Dates 19 September 1998 Championship match score 5–0 Date 19 September 1998 | Runners-up Dunedin Technical Champion Central United F.C. | |
Championship venue North Harbour Stadium, North Shore Champions Central United (2nd title) Jack Batty Memorial Cup Terry Torrens (Central United) People also search for 1999 Chatham Cup, 2004 Chatham Cup, 2005 Chatham Cup | ||
The 1998 Chatham Cup was the 71st annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.
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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, 130 teams took part in the competition. Note: Different sources give different numberings for the rounds of the competition. Some record six rounds prior to the quarter-finals; others note a preliminary round followed by five rounds proper.
In an early round of the competition, Norwest United were thrashed 21-0 by Metro - a competition record which still stands. It was equalled in 2005, when Central United scored 21 - again against the unfortunate Norwest United.
The 1998 final
Central United easily won the 1998 final, beating Dunedin Technical 5-0.
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 1998 Jack Batty Memorial Cup was Terry Torrens, team captain of Central United.