Queensland Football (Soccer) Tables
National Soccer League (NSL) Cup 1977-1997
Table of rankings | Season by season | Upset results
NSL Cup -- Table of rankings 1977-1997
The table below ranks the clubs participating in the NSL Cup. This competition was the premier knock-out tournament in Australian football prior to the commencement of the FFA Cup in 2014 run by Football Federation Australia.
Clubs outside the NSL were allowed to compete in the following seasons:
Clubs are listed under their current name, with previous (and sometimes more familiar) names also listed.
Code = 'NSL' for clubs that ever participated in the NSL; the state is listed for other teams; 'NNSW' = Northern NSW; 'ACT' = Australian Capital Territory.
Eight clubs which joined the NSL after the 1996-97 season are also listed at the bottom of this table.
|
|
Team |
Previous name |
Code |
W |
F |
SF |
QF |
2 |
1 |
p |
Total |
Tier 2014 |
Division 2014 |
|
1 |
Adelaide City |
|
NSL |
3 |
1 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
21 |
2 |
SA National Premier League |
|
2 |
Sydney Olympic |
UTS Olympic |
NSL |
2 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
20 |
2 |
NSW National Premier League 1 |
|
3 |
South Melbourne |
|
NSL |
2 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
21 |
2 |
VIC National Premier League |
|
4 |
Parramatta FC |
Parramatta Melita Eagles |
NSL |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
11 |
3 |
NSW National Premier League 2 |
|
5 |
APIA Leichhardt Tigers |
|
NSL |
2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
15 |
2 |
NSW National Premier League 1 |
|
6 |
Brisbane City |
|
NSL |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
10 |
2 |
QLD National Premier League |
|
7 |
Heidelberg United |
Fitzroy United Alexander |
NSL |
1 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
17 |
2 |
VIC National Premier League |
|
8 |
Marconi Stallions |
Marconi Fairfield |
NSL |
1 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
21 |
2 |
NSW National Premier League 1 |
|
9 |
Sydney United |
Sydney Croatia |
NSL |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
0 |
17 |
2 |
NSW National Premier League 1 |
|
10 |
Melbourne Knights |
Melbourne Croatia |
NSL |
1 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
0 |
18 |
2 |
VIC National Premier League |
|
11 |
Newcastle KB United |
|
NSL |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
X |
DEFUNCT |
|
12 |
Queensland Lions |
Brisbane Lions |
NSL |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
12 |
3 |
QLD Brisbane Premier League |
|
13 |
Hakoah Sydney City East |
Eastern Suburbs |
NSL |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
4 |
NSW State League Division 1 |
|
14 |
Collingwood Warriors |
|
NSL |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
X |
DEFUNCT |
|
15 |
West Adelaide |
|
NSL |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
9 |
0 |
17 |
2 |
SA National Premier League |
|
16 |
Preston Lions |
Preston Makedonia |
NSL |
0 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
15 |
4 |
VIC State League Div 1 North-West |
|
17 |
St George |
St George Budapest |
NSL |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
1 |
15 |
2 |
NSW National Premier League 1 |
|
18 |
Moreland Zebras |
Brunswick Juventus |
NSL |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
9 |
3 |
VIC National Premier League 1 |
|
19 |
Newcastle Breakers |
|
NSL |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
X |
DEFUNCT |
|
20 |
Canberra City |
|
NSL |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
10 |
2 |
ACT National Premier league |
|
21 |
Brisbane Strikers |
|
NSL |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
QLD National Premier League |
|
22 |
Sunshine George Cross |
|
NSL |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
10 |
3 |
VIC National Premier League 1 |
|
23 |
Melbourne JUST |
Footscray JUST |
NSL |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
0 |
13 |
X |
DEFUNCT |
|
24 |
Brisbane United |
|
NSL |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
X |
DEFUNCT |
|
25 |
Canberra Cosmos |
|
NSL |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
X |
DEFUNCT |
|
26 |
South Coast Wolves |
Wollongong Wolves |
NSL |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
11 |
0 |
16 |
2 |
NSW National Premier League 1 |
|
27 |
Blacktown City |
|
NSL |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
2 |
NSW National Premier League 1 |
|
28 |
Western Suburbs |
|
NSL |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
X |
DEFUNCT |
|
29 |
Green Gully |
|
NSL |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
VIC National Premier League |
|
30 |
Morwell Falcons |
Gippsland Falcons |
NSL |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
6 |
X |
DEFUNCT |
|
31 |
Adelaide Blue Eagles |
Eastern Districts Azzurri |
SA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
SA National Premier League |
|
32 |
Adelaide Raiders |
Adelaide Croatia |
SA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
SA National Premier League |
|
33 |
Penrith City |
|
NSL |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
X |
DEFUNCT |
|
34 |
St Kilda |
|
VIC |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
X |
DEFUNCT |
|
35 |
Cockburn City |
Spearwood Dalmatinacs |
WA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
WA National Premier League |
|
36 |
Croydon City Arrows |
|
VIC |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
VIC State League Div 4 East |
|
37 |
Mooroolbark |
|
NSL |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
VIC State League Div 2 South-East |
|
38 |
NSW Under 23 |
|
NSW |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
X |
NSW Representative team |
|
39 |
Olympic Kingsway |
Kingsway Olympic |
WA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
WA State League Division 2 |
|
40 |
White City Woodville |
Beograd Woodville |
SA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
SA National Premier League |
|
41 |
Cumberland United |
|
SA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
SA National Premier League |
|
42 |
Inter Monaro |
|
NSL |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
X |
DEFUNCT |
|
43 |
Grange Thistle |
|
QLD |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
QLD Capital League Division 1 |
|
44 |
Mt Gravatt Hawks |
|
QLD |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
QLD Capital League Division 1 |
|
45 |
Mareeba United |
|
QLD |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
Far North Queensland Premier League |
|
46 |
Gungahlin United |
West Woden Juventus |
ACT |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
ACT State League 3 |
|
47 |
Ipswich United |
|
QLD |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
QLD Brisbane Premier League |
|
48 |
Sutherland Sharks |
|
NSW |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
NSW National Premier League 1 |
|
49 |
Edgeworth Eagles |
|
NNSW |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
Northern NSW National Premier |
|
50 |
Uruguayan Penrith |
Auburn |
NSW |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
X |
DEFUNCT |
|
51 |
Bankstown Berries |
Canterbury-Marrickville |
NSL |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
NSW National Premier League 2 |
|
52 |
Hobart Zebras |
Juventus Pioneer |
TAS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
TAS National Premier League |
|
53 |
New Town Eagles |
White Eagles |
TAS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
TAS Southern Premier League |
|
54 |
Southside Eagles |
|
QLD |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
QLD Capital League Division 1 |
|
55 |
St Georges Souths |
Hellenic |
QLD |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
X |
DEFUNCT |
|
56 |
Weston Worker Bears |
|
NNSW |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
Northern NSW National Premier |
|
57 |
Rapid |
Rapid Wrest Point |
TAS |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
X |
DEFUNCT |
|
58 |
Annerley |
|
QLD |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
QLD Capital League Division 1 |
|
59 |
Belmont Swansea United |
|
NNSW |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
Northern NSW Division 1 |
|
60 |
Canberra FC |
Croatia Deakin |
ACT |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
ACT National Premier league |
|
61 |
Enfield United |
Enfield Victoria |
SA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
X |
DEFUNCT |
|
62 |
Forrestfield United |
Ascot |
WA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
WA State League Division 2 |
|
63 |
Frankston Pines |
|
VIC |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
VIC State League Div 2 South-East |
|
64 |
Laverton Park |
Prahran Slavia |
VIC |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
VIC State League Div 4 East |
|
65 |
Noarlunga United |
|
SA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
SA NPL State League |
|
66 |
Northern NSW XI |
|
NNSW |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
X |
Northern NSW Representative team |
|
67 |
Para Hills Knights |
|
SA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
SA National Premier League |
|
68 |
Playford City Patriots |
Elizabeth City |
SA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
SA NPL State League |
|
69 |
Rockdale City Suns |
Rockdale Ilinden |
NSW |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
NSW National Premier League 1 |
|
70 |
Salisbury United |
|
SA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
SA NPL State League |
|
71 |
South Australian XI |
|
SA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
X |
SA Representative team |
|
72 |
South Cardiff |
|
NNSW |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Northern NSW National Premier |
|
73 |
Stirling Lions |
Stirling Macedonia |
WA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
WA National Premier League |
|
74 |
Townsville United |
|
QLD |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
X |
QLD City representative team |
|
75 |
West Torrens Birkalla |
|
SA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
SA National Premier League |
|
76 |
Wollongong United |
Wollongong Macedonia |
NSL |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
Illawarra Premier League |
|
77 |
Canberra Olympic |
Downer Olympic |
ACT |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
ACT National Premier league |
|
78 |
Adelaide Force |
|
NSL |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
X |
DEFUNCT |
|
79 |
Adelaide United |
|
NSL |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
A League |
|
80 |
Carlton |
|
NSL |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
X |
DEFUNCT |
|
81 |
Football Kingz |
Auckland Kingz |
NSL |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
X |
DEFUNCT |
|
82 |
Newcastle United |
|
NSL |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
A League |
|
83 |
Parramatta Power |
|
NSL |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
X |
DEFUNCT |
|
84 |
Perth Glory |
|
NSL |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
A League |
|
85 |
Spirit FC |
Northern Spirit |
NSL |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
NSW National Premier League 2 |
|
|
TOTALS |
|
|
21 |
21 |
42 |
79 |
48 |
200 |
8 |
419 |
|
|
|
|
Position |
77 |
78 |
79 |
80 |
81 |
82 |
83 |
84 |
85 |
86 |
87 |
88 |
89 |
90 |
91 |
92 |
93 |
94 |
95 |
96 |
97 |
|
W |
Winner |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
F |
Finalist |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
SF |
Semi-Finalist |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
|
QF |
Quarter-Finalist |
3 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
|
2 |
Second Round |
0 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
1 |
First Round |
7 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
12 |
8 |
8 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
8 |
|
p |
Preliminary Round |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
TOTAL |
14 |
32 |
32 |
32 |
36 |
16 |
16 |
24 |
32 |
32 |
13 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
12 |
16 |
Note: From 1977 to 1989 the NSL played a Winter season. From 1989-90 onwards a Summer season was played.
Upset results -- NSL clubs beaten by State opposition
1978 Marconi (NSL) 0 Sydney Croatia (NSW) 1 (Round 1)
1979 Marconi (NSL) 0 Parramatta Melita (NSW) 2 (Round 1)
1980 Brisbane City (NSL) 0 Mt Gravatt (QLD) 1 (Round 1)
1980 Footscray JUST (NSL) 2 Green Gully (VIC) 2 on penalties (Round 1)
1980 Spearwood Dalmatinacs (WA) 2 West Adelaide (NSL) 1 (Round 1)
1985 Adelaide Croatia (SA) 1 Adelaide City (NSL) 0 (Round 1)
1985 Adelaide Croatia (SA) 1 West Adelaide (NSL) 0 (Round 2)
1986 Croydon City (VIC) 3 Green Gully (NSL) 0 (Round 1)
1986 Croydon City (VIC) 2 South Melbourne (NSL) 1 (Round 2)
1996-97 South Australian XI (SA) 1 Collingwood Warriors (NSL) 0 (1st leg, Round 1) -- but SA XI lost the second leg 2-0
1996-97 Brisbane Strikers (NSL) 0 Brisbane Lions (QLD) 1 (1st leg, Round 1) -- but Lions lost the second leg 2-0
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