The 1996–97 NSL Cup, known at the time as the National Cup and the Johnnie Walker Cup, was the twenty-first and final season of the NSL Cup, which was the main national soccerknockout 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 declining to participate), 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. This was the first tournament to held in the NSL pre-season.[2][3]
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^"Falcons test four players in pre-season National Cup". The Age. 6 September 1996. p. 36. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
^Gatt, Ray (9 August 1996). "Cup could be a knockout". The Australian. New national league club Perth Glory have been given permission to miss the Johnnie Walker Cup so they can maximise preparations for their entry into the Ericsson Cup...
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