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1982 NSL Cup

The 1982 NSL Cup was the sixth edition of the NSL Cup, which was the main national association football knockout cup competition in Australia. The competition was known as the Philips Cup under a sponsorship arrangement with Dutch company Philips.

National Soccer League Cup
Australia
14 June – 12 September 1982
16
APIA Leichhardt (1st title)
Heidelberg United
15
46 (3.07 per match)
29,676 (1,978 per match)

The 1982 NSL Cup was the sixth edition of the NSL Cup, which was the main national association football knockout cup competition in Australia. The competition was known as the Philips Cup under a sponsorship arrangement with Dutch company Philips.

Brisbane Lions were the defending champions, having defeated West Adelaide to win their first title in the previous year's final, but they were eliminated in the semi-finals by APIA Leichhardt.

APIA Leichhardt defeated Heidelberg United 2–1 in the final to win their first NSL Cup title.

The NSL Cup was a knockout competition with 16 teams taking part all trying to reach the Final in September 1982. The competition consisted of the 16 teams from the National Soccer League.

Round	Main date	Number of fixtures	Clubs remaining
First round	Monday 14 June 1982	8	16 → 8
Quarter-finals	Wednesday 14 July 1982	4	8 → 4
Semi-finals	Wednesday 11 August 1982	2	4 → 2
Final	Sunday 12 September 1982	1	2 → 1

The draw was made during the week of 18 May 1982.

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