2023 Kate Sheppard Cup

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.[1] 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.

2023 Kate Sheppard Cup
Tournament details
CountryNew Zealand
Dates22 April 202310 September 2023
Teams57
Defending championsAuckland United
Final positions
ChampionsWestern Springs
Runner-upWellington United
← 2022
2024 →

The 2023 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, 57 teams entered the competition this year.[3]

Results edit

Preliminary round edit

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

Northern Region
22 April 2023 Papakura City (6)0–2 Onerahi (5) Papakura
13:00 Report
  • Hokai   9' (o.g.)
  • Bennetto   68'
Stadium: McLennan Park
Referee: Struan Millward
23 April 2023 Northern United (5)0–6 Melville United (4) Hamilton
11:00 Report
  • Tiller   18'
  • Hwang   42', 72'
  • Clark   53'
  • Bennett   85', 90+1'
  • Austin   90'
Stadium: Korikori Park
Referee: Mark Owens
23 April 2023 Waikato Unicol (4)1–2 Cambridge (5) Hamilton
13:00
  • Bahr   45'
Report
  • Ingram   9'
  • Orr   45'
  • Churton   46'
Stadium: Waikato University
Referee: Perry Kendall
Mainland Region
25 April 2023 Richmond Athletic (4) 2 - 1FC Nelson (4)Richmond
14:00
  • Allen   72'
  • Cook   75'
Report
  • Taranchokov   25'
Stadium: Jubilee Park
Referee: Peter Cobeldick

Round One edit

All matches were played over the week 10–17 May 2023.[4][5]

Northern Region
13 May 2023 Lakes FC (4) 8–3Beachlands Maraetai (4)Rotorua
14:00
  • Harvey   3'
  • Barclay   5', 65'
  • Doherty   9', 32', 60', 72'
  • MacCormick   45+5'
Report
  • van Rensburg   30', 57'
  • Ripley   50'
Stadium: Tamarahi Reserve
14 May 2023 Cambridge (5)0–5 Onehunga Sports (3) Cambridge
13:00 Report
  • Boonekamp   45+2'
  • Stevenson   55'
  • Blakeborough   64', 71'
  • Bolland   73'
Stadium: John Kerkhof Park
14 May 2023 Tauranga City (3) 5–1Melville United (4)Tauranga
13:00
  • McCloskey   19'
  • Hingston   52'
  • Osborne   58'
  • Golding   78'
  • Benge   82'
Report
  • Clark   72'
Stadium: Links Avenue Reserve
14 May 2023 Central United (3) 3–1 (a.e.t.)Tauranga Blue Rovers (4)Auckland
14:00
  • Trowill   77', 120'
  • Abbott   100'
Report
  • Cornwell   22'
Stadium: Kiwitea Street
14 May 2023 Manukau United (3) 2–0Onerahi (5)Auckland
14:00
  • Leota   8'
  • de Jong   31'
Report Stadium: Centre Park
14 May 2023 Birkenhead United (4) 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)
Franklin United (3)Auckland
14:00 Report Stadium: Shepherds Park
Penalties
  • Lydon  
  • Herbst  
  • Rempe  
  • Blyth  
14 May 2023 Bay Olympic (4)1–7 Otumoetai (3) Auckland
14:00
  • Gwin   53'
Report
  • Carter   13', 24'
  • Duncan   15', 64', 74'
  • Smith   19'
  • Carr   38'
Stadium: Olympic Park
14 May 2023 Fencibles United (3) 7–0Greenhithe (4)Auckland
14:00
  • Berry   6', 15'
  • Brazier   8'
  • Steele   16'
  • Harper   35' (o.g.)
  • Gillion   48'
  • Byers   90'
Report Stadium: Riverhills Park

Northern Region Round One Byes; Eastern Suburbs, West Coast Rangers, Auckland United, Ellerslie, Western Springs, Hibiscus Coast, Northern Rovers, Hamilton Wanderers.

Central Region
13 May 2023 New Plymouth Rangers (3)0–4 Palmerston North Marist (2) New Plymouth
13:00 Report
  • Dowsing   5', 48'
  • Owen   16'
  • Boxall   44'
Stadium: Merrilands Domain
14 May 2023 Havelock North Wanderers (3) w/oKaitake (4)Havelock North
11:00 Stadium: Guthrie Park
Note: Havelock North Wanderers win by default.
14 May 2023 Massey University (4)1–2 Moturoa (3) Palmerston North
13:00
  • Galloway   40'
Report
  • Toscani   4' (pen.)
  • Christiansen   90+2'
Stadium: Massey University
Capital Region
13 May 2023 Petone (2) 9–0Brooklyn Northern United (3)Lower Hutt
11:00 ]
  • Otte   37'
  • Shailer   42'
  • Gill   45', 75', 77'
  • Boobyer   52', 59'
  • Price   89'
Report Stadium: Petone Memorial Park
13 May 2023 Waterside Karori (2) 12–0North Wellington (2)Wellington
11:30
  • Kruszona   6'
  • Bacon   12', 63', 84'
  • Morton   19'
  • Ward   20', 28', 67'
  • Ramsay   38', 41'
  • Bryant   58'
  • Christie   64'
Report Stadium: Karori Park
13 May 2023 Victoria University (2)0–1 Seatoun (2) Wellington
14:00
  • Armitage   90+23'
Report
  • Kabayama   90+23'
Stadium: Boyd Wilson Field
14 May 2023 Lower Hutt City (4)1–8 Miramar Rangers (4) Lower Hutt
14:00
  • Pilcher   6'
Report
  • Watkins   2', 43'
  • McIntrye   20'
  • Phillips   38'
  • Wilson   50'
  • Yepes Osorio   82'
  • King   84'
  • Kilkolly   90'
Stadium: Fraser Park
14 May 2023 Kapiti Coast United (3)0–3 Wellington United (2) Paraparaumu
14:00 Report
  • Ohlsson   5'
  • Gilchrist   31'
  • Olliver-Bell   72'
Stadium: Weka Park
Mainland Region
10 May 2023 Nomads United (3)1–7 Cashmere Technical (3) Christchurch
19:00
  • Bennett   22'
  • Summerlee   84'
Report
  • Phillips   7', 37'
  • Kench   25', 45'
  • Roche   51', 53', 61'
Stadium: Avonhead Park
Referee: Courteney Bremner
13 May 2023 Coastal Spirit (3) 1–0Universities (3)Christchurch
12:00
  • Morrow   43'
Report Stadium: English Park
17 May 2023 Nelson Suburbs (3) 2–0Richmond Athletic (4)Nelson
19:00
  • Smith   30'
  • Pugh   87'
Report Stadium: Wakefield Park
Referee: Maurice John Llewellin
Southern Region
13 May 2023 Northern (2)1—2 Mosgiel (2) Dunedin
14:00
  • Williamson   31'
  • Sweeney   76'
  • Fleener   77'
Report
  • Smith   32'
  • Scherp   45+6'
  • Hawker   70'
Stadium: Forrester Park
13 May 2023 Dunedin City Royals (2) 6–0Green Island (2)Dunedin
14:00
  • Whittaker   16'
  • Dias   40'
  • Smith   49'
  • Mackay-Wright   56'
  • Gray   71'
  • Collin   90'
Report Stadium: Logan Park

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

Round Two edit

All matches were played across the 30th May to the 5th of June 2023.[6]

Northern Region
4 June 2023 Otumoetai (3) 2–1Onehunga Sports (3)Tauranga
12:00
  • Carter   25'
  • Muspratt   77'
Report
  • Carter   4'
  • Stevenson   14'
  • Stevenson   90+1'   90+1'
Stadium: Fergusson Park
Referee: A. Mitchell
4 June 2023 Fencibles United (3) 4–1Tauranga City (3)Auckland
13:00
  • Byers   42'
  • Turley   76'
  • Loxton   81', 86'
Report
  • Browne   72'
Stadium: William Green Domain
Referee: B. Peach
4 June 2023 Lakes FC (4)0–12 Western Springs (1) Rotorua
13:00 Report
  • Garcia   2', 11', 17', 65', 85'
  • Taitimu   5', 24'
  • A. Vedder   9' (o.g.)
  • Hill   10', 32'
  • Jerez   46'
  • Savage   49'
Stadium: Tamarahi Reserve
Referee: A. Cobby
4 June 2023 Eastern Suburbs (1) 10–0Northern Rovers (2)Auckland
13:00
  • O'Brien   3'
  • Atkins   13', 78'
  • Cooper   14'
  • Brooke   25'
  • Benson   27', 71'
  • Lucas   45+2'
  • Sheed   46'
  • Nishizono   55'
Report Stadium: Madills Farm
Referee: M. Biggar
4 June 2023 West Coast Rangers (2)1–4 Ellerslie (1) Auckland
14:00
  • McIntosh   16'
Report
  • Fa'afua   10', 30'
  • Trudgen   26'
  • Pilley   43'
Stadium: Fred Taylor Park
Referee: G. Lochrie
5 June 2023 Central United (3)0–5 Hamilton Wanderers (2) Auckland
13:00 Report
  • Hooper   19'
  • Byrne   27'
  • Mooar   29'
  • Trebes   43'
  • Taylor   79'
Stadium: Kiwitea Street
Referee: T. Kawana-Waugh
5 June 2023 Birkenhead United (4)2–3 Manukau United (3) Auckland
14:00
  • Govind   40'
  • Rempe   80'
  • England   87'
Report
  • Kaur   12'
  • Barroso   12'
  • de Jong   47' (pen.)
Stadium: Shepherds Park
Referee: K. Lambert
5 June 2023 Auckland United (1) 3–0Hibiscus Coast (2)Auckland
17:00
  • Nathan   34'
  • Knott   67'
  • Elliot   70'
Report Stadium: Keith Hay Park
Referee: W. Duncker
Central Region
3 June 2023 Petone (2) 2–1Waterside Karori (2)Wellington
11:30
  • Jefferies   9'
  • Boobyer   30'
Report
  • Ranta   58'
  • Christie   82'
Stadium: Petone Memorial Park
Referee: D. Barry
3 June 2023 Palmerston North Marist (2) 7–0Havelock North Wanderers (3)Palmerston North
11:30
  • Owen   26', 86'
  • Gurnick   50'
  • Falloon   57'
  • Boxall   65', 86', 88'
Report Stadium: Central Energy Trust Arena
Referee: A. Muhammad
4 June 2023 Moturoa (3)0–4 Wellington United (2) New Plymouth
13:00
  • Lucinsky   86'
Report
  • Robertson   18', 36', 57'
  • Grange   43'
  • Ohlsson   45+1'
  • Ohlsson   90+1'
Stadium: Onuku Taipari Domain
Referee: K. Evans
4 June 2023 Miramar Rangers (4)1–2 Seatoun (2) Wellington
14:00
  • Watkins   34'
Report
  • Kabayama   17'
  • Corbett   19'
Stadium: David Farrington Park
Referee: C. Hovell
South Island
30 May 2023 Otago University (2) 3–0Mosgiel (2)Dunedin
19:30
  • Wood   5'
  • McCormick   15'
  • Marvin   47'
Report Stadium: Logan Park
Referee: W. Van Gorp
3 June 2023 Coastal Spirit (3) 4–2 (a.e.t.)Cashmere Technical (3)Christchurch
11:00
  • Nicholson   55', 97'
  • Stewart   69'
  • Hepburn   104'
Report
Stadium: Linfield Park
Referee: M. Field
3 June 2023 Roslyn-Wakari (2)1–3 Dunedin City Royals (2) Dunedin
12:00
  • Fitchett   89'
Report
  • Mackay-Wright   26'
  • Whittaker   48'
  • Dias   60'
Stadium: Ellis Park
Referee: D. Cameron
4 June 2023 Nelson Suburbs (3) 6–0Halswell United (3)Nelson
14:00
  • Bouterey   4'
  • Pugh   11'
  • Abbott   21', 48'
  • Rynvos   84'
  • McPhie   90'
Report Stadium: Saxton Fields
Referee: A. Valenga Guimaraes

Round Three edit

All matches were played from the 14th to 18 June 2023.

Northern Region
16 June 2023 Fencibles United 3–2 Otumoetai Auckland
19:00
  • Berry   16'
  • Gillion   25', 38'
Report
  • Duncan   8'
  • Muspratt   77'
Stadium: William Green Domain
Referee: K. Davis
18 June 2023 Hamilton Wanderers 1–3 Eastern Suburbs (1) Hamilton
13:00
  • Ollington   2'
Report
  • Mettam   3'
  • Cooper   11'
  • Jackson   49'
Stadium: Ashurst Park
Referee: A. Castro
18 June 2023 Manukau United 0–6 Ellerslie (1) Auckland
14:00 Report
  • Gow   2'
  • Aitken   23'
  • Oosterbeek   65'
  • Cunningham-Lee   66'
  • Trudgen   79'
  • Barclay   89'
Stadium: Centre Park
Referee: B. Rattray
18 June 2023 Western Springs (1) 3–0 Auckland United (1) Auckland
17:30
  • Savage   20'
  • Robberts   45+3' (o.g.)
  • Jervis   54'
Report Stadium: Seddon Fields
Referee: A. Wilson
Central Region
17 June 2023 Wellington United 3–0 Seatoun Wellington
12:00
  • Ohlsson   5'
  • Olliver-Bell   40'
  • Robertson   69'
Report Stadium: Rugby League Park
Referee: S. Shemon
17 June 2023 Palmerston North Marist 1–2 Petone Palmerston North
14:00
  • Boxall   50'
  • Owen   74'
Report
  • Boobyer   45+1', 74'
Stadium: Central Trust Arena
Referee: R. Jones
South Island
14 June 2023 Dunedin City Royals 3–1 Otago University Dunedin
19:00
  • Collin   40', 64'
  • Mackay-Wright   78'
Report
  • Nicolson   14'
  • Tuatagaloa   55'   77'
Stadium: Logan Park
Referee: G. Teah
18 June 2023 Nelson Suburbs 0–6 Coastal Spirit Nelson
11:00 Report
  • Morrow   32', 90'
  • Dabner   41'
  • Stewart   59', 80'
  • Keogan   85'
Stadium: Saxton Fields
Referee: A. Valenga Guimaraes

Quarter Finals edit

Northern Region
6 July 2023 Ellerslie (1) 2–4 Eastern Suburbs (1) Auckland
18:30
  • Cunningham-Lee   22'
  • Oosterbeek   90+6'
Report
  • Jackson   3', 37'
  • Cooper   13'
  • Atkins   53'
  • Caird   87'
Stadium: Ngahue Reserve
Referee: B. Rattray
9 July 2023 Western Springs (1) 3–1 Fencibles United Auckland
15:00
  • Jerez   23'
  • Garcia   72', 83'
Report
  • Marais   42'
Stadium: Seddon Fields
Referee: S. Clement
Central Region
8 July 2023 Wellington United 2–1 Petone Wellington
12:00
  • Deane   15'
  • Gilchrist   87'
Report
  • Gill   48'
Stadium: Rugby League Park
Referee: M. Lauridsen
South Island
9 July 2023 Dunedin City Royals 0–1 Coastal Spirit Dunedin
12:30 Report
  • Whinham   12'
  • Keogan   23'
Stadium: Logan Park
Referee: G. Teah

Semi Finals edit

13 August 2023 Western Springs (1) 5–1 (a.e.t.) Coastal Spirit Auckland
14:00
  • Mayo   18'
  • Jacob   84'
  • Hill   88'
  • Savage   96', 118'
  • Lee   105+2'
  • Lythe   109'
Report
  • Hepburn   68'
Stadium: Seddon Fields
Referee: L. Robinson
20 August 2023 Eastern Suburbs (1) 0–1 Wellington United Auckland
14:00 Report
  • Alder   70'
Stadium: Madills Farm
Referee: B. Rattray

Final edit

The final will be played on 10 September 2023.

Wellington United (2)1–2Western Springs (1)
Report

References edit

  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. ^ a b "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 edit