The 1984 NSL Cup final was the final match of the 1984 NSL Cup, the eighth season of the National Soccer League Cup. It was played at Olympic Park in Melbourne on 12 September 1984 between Melbourne Knights and Newcastle Rosebud United. Newcastle won the match 1–0 for their first NSL Cup title.

Route to the final

Melbourne CroatiaRoundNewcastle Rosebud UnitedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreBrisbane Lions (H)2–1 QFSydney City3–0APIA Leichhardt (A)2–0SFFootscray JUST (A)1–0Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue

Match

Details

GK23 Yakka BanovicDF2 Tony CurcioDF3 Shaun PartonDF5 George HannahMF— Theo SelemidisMF12 Drago Deankovic MF8 Josip BiskicMF6 Jozo Antolovic MF14 Robert MarkovacFW10 David BroganFW11 Tommy CummingSubstitutes:DF13 Peter Lewis MF15 Jim Campbell Head Coach: Tony Vrzina GK1 Clint GoslingDF4 Neil OwensDF2 Ralph MaierDF3 Michael Boogaard DF5 Andrew ThompsonMF6 John McQuarrieMF7 Joe SenkalskiMF9 Dean Milosevic FW8 Simon BrandtFW11 Derek ToddFW10 David JonesSubstitutes:MF12 Steve Allen Head Coach: Willie Gallagher

Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level

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