2024 Kate Sheppard Cup

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.

2024 Kate Sheppard Cup
Tournament details
CountryNew Zealand
Dates25 April 20247 September 2024
Teams53
Defending championsWestern Springs
Final positions
ChampionsAuckland United
Runner-upWestern Springs
Tournament statistics
Matches played46
Goals scored289 (6.28 per match)
← 2023
2025 →

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

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Preliminary round

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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) 17–0Stop 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

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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) 2–1Onehunga Mangere United (4)Hillcrest
13:00 Report Stadium: Waikato University
Referee: Liam Weston
12 May 2024 Uni-Mount Bohemian (5) 3–0Greenhithe (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 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) 1–0Victoria University (2)Miramar
11:00 Report Stadium: David Farrington Park
Referee: Cameron Hovell
12 May 2024 Te Kotahitanga (3) 5–1North 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
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) 11–0Thistle FCLawyers Head
12:30 Report Stadium: Tahuna Park
Referee: Aidan Broome
11 May 2024 Queens Park (3) 6–0Grants Braes (4)Invercargill
12:30 Report Stadium: ILT Football Turf
Referee: Rose Hanley-Nickolls

Round 2

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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) 7–0Cambridge (4)Mount Roskill
14:00 Report Stadium: Keith Hay Park
Referee: Nathan Cox
Central Region
1 June 2024 Petone (2) 5–1Upper Hutt City (3)Petone
11:00 Report Stadium: Petone Memorial Park
Referee: Paul Rushworth
1 June 2024 Palmerston North Marist (2) 4–1Te Kotahitanga (3)Palmerston North
11:30 Report Stadium: Central Energy Trust Arena
Referee: Russell Jones
1 June 2024 Waterside Karori (2) 4–1Miramar 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) 3–0Queens 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

Round 3

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

Northern Region
14 June 2024 Western Springs (2) 5–0Hibiscus 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
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
Southern Region
15 June 2024 Cashmere Technical (2) 7–0Nelson 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

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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) 5–1West Coast Rangers (2)Mount Roskill
17:00
  • Cook   2'
  • Canham   22'
  • Elliott   57'
  • Roche   64'
  • Vosper   71'
Report
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) 1–0Cashmere Technical (2)Tainui
13:00
  • Smith   66'   88'
Report
  • Keogan   76'
Stadium: Tahuna Park
Referee: Lindsey Robinson

Semi-finals

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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
Report
Stadium: Tahuna Park
Referee: Beth Rattray
17 August 2024 Wellington Phoenix Reserves (1)1–2 Auckland United (2) Taitā
13:00
Report
Stadium: Fraser Park
Referee: Jordan Boyd

Final

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The final was play on 7 September 2024.

Western Springs0–1Auckland United
Referee: Sarah Jones

Broadcsting rights

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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+
Wellington Phoenix Reserves v Auckland United 1:00pm FIFA+
Final[19] 7 September Western Springs v Auckland United 4:00pm FIFA+

References

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