Source: Daily Newspapers, Aussie Soccer Magazine and Australian Soccer Weekly

Cup competition comprising 14 competing National Soccer League clubs on a knockout basis.

Round One
Parramatta Melita Eagles and Preston Makedonia - Byes
Wednesday November 21 1990 Hindmarsh Stadium, Hindmarsh, Adelaide Referee: Mike Ingham Attendance: 1,729
Adelaide City Robert Zabica, Paul Shillabeer, Tony Vidmar, Milan Ivanovic, Alex Tobin, Sergio Melta (Ross Aloisi 61), Robert Csobath, Ernie Tapai, Aurelio Vidmar, Joe Mullen (Charlie Villani 46), Steve Maxwell Coach: Zoran Matic Cautions Nil Goals: Melta 18 pen, Mullen 38	2	-	0	St. George John Filan, Blago Milicevic, Scott Baillie, Dominic Longo, Adam Ciantar, Manny Spanoudakis (Elias Augerinos 56), Craig Moffitt, Osvaldo El Ali (Shaun Freestone), Theo Kotsias, Tony Krslovic, Vince Colagiuri Coach: Frank Arok Cautions: Nil
Wednesday November 21 1990 St. George Stadium, Rockdale, Sydney Referee: Richard Lorenc Attendance: 1,750
APIA Leichhardt Sam Butera, Matthew Dihm, Milan Blagojevic, Darren Stewart, Graham Jennings, Gerry Gomez, Brad Maloney (Maurice Reyes 75), Klaus Okon, John McQuarrie, Paul McFadden, Tony Lemezina (David Batten 73) Coach: Manfred Schaefer Caution: Okon Goals: Lemezina 35, McFadden 59	2	-	1	Sydney Olympic Clint Gosling, David Barrett, Tony Spyridakos, Nick Plataniotis, Robbie Hooker, Gary Phillips, Robert Ironside (Craig Sharpley), George Sorras, Scott Ollerenshaw, Jason Bennett, Steve Refenes (Lou YTriantafyllou) Coach: Mick Hickman Cautions: Triantafyllou, Sorras, Bennett, Plataniotis Goal: Ironside 4
Wednesday November 21 1990 Olympic Park, Melbourne Referee: John Santa Isabel Attendance: 5,569 (double-header)
Heidelberg United Jeff Olver, Gary Brattan, Nick Ousalkas, Stuart Cannell, Chris Iliopoulos (Peter Bordignon 75), John Kanesoulis, Phil Stubbins, Archie McGeachy (Jim Tsakiris 69), Angie Goutzioulis, Stuart Stevenson, Terry Rizopoulos Coach: Len McKendry Cautions: NOliver, Brattan, Goutzioulis, Ousalkas, Kanesoulis	0	-	2	South Melbourne Bruce MacLaren, David Healy, Mehmet Durakovic, Steve Blair, Ange Postecoglou, Steve Tasios, Mike Petersen, Paul Wade, Kimon Taliadoros, Paul Trimboli, Peter Tsolakis Coach: Ferenc Puskas Caution: Wade Goals: Tasios 12, Petersen 28 pen
Wednesday November 21 1990 Olympic Park, Melbourne Referee: Chris Bambridge Attendance: 5,569 (double-header)
Melbourne Croatia David Miller, Andrew Marth, George Hannah, Theo Selemidis, Paul Donnelly, Mark Silic, Anthony Grbac, Hussein Skenderovic (Richard Milanovic 76), Mark Talajic, Francis Awaritefe, Ivan Kelic Coach: Ante Grgic Caution: Awaritefe	0	-	1	Sunshine George Cross Frank Talia, George Alevizos (Jason Koliba 76), John Waddell, Chris Ketsakidis, Alan Roodhouse, Damian Mori, Craig Foster, Troy Cranney, Paul Foster, Derek Hunter, Mitch Cattermole (Andy Humble 73) Coach: Ernie Merrick Cautions: Nil Goal: C.Foster 68
Wednesday November 21 1990 Marconi Stadium, Bossley Park, Sydney Referee: Peter Spiers Attendance: 1,443
Marconi Bob Catlin, Paul Okon, Robert Wheatley, Mark Jones, John Paul De Marigny, Tom McCulloch, Peter Katholos, John Markovski, Zlatko Nastevski (Steve Corica 72), David Seal, David Lowe Coach: Berti Mariani Cautions: Nil Goal: Nastevski 58	1	-	0	Sydney Croatia Zeljko Kalac, Paul Carter, Ned Zelic, Velimir Kupresak, Tony Popovic, Robert Runje, Ivan Petkovic (Robert Stanton 46), John Gibson, Pedro Ricoy, Zeljko Jurin (Clayton Koch 75), Manis Lamond Coach: Tony Vrzina Caution: Runje
Wednesday November 21 1990 Brandon Park, Fairy Meadow, Wollongong Referee: John McConnell Attendance: 1,429
Wollongong City George Bouhoutsos, David Green, Charlie Yankos, Jock Morlando, Claudio Cellini (Jeff Allport 71), Richard Lloyd, Zivko Hristovski, Ibro Cahut, Jason Oldridge, Mladen Kuc (Declan McEvoy 31), Paul Farmer Coach: David Ratcliffe Cautions: Yankos, Cahut, Farmer Goal: Oldridge 56	1	-	0	Wollongong Makedonia Warwick Young, Adam Sandy, Jason Dunn, Lupco Dimov, Darren Wilson, Martin Bourke, Tom Pontidas (Darren Galway 73), Paul Kay, Zlatko Markovski (Joe Coelho), Brent Thornthwaite, Grant Bard Coach: John Fleming Cautions: Bourke, Dimov; Red Card: Wilson 82
Round Two
Wednesday December 5 1990 St. George Stadium, Rockdale, Sydney Referee: Alex Spiroski Attendance: 525
APIA Leichhardt Brett Hughes (Peter Murray 33), Mark Brown, Milan Blagojevic, Darren Stewart, Graham Jennings, Gerry Gomez, Klaus Okon (Brad Maloney 61), John McQuarrie, Alex Bundalo, Paul McFadden, Tony Lemezina Coach: Manfred Schaefer Cautions: Jennings, Lemezina Goals: Bundalo 18 pen, Maloney 74, Lemezina 90	3	-	2	Wollongong City George Bouhoutsos, Jeff Allport, Charlie Yankos, Mike Hollifield, Declan McEvoy, Richard Lloyd (Matt Horsley 70), Zivko Hristovski, Ibro Cahut, Frank Bate (Danny Petkovic 64), Paul Farmer, Pat Brodnik Coach: David Ratcliffe Cautions: Nil; Red Card: Cahut 74 Goals: Cahut 15, Blagojevic 33 Own Goal
Wednesday December 5 1990 Melita Stadium, South Granville, Sydney Referee: Peter Spiers Attendance: 830
Parramatta Melita Eagles Steve Mautone, Scott O'Donnell, Andrew Callanan, Alfredo Barrios, Washington Gonzalez, Geoff Gunning, Anthony Parison (Jason Falzon 73), Hugo Gimenez, Lenny Vial, Gus Cerro, Greg Brown Coach: Roberto Vieri Cautions: Nil Goals: Gunning 47, Brown 69	2	-	1	Adelaide City Dennis Martinello, Paul Shillabeer, Alex Tobin, Milan Ivanovic, Tony Vidmar, Robert Csoboth, Aurelio Vidmar, Steve Maxwell, John Crhistopoulos, Joe Barbaro (Chris White 79), Carlo Talladira (Michael Brooks 75) Coach: Zoran Matic Cautions: A.Vidmar, Shillabeer Goal: A.Vidmar 14 pen
Wednesday December 5 1990 Olympic Park, Melbourne Referee: John Santa Isabel Attendance: 2,913
South Melbourne Bruce MacLaren, David Healy, Mehmet Durakovic, Steve Blair, Ange Postecoglou, Danny Wright, Mike Petersen, Paul Wade, Paul Trimboli, Con Boutsianis (Paul Fernandes 81), Kimon Taliadoros (Mike Michalakopoulos 38) Coach: Ferenc Puskas Cautions: Postecoglou, Petersen Goals: Michalakopoulos 56, Healy 69	2	-	0	Sunshine George Cross Sean Keogh, Damian Mori, Luciano Fabrizio, John Waddell, Alan Roodhouse (Troy Cranney 76), David Clarkson, Craig Foster, Lorenz Kindtner, Fausto De Amicis, Andy Humble (Derek Hunter 69), Gary Hasler Coach: Ernie Merrick Cautions: Nil
Wednesday December 12 1990 Marconi Stadium, Bossley Park, Sydney Referee: John McConnell Attendance: Not Recorded
Marconi Mark Schwarzer, Mark Jones, John Paul De Marigny, Steve Calderan, Paul Okon, Ian gray, Zlatko Nastevski (Steve Corica 71), David Seal, John Markovski, David Lowe, Peter Katholos Coach: Berti Mariani Cautions: Seal, Calderan	0	-	1	Preston Makedonia Phil Traianedes, Ian Roodhouse, George Jolevski, Steve Jackson, Shaun Parton, George Petrov, Zoran Tasevski, Andrew Zinni, Kris Trajanovski (Joe Markovac 70), Oscar Crino, Robert Markovac Coach: John Gardiner Caution: R.Markovac Goals: R.Markovac 42
Semi-Finals
Wednesday February 13 1991 Olympic Park, Melbourne Referee: Dennis Voutsinas Attendance: 4,500 (double-header) After Extra Time
Preston Makedonia Phil Traianedes, Ian Roodhouse, George Jolevski, Steve Jackson, Shaun Parton, George Petrov, Andrew Zinni (Robert Momirovski 46), Kris Trajanovski, Warren Spink, Zoran Tasevski, Joe Markovac Coach: John Gardiner Caution: Petrov Goals: Spink 66, Trajanovski 115	2	-	1	APIA Leichhardt Brett Hughes, Milan Blagojevic, Richard Miranda, Darren Stewart, Mark Brown, Shane Clinch (Gerry Gomez 110), John McQuarrie, Paul McFadden, Rod Brown (Klaus Okon 85), Alex Bundalo, Brad Maloney Coach: Manfred Schaefer Cautions: Nil Goal: Clinch 45
Wednesday February 13 1991 Olympic Park, Melbourne Referee: Tom McRoe Attendance: 4,500 (double-header)
South Melbourne Bruce MacLaren, David Healy (Paul Fernandes 36), Ange Postecoglou, Mehmet Durakovic, Steve Blair, Paul Wade, Mike Michalakopoulos, Steve Tasios, Kimon Taliadoros (Danny Wright 90), Con Boutsianis, Peter Tsolakis Coach: Ferenc Puskas Cautions: Nil Goal: Boutsianis 83	1	-	3	Parramatta Melita Eagles Alex McPherson, Jason Falzon, Scott O'Donnell, Alan Hunter, Andrew Callanan, Gus Cerro (Carig Mason 85), Jarek Nowicki, Hugo Gimenez, Marshall Soper (David Rezo 80), Aytek Genc, Greg Brown Coach: Raul Blanco Caution: Soper Goals: Nowicki 44, Genc 47, Brown 52
1990/91 National Soccer League Cup Final
Sunday April 7 1991 Marconi Stadium, Bossley Park, Sydney Referee: Tom McRoe Attendance: 6,749
Parramatta Melita Eagles Alex McPherson, Andrew Callanan, Alan Hunter (Alfredo Barrios 46), Washington Gonzalez, Scott O'Donnell, Lenny Vial (Jarek Nowicki 73), Hugo Gimenez, Gus Cerro, Aytek Genc, Marshall Soper, Greg Brown Coach: Raul Blanco Cautions: Nil Goal: Brown 89	1	-	0	Preston Makedonia Phil Traianedes, Shaun Parton, Ian Roodhouse, Steve Jackson, George Jolevski, Oscar Crino (Robert Spasevski 58), George Petrov, Zoran Tasevski, Joe Markovac, Kris Trajanovski, Warren Spink Coach: John Gardiner Cautions: Crino, Roodhouse, Markovac, Tasevski, Spink, Jackson

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