3–1, winning the final Charity Shield.

References

  1. ↑ Gilmour, Keith (10 March 1987). "Cup Winners Cup to Sydney". Australian Soccer Weekly. p. 18. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
  2. ↑ "City v Kiwis for new cup". The Australian Jewish Times . Vol. 92, no. 22. New South Wales, Australia. 5 March 1987. p. 23. Retrieved 6 March 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "NSL decides to scrub up with $3m sponsor deal". The Canberra Times . Vol. 61, no. 18, 654. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 28 October 1986. p. 26. Retrieved 6 March 2024– via National Library of Australia.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.