The National Soccer League Cup, commonly known as the NSL Cup, was a knockout competition in Australian soccer, organised by the Australian Soccer Association (now Football Australia). The record for the most wins was held by Adelaide City with 3 victories. The cup had been won by the same team in two consecutive years only by Brisbane City in the first two editions of the cup.
The winners of the first tournament was Brisbane City,[1] who then won it again the next year and to be the only team in competition history to win consecutive NSL Cups.[2]
| (R) | Replay | |
| (1st) | First leg of a Final | |
| (2nd) | Second leg of a Final | |
| align=center style="background-color:#FBCEB1" | Match went to extra time | |
| align=center style="background-color:#cedff2" | Match decided via a penalty shoot-out after extra time | |
| align=center style="background-color:#fff4a7" | Winning team won the Double | |
| align=center style="background-color:#ff88ff" | § | Winning team won the Treble |
| (#) | Number of trophy won by club |
| Wins | First final won | Last final won | Runners-up | Last final lost | Total final appearances | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide City | 3 | 1979 | 1992 | 1 | 1978 | 4 | |
| Parramatta Eagles | 2 | 1991 | 1994 | 1 | 1993 | 3 | |
| Brisbane City | 2 | 1977 | 1978 | 0 | — | 2 | |
| Sydney Olympic | 2 | 1983 | 1985 | 0 | — | 2 | |
| APIA Leichhardt | 2 | 1982 | 1988 | 0 | — | 2 | |
| South Melbourne | 2 | 1990 | 1996 | 0 | — | 2 | |
| Heidelberg United | 1 | 1993 | 1993 | 4 | 1995 | 5 | |
| Marconi-Fairfield | 1 | 1980 | 1980 | 3 | 1997 | 4 | |
| Sydney United | 1 | 1987 | 1987 | 1 | 1994 | 2 | |
| Melbourne Knights | 1 | 1995 | 1995 | 1 | 1984 | 2 | |
| Brisbane Lions | 1 | 1981 | 1981 | 0 | — | 1 | |
| Newcastle Rosebud United | 1 | 1984 | 1984 | 0 | — | 1 | |
| Sydney City | 1 | 1986 | 1986 | 0 | — | 1 | |
| Collingwood Warriors | 1 | 1997 | 1997 | 0 | — | 1 | |
| West Adelaide | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1986 | 2 | |
| Preston Lions | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1991 | 2 | |
| St George | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1979 | 1 | |
| Newcastle Breakers | 0 | — | — | 1 | 1996 | 1 |