1987 NSL Cup

The 1987 NSL Cup was the eleventh 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.

1987 NSL Cup
National Soccer League Cup
CountryAustralia
Dates8 April – 18 October 1987
Teams13
ChampionsSydney Croatia (1st title)
Runners-upSouth Melbourne
Matches played13
Goals scored32 (2.46 per match)
1986
1988

Sydney City were the defending champions, having defeated Adelaide Hellas to win their first title in the previous year's final, but they withdrew the competition due to the Hakoah Social Club withdrawing its financial support.

Sydney Croatia defeated South Melbourne 2–0 on aggregate in the final to win their first NSL Cup title.[1]

Teams

The NSL Cup was a knockout competition with 13 teams taking part all trying to reach the Final in October 1987.[2] The competition consisted of the 14 teams from the National Soccer League.

Round Main date Number of fixtures Clubs remaining
First roundWednesday 8 April 1987614 → 8
Quarter-finalsWednesday 13 May 198748 → 4
Semi-finalsWednesday 27 May 198724 → 2
FinalSunday 18 October 198722 → 1

First round

Heidelberg United and South Melbourne had a bye for the First round.

8 April 1987 Adelaide City1–1 (a.e.t.)
(0–3 p)
Sunshine George Cross Adelaide
  • Melta 31'
Report
  • Parton 55'
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Referee: Don Campbell
8 April 1987 Brunswick Juventus0–4 Melbourne Croatia Melbourne
Report
  • Campbell 32'
  • Lewis 50'
  • Humble 74'
  • McIntosh 90'
Stadium: Olympic Park
Referee: Sam Zoumas
8 April 1987 Footscray JUST1–2 (a.e.t.) Preston Makedonia Melbourne
  • Latif 37'
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Referee: Sam Zoumas

Quarter-finals

6 May 1987 Heidelberg United 5–0Melbourne CroatiaMelbourne
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Referee: Dennis Voutsinas

Semi-finals

27 May 1987 Sydney Croatia 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)
Heidelberg UnitedSydney
Report
Stadium: Croatian Sports Centre
Referee: Arthur Owens

Final

Sydney Croatia1–0South Melbourne
Report
Attendance: 3,845
Referee: Rob Davies
South Melbourne0–1Sydney Croatia
Report
Attendance: 3,900

References

  1. "UNLUCKY SOUTH MELBOURNE". Australian Soccer Weekly. Vol. 8, no. 136. 21 October 1987. p. 6.
  2. Stock, Greg. "1987 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
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