The 2015 Chatham Cup is New Zealand's 88th annual knockout football competition.

The 2015 competition had a preliminary round, a qualification round, and four rounds proper before quarter-finals, semi-finals, and a final. In total, 125 teams took part in the 2015 competition, two fewer than the 2014 Chatham Cup.

Round and dates

RoundMatch dateNumber of fixturesTeamsNew entries this round
Preliminary round25–27 April 201514 + 80 Byes125 → 11128
Round 127 April–10 May 201547 + 17 byes111 → 6480
Round 230 May–1 June 20153264 → 3217
Round 327–28 June 20151632 → 16none
Round 410–12 July 2015816 → 8none
Quarterfinals8–9 August 201548 → 4none
Semifinals29–30 August 201524 → 2none
The Grand Final20 September 201512 → 1none

The 2015 final

The Final of the 2015 Chatham Cup was held between Eastern Suburbs and Napier City Rovers on Sunday, 20 September 2015 at The Trusts Arena, Waitakere City.

Eastern Suburbs won the match 2–1 after extra time.

It was the sixth time Eastern Suburbs AFC had won the Chatham Cup.

Results

Preliminary round

Round 1

Round 2

New Entries:

  • Central United
  • Eastern Suburbs
  • Birkenhead United AFC
  • Western Suburbs
  • Napier City Rovers
  • Three Kings United
  • East Coast Bays AFC
  • Onehunga Sports
  • Melville United
  • Ferrymead Bays Football
  • Palmerston North Marist
  • Bay Olympic
  • Glenfield Rovers
  • Waitakere City FC
  • Hamilton Wanderers FC
  • Western Springs AFC
  • Stop Out
Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Wairarapa United3–0Havelock North Wanderers AFC
Victoria University AFC2–3Island Bay United
New Plymouth Rangers3–0Tawa AFC
Wellington United2–3Western Suburbs
Wellington Olympic AFC4–2North End AFC
Lower Hutt City AFC0–3Petone FC
Palmerston North Marist6–0Red Sox Manawatu
Napier City Rovers2–1Stop Out
Northern Hearts AFC4–1Mornington AFC
Roslyn-Wakari2–3Dunedin Technical
West End1–5Mosgiel
Otago University AFC1–0Caversham AFC
Mangere United7–3Te Puke United
Waitemata City AFC2–1Hibiscus Coast AFC
Manukau City AFC3–0Claudelands Rovers
Takapuna AFC2–6Papakura City FC
Cashmere Technical6–1Halswell United
Ferrymead Bays3–1Richmond Athletic
Coastal Spirit3–2Selwyn United
Nomads United4–2Parklands United
Melville United9–0South Auckland Rangers
The University of Auckland FC0–2Tauranga City United AFC
Eastern Suburbs AFC4–1Western Springs AFC
North Shore United1–0Hamilton Wanderers
Albany United0–3Forrest Hill Milford
Ellerslie AFC0–4Birkenhead United
FC Old Boys1–4East Coast Bays AFC
Waiuku AFC4–3Waitakere City FC
Central United3–0Glenfield Rovers
Onehunga Sports5–1Bay Olympic
Oratia United3–0Mount Albert-Ponsonby
Three Kings United5–2Ngongotaha AFC

Round 3

Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Wairarapa United3–0Island Bay United
New Plymouth Rangers0–4Western Suburbs
Wellington Olympic3–1Petone FC
Palmerston North Marist2–4Napier City Rovers
Northern Hearts0–10Dunedin Technical
Mosgiel1–0Otago University AFC
Mangere United2–1Waitemata City AFC
Manukau City AFC3–4Papakura City FC
Cashmere Technical2–1Ferrymead Bays
Coastal Spirit3–2Nomads United
Melville United1–2Tauranga City United
Eastern Suburbs4–1North Shore United
Forrest Hill Milford1–3Birkenhead United
East Coast Bays AFC2–0Waiuku AFC
Central United2–0Onehunga Sports
Oratia United2–6Three Kings United

Round 4

Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Wairarapa United2–7Western Suburbs
Wellington Olympic3–4Napier City Rovers
Dunedin Technical6–1Mosgiel
Mangere United3–1Papakura City FC
Cashmere Technical3–1Coastal Spirit
Tauranga City United AFC1–1 (p.)Eastern Suburbs
Birkenhead United2–0East Coast Bays AFC
Central United2–0Three Kings United

Quarterfinals

Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Western Suburbs0–3Napier City Rovers
Dunedin Technical1–2Mangere United
Cashmere Technical1–2Eastern Suburbs
Birkenhead United3–0Central United

Semi-finals

Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Eastern Suburbs4–0Mangere United
Birkenhead United1–1 (p.)Napier City Rovers

Final

Team 1ScoreTeam 2
Eastern Suburbs2–1Napier City Rovers