1997 Chatham Cup

1997 Chatham Cup
Dates September 27, 1997
Championship venue Park Island Ground, Napier
Champions Central United (1st title)
Runners-up Napier City Rovers
Championship match score 3–2
Jack Batty Memorial Cup Ivan Vicelich (Central United)

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

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.

The 1997 final

Central United won the final, beating Napier City Rovers 3-2.

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 1997 Jack Batty Memorial Cup was Ivan Vicelich of Central United.

Results

Third Round


Avon United (Christchurch) 1 – 2 Christchurch Technical


Blockhouse Bay 4 – 0 South Auckland Rangers


Central United (Auckland) 12 – 3 Melville (Hamilton)


Claudelands Rovers 2 – 2 (aet)* Waitakere City


Dispensary Bar (Auckland) 0 – 2 Mount Wellington


Dunedin Technical 4 – 0 Caversham


Eastbourne 0 – 1 Feilding United


Eastern Suburbs (Auckland) 0 – 6 East Coast Bays


Halswell United 3 – 1 Woolston WMC


Havelock North Wanderers 0 – 3 Wellington College


Lynn-Avon United (Auckland) 10 – 0 Mount Maunganui


Manurewa 0 – 2 Fencibles United (Auckland)


Palmerston North Marist 7 – 0 Red Sox (Palmerston North)


Metro (Auckland) 12 – 1 Whangarei Rovers


Napier City Rovers 6 – 0 Wainuiomata


Northland United (Whangarei) 0 – 1 Three Kings United (Auckland)


Onehunga Sports 2 – 1 Ellerslie


Otahuhu United 0 – 3 Papatoetoe


Takapuna City 11 – 1 Carlton (Auckland)


Tararua United (Upper Hutt) 0 – 2 Waterside Karori


Tawa 0 – 2 Western Suburbs FC (Porirua)


Te Atatu 4 – 0 Cadcam Services (Auckland)


Victoria University 2 – 3 Wanganui East Athletic


Wairarapa United (Masterton) 0 – 3 Manawatu (Palmerston North)


Wellington Olympic 2 – 0 Petone


Wellington United 0 – 1 Lower Hutt City


West Harbour (Auckland) 0 – 3 Tauranga City


Whangarei 0 – 7 Papakura City
* Won on penalties by Waitakere City (6-5)
"Waihopai' received a bye to the Fourth Round.

Fourth Round


Dunedin Technical 10 – 0 Waihopai (Invercargill)


Feilding United 0 – 4 Palmerston North Marist


Lower Hutt City 2 – 3 Manawatu


Metro 2 – 2 (aet)* Three Kings United


Mount Wellington 2 – 1 Glenfield Rovers


Onehunga Sports 3 – 1 Papatoetoe


Takapuna City 2 – 4 Blockhouse Bay


Tauranga City 1 – 0 Papakura City


Te Atatau 0 – 3 East Coast Bays


Waitakere City 1 – 2 Central United


Wanganui East Athletic 0 – 5 Wellington Olympic


Wellington College 2 – 5 Island Bay United


Western Suburbs FC 2 – 3 Napier City Rovers
* Won on penalties by Three Kings United (3-2)

Fifth Round

June 22
Blockhouse Bay 4 – 5 Central United
Carmody 2, Dixon, Lynch [1] M. Urlovic 3 (1 pen.), Harris 2
Whitney Street, Blockhouse Bay
Referee: C. Borland


Manawatu 1 – 0 Wellington Olympic


Napier City Rovers 5 – 0 Palmerston North Marist


Onehunga Sports 2 – 0 East Coast Bays


Tauranga City 3 – 2 Lynn-Avon United


Three Kings United 0 – 1 Mount Wellington

Quarter-finals


Central United 1 – 0 Tauranga City


Dunedin Technical 5 – 1 Manawatu


Mount Wellington 3 – 2 North Wellington


Onehunga Sports 1 – 2 Napier City Rovers

Semi-finals

August 17
Mount Wellington 1 – 4 Central United
Armstrong [2] Loftus 2, Torrens, Fowler (pen.)


Napier City Rovers 3 – 0 Dunedin Technical

Final

September 27
Central United 3 – 2 (aet) Napier City Rovers
P. Urlovic 2, Rufer [3] Akers, Oliver
Park Island Ground, Napier
Referee: S. Sargent

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