2019–20 in New Zealand association football

Football in New Zealand
Season2019–20
Men's football
NZFC PremiershipAuckland City
NZFC ChampionshipAuckland City[a]
NRFL Premier LeagueNorth Shore United
Central Premier LeagueWestern Suburbs
Mainland Premier LeagueCashmere Technical
FootballSouth Premier LeagueMosgiel
Southern LeagueNelson Suburbs
Chatham CupNapier City Rovers
Charity CupAuckland City
Women's football
Women's PremiershipCanterbury United Pride
Kate Sheppard CupEastern Suburbs

The 2019–20 season was the 129th to the 130th competitive association football season in New Zealand.

National teams

New Zealand men's national football team

Friendlies

14 November 2019 (2019-11-14) Friendly Republic of Ireland  3–1  New Zealand Dublin, Ireland
19:45 UTC+0
  • Williams 45'
  • Maguire 52'
  • Robinson 75'
Report Stadium: Aviva Stadium
Attendance: 18,728

New Zealand women's national football team

Friendlies

2019 Yongchuan International Tournament

7 November 2019 Semi-final China  2–0  New Zealand Chongqing, China
19:35 UTC+8
Report Stadium: Yongchuan Sports Center
Referee: Law Bik Chi (Hong Kong)
10 November 2019 Third-place playoff Canada  3–0  New Zealand Chongqing, China
16:00 UTC+8
Report Stadium: Yongchuan Sports Center

2020 Algarve Cup

4 March 2020 Qualification New Zealand  1–1
(7–6 p)
 Belgium Parchal, Portugal
18:00 UTC+9 Chance 37' Report Velde 89' Stadium: Bela Vista Municipal Stadium
Penalties
7 March 2020 Semi-finals Italy  3–0  New Zealand Parchal, Portugal
21:00 UTC+9
Report Stadium: Vista Municipal Stadium
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)
10 March 2020 Third-place game New Zealand  1–2  Norway Faro/Loulé, Portugal
16:00 UTC+9 Wilkinson 11' Report Stadium: Estádio Algarve

New Zealand national under-23 football team

2019 OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 22 3 +19 9 Knockout stage
2  Solomon Islands 3 2 0 1 13 4 +9 6
3  Samoa 3 1 0 2 6 11 −5 3
4  American Samoa 3 0 0 3 0 23 −23 0
Source: OFC
21 September 2019 (2019-09-21) Samoa  1–6  New Zealand Suva, Fiji
15:00 Report
Stadium: ANZ National Stadium
Attendance: 240
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)
24 September 2019 (2019-09-24) New Zealand  12–0  American Samoa Suva, Fiji
15:00
Report Stadium: ANZ National Stadium
Attendance: 200
Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)
27 September 2019 (2019-09-27) New Zealand  4–2  Solomon Islands Suva, Fiji
18:00
Report
Stadium: ANZ National Stadium
Attendance: 600
Referee: Mederic Lacour (New Caledonia)
Knockout stage
2 October 2019 (2019-10-02) Semi-final New Zealand  6–1  Fiji Lautoka, Fiji
12:00
Report
  • Shah 73'
Stadium: Churchill Park
Attendance: 150
Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)
5 October 2019 (2019-10-05) Final New Zealand  5–0  Solomon Islands Lautoka, Fiji
15:00
Report Stadium: Churchill Park
Attendance: 200
Referee: Norbert Hauata (Tahiti)

New Zealand women's national under-20 football team

2019 OFC U-19 Women's Championship

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 47 0 +47 9 Knockout stage
2  Tahiti 3 2 0 1 17 5 +12 6
3  American Samoa 3 1 0 2 3 21 −18 3
4  Samoa 3 0 0 3 2 43 −41 0
Source: OFC
31 August 2019 (2019-08-31) New Zealand  30–0  Samoa Rarotonga, Cook Islands
13:00
  • Brown 1', 10', 12' (pen.), 16', 49', 58', 61', 71', 85', 86'
  • Wasi 18', 45', 70'
  • Rennie 22', 36', 38'
  • Jenkins 37', 43', 53', 68', 80'
  • Wisnewski 56'
  • Abbott 65', 82'
  • Maynard 74', 76', 78', 88', 90+1'
Report Stadium: CIFA Academy Field
Attendance: 250
Referee: Tapaita Lelenga (Tonga)
3 September 2019 (2019-09-03) Tahiti  0–5  New Zealand Rarotonga, Cook Islands
13:00 Report
Stadium: CIFA Academy Field
Attendance: 350
Referee: Timothy Niu (Solomon Islands)
6 September 2019 (2019-09-06) American Samoa  0–12  New Zealand Rarotonga, Cook Islands
16:00 Report
  • Collins 3', 33', 43' (pen.), 56', 60'
  • Rennie 6', 45'
  • Wasi 17'
  • Kapisi 25' (o.g.)
  • Herman-Watt 38'
  • Maynard 74'
  • Wilford Carroll 89'
Stadium: CIFA Academy Field
Attendance: 120
Referee: Tapaita Lelenga (Tonga)
Knockout stage
9 September 2019 (2019-09-09) Semi-final Vanuatu  0–11  New Zealand Rarotonga, Cook Islands
16:00 Report
Stadium: CIFA Academy Field
Attendance: 110
Referee: Rani Perry (Tahiti)
12 September 2019 (2019-09-12) Final New Caledonia  2–5  New Zealand Rarotonga, Cook Islands
16:00
  • Cawa 45'
  • Pahoa 86'
Report
Stadium: CIFA Academy Field
Attendance: 400
Referee: Fina Angelo (Vanuatu)

New Zealand national under-17 football team

2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil (H) 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Angola 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
3  New Zealand 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4  Canada 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
26 October 2019 (2019-10-26) New Zealand  1–2  Angola Estádio Bezerrão, Gama
20:00
Report
Attendance: 553[3]
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
29 October 2019 (2019-10-29) Brazil  3–0  New Zealand Estádio Bezerrão, Gama
20:00
Report Attendance: 14,158[4]
Referee: Mario Escobar (Guatemala)
1 November 2019 (2019-11-01) Canada  0–1  New Zealand Estádio Bezerrão, Gama
20:00 Report
Attendance: 1,154[5]
Referee: Mario Díaz de Vivar (Paraguay)

New Zealand women's national under-17 football team

2020 OFC U-17 Women's Championship

On 5 June 2020, the OFC announced that the tournament would be cancelled.[6]

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Knockout stage
2  Tahiti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Vanuatu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: OFC

OFC Competitions

OFC Champions League

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Eastern Suburbs 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5 7 Knockout stage
2 Galaxy 3 1 1 1 7 5 +2 4
3 Hekari United (H) 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
4 Hienghène Sport 3 0 1 2 3 10 −7 1
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
16 February 2020 (2020-02-16) Eastern Suburbs 2–1 Hekari United Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
15:00
Report
Stadium: Sir John Guise Stadium
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Veer Singh (Fiji)
19 February 2020 (2020-02-19) Galaxy 2–2 Eastern Suburbs Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
12:00
  • Carter 16'
  • Roberson 21'
Report
Stadium: Sir John Guise Stadium
Attendance: 100
Referee: Timothy Niu (Solomon Islands)
22 February 2020 (2020-02-22) Hienghène Sport 0–4 Eastern Suburbs Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
12:00 Report
  • Bueno 11', 72'
  • Drake 17'
  • Thurston 90+5'
Stadium: Sir John Guise Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Ben Aukwai (Solomon Islands)
Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Auckland City 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 9 Knockout stage
2 Vénus (H) 3 2 0 1 10 3 +7 6
3 Lupe o le Soaga 3 1 0 2 4 11 −7 3
4 Ba 3 0 0 3 5 14 −9 0
Source: OFC
(H) Hosts
1 March 2020 (2020-03-01) Ba 0–6 Auckland City Pirae, Tahiti
17:00 Report
Stadium: Stade Pater
Attendance: 350
Referee: Médéric Lacour (New Caledonia)
4 March 2020 (2020-03-04) Vénus 0–1 Auckland City Mahina, Tahiti
20:00 Report
Stadium: Stade Municipal de Mahina
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: David Yareboinen (Papua New Guinea)
7 March 2020 (2020-03-07) Auckland City 2–0 Lupe o le Soaga Mahina, Tahiti
17:00
Report Stadium: Stade Municipal de Mahina
Attendance: 250
Referee: George Time (Solomon Islands)

Men's football

NZFC

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Auckland City (C) 16 11 4 1 42 15 +27 37 Qualification to OFC Champions League group stage
2 Team Wellington 16 10 4 2 36 15 +21 34
3 Waitakere United 16 8 3 5 35 32 +3 27
4 Eastern Suburbs 16 6 4 6 33 26 +7 22
5 Tasman United 16 6 2 8 27 26 +1 20 Disbanded at end of season
6 Hamilton Wanderers 16 6 2 8 24 39 −15 20
7 Southern United 16 5 4 7 25 38 −13 19 Disbanded at end of season
8 Wellington Phoenix Reserves 16 4 6 6 30 32 −2 18
9 Hawke's Bay United 16 4 3 9 32 44 −12 15
10 Canterbury United 16 2 4 10 19 36 −17 10
Source: NZ Football
(C) Champions

Grand final

Winner SF1CancelledWinner SF2

2019 NRFL Premier League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 North Shore United (C) 22 14 3 5 47 27 +20 45
2 Onehunga Sports 22 13 5 4 54 33 +21 44
3 Birkenhead United 22 11 3 8 41 32 +9 36
4 Western Springs 22 11 3 8 38 36 +2 36
5 Melville United 22 11 2 9 45 29 +16 35
6 Central United 22 10 2 10 38 32 +6 32
7 Manukau United 22 9 5 8 42 42 0 32
8 Hamilton Wanderers Reserves 22 10 2 10 41 45 −4 32
9 Eastern Suburbs Reserves 22 9 3 10 40 44 −4 30
10 Waitakere City 22 8 2 12 33 46 −13 22[b]
11 Glenfield Rovers (R) 22 5 2 15 32 49 −17 15[c] Relegation to NRFL Division 1
12 East Coast Bays (R) 22 4 2 16 27 63 −36 14
Source: [1]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2019–20 season was concluded after 16 rounds. The remaining two rounds of the regular season and the finals series were cancelled. Auckland City, who were leading the regular season table, were declared champions and also awarded the Minor Premiership.[1][2]
  2. ^ Waitakere City were deducted 4 points for incorrect coaching license.
  3. ^ Glenfield Rovers were deducted 2 points for incorrect coaching license.

2019 Central Premier League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Western Suburbs (C) 18 13 3 2 58 18 +40 42
2 Napier City Rovers 18 12 1 5 57 30 +27 37
3 Miramar Rangers 18 11 2 5 69 29 +40 35
4 North Wellington 18 10 4 4 63 34 +29 34
5 Wellington Olympic 18 11 0 7 60 32 +28 33
6 Lower Hutt City 18 9 0 9 49 40 +9 27
7 Stop Out 18 8 2 8 55 39 +16 26
8 Waterside Karori 18 6 2 10 34 40 −6 20
9 Wairarapa United 18 0 3 15 27 88 −61 3
10 Wellington United (R) 18 0 3 15 21 143 −122 3 Relegation to Capital Premier/Central Federation League
Source: [2]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

2019 Mainland Premier League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cashmere Technical (C) 14 12 1 1 56 12 +44 37 Champions and qualification to Southern Football League
2 Nelson Suburbs 14 9 1 4 35 18 +17 28 Qualification to Southern Football League
3 Nomads United 14 8 0 6 38 37 +1 24
4 Western 14 6 2 6 25 24 +1 20
5 Coastal Spirit 14 6 1 7 35 23 +12 19
6 Ferrymead Bays 14 5 2 7 20 33 −13 17 Qualification to Mainland Premier Qualifying League
7 Selwyn United 14 5 1 8 31 41 −10 16
8 FC Twenty 11 (R) 14 0 2 12 14 66 −52 2
Qualification to Mainland Premier Qualifying League
Relegated to Canterbury Championship League
Source: Fiji Football, Ultimate New Zealand
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head to head; 3) Disciplinary record (1 Disciplinary Point for Yellow, 3 Disciplinary Points for Red); 4) Coin toss[7]
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

2019 FootballSouth Premier League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Mosgiel 9 7 2 0 27 7 +20 23 Champions and qualification to Southern Football League
2 Otago University 9 6 2 1 23 8 +15 20 Qualification to Southern Football League
3 Caversham 9 6 0 3 21 15 +6 18
4 Roslyn-Wakari 9 5 1 3 27 15 +12 16 Qualification to FootballSouth Championship
5 Queenstown 9 5 1 3 21 18 +3 16
6 Dunedin Technical 9 4 0 5 17 16 +1 12
7 Green Island 9 3 0 6 25 22 +3 9
8 Southland United (W) 9 3 0 6 16 25 −9 9
Qualification to FootballSouth Championship
Withdrew at end of season
9 Wānaka 9 3 0 6 10 23 −13 9 Qualification to FootballSouth Championship
10 Northern 9 0 0 9 7 45 −38 0
Source: Fiji Football, Ultimate New Zealand
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss[8]
(W) Withdrew

Championship round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Green Island (C) 12 9 0 3 51 24 +27 27
2 Roslyn-Wakari 12 8 1 3 43 19 +24 25
3 Wanaka 12 6 4 2 31 21 +10 22
4 Dunedin Technical 12 7 1 4 26 25 +1 22
5 Queenstown 12 5 1 6 28 29 −1 16
6 Southland United 12 3 1 8 19 40 −21 10
7 Northern 12 0 0 12 18 58 −40 0
Source: [3]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss[9]
(C) Champions

2019 Southern League

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Nelson Suburbs 7 5 2 0 17 5 +12 17 Winner of Southern Football League
2 Cashmere Technical 7 5 1 1 24 7 +17 16
3 Coastal Spirit 7 4 1 2 19 12 +7 13
4 Caversham 7 3 2 2 14 10 +4 11
5 Mosgiel 7 2 1 4 12 16 −4 7
6 Nomads United 7 2 1 4 15 19 −4 7
7 Western 7 2 1 4 10 20 −10 7
8 Otago University 7 0 1 6 9 31 −22 1
Source: Fiji Football, Ultimate New Zealand
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss[10]

Cup competitions

Chatham Cup

Final
Melville United2–3Napier City Rovers
Report
  • McNamara 82'
  • Schofield 85'
  • Goto 89'
Referee: Antony Riley

Charity Cup

This match also doubled as a NZFC match.[11]

Eastern Suburbs0–2Auckland City
Report
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh[12]

Women's football

Women's Premiership

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Canterbury United Pride (C) 12 10 1 1 36 8 +28 31 Qualification to the Final
2 Northern Lights 12 7 5 0 28 8 +20 26
3 Auckland 12 6 4 2 20 13 +7 22
4 Southern United 12 6 2 4 27 20 +7 20
5 Capital 12 3 2 7 24 28 −4 11
6 WaiBOP 12 2 1 9 6 33 −27 7
7 Central Football 12 0 1 11 9 40 −31 1
Source: The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Grand final

Canterbury United Pride1–1 (a.e.t.)Northern Lights
  • Dominikovich 56'
Report
Penalties
  • Lake
  • van Noorden
  • Dabner
  • Nicholson
4–2


Kate Sheppard Cup

Final

Coastal Spirit0–4Eastern Suburbs
Report

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Premiership concluded, Auckland City champions". New Zealand Football. 18 March 2020. Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Auckland City FC declared champions". Auckland City FC. 18 March 2020. Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Match report – Group A – New Zealand v Angola" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 26 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Match report – Group A – Brazil v New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Match report – Group A – Canada v New Zealand" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Women's U-17 event cancelled". Oceania Football Confederation. 5 June 2020.
  7. ^ "2024 Playing Regulations South Island Qualifying League Womens Canterbury Premier League: Article 9 - Competition Points". Mainland Football. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
  8. ^ "National League Regulations 2021: Article 28 - NL Format". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  9. ^ "National League Regulations 2021: Article 28 - NL Format". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  10. ^ "WOMEN'S SOUTH ISLAND LEAGUE REGULATIONS SEASON 2023: Article 29 - WSIL Format". Mainland Football. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
  11. ^ "NZF Charity Cup up for grabs". Auckland City FC. 6 February 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  12. ^ "ISPS Handa Premiership Match Week 18 Preview". New Zealand Football. 14 March 2020. Retrieved 16 October 2025.