The 2018 Chatham Cup (known as the ISPS Handa

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's 91st annual knockout football 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, 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 teams :Central Region: Palmerston North Marist :Capital Region: All Capital Football 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

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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

September 2018 sports events in New Zealand