The 1985 NSL Cup was the ninth edition of the NSL Cup, which was the main national association football

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cup competition in

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. The competition was known as the Philips Cup under a sponsorship arrangement with Dutch company Philips.

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were the defending champions, having defeated

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to win their first title in the previous year's final, but they were eliminated in the semi-finals by eventual winners

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. Sydney Olympic defeated

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2–1 in the final to win their second NSL Cup title.

Teams

The NSL Cup was a knockout competition with 32 teams taking part all trying to reach the Final in August 1985. The competition consisted of the 24 teams from the

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(12 from the Northern Conference and 12 from the Southern Conference) plus 8 teams from their respective top division state leagues.

First round

Second round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

References

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