The 2023

Kate Sheppard Cup The Kate Sheppard Cup, currently known as the New Zealand Football Foundation Kate Sheppard Cup for sponsorship purposes, is New Zealand's premier Single-elimination tournament, knockout tournament in women's association football. Founded in 199 ...

is New Zealand's women's 29th annual knockout football competition. This is the fifth year that the competition is known by the Kate Sheppard Cup, or ''New Zealand Football Foundation Kate Sheppard Cup'' for sponsorship purposes, after previously been known as the Women's Knockout Cup since its establishment. The cup has had thirteen different winners lift the trophy over its 28-year history with Lynn-Avon United from Auckland being the most successful and Auckland United being the current holders from the 2022 season. The 2023 competition has four rounds before quarter-finals, semi-finals, and a final. Competition will run in three regions (northern, central/capital, southern) until the quarter-finals, from which stage the draw will be open. In all, 57 teams entered the competition this year.

Results

Preliminary round

All matches were played over the

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weekend of 22–25 April 2023. ;Northern Region ;Mainland Region

Round One

All matches were played over the week 10–17 May 2023. ;Northern Region Northern Region Round One Byes; Eastern Suburbs, West Coast Rangers, Auckland United, Ellerslie, Western Springs,

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, Northern Rovers, Hamilton Wanderers. ;Central Region ;Capital Region ;Mainland Region ;Southern Region South Island Round One Byes;

Halswell United Halswell United is an amateur association football club based in Christchurch, New Zealand in the suburb of Halswell. They will compete in the New World Mainland Premier League. The club was founded in 1964 as Halswell United Soccer, changing i ...

Otago University The University of Otago () is a public research collegiate university based in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. Founded in 1869, Otago is New Zealand's oldest university and one of the oldest universities in Oceania. The university was created by ...

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Round Two

All matches were played across the 30th May to the 5th of June 2023. ;Northern Region ;Central Region ;South Island

Round Three

All matches were played from the 14th to 18 June 2023. ;Northern Region ;Central Region ;South Island

Quarter Finals

;Northern Region ;Central Region ;South Island

Semi Finals

Final

The final was played on 10 September 2023.

References

External links

Women's knockout cup section on the New Zealand Football website
{{Women's Knockout Cup seasons Kate Sheppard Cup