1980 National Soccer League Cup Results
Researched by John Punshon and Andrew Howe, written by Greg Stock

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Sources: Soccer Action, Soccer World.

Round One

Friday April 25 1980
Olympic Sports Field, Kensington, Adelaide
Referee: Bobby Kerr
Attendance: nr
Adelaide City
Peter Marshall (Steve Peressin), Glen Dods, David Jones, John Besir (John Perin), Bugsy Nyskohus (Louis Casamiro), Agenor Muniz, Gary Marocchi, Bobby Russell, Sergio Melta, Luciano Signore, John Nyskohus
Coach: Rale Rasic
Goals: J.Nyskohus 20, 66, 71 pen, Marocchi 51, Muniz 87
5-0 Enfield Victoria (South Australia)
Norm Green, Dean Stevens, Robert Jost, Higgins, John Fyfe (Stagg), Waxman, Mick Gill, Kevin Boyle (Wicton), Glen Durrant, Mikulcic, Bell
Coach: Les Matisczek

Friday April 25 1980
Hindmarsh Stadium, Hindmarsh, Adelaide
Referee: nr
Attendance: nr
Beogard Woodville (South Australia)
George Flecknor, Mirko Urukalo (Jimmy Campbell), Ugo Sale (Clive Attridge), Glen Wickstein, Chris Harwood, Milan Opacic, John Kamleitner, Adrian Santrac, Colin Evans, Djuro Arezina, George Farkas
Coach: Ian Sims
Goals: Santrac 6, Evans 50, 84
3-2 Cumberland United (South Australia)
Martin Charman, Brian Harvey, Steve Parks, Barry Leane, Mike Ball, Daryl Evans, David Mahoney, Gary Pankhurst, Julian Smart, Brian Walsh, Robert Tuffs (David Leane 70)
Coach: Denis Harlow
Goals: Parks 14, Mahony 79

Friday April 25 1980
Gabbie Stadium, Seven Hills, Sydney
Referee: Richard Lorenc
Attendance: 1,024
Blacktown City
Bruce James, George Harris, Peter Cuk, Cliff Pointer, Tony Rasmussen, Ricky Hormazabal, Warren Turnbull, Carlos Ortega, Bill Amey, Steve Pollard, Paul Wilkinson (Neil Manning 67 (Don Campbell 78))
Coach: Mick Jones
Cautions: Nil
Goals: Amey 67 pen, Pollard 89
2-0 Sutherland (New South Wales)
Malcolm Haynes, Mitch Hesford, Ron Schumann, Vic Dalforno, Keith Schumann, Bob Smith, Tasker, Mark Harrington, Steve Meades, Craig Rogers, Tony Bush (Frank Malone 60)
Coach: John Watkiss
Cautions: Nil

Friday April 25 1980
Perry Park, Bowen Hills, Brisbane
Referee: Dave Nugent
Attendance: 1,000
Brisbane City
Martin Coe, Steve Perry, George Potter, David Ratcliffe, Barry Wilkinson, Larry Gaffney, Michael Tripp, John Coyne, Joe Palinkas (Kevin Caldwell 62), Barry Kelso (Kevin Low 62), Dominic Confessore
Coach: Nereo Saftich
0-1 Mount Gravatt (Queensland)
Mark David, Steve Clark, Eric Thompson, David Costa, Harry Stewart (Paul Yuell 74), Phil Thompson, John Ferguson, Mal Bland, Gary Bohan, Bevan Bohan
Coach: Fred Robins
Goal: Bland 81

Friday April 25 1980
Lions Stadium, Richlands, Brisbane
Referee: Jack Wood
Attendance: nr
Brisbane Lions
Tony Scanlan, Graeme Wilson, Col Bennett, Jim Hermiston, Alan Niven, Steve Hogg, Gerry Lindsay, Tom McGregor, Ron Millman (Eddie Spearritt 76), Mark McNaughton (Ian Lawrie 76), Paul Ontong
Coach: Matt Carson
Goals: McGregor 54, Lindsay 61, Ontong 70
3-0 Grange Thistle (Queensland)
Linuep Included; John Ferguson, Iain Fagan, Mark Aponas, Huisdean Lazenby, David Whyte, Ken Swan (Ross Swan 60), Danny Hill (Ben Sokeni 76), Ricky Mangan
Coach: Tony Buesnel

Friday April 25 1980
Bruce Stadium, Canberra
Referee: Ken Allen
Attendance: 2,800
Canberra City
Richard Wilson, Danny Moulis, Robert O'Shea, Mike O'Shea, Harry Williams, John O'Shea, Terry Byrne, Duncan Cole, Sebastian Giampaolo, Walter Valeri, Don MacLaren
Coach: Vic Fernandez
Goals: Giampaolo (x2), Valeri (x2), Byrne, J.O'Shea, MacLaren
7-2 Croatia Deakin (Australian Capital Territory)
John Barac (Bokas 46), Zac Barac (Bill Stewart 46), Carig MacLean, Mike Davenport, Warren Halverson, Nick Boskov, Stan Dukic, John Bull, Ian Murray, Mladen Barac, Ivan Grujicic
Coach: Ivan Grujicic
Goals: Bull, Dukic
Match Day Programme

Friday April 25 1980
Jack McLaughlin Park, Edgeworth, Newcastle
Referee: Jim Reeves
Attendance: 2,500
Edgeworth Eagles (Northern New South Wales)
Ken Kaiser, Peter Kemp, John Blazjewski, P.Griffith, Beatty, Lloyd Hardes, S.Bland, Jim McBreen, Charter, Grant Storey (Alan Parkinson 59), Carl Lochrin
Coach: Peter Irving
0-3 Newcastle KB United
Phil Dando, Paul Reaney, Roy Drinkwater, Arno Bertogna, Col Curran, Malcolm McClelland, Brett Cowburn, Peter Tredinnick, David Kamasz, Mark Trenter, David Dakin (David Jones 75)
Coach: Alan Vest
Goals: Trenter 20, Kamasz 80, Drinkwater 90 pen

Friday April 25 1980
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park, Melbourne
Referee: Evan Venios
Attendance: 3,000 (double-header)
Green Gully won 5-4 on penalties
Footscray JUST
Steve Potter, Igor Hazabent, Mirko Rujevic, Jim O'Reilly, Chris Petrov, Joe Picioane (Zoran Ilioski 46), Vlatko Belic, Peter Ollerton, Slobodan Jovanovic, Dragan Vasic (Paul Simic 68), Zdravko Lujic
Coach: Rocco Ille
Goals: Lujic 26, Ollerton 99 pen
2 (4)-2 (5) Green Gully (Victoria)
Lou Denys, David Hogben (Andy Segi 105), Grant Smart, John Patten, Steve Crilly, Gerry Bennett, Jimmy Dunne, Willie Vassallo, Billy Vojtek, Steve Bennie, Bill Morrey
Coach: Bobby McLachlan
Goals: Morrey 19, Belic 118 Own Goal

Friday April 25 1980
Middle Park Soccer Stadium, Middle Park, Melbourne
Referee: Jim Fearn
Attendance: 3,000 (double-header)
South Melbourne
Peter Laumets, Vince Bannon, Bertie Lutton (Alan Davidson 35), Arthur Xanthopoulos, Kris Kalifatidis, Alun Evans, George Christopoulos, Billy Rogers (Sammy Wright 46), Duncan Cummings, Branko Buljevic, George Campbell
Coach: John Margaritis
Goals: Campbell 10, 37, Christopoulos 35, 65, Cummings 87
5-1 Frankston City (Victoria)
Billy Whiteside, Shaun Parton, Danny McCluskey, Nick Lowe, Chris Valli, Bill Buchanan, David Cooper (Peter Martinovic 80), Willie Coulson (Goran Runje 65), Kevin Wall, Bobby Adams, Bruce Young
Coach: Nigel Bevis
Goal: Wall 75

Friday April 25 1980
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Referee: Stewart Mellings
Attendance: 4,800
Heidelberg United
Yakka Banovic, Arthur McMillan, Pat Bannon, John Yzendoorn, Jim Tansey, Theo Selemidis, Jim Campbell, Andy Bozikas, Jimmy Rooney, Gary Cole, Jamie Paton
Coaches: Jimmy Rooney & Pat Bannon
Caution: Selemidis
Goals: Bannon, Selemidis
2-0 Essendon Croatia (Victoria)
Peter Blasby, Steve Short, Steve Kokoska, John Gardiner (Howard Andrews 80), Mick Klarin, Joe Tront, Keith Adams, Ken Murphy, Ned Batinovic, Carl Gilder, Noel Mitten
Coach: John Gardiner
Cautions: Nil

Friday April 25 1980
Ebbw Vale, Ipswich
Referee: Des Miles
Attendance: nr
Ipswich United (Queensland)
Greg Donnelly, Steve Dann, Wayne Warren, Jeff Dann, Peter Nielson, Murray Kitching, Neville O'Sullivan, Randall McKeand, Craig Low (John Miller 70), Richie Wilson, John Dann (Bryan Kathage 83)
Coach: Al Warren
Cautions: J.Dann, S.Dann, Miller
0-1 APIA Leichhardt
Greg Woodhouse, Rod Skellern, Peter Wilson, Mark Pullen (John McKie 60), Colin McAusland, Peter Stone, Bob McGinn, Brian O'Donnell, Tony Morsello, Mark Samuels, Phil O'Connor
Coach: Willie Wallace
Cautions: Nil
Goal: Samuels 13

Friday April 25 1980
Marconi Oval, Bossley Park, Sydney
Referee: nr
Attendance: 3,889
Marconi
Lineup Included; Ivo Prskalo, Jim Cant, Eddie Krncevic
Coach: Les Scheinflug
Goals: Cant 12, Krncevic (x2)
3-0 Melita Eagles (New South Wales)
Lineup Included; Terry Greedy, Terry Jones, Vernon Darvill, John Stoddart, Ray Farrugia (Wayne Parker), Vic Juchniewwicz, Don Allan (John Morsello)
Coach: Atti Abonyi

Friday April 25 1980
South Hobart Oval, Hobart
Referee: Jack Johnston
Attendance: 1,200
Rapid Wrest Point (Tasmania)
Lineup Included; Peter Willis, Ken Morton, Smith, Mark Oakes, Michael Southworth (Ossie Moore), Colin Francis (Peter Thompson)
Coach: Ken Morton
Goal: Willis 40
1-5 Preston Makedonia (Victoria)
Lou Kastner, Mike Rainey, Gordon Flavell, John Higham (David Harthwaite 75), Steve Beech, Jeff Faulkner (Eric Lesbirel 10), Claude Lucchesi, Ljube Petrovski, Robbie Cullen, George McMillan, Gary Ward
Coach: Brian Edgeley
Goals: Lucchesi 5, Ward 20, 66, Beech 59, McMillan 79

Friday April 25 1980
St. George Stadium, Rockdale, Sydney
Referee: Tim Davies
Attendance: 720
St. George
Don Smith, Howard Hadley, Peter Terry, Richard Yamine, David McIntosh, Rudi Gnavi, Dennis Duarte, Billy Griffith, Peter Beggs, Peter Katholos (Billy Buloch 6), Roy Cotton (Mark Barton 46)
Coach: Raul Blanco
Cautions: Nil
Goals: Beggs 30, 47 pen, Duarte 62, Santolin 28 Own Goal
4-1 Inter Monaro (Australian Capital Territory)
Ton Anthonopoulos, Crawford, Peter Lawler, Bob Noble, Chris O'Neill, Tony Falzon, Joe Musitano (Peter Pulcini 46), John Santolin, Ally Link, Mauro Valeri, (Ian Heywood 46), Velce Trajanovski
Coach: Frank Maccarone
Caution: Heywood
Goal: Heywood 70

Friday April 25 1980
Dalmatinac Park, Spearwood, Perth
Referee: Eddie Evans
Attendance: nr
Spearwood Dalmatinac (Western Australia)
Lineup Included; Tony Witschge, Neil Hardy, Vinko Popovich, John Flamengo, David Fidoe, Frank Smerelli
Coach: Ivan Pikl
Goals: Flamengo 45 pen, 61, Popovich
3-1 West Adelaide
Lineup Included; Martyn Crook, Zoran Maricic, Lopez Manecas (nr 56), Graham Honeyman, George Koulianos, John Kosmina, Graham Norris
Coach: Gerry Chaldi
Goal: Kosmina 24 pen

Friday April 25 1980
Sydney Athletic Centre, Kensington, Sydney
Referee: Peter Rampley
Attendance: 2,041
Sydney City
Todd Clarke (Tony Pezzano), Kevin Mullen, Eddie Thomson, Steve O'Connor, Ian Bruce, Ian Souness, Joe Watson (John Stevenson), Murray Barnes, Marcos Silva, Terry Smith, Hilton Silva (Ken Boden)
Coach: Eddie Thomson
Goals: M.Silva (x3), Boden (x2), Barnes, Souness
7-1 Sydney Croatia (New South Wales)
Bobanovitis, Alex Kovacic, Greg Smith (Dokinal), Peter Mullen, Bruno Vidaic, Tom Basic, Wally Savor, Kevin Coleman, Marijan Kovacic, Zdenko Kafka, Maurice Sullivan
Coach: nr
Goal: Mullen
 
Round Two

Wednesday July 2 1980
Hindmarsh Stadium, Hindmarsh, Adelaide
Referee: Ken Allen
Attendance: 500
Beogard Woodville (South Australia)
Vlad Maricic, Jimmy Campbell, Sim, Harwood, Mirko Urukalo, Norman Lees, Colin Evans (Djuro Arezina), Wickstein, Dragan Kalinovic, Adrian Santrac, Ivan Zafran
Coach: Ian Sims
0-3 Spearwood Dalmatinac (Western Australia)
Tony Witschge, Neil Hardy, Keith Evans (Vinko Popovich 27), Mark O'Keefe, Robin Witschge, Stephen Snell, John Flamengo, John Wakefield, Laszlo Koroknai, David Fidoe, Frank Smerelli
Coach: Ivan Pikl
Goals: Fidoe 77, 86, 88

Saturday July 5 1980
International Sports Centre, Newcastle
Referee: Chris Bambridge
Attendance: 4,989
Newcastle KB United
Phil Dando, Paul Reaney, Roy Drinkwater, Bill Summerscales, Col Curran, Malcolm McClelland, Joe Senkalski, Peter Tredinnick, Graham Heys, Paul Burrows (Craig Mason 70), David Jones
Coach: Alan Vest
Cautions: Nil
Goal: Burrows 4
1-3 Marconi
Alan Maher, Paul Degney, Tony Henderson, Jim Muir, Peter Brogan, Peter Raskopoulos, Gary Byrne, Jim Cant, Peter Sharne, Mark Jankovics, Berti Mariani
Coach: Les Scheinflug
Cautions: Byrne, Cant
Goals: Raskopoulos 39, 50, Brogan 21

Sunday July 6 1980
Lambert Park, Leichhardt, Sydney
Referee: Jack Johnston
Attendance: 2,540
APIA Leichhardt
Greg Woodhouse, Rod Skellern, Peter Wilson, Jim Dempsey, Mark Pullen, Colin McAusland, David Harding, Rob Drewes (Tony Morsello 80), Terry Butler, John McKie, Phil O'Connor
Coach: Willie Wallace
Goal: Harding 40
1-2 Sydney City
Tony Pezzano, Kevin Mullen, Steve O'Connor, John Spanos, Ian Bruce, Ian Souness, Joe Watson, Ken Boden, Murray Barnes, Terry Smith (John Stevenson 80), Hilton Silva
Coach: Eddie Thomson
Goals: Barnes 70, 95

Sunday July 6 1980
Gabbie Stadium, Seven Hills, Sydney
Referee: Dave Nugent
Attendance: 3,000
Blacktown City
Peter Freeman, George Harris, Cliff Pointer, Peter Cuk, Tony Rasmussen, Carlos Ortega, Stuart Selvage (Don Campbell 87), Ray Izatt, Paul Wilkinson, Phil Dolton, Alan Fisher
Coach: Mick Jones
Caution: Cuk
0-3 St. George
Mike Fraser, Doug Utjesenovic, David McIntosh, Howard Hadley, David Skeen, Mark Barton, Peter Katholos, Billy Griffith, Ernie Campbell, Peter Beggs (Paul Kay 74), Dennis Duarte
Coach: Raul Blanco
Caution: Beggs
Goals: Katholos 41, Beggs 46, Duarte 85
Match Day Programme

Sunday July 6 1980
Perry Park, Bowen Hills, Brisbane
Referee: Peter Rampley
Attendance: 800
Mount Gravatt (Queensland)
Mark Davis, Steve Clark (Brian Hudson 63), Eric Thompson, David Costa, Chris Corcoran, John Ferguson, Phil Thompson, Paul Yeuell, Mal Bland (John Reid 71), Bevan Bohan, Ian Head
Coach: Fred Robins
Caution: Ferguson
Goals: E.Thompson 67 pen, Reid 84
2-4 Brisbane Lions
Tony Scanlan, Paul Ontong, Jim Hermiston, Col Bennett, Graeme Wilson, Gerry Lindsay, Steve Hogg, Mark McNaughton, Ron Millman, Calvin Daunt (Tom McGregor 46 (Johan Verweij 105)), John Ogden
Coach: Matt Carson
Caution: Hermiston
Goals: Bennett 19, Wilson 65, McNaughton 92, 108

Wednesday July 16 1980
Seiffert Oval, Queanbeyan
Referee: Tony Boskovic
Attendance: 3,500
After Extra-Time
Canberra City
Richard Wilson, Danny Moulis, Mike Milovanovic, Roy Stark, Robert O'Shea, Duncan Cole, John O'Shea, Terry Byrne (Isaac Farrell 58), Sebastian Giampaolo (Tony Brennan 74), Don MacLaren, Walter Valeri
Coach: John Brown
Goals: Valeri 50, 109 pen, Cole 52
3-2 Preston Makedonia (Victoria)
Lou Kastner, Mike Rainey (Eric Lesbirel 91), Gordon Flavell, John Higham, Steve Beech, Jeff Faulkner, Ljube Petrovski, Claude Lucchesi, Robbie Cullen, George McMillan, Gary Ward
Coach: Brian Edgeley
Goals: McMillan 74, Lucchesi 79
Match Day Programme

Wednesday July 23 1980
Hindmarsh Stadium, Hindmarsh, Adelaide
Referee: Stewart Mellings
Attendance: 1,720
Adelaide City
Peter Marshall, Glen Dods, John Besir (John Perin 54), David Jones, Bugsy Nyskohus, Agenor Muniz, Brian Northcote, Sergio Melta, David Mitchell (Gary Marocchi 64), Colin Barnes, John Nyskohus
Coach: Rale Rasic
Caution: Muniz
Goals: Barnes 19, J.Nyskohus 45 pen, Northcote 68
3-1 Green Gully (Victoria)
Lou Denys, David Hogben (Steve Crilly 82), Jimmy Dunne, Gerry Bennett, Grant Smart (Andy Segi 46), John Patten, Billy Vojtek, Willie Vassallo, Perkin, Steve Bennie, Bill Morrey
Coach: Bobby McLachlan
Caution: Bennie
Goal: Segi 65

Wednesday July 23 1980
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Referee: Henry Witschge
Attendance: 7,232
Heidelberg United
Yakka Banovic, Arthur McMillan, John Yzendoorn, Pat Bannon, Jim Tansey, Jim Campbell (Jim Williams 86), Theo Selemidis, Jimmy Rooney (Ken Taylor 65), Gary Cole, Jamie Paton, Andy Bozikas
Coach: Len McKendry
Caution: Cole
Goals: Yzendoorn 55, Cole 76
2-1 South Melbourne
Peter Laumets, Bertie Lutton, Vince Bannon, Steve Blair, Alan Davidson (Steve Kakantonis 80), Billy Rogers, Arthur Xanthopoulos, George Campbell, George Christopoulos, Alun Evans, Branko Buljevic
Coach: John Margaritis
Cautions: Blair, Lutton
Goal: Rogers 30
 
Quarter-Finals

Sunday August 3 1980
Lions Stadium, Richlands, Brisbane
Referee: Ken Allen
Attendance: 1,800
Brisbane Lions
Tony Scanlan, Paul Ontong, Col Bennett, Jim Hermiston, Alan Niven, Steve Hogg, Gerry Lindsay, Mark McNaughton, Ron Millman, Alan Hughes, Johan Verweij
Coach: Matt Carson
Caution: Lindsay
Goals: Hermiston 50 pen, Millman 67
2-1 Sydney City
Todd Clarke, Kevin Mullen, Steve O'Connor, John Spanos (Eddie Thomson 58), Ian Bruce, Ian Souness (Hilton Silva 79), John Stevenson, Murray Barnes, Joe Watson, Terry Smith, Ken Boden
Coach: Eddie Thomson
Cautions: Nil
Goal: Bruce 86

Sunday August 3 1980
Bruce Stadium, Canberra
Referee: Richard Lorenc
Attendance: 2,050
Canberra City
Richard Wilson, Danny Moulis, Mike Milovanovic, Robert O'Shea, Mike O'Shea, Isaac Farrell (Harry Williams 46), John O'Shea, Duncan Cole, Tony Brennan, Sebastian Giampaolo, Terry Byrne
Coach: John Brown
0-2 Heidelberg United
Jeff Olver, Arthur McMillan, Pat Bannon, Jim Tansey, John Yzendoorn, Theo Selemidis, Ken Taylor, Jim Williams, Andy Bozikas, Gary Cole, Jamie Paton
Coach: Len McKendry
Goals: Selemidis 45, Paton 89
Match Day Programme

Sunday August 3 1980
Marconi Oval, Bossley Park, Sydney
Referee: Henry Witschge
Attendance: 3,652
Marconi
Alan Maher, Peter Brogan, Tony Henderson, Ivo Prskalo, Drago Tomasich, Gary Byrne (Dennis Colusso 84), Peter Raskopoulos (Ken Lindsay 70), Berti Mariani, Peter Sharne, Eddie Krncevic, Mark Jankovics
Coach: Les Scheinflug
Caution: Henderson
Goals: Krncevic 28, 82, Byrne 34 pen, Jankovics 47
4-0 St. George
Mike Fraser, Peter Terry, David Skeen, Paul Kay, Peter Katholos, Roy Cotton, Dennis Duarte, Ernie Campbell, Howard Hadley, Aaron Scharfegger, Ron Fraser (Peter Beggs 75)
Coach: Raul Blanco
Cautions: Terry, Campbell, Scharfegger, Campbell, Skeen

Sunday August 3 1980
Dalmatinac Park, Spearwood, Perth
Referee: Barry Harwood
Attendance: 2,000
After Extra Time
Spearwood Dalmatinac (Western Australia)
Tony Witschge, Neil Hardy, Mark O'Keefe, John Flamengo (Keith Evans 69), Robin Witschge, Stephen Snell, Salko Glavovic, Frank Smerelli, Laszlo Koroknai, Vinko Popovich, Ian Russell
Coach: Ivan Pikl
0-1 Adelaide City
Peter Marshall, Glen Dods, John Perin, David Jones, Bugsy Nyskohus, Gary Marocchi (Bobby Russell 70), Brian Northcote, John Nyskohus, Agenor Muniz, Colin Barnes, David Mitchell (Sergio Melta 55)
Coach: Rale Rasic
Goal: Melta 100
 
Semi-Finals

Wednesday September 10 1980
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Referee: Tim Davies
Attendance: 3,000
Heidelberg United won 3-1 on penalties
Heidelberg United
Jeff Olver, Arthur McMillan, John Yzendoorn, Pat Bannon, Jim Tansey, Theo Selemidis (Jim Williams 85), Jim Campbell, Jimmy Rooney, Gary Cole, Jamie Paton, Andy Bozikas
Coach: Len McKendry
Caution: Yzendoorn
0-0 Adelaide City
Peter Marshall, Glen Dods, Bobby Russell, John Perin, David Jones, Bugsy Nyskohus, Agenor Muniz, Sergio Melta, John Nyskohus, Brian Northcote, Colin Barnes
Coach: Rale Rasic
Cautions: Dods, Russell

Wednesday September 10 1980
Marconi Oval, Bossley Park, Sydney
Referee: Jack Johnston
Attendance: 1,500
Marconi
Alan Maher, Peter Brogan, Tony Henderson, Ivo Prskalo, Jim Muir, Jim Cant, Gary Byrne (Roberto Vieri 56), Peter Raskopoulos, Mark Jankovics, Eddie Krncevic, Peter Sharne
Coach: Les Scheinflug
Goal: Krncevic 3
1-0 Brisbane Lions
Nigel Lownds, Paul Ontong (Paul Burns 80), Alan Niven, Jim Hermiston, Col Bennett, Danny Wright, Graeme Wilson (Calvin Daunt 87), Steve Hogg, Mark McNaughton, Johan Verweij, Ron Millman
Coach: Matt Carson
 
Final

Saturday October 4 1980
Olympic Park, Melbourne
Referee: Jack Johnston
Attendance: 6,388
After Extra Time
Heidelberg United
Jeff Olver, Arthur McMillan, Bob Provan, Pat Bannon, Jim Tansey, Theo Selemidis, Jim Campbell (Jim Williams 100), Jimmy Rooney, Gary Cole, Jamie Paton, Andy Bozikas (Ken Taylor 112)
Coach: Len McKendry
0-0 Marconi
Alan Maher, Ivo Prskalo, Jim Muir, Tony Henderson, Peter Brogan (Ken Lindsay 64), Jim Cant, Gary Byrne, Peter Raskopoulos, Peter Sharne, Mark Jankovics, Eddie Krncevic
Coach: Les Scheinflug
 
Final Replay

Wednesday October 15 1980
Marconi Oval, Bossley Park, Sydney
Referee: Jack Johnston
Attendance: 5,179
Marconi
Alan Maher, Ivo Prskalo, Jim Muir, Tony Henderson, Peter Brogan, Jim Cant, Gary Byrne, Peter Raskopoulos, Peter Sharne, Mark Jankovics, Eddie Krncevic
Coach: Les Scheinflug
Caution: Muir
Goals: Byrne 17 pen, Krncevic 64, Sharne 87
3-0 Heidelberg United
Jeff Olver, Arthur McMillan, Jim Tansey, John Yzendoorn, Pat Bannon, Bob Provan, Jimmy Rooney, Theo Selemidis, Jim Campbell, Gary Cole, Jamie Paton
Coach: Len McKendry
Cautions: Provan, Bannon

Last updated: 12 July 2021.