The 2016 Women's Knockout Cup is New Zealand's women's 23rd knockout football competition. The 2016 competition had three rounds before quarter-finals, semi-finals, and a final. Competition was run in three regions (northern, central, southern) until the quarter-finals, from which stage the draw was open. In all, 43 teams entered the competition.

The 2016 final

The 2016 final was played between two Auckland teams

Forrest Hill Milford Forrest Hill Milford United AFC was an amateur association football club from Forrest Hill, New Zealand. They last competed in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Premier 2020 season before they merged with Glenfield Rovers to form Northern Rovers. His ...

and

Glenfield Rovers Glenfield Rovers was a semi-professional football club based in Glenfield, New Zealand. The men's team competed in the NRFL Division 1 in 2020, having suffered relegation from the NRFL Premier in 2019. The women's team competed in the NRFL Wome ...

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before the men's Chatham Cup final. This was Forrest Hill-Milford second final appearance, having lost previously in the 2014 final, while Glenfield Rovers had won the cup the last two seasons and was looking for the three-peat. Forrest Hill-Milford won the game 4–3 on penalties after finishing 1–1 at full time and 2–2 at the end of extra time. Tessa Berger was the winner of the Maia Jackman trophy for the most valuable player. This final is also notable for being the first women's final to be televised live in New Zealand.

Results

Round 1

;Northern Region ;Central/Capital Region ;Mainland Region ;Southern Region :All teams listed below received byes to the second round. :Northern Region: Claudelands Rovers, Eastern Suburbs, Ellerslie, Forrest Hill Milford, Glenfield Rovers, Hamilton Wanderers, Hibiscus Coast, Lynn-Avon United, Metro FC, Norwest United, Papatoetoe AFC, Three Kings United, Western Springs. :Central/Capital Region: Seatoun, Upper Hutt City, Valeron Wanderers FC, Wellington United. :Mainland Region: Cashmere Technical FC, Coastal Spirit FC, Waimak United FC. :Southern Region: Dunedin Technical, Otago University AFC, Roslyn-Wakari AFC.

Round 2

;Northern Region ;Central/Capital Region ;Mainland Region ;Southern Region *Though Claudelands Rovers beat Three Kings United 3–2, they were found to have fielded an ineligible player so Three Kings United was awarded the 3–0 win and moved onto the 3rd round.

Round 3

;Northern Region ;Central/Capital Region ;Mainland/Southern Region

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

References

External links

Women's knockout cup section on the New Zealand Football website
{{2016 in Oceanian football (OFC) Women's Knockout Cup/Kate Sheppard Cup Women's Knockout Cup Women's Knockout Cup Women's Knockout Cup

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