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]
Round | Date[3] | Number of fixtures | Clubs remaining | New entries this round | Teams entering this round | |
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Preliminary Round | 25 April 2022 | 24 | 129 → 105 | 48 | ||
Round 1 | 14-15 May 2022 | 41 | 105 → 64 | 58 | 11 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 2 | 4-5 June 2022 | 32 | 64 → 32 | 23 | 12 Northern League teams 1 NRFL Division 1 team 6 Central League teams 3 Southern League teams 1 FootballSouth Premier League team | |
Round 3 | 18-19 June 2022 | 16 | 32 → 16 | None | None | |
Round 4 | 9-10 July 2021 | 8 | 16 → 8 | None | None | |
Quarter-Finals | 30-31 July 2022 | 4 | 8 → 4 | None | None | |
Semi-Finals | 20-21 August 2022 | 2 | 4 → 2 | None | None | |
Final | 11 September 2022 | 1 | 2 → 1 | None | None |
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]
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 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]
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]
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.
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]
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]
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]
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]
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.