1996 Chatham Cup

The 1996 Chatham Cup was the 69th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

Chatham Cup
year =1996
date =September 7
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, 127 teams took part in the competition, which consisted of a preliminary round and five rounds proper before quarter-finals, semi-finals, and a final.

For the second year in a row, Waitakere City won the league/cup double - the only team to have achieved this two seasons running. They also became only the third team to win the Chatham Cup three years in a row, having won in both 1994 and 1995.

Fifth Round

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team1 = Central United (Auckland)
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team1 = Dunedin Technical
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team1 = Manawatu (Palmerston North)
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team1 = Ngaruawahia United
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team1 = Napier City Rovers
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team1 = North Shore United
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team1 = Wanganui East Athletic
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team2 = Miramar Rangers
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team1 = Woolston W.M.C.
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Quarter-finals

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team1 = Christchurch Technical
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team1 = Napier City Rovers
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team1 = Waitakere City
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team1 = Wanganui East Athletic
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emi-finals

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team1 = Waitakere City
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Final

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team1 = Waitakere City
score = 3 – 1
report = [ [http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/id859.htm report] ]
team2 = Mount Wellington
goals1 = McClennan, Woodhams, Mulrooney
goals2 = Hyde
stadium =Park Island Ground, Napier
referee = H. Potter

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 1996 Jack Batty Memorial Cup was Mark Foy of Mount Wellington.

References

* [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/nz96.html Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1996 page]
* [http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/id182.htm UltimateNZSoccer website 1996 Chatham Cup page]