1997 Chatham Cup
Tournament details | |
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Venue(s) | Park Island Ground, Napier |
Dates | 27 September 1997 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Central United (1st title) |
Runner-up | Napier City Rovers |
Tournament statistics | |
Jack Batty Memorial Cup | Ivan Vicelich (Central United) |
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
[edit]Central United won the final, beating Napier City Rovers 3–2.
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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
[edit]Third Round
[edit]Avon United (Christchurch) | 1 – 2 | Christchurch Technical |
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Central United (Auckland) | 12 – 3 | Melville (Hamilton) |
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Claudelands Rovers | 2 – 2 (aet)* | Waitakere City |
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Dispensary Bar (Auckland) | 0 – 2 | Mount Wellington |
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Eastern Suburbs (Auckland) | 0 – 6 | East Coast Bays |
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Lynn-Avon United (Auckland) | 10 – 0 | Mount Maunganui |
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Manurewa | 0 – 2 | Fencibles United (Auckland) |
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Palmerston North Marist | 7 – 0 | Red Sox (Palmerston North) |
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Metro (Auckland) | 12 – 1 | Whangarei Rovers |
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Northland United (Whangarei) | 0 – 1 | Three Kings United (Auckland) |
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Takapuna City | 11 – 1 | Carlton (Auckland) |
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Tararua United (Upper Hutt) | 0 – 2 | Waterside Karori |
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Tawa | 0 – 2 | Western Suburbs FC (Porirua) |
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Te Atatu | 4 – 0 | Cadcam Services (Auckland) |
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Wairarapa United (Masterton) | 0 – 3 | Manawatu (Palmerston North) |
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West Harbour (Auckland) | 0 – 3 | Tauranga City |
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- * Won on penalties by Waitakere City (6-5)
- "Waihopai' received a bye to the Fourth Round.
Fourth Round
[edit]Dunedin Technical | 10 – 0 | Waihopai (Invercargill) |
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Metro | 2 – 2 (aet)* | Three Kings United |
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- * Won on penalties by Three Kings United (3-2)
Fifth Round
[edit]Blockhouse Bay | 4 – 5 | Central United |
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Carmody 2, Dixon, Lynch | [1] | M. Urlovic 3 (1 pen.), Harris 2 |
Whitney Street, Blockhouse Bay
Referee: C. Borland
Quarter-finals
[edit]Semi-finals
[edit]Mount Wellington | 1 – 4 | Central United |
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Armstrong | [2] | Loftus 2, Torrens, Fowler (pen.) |
Final
[edit]Central United | 3 – 2 (aet) | Napier City Rovers |
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P. Urlovic 2, Rufer | [3] | Akers, Oliver |
Referee: S. Sargent