The road to national glory begins this weekend for a host of local clubs, with the preliminary round of the 2026 Delivereasy Chatham Cup and Delivereasy Kate Sheppard Cup getting underway.

With over 120 teams entering the men’s Chatham Cup and more than 50 teams lining up for the women's Kate Sheppard Cup nationwide, fans can expect exciting weekends of knockout football ahead!

LOTTO NRFL Women’s Premiership heavyweights Auckland United will be aiming for an incredible three-peat in the Kate Sheppard Cup, having secured their second consecutive crown with a 4-1 win over the Wellington Phoenix Women's Reserves in the 2025 final at North Harbour Stadium.

We wish all our competing clubs the very best of luck as they start their 2026 Delivereasy Chatham and Kate Sheppard Cup campaigns!

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Here are the Preliminary Round matchups from across the country:

Chatham Cup – Preliminary Round Fixtures

Northern Region

West Auckland vs Papakura City FC

Uni-Mount Bohemian vs Hillcrest United FC

Waitkato Unicol vs Otahuhu United AFC

Thai Warriors vs Mangawhai FC

Papatoetoe AFC vs Huntly Thistle AFC

Otorohanga AFC vs South Auckland Rangers

AFC Bohemian Celtic vs Te Puke United

Eden United vs Waiheke United

Zamantix Rovers Duece vs Internationale FC

Mangere United vs University of Auckland

Central Region

Greytown FC vs Victoria University

Naenae FC vs Wellington Marist

Carterton AFC vs Lower Hutt City

Wellington United vs North Wellington

Southern Region

FC Twenty 11 vs Parklands United

St Albans Shirley FC vs Mid Canterbury United FC

Halswell United vs Universities of Canterbury

Kate Sheppard Cup - Preliminary Round Fixtures


Northern Region:

East Coast Bays vs West Auckland

Pukekohe AFC vs Waitemata FC

Te Awamutu AFC vs Thames FC

Southern Region:

Selwyn United vs Feryymead Bays

Queens Park AFC vs Green Island AFC

Article added: Friday 24 April 2026