1996–97 NSL Cup
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Country | ![]() |
Teams | 16 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Collingwood Warriors |
Runner-up | Marconi-Fairfield |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 23 |
Goals scored | 59 (2.57 per match) |
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
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Adelaide City ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
0–0 | 1–0 |
South Australian Select XI ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
1–0 | 0–2 (a.e.t.) |
South Melbourne ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() |
1–2 | 3–0 |
Canberra Cosmos ![]() |
2–4 | ![]() |
1–2 | 1–2 |
Wollongong City ![]() |
1–4 | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–3 |
Northern NSW Select XI ![]() |
2–12 | ![]() |
1–7 | 1–5 |
Sydney United ![]() |
0–2 | ![]() |
0–1 | 0–1 |
Brisbane Strikers ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
0–1 | 2–0 (a.e.t.) |
First leg
Wollongong City | 1–0 | Marconi-Fairfield |
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Balls Paddock
Northern NSW Select XI | 1–7 | Newcastle Breakers |
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Jack McLaughlin Reserve
Second leg
Brisbane Lions | 0–2 (a.e.t.) | Brisbane Strikers |
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Richlands Stadium