The Round 1 draws for the 2025 Chatham Cup and Kate Sheppard Cup took place this week at New Zealand Football headquarters. Fixtures will be played over the weekend of 9-11 May, with dates and kick-off times to be confirmed.

The draw was conducted by Kevin Forde (Competitions and Events Manager), Shannon Hewetson (Competitions and Events Manager) and Jamie Mew (Competitions and Events Manager), with Taylor Lewis (Club Support Officer, NRF) overseeing.

Kate Sheppard Cup – Round 1 Overview

A total of 49 teams remain in the competition: 25 from the Northern Region, 13 from the Central Region and 11 from the Southern Region

To ensure 32 teams progress to Round 2, several sides received byes, determined by ranking or draw.

Northern Region: All NRFL Premiership teams received byes, along with Birkenhead United from the NRFL Championship (by draw).

Capital Football: Four byes were drawn — Wellington Phoenix Reserves, Victoria University, Waterside Karori, and Miramar Rangers.

Southern Football: Roslyn Wakari and Otago University received byes. No byes were given to Canterbury or Nelson-Marlborough teams.

 Kate Sheppard Cup - Round 1 Fixtures:

Northern Region:
Onehunga Mangere v West Auckland
Northern Rovers v Onehunga Sports
Bay Olympic v Cambridge FC
Whakatane Town v Papakura City FC
Uni-Mount Bohemian v East Coast Bays
Franklin United v Waikato Unicol
Te Awamutu v Lakes FC

Central Region:
Palmerston North Marist v Taradale FC
Wellington United v Petone FC
North Wellington v Upper Hutt City
Te Kotahitanga v Seatoun AFC

Southern Region:
Richmond FC v Nelson Suburbs
Halswell United v Ferrymead Bays
Coastal Spirit v Selwyn United
UC Football v Cashmere Technical
Northern AFC v Queens Park
Green Island v Dunedin City Royals

Chatham Cup – Round 1 Overview

Ninety-four teams remain in contention for New Zealand’s oldest cup competition. As with the Kate Sheppard Cup, byes were awarded by ranking or draw to ensure 64 teams in Round 2.

Northern Region: All Dettol Northern League teams received byes, along with four NRFL Championship teams drawn: North Shore United, Northern Rovers, Ngaruawahia United, and Onehunga Mangere United.

Central Region: All Dettol Central League sides received byes.

Southern Region: Nomads United and Christchurch United received drawn byes. Dunedin City Royals and Wanaka from Southern Football also earned byes as Dettol Southern League teams and four additional byes were drawn from the same Federation: Queens Park AFC, Mosgiel, Northern AFC and Otago University.

Chatham Cup - Round 1 Fixtures:

Northern Region:
Whakatane Town v West Hamilton United
Ngongotaha v Waikato Unicol
Melville United v Matamata Swifts
Mt Albert-Ponsonby v Cambridge FC
Northern United v Claudelands Rovers
Waiheke United v West Auckland
Northland FC v Papakura City FC
Beachlands Maraetai v Hibiscus Coast
Waitemata v Ellerslie AFC
South Auckland Rangers v Hamilton Wanderers
Otumoetai v Franklin United
Central United v Te Atatu AFC
Bream Bay United/Colo Boys v Manukau United
Bucklands Beach v Papamoa
Taupo AFC v Metro FC
Internationale FC v Takapuna AFC

Central Region:
Palmerston North Marist v Whanganui Athletic
Palmerston North United v Western Rangers
Stop Out v Naenae FC
Douglas Villa v Victoria University
Wellington Marist v Tawa AFC
Seatoun AFC v Wainuiomata

Southern Region:
Rangers AFC v Wakefield FC
Nelson Suburbs v FC Nelson
Waimakariri United v Coastal Spirit
Cashmere Technical v Burwood AFC
UC Football v Ferrymead Bays
Western AFC v Selwyn United
Northern Hearts v Roslyn Wakari
Green Island v Old Boys AFC

All matches will be played the weekend of 9-11 May with dates and kick-offs time to be confirmed.

Article added: Thursday 01 May 2025