News about the Chatham Cup, New Zealand's oldest club cup competition.
Chatham Cup and Kate Sheppard Cup ties continue on Sunday while matches from the Central League and Southern League will be streamed live. Women’s football competitions continue in the north while the first round of the Women’s Capital Premier League … Read More
Here are Saturday’s results from the Chatham Cup, the Northern, Central and Southern Leagues, and the top men’s and women’s regional competitions from around the country. Results Games played on Saturday April 27, 2024 Men’s A-League Wellington Phoenix 3 (Kosta … Read More
Here’s your guide to the weekend’s football with cup football, Northern, Central and Southern League fixtures, as well as men’s and women’s regional leagues. The Wellington Phoenix also end their regular season with a crucial game against Macarthur on Saturday. … Read More
Here are the results from the preliminary rounds of the Chatham Cup and Kate Sheppard Cup played on Thursday April 25, 2024. Results Games played on Thursday April 25, 2024 Chatham Cup Preliminary round AFC Bohemian Celtic 2 (Sean O’Loughlin … Read More
For 46 teams, the dream of a giant-killing Chatham Cup run starts on ANZAC Day when the competition’s preliminary round gets underway. The round takes place over five days, with a floodlit game between Canterbury’s High School Old Boys and … Read More
The first Chatham Cup ties for the 2024 competition will be played over the weekend after Anzac Day with 46 teams taking part in the preliminary round. Of the 128 entries, 82 receive byes in the preliminary round and go … Read More
A rule change will enable the Wellington Phoenix to enter the Chatham Cup and the Kate Sheppard Cup for the first time this year. However, the regulations for the 2024 editions of New Zealand’s premier men’s and women’s knockout competitions … Read More
National champions Wellington Olympic will host Chatham Cup holders Christchurch United in a season-opening match for the resurrected Charity Cup. The match, to be played at Wellington’s Martin Luckie Park on Sunday March 3, provides the first opportunity in 2024 … Read More
Former New Zealand captain and Player of the Year Dave Wallace has died in Wellington, aged 83. Wallace, who played five full internationals for New Zealand, was the first New Zealand-born winner of the NZFA Player of the Year award, … Read More
Football stalwart Bob Gore who won the Chatham Cup as a player and as a coach has died in Auckland, aged 90. Gore was a member of the North Shore United team to win the cup in 1963, when the … Read More
All men’s and women’s National League games will be live-streamed free as part of a new long-term content partnership between New Zealand Football and FIFA+. The partnership — which NZ Football chief executive Andrew Pragnell describes as a “gamechanger” — … Read More
Goalkeeper Max Tommy has revealed he couldn’t train for two weeks ahead of his headline-grabbing performance in the Chatham Cup final and was doubting his fitness minutes before kick-off. “I pulled my calf against Birkenhead and then again against Auckland … Read More
Melville United goalkeeper Max Tommy will forever be remembered as the scorer of one of the Chatham Cup’s most memorable goals in its 100-year history. As the 2023 Chatham Cup final entered its eighth minute of stoppage time, Melville trailed … Read More
Here’s our round-up of results from a weekend that included an Olympic qualifier, the finals of the Chatham Cup and Kate Sheppard Cup and latest rounds from men’s and women’s Lotto NRFL competitions in the north. Results Game played on … Read More
Christchurch United have won the Chatham Cup for a record-equalling seventh time, with a penalty shootout win against Waikato side Melville United. The Paul Ifill-coached Christchurch side added the cup to their Southern League title with victory at North Harbour … Read More
Melville United goalkeeper Max Tommy has been awarded the Jack Batty Cup for his outstanding performance in the Chatham Cup final. Though he was on the losing side, after Christchurch United won the final on penalties, Tommy made key saves … Read More
Here’s our round-up of Sunday’s results from the Chatham Cup, Kate Sheppard Cup and the top women’s Lotto NRFL competition in the north. We’ll update this page with information as it becomes available. Please check back for updates. Results Games … Read More
By Max Fletcher The first Chatham Cup final was poorly attended, played on a Monday afternoon and at a Wellington ground best known for hosting All Black rugby tests. When the game ended, and joyful spectators carried members of the … Read More