Kate Shephard Cup
Sponsoring the “Kate Sheppard Cup” by providing $100,000 over 3 years in support of the national club-based women’s knockout competition.
In 2018 the New Zealand Football Foundation played a critical role in the relaunch of the New Zealand Football Women's Knockout Cup, now known as the Kate Sheppard Cup.
The Foundation sponsored the competition for three years, including through Covid-19, as part of its commitment to the growth and development of female football in New Zealand.
Through the sponsorship period club entries grew from 35 to 54 teams and the competition’s prestige and depth of quality continues to grow every year.
A key success of the sponsorship period was NZF bringing on board long-term commercial partners to further drive growth in the women's game, enabling the Foundation to channel its funding into other parts of community football ecosystem.
Grant Recipients
- Player travel contribution - NZ Football
- Referee development - NZ Football
- Funding for MU20 Coach - NZ Football U20
- Under 20 2015 World Cup Leverage and Legacy plan
- Under 20 Grant funding towards volunteer programme
- Under 20 WC Leverage and Legacy plan - Futsal Programme
- Grant towards player hardship
- Grant to get Ferns to Rio - Football Ferns
- U17 Boys team to World Cup in India - National Federation
- Donation to kids food - Under privileged Soloman Island Kids
- All Whites trial flight donation - August Keaton
- Kate Shepard Cup Support - yearly donation
- FFDP (Funding talent for boots etc) - NZPFA
- Future Ferns Development programme
- Travel Grant for U20's plater
- NZF Green shirt campaign
- NZF Legacy programme
- Talent - university study fees
- Football Connect and FC coaching - First Ball Kicks - Youthtown
- North vs South Football sponsorship
- Inspire Maori participation in football programme
- Match analysis software/hardware - Auckland Football Federation
- Warkworth AFC - Auckland Football Fed
- Training aids and equipment - Paihia
- Airfares to Great Barrier Island - Kamo 11th Grade
- Equipment - Ngunguru Soccer Club
- Coach's training - Akl ASB College Sport
- Portable Goals - Papatoetoe AFC
- Under 17 tournament - Three Kings Football Club
- Auckland Football Grants
- Referee development - NZ Football
- Football Grants - Northern Fed
- Football Grants - Auckland Fed
- Leg Up Grant - Auckland/Northern Feds
- Football for All - South Auckland Elite Football
- Subscriptions/Uniforms - Auckland United Football Club
- Fee support - Glenview United
- Storage facilities - Hikanui Rototuna Football Club
- Stage 1 training lights - Waipuna Football Club
- Artificial turf in goalmouth - Tauranga Boys College
- NZFF Grants
- WAIBOP Fed
- WAIBOP Leg up Grant
- Fun football centres - WAIBOP
- Gazebos - Whangamata Junior Football Club
- NZ Ethnic Football Festival - goals purchase - HMS Trust
- Football programme for 10x primary schools - Central Football
- Gear Upgrade - Hokowhitu Junior Football Club
- First Kicks junior programme - Naper Marist Junior Football CLub
- Set up costs for resources and facilities - Eastland Junior Football Club
- Football for all Rural School Development programme - Napier City Rovers Football Club
- Central Football Fed Grants - Central Federation
- Football Grants - Central Federation
- Leg Up Grant - Central Federation
- RISE programme - Female coaches of tomorrow - Central Football
- Special Olympics partnership - 5week futsal programme - Central Football
- FFA Futsal Nationals - Wellington Under 19 Futsal team
- Holiday programme for youth of refugees/migrants - Upper Hutt Multicultural Council
- Floodlighting at Greytown fields - Greytown Football Club
- Purchase training equipment - Pukerua Bay Football Club
- Purchase pop-up goals - North Wellington Junior Football Club
- Round 3 Grants - Capital Federation
- Leg Up Grants - Capital Federation
- Referee development programme - Better Football
- Football programming for refugees - Capital Football
- Cerebral Palsy new chair contirbution - Campbell Cowen
- Programme expansion support - Central New Brighton School
- Floodlights - FC Twenty 11
- Field Reconstruction (Earthquake) - Woolston Technical
- Portable goals for UC Football
- Burwood AFC Goal Posts
- Junior posts relocated during earthquakes
- Lighting designs - Avonhead Park
- Avonhead Lighting project
- FC Twenty repairs
- Argyle Park changing sheds
- Leg Up Grants - Mainland Federation
- Coastal Spirit installation of floodlights
- Christchurch earthquake contribution
- FC Twenty repairs to changing sheds
- Ferrymead Bays Pitch project
- Funding for MU20 Coach
- U20 2015 World Cup Leverage and Legacy Plan
- Cashmore Tech pitch ready lawn at Whittington Ave
- Steve Sumner funeral expenses contribution
- Cross funding of Diversity and Inclusion Manager - Cricket and Football
- Development Football Spring Academy - Dunedin Technical Football Club
- Football Academy Player Development - Grant Braes AFC
- Football South/Futsal development - Football South
- Grants round 5 - Football South Federation
- Leg Up Grant - Football South Federation
- Logan Park - Football South Federation
- HOF - Football South Federation
- Fun Football centres for Girls - Football South Federation
- North vs South Football match sponsorship
- Inspire Māori participation in football programme
Our Partners & Supporters
Every team needs supporters. At the New Zealand Football Foundation we are so grateful for our partners who believe in Football For Good just as much as we do. They know the power of sport to make real change in society and they are committed to helping us do the māhi to support our communities. The generosity of our partners is crucial to enable us to support so many worthy projects.
