1983 NSL Cup final explained

1983 NSL Cup final
Event:	1983 NSL Cup
Team1:	Sydney Olympic
Team1score:	2
Team2:	Heidelberg United
Team2score:	0
Details:	on aggregate
Firstleg:	First leg
Team1score1:	1
Team2score1:	0
Stadium1:	St George Stadium
City1:	Sydney
Referee1:	Tony Boskovic
Attendance1:	6,420
Secondleg:	Second leg
Team1score2:	1
Team2score2:	0
Stadium2:	Olympic Park
City2:	Melbourne
Referee2:	Chris Bambridge
Attendance2:	6,000
Previous:	1982
Next:	1984

The 1983 NSL Cup final were the final matches of the 1983 NSL Cup, the seventh season of the National Soccer League Cup. It was contested between Sydney Olympic and Heidelberg United.^{[1] [2]} The first leg was played at St George Stadium in Sydney on 6 November 1983. The second leg was played at Olympic Park in Melbourne on 13 November 1983. Sydney Olympic won 2–0 on aggregate for their first NSL Cup title.^[3]

Route to the final

See main article: 1983 NSL Cup.

Sydney Olympic		Round	Heidelberg United
Opposition	Score		Opposition	Score
St George-Budapest (A)	3–0	scope=row style="text-align:center"	1st	Footscray JUST (A)	3–2
Newcastle KB United (H)	3–1	scope=row style="text-align:center"	QF	West Adelaide (A)	4–0
South Melbourne (H)	3–2	scope=row style="text-align:center"	SF	Marconi Fairfield (H)	2–1
Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue

Match

Details

First leg

width=25 ! width=25 GK Gary Meier DF Ricki Herbert DF Mick Coady DF Graham Jennings MF Tony Spyridakos MF Jim Patikas MF Gary Phillips MF Peter Katholos MF Chris Kalantzis FW Terry Patalis FW Substitutes: MF Head Coach: Manfred Schaefer

width=25 ! width=25 GK Jeff Olver DF Ian McKie DF DF Don MacLeod DF Jim Tansey MF Theo Selemidis MF Jim Campbell MF Mike Valentine FW Derek Lea FW FW Steve Paterson Head Coach: Jim Tansey

Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary

Second leg

width=25 ! width=25 GK Jeff Olver DF Ian McKie DF Charlie Yankos DF DF Jim Tansey MF Theo Selemidis MF Jim Campbell MF Mike Valentine FW Derek Lea FW Gary Cole FW Steve Paterson Head Coach: Jim Tansey

width=25 ! width=25 GK Gary Meier DF Ricki Herbert DF Mick Coady DF Graham Jennings MF Tony Spyridakos MF Jim Patikas MF Gary Phillips MF Peter Katholos MF Mark Koussas FW Terry Patalis FW Marshall Soper Head Coach: Manfred Schaefer

Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level

Notes and References

1. News: Heidelberg maintains perfect Cup record against Hellas. Soccer Action. 2 November 1983. 4.
2. News: Koussas inspires Olympic. Soccer Action. 2 November 1983. 5.
3. News: National Cup. Soccer Action. 2 November 1983. 5.