1996–97 NSL Cup

1996–97 NSL Cup

Country	Australia
Teams	16
Matches played	23
Goals scored	59 (2.57 per match)
← 1995–96 2014 FFA Cup →

The 1996–97 NSL Cup was the twenty-first and final season of the NSL Cup, which was the main national association football 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), 2 representative teams formed from State Leagues and the Brisbane Premier League champions, the Brisbane Lions.^[1] This was the last knockout cup in Australia until the new 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 58	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 58	0–2	Sydney Olympic	0–1	0–1
Brisbane Strikers	2–1	Brisbane Lions	0–1	2–0 (a.e.t.)

First leg

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Second leg

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Quarter Finals

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Semi Finals

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Final

References

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

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