1992–93 NSL Cup

Football tournament season

1992–93 NSL Cup
National Soccer League Cup
Tournament details
Country	Australia
Dates	11 November 1992 – 18 April 1993
Teams	14
Defending champions	Adelaide City
Final positions
Champions	Heidelberg United (1st title)
Runner-up	Parramatta Eagles
Tournament statistics
Matches played	23
Goals scored	85 (3.7 per match)
Attendance	24,382 (1,060 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Carl Veart (5)
← 1991–92 1993–94 →

The 1992–93 NSL Cup was the 17th season of the National Soccer League Cup.^[1] Adelaide City were the holders, having beaten Marconi Fairfield in the 1992 NSL Cup Final. They were eliminated by Heidelberg United in the semi-finals. Heidelberg United beat Parramatta Eagles in the Final to win their 1st NSL Cup overall.

Teams

The NSL Cup was a knockout competition with 14 teams taking part all trying to reach the Final in April 1993. The competitors consist of the 14 teams from the National Soccer League.

Round	Main date	Number of fixtures	Clubs remaining
First round	Wednesday 2 December 1992	12	14 → 8
Second round	Wednesday 13 January 1993	8	8 → 4
Semi-finals	Wednesday 3 March 1993	2	4 → 2
Final	Sunday 18 April 1993	1	2 → 1

First round

Marconi Fairfield v Wollongong City

11 November 1992	Marconi Fairfield	3–1	Wollongong City	Sydney
	Harper 17' Taliadoros 71' Johnson 78'	Report	O'Shea 3'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 605 Referee: Gordon Dunster

Wollongong City v Marconi Fairfield

16 December 1992	Wollongong City	0–3	Marconi Fairfield	Wollongong
		Report	Harper 28' Mancino 58' Corica 65'	Stadium: Brandon Park Referee: Gordon Dunster

Marconi Fairfield won 6–1 on aggregate

Newcastle Breakers v Parramatta Eagles

11 November 1992	Newcastle Breakers	2–2	Parramatta Eagles	Newcastle
	Brown 43' Stewart 52'	Report	Gomez 81' Mendez 90+1'	Stadium: Breakers Stadium Attendance: 1,333 Referee: Peter Spiers

Parramatta Eagles v Newcastle Breakers

9 December 1992	Parramatta Eagles	2–1	Newcastle Breakers	Sydney
	Genc 44' Mendez ?'	Report	Naumov ?'	Stadium: Melita Stadium Referee: Richard Lorenc

Parramatta Eagles won 4–3 on aggregate

Adelaide City v West Adelaide

18 November 1992	Adelaide City	3–2	West Adelaide	Adelaide
	Veart ?' Mori ?' Maxwell ?'	Report	Brown ?' Brazzale ?' (pen.)	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium

West Adelaide v Adelaide City

9 December 1992	West Adelaide	1–2	Adelaide City	Adelaide
	Iriarte ?'	Report	Veart ?', ?'	Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Ziggy Mnich

Adelaide City won 5–3 on aggregate

Melbourne CSC v Preston Makedonia

18 November 1992	Melbourne CSC	2–2	Preston Makedonia	Melbourne
	Coveny 18' Silic 90'	Report	Trpcevski 11', 56'	Stadium: Somers Street Stadium

Preston Makedonia v Melbourne CSC

2 December 1992	Preston Makedonia	2–0	Melbourne CSC	Melbourne
	Najdovski 17', 71'	Report		Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve

Preston Makedonia won 4–2 on aggregate

South Melbourne v Morwell Falcons

18 November 1992	South Melbourne	6–2	Morwell Falcons	Melbourne
	Awaritefe ?', ?' Tasios ?', ?' Wade ?' Wright ?'	Report	Becvinovski 50' Geri 73'	Stadium: Middle Park

Morwell Falcons v South Melbourne

2 December 1992	Morwell Falcons	1–4	South Melbourne	Morwell
	Stergiopoulos 4'	Report	Wright 52' Boutsianis 66' (pen.) Awaritefe 71' Tsolakis 86'	Stadium: Falcons Park

South Melbourne won 10–3 on aggregate

Sydney Olympic v Brisbane United

25 November 1992	Sydney Olympic	1–3	Brisbane United	Sydney
	Bernal 87'	Report	Cooper 12', 37', 77'	Stadium: St George Stadium

Brisbane United v Sydney Olympic

2 December 1992	Brisbane United	1–1	Sydney Olympic	Brisbane
	Stipancic ?'	Report	Cardozo ?'	Stadium: Perry Park

Brisbane United won 4–2 on aggregate

Second round

Brisbane United v Parramatta Eagles

13 January 1993	Brisbane United	1–1	Parramatta Eagles	Brisbane
	Koch ?'	Report	Gomez ?'	Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 575 Referee: Gary Power

Parramatta Eagles v Brisbane United

10 February 1993	Parramatta Eagles	3–2	Brisbane United	Sydney
	Soper 15', 89' Foster 68'	Report	Gwynne 24' Cranney 77'	Stadium: Melita Stadium Attendance: 473 Referee: Peter Spiers

Parramatta Eagles won 4–3 on aggregate

Heidelberg United v South Melbourne

13 January 1993	Heidelberg United	4–1	South Melbourne	Melbourne
	Hunter ?', ?', ?' Hodgson ?'	Report	Wright ?'	Stadium: Olympic Village Attendance: 1,527

South Melbourne v Heidelberg United

21 March 1993	South Melbourne	3–3	Heidelberg United	Melbourne
	Awaritefe 25' Trimboli 33' Durakovic 90'	Report	Slifkas 45' (pen.) Michalakopoulos 51' MacNicol 81'	Stadium: Middle Park Attendance: 3,500 Referee: John Fraser

Heidelberg United won 7–4 on aggregate

Preston Makedonia v Adelaide City

13 January 1993	Preston Makedonia	1–1	Adelaide City	Melbourne
	Najdovski ?'	Report	Mullen 58'	Stadium: B.T. Connor Reserve Attendance: 957

Adelaide City v Preston Makedonia

21 March 1993	Adelaide City	2–1	Preston Makedonia	Adelaide
	Talladira 25' Mori 64'	Report	Trajcevski 72'	Stadium: Norwood Oval Attendance: 965 Referee: Tom McRoe

Adelaide City won 3–2 on aggregate

Sydney CSC v Marconi Fairfield

13 January 1993	Sydney CSC	0–2	Marconi Fairfield	Sydney
		Report	Iocca 18', 43'	Stadium: Edensor Park Attendance: 1,151 Referee: Rob Davies

Marconi Fairfield v Sydney CSC

10 February 1993	Marconi Fairfield	2–4	Sydney CSC	Sydney
	Pelucchi 28' Harper 35'	Report	Hristodoulou 37' (pen.) Popovic 47' Gibson 49', 59'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 888 Referee: Richard Lorenc

Sydney CSC won 4–2 on away goals rule

Semi-finals

Parramatta Eagles v Sydney CSC

3 March 1993	Parramatta Eagles	2–1	Sydney CSC	Sydney
	G. Gunning 47', 77'	Report	Jermen 6'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 1,381 Referee: Gary Brownlie

Heidelberg United v Adelaide City

31 March 1993	Heidelberg United	1–0	Adelaide City	Melbourne
	Stubbins 71'	Report		Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 1,431 Referee: Peter Spiers

Final

18 April 1993

Heidelberg United	2–1	Parramatta Eagles
Scott 3' Souris 87' (o.g.)	Report	Reda 80'

Marconi Stadium, Sydney

Attendance: 2,596

Referee: Rob Davies

Top scorers

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1	Carl Veart	Adelaide City	5
2	Francis Awaritefe	South Melbourne	4
3	Kieran Cooper	Brisbane United	3
	Derek Hunter	Heidelberg United
	Spase Najdovski	Preston Makedonia
	Danny Wright	South Melbourne

References

^ "1992/3 National League Cup Results". OzFootball.net.

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