1985 NSL Cup
National Soccer League Cup
Tournament details
CountryAustralia
Dates2 March – 11 August 1985
Teams32
Final positions
ChampionsSydney Olympic (2nd title)
Runner-upPreston Makedonia
Tournament statistics
Matches played31
Goals scored94 (3.03 per match)
Attendance75,865 (2,447 per match)
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The 1985 NSL Cup was the ninth edition of the NSL Cup, which was the main national association football knockout cup competition in Australia. The competition was known as the Philips Cup under a sponsorship arrangement with Dutch company Philips.

Newcastle Rosebud United were the defending champions, having defeated Melbourne Croatia to win their first title in the previous year's final, but they were eliminated in the semi-finals by eventual winners Sydney Olympic.[1]

Sydney Olympic defeated Preston Makedonia 2–1 in the final to win their second NSL Cup title.[2]

Teams

The NSL Cup was a knockout competition with 32 teams taking part all trying to reach the Final in August 1985.[3] The competition consisted of the 24 teams from the National Soccer League (12 from the Northern Conference and 12 from the Southern Conference) plus 8 teams from their respective top division state leagues.

Round Main date Number of fixtures Clubs remaining
First round Sunday 3 March 1985 16 32 → 16
Second round Wednesday 20 March 1985 8 8 → 4
Quarter-finals Wednesday 3 April 1985 4 8 → 4
Semi-finals Wednesday 17 April 1985 2 4 → 2
Final Sunday 11 August 1985 1 2 → 1

First round

2 March 1985 Cardiff (2)0–1 Newcastle Rosebud United (1) Newcastle
Report
  • D. Jones 39'
 Stadium: Adamstown Oval
Attendance: 1,250
Referee: Jim Reeves
2 March 1985 Sydney City (1) 3–0St George-Budapest (1)Sydney
 Report Stadium: Wentworth Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Rob Davies
3 March 1985 Adelaide Croatia (2) 1–0Adelaide City (1)Adelaide
  • Timar 46'
 Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Don Campbell
3 March 1985 West Torrens Birkalla (2)0–5 West Adelaide (1) Adelaide
Report
  • Pietrus 9' (o.g.)
  • Stamatelopoulos 36'
  • Konstandopoulos 50'
  • Price 74'
  • Hiern 89'
 Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Tony Martell
3 March 1985 Blacktown City (1)2–3 (a.e.t.) APIA Leichhardt (1) Sydney
 Report
  • Caban 15', 105'
  • Colagirui 30'
 Stadium: Gabbie Stadium
Attendance: 752
Referee: Rob Davies
3 March 1985 Brisbane Lions (1) 2–0Ipswich United (2)Brisbane
 Report Stadium: Richlands Stadium
Attendance: 1,237
Referee: Alan Kibbler
3 March 1985 Brunswick Juventus (1)0–2 Melbourne Croatia (1) Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Jim Fearn
3 March 1985 Canberra City (1) 3–2 (a.e.t.)Rockdale Ilinden (2)Queanbeyan
 Report
  • Wilson 50'
  • Ristevski 60'
 Stadium: Seiffert Oval
Attendance: 1,403
Referee: Neil Murray
3 March 1985 Inter Monaro (1) 9–1West Woden Juventus (2)Queanbeyan
  • Giampaolo ?', ?', ?'
  • Willox ?', ?'
  • Ambrosino ?'
  • Valeri ?'
  • Thamnides ?'
 Report
  • Kawaleva ?'
 Stadium: Seiffert Oval
Attendance: 1,403
Referee: Bob Marshall
3 March 1985 Footscray JUST (1)1–3 Green Gully (1) Melbourne
  • Lazopoulos 81'
 Report
  • Smart 16'
  • Lucchesi 59'
  • Lewis 65'
 Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Jim Fokianos
3 March 1985 Preston Makedonia (1) 1–0South Melbourne (1)Melbourne
  • Smith 57'
 Report Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Stewart Mellings
3 March 1985 Heidelberg United (1) 1–0Morwell Falcons (2)Melbourne
  • Stevenson 76'
 Report Stadium: Olympic Village
Referee: Bernie Upjohn
3 March 1985 Marconi Fairfield (1)0–1 Brisbane City (1) Sydney
Report
  • Mengotti 77'
 Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 800
Referee: Ken Smith
3 March 1985 Sunshine George Cross (1) 5–1Juventus Pioneer (2)Melbourne
  • Richardson 18'
  • Cochrane 42' (o.g.)
  • Gilder 43'
  • Latif 57'
  • Lennon 70'
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Village
Referee: Chris Bambridge
3 March 1985 Sydney Olympic (1) 2–1Penrith City (1)Sydney
  • Soper 35'
  • Lambropoulos 51'
 Report
  • Ainsworth 79'
 Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 3,454
Referee: Arthur Owens
3 March 1985 Wollongong City (1) 3–2Sydney Croatia (1)Wollongong
  • Giannone 22'
  • Kerr 28'
  • Godzik 36'
 Report
Stadium: Wollongong Showground
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Roger Doenau

Second round

19 March 1985 Brisbane City (1)1–2 Brisbane Lions (1) Brisbane
  • Reis 54'
 Report
Stadium: Spencer Park
Attendance: 1,231
Referee: Bill Monteverde
19 March 1985 Inter Monaro (1)0–1 Canberra City (1) Queanbeyan
Report
Stadium: Seiffert Oval
Attendance: 1,222
Referee: Bob Marshall
20 March 1985 Heidelberg United (1)1–2 (a.e.t.) Preston Makedonia (1) Melbourne
  • Tasios 23'
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Bernie Upjohn
20 March 1985 Melbourne Croatia (1)0–2 Sunshine George Cross (1) Melbourne
Report
  • Gilder 65'
  • Maclaren 88'
 Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Dennis Voutsinas
20 March 1985 Newcastle Rosebud United (1) 3–2Wollongong City (1)Newcastle
  • D. Jones 43', 63'
  • McQuarrie 65'
 Report
  • Kotamanidis 13'
  • Giannone 19'
 Stadium: Adamstown Oval
Attendance: 1,073
Referee: Richard Lorenc
20 March 1985 Sydney City (1)1–2 Green Gully (1) Sydney
  • Fletcher 72'
 Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Terry Seacy
20 March 1985 Sydney Olympic (1) 2–0APIA Leichhardt (1)Sydney
 Report Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Jim Reeves
20 March 1985 West Adelaide (1)0–1 Adelaide Croatia (2) Adelaide
Report
  • Blute 54'
 Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 2,400
Referee: Jim Rossis

Quarter-finals

3 April 1985 Adelaide Croatia Raiders (2)0–1 (a.e.t.) Sunshine George Cross (1) Adelaide
Report
  • Latif 93'
 Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Don Campbell
3 April 1985 Preston Makedonia (1) 3–1Green Gully (1)Melbourne
  • Ilioski 16'
  • Smith 35', 38'
 Report
  • Lucchesi 83'
 Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Jim Fearn
3 April 1985 Sydney Olympic (1) 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		Canberra City (1)Sydney
 Report
Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 1,511
Referee: Richard Lorenc
10 April 1985 Newcastle Rosebud United (1) 1–0 (a.e.t.)Brisbane Lions (1)Newcastle
  • Senkalski 98' (pen.)
 Report Stadium: Adamstown Oval
Attendance: 1,787
Referee: Gary Power

Semi-finals

17 April 1985 Preston Makedonia (1) 2–1Sunshine George Cross (1)Melbourne
 Report
  • Latif 44'
 Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Chris Bambridge
17 April 1985 Sydney Olympic (1) 3–2 (a.e.t.)Newcastle Rosebud United (1)Sydney
 Report
  • Todd 7', 25'
 Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 3,155
Referee: Peter Rampley

Final

Main article: 1985 NSL Cup final
Sydney Olympic2–1Preston Makedonia
 Report
St George Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 6,187
Referee: Don Campbell

References

  1. ^ Vesic, Alex (24 April 1985). "Soper ripe for Oscar". Soccer Action. Vol. 10, no. 13. p. 9.
  2. ^ Vesic, Alex (14 August 1985). "SOPER, RASKOPOULOS FLOOR MAKEDONIA". Soccer Action. Vol. 10, no. 29. p. 5.
  3. ^ Stock, Greg. "1985 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
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