Football tournament season
2022 Kate Sheppard Cup |
Tournament details |
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Country | New Zealand |
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Dates | 22 April 2022 – 11 September 2022 |
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Teams | 56 |
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Defending champions | Wellington United |
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Final positions |
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Champions | Auckland United |
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Runner-up | Northern Rovers |
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Tournament statistics |
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Matches played | 55 |
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Goals scored | 280 (5.09 per match) |
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The 2022 Kate Sheppard Cup was New Zealand's women's 28th annual knockout football competition. This was 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 Wellington United being the current holders from the 2021 season.
The 2022 competition had four rounds before quarter-finals, semi-finals, and a final.[2] Competition ran in three regions (northern, central/capital, southern) until the quarter-finals, from which stage the draw will be open. In all, 56 teams entered the competition this year which means the cup had a preliminary round added for the Mainland region.[3]
Results
Preliminary round
All matches were played over the Anzac weekend of 22–25 April 2022.[3][2][4][5] All 6 teams in this round compete in level 3 of the Mainland Region.
- Mainland Region
Golden Bay AFC (3) v Richmond Athletic (3) 24 April 2022 | Golden Bay AFC (3) | 0–18 | Richmond Athletic (3) | Tākaka |
13:00 | | Report | | Stadium: Takaka Rec Ground |
FC Nelson (3) v Nelson Suburbs (3) 25 April 2022 | FC Nelson (3) | 0–4 | Nelson Suburbs (3) | Nelson |
13:00 | | Report | | Stadium: Guppy Park Referee: Allen Ohlson |
Christchurch United (3) v Halswell United (3) 25 April 2022 | Christchurch United (3) | 5–0 | Halswell United (3) | Christchurch |
14:00 | | Report | | Stadium: Christchurch Football Centre |
- All teams listed below received byes to the first round.[3]
- Northern Region: Auckland United, Beachlands Maretai AFC, Birkenhead United, Eastern Suburbs, Ellerslie AFC, Fencilbles United, Franklin United, Greenhithe FC, Hisbiscus Coast, Manukau United, Manurewa AFC, North Shore United, Northern Rovers, Onehunga Sports FC, Onerahi, Takapuna AFC, Waiuku AFC, West Coast Rangers, Western Springs, Cambridge FC, Claudelands Rovers, Hamilton Wanderers, Lakes Football Club, Melville United, Otumoetai FC, Papamoa FC, Tauranga City, Waikato Unicol AFC
- Central/Capital Region: Brooklyn Northern United, Waterside Karori, Kapiti Coast United, Miramar Rangers, Petone FC, Seatoun AFC, Victoria University, Wellington United, PN Marist FC, New Plymouth Rangers
- Mainland Region: FC Twenty 11, Cashmere Technical, Coastal Spirit, Nomads United, Universities of Canterbury AFC
- Southern Region: Dunedin City Royals, Green Island, Mosgiel AFC, Northern AFC, Otago University AFC, Queenstown AFC, Roslyn Wakari
Round 1
All matches will be played over the weekend of 14–15 May 2022.[6] This round contained one team from level 6, Waiuku, the lowest ranked team left in the competition.
- Northern Region
Melville United (3) v Onehunga Sports (3) 14 May 2022 | Melville United (3) | 1–2 | Onehunga Sports (3) | Hamilton |
11:00 | | Report | | Stadium: Gower Park |
Tauranga City (2) v Claudelands Rovers (3) 14 May 2022 | Tauranga City (2) | 8–0 | Claudelands Rovers (3) | Mount Maunganui |
14:30 | | Report | | Stadium: Links Avenue |
Fencibles United (3) v Northern Rovers (1) Lakes Football Club (3) v Otumoetai FC (3) - Central/Capital Region
- Mainland Region
- Southern Region
- All teams listed below received byes to the second round.
- Northern Region: Auckland United, Eastern Suburbs, Hamilton Wanderers, Western Springs.
- Central/Capital Region: New Plymouth Rangers, Palmerston North Marist, Seatoun, Victoria University of Wellington, Waterside Karori, Wellington United.
- Southern Region: Mosgiel.
Round 2
All matches were played on Queen's Birthday weekend 3-6 June 2022.[7] This round contained 11 teams from level 3, the lowest ranked teams left in the competition.
- Northern Region
- Central/Capital Region
- Mainland Region
- Southern Region
Round 3
All matches were played on the weekend of 18–19 June 2022.[8] This round contained two teams from level 3, Birkenhead United and Waikato Unicol, the lowest ranked teams left in the competition.
- Northern Region
- Central/Capital Region
- Mainland
- Southern Region
Quarter-finals
All of the matches will be played on the weekend 9–10 July 2022.[9] This round contained eight teams from level 2.
- Northern Region
- Central/Capital Region
- Mainland/Southern Region
Semi-finals
Matches were played on the weekend of the 20 August 2022.[10][11]
Final
The final was played on the 11 September 2022.
Notes
The tier that teams are in (as indicated in brackets next to their name) are based on the New Zealand football league system for the 2022 season. As some teams can qualify and play in more than one league (and tier) per season, the highest tier that they take part in is the one noted next to their name.
References
- ^ Hyslop, Liam (8 March 2018). "NZ Football rename Women's Knockout Cup after Kate Sheppard". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Summary - Women's Cup - New Zealand - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ a b c "Preliminary round fixtures announced for the Chatham Cup and Kate Sheppard Cup 2022". New Zealand Football. 8 April 2022.
- ^ "Kate Sheppard Cup - NZ Soccer Scoreboard". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ "Preliminary round draw announced for Chatham Cup and Kate Sheppard Cup". Oceania Football Confederation. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ "Round 1 draw made for Kate Sheppard Cup and Chatham Cup". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "Round 2 Cup draws made". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ "Round 3 Cup draws made". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ "Quarter Finals and Round Four Draws – Kate Sheppard and Chatham Cups". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Draws made for the Kate Sheppard Cup and Chatham Cup". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Rovers and United ensure an all-Auckland final in this year's Kate Sheppard Cup". Friends of Football. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
External links
- Women's knockout cup section on the New Zealand Football website
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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 |