2022 Chatham Cup Explained

Chatham Cup
Year:2022
Country:New Zealand
Num Teams:129
Dates:
Defending Champions:Cashmere Technical
Winners:Auckland City
Second:Eastern Suburbs
Champ Match Score:1–0
Matches:126
Goals:605
Prev Season:2021
Next Season:2023

The 2022 Chatham Cup is New Zealand's 94th annual knockout football competition.

It will have a preliminary round and four rounds proper before quarter-finals, semi-finals, and a final.[1] [2]

Structure

RoundDate[3] Number of fixturesClubs remainingNew entries this roundTeams entering this round
Preliminary Round25 April 202224129 → 10548
Round 114-15 May 202241105 → 645811 NRFL Division 1 teams
10 NRFL Division 2 teams
3 Central League teams
1 Central Federation League team
7 Southern League teams
4 Mainland Premier League teams
5 FootballSouth Premier League teams
Round 24-5 June 20223264 → 322312 Northern League teams
1 NRFL Division 1 team
6 Central League teams
3 Southern League teams
1 FootballSouth Premier League team
Round 318-19 June 20221632 → 16NoneNone
Round 49-10 July 2021816 → 8NoneNone
Quarter-Finals30-31 July 202248 → 4NoneNone
Semi-Finals20-21 August 202224 → 2NoneNone
Final11 September 202212 → 1NoneNone

Results

Preliminary round

Matches were played over the Anzac weekend of 22–25 April.[1] [2] This round contained five teams from the Auckland Sunday football leagues, AFC Bohemian Celtic, Ellerslie Tropics, Sperm Whales FC, University of Auckland FC, and Zamantix Rovers Duece, the lowest ranked teams left in the competition.[4] [5]

Northern Region
Central Region
Capital Region
Mainland Region

All teams listed below received byes to the first round.[1]

Northern Region: Albany United, Auckland City FC, Auckland United, Bay Olympic, Beachlands Maraetai AFC, Birkenhead United, Bucklands Beach, Cambridge FC, Claudelands Rovers, East Coast Bays, Eastern Suburbs, Ellerslie AFC, Fencibles United, Franklin United, Hamilton Wanderers, Hibiscus Coast, Manukau United, Manurewa AFC, Melville United AFC, Metro FC, Mt Albert Ponsonby AFC, Ngaruawahia United, North Shore United, Northern Rovers, Northland FC, Onehunga Mangere United, Oratia United, Takapuna AFC, Tauranga City, Tauranga Old Blues FC, Waiheke United, Waitemata FC, West Auckland AFC, West Coast Rangers, Western Springs

Central Region: N/a

Capital Region: Brooklyn Northern United, Havelock North Wanderers, Island Bay United, Kapiti Coast United, Lower Hutt City, Isles Construction Massey University, Miramar Rangers, Napier City Rovers, North Wellington, Petone FC, Seatoun AFC, Stokes Valley, Stop Out, Tawa AFC, Upper Hutt City Football, Victoria University, Waikanae AFC, Wainuiomata AFC, Waterside Karori, Wellington Olympic, Wellington United, Western Suburbs

Mainland Region: Burwood AFC, Cashmere Technical, Christchurch United, Coastal Spirit, FC Twenty 11, Ferrymead Bays, Halswell United, Mosgiel AFC, Nelson Suburbs, Nomads United, Parklands United, Roslyn Wakari, Selwyn United, Tahuna FC

Southern Region: Dunedin City Royals, Gore Wanderers, Grants Braes AFC, Green Island, Northern AFC, Old Boys AFC, Otago University, Queens Park, Queenstown AFC, Wanaka AFC

Round 1

Round 1 matches were played between 14 and 15 May 2022. This round contained one team from the Auckland Sunday football leagues, Sperm Whales FC, the lowest ranked team left in the competition.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Northern Region
Central Region
Capital Region
Mainland Region
Southern RegionAll teams listed below received byes to the second round.
  • Northern Region: Auckland City, Auckland United, Bay Olympic, Birkenhead United, Eastern Suburbs, Fencibles United, Hamilton Wanderers, Manukau United, Melville United, North Shore United, Takapuna, Waiheke United, Western Springs,
  • Capital Region: Napier City Rovers, North Wellington, Petone, Miramar Rangers, Waterside Karori, Western Suburbs
  • Mainland: None
  • Southern: Dunedin City Royals, Green Island, Mosgiel, Queenstown AFC

    Round 2

    All matches were played on Queen's Birthday weekend 4–6 June 2022. This round contained one team from the Auckland Sunday football leagues, Sperm Whales FC, the lowest ranked team left in the competition.[11] [12]

    Northern Region
    Capital / Central Region
  • Mainland Region
  • Southern Region

    Round 3

    All matches were played on the weekend of 18–19 June 2022.[13] This round contained three teams from level 5, Central United, Papamoa and Wellington Marist, the lowest ranked teams left in the competition.

    Northern Region
    Central / Capital Region
    Mainland
    Southern Region

    Round 4

    All matches were played on the weekend of 9–10 July 2022.[14] This round featured 16 teams from the National League regional leagues (level 2) including two competing in the Championship phase (level 1).[15] [16] [17] [18]

    Northern Region
    Capital / Central Region
    Mainland / Southern Region

    Quarter-finals

    The quarter-finals were played on 30 July 2022.[19] This round featured eight teams from the National League regional leagues (level 2) including two competing in the Championship phase (level 1).[20] [21] [22]

    Semi-finals

    The semi-finals was played on the weekend of the 20/21 August 2022.[23] This round featured four teams from the National League regional leagues (level 2) including two competing in the Championship phase (level 1).[24] [25] [26]

    Final

    The finals was played on the 11 September 2022. The game featured two teams from the National League regional leagues (level 2), one of which also competed in the Championship phase (level 1).[27] [28] [26]

    Notes

    The tiers that teams are in (as indicated in brackets next to their name) are based on the New Zealand football league system for the 2022 season. As some teams can qualify and play in more than one league (and tier) per season, the highest tier that they take part in is the one noted next to their name.

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Preliminary round fixtures announced for the Chatham Cup and Kate Sheppard Cup 2022 . . 8 April 2022.
    2. Web site: Summary - Chatham Cup - New Zealand - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway . Soccerway . 13 April 2022.
    3. Web site: Chatham Cup 2022 . Capital Football. 27 April 2022 .
    4. Web site: Chatham Cup - NZ Soccer Scoreboard . The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website . 13 April 2022.
    5. Web site: Preliminary round draw announced for Chatham Cup and Kate Sheppard Cup . Oceania Football Confederation . 13 April 2022 . 7 April 2022.
    6. News: Cashmere, Olympic drawn in first round of Chatham Cup . NZ Sports Wire . 27 April 2022 . en-NZ . 28 April 2022 . 28 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220428001357/https://www.nzsportswire.com/2022/04/28/cashmere-olympic-drawn-in-first-round-of-chatham-cup/ . dead .
    7. Web site: Round 1 draw made for Kate Sheppard Cup and Chatham Cup . . 28 April 2022.
    8. News: Club football: Invercargill's Queens Park in winners circle again . 23 May 2022 . . . 15 May 2022 . en.
    9. News: Goals aplenty in first round . 23 May 2022 . Otago Daily Times . 16 May 2022 . en.
    10. News: Browne . Alister . Marist cruise through to next round of Chatham Cup . 23 May 2022 . . . 16 May 2022 . en.
    11. Web site: Round 2 Cup draws made . . 17 May 2022.
    12. Web site: Ferrymead Bays, Cambridge cause Chatham Cup upsets . NZ Sports Wire . 9 June 2022 . en-NZ . 9 June 2022 . 9 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220609035316/https://www.nzsportswire.com/2022/06/09/ferrymead-bays-cambridge-cause-chatham-cup-upsets/ . dead .
    13. Web site: Round 3 Cup draws made. . 8 June 2022.
    14. Web site: Quarter Finals and Round Four Draws – Kate Sheppard and Chatham Cups . . 10 July 2022.
    15. News: Suburbs go into Chatham Cup quarter-finals after win at Birkenhead United . 24 August 2022 . Friends of Football . 20 July 2022 . en-NZ.
    16. News: Goalkeeper scores winner as Waiheke upset Melville in Chatham Cup . 24 August 2022 . Friends of Football . 10 July 2022 . en-NZ.
    17. News: Cinderella Waiheke United to host Chatham Cup quarter . 24 August 2022 . NZ Sports Wire . 13 July 2022 . en-NZ.
    18. News: Meikle . Hayden . Committed Royals seal semi spot in extra time . 24 August 2022 . Otago Daily Times . 11 July 2022 . en.
    19. Web site: Draws made for the Kate Sheppard Cup and Chatham Cup . . 12 July 2022.
    20. News: Cashmere, Miramar knocked out in Chatham Cup quarters . 24 August 2022 . NZ Sports Wire . 2 August 2022 . en-NZ.
    21. News: Seconi . Adrian . Royals on wrong end of master class from Auckland . 24 August 2022 . Otago Daily Times . 1 August 2022 . en.
    22. News: Northern teams dominate as Chatham Cup's last four survivors are found . 24 August 2022 . Friends of Football . 30 July 2022 . en-NZ.
    23. Web site: Draws made for the Chatham Cup semi-finals . . 2 August 2022.
    24. News: Controversial penalty takes Suburbs through to another Chatham Cup final . 24 August 2022 . Friends of Football . 20 August 2022 . en-NZ.
    25. News: Navy Blues through to Chatham Cup final as unbeaten run stretches to 30 games . 24 August 2022 . Friends of Football . 21 August 2022 . en-NZ.
    26. News: Auckland City into another final; first in Chatham Cup . 24 August 2022 . NZ Sports Wire . 23 August 2022 . en-NZ.
    27. Web site: Date and venue set for 2022 cup finals . . 24 August 2022.
    28. News: Finals venue revealed for Chatham Cup and Kate Sheppard Cup double header . 24 August 2022 . Friends of Football . 22 August 2022 . en-NZ.