1983 NSL Cup

{{Infobox football tournament season

| title = NSL Cup

| year = 1983

| other_titles = National Soccer League Cup

| image =

| image_size =

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| country = Australia

| dates = {{nowrap|5 March – 13 November 1983}}

| num_teams = 16

| winners = Sydney Olympic

| count = 1

| second = Heidelberg United

| matches = 15

| goals = 60

| attendance = {{#expr: + 1600 + 1400 + 1200 + 3000 + 2958 + 5000 + 3169 + 4265 + 1000 + 2500 + 2150 + 2251 + 3500 + 15000 + 6420 + 6000}}

| scoring_leader =

| award =

| prev_season = 1982

| next_season = 1984

}}

The 1983 NSL Cup was the seventh 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.

APIA Leichhardt 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 final by Sydney Olympic.{{cite news|title=Koussas inspires Olympic|newspaper=Soccer Action|date=2 November 1983|page=5}}

Sydney Olympic defeated Heidelberg United 2–0 on aggregate in the final to win their first NSL Cup title.{{cite news|title=National Cup is the prize|newspaper=Soccer Action|date=9 November 1983|page=8}}

Teams

The NSL Cup was a knockout competition with 16 teams taking part all trying to reach the Final in November 1983.{{cite web|url=http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1983/1983NSLCup.html|title=1983 National Soccer League Cup Results|last=Stock|first=Greg|work=OzFootball}} The competition consisted of the 16 teams from the National Soccer League.

scope="col" style="width:150px"\| Round !scope="col" style="width:200px"\| Main date !scope="col" style="width:75px" \| Number of fixtures !scope="col" style="width:75px" \| Clubs remaining
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First round	Sunday 6 March 1983	8	16 → 8
Quarter-finals	Monday 4 April 1983	4	8 → 4
Semi-finals	Sunday 30 October 1983	2	4 → 2
Final	Sunday 13 November 1983	2	2 → 1

First round

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| date = 5 March 1983

| time = 15:00 AEDT

| team1 = Newcastle KB United

| score = 2–0

| report = http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1983/1983NSLCup.html#Round1

| team2 = APIA Leichhardt

| goals1 =

Mason {{goal|35}}
Lowe {{goal|73}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Newcastle International Sports Centre

| location = Newcastle

| attendance = 1,600

| referee = Jim Reeves

}}

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| date = 6 March 1983

| time = 15:00 AEST

| team1 = Brisbane City

| score = 4–2

| report = http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1983/1983NSLCup.html#Round1

| team2 = Brisbane Lions

| goals1 =

Cairney {{goal|60}}
Tokesi {{goal|73}}
Williamson {{goal|82}}
Glockner {{goal|90}}

| goals2 =

Kelso {{goal|34||47}}

| stadium = Perry Park

| location = Brisbane

| attendance = 1,400

| referee = Bill Monteverde

}}

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| date = 6 March 1983

| time = 19:00 AEDT

| team1 = Canberra City

| score = 2–1

| report = http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1983/1983NSLCup.html#Round1

| team2 = Wollongong Wolves

| goals1 =

Redmond {{goal|5}}
Gibson {{goal|34}}

| goals2 =

Cotton {{goal|43}}

| stadium = Seiffert Oval

| location = Queanbeyan

| attendance = 1,200

| referee = Bob Mee

}}

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| date = 6 March 1983

| time = 15:00 AEDT

| team1 = Footscray JUST

| score = 2–3

| report = http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1983/1983NSLCup.html#Round1

| team2 = Heidelberg United

| goals1 =

Kondarios {{goal|14}}
MacLeod {{goal|84}}

| goals2 =

Valentine {{goal|20||70}}
Lea {{goal|81}}

| stadium = Schintler Reserve

| location = Melbourne

| attendance = 3,000

| referee = Evan Venios

}}

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| date = 6 March 1983

| time = 15:00 AEDT

| team1 = Marconi Fairfield

| score = 3–2

| report = http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1983/1983NSLCup.html#Round1

| team2 = Sydney City

| goals1 =

Jankovics {{goal|27}}
Carbone {{goal|28}}
Brown {{goal|33}}

| goals2 =

Mitchell {{goal|78}}
Barnes {{goal|84}}

| stadium = Marconi Stadium

| location = Sydney

| attendance = 2,958

| referee = Richard Lorenc

}}

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| date = 6 March 1983

| time = 15:00 AEDT

| team1 = South Melbourne

| score = 4–0

| report = http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1983/1983NSLCup.html#Round1

| team2 = Preston Makedonia

| goals1 =

Blair {{goal|13}}
Brown {{goal|35||36}}
Halford {{goal|62}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Middle Park Soccer Stadium

| location = Melbourne

| attendance = 5,000

| referee = Jim Fearn

}}

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| date = 6 March 1983

| time = 14:30 ACDT

| team1 = West Adelaide

| score = 1–0

| report = http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1983/1983NSLCup.html#Round1

| team2 = Adelaide City

| goals1 =

Wormley {{goal|61}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Hindmarsh Stadium

| location = Adelaide

| attendance = 3,169

| referee = Jim Rossis

}}

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| date = 6 March 1983

| time = 15:00 AEDT

| team1 = St George-Budapest

| score = 0–3

| report = http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1983/1983NSLCup.html#Round1

| team2 = Sydney Olympic

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

Soper {{goal|49}}
Patikas {{goal|51||80}}

| stadium = St George Stadium

| location = Sydney

| attendance = 4,265

| referee = Ken Small

}}

Quarter-finals

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| date = 4 April 1983

| time =

| team1 = South Melbourne

| score = 6–2

| report = http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1983/1983NSLCup.html#QuarterFinals

| team2 = Canberra City

| goals1 =

Halford {{goal|1}}
Brown {{goal|22}}
Crino {{goal|54||57}}
Blair {{goal|62}}
Egan {{goal|74}}

| goals2 =

Brennan {{goal|65}}
Bryant {{goal|90}}

| stadium = Middle Park Soccer Stadium

| location = Melbourne

| attendance = 1,000

| referee = Chris Bambridge

}}

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| date = 4 April 1983

| time =

| team1 = Sydney Olympic

| score = 3–1

| report = http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1983/1983NSLCup.html#QuarterFinals

| team2 = Newcastle KB United

| goals1 =

Koussas {{goal|62}}
Paterson {{goal|70}}
Raskopoulos {{goal|86|pen.}}

| goals2 =

Lowe {{goal|38}}

| stadium = Pratten Park

| location = Sydney

| attendance = 2,500

| referee = Gary Power

}}

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| date = 4 April 1983

| time =

| team1 = West Adelaide

| score = 0–4

| report = http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1983/1983NSLCup.html#QuarterFinals

| team2 = Heidelberg United

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

Campbell {{goal|36||37||73}}
Selemidis {{goal|58}}

| stadium = Hindmarsh Stadium

| location = Adelaide

| attendance = 2,150

| referee = Tony Martell

}}

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| date = 15 April 1983

| time =

| team1 = Marconi Fairfield

| score = 3–2

| report = http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1983/1983NSLCup.html#QuarterFinals

| team2 = Brisbane City

| goals1 =

Sermanni {{goal|46}}
Djordjevic {{goal|62}}
Jankovics {{goal|83}}

| goals2 =

Perry {{goal|12}}
Wilkinson {{goal|87}}

| stadium = Marconi Stadium

| location = Sydney

| attendance = 2,251

| referee = Doug Rennie

}}

Semi-finals

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| date = 30 October 1983

| time =

| team1 = Sydney Olympic

| score = 2–1

| report = http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1983/1983NSLCup.html#SemiFinals

| team2 = Marconi Fairfield

| goals1 =

Koussas {{goal|15}}
Patikas {{goal|21}}

| goals2 =

McCulloch {{goal|40}}

| stadium = St George Stadium

| location = Sydney

| attendance = 3,500

| referee = Jim Reeves

}}

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| date = 30 October 1983

| time =

| team1 = Heidelberg United

| score = 3–2

| report = http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/NSL/1983/1983NSLCup.html#SemiFinals

| team2 = South Melbourne

| goals1 =

Cole {{goal|35||53}}
Lea {{goal|39}}

| goals2 =

Yzendoorn {{goal|88|pen.|89}}

| stadium = Olympic Park

| location = Melbourne

| attendance = 15,000

| referee = Don Campbell

}}

Final

References

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