1991–92 NSL Cup

The 1991–92 NSL Cup was the 16th edition of the NSL Cup, which was the main national association football knockout cup competition in Australia.

1991–92 NSL Cup

National Soccer League Cup
Tournament details
Country	Australia
Dates	30 October 1991 – 5 April 1992
Teams	14
Final positions
Champions	Adelaide City (3rd title)
Runner-up	Marconi Fairfield
Tournament statistics
Matches played	13
Attendance	21,881 (1,683 per match)

Melita Eagles were the defending champions, having defeated Preston Makedonia to win their first title in the previous year's final, but they were eliminated in the first round by Sydney Croatia.

Adelaide City defeated Marconi Fairfield 2–1 in the final to win their third NSL Cup title.

Teams

The NSL Cup was a knockout competition with 14 teams taking part all trying to reach the Final in April 1992. The competition consisted of the 14 teams from the National Soccer League.

Round	Main date	Number of fixtures	Clubs remaining
First round	Wednesday 30 October 1991	7	14 → 7
Second round	Wednesday 4 December 1991	4	7 → 4
Semi-finals	Wednesday 11 March 1992	2	4 → 2
Final	Sunday 5 April 1992	1	2 → 1

First round

Adelaide City v West Adelaide

30 October 1991	Adelaide City	1–0	West Adelaide	Adelaide
	Maxwell 9'	Report		Stadium: Hindmarsh Stadium Attendance: 3,011 Referee: Tom McRoe

Melbourne Knights v Heidelberg United

30 October 1991	Melbourne Knights	3–1	Heidelberg United	Melbourne
	Pondeljak 6' Bacak 74', 87'	Report	Stubbins 84'	Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 3,723 Referee: John Fraser

Preston Makedonia v South Melbourne

30 October 1991	Preston Makedonia	4–2	South Melbourne	Melbourne
	Jackson 22' Spink 30' Bekiaris 61', 63'	Report	Trimboli 53' Boutsianis 74'	Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 3,723 Referee: Ziggy Mnich

Wollongong City v Sydney Olympic

30 October 1991	Wollongong City	1–0	Sydney Olympic	Wollongong
	Hagan 41'	Report		Stadium: Brandon Park Attendance: 670 Referee: Manny Loupis

Brisbane United v APIA Leichhardt

6 November 1991	Brisbane United	2–1 (a.e.t.)	APIA Leichhardt	Brisbane
	Slater 98' Pimblett 102'	Report	Jennings 119'	Stadium: Perry Park Attendance: 712 Referee: Peter Hulme

Melita Eagles v Sydney Croatia

6 November 1991	Melita Eagles	1–2	Sydney Croatia	Sydney
	Soper 18'	Report	Stanton 8' Iriarte 87'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 1,673 Referee: Richard Lorenc

Newcastle Breakers v Marconi Fairfield

20 November 1991	Newcastle Breakers	0–3	Marconi Fairfield	Newcastle
		Report	van Egmond 25' Seal 50' Markovski 87'	Stadium: Austral Park Attendance: 1,024 Referee: Peter Spiers

Second round

Adelaide City had a bye for the Second round.

Melbourne Croatia v Preston Makedonia

4 December 1991	Melbourne Croatia	3–1	Preston Makedonia	Melbourne
	Mori 61' Milosevic 70' Silic 90+2'	Report	Waddell 90'	Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 980 Referee: Dennis Voutsinis

Sydney Croatia v Marconi Fairfield

4 December 1991	Sydney Croatia	0–2	Marconi Fairfield	Sydney
		Report	Harper 69' Lowe 82'	Stadium: Croatian Sports Centre Attendance: 1,115 Referee: Gary Power

Wollongong City v Brisbane United

4 December 1991	Wollongong City	0–1	Brisbane United	Wollongong
		Report	Brown 16'	Stadium: Brandon Park Attendance: 468 Referee: John McConnell

Semi-finals

Marconi Fairfield v Brisbane United

11 March 1992	Marconi Fairfield	4–1	Brisbane United	Sydney
	Seal 44', 67' de Marigny 60' Johnson 62'	Report	Slater 30'	Stadium: Marconi Stadium Attendance: 1,018 Referee: Eugene Brazzale

Melbourne Croatia v Adelaide City

11 March 1992	Melbourne Croatia	0–1	Adelaide City	Melbourne
		Report	Tapai 85'	Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 662 Referee: Peter Spiers

Final

Main article: 1992 NSL Cup final

5 April 1992

Adelaide City	2–1	Marconi Fairfield
Mullen 7' Vidmar 81'	Report	Jones 74'

Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide

Attendance: 3,102

Referee: Gordon Dunster