# 1984 NSL Cup

The 1984 NSL Cup was the eighth 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.
Sydney Olympic were the defending champions, having defeated Heidelberg United to win their first title in the previous year's final, but they were eliminated in the group stage.
Newcastle Rosebud United defeated Melbourne Knights 1–0 in the final to win their first NSL Cup title.

## Teams

The NSL Cup was a knockout competition with 24 teams taking part all trying to reach the Final in September 1984. The competition consisted of the 24 teams from the National Soccer League (12 from the Northern Conference and 12 from the Southern Conference).
| Round | Main date | Number of fixtures | Clubs remaining |
| Group stage | Sunday 3 June 1984 | 36 | 24 → 8 |
| Quarter-finals | Monday 11 June 1984 | 4 | 8 → 4 |
| Semi-finals | Wednesday 29 August 1984 | 2 | 4 → 2 |
| Final | Wednesday 12 September 1984 | 1 | 2 → 1 |

## Group stage
### Group 1

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Adelaide City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 5 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Sydney City | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 3 | West Adelaide | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Blacktown City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 1 | |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Penrith City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 5 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Melita Eagles | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Canberra City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Sydney Olympic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 | |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | APIA Leichhardt | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 6 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Newcastle Rosebud United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 3 | St George-Budapest | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 2 | |
| 4 | Wollongong City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 | |

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brisbane Lions | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Sydney Croatia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 | Brisbane City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Marconi Fairfield | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 2 | |

### Group 5

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Footscray JUST | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | South Melbourne | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Sunshine George Cross | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Brunswick Juventus | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | |

### Group 6

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Melbourne Croatia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 6 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | Heidelberg United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Preston Makedonia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Green Gully | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 0 | |

### Ranking of second-placed teams

| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | 3 | Newcastle Rosebud United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | 1 | Sydney City | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 3 | 2 | Melita Eagles | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | 5 | South Melbourne | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | |
| 5 | 6 | Heidelberg United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 6 | 4 | Sydney Croatia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | |