2023 Kate Sheppard Cup

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. 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. 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.

Preliminary round
All matches were played over the Anzac weekend of 22–25 April 2023.


 * Northern Region


 * Mainland Region

Round One
All matches were played over the week 10–17 May 2023.


 * Northern Region

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.


 * Northern Region


 * 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

Final
The final will be played on 10 September 2023.