2020–21 in New Zealand football

Football in New Zealand
Season	2020–21
Men's football
NZFC Premiership	Auckland City
NZFC Championship	Team Wellington
NRFL Premier League	Cancelled
Central Premier League	Miramar Rangers
Mainland Premier League	Cashmere Technical
FootballSouth Premier League	Green Island
Chatham Cup	Cancelled
Charity Cup	Auckland City
Women's football
Women's Premiership	Canterbury United Pride
Kate Sheppard Cup	Cancelled

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

FIFA competitions

2020 FIFA Club World Cup

1 February 2021 (2021-02-01) First round	Al-Duhail	3–0 Awarded^{[note 1]}	Auckland City	Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan
20:30		Report

Men's football

NZFC

Pos	Team v t e	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	Qualification to Finals series
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

21 March 2021

16:10

Auckland City	2–4	Team Wellington
Tade 34' (pen.) Manickum 42'	Report	Bevin 15', 69' Sinclair 31' Whyte 55'

North Harbour Stadium, Auckland

Attendance: 1,587

Referee: Matt Conger (New Zealand)

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

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

7 February 2021

15:45 NZST

Auckland City	3–1	Team Wellington
Manickum 50' Howieson 70' (pen.) Rogerson 72'	Report	Watson 75'

Kiwitea Street, Auckland

Referee: Matthew Conger^[8]

Women's football

Women's Premiership

Pos	Team v t e	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	Qualification to the Final
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:

^ 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

20 December 2020

14:00

Canterbury United Pride	4–0	Capital Football
Rennie 53', 71' Nicholson 79' Dominikovich 85'	Report

English Park, Christchurch

Referee: Sarah Jones

Notes

^ 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

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

[table_note_AUC0.36075169703027-11] 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]

[Match_1-2] 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]

[auckland-city-withdraw-1] "Auckland City FC withdraw from FIFA Club World Cup". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.

[regulations-3] "National League Regulations 2023: Article 29 - NL Format". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

[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] "National League Regulations 2021: Article 28 - NL Format". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 9 May 2021.

[8] "NZF Charity Cup up for grabs". Auckland City FC. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2024.

[9] "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.

[forfeit-10] "Statement on ISPS Handa Women's Premiership". New Zealand Football. Archived from the original on 11 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.

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