| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Venue(s) | North Harbour Stadium, North Shore City |
| Dates | 13 September 2008 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | East Coast Bays (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Dunedin Technical |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Jack Batty Memorial Cup | Ryan Zoghby |
The 2008 Chatham Cup is the New Zealand's 81st knockout football competition. The final was played on 13 September at North Harbour Stadium, North Shore.
In all, 132 teams took part in the 2008 competition. Note: there is some confusion as to the round numbers. Some publications list a preliminary round, a qualification round, and four rounds proper before quarter-finals, semi-finals, and a final; others list a preliminary round and five rounds before the quarter-finals. the latter numbering system is used in this article.
The 2008 competition's final rounds were unusual for two reasons: only one of the four semi-finalists had ever previously reached the semi-finals (Dunedin Technical - the only team to have done so - won the cup in 1999), and two South Island teams reached the semi-finals for the first time since 1995.[1] A change of venue for the final was mooted - possibly to Christchurch - had both finalists been South Island teams.