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1997 Chatham Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)Park Island Ground, Napier
Dates27 September 1997
Final positions
ChampionsCentral United (1st title)
Runner-upNapier City Rovers
Tournament statistics
Jack Batty Memorial CupIvan Vicelich (Central United)
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The 1997 Chatham Cup was the 70th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

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, 135 teams took part in the competition, which consisted of five rounds followed by quarter-finals, semi-finals, and a final.

The 1997 final

Central United won the final, beating Napier City Rovers 3-2.

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 1997 Jack Batty Memorial Cup was Ivan Vicelich of Central United.

Results

Third Round

Avon United (Christchurch)1 – 2Christchurch Technical
Central United (Auckland)12 – 3Melville (Hamilton)
Dispensary Bar (Auckland)0 – 2Mount Wellington
Eastern Suburbs (Auckland)0 – 6East Coast Bays
Lynn-Avon United (Auckland)10 – 0Mount Maunganui
Manurewa0 – 2Fencibles United (Auckland)
Palmerston North Marist7 – 0Red Sox (Palmerston North)
Metro (Auckland)12 – 1Whangarei Rovers
Northland United (Whangarei)0 – 1Three Kings United (Auckland)
Takapuna City11 – 1Carlton (Auckland)
Tararua United (Upper Hutt)0 – 2Waterside Karori
Tawa0 – 2Western Suburbs FC (Porirua)
Te Atatu4 – 0Cadcam Services (Auckland)
Wairarapa United (Masterton)0 – 3Manawatu (Palmerston North)
West Harbour (Auckland)0 – 3Tauranga City
* Won on penalties by Waitakere City (6-5)
"Waihopai' received a bye to the Fourth Round.

Fourth Round

Dunedin Technical10 – 0Waihopai (Invercargill)
Metro2 – 2 (aet)*Three Kings United
* Won on penalties by Three Kings United (3-2)

Fifth Round

Blockhouse Bay4 – 5Central United
Carmody 2, Dixon, Lynch [1] M. Urlovic 3 (1 pen.), Harris 2
Whitney Street, Blockhouse Bay
Referee: C. Borland

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Mount Wellington1 – 4Central United
Armstrong [2] Loftus 2, Torrens, Fowler (pen.)

Final

Central United3 – 2 (aet)Napier City Rovers
P. Urlovic 2, Rufer [3] Akers, Oliver
Referee: S. Sargent

References