2018 Chatham Cup Explained

Chatham Cup
Year:2018
Country:New Zealand
Num Teams:137
Dates: –
Defending Champions:Onehunga Sports
Champions:Birkenhead United
Runner-Up:Western Suburbs
Player Label:Jack Batty Memorial Cup
Player:Alec Solomons
Prevseason:2017
Nextseason:2019

The 2018 Chatham Cup (known as the ISPS Handa Chatham Cup for sponsorship reasons)[1] is New Zealand's 91st annual knockout football competition.

The 2018 competition will have a preliminary round and four rounds proper before quarter-finals, semi-finals, and a final. The final will be played on 10 September 2018.[2]

Results

Preliminary round

All matches were played on Anzac Day, Wednesday 25 April or Saturday 28 April 2018.[3]

Northern Region
Central Region
Mainland Region
Southern RegionAll teams listed below received byes to the first round.
  • Northern Region: All Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Premier teams
  • Central Region: Palmerston North Marist
  • Capital Region: All Capital Football teams
  • Mainland Region: Nelson Suburbs, Tahuna, Rangers, Cashmere Technical, Coastal Spirit, Ferrymead Bays, Selwyn United, FC Twenty 11, Nomads United, Universities, Burwood, Halswell United
  • Southern Region: Dunedin Tech, Queenstown Rovers, Green Island, Caversham, Mosgiel, Northern, Otago Uni, Roslyn Wakari, Grant Braes, Geraldine, Thistle (Timaru), West End, Queens Park, Old Boys

    Round 1

    Round 1 matches took place between 12 and 13 May 2018.[4]

    Northern Region
    Central / Capital Region
    Mainland Region
    Southern RegionAll teams listed below received byes to the second round.
  • Northern Region: Hamilton Wanderers, Western Springs, Onehunga Sports, Glenfield Rovers, Waitakere City, Manukau United, Three Kings United, East Coast Bays, Birkenhead United, Eastern Suburbs, Central United, Bay Olympic
  • Central Region: Havelock North Wanderers
  • Capital Region: Wellington United, Stop Out, Wairarapa United, Waterside Karori

    Round 2

    All matches will be played on Queen's Birthday weekend Monday 4 June 2018.[5]

    Northern Region
    Capital / Central Region
    Mainland Region
    Southern Region

    Round 3

    All matches were played on the weekend of 23–24 June 2018.[6]

    Northern Region
    Central / Capital Region
    Mainland / Southern Region

    Round 4

    All matches were originally organised to be played on the weekend 14–15 July 2018 however the match between Manukau United and Mt Albert Ponsonby was played on the 21 July 2018 after originally being postponed due to weather conditions.[7] [8]

    Northern Region
    Capital / Central Region
    Mainland / Southern Region

    Quarter-finals

    The quarter-finals were played between 4–5 August.[9]

    Semi-finals

    The semi-finals were played on the weekend of 25–26 August 2018.[10]

    Final

    The final was played on 9 September 2018.[11]

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: ISPS Handa a new funding partner. New Zealand Football. 8 December 2016. 25 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170611165138/http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/nz-football-announce-isps-handa-as-a-funding-partner/. 11 June 2017. dead.
    2. Web site: Entries open for ISPS Handa Chatham Cup. New Zealand Football. 10 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180330110604/http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/59456. 30 March 2018. dead.
    3. Web site: Fixture details confirmed in cups. New Zealand Football. 19 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180419183235/http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/61530. 19 April 2018. dead.
    4. Web site: Match details locked in for cups. New Zealand Football. 7 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180507153408/http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/62154. 7 May 2018. dead.
    5. Web site: Match details confirmed for second rounds of cups. New Zealand Football. 24 May 2018. 25 May 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180525132832/http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/63034. 25 May 2018. dead.
    6. Web site: Match details confirmed for third rounds of cups. New Zealand Football. 13 June 2018. 13 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180614044725/http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/63987. 14 June 2018. dead.
    7. Web site: Big cup clashes in store. 27 June 2017. 5 July 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170705161222/http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/big-cup-clashes-in-store/. 5 July 2017. dead.
    8. Web site: ISPS Handa Chatham Cup Result . . 21 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180723003728/http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/65508 . 23 July 2018 . dead .
    9. Web site: ISPS Handa Chatham Cup Quarter-finals Result . . 6 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180807033325/http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/66048 . 7 August 2018 . dead .
    10. Web site: Chatham Cup. New Zealand Football. 23 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170625160949/http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/chatham-cup/. 25 June 2017. dead.
    11. Web site: Birkenhead book place in the final . . 26 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180827075523/http://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/67204 . 27 August 2018 . dead .

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