1998 Chatham Cup
| Dates | 19 September 1998 |
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| Championship venue | North Harbour Stadium, North Shore |
| Champions | Central United (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Dunedin Technical |
| Championship match score | 5–0 |
| Jack Batty Memorial Cup | Terry Torrens (Central United) |
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The 1998 Chatham Cup was the 71st 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, 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.
The 1998 final
Central United easily won the 1998 final, beating Dunedin Technical 5-0.
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 Torrens, team captain of Central United.
Results
Third Round
| Dispensary Bar (Auckland) | 0 – 3 | Bay Olympic (Auckland) |
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| East Coast Bays | 2 – 3 | Papatoetoe |
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| Eastern Suburbs (Auckland) | 3 – 2 | Takapuna City |
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| Ellerslie | 3 – 1 | Onehunga Sports |
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| Fencibles United (Auckland) | 7 – 0 | Te Awamutu |
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| Glen Eden | 0 – 10 | Papakura City |
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| Green Island | 3 – 0 | Otago University |
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| Hamilton Wanderers | 7 – 0 | Whakatane Town |
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| Kelston Boys HS (Auckland) | 1 – 5 | Waitemata City |
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| Lower Hutt City | 1 – 2 | Tawa |
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| Manukau City | 2 – 0 | Albany United |
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| Melville United (Hamilton) | 2 – 6 | West Auckland |
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| Metro (Auckland) | 21 – 0 | Norwest United (Kumeu) |
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| Mount Albert Grammar | 1 – 3 | Tauranga City |
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| Mount Albert-Ponsonby | 0 – 4 | Taupo |
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| Ngaruawahia United | 3 – 0 | Three Kings United (Auckland) |
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| Northland United (Whangarei) | 1 – 2 | Central United (Auckland) |
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| Oratia United | 2 – 1 | Lynn-Avon United (Auckland) |
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| University (Auckland) | 7 – 0 | Manurewa |
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| Waterside Karori | 0 – 1 | Red Sox Riverside (Palmerston N.) |
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| Wellington College | 4 – 0 | Seatoun |
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| Western Suburbs FC (Porirua) | 5 – 1 | Upper Hutt City |
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Fourth Round
| Bay Olympic | 1 – 0 | Papatoetoe |
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| Central United | 6 – 2 | Papakura City |
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| Metro | 4 – 2 | Taupo |
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| Ngaruawahia United | 0 – 0 (aet)* | Eastern Suburbs |
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| Red Sox Riverside | 0 – 3 | Tawa |
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| University | 1 – 3 | Ellerslie |
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| Waitemata City | 0 – 3 | Tauranga City |
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| Wellington Olympic | 2 – 0 | Wellington College |
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| West Auckland | 5 – 0 | Manukau City |
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- * Won on penalties by Ngaruawahia United (6-5)
Fifth Round
| Glenfield Rovers | 2 – 3 | Bay Olympic |
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| Metro | 1 – 0 | West Auckland |
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| Oratia United | 0 – 5 | Ellerslie |
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| Tauranga City | 1 – 2 | Central United |
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| Tawa | 2 – 1 | North Wellington |
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Quarter-finals
| Tawa | 0 – 5 | Dunedin Technical |
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Semi-finals
| Central United | 3 – 1 | Metro |
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Final
| Central United | 5 – 0 | Dunedin Technical |
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| Hickey 2, P. Urlovic 2, M. Urlovic | [1] |
References
- Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation New Zealand 1998 page
- UltimateNZSoccer website 1998 Chatham Cup page