1996 Victorian State League Champions Cup Results

written by John Punshon
Source: VSF team sheets

If anyone can provide the missing details, please contact me

The State League Champions Cup was a post-season competition involving the top four teams in each of the four divisions of the State League

Home Team v Away Team
Round One
Saturday, October 5, 1996. Reddish Reserve, Glenroy. Referee: Senko Rastocic.
Altona East [Div 2] 0 - 3 South Springvale [Div 3]
Goals: Kon Dimitrakopoulos, Steve Voursoukis, Bill Tsaousidis
Saturday, October 5, 1996. Anderson Park, Doncaster East. Referee: Milan Belic.
Diamond Valley [Div 3]
Goal: Neil Draper
1 - 2 Ringwood City [Div 3]
Goals: Hank Bakker, Marty O¹Hare
Saturday, October 5, 1996. Centenary Park, Frankston. Referee: Michael Calfapietra.
Frankston Strikers [Div 3]
Goals: Peter Addicoat x 2, Darren McClenaghan
3 - 2 Springvale White Eagles [Div 1]
Goals: Scorers not known
Saturday, October 5, 1996. Reddish Reserve, Glenroy. Referee: Alan Contini.
North Coburg [Div 4]
Goals: Tamer Simsek x 2, Huseyin Saglam
3 - 0 Geelong [Div 4]
Saturday, October 5, 1996. Anderson Park, Doncaster East. Referee: Ian McCabe.
Preston Lions [Div 1]
Goals: Zlatko Donev x 2, Robert Cibalevski, Tony Sterjovski
4 - 1 Richmond [Div 1]
Goal: Nick Halliwell
Saturday, October 5, 1996. Centenary Park, Frankston. Referee: Perry Mur.
South Dandenong [Div 2]
Goals: Fadil Muriqi x 2, Viktor Memeti, Billy Wright, Own goal
5 - 4 Waverley City [Div 2]
Goals: Gary McMullen x 3, Alex Livingstone
Saturday, October 5, 1996. Kim Reserve, Altona. Referee: Phil Taverna.
Sunshine Heights [Div 4] 0 - 2 Western Suburbs [Div 1]
Goals: Terry Antoniadis, Manny Kopsaftis
Saturday, October 5, 1996. Kim Reserve, Altona. Referee: Tim Dimitriu.
Yarraville [Div 4]
Goal: Jim Babatzanis
1 - 4 Westvale [Div 2]
Goals: Simon Mavropoulos 39, Phil Stubbins 44, Mike Richards 59, George Papas 65
Quarter-Finals
Saturday, October 12, 1996. Egan Lee Reserve, Knoxfield. Referee: Dennis Voutsinas.
Frankston Strikers [Div 3] 0 - 2 Western Suburbs [Div 1]
Goals: Manny Kopsaftis, Kon Sianidis
Saturday, October 12, 1996. Kim Reserve, Altona. Referee: Steve Kralevski.
North Coburg United [Div 4] 0 - 7 South Springvale [Div 3]
Goals: Scorers not known
Saturday, October 12, 1996. Egan Lee Reserve, Knoxfield. Referee: Ian McCabe.
Ringwood City [Div 3]
Goals: Jason Daniels, Daniel Groenewald
2 - 4 Preston Lions [Div 1]
Goals: Tom Tasevski x 2, Chris Emsovski, Deny Lisolajski
Saturday, October 12, 1996. Kim Reserve, Altona. Referee: Michael Calfapietra.
Westvale [Div 2]
Goal: Willie Raynes
1 - 0 South Dandenong [Div 2]
Semi-Finals
Saturday, October 19, 1996.
Fixtures and scores for these games have not been found. The semi-finalists were Preston Lions, South Springvale, Western Suburbs & Westvale
1996 State League Champions Cup Final
Saturday, October 26, 1996.
Preston Lions won the Cup. Scores and opponent not known