At 1:00 PM today, the draws for the Kate Sheppard Cup and Chatham Cup were conducted, unveiling the full lineup of second-round matches.

The matches will be played on the weekend of the King's birthday (1-2 June) with the specific days and times still to be confirmed. Unlike the first round, no team will advance to the next phase without playing a match. In the first round, most of the teams from the National League received a bye, but from this stage onward, all teams must play and win in order to proceed.

The first draw conducted today was for the Kate Sheppard Cup. The women's competition will feature 32 teams in the next stage: 16 from the Northern Region and eight from the Central and Southern regions respectively. Currently, teams from different regions can’t play against each other (this can only happen from the semifinals onwards), so we will have eight matches from the Northern Region and four matches each in the Central and Southern regions.

The games for round two of the Kate Sheppard Cup are organised as follows:

Northern Region: 

Northern Rovers FC vs Onehunga Sports FC

Franklin United FC vs Waikato Unicol AFC

FC Tauranga Moana vs Western Springs AFC

Uni-Mount Bohemian AFC vs Hibiscus Coast AFC

Birkenhead United AFC vs Ellerslie AFC

Auckland United FC vs Cambridge FC

Hamilton Wanderers vs Eastern Suburbs AFC

Fencibles United AFC vs West Coast Rangers FC

Central Region: 

Palmerston North Marist FC vs Te Kotahitanga FC

Waterside Kerri vs Miramar Rangers AFC

Petone FC vs Upper Hutt City Football

Seatoun AFC vs Wellington Phoenix Reserves

Southern Region:

Nelson Suburbs FC vs NW United

Coastal Spirit vs Cashmere Technical FC

Roslyn Wakari AFC vs Dunedin City Royals FC

Otago University AFC vs Queens Park AFC

Next up was the Chatham Cup draw. Just like in the women’s tournament, teams from different regions can’t face each other just yet (this is only possible starting from the quarterfinals in the men’s competition). Currently, there are 64 teams still in contention: 32 from the Northern Region, 16 from the Central Region, and 16 from the Southern Region.

In the second round, we will have 32 matches, with 16 matchups between teams from the Northern Region and eight matches each in both the Central and Southern regions.

The games for round two of the Chatham Cup are organised as follows:

Northern Region:

Waikato Unicol AFC vs Ellerslie AFC

Fencibles United AFC vs Tauranga City AFC

East Coast Bays AFC vs Eastern Suburbs AFC

Otumoetai FC vs Onehunga Mangere United AFC

Auckland City FC vs Metro FC

Waiheke United AFC vs Manurewa AFC

Western Springs AFC vs Northern Rovers FC

Northern United SC vs Cambridge FC

Auckland United FC vs Ngaruawahia United AFC

North Shore United AFC vs Melville United AFC

Central United FC vs Beachlands Maraetai AFC

Bay Olympic FC vs Manukau United FC

Taupo AFC vs Waitemata FC

South Auckland Rangers AFC vs Hamilton Wanderers

Birkenhead United AFC vs West Coast Rangers FC

Bucklands Beach AFC vs Hibiscus Coast AFC

Central Region:

Island Bay United AFCvs Petone FC

Western Suburbs vs Victoria University

Wellington Phoenix Reserves vs North Wellington FC

Napier City Rovers AFC vs Palmerston North Marist FC

Upper Hutt City Football vs Waterside Karori

Miramar Rangers AFC vs Tawa AFC

Wellington Olympic vs Seatoun AFC

Palmerston North United FC vs Stop Out SC

Southern region:

Nelson Suburbs FC vs FC Nelson

Ferrymead Bays FC vs Universities of Canterbury AFC

Nomads United AFC vs Christchurch United FC

Coastal Spirit vs Cashmere Technical FC

Northern AFC vs Mosgiel AFC

Green Island AFC vs Otago University AFC

Dunedin City Royals FC vs Wanaka AFC

Northern Hearts AFC vs Roslyn Wakari

Stay tuned to receive confirmation of the specific dates and times for all matches.

Article added: Tuesday 14 May 2024