1997 Chatham Cup

1997 Chatham Cup
Dates 27 September 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)
1996
1998

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
Central United (Auckland) 12 – 3 Melville (Hamilton)
Dispensary Bar (Auckland) 0 – 2 Mount Wellington
Eastbourne 0 – 1 Feilding United
Eastern Suburbs (Auckland) 0 – 6 East Coast Bays
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
Northland United (Whangarei) 0 – 1 Three Kings United (Auckland)
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)
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
Metro 2 – 2 (aet)* Three Kings United
Te Atatau 0 – 3 East Coast Bays
Wellington College 2 – 5 Island Bay United
* Won on penalties by Three Kings United (3-2)

Fifth Round

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

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

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

Final

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

References

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