| 1986 NSL Cup final | |
| Event: | 1986 NSL Cup |
| Team1: | Adelaide Hellas |
| Team1score: | 2 |
| Team2: | Sydney City |
| Team2score: | 3 |
| Stadium: | Hindmarsh Stadium |
| City: | Adelaide |
| Referee: | Stewart Mellings |
| Attendance: | 3,200 |
| Previous: | 1985 |
| Next: | 1987 |
The 1986 NSL Cup final was the final match of the 1986 NSL Cup, the tenth season of the National Soccer League Cup. It was played at Hindmarsh Stadium in Adelaide on 17 September 1986 between Adelaide Hellas and Sydney City.[1]
Sydney City won the match 3–2 for their first NSL Cup title.[2] As winners Sydney City qualified for the Oceania Cup Winners' Cup.
See main article: 1986 NSL Cup.
| Adelaide Hellas | Round | Sydney City | |||
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| Opposition | Score | Opposition | Score | ||
| Salisbury United (H) | 3–0 | scope=row style="text-align:center" | R1 | Sydney Croatia (A) | 3–0 |
| Adelaide City (H) | 1–0 | scope=row style="text-align:center" | R2 | Newcastle Rosebud United (H) | 2–0 |
| Croydon City (H) | 2–1 | scope=row style="text-align:center" | QF | Brisbane City (A) | 3–1 |
| Canberra City (H) | 3–1 | scope=row style="text-align:center" | SF | Heidelberg United (A) | 1–1 |
| Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue | |||||
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Gary Sproul