2019–20 New Zealand Football Championship
Season | 2019–20 |
---|---|
Champions | Auckland City |
Premiers | Auckland City |
OFC Champions League | Auckland City Team Wellington |
Matches played | 60 |
Goals scored | 226 (3.77 per match) |
Top goalscorer | Myer Bevan (12) |
Biggest home win | Eastern Suburbs 6–0 Southern United (2 February 2020) |
Biggest away win | Canterbury United 1–6 Eastern Suburbs (19 January 2020) |
Highest scoring | Waitakere United 2–6 Auckland City (11 January 2020) |
← 2018–19 2020–21 →
All statistics correct as of 2 February 2020. |
The 2019–20 New Zealand Football Championship season (currently known as the ISPS Handa Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the sixteenth season of the NZFC since its establishment in 2004. Ten teams compete in the competition with Eastern Suburbs and Auckland City representing the ISPS Handa Premiership in the 2020 OFC Champions League after finishing Champions (Eastern Suburbs) and Premiers (Auckland City) respectively in the 2018–19 competition.
Clubs[]
Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Auckland City | Auckland | Kiwitea Street | 3,250 | José Figueira[1] | Kappa | Trillian Trust Inc (Front) Carters (Back) |
Canterbury United | Christchurch | English Park | 9,000 | Lee Padmore[2] | Nike | Robbie's Bar and Bistro |
Eastern Suburbs | Auckland | Madills Farm | 5,000 | Tony Readings[3][4] | Lilywhites | Winger Motors |
Hamilton Wanderers | Hamilton | Porritt Stadium | 5,000 | Kale Herbert[5] | Kelme | The Soccer Shop |
Hawke's Bay United | Napier | Bluewater Stadium | 5,000 | Chris Greatholder Bill Robertson[6] |
Adidas | Thirsty Whale |
Southern United | Dunedin | Sunnyvale Park | 1,000 | Paul O'Reilly[7] | Lotto Sport Italia | Freshwater Solutions |
Tasman United | Nelson | Trafalgar Park | 18,000 | Jess Ibrom[8] | Nike | Nelson Pine LVL (Front) Sprig & Fern (Back) |
Team Wellington | Wellington | David Farrington Park | 2,250 | Scott Hales[9] | Nike | Stonewood Homes |
Waitakere United | Auckland | The Trusts Arena | 4,900 | Chris Milicich | Lotto Sport Italia | Mitre 10 Mega - Henderson (Front) Heritage Hotels (Back) |
Wellington Phoenix | Wellington | Porirua Park | 1,900 | Paul Temple[10] | Adidas | Huawei |
Managerial changes[]
Team | Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position on table | Incoming manager | Date of appointment |
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Hamilton Wanderers | Ricki Herbert | Resigned[5] | 4 December 2019 | 10th | Kale Herbert | 4 December 2019[5] |
Regular season[]
League table[]
On 18 March 2020, New Zealand Football announced that the 2019–20 New Zealand Football Championship season had been concluded due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 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.[11][12]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Auckland City (C) | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 15 | +27 | 37 | Qualification to OFC Champions League group stage and Finals series (cancelled) |
2 | Team Wellington (Q) | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 36 | 15 | +21 | 34 | |
3 | Waitakere United (Q) | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 32 | +3 | 27 | Qualification to Finals series (cancelled) |
4 | Eastern Suburbs | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 22 | |
5 | Tasman United | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 26 | +1 | 20 | |
6 | Hamilton Wanderers | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 39 | −15 | 20 | |
7 | Southern United | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 38 | −13 | 19 | |
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 |
Positions by round[]
Leader and qualification to OFC Champions League Group stage | |
Qualification to Finals series |
Notes:
- Southern United beat Tasman United 4–0 in round 1, however it was ruled by NZ Football that they had played an ineligible player so forfeited the result. This meant the win was awarded as a 3–0 result to Tasman United.[13][14]
Fixtures and results[]
The season was scheduled to be played on a home and away basis between November 2019 and March 2020, with the finals series being played in April 2020.[15]
Round 1[]
2 November 2019 | Hawke's Bay United | 2–3 | Auckland City | showNapier |
2 November 2019 | Waitakere United | 3–1 | Wellington Phoenix | showAuckland |
2 November 2019 | Southern United | 0–3* | Tasman United | showDunedin |
3 November 2019 | Team Wellington | 5–1 | Hamilton Wanderers | showWellington |
3 November 2019 | Eastern Suburbs | 1–0 | Canterbury United | showAuckland |
*Southern United beat Tasman United 4–0 however it was ruled by NZ Football that they had played an ineligible player so forfeited the result. This meant the win was awarded as a 3–0 result to Tasman United.[13]
Round 2[]
10 November 2019 | Wellington Phoenix | 3–4 | Hawke's Bay United | showPorirua |
10 November 2019 | Canterbury United | 2–1 | Southern United | showChristchurch |
10 November 2019 | Hamilton Wanderers | 3–0 | Eastern Suburbs | showHamilton |
10 November 2019 | Tasman United | 0–2 | Waitakere United | showNelson |
10 November 2019 | Auckland City | 2–2 | Team Wellington | showAuckland |
Round 3[]
16 November 2019 | Hamilton Wanderers | 0–5 | Auckland City | showCambridge |
16 November 2019 | Waitakere United | 1–1 | Canterbury United | showAuckland |
16 November 2019 | Hawke's Bay United | 2–0 | Tasman United | showNapier |
16 November 2019 | Southern United | 2–4 | Eastern Suburbs | showDunedin |
17 November 2019 | Team Wellington | 2–2 | Wellington Phoenix | showWellington |
Round 4[]
23 November 2019 | Southern United | 4–0 | Hamilton Wanderers | showDunedin |
23 November 2019 | Wellington Phoenix | 0–3 | Auckland City | showWellington |
24 November 2019 | Canterbury United | 2–2 | Hawke's Bay United | showChristchurch |
24 November 2019 | Tasman United | 1–0 | Team Wellington | showNelson |
24 November 2019 | Eastern Suburbs | 1–1 | Waitakere United | showAuckland |
Round 5[]
30 November 2019 | Waitakere United | 2–5 | Southern United | showAuckland |
1 December 2019 | Hawke's Bay United | 3–3 | Eastern Suburbs | showNapier |
1 December 2019 | Hamilton Wanderers | 2–4 | Wellington Phoenix | showHamilton |
1 December 2019 | Team Wellington | 2–1 | Canterbury United | showWellington |
1 December 2019 | Auckland City | 2–1 | Tasman United | showAuckland |
Round 6[]
7 December 2019 | Southern United | 2–2 | Hawke's Bay United | showDunedin |
8 December 2019 | Canterbury United | 0–3 | Auckland City | showChristchurch |
8 December 2019 | Hamilton Wanderers | 1–2 | Waitakere United | showHamilton |
8 December 2019 | Tasman United | 1–1 | Wellington Phoenix | showNelson |
8 December 2019 | Eastern Suburbs | 2–3 | Team Wellington | showAuckland |
Round 7[]
14 December 2019 | Wellington Phoenix | 3–3 | Canterbury United | showPorirua |
14 December 2019 | Auckland City | 0–0 | Eastern Suburbs | showAuckland |
15 December 2019 | Hawke's Bay United | 4–2 | Waitakere United | showNapier |
15 December 2019 | Tasman United | 2–3 | Hamilton Wanderers | showNelson |
15 December 2019 | Team Wellington | 6–1 | Southern United | showWellington |
Round 8[]
20 December 2019 | Canterbury United | 2–0 | Tasman United | showChristchurch |
21 December 2019 | Waitakere United | 1–1 | Team Wellington | showAuckland |
21 December 2019 | Southern United | 0–0 | Auckland City | showDunedin |
22 December 2019 | Eastern Suburbs | 2–2 | Wellington Phoenix | showAuckland |
22 December 2019 | Hamilton Wanderers | 2–1 | Hawke's Bay United | showHamilton |
Round 9[]
11 January 2020 | Waitakere United | 2–6 | Auckland City | showAuckland |
11 January 2020 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–1 | Southern United | showWellington |
12 January 2020 | Canterbury United | 1–3 | Hamilton Wanderers | showChristchurch |
12 January 2020 | Tasman United | 2–0 | Eastern Suburbs | showNelson |
12 January 2020 | Team Wellington | 4–0 | Hawke's Bay United | showWellington |
Round 10[]
18 January 2020 | Tasman United | 5–0 | Southern United | showBlenheim |
19 January 2020 | Canterbury United | 1–6 | Eastern Suburbs | showChristchurch |
19 January 2020 | Hamilton Wanderers | 1–0 | Team Wellington | showHamilton |
19 January 2020 | Wellington Phoenix | 3–4 | Waitakere United | showPorirua |
19 January 2020 | Auckland City | 4–2 | Hawke's Bay United | showAuckland |
Round 11[]
25 January 2020 | Waitakere United | 3–2 | Tasman United | showAuckland |
25 January 2020 | Southern United | 2–1 | Canterbury United | showDunedin |
26 January 2020 | Hawke's Bay United | 0–2 | Wellington Phoenix | showNapier |
26 January 2020 | Eastern Suburbs | 3–0 | Hamilton Wanderers | showAuckland |
26 January 2020 | Team Wellington | 0–0 | Auckland City | showWellington |
Round 12[]
1 February 2020 | Wellington Phoenix | 0–1 | Team Wellington | showPorirua |
2 February 2020 | Eastern Suburbs | 6–0 | Southern United | showAuckland |
2 February 2020 | Auckland City | 3–1 | Hamilton Wanderers | showAuckland |
2 February 2020 | Tasman United | 3–1 | Hawke's Bay United | showNelson |
2 February 2020 | Canterbury United | 1–2 | Waitakere United | showChristchurch |
Round 13[]
8 February 2020 | Waitakere United | v | Eastern Suburbs | showAuckland |
9 February 2020 | Hamilton Wanderers | v | Southern United | showHamilton |
9 February 2020 | Hawke's Bay United | v | Canterbury United | showNapier |
9 February 2020 | Auckland City | v | Wellington Phoenix | showAuckland |
9 February 2020 | Team Wellington | v | Tasman United | showWellington |
Round 14[]
15 February 2020 | Southern United | v | Waitakere United | showDunedin |
15 February 2020 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Hamilton Wanderers | showAuckland |
Round 15[]
23 February 2020 | Eastern Suburbs | v | Hawke's Bay United | showAuckland |
23 February 2020 | Tasman United | v | Auckland City | showNelson |
23 February 2020 | Canterbury United | v | Team Wellington | showChristchurch |
Round 16[]
29 February 2020 | Waitakere United | v | Hamilton Wanderers | showAuckland |
1 March 2020 | Hawke's Bay United | v | Southern United | showNapier |
1 March 2020 | Team Wellington | v | Eastern Suburbs | showWellington |
Round 17[]
8 March 2020 | Auckland City | v | Canterbury United | showAuckland |
8 March 2020 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Tasman United | showPorirua |
Round 18[]
14 March 2019 | Waitakere United | v | Hawke's Bay United | showAuckland |
14 March 2020 | Southern United | v | Team Wellington | showDunedin |
15 March 2020 | Hamilton Wanderers | v | Tasman United | showHamilton |
15 March 2020 | Canterbury United | v | Wellington Phoenix | showChristchurch |
15 March 2020 | Eastern Suburbs | v | Auckland City | showAuckland |
Round 19[]
22 March 2020 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Eastern Suburbs | showPorirua |
22 March 2020 | Hawke's Bay United | v | Hamilton Wanderers | showNapier |
22 March 2020 | Auckland City | v | Southern United | showAuckland |
22 March 2020 | Team Wellington | v | Waitakere United | showWellington |
22 March 2020 | Tasman United | v | Canterbury United | showNelson |
Round 20[]
28 March 2020 | Southern United | v | Wellington Phoenix | showDunedin |
29 March 2020 | Auckland City | v | Waitakere United | showAuckland |
29 March 2020 | Eastern Suburbs | v | Tasman United | showAuckland |
29 March 2020 | Hawke's Bay United | v | Team Wellington | showNapier |
Finals series[]
Semi-finals[]
1st | v | 4th |
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2nd | v | 3rd |
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Grand final[]
Winner SF1 | v | Winner SF2 |
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Statistics[]
- As of 2 February 2020
Top scorers[]
Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Myer Bevan | Auckland City | 13 |
2 | Martín Bueno | Eastern Suburbs | 10 |
3 | Ahinga Selemani | Hawke's Bay United | 8 |
Hamish Watson | Team Wellington | ||
5 | Derek Tieku | Hamilton Wanderers | 7 |
6 | Ollie Bassett | Team Wellington | 6 |
Jean-Philippe Saiko | Tasman United | ||
Dane Schnell | Waitakere United | ||
9 | Reid Drake | Eastern Suburbs | 5 |
Byron Heath | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | ||
George King | Canterbury United | ||
Ahmed Othman | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | ||
Jack-Henry Sinclair | Team Wellington |
Hat-tricks[]
Round | Player | For | Against | Result | Date | Ref |
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1 | Myer Bevan | Auckland City | Waitakere United | 3–2 | 2 November 2019 | [16] |
2 | Dylan Sacramento | Hawke's Bay United | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 3–4 | 10 November 2019 | [17] |
2 | Blake Driehuis | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | Hawke's Bay United | 3–4 | 10 November 2019 | [17] |
5 | Joel Stevens | Southern United | Hawke's Bay United | 5–2 | 1 December 2019 | [18] |
12 | Martín Bueno | Eastern Suburbs | Southern United | 6–0 | 2 February 2020 | [19] |
References[]
- ^ "Jose Figueira named Auckland City FC coach". Auckland City. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ "Canterbury United". Canterbury United. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ AFC, Eastern Suburbs (10 October 2019). "| Lilywhites Announce Director of Football and National League Coach | Tony Readings, former Football Ferns coach, talks to us about his new appointment with Eastern Suburbs. The full video is available on ESAFC TV pic.twitter.com/Vart5sIQRG". @esafc. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ "Eastern Suburbs AFC - Football". easternsuburbs.org.nz. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Hamilton Wanderers FC - Blue Army". Facebook. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ Singh, Anendra (8 June 2019). "Football: Recently appointed Hawke's Bay United co-coaches seeking togetherness". Hawke's Bay Today. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ "Southern United Men's Squad". Southern United. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ "Nelson Bays / Tasman United Director of Football announced". Mainland Football. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ "Team Wellington appoint Scott Hales as head coach". Team Wellington. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ "Academy Staff". Wellington Phoenix FC. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ "Premiership concluded, Auckland City champions". New Zealand Football. 18 March 2020. Archived from the original on 4 June 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ "Auckland City FC declared champions". Auckland City FC. 18 March 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Statement on Southern United". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ "Admin oversight drops Southern United from second to sixth in national league". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ "Draw released for ISPS Handa Premiership". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ "All White Myer Bevan scores hat-trick as Auckland City edge Hawke's Bay United". Stuff.co.nz. 3 November 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Wellington Phoenix reserves young gun Blake Driehuis scores five minute hat-trick". Stuff.co.nz. 10 November 2019.
- ^ Phillip, Rollo (1 December 2019). "Hat-trick hero Joel Stevens inspires Southern United to big win over Waitakere". Stuff.co.nz.
- ^ Voerman, Andrew (2 February 2020). "Jack-Henry Sinclair penalty gives Team Wellington much-needed 'Wel Clásico' win". Stuff.co.nz.
External links[]
- ISPS Handa Premiership website Archived 23 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine
- New Zealand Football Championship seasons
- 2019–20 in New Zealand association football
- 2019 in Oceanian association football leagues
- 2020 in Oceanian association football leagues
- Association football events curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic