The Chatham Cup, is a knockout competition in New Zealand football, organised by New Zealand Football. It is the oldest existing national football competition in New Zealand, having commenced in the 1923 season. The tournament is open to all clubs in New Zealand football league system, although a club may only enter one team into the tournament. Secondary schools are also eligible to enter. The competition culminates at the end of the league season (usually in September) with the Chatham Cup Final.

The vast majority of Chatham Cup Final matches have been in Wellington: most of these were played at the Basin Reserve. The other venues used for the final on a regular basis are Athletic Park and Newton Park, both in Wellington, North Harbour Stadium and Newmarket Park in Auckland and McLean Park in Napier.

As of 2026, the record for the most wins is held by Christchurch United and University-Mount Wellington with 7 victories each. The cup has been won by the same team in two or more consecutive years on eight occasions, and three teams have won 3 consecutive finals: Waterside, Christchurch United and Waitakere City. The cup is currently held by Fencibles United, who defeated Cashmere Technical in the 2026 final.

Results +Key to list of winners(R)Replay*Match went to extra timeMatch decided via a penalty shoot-out after extra timeTitle was shared after match finished in a drawWinning team won the Double (League title and Chatham Cup)ItalicsTeam from outside the top level of New Zealand football(since the formation of the New Zealand National Soccer League in 1970 The "Season" column refers to the season the competition was held, and wikilinks to the article about that season. The wikilinks in the "Score" column point to the article about that season's final game.

+Chatham Cup finalsSeasonChampionScoreRunner-upVenueAttendance1923Seacliff4–0Wellington YMCAAthletic Park—1924Auckland Harbour Board3–1 *SeacliffAthletic Park—1925Wellington YMCA3–2 *SeacliffNewtown Park—1926Sunnyside4–2North ShoreBasin Reserve—1927Ponsonby3–2NorthernNewtown Park—1928Petone1–0NorthernBasin Reserve—1929Tramways4–0SeacliffBasin Reserve—1930Petone2–1WesternBasin Reserve—1931Tramurewa5–2 *NomadsBasin Reserve—1932Wellington Marist5–0Millerton All BlacksBasin Reserve—1933Ponsonby2–1Millerton All BlacksBasin Reserve—1934Auckland Thistle2–1Christchurch ThistleBasin Reserve—1935Hospital3–1WesternBasin Reserve—1936Western3–2Auckland ThistleBasin Reserve—1937 competition cancelled due to lack of entries1938Waterside (Wellington)4–0MosgielBasin Reserve4,0001939Waterside (Wellington)4–2WesternBasin Reserve—1940Waterside (Wellington)6–2MosgielBasin Reserve—1941–44 – no competition due to World War II1945Western4–3 *Wellington MaristBasin Reserve—1946Wellington Marist2–1Technical Old BoysBasin Reserve—1947Waterside (Wellington)2–1Technical Old BoysBasin Reserve6,0001948Technical Old Boys2–0Waterside (Wellington)Basin Reserve—1949Petone Settlers2–0NorthernBasin Reserve—1950Eden3–2 *Technical Old BoysBasin Reserve—1951Eastern Suburbs5–1NorthernBasin Reserve—1952North Shore UnitedWestern1–1 —Basin Reserve—1953Eastern Suburbs4–3NorthernBasin Reserve—1954Onehunga1–0WesternBasin Reserve—1955Western6–2Eastern SuburbsBasin Reserve—1956Stop Out4–1ShamrockBasin Reserve—1957Seatoun3–1Technical Old BoysBasin Reserve—1958Seatoun7–1Christchurch CityBasin Reserve—1959Northern3–2North Shore UnitedBasin Reserve7,0001960North Shore United5–3Technical Old BoysBasin Reserve7,5001961Northern2–0North Shore UnitedBasin Reserve7,0001962Hamilton Technical Old Boys4–1NorthernBasin Reserve—1963North Shore United4–1NomadsBasin Reserve—1964Mount Roskill3–1King Edward TCOBBasin Reserve—1965Eastern Suburbs4–1Saint KildaBasin Reserve—1966Miramar Rangers1–0WesternBasin Reserve—1967North Shore United2–1Christchurch CityBasin Reserve—1968Eastern Suburbs2–0Christchurch TechnicalBasin Reserve—1969Eastern Suburbs2–0New BrightonBasin Reserve—1970Blockhouse Bay 2–2 *Western SuburbsBasin Reserve—3–2 (R)Newmarket Park—1971Western Suburbs3–2 *Wellington CityBasin Reserve—1972Christchurch United4–4 *Mount WellingtonBasin Reserve—1–1 (R)*English Park—2–1 (R)Newmarket Park—1973Mount Wellington3–0North Shore UnitedNewmarket Park—1974Christchurch United2–0Wellington Diamond UnitedQueen Elizabeth II Park—1975Christchurch United 4–2 *Blockhouse BayNewmarket Park—1976Christchurch United4–0Eastern SuburbsQueen Elizabeth II Park—1977Nelson United1–0Mount WellingtonNewmarket Park—1978Manurewa1–0Nelson UnitedTrafalgar Park—1979North Shore United2–1Mount WellingtonMcLennan Park—1980Mount Wellington 2–0Dunedin CityBasin Reserve—1981Dunedin City3–1Mount WellingtonBasin Reserve—1982Mount Wellington 1–0 *Miramar RangersBasin Reserve—1983Mount Wellington2–2 *Gisborne CityChilders Road Reserve—2–0 (R)Bill McKinlay Park—1984Manurewa2–1Gisborne CityMount Smart Stadium—1985Napier City Rovers3–1North Shore UnitedMount Smart Stadium—1986North Shore United0–1Mount MaunganuiFuji Film Stadium—4–1Links Road Ground—1987Gisborne City5–1Christchurch UnitedChilders Road Reserve—2–2Queen Elizabeth II Park—1988Waikato United2–2Christchurch UnitedQueen Elizabeth II Park—1–1Muir Park—1989Christchurch United7–1Rotorua CityNewtown Park—1990Mount Wellington3–3 Christchurch UnitedBasin Reserve—1991Christchurch United 2–1Wellington UnitedBasin Reserve—1992Miramar Rangers3–1Waikato UnitedBasin Reserve—1993Napier City Rovers 6–0Christchurch RangersMcLean Park—1994Waitakere City1–0Wellington OlympicMcLean Park—1995Waitakere City 4–0North Shore UnitedMcLean Park—1996Waitakere City 3–1Mount WellingtonPark Island Ground—1997Central United3–2 *Napier City RoversPark Island Ground—1998Central United5–0Dunedin TechnicalNorth Harbour Stadium—1999Dunedin Technical4–0Waitakere CityNorth Harbour Stadium—2000Napier City Rovers 4–1Central UnitedNorth Harbour Stadium—2001University-Mount Wellington3–3 Central UnitedNorth Harbour Stadium—2002Napier City Rovers2–0Tauranga City UnitedBluewater Park Island—2003University-Mount Wellington3–1Melville UnitedNorth Harbour Stadium—2004Miramar Rangers1–0 *Waitakere CityNorth Harbour Stadium—2005Central United2–1Palmerston North MaristNorth Harbour Stadium—2006Western Suburbs0–0 Eastern SuburbsNorth Harbour Stadium—2007Central United0–0 Western SuburbsKiwitea Street—2008East Coast Bays1–0Dunedin TechnicalNorth Harbour Stadium—2009Wellington Olympic2–1Three Kings UnitedNorth Harbour Stadium—2009Miramar Rangers3–1Bay OlympicNorth Harbour Stadium—2011Wairarapa United2–1Napier City RoversMemorial Park—2012Central United6–1Lower Hutt CityNewtown Park—2013Cashmere Technical3–1Waitakere CityEnglish Park—2014Cashmere Technical2–1Central UnitedQBE Stadium2,7612015Eastern Suburbs2–1Napier City RoversTrusts Arena—2016Birkenhead United3–2 *Waitakere CityQBE Stadium4,2002017Onehunga Sports3–3 Central UnitedQBE Stadium—2018Birkenhead United1–1 Western SuburbsQBE Stadium3,3642019Napier City Rovers3–2Melville UnitedNorth Harbour Stadium—The 2020 competition was cancelled due to COVID-192021Cashmere Technical4–2Miramar RangersJerry Collins Stadium02022Auckland City 1–0Eastern SuburbsNorth Harbour Stadium2,8392023Christchurch United2–2 Melville UnitedNorth Harbour Stadium—2024Wellington Olympic1–1 Auckland CityNorth Harbour Stadium—2025Wellington Olympic4–2Auckland UnitedNorth Harbour Stadium—2026Fencibles United2–1Cashmere TechnicalTe Kaha11,267

Results by team Teams shown in italics are no longer in existence.

+Results by teamClubWinsFirst final wonLast final wonRunners-upLast final lostTotal finalappearancesUniversity-Mount Wellington7197320035199612Christchurch United7197220233199010North Shore United6195219868199512Eastern Suburbs6195120154202210Central United519972012420179Napier City Rovers519852019320158Cashmere Technical4194820217202611Western419361955519669Miramar Rangers419662010220216Waterside419381947119485Manurewa4192919840—4Waitakere City319941996420167Western Suburbs319352006320186Wellington Olympic320092025119944Petone3192819490—3Northern219591961619628Wellington Marist219321946119453Ponsonby2192719330—2Seatoun2195719580—2Birkenhead United2201620180—2Seacliff11923319294Melville United11962320234Bay Olympic11970220093Dunedin Technical11999220083Wellington YMCA11925119232Auckland Thistle11934119362Nelson United11977119782Dunedin City11981119802Waikato United11988119922Auckland City12022120242Auckland Harbour Board119240—1Sunnyside119260—1Eden119500—1Onehunga-Mangere United119540—1Stop Out119560—1Mount Roskill119640—1East Coast Bays120080—1Wairarapa United120110—1Onehunga Sports120170—1Fencibles United120260—1Gisborne City0—319873Wellington United0—319913Millerton All Blacks0—219332Mosgiel0—219402Nomads United0—219632Tauranga City0—220022Christchurch Thistle0—119341Shamrock0—119561Saint Kilda0—119651New Brighton0—119691Rotorua City0—119891Christchurch Rangers0—119931Palmerston North Marist0—120051Lower Hutt City0—120121Auckland United0—120251

See also List of association football competitions

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