The 2023 Chatham Cup is New Zealand's 95th annual knockout football competition. This season the Chatham Cup celebrates 100 years since its inaugural edition.
It will have a preliminary round and four rounds proper before quarter-finals, semi-finals, and a final.
Matches were played over the Anzac weekend of 22âÂÂ25 April. This round contained five teams from the Auckland Sunday football leagues â AFC Bohemian Celtic, Colo Boys, Rapa Nui, Sperm Whales FC, and University of Auckland FC â which were the lowest-ranked teams in the competition.
Matches were played over the weekend of 13âÂÂ14 May. This round contained three teams from the Auckland Sunday football leagues â AFC Bohemian Celtic, Colo Boys, and Rapa Nui â which are the lowest-ranked teams left in the competition.
Matches were played over the weekend of 3âÂÂ5 June. This round contained one team from level 8, Kapiti Coast United, the lowest-ranked team left in the competition.
Matches were played over the weekend of 17âÂÂ18 June. This round contains one team from level 5, South Auckland Rangers, the lowest-ranked team left in the competition.
Matches were played over the weekend of 8âÂÂ9 July. This round contains four teams from level 3, Fencibles United, Ngaruawahia United, Roslyn-Wakari, and Wanaka, the lowest-ranked teams left in the competition.
The quarter-finals were played on 29 July 2023. This round contains one team from level 5, Roslyn-Wakari, the lowest-ranked team left in the competition.
The quarter-finals were played on 19 August 2023. This round featured four teams from the National League regional leagues (level 2) including one competing in the Championship phase (level 1).
The final was played on the 10 September 2023. The game features two teams from the National League regional leagues (level 2) including one competing in the Championship phase (level 1). <onlyinclude></onlyinclude>
The tiers that teams are in (as indicated in brackets next to their name) are based on the New Zealand football league system for the 2023 season. As some teams can qualify and play in more than one league (and tier) per season, the highest tier that they take part in is the one noted next to their name.