Referee Eddie Lennie | Attendance 14,256 | |
Event 1995–96 National Soccer League Date 26 May 1996 (1996-05-26) Venue Olympic Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Man of the Match Andrew Marth (Joe Marston Medal) | ||
The 1996 A-League Grand Final was the first grand final to held under the A-League name after the short-lived rebranding of the National Soccer League (NSL) began before the 1995–96 season. Melbourne Knights defeated Marconi-Fairfield 2–1 to win their second consecutive grand final.
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Melbourne Knights
Melbourne Knights were the first team into the grand final defeating Marconi-Fairfield 3–2 over two legs in the major semi-final.
Marconi-Fairfield
After losing the major semi-final to the Knights, Marconi-Fairfield followed up with a 4–1 win over Adelaide City in the preliminary final to book their place in the grand final.
Venue selection
With Melbourne Knights the first into the final, there was speculation that the Knights would host the match at Somers Street, however Soccer Australia announced on 12 May that the match would be played at Olympic Park.