2019 Kate Sheppard Cup Explained

Kate Sheppard Cup
Year:2019
Country:New Zealand
Num Teams:40
Dates:
Defending Champions:Dunedin Technical
Venue:QBE Stadium, Auckland
Winners:Eastern Suburbs
Second:Coastal Spirit
Champ Match Score:4–0
Matches:39
Goals:194
Award Title:Maia Jackman Trophy
Award:Tayla O'Brien and Erinna Wong
Prev Season:2018
Next Season:2021

The 2019 Kate Sheppard Cup is New Zealand's women's 25th annual knockout football competition. This is the second 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 2019 competition has three rounds before quarter-finals, semi-finals, and a final. Competition will run in three regions (northern, central/capital, southern) until the quarter-finals, from which stage the draw will be open. In all, 40 teams entered the competition.[2]

Results

Round 1

All matches were played on the weekend of 11–12 May 2019.[3]

Central/Capital Region
Mainland Region
Southern Region

All teams listed below received byes to the second round.

Northern Region: Hibiscus Coast, Forrest Hill Milford United, Glenfield Rovers, Waitemata, Warkworth, Three Kings United, Central United, Ellerslie, Eastern Suburbs, Western Springs, Bucklands Beach, Papakura City, Onehunga Sports, Waiuku, Claudelands Rovers, Hamilton Wanderers.

Central/Capital Region: Palmerston North Marist, Wairarapa United, Seatoun, Western Suburbs, Wellington United.

Mainland Region: Nelson Suburbs.

Southern Region: Dunedin Technical, Green Island.

Round 2

All matches were played on Queen's Birthday weekend 31 May - 3 June 2019.[4]

Northern Region
Central/Capital Region
Mainland Region
Southern Region
  • Round 3

    All matches were played on the weekend 15–16 June 2019.[5]

    Northern Region
    Central/Capital Region
    Mainland
    Southern Region

    Quarter-finals

    All matches were played on the weekend 6–7 July 2019.[6]

    Northern Region
    Central/Capital Region
    Mainland/Southern Region

    Semi-finals

    Matches were played on the weekend 24–25 August 2019.[7]

    Final

    The final was played on the 8 September 2019 and saw Eastern Suburbs win their first Kate Sheppard Cup as well as completing a league-cup double after earlier winning the Northern Region Football League's premier women's division. The final was played at North Harbour Stadium before the men's Chatham Cup final. This was Eastern Suburbs's third finals appearance, having lost twice previously in 2005 and 2017.[8] It was also Coastal Spirit third appearance however while they lost in their first appearance in 2011, they had won the cup before in 2013 in a final that was played at home in Christchurch.[9]

    An early goal to Suburbs inside the first five minutes to Hannah Pilley was quickly followed up by Tayla O'Brien in the ninth. Pilley got her second in the 25th minute and by that stage Suburbs was controlling the game. O'Brien got her second in the 35th minute which saw Suburbs go into the half up four nil. Suburbs controlled the second half and while they had a few more chances they also kept Coastal scoreless, leaving the final score the half time score.[10] Tayla O’Brien was jointly awarded the Maia Jackman trophy for the most valuable player with Suburbs fullback Erinna Wong.[11]

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. News: Hyslop . Liam . NZ Football rename Women's Knockout Cup after Kate Sheppard . 9 March 2018 . . 8 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200531202406/https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/domestic/102113925/nz-football-rename-womens-knockout-cup-after-kate-sheppard . 31 May 2020.
    2. Web site: Kate Sheppard Cup draw conducted . . 9 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210411205548/https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/75428 . 11 April 2021.
    3. Web site: Match details locked in for cups . . https://web.archive.org/web/20210503200521/https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/75710 . 3 May 2021 . 16 April 2019.
    4. Web site: Match details confirmed for cups. . 20 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190815025640/https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/77048 . 15 August 2019.
    5. Web site: Big games in third cup rounds . . 5 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210503202418/https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/77749 . 3 May 2021.
    6. Web site: Big match-ups in quarter-finals . . 18 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210813210515/https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/78297 . 13 August 2021.
    7. Web site: Massive match-ups in cups . . 9 July 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210813210855/https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/79178 . 13 August 2021.
    8. Web site: Suburbs chasing historic double . . 6 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191221132240/https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/81743 . 21 December 2019.
    9. Web site: Coastal up for the challenge . . 6 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191221132321/https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/81736 . 21 December 2019.
    10. News: Voerman. Andrew. Eastern Suburbs far too strong for Coastal Spirit in Kate Sheppard Cup final. 8 September 2019 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20190910192517/https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/domestic/115628161/eastern-suburbs-far-too-strong-for-coastal-spirit-in-kate-sheppard-cup-final . 10 September 2019.
    11. Web site: Suburbs claim maiden Kate Sheppard Cup . . 8 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191221132207/https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/81798 . 21 December 2019.