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2021 in New Zealand football

The 2021 season was the 131st competitive association football season in New Zealand.[further explanation needed]

Football in New Zealand
Season2021
Men's football
National League: South Central Series[A]Miramar Rangers
Northern LeagueAuckland City
Central LeagueWellington Olympic
Southern LeagueCashmere Technical
Chatham CupCashmere Technical
Women's football
Women's National League: South Central Series[A]Southern United
NRFL Women's Premier LeagueEastern Suburbs
Kate Sheppard CupWellington United
← 2020–21 New Zealand 2022 →

National teams edit

New Zealand men's national football team edit

Main article: New Zealand national football team

Results and fixtures edit

Unofficial edit
13 November Unofficial friendly Algeria A'   1–2   New Zealand Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
  • Bensayah   68'
 Source
Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Friendlies edit
9 October Friendly Curaçao   1–2   New Zealand Riffa, Bahrain
19:00
Report
Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
12 October Friendly Bahrain   0–1   New Zealand Riffa, Bahrain
19:00 Report
Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
16 November Friendly New Zealand   2–0   Gambia Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
20:00
Report Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Referee: Sultan Mohamed Al Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)

New Zealand women's national football team edit

Main article: New Zealand women's national football team

Results and fixtures edit

Friendlies edit
14 July Friendly Great Britain   3–0   New Zealand Tokyo, Japan
 Report Stadium: Todoroki Athletics Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
23 October Friendly Canada   5–1   New Zealand Ottawa, Canada
15:00 UTC−4
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 16,386
26 October Friendly Canada   1–0   New Zealand Montreal, Canada
19:30 UTC−4
Report Stadium: Saputo Stadium
27 November Friendly South Korea   2–1   New Zealand Goyang, South Korea
14:00
Report
Stadium: Goyang Stadium
30 November Friendly South Korea   0–2   New Zealand South Korea
19:00 Report
2020 Summer Olympics edit
Main article: Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
Group G edit
Main article: Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament – Group G
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Sweden 3 3 0 0 9 2 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2   United States 3 1 1 1 6 4 +2 4
3   Australia 3 1 1 1 4 5 −1 4
4   New Zealand 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
Source: TOCOG and FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
21 July Olympics GS Australia   2–1   New Zealand Tokyo, Japan
20:30 UTC+9
Report
Stadium: Tokyo Stadium
24 July Olympics GS New Zealand   1–6   United States Saitama, Japan
20:30 UTC+9
Report
Stadium: Saitama Stadium 2002
Attendance: 0
Referee: Stéphanie Frappart (France)
27 July Olympics GS New Zealand   0–2   Sweden Rifu, Japan
17:00 UTC+9 Report
Stadium: Miyagi Stadium
Attendance: 884
Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina)

New Zealand national under-23 football team edit

Main article: New Zealand national under-23 football team

Results and fixtures edit

Friendlies edit
12 July Friendly Australia   0–2   New Zealand Ichihara, Japan
19:00 (UTC+9) Report (NZF)
Report (SW)
Stadium: ZA Oripri Stadium
15 July Friendly Australia   1–0   New Zealand Ichihara, Japan
18:00 (UTC+9)
Report (NZF) Stadium: ZA Oripri Stadium
2020 Summer Olympics edit
Main article: Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Group B edit
Main article: Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament – Group B
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   South Korea 3 2 0 1 10 1 +9 6 Advance to knockout stage
2   New Zealand 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3   Romania 3 1 1 1 1 4 −3 4
4   Honduras 3 1 0 2 3 9 −6 3
Source: TOCOG and FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
22 July 2020 Summer Olympics GS Group B New Zealand   1–0   South Korea Kashima, Japan
17:00 UTC+9
Report (FIFA)
Report (SW)		 Stadium: Kashima Stadium
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)
25 July 2020 Summer Olympics GS Group B New Zealand   2–3   Honduras Kashima, Japan
17:00 UTC+9
Report (FIFA)
Report (SW)
Stadium: Kashima Stadium
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)
28 July 2020 Summer Olympics GS Group B Romania   0–0   New Zealand Sapporo, Japan
17:30 UTC+9 Report (FIFA)
Report (SW)		 Stadium: Sapporo Dome
Knockout edit
Main article: Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament – Knockout stage
31 July 2020 Summer Olympics Quarter-finals Japan   0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		   New Zealand Kashima, Japan
18:00 UTC+9 Report (FIFA)
Report (SW)		 Stadium: Kashima Soccer Stadium
Referee: Ismail Elfath (USA)
Penalties

FIFA competitions edit

FIFA Club World Cup edit

Main article: 2020 FIFA Club World Cup
1 February 2021 (2021-02-01) First round Al-Duhail   3–0
Awarded[note 1]		   Auckland City Al Rayyan, Qatar
20:30 Report Stadium: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium

Men's football edit

League Promoted to league Relegated from league Expelled or Dissolved New
Northern League None None None
Central League None None
Southern League New League

National League: South Central Series edit

Main article: 2021 New Zealand National League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Miramar Rangers (C) 5 3 2 0 13 10 +3 11 Qualification to Grand Final
2 Wellington Olympic 5 3 1 1 15 13 +2 10
3 Cashmere Technical 5 3 0 2 8 4 +4 9
4 Wellington Phoenix Reserves 5 2 0 3 15 8 +7 6
5 Western Suburbs 5 2 0 3 6 11 −5 6
6 Selwyn United 5 0 1 4 4 15 −11 1
Updated to match(es) played on 5 December 2021. Source: New Zealand Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head to head points; 3) Head to head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored[5]
(C) Champions

Grand final edit

Miramar Rangers7–2Wellington Olympic
 Report
  • Bouzoukis   19'
  • Chote   31'
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh

Northern League edit

Main article: 2021 New Zealand National League § 2021 Northern League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Auckland City (C) 18 15 1 2 63 19 +44 46 Winner of Northern League and qualification to National League Championship
2 Auckland United 19 10 5 4 42 25 +17 35 Qualification to National League Championship
3 Eastern Suburbs 19 10 4 5 31 21 +10 34
4 Birkenhead United 19 10 3 6 50 33 +17 33
5 Western Springs 18 8 4 6 44 35 +9 28
6 Bay Olympic 18 7 4 7 26 38 −12 25
7 Hamilton Wanderers 18 6 5 7 35 44 −9 23
8 Manukau United 19 5 7 7 33 35 −2 22
9 North Shore United 19 5 7 7 35 40 −5 22
10 Melville United 19 6 3 10 24 40 −16 21
11 Northern Rovers (R) 19 2 5 12 22 41 −19 11 Relegation to NRFL Division 1
12 West Coast Rangers (R) 19 3 2 14 18 52 −34 11
Source: Auckland Football[6]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss[7]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
  • Melville won 1–0, but West Coast fielded an ineligible player. Result upgraded to a 3–0 win for Melville.[8]
  • North Shore won 2–0, but West Coast fielded an ineligible player. Result upgraded to a 3–0 win for North Shore.[8]
  • League completed early with games still in hand due to Covid-19 and Auckland being in Level 4.[9]

Central League edit

Main article: 2021 New Zealand National League § 2021 Central League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Wellington Olympic (C) 18 15 2 1 59 18 +41 47 Winner of Central League and qualification to National League Championship
2 Miramar Rangers 18 13 3 2 64 17 +47 42 Qualification to National League Championship
3 Lower Hutt City[a] 18 13 2 3 70 26 +44 41
4 Western Suburbs 18 9 4 5 46 25 +21 31 Qualification to National League Championship
5 Wairarapa United (R) 18 6 6 6 37 44 −7 24 Withdrew before the 2022 season.[b]
6 Waterside Karori 18 6 4 8 31 42 −11 22
7 Napier City Rovers 18 5 2 11 37 51 −14 17
8 North Wellington 18 4 4 10 46 57 −11 16
9 Petone 18 4 0 14 27 68 −41 12
10 Wainuiomata (R) 18 1 1 16 17 86 −69 4 Relegation to Capital Premier
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[12]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Lower Hutt City cannot qualify for the National League Championship phase due to their MoU with Wellington Phoenix Reserves.
  2. ^ Wairarapa United withdrew two weeks before the 2022 season and were replaced by Wellington United.[10][11]

Southern League edit

Main article: 2021 New Zealand National League § 2021 Southern League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cashmere Technical (C) 7 6 0 1 25 7 +18 18 Winner of Southern League and qualification to National League Championship
2 Selwyn United 7 4 1 2 14 12 +2 13 Qualification to National League Championship
3 South City Royals 7 4 0 3 15 16 −1 12
4 Otago University (R) 7 4 0 3 14 15 −1 12 Relegated to the FootballSouth Premier League[a]
5 Christchurch United 7 3 1 3 20 15 +5 10
6 Coastal Spirit 7 3 0 4 12 12 0 9
7 Nelson Suburbs 7 1 1 5 10 17 −7 4
8 Green Island 7 1 1 5 11 27 −16 4
Source: Southern 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[14]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
  1. ^ Otago University were relegated due to not meeting the requirements of the 2022 National League.[13]

Cup Competitions edit

Chatham Cup edit

Main article: 2021 Chatham Cup
Final edit
Main article: 2021 Chatham Cup Final
Cashmere Technical4–2Miramar Rangers
 Report
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Calvin Berg

Women's football edit

National Women's League: South Central Series edit

Main article: 2021 New Zealand Women's National League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Southern United (C) 6 5 0 1 14 9 +5 15 Winner of Women's National League: South Central Series
2 Capital Football 6 4 0 2 15 5 +10 12
3 Canterbury United Pride 6 3 0 3 18 12 +6 9
4 Central Football 6 0 0 6 2 23 −21 0
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2021. Source: New Zealand 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[16]
(C) Champions

NRFL Women's Premier League edit

Main article: 2021 New Zealand Women's National League § 2021 Northern League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Eastern Suburbs (C) 18 12 2 4 41 28 +13 38 Winner of Northern League and qualification to National League Championship
2 Western Springs 18 11 1 6 36 29 +7 34 Qualification to National League Championship
3 Northern Rovers 18 7 6 5 42 40 +2 27
4 Hamilton Wanderers 18 7 3 8 32 31 +1 24
5 Ellerslie 18 4 5 9 28 32 −4 17
6 Auckland United 18 3 3 12 19 38 −19 12
Updated to match(es) played on 15 August 2021. Source: Northern Region 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[17]
(C) Champions
  • League completed early with two rounds remaining due to Covid-19 and Auckland being in Level 4.[9]
  • There was no relegation with the league expanding to eight teams instead for 2022.[18]

Cup Competitions edit

Kate Sheppard Cup edit

Main article: 2021 Kate Sheppard Cup
Final edit
Main article: 2021 Kate Sheppard Cup Final
Hamilton Wanderers0–1Wellington United
Report

New clubs edit

Clubs removed edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b In November 2021, New Zealand Football announced they had cancelled the 2021 New Zealand National League due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand. In place of this, the South Central series took place. This one off competition did not count as part the National League.[1][2][3]
  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.[4]
  1. ^ Played behind closed doors.[15]

References edit

  1. ^ "National League Championship cancelled, new interregional competition announced and Chatham Cup moved to 2022". New Zealand Football.
  2. ^ "NZ Football cancels National League championship; one-off inter-regional competition planned". Otago Daily Times. 2 November 2021.
  3. ^ "National League Championships cancelled; one-off South Central Series scheduled". Stuff. 2 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Auckland City FC withdraw from FIFA Club World Cup". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  5. ^ "National League Regulations 2021: Article 28 - NL Format". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  6. ^ Auckland Football
  7. ^ "National League Regulations 2021: Article 28 - NL Format". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Two National League clubs found to have breached foreign player regulations". New Zealand Football. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Northern League season ended early and cup dates moved due to Alert Level 4 extension". New Zealand Football. 14 September 2021. Archived from the original on 14 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Wairarapa United withdraw from Central League division for 2022" (PDF). Wairarapa United. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  11. ^ "Update to the 2022 Central League". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  12. ^ "National League Regulations 2021: Article 28 - NL Format". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  13. ^ "National League & ODT Men's Southern Premiership update". FootballSouth. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  14. ^ "National League Regulations 2021: Article 28 - NL Format". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  15. ^ "Kate Sheppard Cup and Chatham Cup semi-final and finals dates, broadcast information confirmed". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  16. ^ "National League Regulations 2021: Article 28 - NL Format". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  17. ^ "National League Regulations 2021: Article 28 - NL Format". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  18. ^ "Tauranga City and West Coast Rangers set for expanded NRFL Women's Premier League in 2022". Northern Football Federation. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  19. ^ a b c "Canterbury United stalwart Dan Terris sad to see end of national football's provincial teams". Stuff. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
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