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The 2023 Kate Sheppard Cup 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 Anzac 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, Hibiscus Coast, Northern Rovers, Hamilton Wanderers.

Central Region

Capital Region

Mainland Region

Southern Region

South Island Round One Byes; Halswell United, Otago University, Roslyn-Wakari.

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

1. Hyslop, Liam (8 March 2018). "NZ Football rename Women's Knockout Cup after Kate Sheppard". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
2. "NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALL - NATIONAL COMPETITIONS CALENDAR 2023". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
3. ^ "2023 Cups Preliminary Draws Now Out". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
4. "Round 1 Cup draw made". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
5. "Kate Sheppard Cup first-round draw conjures inter-regional match-ups". friendsoffootballnz.com. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
6. New Zealand Football (16 May 2023). "Round 2 Cups draws made". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 17 May 2023.

External links

• Women's knockout cup section on the New Zealand Football website

v t e Kate Sheppard Cup* seasons
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*Until 2017, the tournament was simply known as the Women's Knockout Cup †2020 season was cancelled due to COVID-19

• Kate Sheppard Cup
• 2022–23 in New Zealand association football
• 2023–24 in New Zealand association football
• 2022–23 Oceanian domestic association football cups
• 2023–24 Oceanian domestic association football cups
• 2023 in New Zealand women's sport