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Charity Cup

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Charity Cup
Organising bodyNew Zealand Football
Founded1978; 46 years ago (1978)
Region New Zealand
Number of teams2
Related competitionsChatham Cup (qualifier)
National League (qualifier)
Current championsWellington Olympic (1st title)
Most successful club(s)Auckland City (7 titles)
Television broadcastersFIFA+
YouTube
2024 Charity Cup

The Charity Cup, also referred to as the NZF Charity Cup (previously known as the ASB Charity Cup for sponsorship reasons), is New Zealand's association football super cup, which takes place on annual basis.

The competition was founded in 1978 as the NZFA Challenge Trophy. The Champions of the National Soccer League and the Chatham Cup would compete in the competition. It stopped taking place after 1987.

The tournament was re-introduced in 2011 as the ASB Charity Cup. The ASB Premiership Grand Final winner meets the best performing New Zealand representative in the OFC Champions League.[1]

Following the restructuring of football in New Zealand in 2021, the Charity Cup was again contested by the winner of the Chatham Cup and the winner of the National League, beginning with the 2024 season.[2][3][4]

The current holders are 2023 New Zealand National League winners Wellington Olympic, who beat 2023 Chatham Cup winners Christchurch United 3–0 in the 2024 fixture.[5][6]

Results

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NZFA Challenge Trophy
1978 Manurewa AFC 2–0 Christchurch United
1980 University-Mount Wellington 3–1 North Shore United
1981 University-Mount Wellington 2–0 Gisborne City
1982 Wellington United 1–1 (5–4) Dunedin City
1983 University-Mount Wellington 1–0 North Shore United
1984 Manurewa AFC 2–1 University-Mount Wellington
1985 Gisborne City 1–0 Manurewa AFC
1986 Wellington United 2–0 Napier City Rovers
1987 North Shore United 3–0 University-Mount Wellington
Charity Cup
2011 Auckland City 3–2 Waitakere United
2012 Waitakere United 2–1 Auckland City
2013 Auckland City 4–1 Waitakere United
2014 Team Wellington 2–2 (4–3) Auckland City
2015 Auckland City 3–0 Team Wellington
2016 Auckland City 3–1 Team Wellington
2017 Team Wellington 3–1[7] Auckland City
2018 Auckland City 4–3[8] Team Wellington
2019 Auckland City 2–0 Eastern Suburbs
2020 Auckland City 3–1 Team Wellington
2024 Wellington Olympic 3–0 Christchurch United

Champions

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Team Titles Years
Auckland City 7 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020
Uni-Mount Bohemian AFC 3 1980, 1981, 1983
Manurewa AFC 2 1978, 1984
Wellington United 2 1982, 1986
Team Wellington 2 2014, 2017
Gisborne City 1 1985
North Shore United 1 1987
Waitakere United 1 2012
Wellington Olympic 1 2024

References

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  1. ^ "NZFA Challenge Trophy / Charity Cup". ultimatenzsoccer.com.
  2. ^ "National League Regulations 2021". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  3. ^ "NZF Charity Cup returns to kick off the 2024 domestic football season". New Zealand Football. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Wellington Olympic to face Christchurch United in season-opening Charity Cup". friendsoffootballnz.com. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Wellington Olympic lift Charity Cup with 3-0 win against Christchurch United". friendsoffootballnz.com. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Wellington Olympic claim first silverware of 2024 with Charity Cup". New Zealand Football. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Team Wellington claim Charity Cup". New Zealand Football. 16 October 2017. Archived from the original on 8 December 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  8. ^ "GALLERY - Auckland City FC 4-3 Team Wellington". Auckland City FC. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.