1980 Chatham Cup

The 1980 Chatham Cup was the 53rd annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

Chatham Cup
year =1980
date =September 7
venue=Basin Reserve, Wellington

Early stages of the competition were run in three regions (northern, central, and southern), with the National League teams receiving a bye until the later stages of the competition. In all, 93 teams took part in the competition.

The match returned to its former regular home, the Basin Reserve, for the first time since 1972. Mount Wellington won the competition, becoming the third team to win the league/cup double.

Round numbers

Different sources give different numberings for the rounds of the competition: some start round one with the beginning of the regional qualifications; others start numbering from the first national knock-out stage. The former numbering scheme is used in this article.

Fifth Round

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team1 = Invercargill Thistle
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team1 = Manurewa
score = 0 – 4
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team1 = Nelson United
score = 0 – 2
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team1 = Nothern Hearts (Timaru)
score = 2 – 5
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team1 = Otara Rangers
score = 1 – 2
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team1 = Stop Out (Lower Hutt)
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team2 = Manawatu United
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team1 = Takapuna City
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team2 = Hamilton
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team1 = Wellington Diamond United
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team2 = Wellington City
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ixth Round

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team1 = Christchurch United
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team2 = Gisborne City
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team1 = Dunedin City
score = 4 – 1
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team2 = Wellington Diamond United
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team1 = Stop Out
score = 0 – 2
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team2 = Mount Wellington
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team1 = Takapuna City
score = 1 – 0 (aet)
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team2 = Blockhouse Bay
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emi-finals

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team1 = Christchurch United
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team1 = Takapuna City
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team2 = Dunedin City
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Final

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date = Sept. 7, 1980
team1 = Mount Wellington
score = 2 – 0
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team2 = Dunedin City
goals1 = Carruthers, McClure
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stadium = Basin Reserve, Wellington
referee = G.W. Fleet

References

* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nz80.html Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1980 page]
* [http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/id204.htm UltimateNZSoccer website 1980 Chatham Cup page]