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New Zealand Football Championship (NZFC)
Founded2004; 20 years ago (2004)
Folded2021; 3 years ago (2021)
CountryNew Zealand
ConfederationOFC
Number of teams8
Level on pyramid1
Domestic cup(s)White Ribbon Cup
International cup(s)OFC Champions League
Last championsTeam Wellington (3rd title)
(2020–21)
Current premiersAuckland City (12th title)
Most championshipsAuckland City (8 titles)
Most premiershipsAuckland City (12 titles)
Most appearancesJake Butler (257 appearances)
Top goalscorerEmiliano Tade (80 goals)
TV partnersSky Sports
Websitewww.nzfc.co.nz Edit this at Wikidata

The New Zealand Football Championship (Māori: Te Whakataetae Whutupaoro a Aotearoa) was a men's association football league at the top of the New Zealand league system. Founded in 2004, the New Zealand Football Championship was the successor to a myriad of short-lived football leagues in the country, including the National Soccer League, the National Summer Soccer League and the New Zealand Superclub League. The league was contested by ten teams in a franchise system. For sponsorship reasons, the competition was known as the ISPS Handa Men's Premiership. From the 2021 season, it was replaced by the New Zealand National League.[1]

The seasons used to run from October through to April, and consist of an eighteen-round regular season followed by a playoff series involving the four highest-placed teams, culminating in a Grand Final. Each season, two clubs would gain qualification to the OFC Champions League, the continental competition for the Oceania region. The league does not use a system of promotion and relegation.

Auckland City were the most successful side since the competition's inception, with twelve premierships and seven championship titles. A youth competition, called the National Youth League, ran parallel to the regular season from October to December – the final champions were also Auckland City, winning the final season of the competition in 2019.

Competition format

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There were two stages to the competition: the regular season, in which each team played each other twice for a total of 18 games; and the playoffs, in which the top four teams in the league play knockout matches in order to determine the champion.[2]

Regular season

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Each team played each other team twice: once at home, and once away. Teams score three points for a win, one for a draw, and no points for a loss. At the end of the regular season, the top four teams progress to the playoffs.

For the first four seasons, the regular season had the teams play each other three times. This was changed to a home-and-away system in 2008, due to financial difficulties affecting some clubs.

Playoffs

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The playoffs consist of three matches; there were two semi-final matches, and the winners of each progress to a one-match Grand Final.

In the inaugural season, three teams took part in the playoffs. The Minor Premier (the winner of the regular season) received automatic entry to the grand final as well as hosting rights, while the second and third placed teams played a one-game preliminary final to determine entry to the grand final. The NZFC also experimented with a five team playoff in the 2005–06 season, however, this was discontinued and the league reverted to the three-team playoff system for the 2006–07 and 2007–08 seasons. The league changed to the four-team playoff system in the 2009–10 season.

Qualification to OFC Champions League

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Two teams from the NZFC qualified for the OFC Champions League each season: the team that won the regular season (the "Minor Premier") and the team that won the Grand Final (the "Champion"). If the same team wins both the Minor Premiership and the Championship, the second Champions League spot is granted to the regular season runner-up. This occurred on numerous occasions; the first instance being in 2006 when Auckland City (premiers and champions) and YoungHeart Manawatu qualified, YoungHeart Manawatu not making it to the Grand Final.

No promotion and relegation existed, making it a closed league similar to the A-League in Australia and Major League Soccer in the United States.

History

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Establishment in 2004 to present

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The New Zealand Football Championship was created as a replacement to the former New Zealand National Soccer League, a tournament involving clubs from the regional governing bodies of New Zealand Football. The NZFC was to be run as a summer league involving new clubs created solely for the new competition, with these new clubs being run jointly by existing winter clubs. The only exception to this was Napier City Rovers, whose summer club would be rebranded Hawke's Bay United during the second season, to be operated jointly by other clubs in the Hawke's Bay region.

Eleven groups bid for franchises, with the successful bids being announced on 7 April 2004 as Auckland City, Canterbury United, Napier City Rovers, Otago United, Team Wellington, Waikato FC, Waitakere United and YoungHeart Manawatu, with Olé Madrids, East Auckland and Team Bay of Plenty being excluded. Unhappy at their exclusion, the Olé Madrids bid team took New Zealand Soccer to court, suing for damages and demanding inclusion in the competition, claiming that, whilst they met NZ Soccer's criteria for inclusion, other successful bids did not. The case was dropped by the Madrids team eight days before the commencement of the first NZFC season.[3] The Olé Academy, previously having had a relationship with Team Wellington, currently holds an exclusive partnership with current league side Eastern Suburbs.[4][5] East Auckland also considered legal action, however this was not pursued.[6]

The first match of the competition was on 15 October 2004, with Auckland City defeating Napier City Rovers 3–1 at Park Island, Napier. Auckland City were also crowned the inaugural NZFC champions after defeating Waitakere United 3–2 in the final.

The second season saw Napier City Rovers rebrand and reorganize their NZFC team as Hawke's Bay United, forming an amalgamated franchise with other local clubs. It also saw the first instance of a NZFC team winning the O-League, with Auckland City FC defeating Tahitian team AS Pirae 3–1.

At the conclusion of the 2006–07 season, New Zealand Football granted three-season licence extensions to seven of the eight franchises – all but YoungHeart Manawatu, who had to reapply due to concerns over the club's financial and organisational situation. However, YoungHeart eventually earned reinstatement after beating out four rival bids – one based in Gisborne, one from North Shore City, and two from Manukau. Olé Madrids also applied for the licence; however they withdrew early.[7]

On 2 September 2010, New Zealand Football announced a five-year sponsorship agreement with ASB Bank resulting in the rebranding of the New Zealand Football Championship to the ASB Premiership.[8]

In 2013, after a review of the competition by the ASB Premiership review committee, YoungHeart Manawatu was dropped from the competition after finishing last in the previous three seasons. New Zealand Football also confirmed that a team composed of New Zealand players born on or after 1 January 1995 would take Manawatu's place in the Premiership for at least two seasons. The addition of the team – to be known as Wanderers SC – was to provide adequate preparation for New Zealand's U-20 players for the upcoming 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup which will be hosted by New Zealand.[9] Much confusion surrounded the initials "SC" in the Wanderers' name, as no official explanation was given as to what they stood for. It wasn't until after their first match that coach Darren Bazeley finally revealed that "SC" stood for "Special Club", saying "it acknowledges this team has arisen out of a special situation and was specially formed for the purpose."[10]

The 2014–15 season saw the Premiership expand to nine teams for the first time in its history. Wellington Phoenix Reserves was added to the competition to provide game time for the members of the Phoenix squad who are not playing frequently for the first team in the A-League. Restrictions were also put in place for all clubs requiring that at least 50% of match day squads are players who are eligible to play for the All Whites.[11]

After 11 full seasons, only Auckland City and Waitakere United have been crowned Premiers or Champions, with Auckland City adding their sixth premiership and sixth title in the 2014–15 season. This trend was bucked, however, in the twelfth season of the competition, as Team Wellington defeated Auckland City 4–2 after extra time in the final.[12] The 2018–19 saw Eastern Suburbs crowned as champions for the first time, becoming the first club to win the NZFC and the New Zealand National Soccer League.

2016 expansion

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In December 2015 it was announced that the league would be expanding to 10 teams for the 2016–17 season with Eastern Suburbs from Auckland, Hamilton Wanderers from Hamilton, and Tasman United from Nelson joining the league, while WaiBop United would exit the competition.[13]

Rebrandings

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In September 2016, it was announced that the expanded league would be rebranded as the Stirling Sports Premiership.[14]

In March 2017, it was announced that the league would be rebranded as the ISPS Handa Premiership, due to a three-year sponsorship deal with ISPS Handa.[15]

National League Championship

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In March 2021, New Zealand Football announced a change to the structure of both the premiership and the top regional leagues around the country. The four top regional leagues (NRFL Premier, Central Premier League, Mainland Premier League and the FootballSouth Premier League) would be formed into the Northern League, Central League, and the Southern League. These leagues would allow local clubs to qualify for the premiership season (now known as the National League Championship), with the top 4 teams from the Northern League, the top 3 teams from the Central League, and the top 2 teams from the Southern League making up the competition, alongside the Wellington Phoenix Reserve side. All teams that qualify plus the Phoenix Reserves, would then play a single round-robin competition between September and December.[1]

Clubs

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Until 2019, the New Zealand Football Championship had no promotion or relegation, similar to leagues in Australia and the United States. A promotion and relegation system was to be introduced to the National League in 2020/2021, taking the form of a slot protection model. This model protects one National League slot for each major region of the country to protect geographic representation and maintain a pathway for all clubs into the ISPS Handa Premiership. A slot for the Wellington Phoenix's reserve side was to also be protected. Promotion and relegation were to be decided every 4 years.

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Location of all clubs in New Zealand for all seasons of the league

Current clubs

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Team City, Region Stadium Joined Head Coach
Auckland City Auckland, Auckland Kiwitea Street 2004 England José Figueira
Canterbury United Christchurch, Canterbury English Park 2004 England Lee Padmore
Eastern Suburbs Auckland, Auckland Madills Farm 2016 New Zealand Hoani Edwards
Hamilton Wanderers Hamilton, Waikato Porritt Stadium 2016 New Zealand Kale Herbert
Hawke's Bay United Napier, Hawke's Bay Bluewater Stadium 2005 England Bill Robertson
England Chris Greatholder
Team Wellington Wellington, Wellington David Farrington Park 2004 England Scott Hales
Waitakere United Whenuapai, Auckland Fred Taylor Park 2004 England Paul Hobson
Wellington Phoenix Reserves Wellington, Wellington Newtown Park 2014 England Paul Temple

Former clubs

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Team City, Region Joined Left
YoungHeart Manawatu Palmerston North, Manawatū-Whanganui 2004 2013
Wanderers SC North Shore, Auckland 2013 2015
WaiBOP United Cambridge, Waikato 2004 2016
Southern United Dunedin, Otago 2004 2020
Tasman United Nelson, Nelson 2016 2020

Name changes

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Champions and premiers

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Season Regular Season Grand Final
Premiers Points Runners-up Points Champions Score Runners-up
2004–05 Auckland City 46 Waitakere United 40 Auckland City 3 – 2 Waitakere United
2005–06 Auckland City 48 YoungHeart Manawatu 46 Auckland City 3 – 3 (a.e.t.)
4 – 3 (p.s.o.) 		Canterbury United
2006–07 Waitakere United 47 YoungHeart Manawatu 45 Auckland City 3 – 2 Waitakere United
2007–08 Waitakere United 51 Auckland City 50 Waitakere United 2 – 0 Team Wellington
2008–09 Waitakere United 33 Auckland City 25 Auckland City 2 – 1 Waitakere United
2009–10 Auckland City 31 Waitakere United 29 Waitakere United 3 – 1 Canterbury United
2010–11 Waitakere United 36 Auckland City 30 Waitakere United 3 – 2 Auckland City
2011–12 Auckland City 36 Canterbury United 29 Waitakere United 4 – 1 Team Wellington
2012–13 Waitakere United 37 Auckland City 33 Waitakere United 4 – 3
(a.e.t.) 		Auckland City
2013–14 Auckland City 33 Team Wellington 26 Auckland City 1 – 0 Team Wellington
2014–15 Auckland City 42 Team Wellington 30 Auckland City 2 – 1 Hawke's Bay United
2015–16 Auckland City 38 Hawke's Bay United 30 Team Wellington 4 – 2
(a.e.t.) 		Auckland City
2016–17 Auckland City 36 Team Wellington 36 Team Wellington 2 – 1 Auckland City
2017–18 Auckland City 40 Team Wellington 37 Auckland City 1 – 0 Team Wellington
2018–19 Auckland City 52 Eastern Suburbs 40 Eastern Suburbs 3 – 0 Team Wellington
2019–20 Auckland City 37† Team Wellington 34† Auckland City Not played† Team Wellington
2020–21 Auckland City 28 Team Wellington 26 Team Wellington 4 – 2 Auckland City

† 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, and qualified for the 2021 OFC Champions League together with Team Wellington, who were at second place in the regular season table.[16][17]

Premiership winners

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Team Titles Runners-up Winning Years
Auckland City
12
4
 2004–05, 2005–06, 2009–10, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21
Waitakere United
5
2
 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13
Team Wellington
–
6
YoungHeart Manawatu
–
2
Canterbury United
–
1
Hawke's Bay United
–
1
Eastern Suburbs
–
1

Championship winners

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Team Titles Runners-up Winning Years
Auckland City
8
5
 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2017–18, 2019–20
Waitakere United
5
3
 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13
Team Wellington
3
6
 2015–16, 2016–17, 2020–21
Eastern Suburbs
1
–
 2018–19
Canterbury United
–
2
Hawke's Bay United
–
1

Awards

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Golden Boot

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The Golden Boot is presented to the player who scores the most goals during the season.

Year Player Club Goals
2007–08 New Zealand Graham Little Team Wellington 12
2008–09 Costa Rica Luis Corrales Team Wellington 12
2009–10 Vanuatu Seule Soromon YoungHeart Manawatu 9
2010–11 New Zealand Allan Pearce Waitakere United 13
2011–12 Papua New Guinea George Slefendorfas Canterbury United 12
2012–13 Fiji Roy Krishna Waitakere United 12
2013–14 Argentina Emiliano Tade Auckland City 12
2014–15 United States Tyler Boyd
England Tom Jackson
New Zealand Sean Lovemore 		Wellington Phoenix
Southern United
Hawke's Bay United 		10
2015–16 New Zealand Ryan De Vries Auckland City 15
2016–17 England Tom Jackson Team Wellington 16
2017–18 Argentina Emiliano Tade Auckland City 16
2018–19 New Zealand Callum McCowatt Eastern Suburbs 21
2019–20 New Zealand Myer Bevan Auckland City 15
2020–21 Ghana Derek Tieku
New Zealand Hamish Watson† 		Hamilton Wanderers
Team Wellington 		12

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

Steve Sumner Trophy

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The Steve Sumner Trophy is presented to the man of the match in the final.

Year Player Club
2017–18[19] Callum McCowatt Auckland City
2018–19[19] Callum McCowatt Eastern Suburbs
2019–20 Not awarded†
2020–21[18] Andy Bevin Team Wellington

† Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2019–20 season was concluded after 16 rounds and the final series wasn't played.[16][17]

Team of the Decade

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In 2014, to celebrate the first 10 years of the league under the franchise format (2004–05 to 2013–14), New Zealand Football announced an official Team of the Decade and five individual player awards.[20][21]

Prior to the ASB Premiership Grand Final in 2014, the Team of the Decade was announced, as selected by a panel of media experts.[21] The team was selected in a 4–3–3 formation.

Position Player Club(s)
Goalkeeper England Danny Robinson Waikato, Waitakere United
Defenders New Zealand James Pritchett Auckland City
New Zealand Ivan Vicelich Auckland City
New Zealand Danny Hay Waitakere United
New Zealand Ian Hogg Hawke's Bay United, Waitakere United, Auckland City
Midfielders Wales Chris Bale Waitakere United, Team Wellington, Auckland City
New Zealand Aaron Clapham Canterbury United
Spain Albert Riera Auckland City
Strikers South Africa Keryn Jordan Waitakere United, Auckland City
Fiji Roy Krishna Waitakere United, Auckland City
Solomon Islands Benjamin Totori YoungHeart Manawatu, Waitakere United
Substitutes New Zealand Ross Nicholson (RGK) Auckland City, YoungHeart Manawatu
New Zealand Ben Sigmund Canterbury United, Auckland City
New Zealand Jake Butler Waitakere United
New Zealand Allan Pearce Waitakere United
South Africa Grant Young Hawke's Bay United, Waitakere United, Auckland City
Coach England Alan Jones Auckland City

Players of the Decade

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Throughout the 2013–14 national league season, four Player of the Decade awards (based on playing position) were announced and prior to the 2014 Grand Final an overall Player of the Decade was announced. These awards were decided by a panel of media experts with input from fans via a public vote.[20]

Award Player Club(s)
Player of the Decade[21] South Africa Keryn Jordan Waitakere United, Auckland City
Goalkeeper of the Decade[22] England Danny Robinson Waikato, Waitakere United
Defender of the Decade[23] New Zealand Ivan Vicelich Auckland City
Midfielder of the Decade[24] New Zealand Aaron Clapham Canterbury United
Striker of the Decade[25] Fiji Roy Krishna Waitakere United, Auckland City

Records and statistics

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Regular season matches

Updated to end of 2020–21 season

Club SP Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Auckland City 17 282 200 47 35 699 278 +421 647 12 4 1 -
Canterbury United 17 282 115 53 114 461 444 +17 398 - 1 4 5
Eastern Suburbs 5 84 43 14 27 176 114 +62 143 - 1 - 3
Hamilton Wanderers 5 84 21 13 50 128 204 −76 76 - - 1 -
Hawke's Bay United¹ 17 282 101 51 130 477 582 −105 354 - 1 2 3
Southern United² 16 268 59 49 160 308 593 −285 226 - - - -
Tasman United 4 70 19 17 34 112 143 −31 74 - - - -
Team Wellington 17 282 145 54 83 613 445 +168 489 - 6 4 4
WaiBOP United³ 12 198 61 28 109 272 410 −138 211 - - 1 -
Waitakere United 17 282 151 42 89 602 413 +189 495 5 2 3 2
Wanderers SC 2 30 6 4 20 43 68 −25 22 - - - -
Wellington Phoenix Reserves 7 114 28 20 66 183 289 −106 104 - - - -
YoungHeart Manawatu 9 154 51 25 78 253 344 −91 178 - 2 1 -
¹ Includes record as Napier City Rovers
² Includes record as Otago United
³ Includes record as Waikato FC
Finals matches

As of the conclusion of the 2020–21 season

Club SP Pld W D L GF GA GD 1st 2nd
Auckland City 16 34 22 1 11 78 52 +26 8 5
Team Wellington 13 29 15 2 12 55 58 −3 3 6
Waitakere United 11 24 13 1 10 64 52 +12 5 3
Canterbury United 8 16 4 2 10 19 32 −13 - 2
Hawke's Bay United¹ 5 9 1 0 8 13 24 −11 - 1
Eastern Suburbs 3 4 2 0 2 5 6 −1 1 -
YoungHeart Manawatu 3 5 1 1 3 6 10 −4 - -
Southern United² 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 - -
Hamilton Wanderers 1 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3 - -
WaiBOP United³ 1 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3 - -
¹ Includes record as Napier City Rovers
² Includes record as Otago United
³ Includes record as Waikato FC
Largest victories
Season Home team Result Away team Date
2013–14 Southern United 0 – 10 Auckland City 16 February 2013
2006–07 Waitakere United 8 – 0 Southern United 8 March 2007
2007–08 YoungHeart Manawatu 0 – 8 Team Wellington 6 January 2008
2007–08 Canterbury United 1 – 9 Waitakere United 20 January 2008
2011–12 Canterbury United 9 – 1 YoungHeart Manawatu 22 January 2012
2012–13 Waikato 1 – 9 Waitakere United 20 January 2013
2005–06 YoungHeart Manawatu 8 – 1 Hawke's Bay United 18 February 2006
2006–07 Team Wellington 7 – 0 Hawke's Bay United 26 January 2007
2011–12 Canterbury United 7 – 0 Hawke's Bay United 4 February 2012
Highest scoring matches
Season Home team Result Away team Date
2005–06 Team Wellington 4 – 6 Auckland City 7 January 2006
2007–08 Canterbury United 1 – 9 Waitakere United 20 January 2008
2011–12 Canterbury United 9 – 1 YoungHeart Manawatu 22 January 2012
2012–13 Waikato 1 – 9 Waitakere United 20 January 2013
2012–13 Waitakere United 6 – 4 Hawke's Bay United 9 March 2013
2013–14 Southern United 0 – 10 Auckland City 16 February 2013
2005–06 YoungHeart Manawatu 8 – 1 Hawke's Bay United 18 February 2006
2007–08 Waikato 4 – 5 YoungHeart Manawatu 30 March 2008
2011–12 YoungHeart Manawatu 2 – 7 Waitakere United 15 January 2012
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OFC Champions League

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Main article: OFC Champions League

The OFC Champions League, also known as the O-League, is the premier football competition in Oceania. It is organized by the OFC, Oceania's football governing body. It has been organized since 2007 under the current format, following its successor, the Oceania Club Championship. Two teams from the ISPS Handa Premiership participate annually. Four O-League titles have been won by teams from New Zealand.

ASB Charity Cup

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Main article: Charity Cup

The ASB Charity Cup was introduced in 2011 as a season opener played the weekend before the first matches of the ASB Premiership season.[26] The fixture pits the ASB Premiership Grand Final winner against the best performing New Zealand team in the OFC Champions League.[26] However, when the same team fills both categories as Auckland City did in 2014 and 2015 the ASB Premiership runner-up qualifies for Charity Cup.[27]

Year Winner Score Runner-up
2011 Auckland City 3–2 Waitakere United
2012 Waitakere United 2–1 Auckland City
2013 Auckland City 4–1 Waitakere United
2014 Team Wellington 2–2

(4–3 PSO)

Auckland City
2015 Auckland City 3–0 Team Wellington
2016 Auckland City 3–1 Team Wellington
2017 Team Wellington 3–1 Auckland City FC
2018 Auckland City 4–3 Team Wellington
ASB Phoenix Challenge

The 2010–11 season saw the introduction of the ASB Challenge Series. This was an individual friendly competition in which the eight Premiership teams competed against a reserve team attached to Wellington Phoenix, a New Zealand-based team playing in the Australian A-League. The ASB Phoenix Challenge was discontinued after the 2010–11 season but reinstated for 2012–2013, its last appearance.

White Ribbon Cup
Main article: White Ribbon Cup

The White Ribbon Cup, is a knockout cup competition run by New Zealand Football. The 2011–12 season will be the inaugural season of the NZF Cup.

It was established in 2011 to provide regular football for the six clubs not participating in the Oceania Champions League and runs in conjunction with the ISPS Handa Premiership regular season.[28]

Season Winner Score Runner-up
2011–12 Team Wellington 6–1 Waikato FC

National Youth League

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Main article: National Youth League (New Zealand)

New Zealand Football additionally ran the National Youth League, a competition for the youth teams for each of the clubs in the New Zealand Football Championship. It was held between October and December, and consisted of each team playing each other once; the fixture list mirroring that of the senior league. The team with the most points at the end of the season became the champions. The final champions were the youth team of Auckland City.[29] After a review by New Zealand Football of all their national competitions,[30] it was decided to end the national youth competition with its last season being 2019.[30][31] In the last season of the competition, Auckland City won its seventh title as well as winning three in a row from 2017 to 2019 to finish as champions of the competition.[32]

See also

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