1983 NSL Cup

Football tournament season
1983 NSL Cup
National Soccer League Cup
Tournament details
CountryAustralia
Dates5 March – 13 November 1983
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsSydney Olympic (1st title)
Runner-upHeidelberg United
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored60 (4 per match)
Attendance61,413 (4,094 per match)
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The 1983 NSL Cup was the seventh edition of the NSL Cup, which was the main national association football knockout cup competition in Australia. The competition was known as the Philips Cup under a sponsorship arrangement with Dutch company Philips.

APIA Leichhardt were the defending champions, having defeated Heidelberg United to win their first title in the previous year's final, but they were eliminated in the final by Sydney Olympic.[1]

Sydney Olympic defeated Heidelberg United 2–0 on aggregate in the final to win their first NSL Cup title.[2]

Teams

The NSL Cup was a knockout competition with 16 teams taking part all trying to reach the Final in November 1983.[3] The competition consisted of the 16 teams from the National Soccer League.

Round Main date Number of fixtures Clubs remaining
First round Sunday 6 March 1983 8 16 → 8
Quarter-finals Monday 4 April 1983 4 8 → 4
Semi-finals Sunday 30 October 1983 2 4 → 2
Final Sunday 13 November 1983 2 2 → 1

First round

Newcastle KB United v APIA Leichhardt
5 March 1983 Newcastle KB United 2–0APIA LeichhardtNewcastle
  • Mason 35'
  • Lowe 73'
 Report Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 1,600
Referee: Jim Reeves
Brisbane City v Brisbane Lions
6 March 1983 Brisbane City 4–2Brisbane LionsBrisbane
  • Cairney 60'
  • Tokesi 73'
  • Williamson 82'
  • Glockner 90'
 Report
  • Kelso 34', 47'
 Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Bill Monteverde
Canberra City v Wollongong Wolves
6 March 1983 Canberra City 2–1Wollongong WolvesQueanbeyan
  • Redmond 5'
  • Gibson 34'
 Report
Stadium: Seiffert Oval
Attendance: 1,200
Referee: Bob Mee
Footscray JUST v Heidelberg United
6 March 1983 Footscray JUST2–3 Heidelberg United Melbourne
  • Kondarios 14'
  • MacLeod 84'
 Report
  • Valentine 20', 70'
  • Lea 81'
 Stadium: Schintler Reserve
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Evan Venios
Marconi Fairfield v Sydney City
6 March 1983 Marconi Fairfield 3–2Sydney CitySydney
 Report
Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 2,958
Referee: Richard Lorenc
South Melbourne v Preston Makedonia
6 March 1983 South Melbourne 4–0Preston MakedoniaMelbourne
  • Blair 13'
  • Brown 35', 36'
  • Halford 62'
 Report Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jim Fearn
West Adelaide v Adelaide City
6 March 1983 West Adelaide 1–0Adelaide CityAdelaide
 Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 3,169
Referee: Jim Rossis
St George-Budapest v Sydney Olympic
6 March 1983 St George-Budapest0–3 Sydney Olympic Sydney
Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 4,265
Referee: Ken Small

Quarter-finals

South Melbourne v Canberra City
4 April 1983 South Melbourne 6–2Canberra CityMelbourne
 Report
  • Brennan 65'
  • Bryant 90'
 Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Chris Bambridge
Sydney Olympic v Newcastle KB United
4 April 1983 Sydney Olympic 3–1Newcastle KB UnitedSydney
 Report
  • Lowe 38'
 Stadium: Pratten Park
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Gary Power
West Adelaide v Heidelberg United
4 April 1983 West Adelaide0–4 Heidelberg United Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 2,150
Referee: Tony Martell
Marconi Fairfield v Brisbane City
15 April 1983 Marconi Fairfield 3–2Brisbane CitySydney
 Report
Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 2,251
Referee: Doug Rennie

Semi-finals

Sydney Olympic v Marconi Fairfield
30 October 1983 Sydney Olympic 2–1Marconi FairfieldSydney
 Report Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Jim Reeves
Heidelberg United v South Melbourne
30 October 1983 Heidelberg United 3–2South MelbourneMelbourne
  • Cole 35', 53'
  • Lea 39'
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Don Campbell

Final

Sydney Olympic1–0Heidelberg United
  • Patalis 64'
 Report
Attendance: 6,420
Referee: Tony Boskovic
Heidelberg United0–1Sydney Olympic
Report
  • Patalis 82'
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 6,000

References

  1. ^ "Koussas inspires Olympic". Soccer Action. 2 November 1983. p. 5.
  2. ^ "National Cup is the prize". Soccer Action. 9 November 1983. p. 8.
  3. ^ Stock, Greg. "1983 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
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