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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 →

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

National teams

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New Zealand men's national football team

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Main article: New Zealand national football team

Results and fixtures

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Unofficial
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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
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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

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Main article: New Zealand women's national football team

Results and fixtures

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Friendlies
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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
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Main article: Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
Group G
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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

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Main article: New Zealand national under-23 football team

Results and fixtures

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Friendlies
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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
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Main article: Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
Group B
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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
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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

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FIFA Club World Cup

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

Men's football

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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

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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

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

Northern League

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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

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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

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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

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Chatham Cup

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

Women's football

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National Women's League: South Central Series

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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

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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

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Kate Sheppard Cup

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

New clubs

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Clubs removed

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Notes

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  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

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  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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