1996–97 NSL Cup

The 1996–97 NSL Cup, known at the time as the National Cup and the Johnnie Walker Cup, was the twenty-first and final season of the NSL Cup, which was the main national soccer knockout cup competition in Australia. 16 teams in total from around Australia entered the competition, including 13 of the 14 NSL teams (with the newly-formed Perth Glory declining to participate), two representative teams formed from State Leagues and the Brisbane Premier League champions, the Brisbane Lions.[1] This was the last national knockout cup in Australia until the FFA Cup kicked off in 2014. This was the first tournament to held in the NSL pre-season.[2][3]

1996–97 NSL Cup
National Soccer League Cup
CountryAustralia
Teams16
Defending championsSouth Melbourne
ChampionsCollingwood Warriors (1st title)
Runners-upMarconi-Fairfield
Matches played23
Goals scored59 (2.57 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Francis Awaritefe (3 goals)

Bracket
 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
Adelaide City1
 
 
 
West Adelaide0
 
Adelaide City0 (1)
 
 
 
Collingwood Warriors (p)0 (3)
 
South Australian Select XI1
 
 
 
Collingwood Warriors (a.e.t.)2
 
Collingwood Warriors3
 
 
 
South Melbourne1
 
South Melbourne4
 
 
 
Gippsland Falcons2
 
South Melbourne1
 
 
 
Melbourne Knights0
 
Canberra Cosmos2
 
 
 
Melbourne Knights4
 
Collingwood Warriors1
 
 
 
Marconi-Fairfield0
 
Wollongong City1
 
 
 
Marconi-Fairfield4
 
Marconi-Fairfield3
 
 
 
Newcastle Breakers1
 
Northern NSW Select XI2
 
 
 
Newcastle Breakers12
 
Marconi-Fairfield5
 
 
 
Brisbane Strikers0
 
Sydney United0
 
 
 
Sydney Olympic2
 
Sydney Olympic1
 
 
 
Brisbane Strikers3
 
Brisbane Strikers (a.e.t.)2
 
 
Brisbane Lions1
 

Round of 16
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Adelaide City South Australia 1–0 South Australia West Adelaide 0–0 1–0
South Australian Select XI South Australia 1–2 Victoria (state) Collingwood Warriors 1–0 0–2 (a.e.t.)
South Melbourne Victoria (state) 4–2 Victoria (state) Gippsland Falcons 1–2 3–0
Canberra Cosmos Australian Capital Territory 2–4 Victoria (state) Melbourne Knights 1–2 1–2
Wollongong City New South Wales 1–4 New South Wales Marconi-Fairfield 1–0 1–3
Northern NSW Select XI New South Wales 2–12 New South Wales Newcastle Breakers 1–7 1–5
Sydney United New South Wales 0–2 New South Wales Sydney Olympic 0–1 0–1
Brisbane Strikers Queensland 2–1 Queensland Brisbane Lions 0–1 2–0 (a.e.t.)

First leg
Wollongong City1–0Marconi-Fairfield
Balls Paddock
Sydney United0–1Sydney Olympic
South Melbourne1–2Gippsland Falcons
Canberra Cosmos1–2Melbourne Knights
Brisbane Strikers0–1Brisbane Lions
Northern NSW Select XI1–7Newcastle Breakers
Jack McLaughlin Reserve
Adelaide City0–0West Adelaide
South Australian Select XI1–0Collingwood Warriors

Second leg
Sydney Olympic1–0Sydney United
Marconi-Fairfield3–1Wollongong City
Gippsland Falcons0–3South Melbourne
Melbourne Knights2–1Canberra Cosmos
Brisbane Lions0–2 (a.e.t.)Brisbane Strikers
Richlands Stadium
West Adelaide0–1Adelaide City
Collingwood Warriors2–0 (a.e.t.)South Australian Select XI
Newcastle Breakers5–1Northern NSW Select XI

Quarter-finals
Marconi-Fairfield3–1Newcastle Breakers
South Melbourne1–0Melbourne Knights
Brisbane Strikers3–1Sydney Olympic
Adelaide City0–0 (a.e.t.)Collingwood Warriors
Penalties
1–3

Semi-finals
South Melbourne1–3Collingwood Warriors
Marconi-Fairfield5–0Brisbane Strikers

Final
Collingwood Warriors1–0Marconi-Fairfield
Boutsianis 46'
Attendance: 2,327
Referee: Eugene Brazzale

References
  1. "1996/97 National Soccer League Cup". OzFootball. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  2. "Falcons test four players in pre-season National Cup". The Age. 6 September 1996. p. 36. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  3. Gatt, Ray (9 August 1996). "Cup could be a knockout". The Australian. New national league club Perth Glory have been given permission to miss the Johnnie Walker Cup so they can maximise preparations for their entry into the Ericsson Cup...
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