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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country |  New Zealand |
| Venue(s) | QBE Stadium, Auckland |
| Dates | 12 May 2018 – 9 September 2017 |
| Teams | 35 |
| Defending champions | Glenfield Rovers |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Dunedin Technical |
| Runner-up | Forrest Hill Milford United |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 35 |
| Goals scored | 167 (4.77 per match) |
| Maia Jackman Trophy | Shontelle Smith |
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The 2018 Kate Sheppard Cup is New Zealand's women's 25th annual knockout football competition. This is the first 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.[1]
The 2018 competition has three rounds before quarter-finals, semi-finals, and a final. Competition will run in three regions (northern, central, southern) until the quarter-finals, from which stage the draw will be open. In all, 35 teams entered the competition.[2]
- ^ Hyslop, Liam (8 March 2018). "NZ Football rename Women's Knockout Cup after Kate Sheppard". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ "Draws conducted for opening rounds of cups". NZ Football. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.