Kate Sheppard Cup 2026

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Kate Sheppards
Byes:
North
  • Waikato Unicol
  • West Hamilton United
  • Hamilton Wanderers
  • Lakes fc
  • Bay Olympic
South 
  • Waimakiriri United 

Games:
North 
  • East Coast Bays vs West Auckland
  • Pukekohe vs Waitemata
  • Te Awamutu vs Thames
South
  • Selwyn vs Ferrymead
  • Queens Park vs Green Island

Central teams all get a bye

I'll edit it later to add times and locations assuming they are shown
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Simon BSouthernix
3 days ago
Kate Sheppard Cup 2026 (51 teams)

Northern region (26 teams)
NRFL Women’s Premiership: Auckland United, Eastern Suburbs, Ellerslie, Tauranga Moana, Fencibles United, West Coast Rangers, Western Springs
NRF Women’s Championship: Birkenhead United, Cambridge, Franklin United, Hibiscus Coast, Northern Rovers, Onehunga Māngere United, Onehunga Sports, Uni-Mount Bohemian
WaiBOP W-League: Hamilton Wanderers, Lakes, Waikato Unicol, West Hamilton
NRF League One: Bay Olympic, East Coast Bays, Waitemata, West Auckland
Waikato Women’s Division 1: Te Awamutu, Thames
NRF Women’s Division 2: Pukekohe

Central region (11 teams)
Wellington Phoenix
Central League: Miramar Rangers, Palmerston North Marist, Palmerston North United, Petone, Victoria University of Wellington, Waterside Karori, Wellington United
Capital Premier: North Wellington, Te Kotahitanga, Wairarapa United

Southern region (14 teams)
South Island League: Cashmere Technical, Coastal Spirit, Dunedin City Royals, Nelson Suburbs, Otago University, Roslyn Wakari, Universities of Canterbury, Waimak United
Mainland Premiership: Ferrymead Bays, Halswell United, Selwyn United
Nelson Women’s Premiership: Golden Bay
Otago Championship: Green Island
Southland: Queens Park
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Noah4thenixSimon BSouthernix
3 days ago · edited 3 days ago · History
Noah4thenix wrote:
Kate Sheppards
Byes:
North
 
  • Waikato Unicol
 
  • West Hamilton United
 
  • Hamilton Wanderers
 
  • Lakes fc
 
  • Bay Olympic
 South 
  • Waimakiriri United 

Games:North 
  • East Coast Bays vs West Auckland
  • Pukekohe vs Waitemata
  • Te Awamutu vs Thames
South
 
  • Selwyn vs Ferrymead
 
  • Queens Park vs Green Island
 
Central teams all get a bye
I'll edit it later to add times and locations assuming they are shown
Selwyn vs. Ferrymead Bays on Friday 24 April at Foster Park at 7pm.
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andrewvoerman wrote:
Kate Sheppard Cup 2026 (51 teams)

Northern region (26 teams)
NRFL Women’s Premiership: Auckland United, Eastern Suburbs, Ellerslie, Tauranga Moana, Fencibles United, West Coast Rangers, Western Springs
NRF Women’s Championship: Birkenhead United, Cambridge, Franklin United, Hibiscus Coast, Northern Rovers, Onehunga Māngere United, Onehunga Sports, Uni-Mount Bohemian
WaiBOP W-League: Hamilton Wanderers, Lakes, Waikato Unicol, West Hamilton
NRF League One: Bay Olympic, East Coast Bays, Waitemata, West Auckland
Waikato Women’s Division 1: Te Awamutu, Thames
NRF Women’s Division 2: Pukekohe

Central region (11 teams)
Wellington Phoenix
Central League: Miramar Rangers, Palmerston North Marist, Palmerston North United, Petone, Victoria University of Wellington, Waterside Karori, Wellington United
Capital Premier: North Wellington, Te Kotahitanga, Wairarapa United

Southern region (14 teams)
South Island League: Cashmere Technical, Coastal Spirit, Dunedin City Royals, Nelson Suburbs, Otago University, Roslyn Wakari, Universities of Canterbury, Waimak United
Mainland Premiership: Ferrymead Bays, Halswell United, Selwyn United
Nelson Women’s Premiership: Golden Bay
Otago Championship: Green Island
Southland: Queens Park
I think you are missing Melville from the NRFL
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3 days ago
reubee wrote:
 andrewvoerman wrote:
Kate Sheppard Cup 2026 (51 teams)

Northern region (26 teams)
NRFL Women’s Premiership: Auckland United, Eastern Suburbs, Ellerslie, Tauranga Moana, Fencibles United, West Coast Rangers, Western Springs
NRF Women’s Championship: Birkenhead United, Cambridge, Franklin United, Hibiscus Coast, Northern Rovers, Onehunga Māngere United, Onehunga Sports, Uni-Mount Bohemian
WaiBOP W-League: Hamilton Wanderers, Lakes, Waikato Unicol, West Hamilton
NRF League One: Bay Olympic, East Coast Bays, Waitemata, West Auckland
Waikato Women’s Division 1: Te Awamutu, Thames
NRF Women’s Division 2: Pukekohe

Central region (11 teams)
Wellington Phoenix
Central League: Miramar Rangers, Palmerston North Marist, Palmerston North United, Petone, Victoria University of Wellington, Waterside Karori, Wellington United
Capital Premier: North Wellington, Te Kotahitanga, Wairarapa United

Southern region (14 teams)
South Island League: Cashmere Technical, Coastal Spirit, Dunedin City Royals, Nelson Suburbs, Otago University, Roslyn Wakari, Universities of Canterbury, Waimak United
Mainland Premiership: Ferrymead Bays, Halswell United, Selwyn United
Nelson Women’s Premiership: Golden Bay
Otago Championship: Green Island
Southland: Queens Park
I think you are missing Melville from the NRFL
Nope, Melville are missing from the list I was provided by NZ Football
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andrewvoerman wrote:
 reubee wrote:
 andrewvoerman wrote:
Kate Sheppard Cup 2026 (51 teams)

Northern region (26 teams)
NRFL Women’s Premiership: Auckland United, Eastern Suburbs, Ellerslie, Tauranga Moana, Fencibles United, West Coast Rangers, Western Springs
NRF Women’s Championship: Birkenhead United, Cambridge, Franklin United, Hibiscus Coast, Northern Rovers, Onehunga Māngere United, Onehunga Sports, Uni-Mount Bohemian
WaiBOP W-League: Hamilton Wanderers, Lakes, Waikato Unicol, West Hamilton
NRF League One: Bay Olympic, East Coast Bays, Waitemata, West Auckland
Waikato Women’s Division 1: Te Awamutu, Thames
NRF Women’s Division 2: Pukekohe

Central region (11 teams)
Wellington Phoenix
Central League: Miramar Rangers, Palmerston North Marist, Palmerston North United, Petone, Victoria University of Wellington, Waterside Karori, Wellington United
Capital Premier: North Wellington, Te Kotahitanga, Wairarapa United

Southern region (14 teams)
South Island League: Cashmere Technical, Coastal Spirit, Dunedin City Royals, Nelson Suburbs, Otago University, Roslyn Wakari, Universities of Canterbury, Waimak United
Mainland Premiership: Ferrymead Bays, Halswell United, Selwyn United
Nelson Women’s Premiership: Golden Bay
Otago Championship: Green Island
Southland: Queens Park
I think you are missing Melville from the NRFL
Nope, Melville are missing from the list I was provided by NZ Football
Three games in the preliminary round suggests there are 27 teams entered, and the 8 NRFL sides to get a bye to R2.  If it really is 26 teams and 7 NRFL sides then it should've been 1 preliminary round game.   I guess we'll find out when the draw for R1 is made. 
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I don't think Melville entered last year either?
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reubee wrote:
 andrewvoerman wrote:
 reubee wrote:
 andrewvoerman wrote:
Kate Sheppard Cup 2026 (51 teams)

Northern region (26 teams)
NRFL Women’s Premiership: Auckland United, Eastern Suburbs, Ellerslie, Tauranga Moana, Fencibles United, West Coast Rangers, Western Springs
NRF Women’s Championship: Birkenhead United, Cambridge, Franklin United, Hibiscus Coast, Northern Rovers, Onehunga Māngere United, Onehunga Sports, Uni-Mount Bohemian
WaiBOP W-League: Hamilton Wanderers, Lakes, Waikato Unicol, West Hamilton
NRF League One: Bay Olympic, East Coast Bays, Waitemata, West Auckland
Waikato Women’s Division 1: Te Awamutu, Thames
NRF Women’s Division 2: Pukekohe

Central region (11 teams)
Wellington Phoenix
Central League: Miramar Rangers, Palmerston North Marist, Palmerston North United, Petone, Victoria University of Wellington, Waterside Karori, Wellington United
Capital Premier: North Wellington, Te Kotahitanga, Wairarapa United

Southern region (14 teams)
South Island League: Cashmere Technical, Coastal Spirit, Dunedin City Royals, Nelson Suburbs, Otago University, Roslyn Wakari, Universities of Canterbury, Waimak United
Mainland Premiership: Ferrymead Bays, Halswell United, Selwyn United
Nelson Women’s Premiership: Golden Bay
Otago Championship: Green Island
Southland: Queens Park
I think you are missing Melville from the NRFL
Nope, Melville are missing from the list I was provided by NZ Football
Three games in the preliminary round suggests there are 27 teams entered, and the 8 NRFL sides to get a bye to R2.  If it really is 26 teams and 7 NRFL sides then it should've been 1 preliminary round game.   I guess we'll find out when the draw for R1 is made. 
I have emailed to double check.


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