Chatham Cup 2024

Entries closed 4th April.
Preliminary Round is 26-28 April.

Assume draw will be next week?

I didn't realise Nix were able to enter this year (albeit with only amateur players)

I'm hearing the draw is being done today, so should be published soon.

*Copied from NZF website 

Chatham Cup matches (preliminary phase):

Tikipunga FC vs Papatoetoe AFC AFC

Bohemian Celtic vs West Hamilton United 

Northern United vs Uni-Mount Bohemian 

Pukekohe AFC vs Matamata Swifts 

Otorohanga AFC vs Colo Boys 

Sperm Whales vs University of Auckland 

Mangere United vs South Auckland Rangers 

Whanganui Athletic vs Palmerston North United 

New Plymouth Rangers vs Havelock North Rovers 

Upper Hutt City vs Lower Hutt City 

Paekakariki SC vs Wainuiomata

Stokes Valley FC vs Carterton AFC 

Greytown FC vs Naenae FC 

Victoria University vs Douglas Villa 

Wellington Marist AFC vs Seatoun AFC 

Te Kotahitanga FC vs Tawa AFC 

Wellington United vs Brooklyn Northern United 

FC Nelson vs Motueka AFC 

Mapua Rangers vs Richmond FC 

Western AFC vs St Albans Shirley 

FC Parklands United vs Burwood AFC 

Waimakiriri United vs Oxford FC 

Christchurch High School Old Boys vs Halswell United AFC.

might not last long given today's hammering

Will we get a few matches each round on Fifa+ like the league or not do we know?

I've commented in past years that NZF has not get their numbers right and some teams have had unnecessary byes in round 1 when there should simply be a different number of preliminary games.

I think this year they have it right in Round 1. It is a bit tough on the 9 Canterbury/Nelson National League sides not getting a bye in round 1.  The alternative of having the 10 Southern League sides getting a bye to round 2 like their Northern and Central counterparts would require an extra preliminary round to trim the 27 non National League South Island entrants down to 6. 

(although with 128 teams entered, they could have had no byes at all but that would have left the prospect of some mismatches)