The first fixtures for the NZ Football Foundation Kate Sheppard Cup and the 100th Chatham Cup  have been announced with the preliminary round games confirmed for the 2023 competitions. 187 teams across Aotearoa New Zealand, 130 in the Chatham Cup and 57 in the Kate Sheppard Cup, are set to battle to lift the cups and claim themselves winners of the biggest men’s and women’s football competitions in the country. 

2023 marks the 100th year of the Chatham Cup. The preliminary games will be played over ANZAC weekend.  

In the Chatham Cup the preliminary round games are:

Papakura City FC v Gisborne Thistle

Matamata Swifts AFC v Papatoetoe AFC

Bucklands Beach AFC v Warkworth AFC

Glen Eden United FC v Colo Boys FC

South Auckland Rangers AFC v Ngongotaha AFC

Te Puke Utd FC Inc v University of Auckland FC

Uni-Mount Bohemian AFC v FC Whangarei

Te Atatu AFC v Mangere United FC

Pukekohe AFC v Waipuna FC Inc

Cambridge FC v Sperm Whales FC

Central United FC v Waitemata FC

AFC Bohemian Celtic v Otorohanga AFC

Papamoa FC v Northern United SC

Rapa Nui FC v West Hamilton Utd FC

Plains Rangers v Taupo AFC

Peringa United AFC Inc v New Plymouth Boys' High School

New Plymouth Rangers AFC v FC Western

Lower Hutt City AFC v Brooklyn Northern Utd AFC

Kapiti Coast Utd v Greytown FC

Victoria University v Wainuiomata AFC

Wellington United v Seatoun AFC

Upper Hutt City Football v Stokes Valley FC

Island Bay United AFC v Wellington Marist AFC

Paekakariki SC v Naenae FC

FC Nelson v Golden Bay AFC

Central SC v Wakefield FC

Western AFC (Christchurch) v Parklands United

St Albans Shirley FC v Waimakariri Utd

Gore Wanderers AFC v Grants Braes AFC

In the NZ Football Foundation Kate Sheppard Cup the preliminary round games are:

Papakura City FC v Onerahi

Northern United SC v Melville Utd AFC

Waikato Unicol AFC v Cambridge FC

Richmond Football Club v FC Nelson

The following teams have a bye to Round 1 in the NZ Football Foundation Kate Sheppard Cup:

Auckland United FC (holders); Bay Olympic FC; Beachlands Maraetai AFC; Birkenhead United AFC; Central United FC; Eastern Suburbs AFC; Ellerslie AFC; Fencibles United AFC; Franklin United FC; Greenhithe FC; Hibiscus Coast AFC; Manukau United FC; Northern Rovers FC; Onehunga Sports FC; Western Springs AFC; West Coast Rangers FC; Hamilton Wanderers; Lakes Football Club; Otumoetai FC; Tauranga City AFC; Tauranga Blue Rovers FC; Havelock North Wanderers AFC; Kaitake FC; Moturoa AFC; New Plymouth Rangers AFC; Palmerston North Marist FC; Palmerston North United; Brooklyn Northern United; Kapiti Coast Utd; Lower Hutt City AFC; Miramar Rangers AFC; North Wellington FC; Petone FC; Seatoun AFC; Victoria University; Waterside Karori; Wellington United; Cashmere Technical; Coastal Spirit; Halswell United; Nomads United AFC; Northern AFC; Universities of Canterbury Association Football Club; Dunedin City Royals FC; Green Island AFC; Mosgiel AFC; Otago University AFC; Roslyn Wakari AFC

The following teams have a bye to Round 1 in the Chatham Cup:

Auckland City FC (holders); Auckland United FC; Bay Olympic FC; Birkenhead United AFC; Eastern Suburbs AFC; Hamilton Wanderers; Manukau United FC; Melville Utd AFC; Manurewa AFC; Takapuna FC; West Coast Rangers FC; Western Springs AFC; East  Coast Bays AFC; Ellerslie AFC; Mt Albert-Ponsonby AFC; Hibiscus Coast AFC; Metro  FC; Northern Rovers FC; Waiheke United AFC; Onehunga Mangere United AFC; Ngaruawahia Utd AFC; Tauranga City AFC; North Shore United AFC; Fencibles United FC; Claudelands Rovers; Franklin United FC; Oratia United FC; Northland FC; Beachlands Maraetai AFC; West Auckland AFC; Otumoetai FC; Waikato Unicol AFC; Te Awamutu AFC; Albany United FC; Royal NZ Navy FC; Napier Marist Football Club; Moturoa AFC; Whanganui Athletic; Napier City Rovers AFC; Palmerston North Marist FC; Massey University; Stop Out SC; Miramar Rangers AFC; North Wellington FC; Petone FC; Waterside Karori; Wellington Olympic; Western Suburbs; Tawa AFC; Nelson Suburbs FC; Motueka AFC; Halswell United; Universities of Canterbury Association Football Club; Burwood AFC; Cashmere Technical FC; Christchurch Utd; Coastal Spirit; FC Twenty 11; Ferrymead Bays FC; Nomads United AFC; Selwyn United FC; Green Island AFC; Dunedin City Royals FC; Otago University AFC; Wanaka AFC; Queens Park AFC; Northern Hearts AFC; Queenstown AFC; Northern AFC; Mosgiel AFC; Roslyn Wakari AFC; Thistle FC

2022 saw both the Chatham and Kate Sheppard Cups stay in Auckland, as Auckland City FC claimed their first Chatham Cup, while Auckland United won their first Kate Sheppard Cup. Who are you backing to lift the cups in 2023?

Article added: Thursday 06 April 2023