1998 Chatham Cup

The 1998 Chatham Cup was the 71st annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

Chatham Cup
year =1998
date =September 19
venue=North Harbour Stadium, North Shore

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, 130 teams took part in the competition.

Note: Different sources give different numberings for the rounds of the competition. Some record six rounds prior to the quarter-finals; others note a preliminary round followed by five rounds proper.

In an early round of the competition, Norwest United were thrashed 21-0 by Metro - a competition record which still stands. It was equalled in 2005, when Central United scored 21 - again against the unfortunate Norwest United.

ixth Round

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date = June 20
team1 = Dunedin Technical
score = 2 – 0
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date = June 20
team1 = Glenfield Rovers
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team2 = Bay Olympic (Auckland)
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team1 = Metro (Auckland)
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team2 = West Auckland
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team1 = Ngaruawahia United
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team2 = Hamilton Wanderers
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team1 = Oratia United
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date = June 20
team1 = Tauranga City
score = 1 – 2
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date = June 20
team1 = Tawa
score = 2 – 1
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team2 = North Wellington
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team1 = Western Suburbs (Porirua)
score = 3 – 2
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Quarter-finals

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date = July
team1 = Central United
score = 2 – 1
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date = July
team1 = Metro
score = 3 – 1
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date = July
team1 = Ngaruawahia United
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date = July
team1 = Tawa (soccer)
score = 0 – 5
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team2 = Dunedin Technical
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emi-finals

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date = August 16
team1 = Central United
score = 3 – 1
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date = August 16
team1 = Dunedin Technical
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Final

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date = September 19
team1 = Central United
score = 5 – 0
report = [ [http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/id857.htm report] ]
team2 = Dunedin Technical
goals1 = Hickey 2, P. Urlovic 2, M. Urlovic
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stadium = North Harbour Stadium, North Shore
referee = B. Grimshaw

Jack Batty Memorial Cup

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 1998 Jack Batty Memorial Cup was Terry Torens, team captain of Central United.

References

* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nz98.html Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1998 page]
* [http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/id184.htm UltimateNZSoccer website 1998 Chatham Cup page]