1980 NSL Cup final

1980 NSL Cup final
Event1980 NSL Cup
Heidelberg United won after a replay
Final
After extra time
Date4 October 1980 (1980-10-04)
VenueOlympic Park Stadium, Melbourne
RefereeJack Johnston
Attendance6,388
Replay
Date15 October 1980 (1980-10-15)
VenueMarconi Oval, Sydney
RefereeJack Johnston
Attendance5,179
1979
1981

The 1980 NSL Cup final was the final match of the 1980 NSL Cup, the fourth season of the National Soccer League Cup. It was first played at Olympic Park Stadium in Melbourne on 4 October 1980 between Heidelberg United and Marconi Fairfield, before it was replayed in Marconi Oval in Sydney on 15 October 1980.

Marconi Fairfield won the replay match 3–0 after a 0–0 draw in the initial match for their first NSL Cup title.[1][2] As winners of the NSL Cup, Marconi Fairfield qualified for the 1981 Charity Shield, which they won against National Soccer League champions Sydney City.

  1. ^ "Heidelberg v Marconi 0-0 – Battle royal but very little else". Soccer World. 9 October 1980. p. 3.
  2. ^ "Philips Cup". The Canberra Times. Vol. 55, no. 16, 457. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 16 October 1980. p. 1 (Sports Section). Retrieved 28 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.