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1995–96 NSL Cup

January 01, 1970

The 1995–96 NSL Cup was the 20th edition of the NSL Cup, which was the main national association football knockout cup competition in Australia. The NSL Cup was sponsored by Johnnie Walker and known as the Johnnie Walker Cup for sponsorship purposes.[1]

1995–96 NSL Cup
National Soccer League Cup
Tournament details
CountryAustralia
Dates3–27 January 1996
Teams12
Defending championsMelbourne Knights
Final positions
ChampionsSouth Melbourne (2nd title)
Runner-upNewcastle Breakers
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored49 (2.88 per match)
Attendance39,416 (2,319 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Vaughan Coveny (5 goals)

Melbourne Knights were the defending champions, having defeated Heidelberg United to win their first title in the previous season's final, but they were eliminated in the first round by eventual winners South Melbourne.[2]

South Melbourne defeated Newcastle Breakers 3–1 in the final to win their second NSL Cup title.

Teams edit

The NSL Cup was a knockout competition with 12 teams taking part all trying to reach the Final in January 1996.[3] The competition consisted of the 12 teams from the National Soccer League.

Round Main date Number of fixtures Clubs remaining
First round Saturday 20 January 1996 12 12 → 6
Quarter-finals Tuesday 23 January 1996 2 6 → 4
Semi-finals Thursday 25 January 1996 2 4 → 2
Final Saturday 27 January 1996 1 2 → 1

Bracket edit

 
First roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
                      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Adelaide City123
 
 
 
Morwell Falcons00 0
 
Adelaide City1
 
 
 
Newcastle Breakers3
 
Newcastle Breakers112
 
 
 
Brisbane Strikers10 1
 
Newcastle Breakers3
 
 
 
Sydney Olympic1
 
Sydney Olympic235
 
 
 
Wollongong City30 3
 
Newcastle Breakers1
 
 
 
South Melbourne3
 
South Melbourne404
 
 
 
Melbourne Knights21 3
 
South Melbourne3
 
 
 
Marconi Fairfield2
 
Marconi Fairfield123
 
 
 
Sydney United10 1
 
South Melbourne3
 
 
 
Canberra Cosmos1
 
West Adelaide101
 
 
Canberra Cosmos11 2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

First round edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Adelaide City 3–0 Morwell Falcons 1–0 2–0
Newcastle Breakers 2–1 Brisbane Strikers 1–0 1–1
Sydney Olympic 5–3 Wollongong City 2–3 3–0
South Melbourne 4–3 Melbourne Knights 4–2 0–1
Marconi Fairfield 3–1 Sydney United 1–1 2–0
West Adelaide 1–2 Canberra Cosmos 1–1 0–1
3 January 1996 West Adelaide 1–1 Canberra Cosmos Adelaide
19:30 ACDT
  • Day   73'
 Report
  • Dunn   53'
 Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 2,600
Referee: John Papanicolas
20 January 1996 Canberra Cosmos 1–0West AdelaideCanberra
19:00 AEDT
  • Perinovic   64'
 Report Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 2,600
Referee: Gerry Connelly

Canberra Cosmos won 2–1 on aggregate

10 January 1996 Adelaide City 1–0 Morwell Falcons Adelaide
19:30 ACDT
Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 1,637
Referee: Wayne Dade
20 January 1996 Morwell Falcons0–2 Adelaide City Morwell
19:00 AEDT
  • Armour   3'
  • Hassell   51'
 Report Stadium: Falcons Park
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ljupco Naumovski

Adelaide City won 3–0 on aggregate

12 January 1996 Newcastle Breakers 1–0 Brisbane Strikers Sydney
19:30 AEDT
  • Sprod   68'
 Report Stadium: Austral Park
Attendance: 1,310
Referee: Con Diomis
20 January 1996 Brisbane Strikers1–1 Newcastle Breakers Brisbane
19:00 AEST
  • Cranney   14'
 Report
  • James   62'
 Stadium: Suncorp Stadium
Attendance: 3,149
Referee: Derek Crawford

Newcastle Breakers won 2–1 on aggregate

14 January 1996 South Melbourne 4–2 Melbourne Knights Melbourne
19:00 AEDT
  • Panopoulos   21'
  • Coveny   25', 30', 71'
 Report
Stadium: Bob Jane Stadium
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Gerry Connelly
20 January 1996 Melbourne Knights1–0 South Melbourne Melbourne
19:30 AEDT
Report Stadium: Knights Stadium
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: John Fraser

South Melbourne won 4–3 on aggregate

14 January 1996 UTS Olympic 2–3 Wollongong City Sydney
19:00 AEDT
Report
  • Perinich   8', 23'
  • Luff   68'
 Stadium: Leichhardt Oval
Attendance: 2,624
Referee: Simon Micallef
20 January 1996 Wollongong City0–3 UTS Olympic Wollongong
19:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Brandon Park
Attendance: 2,604
Referee: Brett Hugo

Sydney Olympic won 5–3 on aggregate

14 January 1996 Marconi Fairfield 1–1 Sydney United Sydney
19:00 AEDT
Report
Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 5,012
Referee: John Fraser
20 January 1996 Sydney United0–2 Marconi Fairfield Sydney
19:00 AEDT Report
Stadium: Sydney United Sports Centre
Attendance: 1,836
Referee: Simon Micallef

Marconi Fairfield won 3–1 on aggregate

Quarter-finals edit

Adelaide City and Canberra Cosmos had a bye for the Quarter-finals.

23 January 1996 South Melbourne 3–2Marconi FairfieldMelbourne
 Report
Stadium: Bob Jane Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Gerry Connelly
23 January 1996 Newcastle Breakers 3–1UTS OlympicNewcastle
  • Moore   35'
  • Thomas   39'
  • Halpin   63'
 Report
Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 1,267
Referee: Simon Micallef

Semi-finals edit

25 January 1996 Newcastle Breakers 3–1Adelaide CityNewcastle
  • Hickman   40' (pen.)
  • Thomas   41'
  • James   73'
 Report
  • Hassell   80'
 Stadium: Breakers Stadium
Attendance: 1,625
Referee: Con Diomis
25 January 1996 South Melbourne 3–1Canberra CosmosMelbourne
 Report
  • Lemezina   87'
 Stadium: Bob Jane Stadium
Attendance: 2,360
Referee: Brett Hugo

Final edit

Main article: 1996 NSL Cup final (January)
South Melbourne3–1Newcastle Breakers
 Report
  • Hickman   49'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Simon Micallef

References edit

  1. ^ "NSL Cup 1995-1996, Johnnie Walker Cup tournament program". Internet Archive.
  2. ^ "Knights run away with NSL title". The Canberra Times. Vol. 70, no. 21, 732. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 17 October 1994. p. 25. Retrieved 9 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ Esamie, Thomas. "1995/6 Johnnie Walker Cup Results". OzFootball.

January 01, 1970
1995, 20th, edition, which, main, national, association, football, knockout, competition, australia, sponsored, johnnie, walker, known, johnnie, walker, sponsorship, purposes, national, soccer, league, cuptournament, detailscountryaustraliadates3, january, 199. The 1995 96 NSL Cup was the 20th edition of the NSL Cup which was the main national association football knockout cup competition in Australia The NSL Cup was sponsored by Johnnie Walker and known as the Johnnie Walker Cup for sponsorship purposes 1 1995 96 NSL CupNational Soccer League CupTournament detailsCountryAustraliaDates3 27 January 1996Teams12Defending championsMelbourne KnightsFinal positionsChampionsSouth Melbourne 2nd title Runner upNewcastle BreakersTournament statisticsMatches played17Goals scored49 2 88 per match Attendance39 416 2 319 per match Top goal scorer s Vaughan Coveny 5 goals 1994 951996 97 Melbourne Knights were the defending champions having defeated Heidelberg United to win their first title in the previous season s final but they were eliminated in the first round by eventual winners South Melbourne 2 South Melbourne defeated Newcastle Breakers 3 1 in the final to win their second NSL Cup title Contents 1 Teams 2 Bracket 3 First round 4 Quarter finals 5 Semi finals 6 Final 7 ReferencesTeams editThe NSL Cup was a knockout competition with 12 teams taking part all trying to reach the Final in January 1996 3 The competition consisted of the 12 teams from the National Soccer League Round Main date Number of fixtures Clubs remaining First round Saturday 20 January 1996 12 12 6 Quarter finals Tuesday 23 January 1996 2 6 4 Semi finals Thursday 25 January 1996 2 4 2 Final Saturday 27 January 1996 1 2 1Bracket edit First roundQuarter finalsSemi finalsFinal Adelaide City123 Morwell Falcons000 Adelaide City1 Newcastle Breakers3 Newcastle Breakers112 Brisbane Strikers101 Newcastle Breakers3 Sydney Olympic1 Sydney Olympic235 Wollongong City303 Newcastle Breakers1 South Melbourne3 South Melbourne404 Melbourne Knights213 South Melbourne3 Marconi Fairfield2 Marconi Fairfield123 Sydney United101 South Melbourne3 Canberra Cosmos1 West Adelaide101 Canberra Cosmos112 First round editTeam 1 Agg Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg Adelaide City 3 0 Morwell Falcons 1 0 2 0 Newcastle Breakers 2 1 Brisbane Strikers 1 0 1 1 Sydney Olympic 5 3 Wollongong City 2 3 3 0 South Melbourne 4 3 Melbourne Knights 4 2 0 1 Marconi Fairfield 3 1 Sydney United 1 1 2 0 West Adelaide 1 2 Canberra Cosmos 1 1 0 1 West Adelaide v Canberra Cosmos 3 January 1996West Adelaide1 1Canberra CosmosAdelaide19 30 ACDT Day nbsp 73 Report Dunn nbsp 53 Stadium Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance 2 600Referee John Papanicolas Canberra Cosmos v West Adelaide 20 January 1996Canberra Cosmos1 0West AdelaideCanberra19 00 AEDT Perinovic nbsp 64 Report Stadium Bruce Stadium Attendance 2 600Referee Gerry Connelly Canberra Cosmos won 2 1 on aggregate Adelaide City v Morwell Falcons 10 January 1996Adelaide City1 0Morwell FalconsAdelaide19 30 ACDT Mullen nbsp 87 Report Stadium Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance 1 637Referee Wayne Dade Morwell Falcons v Adelaide City 20 January 1996Morwell Falcons0 2Adelaide CityMorwell19 00 AEDT Armour nbsp 3 Hassell nbsp 51 Report Stadium Falcons Park Attendance 500Referee Ljupco Naumovski Adelaide City won 3 0 on aggregate Newcastle Breakers v Brisbane Strikers 12 January 1996Newcastle Breakers1 0Brisbane StrikersSydney19 30 AEDT Sprod nbsp 68 Report Stadium Austral Park Attendance 1 310Referee Con Diomis Brisbane Strikers v Newcastle Breakers 20 January 1996Brisbane Strikers1 1Newcastle BreakersBrisbane19 00 AEST Cranney nbsp 14 Report James nbsp 62 Stadium Suncorp Stadium Attendance 3 149Referee Derek Crawford Newcastle Breakers won 2 1 on aggregate South Melbourne v Melbourne Knights 14 January 1996South Melbourne4 2Melbourne KnightsMelbourne19 00 AEDT Panopoulos nbsp 21 Coveny nbsp 25 30 71 Report Bacak nbsp 65 Pondeljak nbsp 79 Stadium Bob Jane Stadium Attendance 1 800Referee Gerry Connelly Melbourne Knights v South Melbourne 20 January 1996Melbourne Knights1 0South MelbourneMelbourne19 30 AEDT Pondeljak nbsp 47 Report Stadium Knights Stadium Attendance 2 000Referee John Fraser South Melbourne won 4 3 on aggregate UTS Olympic v Wollongong City 14 January 1996UTS Olympic2 3Wollongong CitySydney19 00 AEDT Meredith nbsp 43 Trajanovski nbsp 55 pen Report Perinich nbsp 8 23 Luff nbsp 68 Stadium Leichhardt Oval Attendance 2 624Referee Simon Micallef Wollongong City v UTS Olympic 20 January 1996Wollongong City0 3UTS OlympicWollongong19 00 AEDT Report Slater nbsp 31 Ardone nbsp 38 Ironside nbsp 82 Stadium Brandon Park Attendance 2 604Referee Brett Hugo Sydney Olympic won 5 3 on aggregate Marconi Fairfield v Sydney United 14 January 1996Marconi Fairfield1 1Sydney UnitedSydney19 00 AEDT Maloney nbsp 38 Report Babic nbsp 24 Stadium Marconi Stadium Attendance 5 012Referee John Fraser Sydney United v Marconi Fairfield 20 January 1996Sydney United0 2Marconi FairfieldSydney19 00 AEDT Report Awaritefe nbsp 19 Stanton nbsp 59 Stadium Sydney United Sports Centre Attendance 1 836Referee Simon Micallef Marconi Fairfield won 3 1 on aggregateQuarter finals editAdelaide City and Canberra Cosmos had a bye for the Quarter finals South Melbourne v Marconi Fairfield 23 January 1996South Melbourne3 2Marconi FairfieldMelbourneTrimboli nbsp 40 Coveny nbsp 68 Allsopp nbsp 76 Report Awaritefe nbsp 9 Maloney nbsp 82 Stadium Bob Jane Stadium Attendance 2 500Referee Gerry Connelly Newcastle Breakers v UTS Olympic 23 January 1996Newcastle Breakers3 1UTS OlympicNewcastleMoore nbsp 35 Thomas nbsp 39 Halpin nbsp 63 Report Taliadoros nbsp 4 pen Stadium Breakers Stadium Attendance 1 267Referee Simon MicallefSemi finals editNewcastle Breakers v Adelaide City 25 January 1996Newcastle Breakers3 1Adelaide CityNewcastleHickman nbsp 40 pen Thomas nbsp 41 James nbsp 73 Report Hassell nbsp 80 Stadium Breakers Stadium Attendance 1 625Referee Con Diomis South Melbourne v Canberra Cosmos 25 January 1996South Melbourne3 1Canberra CosmosMelbourneAllsopp nbsp 45 Damianos nbsp 68 Trimboli nbsp 79 Report Lemezina nbsp 87 Stadium Bob Jane Stadium Attendance 2 360Referee Brett HugoFinal editMain article 1996 NSL Cup final January 27 January 1996South Melbourne3 1Newcastle BreakersCoveny nbsp 22 74 Panopoulos nbsp 35 pen Report Hickman nbsp 49 Bob Jane Stadium MelbourneAttendance 5 000Referee Simon MicallefReferences edit NSL Cup 1995 1996 Johnnie Walker Cup tournament program Internet Archive Knights run away with NSL title The Canberra Times Vol 70 no 21 732 Australian Capital Territory Australia 17 October 1994 p 25 Retrieved 9 November 2023 via National Library of Australia Esamie Thomas 1995 6 Johnnie Walker Cup Results OzFootball Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1995 96 NSL Cup amp oldid 1199146414, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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