1997 Chatham Cup

The 1997 Chatham Cup was the 70th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

Chatham Cup
year =1997
date =September 27
venue=Park Island Ground, Napier

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.

Fifth Round

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date = June 22
team1 = Blockhouse Bay
score = 4 – 5
report = [ [http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/id1051.htm report] ]
team2 = Central United (Auckland)
goals1 = Carmody 2, Dixon, Lynch
goals2 = M. Urlovic 3 (1 pen.), Harris 2
stadium = Whitney Street, Blockhouse Bay
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team1 = Christchurch Technical
score = 1 – 2
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team2 = Dunedin Technical
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team1 = Island Bay United
score = 0 – 2
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team2 = North Wellington
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team1 = Manawatu (Palmerston North)
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team2 = Wellington Olympic
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team1 = Napier City Rovers
score = 5 – 0
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team2 = Palmerston North Marist
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team1 = Onehunga Sports
score = 2 – 0
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team2 = East Coast Bays
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team1 = Tauranga City
score = 3 – 2
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team2 = Lynn-Avon United (Auckland)
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team1 = Three Kings United (Auckland)
score = 0 – 1
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team2 = Mount Wellington
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Quarter-finals

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team1 = Central United
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team1 = Dunedin Technical
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team1 = Mount Wellington
score = 3 – 2
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team1 = Onehunga Sports
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emi-finals

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date = August 17
team1 = Mount Wellington
score = 1 – 4
report = [ [http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/id1050.htm report] ]
team2 = Central United
goals1 = Armstrong
goals2 = Loftus 2, Torrens, Fowler (pen.)
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team1 = Napier City Rovers
score = 3 – 0
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Final

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date = September 27
team1 = Central United
score = 3 – 2 (aet)
report = [ [http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/id860.htm report] ]
team2 = Napier City Rovers
goals1 = P. Urlovic 2, Rufer
goals2 = Akers, Oliver
stadium = Park Island Ground, Napier
referee = S. Sargent

Jack Batty Memorial Cup

References

* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nz97.html Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1997 page]
* [http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/id183.htm UltimateNZSoccer website 1997 Chatham Cup page]