2025 Kate Sheppard Cup

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{{Infobox football tournament season

| title = Kate Sheppard Cup

| year = 2025

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| country = New Zealand

| num_teams = 52

| dates = {{nowrap|25 April 2025}} – {{nowrap|September 2025}}

| defending_champions = Auckland United

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| award_title = Maia Jackman Trophy

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| prev_season = 2024

| next_season = 2026

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The 2025 Kate Sheppard Cup is New Zealand's women's 31st annual knockout football competition. It is sponsored by Delivereasy and known as the Delivereasy Kate Sheppard Cup for sponsorship reasons.{{cite web |title=New Zealand Brand Delivereasy Becomes Official Naming Partner of Delivereasy Chatham Cup and Delivereasy Kate Sheppard Cup |url=https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/153159?newsfeedId=1948707 |website=friendsoffootballnz.com |date=8 May 2025 |access-date=11 May 2025}}

The 2025 competition has four rounds before quarter-finals, semi-finals, and a final.{{cite web |title=Kate Sheppard Cup Regulations 2025 - Article 5|url=https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/asset/downloadasset?id=55aa92d0-256b-4944-852e-0778fa35d11d |website=New Zealand Football |access-date=13 April 2025}} Competition will run in three regions (northern, central/capital, southern) until the quarter-finals, from which stage the draw will be open. In all, 53 teams entered the competition this year.{{cite web |title=Preliminary Round draw confirmed for the 2025 Chatham Cup & Kate Sheppard Cup |url=https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/152337?newsfeedId=2064762 |website=New Zealand Football |date=9 April 2025 |access-date=11 April 2025}}{{cite web |title=Three matches to be played in preliminary round of Kate Sheppard Cup |url=https://www.friendsoffootballnz.com/2025/04/09/three-matches-to-be-played-in-preliminary-round-of-kate-sheppard-cup/ |website=friendsoffootballnz.com |date=9 April 2025 |access-date=13 April 2025}}