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The 1972 Chatham Cup was the 45th annual nationwide knockout football competition in New Zealand .. football. association football. New Zealand. New Zealand. Early stages of the competition were run on a regional basis , with the National League teams receiving a bye until the later stages of the competition .. National League. New Zealand National Soccer League. In all , 99 teams took part in the competition .. 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 .. The final saw the end of a Chatham Cup era , being the last final to be held at the Basin Reserve until 1980 .. Basin Reserve. Basin Reserve. The Basin Reserve had been the host of every final since 1928 .. Basin Reserve. Basin Reserve