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.
Tournament details | |
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Country | New Zealand |
Dates | 22 April 2022 – 11 September 2022 |
Teams | 56 |
Defending champions | Wellington United |
Final positions | |
Champions | Auckland United |
Runner-up | Northern Rovers |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 55 |
Goals scored | 280 (5.09 per match) |
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
editPreliminary round
editAll 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
24 April 2022 | Golden Bay AFC (3) | 0–18 | Richmond Athletic (3) | Tākaka |
13:00 | Report | Stadium: Takaka Rec Ground |
25 April 2022 | FC Nelson (3) | 0–4 | Nelson Suburbs (3) | Nelson |
13:00 | Report | Stadium: Guppy Park Referee: Allen Ohlson |
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
editAll 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
14 May 2022 | Melville United (3) | 1–2 | Onehunga Sports (3) | Hamilton |
11:00 | Report | Stadium: Gower Park |
14 May 2022 | Tauranga City (2) | 8–0 | Claudelands Rovers (3) | Mount Maunganui |
14:30 | Report | Stadium: Links Avenue |
14 May 2022 | Fencibles United (3) | 0–6 | Northern Rovers (1) | Auckland |
19:30 | Report | Stadium: William Green Domain |
15 May 2022 | Beachlands Maraetai (3) | 2–0 | Cambridge FC (4) | Beachlands |
12:30 | Report | Stadium: Te Puru Park |
15 May 2022 | Lakes Football Club (3) | 0–2 | Otumoetai FC (3) | Rotorua |
13:00 | Report | Stadium: Rotorua International Stadium |
15 May 2022 | Takapuna (5) | 0–4 | Manukau United (3) | Takapuna |
13:00 | Report | Stadium: Taharoto Park |
15 May 2022 | Greenhithe FC (4) | 1–3 | Franklin United (3) | North Shore |
13:00 | Report | Stadium: Rosedale Park |
15 May 2022 | North Shore United (5) | 0–2 | Birkenhead United (3) | North Shore |
13:00 | Report | Stadium: Allen Hill Stadium |
15 May 2022 | Ellerslie (2) | 13–0 | Papamoa FC (4) | Ellerslie |
14:00 | Report | Stadium: Michaels Avenue Reserve |
15 May 2022 | Waikato Unicol (3) | 6–0 | Manurewa (5) | Hamilton |
14:00 | Report | Stadium: Jansen Park |
15 May 2022 | Waiuku (6) | 0–16 | Hibiscus Coast (3) | Waiuku |
14:00 | Report | Stadium: Massey Park |
15 May 2022 | West Coast Rangers (2) | 10–0 | Onerahi FC (4) | Kumeū |
14:00 | Report | Stadium: Huapai Reserve |
- Central/Capital Region
14 May 2022 | Petone (2) | 14–0 | Miramar Rangers (5) | Lower Hutt |
10:45 | Report | Stadium: Memorial Park |
15 May 2022 | Kapiti Coast United (3) | 1–0 | Brooklyn Northern United (3) | Kāpiti |
13:00 | Report | Stadium: Weka Park |
- Mainland Region
14 May 2022 | Universities (2) | 0–6 | Coastal Spirit (2) | Christchurch |
11:00 | Report | Stadium: Ilam Fields |
14 May 2022 | Christchurch United (3) | 4–7 (a.e.t.) | Cashmere Technical (2) | Christchurch |
14:00 | Report | Stadium: Christchurch Football Centre |
14 May 2022 | Nomads United (2) | 8–0 | FC Twenty 11 (3) | Christchurch |
14:30 | Report | Stadium: Tulett Park |
15 May 2022 | Nelson Suburbs (3) | 4–0 | Richmond Athletic (3) | Nelson |
14:00 | Report | Stadium: Saxton Field |
- Southern Region
14 May 2022 | Otago University (2) | 2–0 (a.e.t.) | Queenstown (2) | Dunedin |
12:00 | Report | Stadium: Dunedin Artificial Turf |
15 May 2022 | Dunedin City Royals (2) | 7–0 | Green Island (2) | Dunedin |
12:30 | Report | Stadium: Dunedin Artificial Turf |
15 May 2022 | Northern (2) | 5–0 | Roslyn-Wakari (2) | Dunedin |
12:30 | Report | Stadium: Forrester Park |
- 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
editAll 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
3 June 2022 | Western Springs (1) | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Northern Rovers (1) | Auckland |
18:45 |
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Report | Stadium: Ngahue Reserve Referee: Reza Al Rabea |
4 June 2022 | Tauranga City (2) | 4–1 | Onehunga Sports (3) | Mount Maunganui |
14:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Links Avenue Referee: Paul Shakes |
5 June 2022 | Manukau United (3) | 0–3 | Birkenhead United (3) | Auckland |
13:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Walter Massey Park Referee: Malcolm Hansen |
5 June 2022 | Otumoetai FC (3) | 1–6 | Eastern Suburbs (1) | Tauranga |
14:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Fergusson Park Referee: Nadia Browning |
6 June 2022 | West Coast Rangers (2) | 3–2 | Franklin United (3) | Whenuapai |
11:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Fred Taylor Park Referee: Deborah Stevens |
6 June 2022 | Ellerslie (2) | 3–0 | Hamilton Wanderers (2) | Ellerslie |
14:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Michaels Avenue Reserve Referee: Tony Westmoreland |
6 June 2022 | Beachlands Maraetai (3) | 1–4 | Waikato Unicol (3) | Beachlands |
14:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Te Puru Park Referee: Kirk Davis |
6 June 2022 | Hibiscus Coast (3) | 0–3 | Auckland United (1) | Whangaparaoa |
14:00 | Report | Stadium: Stanmore Bay Park Referee: Roberto Ferri |
- Central/Capital Region
4 June 2022 | Petone (2) | 3–1 | Seatoun (2) | Lower Hutt |
11:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Memorial Park Referee: Conor Healy |
4 June 2022 | Victoria University (2) | 0–6 | Palmerston North Marist (2) | Wellington |
13:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Boyd Wilson Turf Referee: Selwyn Bates |
5 June 2022 | New Plymouth Rangers (3) | 0–3 | Waterside Karori (2) | New Plymouth |
14:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Merrilands Domain Referee: Matthew Hastings |
6 June 2022 | Kapiti Coast United (3) | 0–5 | Wellington United (2) | Kāpiti |
14:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Weka Park Referee: Graham Strang |
- Mainland Region
4 June 2022 | Cashmere Technical (2) | 5–0 | Nomads United (2) | Christchurch |
13:00 |
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Report | Stadium: English Park Referee: Courteney Bremner |
6 June 2022 | Nelson Suburbs (3) | 0–2 | Coastal Spirit (2) | Nelson |
12:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Saxton Field Referee: Richard Malcolm |
- Southern Region
6 June 2022 | Mosgiel (2) | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Otago University (2) | Mosgiel |
12:30 | Report | Stadium: Memorial Park Referee: Bruce James |
6 June 2022 | Dunedin City Royals (2) | 2–0 | Roslyn-Wakari (2) | Dunedin |
14:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Tahuna Park Referee: Samuel Dannenberg |
Round 3
editAll 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
19 June 2022 | Birkenhead United (3) | 0–5 | Tauranga City (2) | North Shore |
12:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Shepherds Park Referee: Aaron Day |
19 June 2022 | Ellerslie (2) | 1–3 | Northern Rovers (1) | Ellerslie |
14:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Michaels Avenue Reserve Referee: Yunjie Diao |
19 June 2022 | West Coast Rangers (2) | 0–3 | Auckland United (1) | Whenuapai |
14:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Fred Taylor Park Referee: Lee Juno |
19 June 2022 | Waikato Unicol (3) | 0–5 | Eastern Suburbs (1) | Hamilton |
14:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Jansen Park Referee: Seamus Casey |
- Central/Capital Region
18 June 2022 | Waterside Karori (2) | 3–0 | Petone (2) | Wellington |
12:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Karori Park Referee: Carl Tinsley |
18 June 2022 | Palmerston North Marist (2) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p) | Wellington United (2) | Palmerston North |
15:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Arena Turf Referee: Simon Roebuck |
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- Mainland
18 June 2022 | Coastal Spirit (2) | 0–1 | Cashmere Technical (2) | Christchurch |
11:00 | Report |
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Stadium: St Albans Park Referee: Courteney Bremner |
- Southern Region
18 June 2022 | Dunedin City Royals (2) | 4–0 | Otago University (2) | Dunedin |
12:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Logan Park Referee: Donna Agnew |
Quarter-finals
editAll of the matches will be played on the weekend 9–10 July 2022.[9] This round contained eight teams from level 2.
- Northern Region
9 July 2022 | Eastern Suburbs (1) | 1–3 | Northern Rovers (1) | Auckland |
14:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Madills Farm Referee: Kirsty Whiting |
9 July 2022 | Tauranga City (2) | 0–4 | Auckland United (1) | Mount Maunganui |
14:30 | Report | Stadium: Links Avenue Referee: Sarah Elyse Joens |
- Central/Capital Region
9 July 2022 | Palmerston North Marist (2) | 1–0 | Waterside Karori (2) | Palmerston North |
12:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Arena Turf Referee: O-zaing Ye Nat |
- Mainland/Southern Region
10 July 2022 | Cashmere Technical (2) | 1–3 (a.e.t.) | Dunedin City Royals (2) | Christchurch |
13:00 | Report | Stadium: English Park Referee: Alessandro Cvasniuc |
Semi-finals
editMatches were played on the weekend of the 20 August 2022.[10][11]
20 August 2022 | Auckland United (1) | 5–2 | Palmerston North Marist (2) | Auckland |
13:45 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Keith Hay Park Referee: Beth Rattray |
20 August 2022 | Northern Rovers (1) | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) | Dunedin City Royals (2) | Auckland |
14:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: McFetridge Park Referee: Chris Trent |
Penalties | ||||
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Final
editThe final was played on the 11 September 2022.
Northern Rovers (1) | 0–1 | Auckland United (1) |
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Report |
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Notes
editThe 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
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- ^ "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.