2020–21 New Zealand Football Championship

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The 2020–21 New Zealand Football Championship season (currently known as the ISPS Handa Men's Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the seventeenth and final season of the NZFC since its establishment in 2004. Eight teams compete in the competition with Auckland City and Team Wellington representing the ISPS Handa Men's Premiership in the 2021 OFC Champions League after Auckland City finished Premiers, with Team Wellington finishing regular season runners-up in the 2019–20 competition, after the remainder of the competition was cancelled mid-March due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New Zealand.[1] The change from ten teams to eight teams was due to Tasman United and Southern United joining Canterbury United to form a united South Island team, playing under the Canterbury United name.[2] Auckland City won the league with a game in hand, taking top spot for their 12th premiership.[3]

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ISPS Handa Men's Premiership
Season2020–21
ChampionsTeam Wellington
PremiersAuckland City
Matches played56
Goals scored186 (3.32 per match)
Best PlayerAlex Paulsen (Wellington Phoenix)
Top goalscorerHamish Watson (12) (Team Wellington)
Biggest home winEastern Suburbs 8–0 Wellington Phoenix (31 January 2021)
Biggest away winCanterbury United 0–4 Waitakere United (14 November 2020)
Wellington Phoenix 0–4 Eastern Suburbs (28 November 2020)
Hamilton Wanderers 0–4 Auckland City (31 January 2021)
Highest scoringEastern Suburbs 8–0 Wellington Phoenix (31 January 2021)
All statistics correct as of 21 March 2021.
Steve Sumner Trophy - Andy Bevin (Team Wellington)
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Clubs

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TeamLocationStadiumCapacityManagerKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Auckland CityAucklandKiwitea Street3,250England José Figueira[4]Dynasty Sport[5]Vuksich & Borich, Trillian Trust Inc
Canterbury UnitedChristchurchEnglish Park9,000England Lee Padmore[6]NikeMcDonald's
Eastern SuburbsAucklandMadills Farm1,000England Tony Readings[7][8]LilywhitesWinger Motors
Hamilton WanderersHamiltonPorritt Stadium5,000New Zealand Kale Herbert[9]Dynasty Sport[10]The Soccer Shop
Hawke's Bay UnitedNapierBluewater Stadium5,000England Chris Greatholder
England Bill Robertson[11]
AdidasThirsty Whale
Team WellingtonWellingtonDavid Farrington Park2,250New Zealand Scott Hales[12]NikeStonewood Homes
Waitakere UnitedAucklandSeddon Fields1,000New Zealand Chris MilicichLotto Sport ItaliaTriumph Motorcycles
Wellington PhoenixLower HuttFraser Park750England Paul Temple[13]AdidasHuawei
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Regular season

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Auckland City 14 8 4 2 27 13 +14 28 Qualification to Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Team Wellington (C) 14 7 5 2 35 21 +14 26 Qualification to Finals series and disbanded at end of season
3 Hamilton Wanderers 14 5 5 4 23 21 +2 20 Qualification to Finals series
4 Eastern Suburbs 14 5 4 5 25 23 +2 19
5 Waitakere United 14 4 6 4 28 26 +2 18 Disbanded at end of season
6 Canterbury United 14 5 3 6 21 24 3 18
7 Hawke's Bay United 14 4 1 9 17 29 12 13
8 Wellington Phoenix Reserves 14 2 4 8 18 37 19 10
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Source: NZ Football
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Positions by round

More information Team ╲ Round, Auckland City ...
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314
Auckland City36445411211111
Canterbury United88877765555566
Eastern Suburbs55333244334454
Hamilton Wanderers21111333443333
Hawke's Bay United77788888677777
Team Wellington42222122122222
Waitakere United14556677866645
Wellington Phoenix63664556788888
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Source: NZ Football
  = Leader and qualification to OFC Champions League Group stage;   = Qualification to Finals series

Fixtures and results

The season was scheduled to be played on a home and away basis between 14 November 2020 and 28 February 2021, with the finals series being played in March 2021.[14] On 27 February 2021 it was announced that the game between Hawkes Bay United and Eastern Suburbs for Round 14 had been delayed because of a COVID-19 outbreak that resulted in the Auckland region moving to Level 3 and the rest of the country changing to Level 2.[15] New Zealand Football announced that the game was to be rescheduled to be played as a midweek fixture sometime between 812 March but is dependent on the Alert Levels coming down.[16] It was also announced that if the restrictions in Auckland remained, then the game would be cancelled and classed as a draw with both clubs sharing the points. If that was to happen, then the final top four teams for the semi-finals would be Auckland City, Team Wellington, Hamilton Wanderers and Waitakere United.[16] This potentially could cause more issues, as two of the teams (Auckland City and Waitakere United) are based in the Auckland region so was also advised that in the event that the restrictions where still in place when the semi-finals where due to be played, then the competition would proceed to a straight final to be played between the two clubs that where top of the league at the end of the season.[16] This would then see Auckland City and Team Wellington play the final, scheduled to be played on 21 March.[16] With the restrictions in Auckland being lowered, the game was rescheduled and played on Wednesday 10 March 2021. The result of the game decided on who finished fourth and faced Auckland City for the second Semi-final.[17]

Results table

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Home \ Away AC CU ES HW HB TW WU WP
Auckland City 2–0 1–0 2–1 2–1 3–1 2–2 4–1
Canterbury United 1–0 1–0 2–3 2–1 0–2 0–4 5–1
Eastern Suburbs 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 2–2 8–0
Hamilton Wanderers 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–4 1–1 3–2 1–1
Hawke's Bay United 0–4 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–2 2–0 3–2
Team Wellington 2–2 3–1 7–0 3–2 2–1 3–4 5–2
Waitakere United 0–3 3–3 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–4
Wellington Phoenix Reserves 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–2 3–0 0–1 1–1
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Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
All times are in New Zealand Time.

Round 1

14 November 2020 Canterbury United 0–4 Waitakere United Christchurch
14:00 Report
  • Greive 45'
  • Garriga 62'
  • Connor-McClean 81'
  • Schnell 90'
Stadium: English Park
Referee: Chris Bennett
14 November 2020 Wellington Phoenix 0–1 Team Wellington Lower Hutt
14:00 Report
  • Sinclair 89'
Stadium: Fraser Park
Referee: Calvin-Kei Berg
15 November 2020 Hawke's Bay United 0–3 Hamilton Wanderers Napier
14:00 Report
  • Signey 53', 55'
  • Tieku 85'
Stadium: Bluewater Stadium
Referee: John Rowbury

Round 2

21 November 2020 Waitakere United 1–4 Wellington Phoenix Auckland
13:30
Report
Stadium: Seddon Fields
Referee: Ben O'Connell
22 November 2020 Hamilton Wanderers 2–0 Auckland City Hamilton
14:00
  • Tieku 32', 44'
Report Stadium: Porritt Stadium
Referee: Luke Gardner
22 November 2020 Eastern Suburbs 3–1 Canterbury United Auckland
16:00
  • Kalua 37'
  • Thurston 41'
  • Sinclair 63'
Report
  • Richards 56'
Stadium: Madills Farm
Referee: John Rowbury

Round 3

28 November 2020 Wellington Phoenix 0–4 Eastern Suburbs Lower Hutt
13:00 Report
  • Hoyle 3'
  • Thurston 32', 53'
  • Strong 81'
Stadium: Fraser Park
Referee: Chris Bennett
28 November 2020 Waitakere United 2–2 Team Wellington Auckland
13:00
  • Searle 48'
  • Redfearn 90+2'
Report
Stadium: Seddon Fields
Referee: John Rowbury
29 November 2020 Auckland City 2–1 Hawke's Bay United Auckland
14:00
Report
Stadium: Kiwitea Street
Referee: Ben O'Connell
29 November 2020 Canterbury United 2–3 Hamilton Wanderers Christchurch
16:00
Report
  • Tieku 34'
  • Semmy 52'
  • Lamb 79'
Stadium: English Park
Referee: Matt Conger

Round 4

6 December 2020 Hamilton Wanderers 1–1 Wellington Phoenix Hamilton
13:00
Report
Stadium: Porritt Stadium
Referee: Nick Waldron
6 December 2020 Hawke's Bay United 0–3 Canterbury United Napier
13:30 Report
Stadium: Bluewater Stadium
Referee: Chris Bennett
6 December 2020 Eastern Suburbs 2–2 Waitakere United Auckland
16:00
Report
  • Duncan 14'
  • Redfearn 40'
Stadium: Madills Farm
Referee: Calvin Berg
6 December 2020 Team Wellington 2–2 Auckland City Wellington
16:00
Report
Stadium: David Farrington Park
Referee: John Rowbury

Round 5

12 December 2020 Wellington Phoenix 3–0 Hawke's Bay United Lower Hutt
14:00
Report Stadium: Fraser Park
Referee: Ben O'Connell
12 December 2020 Waitakere United 1–1 Hamilton Wanderers Auckland
15:00 Report
Stadium: Seddon Fields
Referee: Matt Conger
13 December 2020 Eastern Suburbs 1–1 Team Wellington Auckland
15:00
  • Thurston 45+2'
Report
Stadium: Madills Farm
Referee: Nick Waldron
13 December 2020 Canterbury United 1–0 Auckland City Christchurch
16:00
  • Richards 89'
Report Stadium: English Park
Referee: Calvin Berg

Round 6

19 December 2020 Auckland City 4–1 Wellington Phoenix Auckland
13:30
Report
Stadium: Kiwitea Street
Referee: John Rowbury
20 December 2020 Hawke's Bay United 2–0 Waitakere United Napier
13:00
Report Stadium: Bluewater Stadium
Referee: Nick Waldron
20 December 2020 Hamilton Wanderers 1–2 Eastern Suburbs Hamilton
16:00
  • Tieku 20'
Report
  • Feutz 11', 34'
Stadium: Porritt Stadium
Referee: Calvin Berg

Round 7

10 January 2021 Hamilton Wanderers 1–1 Team Wellington Hamilton
14:00
Report
Stadium: Porritt Stadium
Referee: Nick Waldron
10 January 2021 Eastern Suburbs 1–2 Hawke's Bay United Auckland
15:00
  • Drake 70'
Report
Stadium: Madills Farm
Referee: John Rowbury
10 January 2021 Waitakere United 0–3 Auckland City Auckland
16:00 Report
Stadium: Seddon Fields
Referee: Matt Conger

Round 8

16 January 2021 Auckland City 2–1 Hamilton Wanderers Auckland
14:00
Report
  • Comber 80'
Stadium: Kiwitea Street
Referee: Calvin Berg
16 January 2021 Canterbury United 1–0 Eastern Suburbs Christchurch
15:30
  • Richards 75'
Report Stadium: English Park
Referee: Nick Waldron
17 January 2021 Hawke's Bay United 2–2 Team Wellington Napier
13:00
  • Akers 64'
  • Delhommelle 75' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Bluewater Stadium
Referee: Matt Conger
17 January 2021 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Waitakere United Lower Hutt
16:00
Report
  • Gibert 23'
Stadium: Fraser Park
Referee: John Rowbury

Round 9

23 January 2021 Waitakere United 3–3 Canterbury United Auckland
15:30
  • Schnell 77'
  • Gibert 79'
  • Grieve 87'
Report
Stadium: Seddon Fields
Referee: Matt Conger
24 January 2021 Hamilton Wanderers 1–4 Hawke's Bay United Hamilton
14:00
  • Harris 35'
Report
  • Akers 15', 60'
  • Othman 31'
  • Hoyle 75'
Stadium: Porritt Stadium
Referee: Nick Waldron
24 January 2021 Eastern Suburbs 1–1 Auckland City Auckland
16:00
Report Stadium: Madills Farm
Referee: Calvin Berg
24 January 2021 Team Wellington 5–2 Wellington Phoenix Wellington
16:00
Report
Stadium: David Farrington Park
Referee: Ben O'Connell

Round 10

30 January 2021 Team Wellington 3–4 Waitakere United Wellington
13:00
Report
  • Greive 12' (pen.)
  • Gibert 13'
  • Duncan 24'
  • Murati 57'
Stadium: David Farrington Park
Referee: Ben O'Connell
31 January 2021 Hamilton Wanderers 1–1 Canterbury United Hamilton
13:00
  • Tieku 41'
Report
  • Richards 90+2'
Stadium: Porritt Stadium
Referee: John Rowbury
31 January 2021 Hawke's Bay United 0–4 Auckland City Napier
14:00 Report
Stadium: Bluewater Stadium
Referee: Calvin Berg
31 January 2021 Eastern Suburbs 8–0 Wellington Phoenix Auckland
16:00
  • Mechell 36'
  • Feutz 52', 74', 87', 90+3'
  • Edwards 62'
  • Drake 64', 90'
Report Stadium: Madills Farm
Referee: Nick Waldron

Round 11

6 February 2021 Wellington Phoenix 1–2 Hamilton Wanderers Lower Hutt
11:30
  • Clayton 34'
Report
  • Tieku 63'
  • Lamb 78'
Stadium: Fraser Park
Referee: Chris Bennett
6 February 2021 Waitakere United 4–0 Eastern Suburbs Auckland
14:00
  • Duncan 25'
  • van den Hoven 28'
  • Greive 35'
  • Zoricich 63'
Report Stadium: Seddon Fields
Referee: Calvin Berg
6 February 2021 Canterbury United 2–1 Hawke's Bay United Christchurch
16:00
  • Taguchi 8'
  • Wilkinson 78'
Report
  • Othman 70'
Stadium: English Park
Referee: Ben O'Connell

Round 12

13 February 2021 Team Wellington 7–0 Eastern Suburbs Wellington
13:00
Report Stadium: David Farrington Park
Referee: Ben O'Connell
14 February 2021 Hawke's Bay United 3–2 Wellington Phoenix Napier
13:00
  • Akers 6', 75'
  • Othman 83'
Report
Stadium: Bluewater Stadium
Referee: Luke Gardner
14 February 2021 Auckland City 2–0 Canterbury United Auckland
14:00
Report Stadium: Kiwitea Street
Referee: John Rowbury
14 February 2021 Hamilton Wanderers 3–2 Waitakere United Hamilton
16:00
  • Tieku 54', 75', 90+4'
Report
  • Schnell 58'
  • Cromb 61'
Stadium: Porritt Stadium
Referee: Nick Waldron

Round 13

20 February 2021 Canterbury United 0–2 Team Wellington Christchurch
14:00 Report
Stadium: English Park
Referee: Calvin Berg
20 February 2021 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Auckland City Lower Hutt
14:00
Report Stadium: Fraser Park
Referee: Ben O'Connell
21 February 2021 Eastern Suburbs 1–1 Hamilton Wanderers Auckland
16:00
  • Drake 62'
Report
  • Contratti 79'
Stadium: Madills Farm
Referee: Nick Waldron
21 February 2021 Waitakere United 2–0 Hawke's Bay United Auckland
16:00
Report Stadium: Seddon Fields
Referee: Chris Bennett

Round 14

27 February 2021 Team Wellington 3–2 Hamilton Wanderers Wellington
13:00
Report
  • Clarkin 20'
  • Tieku 58'
Stadium: David Farrington Park
Referee: Matt Conger
27 February 2021 Canterbury United 5-1 Wellington Phoenix Christchurch
14:00
  • Matthysen 32'
  • Wilkinson 37'
  • Coughlan 45+1', 67', 76'
Report
Stadium: English Park
Referee: Nick Waldron
27 February 2021 Auckland City 2-2 Waitakere United Auckland
15:00
Report
  • Schnell 50'
Gibert 90+2'
Stadium: Kiwitea Street
Referee: Calvin Berg
10 March 2021 Hawke's Bay United 1–2 Eastern Suburbs Napier
16:15
  • Akers 48'
Report
Stadium: Bluewater Stadium
Referee: John Rowbury

Finals series

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Semi-finals

13 March 2021 Team Wellington 4–1 Hamilton Wanderers Wellington
14:05
Report
Stadium: David Farrington Park
Referee: Calvin Berg
14 March 2021 Auckland City 2–1 Eastern Suburbs Auckland
14:05
Gray 51' (o.g.)
Report
  • Feutz 74'
Stadium: Kiwitea Street
Referee: Nick Waldron

Grand final

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Auckland City2–4Team Wellington
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GK24Cameron Brown
DF14Jordan Valedownward-facing red arrow 74'
DF3Adam MitchellYellow card 90+4'
DF6Brian Kaltak
DF23Alfie Rogers
MF2Mario Ilichdownward-facing red arrow 89'
MF7Cameron Howieson (c)Yellow card 51'
MF16Yousif Al-Kalisydownward-facing red arrow 71'
FW10Dylan Manickum
FW20Emiliano Tade
FW22Mohamed Awad
Substitutes:
GK18Conor Tracey
DF17Andrew Blakeupward-facing green arrow 74'
DF4Mario Bilen
DF12Sam Brotherton
MF8Albert Riera
FW11Kayne Vincentupward-facing green arrow 89'
FW13Deandre Vollenhovenupward-facing green arrow 71'
Manager:
José Figueira
GK22Zac Jones
DF14Jack-Henry Sinclairdownward-facing red arrow 82'
DF2Justin Gulley
DF4Taylor Schrijvers
DF6Scott Midgley
DF23Rory McKeown
MF5Ollie Whyte
MF11Mario Barcia (c)Yellow card 71'downward-facing red arrow 88'
MF12Andy Bevin
FW8Sam Mason-Smithdownward-facing red arrow 68'
FW9Hamish Watson
Substitutes:
GK1Scott Basalaj
DF15Jake Williams
MF13Sam Dewar
MF19Haris Zebupward-facing green arrow 82'
MF20Wan Gatkekupward-facing green arrow 88'
FW7João Moreiraupward-facing green arrow 68'
FW10Nathanael Hailemariam
Manager:
Scott Hales

Steve Sumner Trophy:

  • Andy Bevin

Statistics

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As of 28 February 2021

Top scorers

Due to reaching 12 goals in less games, Hamish Watson was awarded the Golden Boot at the Grand finals.[18]

Hat-tricks

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RoundPlayerForAgainstResultDate
10[19] Hamish Watson Team Wellington Waitakere United 3–4 30 January 2021
10[20] Ryan Feutz Eastern Suburbs Wellington Phoenix Reserves 8–0 31 January 2021
12[21] Hamish Watson Team Wellington Eastern Suburbs 7–0 13 February 2021
12[22] Derek Tieku Hamilton Wanderers Waitakere United 3–2 14 February 2021
14[23] Sam Mason-Smith Team Wellington Hamilton Wanderers 3–2 27 February 2021
14[23] Garbhan Coughlan Canterbury United Wellington Phoenix Reserves 5–1 27 February 2021
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Own goals

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References

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