The Charity Cup, also referred to as the NZF Charity Cup (previously known as the ASB Charity Cup for sponsorship reasons), is New Zealand's association football super cup, which takes place on annual basis.
The competition was founded in 1978 as the NZFA Challenge Trophy. The Champions of the National Soccer League and the Chatham Cup would compete in the competition. It stopped taking place after 1987.
The tournament was re-introduced in 2011 as the ASB Charity Cup. The ASB Premiership Grand Final winner meets the best performing New Zealand representative in the OFC Champions League.
Following the restructuring of football in New Zealand in 2021, the Charity Cup was again contested by the winner of the Chatham Cup and the winner of the National League, beginning with the 2024 season.
The current holders are 2023 New Zealand National League winners Wellington Olympic, who beat 2023 Chatham Cup winners Christchurch United 3–0 in the 2024 fixture.
Results NZFA Challenge Trophy1978Manurewa AFC2–0Christchurch United1980University-Mount Wellington3–1North Shore United1981University-Mount Wellington2–0Gisborne City1982Wellington United1–1 (5–4)Dunedin City1983University-Mount Wellington1–0North Shore United1984Manurewa AFC2–1University-Mount Wellington1985Gisborne City1–0Manurewa AFC1986Wellington United2–0Napier City Rovers1987North Shore United3–0University-Mount WellingtonCharity Cup2011Auckland City3–2Waitakere United2012Waitakere United2–1Auckland City2013Auckland City4–1Waitakere United2014Team Wellington2–2 (4–3)Auckland City2015Auckland City3–0Team Wellington2016Auckland City3–1Team Wellington2017Team Wellington3–1Auckland City2018Auckland City4–3Team Wellington2019Auckland City2–0Eastern Suburbs2020Auckland City3–1Team Wellington2024Wellington Olympic3–0Christchurch United
Champions TeamTitlesYearsAuckland City 72011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020Uni-Mount Bohemian AFC31980, 1981, 1983Manurewa AFC21978, 1984Wellington United21982, 1986Team Wellington22014, 2017Gisborne City11985North Shore United11987Waitakere United12012Wellington Olympic12024
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