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.[1]
Round and dates
Round
Match date
Number of fixtures
Teams
New entries this round
Preliminary round
25–27 April 2015
14 + 80 Byes
125 → 111
28
Round 1
27 April–10 May 2015
47 + 17 byes
111 → 64
80
Round 2
30 May–1 June 2015
32
64 → 32
17
Round 3
27–28 June 2015
16
32 → 16
none
Round 4
10–12 July 2015
8
16 → 8
none
Quarterfinals
8–9 August 2015
4
8 → 4
none
Semifinals
29–30 August 2015
2
4 → 2
none
The Grand Final
20 September 2015
1
2 → 1
none
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.