Chatham Cup 2025

Preliminary Round Draw

Northern Region

 

 

Is there a list of teams with byes anywhere?.  Every year I think they don't get the number of games in the preliminary correct and you end up with one or two teams getting a bye in round 1 because they don't have the right number of preliminary games.  This year, Central and South look correct, North looks like too many preliminary games.  Working on the premise that Northern, Central, Southern league sides get a bye to round 2 (except in Canterbury/Nelson)

reubee

Is there a list of teams with byes anywhere?.  Every year I think they don't get the number of games in the preliminary correct and you end up with one or two teams getting a bye in round 1 because they don't have the right number of preliminary games.  This year, Central and South look correct, North looks like too many preliminary games.  Working on the premise that Northern, Central, Southern league sides get a bye to round 2 (except in Canterbury/Nelson)

via Mainland Football. May have gotten some clubs in the wrong region.

Northern Region Football
Auckland City
Auckland FC Reserves
Auckland United
Bay Olympic
Beachlands Maraetai
Birkenhead United
Bucklands Beach
Central United
East Coast Bays
Eastern Suburbs
Ellerslie
Fencibles United
Hibiscus Coast
Manukau United
Manurewa
Metro
Mt Albert-Ponsonby
North Shore United
Northern Rovers
Northland
Onehunga Mangere
Takapuna
Waitemata
West Coast Rangers
Western Springs

WaiBOP Football
Cambridge
Claudelands Rovers
Hamilton Wanderers
Melville United
Ngaruawahia United
Ngongotaha
Northern United
Otumoetai
Papamoa
Tauranga City
Taupo
West Hamilton United

Central Football
Napier City Rovers
Palmerston North Marist

Capital Football
Douglas Villa
Island Bay United
Miramar Rangers
North Wellington
Petone
Upper Hutt City
Waterside Karori
Wellington Olympic
Wellington Phoenix Reserves
Western Suburbs

Mainland Football
Cashmere Technical
Christchurch United
Coastal Spirit
Ferrymead Bays
Nelson Suburbs
Nomads United
Selwyn United
Universities of Canterbury

Southern Football
Dunedin City Royals 
Mosgiel 
Northern 
Northern Hearts 
Old Boys 
Otago University 
Roslyn Wakari 
Queens Park 
Wānaka 

Nelson Suburbs will be in the Nelson/Marlborough Region I believe. Normally last side remaining from there gets a spot in the combined Southern Region.

Correct. Last year FC Nelson came through that section, beating Suburbs 2-1 in the last round before the draw opened up - before going down 3-1 to Ferrymead Bays.

According to the Western Rangers club facebook page.

FC Western have defaulted their preliminary round chatham cup match against Western Rangers.

So Rangers win 3-0 and advance to the first round proper.


Surprising that FC Western would default. I appreciate it’s likely one of the biggest away trips of the preliminary round, but they would have been very firm favourites to progress. 

Canterbury Results
Burwood 6 Halswell 2
Parklands 1 Waimak 6
Western 2 FC Twenty11 1 aet

Otago Result
Grant Braes 0 Green Island 4

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Canterbury Results
Burwood 6 Halswell 2
Parklands 1 Waimak 6
Western 2 FC Twenty11 1 aet

89th min equaliser for Western, followed by 117th min winner in extra time

Palmerston Nth United 4-2 win over Taradale @Taradale Park

Great win considering Taradale beat them 4-1 in the league on Friday. Not to mention Taradale were 2-0 up after about 30 minutes and were absolutely cruising. 

 

 

2nd working day after a Chatham Cup weekend sees the draw made for the next round.  No articles on the NZF Website but an article in Friends of Football https://www.friendsoffootballnz.com/2025/04/29/draw-made-for-first-round-of-2025-chatham-cup/

As per every year, more unnecessary byes in Round 1 because they played the wrong number of games in the Preliminary Round.
4 teams in NRF Championship getting a bye
Central/Champ side correct
Unnecessary byes / Preliminary games in Mainland/South

  

Central/Capital Ties for Round 1.

Some good match ups between CL2 and Cap Prem sides. I think it will be a good test to see where the two leagues stand. With predictable results for the first two games listed below. 

Palmerston Nth United v Western Rangers

Stop Out v Naenae 

Wellington Marist v Tawa. 

Seatoun v Wainuiomata.

Douglas Villa v Victoria Uni 

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Central/Capital Ties for Round 1.

Some good match ups between CL2 and Cap Prem sides. I think it will be a good test to see where the two leagues stand. With predictable results for the first two games listed below. 

Palmerston Nth United v Western Rangers

Stop Out v Naenae 

Wellington Marist v Tawa. 

Seatoun v Wainuiomata.

Douglas Villa v Victoria Uni 

you also missed one

Palmerston North Marist v Wanganui Athletic

(gives 6 teams joining the 10 Central League sides in the next round)

Mainland Fed Results / Scorers:
Waimak 1 (Joshua Vialoux) Coastal Spirit 3 (Mason Stearn, Riku Ichimura, Jack Cotter)  HT 0 - 1
Western 0 Selwyn 3 (Blake Lang 2, Darius van Wyk) HT 0 - 2

Universities of Canterbury 0 Ferrymead Bays 2 (Trey Stewart, Luke Pritchard) HT 0 - 2

FT Cashmere Technical 2 Burwood 0 HT 0 - 0

FT Nelson Suburbs 6 FC Nelson 0 HT 2 - 0 

FT Blenheim Rangers 7 Wakefield 1 HT 6 - 1

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FT Cashmere Technical 2 Burwood 0 HT 0 - 0

Lewis Carswell with the 2nd goal of the game. Unreal player and super sub!

No byes this round, fingers crossed for a few National League drawn together to give some of the little guys a cup run. 

Are there any dark horses within different regions? 

For the Capital region, it was great to see Marist and VIC Uni knock over CL2 teams. 

I can't find the draws for today's Chatham Cup anywhere, prelims and round one are on NZF and Mainland Football but can't see round 2 anywhere. 

Any ideas? 

Still coming?

VimFuego

I can't find the draws for today's Chatham Cup anywhere, prelims and round one are on NZF and Mainland Football but can't see round 2 anywhere. 

Any ideas? 

Friends of Football had articles at lunchtime https://www.friendsoffootballnz.com/2025/05/13/who-plays-who-in-the-second-round-of-the-delivereasy-chatham-cup/

reubee

VimFuego

I can't find the draws for today's Chatham Cup anywhere, prelims and round one are on NZF and Mainland Football but can't see round 2 anywhere. 

Any ideas? 

Friends of Football had articles at lunchtime https://www.friendsoffootballnz.com/2025/05/13/who-plays-who-in-the-second-round-of-the-delivereasy-chatham-cup/

Was there at 5pm last night
https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/COMPETITIONS/Football/delivereasy-chatham-cup

They live-post all the draws on Twitter/X as they come out.

https://x.com/nzleagues

SamCoughlan

They live-post all the draws on Twitter/X as they come out.

https://x.com/nzleagues

"Live" draws

Cup week! Gonna check out Dunedin City Royals vs Mosgiel with my friend (potentially)

I’m up in Auckland over the long weekend and seeing there is no A-League grand final to watch 😂 can recommend an Auckland-based Chatham Cup fixture to attend? 

Bigboot

I’m up in Auckland over the long weekend and seeing there is no A-League grand final to watch 😂 can recommend an Auckland-based Chatham Cup fixture to attend? 

ECB vs Springs is the only all northern league clash in Auckland, but AFC reserves vs Melville could be another good game to watch

Bigboot

I’m up in Auckland over the long weekend and seeing there is no A-League grand final to watch 😂 can recommend an Auckland-based Chatham Cup fixture to attend? 

https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/competitions/football/delivereasy-chatham-cup

I'm not familiar with Auckland clubs but have look here for anything nearby. Central United vs Birkenhead could be worth checking out, potentially see a cupset

HT Ferrymead Bays 1 Selwyn 0

FT Ferrymead Bays 4 Selwyn 1

What’s are the possible cupsets around the regions? 

For me in the Capital/Central region:

Vic Uni (Cap Prem) to beat Palmy United (CL2)

I don’t see it happening but would love to see Marist scare Miramar 

Mosgiel (SPL) might be able to upset the Royals (NSL). Coming in with some momentum on their side and just beat the Royals reserve team 6-0

Well I can eat my words, first half of Dunedin City Royals vs Mosgiel ended 4-0 to the Royals. I was very underprepared for the cold and went home during half time

All Full time
Christchurch United 4 Nomads 0

Dunedin City Royals 5 Mosgiel 1

Green Island 0 Wanaka 3

Otago University 2 Northern Hearts 1

Queens Park 1 Northern 5

 

FT  Coastal Spirit 1 Cashmere Technical 4 HT 1 - 1

Noah4thenix

Bigboot

I’m up in Auckland over the long weekend and seeing there is no A-League grand final to watch 😂 can recommend an Auckland-based Chatham Cup fixture to attend? 

https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/competitions/football/delivereasy-chatham-cup

I'm not familiar with Auckland clubs but have look here for anything nearby. Central United vs Birkenhead could be worth checking out, potentially see a cupset

Not a chance.