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.

1982 NSL Cup
National Soccer League Cup
Tournament details
CountryAustralia
Dates14 June – 12 September 1982
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsAPIA Leichhardt (1st title)
Runner-upHeidelberg United
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored46 (3.07 per match)
Attendance29,676 (1,978 per match)
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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

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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.

Round Main date Number of fixtures Clubs remaining
First round Monday 14 June 1982 8 16 → 8
Quarter-finals Wednesday 14 July 1982 4 8 → 4
Semi-finals Wednesday 11 August 1982 2 4 → 2
Final Sunday 12 September 1982 1 2 → 1

Bracket

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First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
South Melbourne 0 (4)
Heidelberg United (a.e.t.) 0 (5)
Heidelberg United 1
Preston Makedonia 0
Preston Makedonia 2
Footscray JUST 0
Heidelberg United 4
Canberra City 3
West Adelaide (a.e.t.) 3
Adelaide City 1
West Adelaide 0
Canberra City 2
Canberra City 3
St George-Budapest 2
Heidelberg United 1
APIA Leichhardt Tigers 2
Marconi Fairfield (a.e.t.) 2 (4)
Newcastle KB United 2 (2)
Marconi Fairfield 1
APIA Leichhardt Tigers 2
Sydney Olympic 3
APIA Leichhardt Tigers 5
APIA Leichhardt Tigers 2
Brisbane Lions 1
Brisbane Lions 3
Brisbane City 1
Brisbane Lions 1
Sydney City 0
Wollongong City 1
Sydney City 5

First round

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

14 June 1982 APIA Leichhardt 5–3Sydney OlympicSydney
Report
Stadium: Pratten Park
Attendance: 2,216
Referee: Tim Davies
14 June 1982 Brisbane Lions 1–0Brisbane CityBrisbane
Report Stadium: Perry Park
Referee: Dave Nugent
14 June 1982 Canberra City 3–2St George BudapestCanberra
Report
Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Bob Mee
14 June 1982 Newcastle KB United2–2 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
Marconi Fairfield Gosford
Report
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Stadium: Grahame Park
Attendance: 2,874
14 June 1982 Preston Makedonia 2–0Footscray JUSTMelbourne
Report Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Stewart Mellings
14 June 1982 South Melbourne0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–5 p)
Heidelberg United (1) Melbourne
Report Stadium: Middle Park Soccer Stadium
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Jim Fearn
14 June 1982 West Adelaide 3–1 (a.e.t.)Adelaide CityAdelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 3,900
14 June 1982 Wollongong City1–5 Sydney City Wollongong
Report
Stadium: Memorial Park
Attendance: 500
Referee: Doug Rennie

Quarter-finals

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14 July 1982 Brisbane Lions 1–0Sydney CityBrisbane
Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Col Amos
14 July 1982 Heidelberg United 1–0Preston MakedoniaMelbourne
Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Jim Fearn
14 July 1982 Marconi Fairfield1–2 APIA Leichhardt Sydney
Report
Stadium: Marconi Stadium
Attendance: 1,055
Referee: Tim Davies
14 July 1982 West Adelaide0–2 Canberra City Adelaide
Report
Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Referee: Don Campbell

Semi-finals

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11 August 1982 APIA Leichhardt 2–0Brisbane LionsSydney
Report Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 831
Referee: Peter Rampley
11 August 1982 Heidelberg United 3–1Canberra CityMelbourne
Report
Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Chris Bambridge

Final

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Heidelberg United1–2APIA Leichhardt
Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Don Campbell

References

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  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.