1998 Chatham Cup
Football tournament season
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The 1998 Chatham Cup was the 71st annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Venue(s) | North Harbour Stadium, North Shore |
| Dates | 19 September 1998 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Central United (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Dunedin Technical |
| Awards | |
| Jack Batty Memorial Cup | Terry Torrens (Central United) |
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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| Eastern Suburbs (Auckland) | 3 – 2 | Takapuna City |
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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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| 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
| Metro | 4 – 2 | Taupo |
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| Ngaruawahia United | 0 – 0 (aet)* | Eastern Suburbs |
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| University | 1 – 3 | Ellerslie |
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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
| Metro | 1 – 0 | West Auckland |
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| Tawa | 2 – 1 | North Wellington |
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Quarter-finals
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] |