1987 NSL Cup
National Soccer League Cup
Tournament details
CountryAustralia
Dates8 April – 18 October 1987
Teams13
Final positions
ChampionsSydney Croatia (1st title)
Runner-upSouth Melbourne
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored32 (2.46 per match)
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The 1987 NSL Cup was the eleventh edition of the NSL Cup, which was the main national association football knockout cup competition in Australia. The NSL Cup was sponsored by Beach Fashions and known as the Beach Fashions Cup for sponsorship purposes.

Sydney City were the defending champions, having defeated Adelaide Hellas to win their first title in the previous year's final, but they withdrew the competition due to the Hakoah Social Club withdrawing its financial support.

Sydney Croatia defeated South Melbourne 2–0 on aggregate in the final to win their first NSL Cup title.[1]

Teams

The NSL Cup was a knockout competition with 13 teams taking part all trying to reach the Final in October 1987.[2] The competition consisted of the 14 teams from the National Soccer League.

Round Main date Number of fixtures Clubs remaining
First round Wednesday 8 April 1987 6 14 → 8
Quarter-finals Wednesday 13 May 1987 4 8 → 4
Semi-finals Wednesday 27 May 1987 2 4 → 2
Final Sunday 18 October 1987 2 2 → 1

First round

Heidelberg United and South Melbourne had a bye for the First round.

8 April 1987 Adelaide City1–1 (a.e.t.)
(0–3 p)		 Sunshine George Cross Adelaide
  • Melta 31'
 Report
  • Parton 55'
 Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Referee: Don Campbell
8 April 1987 Brunswick Juventus0–4 Melbourne Croatia Melbourne
Report
  • Campbell 32'
  • Lewis 50'
  • Humble 74'
  • McIntosh 90'
 Stadium: Olympic Park
Referee: Sam Zoumas
8 April 1987 Footscray JUST1–2 (a.e.t.) Preston Makedonia Melbourne
  • Latif 37'
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Referee: Sam Zoumas
15 April 1987 St George-Budapest 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)		Sydney OlympicSydney
Report Stadium: St George Stadium
Referee: Richard Lorenc
15 April 1987 Sydney Croatia 2–1APIA LeichhardtSydney
 Report
  • Ward 87'
 Stadium: Croatian Sports Centre
Referee: Gary Power
Marconi Fairfield w/oSydney City

Quarter-finals

22 April 1987 Preston Makedonia0–2 South Melbourne Melbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Referee: Chris Bambridge
29 April 1987 Sydney Croatia 3–0 (a.e.t.)St George-BudapestSydney
 Report Stadium: Croatian Sports Centre
Referee: Ken Small
6 May 1987 Heidelberg United 5–0Melbourne CroatiaMelbourne
 Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Referee: Dennis Voutsinas
13 May 1987 Marconi Fairfield 1–0Sunshine George CrossSydney
 Report Stadium: Croatian Sports Centre
Referee: Terry Seacy

Semi-finals

20 May 1987 South Melbourne 4–1Marconi FairfieldMelbourne
  • Egan 8', 45', 70'
  • Halford 60'
 Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Referee: Chris Bambridge
27 May 1987 Sydney Croatia 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)		Heidelberg UnitedSydney
 Report
Stadium: Croatian Sports Centre
Referee: Arthur Owens

Final

Main article: 1987 NSL Cup final
Sydney Croatia1–0South Melbourne
 Report
St George Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 3,845
Referee: Rob Davies
South Melbourne0–1Sydney Croatia
Report
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Attendance: 3,900

References

  1. ^ "UNLUCKY SOUTH MELBOURNE". Australian Soccer Weekly. Vol. 8, no. 136. 21 October 1987. p. 6.
  2. ^ Stock, Greg. "1987 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.
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