The draws for the Chatham Cup and Kate Sheppard Cup have been conducted, and all matches for round 1 are now known. All the games will be played on May 11th or 12th, with exact dates and times to be confirmed.

In the first round of the Kate Sheppard Cup, all teams from the NRFL Premiership have a guaranteed bye (Auckland United, Eastern Suburbs, Ellerslie AFC, Fencibles Utd, Hamilton Wanderers, Hibiscus Coast, West Coast Rangers, Western Springs) and Northern Rovers, Onehunga Sports, Seatoun AFC, and Petone FC also received byes through the draw.

This means that a total of 20 matches will be played across the three regions:

Northern Region:

Papakura City FC vs Birkenhead Utd

Northland FC vs Franklin Utd

Waikato Unicol vs Onehunga Mangere

Uni-Mount Bohemian vs Greenhithe FC

Lakes FC vs FC Tauranga Moana

Tauranga Blue Rovers vs Cambridge FC

Central Region:

Moturoa AFC vs Palmerston North Marist

Miramar Rangers AFC vs Victoria University

Waterside Karori vs Brooklyn Northern Utd

Te Kotahitanga FC vs North Wellington FC

Wellington Utd AFC vs Wellington Phoenix R.

Island Bay Utd vs Upper Hutt City

Southern Region:

FC Nelson vs Nelson Suburbs

Halswell Utd vs Waimakariri Utd

Selwyn Utd vs Cashmere Technical FC

Coastal Spirit vs Universities of Canterbury AFC

Northern AFC vs Roslyn Wakari AFC

Green Island vs Otago University

Dunedin City Royals vs Thistle FC

Queens Park AFC vs Grants Braes FC

Regarding the Chatham Cup, a total of 41 matches will be contested in the first round, with 23 teams receiving a bye and securing their place in the next phase. Teams with a guaranteed spot in round 2 include all participants from the Northern League (Auckland City FC, Auckland United, Bay Olympic, Birkenhead United, East Coast Bays, Eastern Suburbs, Hamilton Wanderers, Manurewa AFC, Melville United, Tauranga City, West Coast Rangers, and Western Springs); participants from the Central League (Island Bay Utd, Miramar Rangers AFC, Napier City Rovers, North Wellington FC, Petone FC, Stop Out SC, Waterside Karori, Wellington Olympic, Wellington Phoenix Reserves, and Western Suburbs); and Dunedin City Royals from the Southern Region.

After yesterday's draw, the matchups for the Chatham Cup will be as follows:

Northern Region:

Te Awamutu FC vs Waikato Unicol

Ngaruawahia Utd vs University of Auckland

Beachlands Maraetai vs West Auckland

Hibiscus Coast vs Waiuku AFC

Papatoetoe FC vs Northern Utd SC

Claudeland Rovers vs Bucklands Beach

Waiheke Utd vs Te Atatu AFC

Waitemata FC vs AFC Bohemian Celtic

Papakura City FC vs Cambridge FC

Taupo AFC vs Franklin Utd

Central Utd vs Northland FC

Northern Rovers vs Mt Albert-Ponsonby

Ellerslie AFC vs Otorohanga AFC

Papamoa FC vs Fencibles Utd

Metro FC vs Oratia Utd

Albany Utd vs South Auckland Rangers

Onehunga Mangere vs Matamata Swifts

North Shore Utd vs Takapuna FC

Otumoetai FC vs Te Puke Utd

Central Region:

Palmerston North Utd vs Peringa Utd

Palmerston North Marist vs Havelock North Wanderers

Paekakariri vs Victoria University

Brooklyn Northern Utd vs Upper Hutt City

Stokes Valley FC vs Seatoun AFC

Tawa AFC vs Greytown FC

Southern Region:

Nelson Suburbs vs Richmond FC

Tahuna FC vs FC Nelson

Waimakariri Utd vs Burwood AFC

Christchurch Utd FC vs Western AFC

Coastal Spirit vs FC Twenty 11

Selwyn Utd vs Ferrymead Bays

Nomads Utd vs Halswell Utd

Geraldine FC vs Otago University

Green Island vs Queens Park AFC

Thistle FC vs Mosgiel AFC

Wanaka AFC vs West End AFC

Northern Hearts AFC vs Grant Braes AFC

Northern AFC vs Waihopai AFC

Roslyn Wakari AFC vs Queenstown AFC

The date and time of the matches will be confirmed in the coming days.

Article added: Wednesday 01 May 2024