2020–21 New Zealand Football Championship

The 2020–21 New Zealand Football Championship season (currently known as the ISPS Handa Men's Premiership for sponsorship reasons) is the seventeenth 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]

ISPS Handa Men's Premiership
Season2020–21
Matches played40
Goals scored135 (3.38 per match)
Top goalscorerHamish Watson (8)
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)
2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of 31 January 2021.

Clubs
TeamLocationStadiumCapacityManagerKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Auckland CityAucklandKiwitea Street3,250 José Figueira[3]Dynasty Sport[4]Vuksich & Borich, Trillian Trust Inc
Canterbury UnitedChristchurchEnglish Park9,000 Lee Padmore[5]NikeMcDonald's, Go Media
Eastern SuburbsAucklandMadills Farm1,000 Tony Readings[6][7]LilywhitesWinger Motors
Hamilton WanderersHamiltonPorritt Stadium5,000 Kale Herbert[8]KelmeThe Soccer Shop
Hawke's Bay UnitedNapierBluewater Stadium5,000 Chris Greatholder
Bill Robertson[9]		AdidasThirsty Whale
Team WellingtonWellingtonDavid Farrington Park2,250 Scott Hales[10]NikeStonewood Homes
Waitakere UnitedAucklandSeddon Fields1,000 Chris MilicichLotto Sport ItaliaTriumph Motorcycles
Wellington PhoenixLower HuttFraser Park750 Paul Temple[11]AdidasHuawei

Regular season

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Auckland City 10 6 2 2 19 9 +10 20 Qualification to OFC Champions League group stage
and Finals series
2 Team Wellington 10 4 5 1 22 16 +6 17 Qualification to Finals series
3 Eastern Suburbs 10 4 3 3 22 10 +12 15
4 Hamilton Wanderers 10 3 4 3 15 14 +1 13
5 Canterbury United 10 3 3 4 14 18 −4 12
6 Waitakere United 10 2 5 3 18 21 −3 11
7 Hawke's Bay United 10 3 1 6 12 21 −9 10
8 Wellington Phoenix Reserves 10 2 3 5 13 26 −13 9
Updated to match(es) played on 31 January 2021. Source: NZ Football

Positions by round
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314
Auckland City3644541121
Canterbury United8887776555
Eastern Suburbs5533324433
Hamilton Wanderers2111133344
Hawke's Bay United7778888867
Team Wellington4222212212
Waitakere United1455667786
Wellington Phoenix6366455678
Leader and qualification to OFC Champions League Group stage
Qualification to Finals series
Updated to match(es) played on 31 January 2021. Source: NZ Football

Fixtures and results

The season is 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.[12]

Results table
Home \ Away AC CU ES HW HB TW WU WP
Auckland City — 14 Feb 1–0 2–1 2–1 7 Feb 27 Feb 4–1
Canterbury United 1–0 — 1–0 2–3 6 Feb 20 Feb 0–4 27 Feb
Eastern Suburbs 1–1 3–1 — 21 Feb 1–2 1–1 2–2 8–0
Hamilton Wanderers 2–0 1–1 1–2 — 1–4 1–1 14 Feb 1–1
Hawke's Bay United 0–4 0–3 28 Feb 0–3 — 2–2 2–0 14 Feb
Team Wellington 2–2 3–1 13 Feb 27 Feb 2–1 — 3–4 5–2
Waitakere United 0–3 3–3 6 Feb 1–1 21 Feb 2–2 — 1–4
Wellington Phoenix Reserves 20 Feb 1–1 0–4 6 Feb 3–0 0–1 1–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 31 January 2021. 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
15 November 2020 Auckland City 1–0 Eastern Suburbs Auckland
16:00
Report Stadium: Kiwitea Street
Referee: Matt Conger

Round 2
21 November 2020 Team Wellington 2–1 Hawke's Bay United Wellington
13:00
Report
  • Randall  66'
 Stadium: David Farrington Park
Referee: Matthew Conger
21 November 2020 Waitakere United 1–4 Wellington Phoenix Auckland
13:30
  • Greive  23'
 Report
  • Khan  33' (o.g.)
  • van Hattum  53'
  • Old  90', 90+5'
 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
28 November 2020 Waitakere United 2–2 Team Wellington Auckland
13:00
  • Searle  48'
  • Redfearn  90+2'
 Report
Stadium: Seddon Fields
29 November 2020 Auckland City 2–1 Hawke's Bay United Auckland
14:00
Report
  • Randall  26'
 Stadium: Kiwitea Street
29 November 2020 Canterbury United 2–3 Hamilton Wanderers Christchurch
16:00
  • Schwarz  45+1'
  • Coughlan  55' (pen.)
 Report
  • Tieku  34'
  • Semmy  52'
  • Lamb  79'
 Stadium: English Park

Round 4
6 December 2020 Hamilton Wanderers 1–1 Wellington Phoenix Hamilton
13:00
Report
  • Bidois  83'
 Stadium: Porritt Stadium
Referee: Nick Waldron
6 December 2020 Hawke's Bay United 0–3 Canterbury United Napier
13:30 Report
  • Delaney  51'
  • Coughlan  68'
  • Taguchi  71'
 Stadium: Bluewater Stadium
Referee: Chris Bennett
6 December 2020 Eastern Suburbs 2–2 Waitakere United Auckland
16:00
  • Thurston  48'
  • Hoyle  78' (pen)
 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
  • Ott  51'
  • Raimbault  75'
  • Bidois  78'
 Report Stadium: Fraser Park
Referee: Ben O'Connell
12 December 2020 Waitakere United 1–1 Hamilton Wanderers Auckland
15:00
  • Kilkolly  86'
 Report
Stadium: Seddon Fields
Referee: Matthew 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
  • Manickum  58', 68'
  • Rogerson  86'
  • Awad  90+4'
 Report
  • Bidois  45'
 Stadium: Kiwitea Street
Referee: John Rowbury
19 December 2020 Team Wellington 3–1 Canterbury United Wellington
14:00
Report
  • King  88'
 Stadium: David Farrington Park
Referee: Matthew Conger
20 December 2020 Hawke's Bay United 2–0 Waitakere United Napier
13:00
  • Randall  11', 85'
 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
9 January 2021 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Canterbury United Lower Hutt
14:00
  • van Hattum  19'
 Report
  • Surman  23' (o.g.)
 Stadium: Fraser Park
Referee: Calvin Berg
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
  • Hoy  56', 63'
 Stadium: Madills Farm
Referee: John Rowbury
10 January 2021 Waitakere United 0–3 Auckland City Auckland
16:00 Report
Stadium: Seddon Fields
Referee: Matthew 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: Matthew Conger
17 January 2021 Wellington Phoenix 1–1 Waitakere United Lower Hutt
16:00
  • Mogg  78'
 Report
  • Garriga 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
  • Mitchell  17'
  • Matthysen  38'
  • Coughlan  90'
 Stadium: Seddon Fields
Referee: Matthew 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
  • Manickum  78'
 Stadium: Madills Farm
Referee: Calvin Berg
24 January 2021 Team Wellington 5–2 Wellington Phoenix Wellington
16:00
Report
  • Old  7'
  • van Hattum  14'
 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
  • Vollenhoven  31'
  • Kaltack  61'
  • Awad  78'
  • Al-Kalisy  87'
 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 v Hamilton Wanderers Lower Hutt
11:30 Stadium: Fraser Park
6 February 2021 Waitakere United v Eastern Suburbs Auckland
14:00 Stadium: Seddon Fields
6 February 2021 Canterbury United v Hawke's Bay United Christchurch
16:00 Stadium: English Park
7 February 2021 Auckland City v Team Wellington Auckland
16:00 Stadium: Kiwitea Street

Round 12
13 February 2021 Team Wellington v Eastern Suburbs Wellington
13:00 Stadium: David Farrington Park
14 February 2021 Hawke's Bay United v Wellington Phoenix Napier
13:00 Stadium: Bluewater Stadium
14 February 2021 Auckland City v Canterbury United Auckland
14:00 Stadium: Kiwitea Street
14 February 2021 Hamilton Wanderers v Waitakere United Hamilton
16:00 Stadium: Porritt Stadium

Round 13
20 February 2021 Canterbury United v Team Wellington Christchurch
14:00 Stadium: English Park
20 February 2021 Wellington Phoenix v Auckland City Lower Hutt
14:00 Stadium: Fraser Park
21 February 2021 Eastern Suburbs v Hamilton Wanderers Auckland
16:00 Stadium: Madills Farm
21 February 2021 Waitakere United v Hawke's Bay United Auckland
16:00 Stadium: Seddon Fields

Round 14
27 February 2021 Team Wellington v Hamilton Wanderers Wellington
13:00 Stadium: David Farrington Park
27 February 2021 Canterbury United v Wellington Phoenix Christchurch
14:00 Stadium: English Park
27 February 2021 Auckland City v Waitakere United Auckland
15:00 Stadium: Kiwitea Street
28 February 2021 Hawke's Bay United v Eastern Suburbs Napier
16:00 Stadium: Bluewater Stadium

Finals series

Semi-finals
1stv4th
TBC
2ndv3rd
TBC

Grand final
Winner SF1vWinner SF2
TBC

Statistics
As of 31 January 2021

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Hamish Watson Team Wellington 8
2 Derek Tieku Hamilton Wanderers 7
3 Ryan Feutz Eastern Suburbs 6
4 Adam Thurston Eastern Suburbs 5
5 Gerard Garriga Gibert Waitakere United 4
Alex Grieve Waitakere United
Dylan Manickum Auckland City
Sam Mason-Smith Team Wellington
Jesse Randall Hawke's Bay United
Jacob Richards Canterbury United
Logan Rogerson Auckland City


Hat-tricks
RoundPlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
10 Hamish Watson Team Wellington Waitakere United 3-4 30 January 2021 [13]
10 Ryan Feutz Eastern Suburbs Wellington Phoenix Reserves 8-0 31 January 2021 [14]

Own goals
Player Club Against Round
Shuiab Khan Waitakere United Wellington Phoenix Reserves 2
Finn Surman Wellington Phoenix Reserves Canterbury United 7[15]
Joseph Harris Hamilton Wanderers Auckland City 8[16]
Adam Mitchell Auckland City Eastern Suburbs 9[17]
Finn Surman Wellington Phoenix Reserves Team Wellington 9[17]

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  14. https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/COMPETITIONS/Football/ISPS-Handa-Mens-Premiership
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