2024 Kate Sheppard Cup

2024 Kate Sheppard Cup
Tournament details
Country	New Zealand
Dates	25 April 2024 – 7 September 2024
Teams	53
Defending champions	Western Springs
Final positions
Champions	Auckland United
Runner-up	Western Springs
Tournament statistics
Matches played	46
Goals scored	289 (6.28 per match)
	← 2023 2025 →

The 2024 Kate Sheppard Cup is New Zealand's women's 30th annual knockout football competition. This is the sixth 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.^[1] The cup has had thirteen different winners lift the trophy over its 29-year history with Lynn-Avon United from Auckland being the most successful and Western Springs being the current holders from the 2023 season.

The 2024 competition has four rounds before quarter-finals, semi-finals, and a final.^[2] Competition will run in three regions (northern, central/capital, southern) until the quarter-finals, from which stage the draw will be open. In all, 53 teams entered the competition this year.^[3]^[4]

Results

Preliminary round

All matches were played over the Anzac weekend of 22–25 April 2023.^[3]^[4]

Northern Region

25 April 2024	Waiuku (7)	1–13	Papakura City (4)	Waiuku
14:00	Cowley 85' (pen.)	Report	Yakas 2', 49' Reddy 4', 35', 45' Barroso 10', 26', 33', 56', 59' (pen.) Swales 30' Ah Ching 71' Kraakman 88'	Stadium: Massey Park Referee: John Keen

28 April 2024	Bay Olympic (4)	1–6	Uni-Mount Bohemian (5)	New Lynn
13:00	Robinson 12'	Report	Hartwell 7', 42' Jaques 40' McKimm 48', 50', 65'	Stadium: Olympic Park Referee: Haider Khan

Central Region

25 April 2024	Te Kotahitanga (3)	17–0	Stop Out (5)	Raumati Beach
14:00	Beetham 6', 10', 26', 53' Wronski 22' Addy 36', 37', 41', 44', 59', 66', 72' Lenik 41' Thompson 49' (o.g.) Howes 75', 79', 83'	Report		Stadium: Weka Park Referee: Marten Kooij

Round 1

All matches will be played over the weekend of 10–13 May 2024.

Northern Region

11 May 2024	Papakura City (4)	0–6	Birkenhead United (3)	Papakura
18:00		Report		Stadium: McLennan Park Referee: Avi Narayan

12 May 2024	Tauranga Blue Rovers (4)	0–4	Cambridge (4)	Greerton
11:00		Report		Stadium: Pemberton Park Referee: Andrew Mitchell

12 May 2024	Waikato Unicol (4)	2–1	Onehunga Mangere United (4)	Hillcrest
13:00		Report		Stadium: Waikato University Referee: Liam Weston

12 May 2024	Uni-Mount Bohemian (5)	3–0	Greenhithe (4)	Mount Wellington
13:00		Report		Stadium: Bill McKinlay Park Referee: Roger Williams

12 May 2024	Lakes (4)	0–10	FC Tauranga Moana (3)	Ngongotahā
13:00		Report		Stadium: Tamarahi Reserve Referee: Anna Harris

12 May 2024	Northland (4)	3–10	Franklin United (3)	Kensington
13:30		Report		Stadium: Trigg Arena Referee: Lesly Moorhouse

Central Region

10 May 2024	Wellington United (2)	0–3	Wellington Phoenix Reserves (1)	Newtown
18:30		Report		Stadium: Newtown Park Referee: Carl Tinsley

11 May 2024	Waterside Karori (2)	13–0	Brooklyn Northern United (3)	Berhampore
11:30		Report		Stadium: Martin Luckie Park Referee: Jamie Cross

11 May 2024	Moturoa (2)	1–2	Palmerston North Marist (2)	Spotswood
13:00		Report		Stadium: Onuku Taipari Domain Referee: Declan Gooda

12 May 2024	Miramar Rangers (3)	1–0	Victoria University (2)	Miramar
11:00		Report		Stadium: David Farrington Park Referee: Cameron Hovell

12 May 2024	Te Kotahitanga (3)	5–1	North Wellington (3)	Paraparaumu
13:00		Report		Stadium: Mazengarb Referee: Marten Kooij

12 May 2024	Island Bay United (3)	3–3 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p)	Upper Hutt City (3)	Island Bay
14:00		Report		Stadium: Wakefield Park Referee: Wayne Kilgour

Nelson / Marlborough Bays Region

11 May 2024	FC Nelson (3)	w/o	Nelson Suburbs (2)	The Wood
14:00		Report		Stadium: Guppy Park

Canterbury Region

10 May 2024	Selwyn United (3)	0–5	Cashmere Technical (2)	Rolleston
19:30		Report		Stadium: Foster Park

11 May 2024	Halswell United (3)	1–2	Nomads-Waimakariri United (3)	Halswell
14:00		Report		Stadium: Halswell Domain

11 May 2024	Coastal Spirit (2)	4–0	University of Canterbury (3)	St Albans
14:00		Report		Stadium: English Park

Southern Region

11 May 2024	Northern (3)	0–4	Roslyn Wakari (2)	Dunedin North
12:00		Report		Stadium: Caledonian Ground Referee: Allys Clipsham

11 May 2024	Green Island (3)	0–5 (a.e.t.)	Otago University (2)	Green Island
12:00		Report		Stadium: Sunnyvale Park Referee: Caleb Marsh

11 May 2024	Dunedin City Royals (2)	11–0	Thistle FC	Lawyers Head
12:30		Report		Stadium: Tahuna Park Referee: Aidan Broome

11 May 2024	Queens Park (3)	6–0	Grants Braes (4)	Invercargill
12:30		Report		Stadium: ILT Football Turf Referee: Rose Hanley-Nickolls

Round 2

Matches will be played over the of King's Birthday weekend of 31 May – 3 June.^[5]^[6]

Northern Region

31 May 2024	Uni-Mount Bohemian (5)	1–11	Hibiscus Coast (2)	Panmure
19:45		Report		Stadium: Bill McKinlay Park Referee: Reza Al Rabea

1 June 2024	Fencibles United (2)	0–1	West Coast Rangers (2)	Pakuranga
12:00		Report		Stadium: Riverhills Park Referee: Samuel Clement

1 June 2024	Franklin United (3)	6–3 (a.e.t.)	Waikato Unicol (4)	Drury
12:00		Report		Stadium: Drury Sports Complex Referee: Kate Lambert

1 June 2024	FC Tauranga Moana (3)	1–3	Western Springs (2)	Mount Maunganui
13:00		Report		Stadium: Links Ave Reserve Referee: Anna Harris

1 June 2024	Birkenhead United (3)	0–3	Ellerslie (2)	Beach Haven
14:00		Report		Stadium: Shepherds Park Referee: Courtney Day

1 June 2024	Hamilton Wanderers (2)	3–4	Eastern Suburbs (2)	Chartwell
18:30		Report		Stadium: Porritt Stadium Referee: Sarah Elyse Jones

2 June 2024	Northern Rovers (3)	3–3 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p)	Onehunga Sports (3)	Glenfield
13:00		Report		Stadium: McFetridge Park Referee: Wilhelmus Duncker

3 June 2024	Auckland United (2)	7–0	Cambridge (4)	Mount Roskill
14:00		Report		Stadium: Keith Hay Park Referee: Nathan Cox

Central Region

1 June 2024	Petone (2)	5–1	Upper Hutt City (3)	Petone
11:00		Report		Stadium: Petone Memorial Park Referee: Paul Rushworth

1 June 2024	Palmerston North Marist (2)	4–1	Te Kotahitanga (3)	Palmerston North
11:30		Report		Stadium: Central Energy Trust Arena Referee: Russell Jones

1 June 2024	Waterside Karori (2)	4–1	Miramar Rangers (3)	Berhampore
12:00		Report		Stadium: Martin Luckie Park Referee: Samir Shemon

1 June 2024	Seatoun (2)	0–9	Wellington Phoenix Reserves (1)	Seatoun
13:00		Report		Stadium: Seatoun Park Referee: Wayne Kilgour

Southern Region

31 May 2024	Roslyn Wakari (2)	0–2	Dunedin City Royals (2)	Dunedin North
19:00		Report		Stadium: Caledonian Ground Referee: Lindsey Robinson

31 May 2024	Otago University (2)	3–0	Queens Park (3)	Dunedin North
19:30		Report		Stadium: Logan Park Referee: Grace Teah

1 June 2024	Coastal Spirit (2)	0–6	Cashmere Technical (2)	Linwood
11:30		Report		Stadium: Linfield Park Referee: Liam Hackston

1 June 2024	Nelson Suburbs (2)	w/o	Nomads-Waimakariri United (3)	Stoke
12:00		Report		Stadium: Saxton Fields

Round 3

Matches will be played over the weekend of 14 June – 16 June.^[7]^[8]

Northern Region

14 June 2024	Western Springs (2)	5–0	Hibiscus Coast (2)	Western Springs
19:00		Report		Stadium: Seddon Fields

15 June 2024	Ellerslie (2)	0–3	West Coast Rangers (2)	Ellerslie
14:00		Report		Stadium: Michaels Ave Reserve

15 June 2024	Eastern Suburbs (2)	0–4	Auckland United (2)	Kohimarama
13:00		Report		Stadium: Madills Farm

16 June 2024	Northern Rovers (3)	1–4	Franklin United (3)	Glenfield
13:00		Report		Stadium: McFetridge Park

Central Region

15 June 2024	Petone (2)	0–4	Wellington Phoenix Reserves (1)	Petone
11:00		Report		Stadium: Petone Memorial Referee: Olivia Marlowe

15 June 2024	Palmerston North Marist (2)	1–2	Waterside Karori (2)	Palmerston North
11:30		Report		Stadium: Central Energy Trust Arena Referee: Jono Galuszka

Southern Region

15 June 2024	Cashmere Technical (2)	7–0	Nelson Suburbs (2)	Woolston
12:00		Report		Stadium: Garrick Memorial Park

15 June 2024	Otago University (2)	0–3 (a.e.t.)	Dunedin City Royals (2)	Dunedin North
13:00		Report		Stadium: Logan Park Referee: Fintan Walsh

Quarter-finals

Matches were played over the weekend of 5 July – 7 July.^[9]^[10]

Northern Region

6 July 2024	Franklin United (3)	1–3	Western Springs (2)	Drury
13:00	Irvine 7'	Report	Lee 11' 46' Hirano 67' Lythe 71' Bloomfield 85'	Stadium: Drury Sports Complex Referee: Ujwaal Mudliar

6 July 2024	Auckland United (2)	5–1	West Coast Rangers (2)	Mount Roskill
17:00	Cook 2' Canham 22' Elliott 57' Roche 64' Vosper 71'	Report	Kete 30'	Stadium: Keith Hay Park Referee: Othmane Jebli

Central Region

6 July 2023	Waterside Karori (2)	2–3	Wellington Phoenix Reserves (1)	Karori
13:00	Ross 80' Kruszona 86' Bryant 90+3'	Report	McCann 34' (pen.) Elliott 58', 77'	Stadium: Karori Park Referee: Carl Tinsley

South Island

7 July 2023	Dunedin City Royals (2)	1–0	Cashmere Technical (2)	Tainui
13:00	Smith 66' 88'	Report	Keogan 76'	Stadium: Tahuna Park Referee: Lindsey Robinson

Semi-finals

Matches will be played over the weekend of 16–18 August.^[11]^[12]

17 August 2024	Dunedin City Royals (2)	0–3	Western Springs (2)	Tainui
11:00	Rankin 77'	Report	Hirano 3' Savage 5' Burrows 24' Dunn 90+6'	Stadium: Tahuna Park Referee: Beth Rattray

17 August 2024	Wellington Phoenix Reserves (1)	1–2	Auckland United (2)	Taitā
13:00	Furnell 60'	Report	Green 39' Vosper 88' Harrison 90+9'	Stadium: Fraser Park Referee: Jordan Boyd

Final

The final was play on 7 September 2024.

7 September 2024

16:00

Western Springs	0–1	Auckland United
		Roche 90'

North Harbour Stadium, Auckland

Referee: Sarah Jones

Broadcsting rights

FIFA+ have the broadcasting rights for the 2024 season.^[13]^[14]

Round	Date	Teams	Kick-off	TV Channel
Round 2^[15]	1 June	Coastal Spirit v Cashmere Technical	11:30am	FIFA+
Round 3^[16]	15 June	Petone v Wellington Phoenix Reserves	11:00am	FIFA+
Quarter-final^[17]	6 July	Franklin United v Western Springs	1:00pm	FIFA+
		Waterside Karori v Wellington Phoenix Reserves	1:00pm	FIFA+
		Auckland United v West Coast Rangers	5:00pm	FIFA+
	7 July	Dunedin City Royals v Cashmere Technical	1:00pm	FIFA+
Semi-final^[18]	17 August	Dunedin City Royals v Western Springs	11:00am	FIFA+
Semi-final^[18]	17 August	Wellington Phoenix Reserves v Auckland United	1:00pm	FIFA+
Final^[19]	7 September	Western Springs v Auckland United	4:00pm	FIFA+

References

^ Hyslop, Liam (8 March 2018). "NZ Football rename Women's Knockout Cup after Kate Sheppard". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
^ "Kate Sheppard Cup Regulations 2024 - Article 5". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Preliminary Round Draws Unveiled". New Zealand Football. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Six teams drawn to play in preliminary round of Kate Sheppard Cup". friendsoffootballnz.com. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
^ "Second-round matchups for the Kate Sheppard and Chatham Cups unveiled". New Zealand Football. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
^ "Second round draw produces some tasty match-ups in Kate Sheppard Cup". friendsoffootballnz.com. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
^ "Round three matches for the Cups revealed!". New Zealand Football. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
^ "Kate Sheppard Cup down to last 16 clubs as third round ties are decided". friendsoffootballnz.com. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
^ "Chatham Cup and Kate Sheppard Cup matchups unveiled!". New Zealand Football. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
^ "Underdogs Franklin United to face holders in Kate Sheppard Cup quarter-finals". friendsoffootballnz.com. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
^ "Chatham Cup and Kate Sheppard Cup matchups unveiled!". New Zealand Football. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
^ "Underdogs Franklin United to face holders in Kate Sheppard Cup quarter-finals". friendsoffootballnz.com. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
^ "New Zealand Football signs long-term partnership with FIFA+ to make international friendlies and domestic competitions free to watch". New Zealand Football. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
^ "How to watch New Zealand football live on FIFA+". FIFA. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
^ "WATCH: Cup games to be streamed between Coastal Spirit and Cashmere Tech". friendsoffootballnz.com. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
^ "PREVIEW: The games to follow in this weekend's Kate Sheppard Cup ties". friendsoffootballnz.com. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
^ "Your guide to the weekend's big fixtures … all on one page". friendsoffootballnz.com. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
^ "Your guide to the weekend's big fixtures … all on one page". friendsoffootballnz.com. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
^ "PREVIEW: Milestone moments beckon for Kate Sheppard Cup finalists". friendsoffootballnz.com. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.

External links

Kate Sheppard Cup section on the New Zealand Football website

[KateSheppard-1] Hyslop, Liam (8 March 2018). "NZ Football rename Women's Knockout Cup after Kate Sheppard". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 9 March 2018.

[Regulations-2] "Kate Sheppard Cup Regulations 2024 - Article 5". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 23 April 2024.

[Preliminary-3] "Preliminary Round Draws Unveiled". New Zealand Football. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2023.

[Prelim1-4] "Six teams drawn to play in preliminary round of Kate Sheppard Cup". friendsoffootballnz.com. 11 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.

[5] "Second-round matchups for the Kate Sheppard and Chatham Cups unveiled". New Zealand Football. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.

[6] "Second round draw produces some tasty match-ups in Kate Sheppard Cup". friendsoffootballnz.com. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2024.

[7] "Round three matches for the Cups revealed!". New Zealand Football. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.

[8] "Kate Sheppard Cup down to last 16 clubs as third round ties are decided". friendsoffootballnz.com. Retrieved 11 June 2024.

[9] "Chatham Cup and Kate Sheppard Cup matchups unveiled!". New Zealand Football. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.

[10] "Underdogs Franklin United to face holders in Kate Sheppard Cup quarter-finals". friendsoffootballnz.com. Retrieved 25 June 2024.

[11] "Chatham Cup and Kate Sheppard Cup matchups unveiled!". New Zealand Football. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2024.

[12] "Underdogs Franklin United to face holders in Kate Sheppard Cup quarter-finals". friendsoffootballnz.com. Retrieved 25 June 2024.

[13] "New Zealand Football signs long-term partnership with FIFA+ to make international friendlies and domestic competitions free to watch". New Zealand Football. 22 September 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.

[14] "How to watch New Zealand football live on FIFA+". FIFA. 16 October 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.

[15] "WATCH: Cup games to be streamed between Coastal Spirit and Cashmere Tech". friendsoffootballnz.com. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.

[16] "PREVIEW: The games to follow in this weekend's Kate Sheppard Cup ties". friendsoffootballnz.com. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2024.

[17] "Your guide to the weekend's big fixtures … all on one page". friendsoffootballnz.com. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 7 July 2024.

[18] "Your guide to the weekend's big fixtures … all on one page". friendsoffootballnz.com. 16 August 2024. Retrieved 16 August 2024.

[19] "PREVIEW: Milestone moments beckon for Kate Sheppard Cup finalists". friendsoffootballnz.com. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.

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