Charity Cup

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]

  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.