| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Venue(s) | first leg: Fuji Film Stadium, North Shore second leg: Links Road Ground, Mount Maunganui |
| Dates | first leg: 5 October 1986; second leg: 12 October 1986 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | North Shore United (6th title) |
| Runner-up | Mount Maunganui |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Jack Batty Memorial Cup | Duncan Cole, North Shore United |
The 1986 Chatham Cup was the 59th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand.
Up to the last 16 of the competition, the cup was run in three regions (northern, central, and southern). In a change to previous years, National League teams received a bye until Round Three (the final 64 stage) of the competition, one round earlier than previously. In all, 143 teams took part in the competition. Note: Different sources give different numberings for the rounds of the competition: some start round one with the beginning of the regional qualifications; others start numbering from the first national knock-out stage. The former numbering scheme is used in this article.