The 2018 Chatham Cup (known as the
ISPS Handa
(ISPS, also known as ISPS Handa) is a Japanese non-profit organization known for its sponsorship of golf tournaments worldwide, including the PGA Seniors Championship and LPGA Women's Australian Open. ISPS Handa is a member of the Tokyo Sports ...
Chatham Cup for sponsorship reasons) is
New Zealand's 91st annual knockout
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
competition.
The 2018 competition will have a preliminary round and four rounds proper before quarter-finals, semi-finals, and a final. The final will be played on 10 September 2018.
Results
Preliminary round
All matches were played on
Anzac Day
, image = Dawn service gnangarra 03.jpg
, caption = Anzac Day Dawn Service at Kings Park, Western Australia, 25 April 2009, 94th anniversary.
, observedby = Australia Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Cook Islands New ...
, Wednesday 25 April or Saturday 28 April 2018.
;Northern Region
;Central Region
;Mainland Region
;Southern Region
All teams listed below received byes to the first round.
:
Northern Region: All Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Premier
The Northern League is a semi-professional New Zealand association football competition. It is a top-tier competition during the winter season, and sits at step two overall.
The Northern League includes football clubs located in the northern p ...
teams
:
Central Region: Palmerston North Marist
:
Capital Region: All Capital Football
Capital Football is the trading name for the ACT Football Federation Incorporated, the state governing body for association football, soccer in the Australian Capital Territory, Australia, Australian Capital Territory (ACT), but also has affili ...
teams
:
Mainland Region: Nelson Suburbs, Tahuna, Rangers, Cashmere Technical, Coastal Spirit, Ferrymead Bays, Selwyn United, FC Twenty 11, Nomads United, Universities, Burwood, Halswell United
:
Southern Region: Dunedin Tech, Queenstown Rovers, Green Island, Caversham, Mosgiel, Northern, Otago Uni, Roslyn Wakari, Grant Braes, Geraldine, Thistle (Timaru), West End, Queens Park, Old Boys
Round 1
Round 1 matches took place between 12–13 May 2018.
;Northern Region
;Central / Capital Region
;Mainland Region
;Southern Region
All teams listed below received byes to the second round.
:
Northern Region: Hamilton Wanderers, Western Springs, Onehunga Sports, Glenfield Rovers, Waitakere City, Manukau United, Three Kings United, East Coast Bays, Birkenhead United, Eastern Suburbs, Central United, Bay Olympic
:
Central Region: Havelock North Wanderers
:
Capital Region: Wellington United, Stop Out, Wairarapa United, Waterside Karori
Round 2
All matches will be played on
Queen's Birthday weekend Monday 4 June 2018.
;Northern Region
;Capital / Central Region
;Mainland Region
;Southern Region
Round 3
All matches were played on the weekend of 23–24 June 2018.
;Northern Region
;Central / Capital Region
;Mainland / Southern Region
Round 4
All matches were originally organised to be played on the weekend 14–15 July 2018 however the match between Manukau United and Mt Albert Ponsonby was played on the 21 July 2018 after originally being postponed due to weather conditions.
;Northern Region
;Capital / Central Region
;Mainland / Southern Region
Quarter-finals
The quarter-finals were played between 4–5 August.
Semi-finals
The semi-finals were played on the weekend of 25–26 August 2018.
Final
The final was played on 9 September 2018.
References
External links
Chatham Cup section on the New Zealand Football website
{{2018 in Oceanian football (OFC)
Chatham Cup
Chatham Cup
Chatham Cup
Chatham Cup
September 2018 sports events in New Zealand