2020–21 in New Zealand football

Football in New Zealand
Season2020–21
Men's football
NZFC PremiershipAuckland City
NZFC ChampionshipTeam Wellington
NRFL Premier LeagueCancelled
Central Premier LeagueMiramar Rangers
Mainland Premier LeagueCashmere Technical
FootballSouth Premier LeagueGreen Island
Chatham CupCancelled
Charity CupAuckland City
Women's football
Women's PremiershipCanterbury United Pride
Kate Sheppard CupCancelled
← 2019–20 New Zealand 2021 →

The 2020–21 season was the 130th to the 131st competitive association football season in New Zealand.

FIFA competitions

2020 FIFA Club World Cup

Main article: 2020 FIFA Club World Cup

Men's football

NZFC

Main article: 2020–21 New Zealand Football Championship

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Auckland City 14 8 4 2 27 13 +14 28 Qualification to Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Team Wellington (C) 14 7 5 2 35 21 +14 26 Qualification to Finals series and disbanded at end of season
3 Hamilton Wanderers 14 5 5 4 23 21 +2 20 Qualification to Finals series
4 Eastern Suburbs 14 5 4 5 25 23 +2 19
5 Waitakere United 14 4 6 4 28 26 +2 18 Disbanded at end of season
6 Canterbury United 14 5 3 6 21 24 −3 18
7 Hawke's Bay United 14 4 1 9 17 29 −12 13
8 Wellington Phoenix Reserves 14 2 4 8 18 37 −19 10
Source: NZ Football
(C) Champions

Grand final

Auckland City2–4Team Wellington
 Report
Attendance: 1,587

2020 NRFL Premier League

The season was declared void after 8 rounds due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Auckland United 8 6 2 0 16 7 +9 20
2 Central United (R) 8 5 2 1 17 10 +7 17 Moved to NRF Championship
3 Eastern Suburbs 8 4 0 4 16 14 +2 12
4 Bay Olympic 8 3 3 2 14 15 −1 12
5 Manukau United 8 3 3 2 13 15 −2 12
6 Western Springs 8 3 2 3 16 8 +8 11
7 Birkenhead United 8 3 2 3 12 10 +2 11
8 Forrest Hill Milford United 8 3 2 3 14 13 +1 11
9 North Shore United 8 3 1 4 9 14 −5 10
10 Hamilton Wanderers 8 3 0 5 15 19 −4 9
11 Melville United 8 1 2 5 10 14 −4 5
12 Waitakere City 8 1 1 6 5 18 −13 4
Updated to match(es) played on 8 August 2020. Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss[2]
(R) Relegated

2020 Central Premier League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Miramar Rangers (C) 18 15 1 2 60 17 +43 46
2 Western Suburbs 18 14 1 3 33 11 +22 43
3 Wellington Olympic 18 12 0 6 56 24 +32 36
4 North Wellington 18 9 0 9 47 31 +16 27
5 Lower Hutt City 18 6 4 8 39 35 +4 22
6 Napier City Rovers 18 6 4 8 38 36 +2 22
7 Waterside Karori 18 5 2 11 27 59 −32 17
8 Wairarapa United 18 4 4 10 27 55 −28 16
9 Petone 18 4 4 10 22 50 −28 16
10 Stop Out (R) 18 4 2 12 23 54 −31 14 Relegation to Capital Premier or Central Federation League
Source: Capital Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss[2]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

2020 Mainland Premier League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cashmere Technical (C) 21 19 2 0 82 13 +69 59
2 Ferrymead Bays 21 10 7 4 35 21 +14 37
3 Nomads United 21 11 4 6 50 37 +13 37
4 Coastal Spirit 21 10 6 5 48 26 +22 36
5 Nelson Suburbs 21 9 4 8 52 34 +18 31
6 Christchurch United 21 6 6 9 31 37 −6 24
7 Selwyn United 21 2 2 17 19 66 −47 8
8 Western (R) 21 1 1 19 15 98 −83 4 Relegated to the Mainland Championship
Source: [2]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss[3]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

2020 FootballSouth Premier League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Green Island 8 8 0 0 26 6 +20 24 Qualification for the Championship round
2 Mosgiel 8 6 1 1 43 7 +36 19
3 Otago University 8 6 0 2 22 10 +12 18
4 Wanaka 8 4 0 4 18 27 −9 12
5 Queenstown 8 3 1 4 32 19 +13 10 Qualification for the Second round
6 Caversham 8 2 2 4 19 17 +2 8
7 Dunedin Technical 8 2 1 5 8 23 −15 7
8 Roslyn-Wakari 8 2 1 5 11 18 −7 7
9 Northern 8 0 0 8 4 56 −52 0
Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss[4]

Championship round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Green Island (C) 14 11 1 2 41 18 +23 34
2 Mosgiel 14 9 2 3 57 18 +39 29
3 Otago University 14 9 0 5 37 22 +15 27
4 Wanaka 14 6 0 8 27 45 −18 18
Source: [4]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss[5]
(C) Champions

Second round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Queenstown 12 6 1 5 43 25 +18 19
2 Caversham 12 5 2 5 34 26 +8 17
3 Roslyn-Wakari 12 4 1 7 20 24 −4 13
4 Dunedin Technical 12 4 1 7 16 34 −18 13
5 Northern 12 0 0 12 8 71 −63 0
Source: [5]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss[6]

Cup competitions

Charity Cup

Main article: 2020 Charity Cup

This match also doubled as a NZFC match.[7]

Auckland City3–1Team Wellington
 Report

Women's football

Women's Premiership

Main article: 2020 Women's Premiership (New Zealand)

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Canterbury United Pride (C) 6 6 0 0 23 3 +20 18 Qualification to the Final
2 Capital 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13
3 Northern Lights 6 3 1 2 13 6 +7 10
4 Southern United 6 2 0 4 6 18 −12 6
5 WaiBOP 6 1 2 3 11 14 −3 5
6 Auckland[a] 6 1 1 4 8 17 −9 4
7 Central Football 6 1 1 4 7 16 −9 4
Source: NZ Football
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Auckland Football forfeited three matches (losing 9 points) for fielding an ineligible player in their Round 1, 2 and 3 games against Central Football, Canterbury United Pride and Capital Football and the results recorded as 3–0 wins for the opposition.[9]

Grand final

Canterbury United Pride4–0Capital Football
 Report
Referee: Sarah Jones

Notes

  1. ^ The Al-Duhail v Auckland City match was awarded as a 3–0 win to Al-Duhail after Auckland City withdrew due to the COVID-19 pandemic and related quarantine measures required by the New Zealand authorities.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Auckland City FC withdraw from FIFA Club World Cup". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b "National League Regulations 2023: Article 29 - NL Format". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  3. ^ "National League Regulations 2021: Article 28 - NL Format". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  4. ^ "National League Regulations 2021: Article 28 - NL Format". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  5. ^ "National League Regulations 2021: Article 28 - NL Format". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  6. ^ "National League Regulations 2021: Article 28 - NL Format". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  7. ^ "NZF Charity Cup up for grabs". Auckland City FC. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Auckland City FC vs Team Wellington – The Charity Cup & ISPS Handa Men's Premiership, Matchweek 11". New Zealand Football. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Statement on ISPS Handa Women's Premiership". New Zealand Football. Archived from the original on 11 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.