Organising body | Mainland Football |
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Founded | 1974 |
Region | Canterbury |
Number of teams | 9 teams (2024) |
Domestic cup(s) | Kate Sheppard Cup |
Current champions | Cashmere Technical (4th title) |
Most successful club(s) | Coastal Spirit and Nomads United (10 titles each) |
Website | Mainland Football |
2024 Reta Fitzpatrick Cup |
The Reta Fitzpatrick Cup, is an annual New Zealand knockout football competition for Mainland Football women's first teams. First played during the 1974 season, it has been running on for 20 years longer than the Kate Sheppard Cup.[1] It is organised by and named after Mainland Football. It has been known as the Morrison Mitsubishi Reta Fitzpatrick after its headline sponsor. A concurrent Men's Cup has been held since 1913 called English Cup.
The tournament consists of 1 randomly drawn rounds followed by the semi-finals and the final. All quarter-final, semi-finals and final games are hosted at English Park during the week, generally on a Tuesday at 7:00pm. Entrants are not seeded, and depending on the amount of teams there are, teams can receive byes.