1992–93 NSL Cup

The 1992–93 NSL Cup was the 17th season of the National Soccer League Cup.[1] Adelaide City were the holders, having beaten Marconi Fairfield in the 1992 NSL Cup Final. They were eliminated by Heidelberg United in the semi-finals. Heidelberg United beat Parramatta Eagles in the Final to win their 1st NSL Cup overall.

1992–93 NSL Cup
National Soccer League Cup
CountryAustralia
Dates11 November 1992 – 18 April 1993
Teams14
Defending championsAdelaide City
ChampionsHeidelberg United (1st title)
Runners-upParramatta Eagles
Matches played23
Goals scored85 (3.7 per match)
Attendance24,382 (1,060 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Carl Veart (5)
1993–94 →

Teams

The NSL Cup was a knockout competition with 14 teams taking part all trying to reach the Final in April 1993. The competitors consist of the 14 teams from the National Soccer League.

Round Main date Number of fixtures Clubs remaining
First roundWednesday 2 December 19921214 → 8
Second roundWednesday 13 January 199388 → 4
Semi-finalsWednesday 3 March 199324 → 2
FinalSunday 18 April 199312 → 1

First round
First leg
11 November 1992 Marconi Fairfield 3–1 Wollongong City Sydney
  • Harper 17'
  • Taliadoros 71'
  • Johnson 78'
 Report
  • O'Shea 3'
 Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 605
Referee: Gordon Dunster
11 November 1992 Newcastle Breakers 2–2 Parramatta Eagles Newcastle
 Report
Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 1,333
Referee: Peter Spiers
18 November 1992 Adelaide City 3–2 West Adelaide Adelaide
 Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
18 November 1992 Melbourne CSC 2–2 Preston Makedonia Melbourne
 Report
  • Trpcevski 11', 56'
 Stadium: Somers Street Stadium
18 November 1992 South Melbourne 6–2 Morwell Falcons Melbourne
 Report
  • Becvinovski 50'
  • Geri 73'
 Stadium: Middle Park
25 November 1992 Sydney Olympic 1–3 Brisbane United Sydney
 Report
  • Cooper 12', 37', 77'
 Stadium: St George Stadium
Second leg
9 December 1992 West Adelaide1–2 Adelaide City Adelaide
  • Iriarte ?'
 Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Ziggy Mnich
16 December 1992 Wollongong City0–3 Marconi Fairfield Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Brandon Park
Referee: Gordon Dunster

Second round
First leg
13 January 1993 Brisbane United 1–1 Parramatta Eagles Brisbane
  • Koch ?'
 Report
  • Gomez ?'
 Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 575
Referee: Gary Power
13 January 1993 Heidelberg United 4–1 South Melbourne Melbourne
 Report
  • Wright ?'
 Stadium: Olympic Village
Attendance: 1,527
13 January 1993 Preston Makedonia 1–1 Adelaide City Melbourne
  • Najdovski ?'
 Report
Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve
Attendance: 957
13 January 1993 Sydney CSC 0–2 Marconi Fairfield Sydney
Report
  • Iocca 18', 43'
 Stadium: Edensor Park
Attendance: 1,151
Referee: Rob Davies
Second leg
10 February 1993 Marconi Fairfield2–4 Sydney CSC Sydney
 Report
Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 888
Referee: Richard Lorenc
10 February 1993 Parramatta Eagles 3–2Brisbane UnitedSydney
 Report
Stadium: Melita Stadium
Attendance: 473
Referee: Peter Spiers
21 March 1993 Adelaide City 2–1Preston MakedoniaAdelaide
  • Talladira 25'
  • Mori 64'
 Report
  • Trajcevski 72'
 Stadium: Norwood Oval
Attendance: 965
Referee: Tom McRoe
21 March 1993 South Melbourne3–3 Heidelberg United Melbourne
 Report
Stadium: Middle Park
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: John Fraser

Semi-finals
3 March 1993 Parramatta Eagles 2–1Sydney CSCSydney
  • G. Gunning 47', 77'
 Report
Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 1,381
Referee: Gary Brownlie
31 March 1993 Heidelberg United 1–0Adelaide CityMelbourne
 Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 1,431
Referee: Peter Spiers

Final
Heidelberg United2–1Parramatta Eagles
  • Scott 3'
  • Souris 87' (o.g.)
 Report
Attendance: 2,596
Referee: Rob Davies

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Australia Carl Veart Adelaide City 5
2 Australia Francis Awaritefe South Melbourne 4
3 Republic of Ireland Kieran Cooper Brisbane United 3
Australia Derek Hunter Heidelberg United
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Spase Najdovski Preston Makedonia
Australia Danny Wright South Melbourne

References
  1. "1992/3 National League Cup Results". OzFootball.net.
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