1997 Chatham Cup

November 2016 July 2026 1997 Chatham Cup 27 September 1997 Park Island Ground, Napier Central United (1st title) Napier City Rovers Jack Batty Memorial Cup Ivan Vicelich (Central United) 1996 1998 The 1997 Chatham Cup was the 70th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand. Up to the last 16 of the competition, the cup was run in three regions (northern, central, and southern), with an open draw from the quarter-finals on. National League teams received a bye until the third round (last 64). In all, 135 teams took part in the competition, which consisted of five rounds followed by quarter-finals, semi-finals, and a final. The 1997 Final Central United won the final, beating Napier City Rovers 3–2. September 2010 The Jack Batty Memorial Cup is awarded to the player adjudged to have made to most positive impact in the Chatham Cup final. The winner of the 1997 Jack Batty Memorial Cup was Ivan Vicelich of Central United. Results Third Round #eeeeee Avon United (Christchurch) 1 – 2 Christchurch Technical #eeeeee Blockhouse Bay 4 – 0 South Auckland Rangers #eeeeee Central United (Auckland) 12 – 3 Melville (Hamilton) #eeeeee Claudelands Rovers 2 – 2 (aet)* Waitakere City #eeeeee Dispensary Bar (Auckland) 0 – 2 Mount Wellington #eeeeee Dunedin Technical 4 – 0 Caversham #eeeeee Eastbourne 0 – 1 Feilding United #eeeeee Eastern Suburbs (Auckland) 0 – 6 East Coast Bays #eeeeee Glenfield Rovers 3 – 2 Hamilton Wanderers #eeeeee Halswell United 3 – 1 Woolston WMC #eeeeee Havelock North Wanderers 0 – 3 Wellington College #eeeeee Island Bay United 1 – 0 Miramar Rangers #eeeeee Lynn-Avon United (Auckland) 10 – 0 Mount Maunganui #eeeeee Manurewa 0 – 2 Fencibles United (Auckland) #eeeeee Palmerston North Marist 7 – 0 Red Sox (Palmerston North) #eeeeee Metro (Auckland) 12 – 1 Whangarei Rovers #eeeeee Napier City Rovers 6 – 0 Wainuiomata #eeeeee Northland United (Whangarei) 0 – 1 Three Kings United (Auckland) #eeeeee North Wellington 2 – 1 Wellington Marist #eeeeee Onehunga Sports 2 – 1 Ellerslie #eeeeee Otahuhu United 0 – 3 Papatoetoe #eeeeee Takapuna City 11 – 1 Carlton (Auckland) #eeeeee Tararua United (Upper Hutt) 0 – 2 Waterside Karori #eeeeee Tawa 0 – 2 Western Suburbs FC (Porirua) #eeeeee Te Atatu 4 – 0 Cadcam Services (Auckland) #eeeeee Victoria University 2 – 3 Wanganui East Athletic #eeeeee Wairarapa United (Masterton) 0 – 3 Manawatu (Palmerston North) #eeeeee Wellington Olympic 2 – 0 Petone #eeeeee Wellington United 0 – 1 Lower Hutt City #eeeeee West Harbour (Auckland) 0 – 3 Tauranga City #eeeeee Whangarei 0 – 7 Papakura City * Won on penalties by Waitakere City (6–5) "Waihopai' received a bye to the Fourth Round. Fourth Round #eeeeee Dunedin Technical 10 – 0 Waihopai (Invercargill) #eeeeee Feilding United 0 – 4 Palmerston North Marist #eeeeee Halswell United 1 – 2 Christchurch Technical #eeeeee Lower Hutt City 2 – 3 Manawatu #eeeeee Lynn-Avon United 2 – 0 Fencibles United #eeeeee Metro 2 – 2 (aet)* Three Kings United #eeeeee Mount Wellington 2 – 1 Glenfield Rovers #eeeeee Onehunga Sports 3 – 1 Papatoetoe #eeeeee Takapuna City 2 – 4 Blockhouse Bay #eeeeee Tauranga City 1 – 0 Papakura City #eeeeee Te Atatau 0 – 3 East Coast Bays #eeeeee Waitakere City 1 – 2 Central United #eeeeee Wanganui East Athletic 0 – 5 Wellington Olympic #eeeeee Waterside Karori 1 – 2 North Wellington #eeeeee Wellington College 2 – 5 Island Bay United #eeeeee Western Suburbs FC 2 – 3 Napier City Rovers * Won on penalties by Three Kings United (3–2) Fifth Round #eeeeee 22 June Blockhouse Bay 4 – 5 report Central United Carmody 2, Dixon, Lynch M. Urlovic 3 (1 pen.), Harris 2 Whitney Street, Blockhouse Bay C. Borland #eeeeee Christchurch Technical 1 – 2 Dunedin Technical #eeeeee Island Bay United 0 – 2 North Wellington #eeeeee Manawatu 1 – 0 Wellington Olympic #eeeeee Napier City Rovers 5 – 0 Palmerston North Marist #eeeeee Onehunga Sports 2 – 0 East Coast Bays #eeeeee Tauranga City 3 – 2 Lynn-Avon United #eeeeee Three Kings United 0 – 1 Mount Wellington Quarter-finals #eeeeee Central United 1 – 0 Tauranga City #eeeeee Dunedin Technical 5 – 1 Manawatu #eeeeee Mount Wellington 3 – 2 North Wellington #eeeeee Onehunga Sports 1 – 2 Napier City Rovers Semi-finals #eeeeee 17 August Mount Wellington 1 – 4 report Central United Armstrong Loftus 2, Torrens, Fowler (pen.) #eeeeee Napier City Rovers 3 – 0 Dunedin Technical Final #eeeeee 27 September Central United 3 – 2 (aet) report Napier City Rovers P. Urlovic 2, Rufer Akers, Oliver Park Island Ground, Napier S. Sargent References Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1997 page UltimateNZSoccer website 1997 Chatham Cup page Category:Chatham Cup Chatham Cup Chatham Cup Chat