1995–96 NSL Cup

The 1995–96 NSL Cup was the 20th edition of the NSL Cup, which was the main national association football knockout cup competition in Australia. The NSL Cup was sponsored by Johnnie Walker and known as the Johnnie Walker Cup for sponsorship purposes.

Melbourne Knights were the defending champions, having defeated Heidelberg United to win their first title in the previous season's final, but they were eliminated in the first round by eventual winners South Melbourne.

South Melbourne defeated Newcastle Breakers 3–1 in the final to win their second NSL Cup title.

Teams
The NSL Cup was a knockout competition with 12 teams taking part all trying to reach the Final in January 1996. The competition consisted of the 12 teams from the National Soccer League.

First round

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Canberra Cosmos won 2–1 on aggregate

Adelaide City won 3–0 on aggregate

Newcastle Breakers won 2–1 on aggregate

South Melbourne won 4–3 on aggregate

Sydney Olympic won 5–3 on aggregate

Marconi Fairfield won 3–1 on aggregate

Quarter-finals
Adelaide City and Canberra Cosmos had a bye for the Quarter-finals.