The 2025 Chatham Cup final was a football match played at North Harbour Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand, on 7 September 2025 to determine the winners of the 2025 Chatham Cup. It was the 97th final of New Zealand football's primary cup competition, the Chatham Cup.
The final was contested between defending champions Wellington Olympic and fellow National League side Auckland United. This was the first time these two sides have met in the final.
Route to the final
Auckland United +Auckland City's route to the finalRoundOppositionScore2Taupo ()5–03Northland ()3–04Melville United (H)7–1QFChristchurch United (A)4–2 SFNelson Suburbs (H)3–0Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue This is Auckland United's first final.
Auckland United entered the tournament in round 2, as a Northern League team. They began with a 5–0 home victory over Taupo at Crown Park. Ishveer Singh and Matias Nunez both grabbed braces, while Shaan Anand completed the scoring. They then defeated Northland away in round 3 in a 3–0 victory, thanks to an Emiliano Tade hat-trick. In round 4, they beat Melville United 7–1 at home. Daniel Atkinson picked up a hat-trick this time with Bruce Izumi and Ishveer Singh also scoring before and Daniel Olaoye brace sealed the win.
In the quarter-final match, Auckland United faced Christchurch United at United Sports Centre in Christchurch, where they came out with an after extra time win. Matthew Conroy and Emilano Tade both scored inside the last 10 minutes to send the game to extra time. Tade found the net again in extra-time before Ishveer Singh confirmed United's progression to the semi finals.
In the semi-final match, held at Keith Hay Park, Auckland United defeated Southern League side Nelson Suburbs 3–0, to qualify for their first Chatham Cup final. Daniel Olaoye, Matthew Conroy and Emiliano Tade all scored in the first half to ensure United progressed to their first ever Chatham Cup final.
Wellington Olympic +Wellington Olympic's route to the finalRoundOppositionScore2Petone (A)3–03Waterside Karori (A)3–04Napier City Rovers (A)3–2QFWestern Suburbs ()3–2 SFEastern Suburbs (A)1–1 Key: (H) = Home venue; (A) = Away venue This is Olympic's fourth final. The club previously lost in 1994 and won in 2009 and 2024.
As a Central League team, Wellington Olympic also entered the tournament in round 2. They began their campaign with a 3–0 away win over fellow Central League side Petone. Hamish Watson grabbed a brace, while Isa Prins also bagged a goal. They next recorded a 3–0 away win over Waterside Karori at the same ground with two goals Jack-Henry Sinclair, while Ben Mata opened the scoring. In round 4, Olympic travelled to Napier City Rovers and recorded 3–2 win. Isa Prins, Jack-Henry Sinclair and Hamish Watson all scored again to help Olympic progress to the quarter-finals.
In the quarter-finals, Olympic defeated Western Suburbs 3–2 after extra time. Gavin Hoy opened the scoring just before half-time, with Gianni Bouzoukis doubling their lead in the last 15 minutes. With eight minutes remaining, Freeman grabbed one back for Suburbs, before Finn Diamond found an equaliser in the third minute of stoppage time. After 110 minutes, A Davies finally found the winner for Olympic.
In the semi-final match, held at Eastern Suburbs' Madills Farm in Auckland, Olympic won 4–3 on penalties after a 1–1 draw. Jake Mechell gave Suburbs the lead on half an hour, before a second half penalty from Isa Prins sent the game to extra-time. With scores remaining level for the extra 30 minutes, the game progressed to penalties. Noah Karunaratne had his penalty saved by Scott Basalaj, meaning Olympic would play in back-to-back finals.
Pre-match New Zealand Football confirmed that the 2025 final would begin at 13:00.
Broadcasting The final was shown live and free on FIFA+.
Match
Details
GK 22 Joel Paterson RB 23 Daniel Atkinson CB 6 Abdallah Khaled CB 4 Ross Haviland (c) LB 5 Boyd Curry RM 6 Dré Vollenhoven CM 25 Hideto Takahashi CM 12 Will Mendoza LM 10 Oliver Fay CF 19 Otto Ingham CF 20 Emiliano TadeSubstitutes: GK 1 Kai McLean DF 14 Oliver Campbell MF 7 Bruce Izumi MF 13 Riley Manuel FW 11 Matthew Conroy FW 17 Matias Nunez FW 18 Shaan AnandManager: Jose Figueira GK 1 Scott Basalaj (c) CB 4 Alexander Solomon CB 13 William Vincent CB 3 Adam Supyk RM 14 Jack-Henry Sinclair CM 16 Tiahn Manuel CM 10 Gavin Hoy CM 6 Tor Davenport Petersen LM 20 Noah Boyce CF 9 Hamish Watson CF 7 Isa Prins Substitutes: GK 21 Oscar Boyce DF 5 Justin Gulley DF 15 Ben Mata MF 17 John Reynolds MF 18 Joel Auty FW 8 Jonty Roubos FW 19 Gianni Bouzoukis Manager: Paul Ifill
Man of the Match: Isa Prins (Wellington Olympic)
Assistant referees: Isaac Trevis Michael Love Fourth official: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-WaughMatch rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Seven named substitutes Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time
Statistics +Overallhttps://www.sofascore.com/football/match/auckland-united-fc-wellington-olympic/UDbdsOvcd#id:14503484StatisticAuckland UnitedWellington OlympicGoals scored24Ball possession55%45%Corner kicks46Fouls committed128Offsides22Yellow cards11Red cards00
Post-match With his team's victory, Paul Ifill won three Chatham Cup's in a row, after winning on penalties with Christchurch United in 2023.
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