Chatham Cup 2026

LT01 wrote:
Let's hope Nelson Suburbs give them that conundrum!

Final in Napier or Nelson would be beautiful

bigfudge wrote:
Not a Napier fan in the slightest (from HB), but it would be amazing to have a final at McLean Park.

Watched the Magpies there on the weekend and the atmosphere was great. Do some decent marketing and get a few thousand to the game and it would be brilliant. 

reubee wrote:
This is the time of year when we speculate on location of Chatham and KS Cup final when deepdown NZF had paid a non-refundable deposit on North Harbour.

With the semis being (using City names):
Auckland v Nelson
Christchurch v Napier
Auckland v Auckland
Wellington v Christchurch

I think if the two Cashmere Tech sides win, then finals day should be in the new stadium in Christchurch 
Fencibles v Cashmere Tech, ES or Ell v Cashmere Tech
Nelson v Cashmere Tech, ES or Ell v Cashmere Tech
If Fencibles win and only one Cashmere Tech side wins, then with 2 Auckland sides, finals day should be at North Harbour.
Fencibles v Cashmere Tech, ES or Ell v Phoenix
Fencibles v Napier, ES or Ell v Cashmere Tech 
Fencibles v Napier, ES or Ell v Phoenix
but that leaves some combinations where there is only one side for each city and opportunity to play finals day outside of North Harbour 
Nelson v Cashmere Tech, ES or Ell v Phoenix
Nelson v Napier, ES or Ell v Phoenix
Nelson v Napier, ES or Ell v Cashmere Tech 

Interestingly CakeTin, McLean Park (Napier), Trafalgar Park (Nelson), One NZ Stadium (Chrisrchurch) don't have NPC fixtures on finals weekend, the only one that does is North Harbour on the Sunday.




 

coochiee wrote:
https://www.friendsoffootballnz.com/2026/08/13/underdogs-seek-donations-to-offset-costs-of-chasing-chatham-cup-history/

ol'sole wrote:
I know how they feel - our trip to play Cashmere is just over $17500 - flights, accommodation, buses

Simon B wrote:

 ol'sole wrote:
I know how they feel - our trip to play Cashmere is just over $17500 - flights, accommodation, buses

Yikes! I get you may not be able to divulge details in a public post, but does NZF cover some proportion of that?

19.1 In all rounds up to and including the Semi-Finals, the home team shall meet all match expenses and retain the full gate receipts, less the match fee payable to NZF as follows:
Preliminary Round to Round 2: Nil
Round 3: $250.00 + GST (16 home teams)
Round 4: $500.00 + GST (8 home teams)
Quarter-Finals: $750.00 + GST (4 home teams)
Semi-Finals: $1000.00 + GST (2 home teams)

19.2 This match fee shall be paid to NZF within seven (7) days of the game. In the event of the home team winning the match but not paying the prescribed match fee, it shall be precluded from participation in subsequent Chatham Cup Competitions until all monies outstanding have been paid in full.

19.3 The match fee payable by each home drawn team from Round 3 to Semi-Finals (inclusive) will
be used for travel subsidy payments to away drawn teams in accordance with 19.6.

19.4 In the final match all gate receipts shall be retained by NZF who shall be responsible for all reasonable expenses related to the final, including travel costs of participating teams.

19.5 The match officials appointed by the NZF Referee’s Appointments Panel for the QuarterFinals, Semi-Finals, and Final shall have travel and accommodation expenses reimbursed within budgets approved by NZF. Such travel and accommodation shall be arranged in conjunction with the NZF Referee’s Appointments Panel.

19.6 NZF will, subject to available finance, pay a subsidy to teams required to travel more than 300 kms (return) to play in matches from Round 4 onwards. The travel distance will be calculated as the distance between the home venues of each club. All subsidy claims must be lodged with NZF no later than 10 Working Days following the match in which the expense was incurred.

Simon B wrote:

 ol'sole wrote:
I know how they feel - our trip to play Cashmere is just over $17500 - flights, accommodation, buses

Yikes! I get you may not be able to divulge details in a public post, but does NZF cover some proportion of that?