The 2003 Chatham Cup was the 76th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.

2003 Chatham Cup
Tournament details
Venue(s)North Harbour Stadium, North Shore
Dates17 August 2003
Final positions
ChampionsUniversity-Mount Wellington (7th title)
Runner-upMelville United
Tournament statistics
Jack Batty Memorial CupKara Waetford (University-Mount Wellington)
← 2002
2004 →

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. In all, 131 teams took part in the competition. The competition consisted of a preliminary round and five rounds proper before quarter-finals, semi-finals, and a final. Golden goal extra time was played in ties which finished level at full time.

The 2003 final

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Derek Rugg became the first referee since G. Jackson in the 1920s and 1930s to control three Chatham Cup finals, having previously refereed the 2000 and 2002 finals. In the final University-Mount Wellington subdued Melville United, running out 3-1 winners.

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 2003 Jack Batty Memorial Cup was Kara Waetford of University-Mount Wellington.

Results

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Third round

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Caversham4 – 0Nomads United (Christchurch)
Central United (Auckland)6 – 3Te Atatu
Fencibles United (Auckland)1 – 0Papakura
Manawatu (Palmerston North)5 – 0Waterside Karori
Northern (Dunedin)0 – 2Roslyn-Wakari
Otahuhu United6 – 1F.O.S.S. United (Hamilton)
Peringa United (New Plymouth)5 – 0Massey University
Red Sox (Palmerston North)2 – 0Gisborne City
Western (Christchurch)0 – 2Halswell United
Western Springs2 – 1Bay Olympic (Auckland)
* Won on penalties by North Shore (8-7) and Wellington College (4-3)

Fourth round

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Fifth round

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Central United2 – 0Fencibles United
Spirovski, Major
Christchurch Rangers2 – 1 (aet)Roslyn-Wakari
Hughes, Egues Lamont
Greerton Rovers1 – 5University-Mount Wellington
Anderson (pen.) Thou 2, McCormack, Root, Waetford (pen.)
Island Bay United3 – 2 (aet)Western Suburbs FC
Hannah 2, Terry (pen.) Carnahan 2
Lower Hutt City4 – 2Havelock North Wanderers
Garcias 2, Bartosh, Richmond Mihaljovic, McCourt
Melville United8 – 0Western Springs
Holloway 3, Watene 2, Cooper, Field, Yugov
Wellington United2 – 3 (aet)Manawatu
Candy, Rowe Old, Ayloff, Halstead
West Hamilton United1 – 4North Shore United
Michie Stevens 2, Coombes, Webster

Quarter-finals

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Island Bay United0 – 3Central United
Koprivcic 2, Major (pen.)
Lower Hutt City1 – 0Manawatu
Malivuk
Melville United5 – 0North Shore United
Holloway 2 (1 pen.), Wilkinson, o.g.

Semi-finals

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Central United0 – 1Melville United
Watene
Lower Hutt City2 – 3 (aet)University-Mount Wellington
o.g., Lockhead (pen.) Waugh 3

Final

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University-Mount Wellington3 – 1Melville United
McCormack 2, Waugh Watene

References

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