NSL Cup
Year1982
Other titlesNational Soccer League Cup
CountryAustralia
Dates14 June – 12 September 1982
Num teams16
WinnersAPIA Leichhardt
Count1
SecondHeidelberg United
Matches15
Goals46
Attendance29676
Prev season1981
Next season1983

The 1982 NSL Cup was the sixth 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.

Brisbane Lions were the defending champions, having defeated West Adelaide to win their first title in the previous year's final, but they were eliminated in the semi-finals by APIA Leichhardt.

APIA Leichhardt defeated Heidelberg United 2–1 in the final to win their first NSL Cup title.[1]

Teams

The NSL Cup was a knockout competition with 16 teams taking part all trying to reach the Final in September 1982.[2] The competition consisted of the 16 teams from the National Soccer League.

RoundMain dateNumber of fixturesClubs remaining
First roundMonday 14 June 1982816 → 8
Quarter-finalsWednesday 14 July 198248 → 4
Semi-finalsWednesday 11 August 198224 → 2
FinalSunday 12 September 198212 → 1

First round

The draw was made during the week of 18 May 1982.[3]

Final

References

  1. ^ "APIA may lose Jim McBreen, Woodhouse". Soccer Action. 15 September 1982. p. 6.
  2. ^ Stock, Greg. "1982 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball
  3. ^ Gilmour, Keith (18 May 1982). "CUP DRAW MADE". Australian Soccer Weekly. Vol. 3, no. 92. p. 1.