1999 New Zealand island soccer leagues

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New Zealand island soccer leagues
Season1999
Champions Central United
2000 NSL →

In 1999, two New Zealand island soccer leagues were run to replace the National Summer Soccer League which had finished at the end of the 1998 season. The two leagues, one for the North Island (the NISL) and one for the South Island (the SISL) were followed by a play-off between the two champion sides to determine the national champions. The games were mainly played during winter, in direct contrast to the previous summer league.

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The format proved to be both controversial and unpopular, and from 2000 a New Zealand National Soccer League returned. Participants in the 2000 league were the top seven teams in the 1999 NISL and the top three teams in the 1999 SISL. [1]

North Island Soccer League

Participants

Twelve teams took part in the NISL. These included five from the northern region (Central United, Melville United, Mount Wellington, North Shore United, and Waitakere City) and two from the central region (Miramar Rangers and Napier City Rovers) which had been participants in the 1998 National Summer Soccer League.

The remaining five teams were promoted from the Northern and Central Leagues (Metro were Northern League champions; Western Suburbs FC, Lower Hutt City, Manawatu AFC, and Wellington Olympic were first, second, fourth, and fifth respectively in the Central League). It is unclear why Waterside Karori, who finished third in the Central League, were not promoted to the NISL. [2]

The composition of the league included five Auckland teams, four Wellington teams, plus one team each from Hamilton, Palmerston North, and Napier.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Central United (C)2216246931+3850Qualified for National Final
2 Waitakere City 2213276547+1841
3 Napier City Rovers 2212465936+2340
4 Mount Wellington 2211385243+936
5 Miramar Rangers 2210395146+533
6 Metro 229493241−931
7 Red Sox Manawatu 227873038−829
8 Western Suburbs (R)2284103137−628Relegated to the 2000 Central Zone
9 Lower Hutt City (R)226883948−926
10 Wellington Olympic (R)2271144149−822
11 North Shore United (R)2248103651−1520Relegated to the 2000 Northern Zone
12 Melville United (R)2243152462−3815
Source: [1]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

South Island Soccer League

Participants

Eight teams took part in the SISL. These included one team from the central region (Nelson Suburbs) which had been participants in the 1998 National Summer Soccer League, and the teams which finished in the top six places in the Southern League in 1998 (Dunedin Technical, Christchurch Technical, Southland United, Northern Hearts, Woolston WMC, and Caversham). The sixth team was a new composite team, Marlborough. [2]

The composition of the league included two teams from Christchurch, two from Dunedin, and one each from Nelson, Timaru, Blenheim, and Invercargill.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Dunedin Technical 1410314315+2833Qualified for National Final
2 Nelson Suburbs 1410224523+2232
3 Woolston WMC 149234321+2229Merged to form Christchurch City
4 Caversham (R)148063722+1524Relegated to the 2000 South of the South League
5 Christchurch Technical 147163327+622Merged to form Christchurch City
6 Southland United (R)144282839−1114Relegated to the 2000 South of the South League
7 Northern Hearts (R)1421111665−497
8 Marlborough (R)1401131851−331Relegated to the 2000 Southern Zone
Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(R) Relegated

National Final

Central United 3 – 1 Dunedin Technical
Elrick 3Seales
North Harbour Stadium, North Shore
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Bruce Grimshaw

By winning the title, Central United qualified for the 1999 Oceania Club Championship.

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  1. 1 2 3 "New Zealand 1999".
  2. 1 2 "New Zealand 1997/98".


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