2023 Kate Sheppard Cup
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2023 Kate Sheppard CupTournament details |
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Country | New Zealand |
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Dates | 22 April 2023 – 10 September 2023 |
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Teams | 57 |
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Defending champions | Auckland United |
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Final positions |
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Champions | Western Springs |
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Runner-up | Wellington United |
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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.[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.
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
Preliminary round
All matches were played over the Anzac weekend of 22–25 April 2023.[3]
- Northern Region
Papakura City (6) v Onerahi (5) 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 |
Northern United (5) v Melville United (4) 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 |
Waikato Unicol (4) v Cambridge (5) 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
Richmond Athletic (4) v FC Nelson (4) 25 April 2023 | Richmond Athletic (4) | 2 - 1 | FC Nelson (4) | Richmond |
14:00 | - Allen 72'
- Cook 75'
| Report | - Taranchokov 25'
| Stadium: Jubilee Park Referee: Peter Cobeldick |
Round One
All matches were played over the week 10–17 May 2023.[4][5]
- Northern Region
Lakes FC (4) v Beachlands Maraetai (4) 13 May 2023 | Lakes FC (4) | 8–3 | Beachlands 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 |
Cambridge (5) v Onehunga Sports (3) 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 |
Tauranga City (3) v Melville United (4) 14 May 2023 | Tauranga City (3) | 5–1 | Melville United (4) | Tauranga |
13:00 | - McCloskey 19'
- Hingston 52'
- Osborne 58'
- Golding 78'
- Benge 82'
| Report | - Clark 72'
| Stadium: Links Avenue Reserve |
Bay Olympic (4) v Otumoetai (3) 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 |
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.[6]
- Northern Region
Otumoetai (3) v Onehunga Sports (3) 4 June 2023 | Otumoetai (3) | 2–1 | Onehunga 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 |
Lakes FC (4) v Western Springs (1) 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 |
- 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
- ^ Hyslop, Liam (8 March 2018). "NZ Football rename Women's Knockout Cup after Kate Sheppard". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ "NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALL - NATIONAL COMPETITIONS CALENDAR 2023". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ a b "2023 Cups Preliminary Draws Now Out". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
- ^ "Round 1 Cup draw made". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Kate Sheppard Cup first-round draw conjures inter-regional match-ups". friendsoffootballnz.com. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ 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
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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 |