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1981 NSL Cup

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Football tournament season

1981 NSL Cup
National Soccer League Cup
Tournament details
Country	Australia
Dates	21 March – 20 September 1981
Teams	36
Final positions
Champions	Brisbane Lions (1st title)
Runner-up	Heidelberg United
Tournament statistics
Matches played	35
Goals scored	114 (3.26 per match)
Attendance	93,903 (2,683 per match)
← 1980 1982 →

The 1981 NSL Cup was the fifth edition of the NSL Cup, which was the main national association football knockout cup competition in Australia.

Marconi Fairfield were the defending champions, having defeated Heidelberg United to win their first title in the previous year's final, but they were eliminated in the semi-finals by Brisbane Lions.

Brisbane Lions defeated West Adelaide 3–1 in the final to win their first NSL Cup title.^[1]

Teams

The NSL Cup was a knockout competition with 36 teams taking part all trying to reach the Final in September 1981.^[2] The competition consisted of the 16 teams from the National Soccer League plus 20 teams from their respective top division state leagues.

Round	Main date	Number of fixtures	Clubs remaining
First round	Sunday 22 March 1981	16	36 → 20
Second round	Wednesday 6 May 1981	10	20 → 10
Third round	Tuesday 16 June 1981	2	10 → 8
Quarter-finals	Wednesday 17 June 1981	4	8 → 4
Semi-finals	Wednesday 5 August 1981	2	4 → 2
Final	Sunday 20 September 1981	1	2 → 1

First round

Brisbane City (1) v Mount Gravatt (2)

8 February 1981 Brisbane City (1) 1–0 Mount Gravatt (2) Brisbane

Wilkinson 38'

Report Stadium: Perry Park

Adelaide City (1) v Adelaide Croatia (2)

8 February 1981 Adelaide City (1) 4–2 Adelaide Croatia (2) Adelaide

Williams 60'
Caggiano 64'

Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium

St Kilda Hakoah (2) v Brunswick United Juventus (2)

4 March 1981 St Kilda Hakoah (2) 3–2 Brunswick United Juventus (2) Melbourne

Dosen ?'
French ?'
Fantoma 84' (o.g.)

Ristovski ?'
Incantalupo ?'

Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Dennis Voutsinas

Preston Makedonia (1) v Footscray JUST (1)

4 March 1981 Preston Makedonia (1) 3–1 Footscray JUST (1) Melbourne

Ollerton 73', 85' (pen.)
Brown 81'

Cozzella 68'

Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Chris Bambridge

Essendon Croatia (2) v Green Gully Ajax (2)

11 March 1981 Essendon Croatia (2) 3–1 Green Gully Ajax (2) Melbourne

Gilder 47', ?'
Mitten 79'

MacLeod 48' (pen.)

Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 6,300
Referee: Jim Fearn

Heidelberg United (1) v South Melbourne (1)

11 March 1981 Heidelberg United (1) 2–0 South Melbourne (1) Melbourne

Bozikas 52'
Selemidis 71'

Report Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 6,300
Referee: Dennis Voutsinas

West Adelaide (1) v Para Hills (2)

11 March 1981 West Adelaide (1) 3–0 Para Hills (2) Adelaide

Brown 53'
Tymczyszyn 81' (pen.)
Pillans 85'

Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium

Wollongong Wolves (1) v Downer Olympic (2)

21 March 1981 Wollongong Wolves (1) 3–0 Downer Olympic (2) Wollongong

Lathan 30'
Campbell 18'
Adam 90' (pen.)

Report Stadium: Memorial Park
Attendance: 815
Referee: Ken Small

Canberra City (1) v Newcastle KB United (1)

22 March 1981 Canberra City (1) 2–1 Newcastle KB United (1) Canberra

Valeri 48', 64'

Mountford 29'

Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 3,025
Referee: Tim Davies

Sydney City (1) v Blacktown City (1)

22 March 1981 Sydney City (1) 3–0 Blacktown City (1) Newcastle

Boden 28' (pen.), 37', 86'

Report Stadium: Newcastle International Sports Centre
Attendance: 1,310
Referee: Alf Rodway

Weston Bears (2) v Rapid Wrest Point (2)

22 March 1981 Weston Bears (2) 1–0 Rapid Wrest Point (2) Newcastle

Miller 90+5'

Report Stadium: Macquarie Field
Attendance: 2,000

Edgeworth Eagles (2) v Sydney Olympic (1)

22 March 1981 Edgeworth Eagles (2) 1–2 Sydney Olympic (1) Newcastle

Kemp 62'

Cross 55'
Raskoupoulos 87'

Stadium: Macquarie Field
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Alf Rodway

APIA Leichhardt (1) v Auburn (2)

29 March 1981 APIA Leichhardt (1) 3–2 Auburn (2) Sydney

Morsello 19'
O'Connor 31'
Soper 76'

Allen 1'
Hill 51'

Stadium: Everley Park
Referee: Richard Lorenc

Marconi Fairfield (1) v Melita Eagles (2)

29 March 1981 Marconi Fairfield (1) 2–1 Melita Eagles (2) Sydney

Jankovics 15', 62'

Allan 51'

Stadium: Everley Park
Referee: Gary Power

Canterbury Marrickville (2) v St George-Budapest (1)

29 March 1981 Canterbury Marrickville (2) 1–0 St George-Budapest (1) Sydney

Brown 39'

Report Stadium: Seymour Shaw Park

Townsville United (2) v Brisbane Lions (1)

29 April 1981 Townsville United (2) 0–3 Brisbane Lions (1) Townsville

Report

Ferris 32', 72'
Whalley 89' (o.g.)

Stadium: Townsville Sports Reserve
Attendance: 1,400
Referee: A. Barrell

Second round

Adelaide City (1) v Olympic Kingsway (2)

22 March 1981 Adelaide City (1) 3–1 Olympic Kingsway (2) Adelaide

Mitchell 22', 55'
Villani 35'

(unknown) ?', ?'

Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 6,328
Referee: Bobby Kerr

West Adelaide (1) v Cumberland United (2)

22 March 1981 West Adelaide (1) 3–2 Cumberland United (2) Adelaide

McGachey 48'
Manecas 56'
Norris 86'

Mahoney 33'

Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 6,328
Referee: Barry Harwood

St Kilda Hakoah (2) v Essendon Croatia (2)

25 March 1981 St Kilda Hakoah (2) 3–1 Essendon Croatia (2) Melbourne

French 69'
McClunie 81'
Webster 90'

Murphy 22'

Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Jack Johnston

Heidelberg United (1) v Preston Makedonia (1)

25 March 1981 Heidelberg United (1) 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p) Preston Makedonia (1) Melbourne

Cole 63'

McMillan 52'

Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Bob Mee

Penalties

Cole soccer ball with check mark
Yzendoorn soccer ball with check mark
Taylor soccer ball with check mark
Campbell soccer ball with check mark
Rooney soccer ball with check mark

soccer ball with check mark Ollerton
soccer ball with red X Flavell
soccer ball with check mark Petrovski
soccer ball with check mark Lucchesi

Marconi Fairfield (1) v Canterbury Marickville (2)

6 May 1981 Marconi Fairfield (1) 1–0 Canterbury Marickville (2) Sydney

Byrne 62'

Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Arthur Owens

Sydney City (1) v Weston Bears (2)

6 May 1981 Sydney City (1) 1–0 (a.e.t.) Weston Bears (2) Sydney

Boden 116'

Report Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ken Allen

Wollongong City (1) v APIA Leichhardt (1)

6 May 1981 Wollongong City (1) 2–4 (a.e.t.) APIA Leichhardt (1) Wollongong

McBreen 77'
Tredinnick 90'

O'Connor 75'
Soper 89', 119'
Kafka 100'

Stadium: Woonona Oval
Referee: Tony Boskovic

Brisbane Lions (1) v Grange Thistle (2)

6 May 1981 Brisbane Lions (1) 2–0 Grange Thistle (2) Brisbane

Cameron 17' (o.g.)
Hermiston 32'

Report Stadium: Perry Park
Attendance: 300
Referee: Jack Wood

Canberra City (1) v Sydney Olympic (1)

8 June 1981 Canberra City (1) 2–4 Sydney Olympic (1) Canberra

Gibson ?'
Maclaren 63'

Koussas 8', 40'
Wilson ?'
Rowden 25'

Stadium: Bruce Stadium
Attendance: 4,300
Referee: Tim Davies

Brisbane City (1) v Mareeba United (2)

8 June 1981 Brisbane City (1) 3–0 Mareeba United (2) Brisbane

P. Wilkinson 11', 44'
McVeigh 83'

Report Stadium: Spencer Park
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Col Amos

Third round

Marconi Fairfield (1) v Sydney City (1)

27 May 1981 Marconi Fairfield (1) 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p) Sydney City (1) Sydney

Sharne ?'
Krncevic ?'

Boden 46', ?'

Stadium: Marconi Oval
Referee: Richard Lorenc

APIA Leichhardt (1) v Sydney Olympic (1)

16 June 1981 APIA Leichhardt (1) 2–1 Sydney Olympic (1) Sydney

O'Connor 35'
Soper 72'

Cotton 78'

Stadium: Sydney Sports Ground
Attendance: 5,765
Referee: Chris Bambridge

Quarter-finals

Brisbane Lions (1) v St Kilda Hakoah (2)

3 June 1981 Brisbane Lions (1) 1–0 St Kilda Hakoah (2) Brisbane

Ferris 25'

Report Stadium: Richlands Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: Dave Nugent

Heidelberg United (1) v Adelaide City (1)

17 June 1981 Heidelberg United (1) 0–1 Adelaide City (1) Melbourne

Report

Fashanu 87'

Stadium: Olympic Park
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Tony Boskovic

West Adelaide (1) v Brisbane City (1)

17 June 1981 West Adelaide (1) 4–2 Brisbane City (1) Adelaide

Lorenzoni 18'
Manecas 57', ?'
Smythe 88'

Caldwell 11'
Hamilton 48'

Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Jim Rossis

APIA Leichhardt (1) v Marconi Fairfield (1)

8 July 1981 APIA Leichhardt (1) 1–3 Marconi Fairfield (1) Sydney

Morsello 65'

Krncevic 12', 63', 89'

Stadium: St George Stadium
Attendance: 3,800
Referee: Henry Witschge

Semi-finals

West Adelaide (1) v Adelaide City (1)

29 July 1981 West Adelaide (1) 1–0 Adelaide City (1) Adelaide

Bozanic 62'

Report Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium
Attendance: 6,200
Referee: Barry Harwood

Marconi Fairfield (1) v Brisbane Lions (1)

5 August 1981 Marconi Fairfield (1) 2–3 Brisbane Lions (1) Sydney

Jankovics ?', ?'

Bennett 46'
Williamson 59', 62'

Stadium: Marconi Oval
Attendance: 3,200
Referee: Peter Rampley

Final

Main article: 1981 NSL Cup final

20 September 1981

15:00 AEST

Brisbane Lions	3–1	West Adelaide
Daunt 4' Ferris 75' Williamson 87' (pen.)	Report	Topaz 82'

Canberra Stadium , Canberra

Attendance: 6,132

Referee: Chris Bambridge

References

^ "Dream start leads Lions to the Cup". Soccer Action. 23 September 1981. p. 2.
^ Stock, Greg. "1981 National Soccer League Cup Results". OzFootball.

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