1980 NSL Cup

1980 NSL Cup

Tournament details
Country	Australia
Teams	32
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32
Goals scored	113 (3.53 per match)

The 1980 NSL Cup was the fourth season of the NSL Cup, which was the main national association football knockout cup competition in Australia. All 14 NSL teams from around Australia entered the competition, as well as a further 18 from various state leagues around Australia.

Bracket

	First Round					Round of 16					Quarter Finals					Semi Finals					Final
	Brisbane City		0
	Mt Gravatt		1
						Mt Gravatt		2
						Brisbane Lions		4
	Brisbane Lions		3
	Grange Thistle		0
											Brisbane Lions		2
											Sydney City		1
	Ipswich Knights		0
	APIA Leichhardt Tigers		1
						APIA Leichhardt Tigers		1
						Sydney City		2
	Sydney Croatia		1
	Sydney City		7
																Brisbane Lions		0
																Marconi Fairfield		1
	Blacktown City		2
	Sutherland Sharks		0
						Blacktown City		0
						St George-Budapest		3
	St George-Budapest		2
	Inter Monaro		1
											St George-Budapest		0
											Marconi Fairfield		4
	Marconi Fairfield		3
	Melita-Eagles-Newtown		0
						Marconi Fairfield		3
						Newcastle KB United		1
	Newcastle KB United		3
	Edgeworth FC		0
																					Marconi Fairfield		3
																					Heidelberg United		0
	Canberra City		7
	Croatia Deakin		2
						Canberra City		3
						Preston Makedonia		2
	Rapid-Wrest Point		1
	Preston Makedonia		5
											Canberra City		0
											Heidelberg United		2
	South Melbourne		5
	Frankston Pines		1
						South Melbourne		1
						Heidelberg United		2
	Heidelberg United		3
	Essendon Croatia		2
																Heidelberg United (a.e.t.)		1
																Adelaide City		0
	Footscray JUST		2
	Green Gully Ajax (a.e.t.)		3
						Green Gully Ajax		1
						Adelaide City		3
	Adelaide City		3
	Enfield Victoria		0
											Adelaide City		1
											Spearwood Dalmatinac		0
	Beograd SSC		3
	Cumberland United		2
						Beograd SSC		0
						Spearwood Dalmatinac		3
	Spearwood Dalmatinac		2
	West Adelaide		1

First round

Brisbane City	0–1	Mt Gravatt

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Brisbane Lions	3–0	Grange Thistle

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Ipswich Knights	0–1	APIA Leichhardt Tigers

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Sydney Croatia	1–7	Sydney City

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Blacktown City	2–0	Sutherland Sharks

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St George-Budapest	2–1	Inter Monaro

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Marconi Fairfield	3–0	Melita-Eagles-Newtown

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Newcastle KB United	3–0	Edgeworth FC

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Canberra City	7–2	Croatia Deakin

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Rapid-Wrest Point	1–5	Preston Makedonia

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South Melbourne	5–1	Frankston Pines

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Heidelberg United	3–2	Essendon Croatia

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Footscray JUST	2–3 (a.e.t.)	Green Gully Ajax

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Adelaide City	3–0	Enfield Victoria

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Beograd SSC	3–2	Cumberland United

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Spearwood Dalmatinac	2–1	West Adelaide

Round of 16

Mt Gravatt	2–4	Brisbane Lions

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APIA Leichhardt Tigers	1–2	Sydney City

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Blacktown City	0–3	St George-Budapest

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Marconi Fairfield	3–1	Newcastle KB United

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Canberra City	3–2	Preston Makedonia

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South Melbourne	1–2	Heidelberg United

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Green Gully Ajax	1–3	Adelaide City

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Beograd SSC	0–3	Spearwood Dalmatinac

Quarter finals

Brisbane Lions	2–1	Sydney City

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St George-Budapest	0–4	Marconi Fairfield

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Canberra City	1–2	Heidelberg United

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Adelaide City	1–0	Spearwood Dalmatinac

Semi finals

Brisbane Lions	0–1	Marconi Fairfield

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Heidelberg United	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Adelaide City

Final

6 November 1980

Heidelberg United	0–0	Marconi Fairfield

Olympic Park, Melbourne

Attendance: 7,000

Replay

13 November 1983

Marconi Fairfield	3–0	Heidelberg United

Marconi Stadium, Sydney

Attendance: 5,000