# 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.
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.

## Teams

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 |

## Bracket

| First round | First round | First round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final | Final |
| South Melbourne | South Melbourne | 0 (4) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Heidelberg United (a.e.t.) | Heidelberg United (a.e.t.) | 0 (5) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Heidelberg United (a.e.t.) | Heidelberg United (a.e.t.) | 0 (5) | Heidelberg United | Heidelberg United | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Preston Makedonia | Preston Makedonia | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Preston Makedonia | Preston Makedonia | 2 | Preston Makedonia | Preston Makedonia | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Footscray JUST | Footscray JUST | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Footscray JUST | Footscray JUST | 0 | | | | Heidelberg United | Heidelberg United | 4 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Canberra City | Canberra City | 3 | | | | |
| West Adelaide (a.e.t.) | West Adelaide (a.e.t.) | 3 | | | | | | | Canberra City | Canberra City | 3 | | | | |
| Adelaide City | Adelaide City | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Adelaide City | Adelaide City | 1 | West Adelaide | West Adelaide | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Canberra City | Canberra City | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Canberra City | Canberra City | 3 | Canberra City | Canberra City | 2 | | | | | | | |
| St George-Budapest | St George-Budapest | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| St George-Budapest | St George-Budapest | 2 | | | | | | | | Heidelberg United | Heidelberg United | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 2 |
| Marconi Fairfield (a.e.t.) | Marconi Fairfield (a.e.t.) | 2 (4) | | | | | | | | | | | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 2 |
| Newcastle KB United | Newcastle KB United | 2 (2) | | | | | | | | | | |
| Newcastle KB United | Newcastle KB United | 2 (2) | Marconi Fairfield | Marconi Fairfield | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Sydney Olympic | Sydney Olympic | 3 | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 2 | | | | | | | |
| APIA Leichhardt Tigers | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| APIA Leichhardt Tigers | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 5 | | | | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | APIA Leichhardt Tigers | 2 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Brisbane Lions | Brisbane Lions | 1 | | | | |
| Brisbane Lions | Brisbane Lions | 3 | | | | | | | Brisbane Lions | Brisbane Lions | 1 | | | | |
| Brisbane City | Brisbane City | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Brisbane City | Brisbane City | 1 | Brisbane Lions | Brisbane Lions | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Sydney City | Sydney City | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Wollongong City | Wollongong City | 1 | Sydney City | Sydney City | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Sydney City | Sydney City | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |

## First round

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