1996–97 NSL Cup

Country

Australia

Teams

Champions

Collingwood Warriors

Runners-up

Marconi-Fairfield

Matches played

Goals scored

59 (2.57 per match)

← 1995–96

The 1996–97 NSL 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 missing out), 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.

Bracket

Round of 16		Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final



Adelaide City	1

West Adelaide	0
		Adelaide City	0 (1)

		Collingwood Warriors (p)	0 (3)
South Australian Select XI	1

Collingwood Warriors (a.e.t.)	2
				Collingwood Warriors	3

				South Melbourne	1
South Melbourne	4

Gippsland Falcons	2
		South Melbourne	1

		Melbourne Knights	0
Canberra Cosmos	2

Melbourne Knights	4
						Collingwood Warriors	1

						Marconi-Fairfield	0
Wollongong City	1

Marconi-Fairfield	4
		Marconi-Fairfield	3

		Newcastle Breakers	1
Northern NSW Select XI	2

Newcastle Breakers	12
				Marconi-Fairfield	5

				Brisbane Strikers	0
Sydney United	0

Sydney Olympic	2
		Sydney Olympic	1

		Brisbane Strikers	3
Brisbane Strikers (a.e.t.)	2

Brisbane Lions	1

Round of 16

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Adelaide City	1–0	West Adelaide	0–0	1–0
South Australian Select XI	1–2	Collingwood Warriors	1–0	0–2 (a.e.t.)
South Melbourne	4–2	Gippsland Falcons	1–2	3–0
Canberra Cosmos	2–4	Melbourne Knights	1–2	1–2
Wollongong City	1–4	Marconi-Fairfield	1–0	1–3
Northern NSW Select XI	2–12	Newcastle Breakers	1–7	1–5
Sydney United	0–2	Sydney Olympic	0–1	0–1
Brisbane Strikers	2–1	Brisbane Lions	0–1	2–0 (a.e.t.)

First leg

Wollongong City v Marconi-Fairfield

4 September 1996

Wollongong City	1–0	Marconi-Fairfield

Balls Paddock

Sydney United v Sydney Olympic

6 September 1996

Sydney United	0–1	Sydney Olympic

Edensor Park

South Melbourne v Gippsland Falcons

6 September 1996

South Melbourne	1–2	Gippsland Falcons

Lakeside Stadium

Canberra Cosmos v Melbourne Knights

7 September 1996

Canberra Cosmos	1–2	Melbourne Knights

Bruce Stadium

Brisbane Strikers v Brisbane Lions

8 September 1996

Brisbane Strikers	0–1	Brisbane Lions

Perry Park

12 September 1996

Northern NSW Select XI	1–7	Newcastle Breakers

Jack McLaughlin Reserve

Adelaide City v West Adelaide

15 September 1996

Adelaide City	0–0	West Adelaide

Hindmarsh Stadium

15 September 1996

South Australian Select XI	1–0	Collingwood Warriors

Hindmarsh Stadium

Second leg

Sydney Olympic v Sydney United

10 September 1996

Sydney Olympic	1–0	Sydney United

Edensor Park

Marconi-Fairfield v Wollongong City

13 September 1996

Marconi-Fairfield	3–1	Wollongong City

Marconi Stadium

Gippsland Falcons v South Melbourne

13 September 1996

Gippsland Falcons	0–3	South Melbourne

Falcons Park

Melbourne Knights v Canberra Cosmos

13 September 1996

Melbourne Knights	2–1	Canberra Cosmos

Knights Park

Brisbane Lions v Brisbane Strikers

15 September 1996

Brisbane Lions	0–2 (a.e.t.)	Brisbane Strikers

Richlands Stadium

West Adelaide v Adelaide City

18 September 1996

West Adelaide	0–1	Adelaide City

Hindmarsh Stadium

18 September 1996

Collingwood Warriors	2–0 (a.e.t.)	South Australian Select XI

Hindmarsh Stadium

18 September 1996

Newcastle Breakers	5–1	Northern NSW Select XI

Breakers Stadium

Quarter Finals

Marconi-Fairfield v Newcastle Breakers

20 September 1996

Marconi-Fairfield	3–1	Newcastle Breakers

Marconi Stadium

South Melbourne v Melbourne Knights

21 September 1996

South Melbourne	1–0	Melbourne Knights

Lakeside Stadium

Brisbane Strikers v Sydney Olympic

21 September 1996

Brisbane Strikers	3–1	Sydney Olympic

Marconi Stadium

Adelaide City v Collingwood Warriors

22 September 1996

Adelaide City	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Collingwood Warriors

	Penalties
	1–3

Hindmarsh Stadium

Semi Finals

South Melbourne v Collingwood Warriors

27 September 1996

South Melbourne	1–3	Collingwood Warriors

Lakeside Stadium

Marconi-Fairfield v Brisbane Strikers

28 September 1996

Marconi-Fairfield	5–0	Brisbane Strikers

Marconi Stadium

Final

6 October 1996

Collingwood Warriors	1–0	Marconi-Fairfield
Boutsianis 46'

Lakeside Stadium
Attendance: 2,327
Referee: Eugene Brazzale

References

↑ http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/9697/NSLCup.html

National soccer cup competitions in Australia

Australia Cup	1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968

NSL Cup	1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97

FFA Cup	2014 2015 2016

National Soccer League

List of NSL champions List of NSL players

Seasons	1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04

Teams	APIA Leichhardt Adelaide City Adelaide United Blacktown City Brisbane City SC Brisbane Lions SC Brisbane Strikers Brunswick Juventus Canberra City SC Canberra Cosmos Canterbury-Marrickville Carlton S.C. Collingwood Warriors Eastern Pride Football Kingz Footscray JUST Green Gully Cavaliers Heidelberg United Inter Monaro Marconi Stallions Melbourne Knights Mooroolbark SC Newcastle Breakers Newcastle Jets Newcastle KB United Newcastle Rosebud United Northern Spirit Parramatta Eagles Parramatta Power Penrith City SC Perth Glory Preston Lions FC South Melbourne St George Saints Sunshine George Cross Sydney City Sydney Olympic Sydney United FC West Adelaide Western Suburbs SC Wollongong Macedonia Wollongong Wolves

Cups	1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97

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