2021 in New Zealand football

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Football in New Zealand
Season2021
Men's football
National League: South Central Series [upper-alpha 1] Miramar Rangers
Northern League Auckland City
Central League Wellington Olympic
Southern League Cashmere Technical
Chatham Cup Cashmere Technical
Women's football
Women's National League: South Central Series [upper-alpha 1] Southern United
NRFL Women's Premier League Eastern Suburbs
Kate Sheppard Cup Wellington United
←  2020 Flag of New Zealand.svg 2022  →

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

Contents

National teams

New Zealand men's national football team

Results and fixtures

Unofficial
13 NovemberUnofficial friendly Algeria A'  Flag of Algeria.svg1–2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
  • Bensayah Soccerball shade.svg68'
 Source
Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
Friendlies
9 October Friendly Curaçao  Flag of Curacao.svg1–2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Riffa, Bahrain
19:00
 Report
Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
12 October Friendly Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg0–1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Riffa, Bahrain
19:00 Report
Stadium: Bahrain National Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
16 November Friendly New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg2–0Flag of The Gambia.svg  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

Results and fixtures

Friendlies
14 July Friendly Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg3–0Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Tokyo, Japan
 Report Stadium: Todoroki Athletics Stadium
Attendance: 0 (behind closed doors)
23 October Friendly Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg5–1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Ottawa, Canada
15:00  UTC−4
Report
Stadium: TD Place Stadium
Attendance: 16,386
26 October Friendly Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg1–0Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Montreal, Canada
19:30  UTC−4
Report Stadium: Saputo Stadium
27 November Friendly South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg2–1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Goyang, South Korea
14:00
 Report
Stadium: Goyang Stadium
30 November Friendly South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg0–2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand South Korea
19:00 Report
2020 Summer Olympics
Group G
PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 330092+79Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 311164+24
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 311145−14
4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3003210−80
Source: TOCOG and FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
21 July Olympics GS Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg2–1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Tokyo, Japan
20:30  UTC+9
Report
Stadium: Tokyo Stadium
24 July Olympics GS New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg1–6Flag of the United States.svg  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  Flag of New Zealand.svg0–2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Rifu, Japan
17:00  UTC+9 Report
Stadium: Miyagi Stadium
Attendance: 884
Referee: Laura Fortunato (Argentina)

New Zealand national under-23 football team

Results and fixtures

Friendlies
15 July Friendly Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg1–0Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Ichihara, Japan
18:00 (UTC+9)
 Report (NZF) Stadium: ZA Oripri Stadium
2020 Summer Olympics
Group B
PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 3201101+96Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 31113304
3Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 311114−34
4Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg  Honduras 310239−63
Source: TOCOG and FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Knockout

FIFA competitions

FIFA Club World Cup

1 February 2021 (2021-02-01) First round Al-Duhail Flag of Qatar.svg 3–0
Awarded [note 1] 		Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland City Al Rayyan, Qatar
20:30 Report Stadium: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium

Men's football

LeaguePromoted to leagueRelegated from leagueExpelled or DissolvedNew
Northern League NoneNoneNone
Central League NoneNone
Southern League New League

National League: South Central Series

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Miramar Rangers (C)53201310+311Qualification to Grand Final
2 Wellington Olympic 53111513+210
3 Cashmere Technical 530284+49
4 Wellington Phoenix Reserves 5203158+76
5 Western Suburbs 5203611−56
6 Selwyn United 5014415−111
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

Miramar Rangers 7–2 Wellington Olympic
Report
  • Bouzoukis Soccerball shade.svg19'
  • Chote Soccerball shade.svg31'
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh

Northern League

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Auckland City (C)1815126319+4446Winner of Northern League and qualification to National League Championship
2 Auckland United 1910544225+1735Qualification to National League Championship
3 Eastern Suburbs 1910453121+1034
4 Birkenhead United 1910365033+1733
5 Western Springs 188464435+928
6 Bay Olympic 187472638−1225
7 Hamilton Wanderers 186573544−923
8 Manukau United 195773335−222
9 North Shore United 195773540−522
10 Melville United 1963102440−1621
11 Northern Rovers (R)1925122241−1911Relegation to NRFL Division 1
12 West Coast Rangers (R)1932141852−3411
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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Wellington Olympic (C)1815215918+4147Winner of Central League and qualification to National League Championship
2 Miramar Rangers 1813326417+4742Qualification to National League Championship
3 Lower Hutt City [lower-alpha 1] 1813237026+4441
4 Western Suburbs 189454625+2131Qualification to National League Championship
5 Wairarapa United (R)186663744−724Withdrew before the 2022 season. [lower-alpha 2]
6 Waterside Karori 186483142−1122
7 Napier City Rovers 1852113751−1417
8 North Wellington 1844104657−1116
9 Petone 1840142768−4112
10 Wainuiomata (R)1811161786−694Relegation 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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Cashmere Technical (C)7601257+1818Winner of Southern League and qualification to National League Championship
2 Selwyn United 74121412+213Qualification to National League Championship
3 South City Royals 74031516−112
4 Otago University (R)74031415−112Relegated to the FootballSouth Premier League [lower-alpha 1]
5 Christchurch United 73132015+510
6 Coastal Spirit 7304121209
7 Nelson Suburbs 71151017−74
8 Green Island 71151127−164
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

Chatham Cup

Final
Cashmere Technical 4–2 Miramar Rangers
Report
Attendance: 0 [lower-alpha 1]
Referee: Calvin Berg

Women's football

National Women's League: South Central Series

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Southern United (C)6501149+515Winner of Women's National League: South Central Series
2 Capital Football 6402155+1012
3 Canterbury United Pride 63031812+69
4 Central Football 6006223−210
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

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Eastern Suburbs (C)1812244128+1338Winner of Northern League and qualification to National League Championship
2 Western Springs 1811163629+734Qualification to National League Championship
3 Northern Rovers 187654240+227
4 Hamilton Wanderers 187383231+124
5 Ellerslie 184592832−417
6 Auckland United 1833121938−1912
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

Cup Competitions

Kate Sheppard Cup

Final

New clubs

Clubs removed

Notes

  1. 1 2 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]

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