The 2026 Chatham Cup was New Zealand's 98th annual knockout football competition. It was sponsored by Delivereasy and known as the Delivereasy Chatham Cup for sponsorship reasons.
It had a preliminary round and four rounds proper before quarter-finals, semi-finals, and a final.
Results Preliminary round + Number of teams per tier still in competition Tier 1+2 Tier 3 Tier 4 Tier 5, 6, 9 Sunday League Total
Northern Region
Central Region
Southern Region
Round 1 + Number of teams per tier still in competition Tier 1+2 Tier 3 Tier 4 Tier 5, 6, 9 Sunday League Total
Northern Region
Central Region
Southern Region
Round 2 + Number of teams per tier still in competition Tier 1+2 Tier 3 Tier 4 Tier 5, 6, 9 Sunday League Total
Northern Region
Central Region
Southern Region
Round 3 Matches were played over the weekend of 12–14 June. This round contained one team from the Auckland Sunday Football Association (non-ranked); University of Auckland, which is the lowest-ranked team left in the competition.
+ Number of teams per tier still in competition Tier 1+2 Tier 3 Tier 4 Tier 5, 6, 9 Sunday League Total
Northern Region
Central Region
Southern Region
Round 4 On 17 June 2026, the fourth round was drawn at Auckland FC's offices at North Harbour Stadium. Auckland FC goalkeeper Oli Sail and New Zealand Football's Events Manager Stuart Dwight conducted the draw. The matches took place on 4 July.
+ Number of teams per tier still in competition Tier 1+2 Tier 3 Tier 4 Tier 5, 6, 9 Sunday League Total
Northern Region
Central Region
Southern Region
Quarter-finals This round contained one team from tier 3; Hibiscus Coast, which was the lowest-ranked team left in the competition.
+ Number of teams per tier still in competition Tier 1+2 Tier 3 Tier 4 Tier 5, 6, 9 Sunday League Total
Semi-finals The draw took place on 28 July 2026.
+ Number of teams per tier still in competition Tier 1+2 Tier 3 Tier 4 Tier 5, 6, 9 Sunday League Total
Final
Fencibles United of Auckland and Cashmere Technical of Christchurch qualified for the 2026 final. They qualified to the final for their first and eleventh times, respectively. On 17 August, New Zealand Football confirmed the venue for the 2026 Chatham Cup final as well as the Kate Sheppard Cup final as being at One New Zealand Stadium, Christchurch.
Notes The tiers that teams are in (as indicated in brackets next to their name) are based on the New Zealand football league system for the 2026 season. As some teams can qualify and play in more than one league (and tier) per season, the highest tier that they took part in is the one noted next to their name.
References
External links Chatham Cup section on the New Zealand Football website