1982 National Soccer League Cup Results
Researched by John Punshon and Andrew Howe, written by Greg Stock

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Round | 1 | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final

Sources: Soccer Action, Soccer World.

Round One

Monday June 14 1982
Pratten Park, Ashfield, Sydney
Referee: Tim Davies
Attendance: 2,216
APIA Leichhardt
Bob Parks, Paul Carter, Col McAusland, John Bradley, Mark Pullen, Rod Skellern, Robert de Ceglie (Marshall Soper 79), Jim McBreen, Paul Burrows, Terry Butler, Sebastian Giampaolo
Coach: Willie Wallace
Cautions: McAusland, Pullen
Goals: Bradley 42, Burrows 56, Giampaolo 70, McBreen 84, Soper 90
5-3 Sydney Olympic
Gary Meier, Mike Coady, Andy Scott, Martyn Rogers, Gary Phillips, Ken Wilson, Jimmy Redfern, Peter Raskopoulos, Mark Koussas (Tom Gavin 70), Peter Katholos, Graham Jennings
Coach: Doug Collins
Cautions: Nil
Goals: Jennings 24, Redfern 73, Gavin 77

Monday June 14 1982
Perry Park, Bowen Hills, Brisbane
Referee: Dave Nugent
Attendance: nr
Brisbane Lions
Nigel Lowndes, Bob McSkimming, Col Bennett, Rob Ferris, Alan Niven, Mark Atmore, Alan Sunderland, Paul Burns, Ron Millman, Calvin Daunt (John Ogden 75), Billy Williamson
Coach: Joe Gilroy
Caution: Daunt
Goal: Williamson 75
1-0 Brisbane City
Tony Pezzano, John McVeigh, Frank Liddell, Jim Hermiston, Peter Tokesi, Joe Palinkas, Frank Pimblett, David Vincenzino, Willie Conner, Bevan Bohan, Peter Carey
Coach: Nereo Saftich
Cautions: Nil

Monday June 14 1982
Bruce Stadium, Canberra
Referee: Bob Mee
Attendance: 1,800
Canberra City
Steve Hoszowski, Paul Ontong (Alan Reis 67), Terry Byrne, Mike Milovanovic, Angelo Ambrosino, Gary Byrne, George Christopoulos, Ian Stone, Ian Purdie, Ian Gibson, Don MacLaren
Coach: George Murray
Cautions: Nil
Goals: Gibson _, Stone 79, Reis 90
3-2 St. George
Terry Greedy, David Skeen, Peter Terry, David Rylands, David Ratcliffe, Lajos Koritar, Billy Griffith, Peter Stone, Robbie Slater, Dennis Duarte, Dez Marton
Coach: Frank Arok
Caution: Duarte
Goals: Marton 52, Slater 75

Monday June 14 1982
Graham Park, Gosford
Referee: nr
Attendance: 2,874
Marconi won 4-2 on penalties
Newcastle KB United
Lineup Included; Roy Drinkwater, Stuart Robertson, David Jones, Howard Tredinnick, David Lowe, Jim Hamilton
Coach: Ken Kaiser
Cautions: Nil
Goals: Lowe 10, 30
2
(2)
-2
(4)
Marconi
Lineup Included; Alan Maher, Vic Bozanic, Tony Henderson, Roberto Vieri, Hilton Silva, Mark Jankovics, Berti Mariani (Rene Licata 46)
Coach: Dom Kapetanovic
Goal: Bland 81

Monday June 14 1982
B.T.Connor Reserve, Reservoir, Preston
Referee: Stewart Mellings
Attendance: 2,500
Preston Makedonia
Steve Potter, Con Opasinis, David Jones, Peter Ollerton, John Little, Alan Whittle, Gordon Flavell, Richard Miranda, Gary Ward, Claude Lucchesi, Doug Brown (Ljube Petrovski 88)
Coach: Peter Ollerton
Cautions: Nil
Goals: Opasinis 5, Ward 23
2-0 Footscray JUST
Dennis Boland, Kyri Kyriakouleas, Jim O'Reilly, Jim Kondarios, Popovic (Slobodan Stojcevski 72), Vlatko Belic, Zoran Ilioski, Suleiman Curovic, Paul Simic, Dragan Vasic, Mendo Ristovski
Cautions: Nil

Monday June 14 1982
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park, Melbourne
Referee: Jim Fearn
Attendance: 6,000
Heidelberg United won 5-4 on penalties
South Melbourne
Lou Tsigaris, Gerry Bennett, Steve Blair, Arthur Xanthopoulos, Socrates Nicolaides, Alan Davidson, Jim Shirra (Branko Buljevic 75), Carl Halford, Charlie Egan, Billy Rogers, George Campbell
Coach: Tommy Docherty
Caution: Shirra
0
(4)
-0
(5)
Heidelberg United
Jeff Olver, Arthur McMillan, John Yzendoorn, Charlie Yankos, Jim Tansey, Jim Campbell (Don MacLeod 113), Theo Selemidis, Chris Bekiaris, Gary Cole, Jamie Paton, Mike Valentine
Coach: Len McKendry
Caution: Olver

Monday June 14 1982
Hindmarsh Stadium, Hindmarsh, Adelaide
Referee: nr
Attendance: 3,900
After Extra Time
West Adelaide
Frank Boetel, Ian McKie, Robbie Dunn, Neil McGachey, Tom Totsikas, Ian McGregor, Mike Brennan, Steve Atsalas, Graham Heys, Tim Brown (Paul Kounas 60), Graham Honeyman
Coach: Alan Vest
Cautions: Nil
Goals: Heys 56, Honeyman 95, Atsalas 97
3-1 Adelaide City
Bobby Ferguson, Bobby Russell, Neil Banfield, Neville Flounders, Bugsy Nyskohus, Sergio Melta, Chris Manou, Gary Marocchi, Brian Northcote, Charlie Villani, Peter Rankin
Coach: John Perin
Cautions: Nil
Goal: Marocchi 44

Monday June 14 1982
Memorial Park, Corrimal, Wollongong
Referee: Doug Rennie
Attendance: 500
Wollongong City
Jim Preston, Peter Willis, Ray Vlietstra, Chris Dunleavy, Jeff Ainsworth (Jock Morlando 54), Lee Adam, John Fleming, Larry Gaffney, Peter Tredinnick, Roy Cotton, Phil O'Conner
Coach: Ken Morton
Cautions: Nil
Goal: O'Connor 26
1-5 Sydney City
Glen Ahearn, Kevin Mullen, Alex Robertson, Jim Cant, Ian Bruce, Jim Patikas, Agenor Muniz, Nelio Borges, Joe Watson, John Kosmina, Grant Lee
Cautions: Nil
Goals: Kosmina 29, 88, Lee 50, 80, Borges 65
 
Quarter Finals

Wednesday July 14 1982
Perry Park, Bowen Hills, Brisbane
Referee: Col Amos
Attendance: 1,000
Brisbane Lions
Tony Scanlon, Bob McSkimming, Bob Ferris, Col Bennett, Alan Niven, Mark Atmore, Paul Burns, Steve Hogg, Billy Williamson, Calvin Daunt (Ron Millman 87), Danny Wright
Coach: Joe Gilroy
Cautions: Bennett, Millman, McSkimming; Red Card: McSkimming 70
Goal: Hogg 42
1-0 Sydney City
Todd Clarke, Jim Cant, John Spanos, Steve O'Connor, Ian Bruce, Grant Lee, Joe Watson, Murray Barnes, Ken Boden, John Kosmina, David Mitchell
Coach: Eddie Thomson
Cautions: Nil

Wednesday July 14 1982
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Referee: Jim Fearn
Attendance: 1,000
Heidelberg United
Jeff Olver, Arthur McMillan, Don MacLeod, Charlie Yankos, Jim Tansey, Chris Bekiaris, Theo Selemidis, Jim Campbell, Mike Valentine, Gary Cole, Jamie Paton
Coach: Len McKendry
Cautions: Nil
Goal: Valentine 75
1-0 Preston Makedonia
Richard Wilson, George Todorovski, Ljube Petrovski, Gordon Flavell, David Jones, Graham Fox, Con Opasinis, George McMillan (Richard Miranda 70), Con Stoikos, Doug Brown, Gary Ward
Cautions: Nil

Wednesday July 14 1982
Marconi Stadium, Bossley Park, Sydney
Referee: Tim Davies
Attendance: 1,055
Marconi
Alan Maher, Vic Bozanic, Paul Degney, Tony Henderson, Ivo Prskalo, Berti Mariani, Tom McCulloch (Marcos Silva 46), Ricky Budini, Ian Hunter, Mark Jankovics, Rene Licata
Coach: Dom Kapetanovic
Cautions: Nil
Goal: Jankovics 75
1-2 APIA Leichhardt
Bob Parks, Paul Carter, Col McAusland, Jim McBreen, Peter Wilson, John Bradley, Terry Butler, Alan Hughes, Peter Jones, Tony Morsello (Bernie Godzik 70), Robert De Ceglie
Coach: Peter Wilson
Cautions: Nil
Goals: Jones 80, 89

Wednesday July 14 1982
Hindmarsh Stadium, Hindmarsh, Adelaide
Referee: Don Campbell
Attendance: nr
West Adelaide
Martyn Crook, Ian McKie, Ian McGregor, Neil McGachey, Robbie Dunn, David Doorne, Graham Heys, Steve Atsalas, Steve Sumner, Graham Honeyman, Lopez Manecas (Adrian Santrac 75)
Coach: Alan Vest
Cautions: Nil
0-2 Canberra City
Steve Hoszowski, Paul Ontong, Terry Byrne, Gary Byrne, Mike Milovanovic (Don MacLaren 81), Jim Murray, Ian Stone, Ian Gibson, Tony Brennan, George Christopoulos, Steve Bryant
Coach: George Murray
Cautions: Nil
Goals: Stone 38, Christopoulos 86
 
Semi-Finals

Wednesday August 11 1982
St. George Stadium, Rockdale, Sydney
Referee: Peter Rampley
Attendance: 831
APIA Leichhardt
Bob Parks, Paul Carter, Col McAusland, Peter Wilson, Mark Pullen, Alan Hughes, John Bradley, Terry Butler, Tony Morsello, Peter Jones, Robert De Ceglie (Sebastian Giampaolo 64)
Coach: Peter Wilson
Caution: Pullen
Goals: Bradley 13, Morsello 84
2-0 Brisbane Lions
Tony Scanlon, Bob McSkimming, Steve Jackson, Col Bennett, Rob Ferris, Mark Atmore, Steve Hogg, Alan Niven, Craig Low, Calvin Daunt (Marty Gerritsen 46), John Ogden
Coach: Joe Gilroy
Cautions: Nil

Wednesday August 11 1982
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Referee: Chris Bambridge
Attendance: 1,000
Heidelberg United
Jeff Olver, Arthur McMillan, Don McLeod, Charlie Yankos, Jim Tansey, Jim Campbell, Theo Selemidis, Ken Taylor, Mike Valentine, Gary Cole, Jamie Paton
Coach: Len McKendry
Caution: Taylor; Red Card: Taylor 73
Goals: Taylor 12, Valentine 14, Cole 26 pen
3-1 Canberra City
Steve Hoszowski, Paul Ontong, Mike Milovanovic, Terry Byrne, Steve Bryant, Angelo Ambrosino (Ian Stone 65), George Christopoulos, Gary Byrne, Don MacLaren, Ian Gibson, Tony Brennan
Coach: George Murray
Cautions: Nil
Goal: Gibson 57
 
Final

Sunday September 12 1982
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Referee: Don Campbell
Attendance: 5,000
Heidelberg United
Jeff Olver, Arthur McMillan, Charlie Yankos, Don MacLeod (Chris Bekiaris 35), Jim Tansey, Theo Selemidis, Ken Taylor, Jim Campbell, Mike Valentine, Gary Cole, Jamie Paton
Coach: Len McKendry
Caution: Tansey
Goal: Campbell 63
1-2 APIA Leichhardt
Bob Parks, Paul Carter, Peter Wilson, Mark Pullen, Col McAusland, John Bradley, Jim McBreen, Terry Butler, Marshall Soper (Bernie Godzik 64), Peter Jones, Sebastian Giampaolo
Coach: Peter Wilson
Caution: McBreen
Goals: McBreen 79, Butler 85

Last updated: 22 January 2022