Central Premier League

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Central Premier League
Country Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
Confederation OFC (Oceania)
Number of teams10
Level on pyramid2
Current champions Miramar Rangers
Most championships Western Suburbs FC and Miramar Rangers (7)
Website Capital Football
Current: 2020 Central Premier League

The Central League is an amateur status league competition run by Capital Football for Association football clubs located in the southern and central parts of the North Island, New Zealand. It is at the second level of New Zealand Football behind the national association based ISPS Handa Premiership, and the highest level of club based football available to teams within the region.

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League history

The premier league was initially set up as one of the three feeder leagues to the New Zealand National Soccer League in 1992, and continued in this form until being disbanded at the end of the 1999 season. The league was reinstated in 2005 as the top club league for the central region of New Zealand football, [1] and the current strength of the league is demonstrated by it providing the past Chatham Cup winners in 2009 (Wellington Olympic), 2010 (Miramar Rangers), 2011 (Wairarapa United) and 2015 (Napier City Rovers). [2]

Central Premier League Clubs

Past clubs

As of 8 July 2020
ClubLocationHome Ground(s)Last PlayedPromoted Club
Gisborne City Gisborne Childers Road Reserve 2007 [3] Withdrew end of season 2007. Replaced by Team Taranaki
Havelock North Havelock North, Hastings Guthrie Park2018 [4] North Wellington
Maycenvale United Hastings Hastings Sports Park2012 [5] Upper Hutt City
Manawatu AFC Palmerston North Skoglund Park1998 [6] Promoted to the 1999 New Zealand island soccer leagues.
Moturoa New Plymouth Onuku Taipari Domain1994 [7] Napier City Rovers
Red Sox Manawatu Palmerston North Central Energy Trust Arena 2006 [8] Team Taranaki
New Plymouth City New Plymouth Marfell Park1996 [9] NP City becomes Mt. Taranaki. Placed in Division One for 1997. Folded at season's end.
Palmerston North Marist Palmerston North Central Energy Trust Arena 2017 [10] Waterside Karori
Raumati Hearts Raumati, Kapiti Coast Weka Park1999 [11] League disbanded
Seatoun Seatoun, Wellington Seatoun Park1996 [12] Placed in Division One for 1997, withdrew from Central League in 1998.
Stokes Valley FC Stokes Valley, Wellington Delaney Park1996 [13] Withdrew from Central League at end of season
Tawa Tawa, Wellington Redwood Park2015 [14] Wellington United
Team Taranaki New Plymouth Yarrow Stadium 2017 [15] Havelock North
Tararua United Upper Hutt, Wellington Harcourt Park1996 [16] Placed in Division One for 1997, merged in 1998 to become Upper Hutt City Soccer
Upper Hutt City Upper Hutt, Wellington Maidstone Park 2014 [17] Stop Out
Wanganui East Athletic Wanganui Wembley Park1997 [18] Waterside Karori
Western Rangers FC Hastings St Leonard's Park1999 [19] League disbanded
Wellington United Wellington Newtown Park 2019 [20] Petone

Current clubs

As of 8 July 2020
ClubLocationHome Ground(s)
Lower Hutt City Lower Hutt, Wellington Fraser Park
Miramar Rangers Miramar, Wellington David Farrington Park
Napier City Rovers Napier City, Napier Bluewater Stadium (4,000)
North Wellington Wellington Alex Moore Park
Petone Petone, Wellington, Memorial Park
Stop Out Lower Hutt, Wellington Hutt Park
Wairarapa United Masterton Memorial Park Turf
Waterside Karori Karori, Wellington Karori Park
Wellington Olympic Wellington Wakefield Park
Western Suburbs Porirua, Wellington Endeavour Park

Records

Past Champions

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  14. ↑ Ruane, Jeremy. "2015 Central League Fixtures and Results". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
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