2000 New Zealand National Soccer League
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The 2000 New Zealand National Club Championship, also known, due to naming-rights sponsorship, as the Ansett National Club Championship was the inaugural season of a nationwide club competition in New Zealand
football. It replaced the 1999 New Zealand island soccer leagues
and was a re-formed version of the national soccer league which had been run from 1970 to 1992. The competition was won by Napier City Rovers
.
The league was played during winter, with matches played from March to August, and was run in two stages. In the first stage, each team in the ten-team league played every other team home and away. In the second stage, the top four teams entered a knockout competition, with second place playing third place in one match and first playing fourth in the other, with home advantage being decided by final league position. The winners of these two semi-finals then contested the national final.
A non-standard points allocation system was used in the 2000 league. Although three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss, a bonus point was also awarded if a team scored four or more goals in a match. This bonus point system was abandoned before the 2001 league season
.
Two new teams took part who had not been part of the 1999 season. University-Mount Wellington were a team formed from the merger of the Auckland University and Mount Wellington teams and Christchurch City
was a similar merger between Woolston WMC and Christchurch Technical
. City only lasted two seasons before reverting to its two founding clubs. Note: They should not be confused with the earlier Christchurch City AFC who merged with other teams in 1970 to form Christchurch United
.
Nelson Suburbs
withdrew at the end of the 2000 season, and Metro, who finished last, took place in a play-off series with the winners of the northern, central, and southern regional leagues.
rule in extra time. The referee was unaware of this rule and allowed play to continue after Dunedin Technical took the lead. Given that either team could claim victory (one by the rules as enforced and one by the rules as they should have been enforced), a replay was ordered.
Biggest winning margin and highest aggregate score:
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
football. It replaced the 1999 New Zealand island soccer leagues
1999 New Zealand island soccer leagues
In 1999, two New Zealand island soccer leagues were run to replace the National Summer Soccer League which had finished at the end of the 1998 season. The two leagues, one for the North Island and one for the South Island were followed by a play-off between the two champion sides to determine the...
and was a re-formed version of the national soccer league which had been run from 1970 to 1992. The competition was won by Napier City Rovers
Napier City Rovers
Napier City Rovers are an association football team based in Napier, New Zealand. They are currently competing in the Central Premier League.-Club history:The team was founded in 1973 via a merger of Napier Rovers and Napier City....
.
The league was played during winter, with matches played from March to August, and was run in two stages. In the first stage, each team in the ten-team league played every other team home and away. In the second stage, the top four teams entered a knockout competition, with second place playing third place in one match and first playing fourth in the other, with home advantage being decided by final league position. The winners of these two semi-finals then contested the national final.
A non-standard points allocation system was used in the 2000 league. Although three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss, a bonus point was also awarded if a team scored four or more goals in a match. This bonus point system was abandoned before the 2001 league season
2001 New Zealand National Soccer League
The 2001 New Zealand National Club Championship, also known, due to naming-rights sponsorship, as the Qantas National Club Championship was the second season of a nationwide club competition in New Zealand football. The competition was won by Central United.The league was played during winter, with...
.
Promotion and relegation
Ten teams took part in the 2000 league. These were the seven highest-ranked teams from the 1999 North Island Soccer League and the three highest-ranked teams from the 1999 South Island Soccer League.Two new teams took part who had not been part of the 1999 season. University-Mount Wellington were a team formed from the merger of the Auckland University and Mount Wellington teams and Christchurch City
Woolston Technical
Woolston Technical is a semi-professional association football club based in Woolston, New Zealand. They are competing in the Robbie's Premier Football League and they won the 2010 Matson's Premier Football League.-Christchurch City:...
was a similar merger between Woolston WMC and Christchurch Technical
Christchurch Technical
Christchurch Technical was a soccer club based in Christchurch, New Zealand.It was formed in 1923 as Technical Old Boys. The club changed its name to ChristchurchTechnical in 1968. It was also known temporarily as ChristchurchCity....
. City only lasted two seasons before reverting to its two founding clubs. Note: They should not be confused with the earlier Christchurch City AFC who merged with other teams in 1970 to form Christchurch United
Christchurch United
Christchurch United is a semi-professional association football club in Christchurch, New Zealand. They compete in the Robbie's Premier Football League.-Club history:...
.
Nelson Suburbs
Nelson Suburbs
Nelson Suburbs is a semi-professional football club in Nelson, New Zealand. They compete in the Robbie's Premier Football League.They have won the Matson's Premier Football League three times and were the first club to reach 300 points, the milestone was reached in just 164 games...
withdrew at the end of the 2000 season, and Metro, who finished last, took place in a play-off series with the winners of the northern, central, and southern regional leagues.
League table
Semi-finals
* Napier City Rovers beat Dunedin Technical on penalties (4-3). However, the rules for the competition decreed that the game should have been decided on the golden goalGolden goal
The golden goal is a method used in association football, field hockey, ice hockey and korfball to decide the winner of games in elimination matches which end in a draw after the end of regulation time. It is a type of sudden death. Golden goal rules allow the team that scores the first goal during...
rule in extra time. The referee was unaware of this rule and allowed play to continue after Dunedin Technical took the lead. Given that either team could claim victory (one by the rules as enforced and one by the rules as they should have been enforced), a replay was ordered.
Replay
Final
* Napier won 4-2 on penaltiesRecords and statistics
Top scorers:- 15 goals - Commins MenapiCommins MenapiCommins Menapi is a Solomon Islands striker, who is currently a Marist FC player.-Club career:He has also played for YoungHeart Manawatu in New Zealand, Sydney United of the old National Soccer League in Australia and for Marist FC, a club from the Solomon Islands.In the 2006-2007 season, he...
(Nelson Suburbs) - 14 goals - Aaron Burgess (Dunedin Technical)
- 8 goals - Martin AkersMartin AkersMartin Akers is a former association football player who represented New Zealand at international level.Akers made a solitary official international appearance for New Zealand in a 0-5 loss to Indonesia on 21 September 1997.-External links:...
(Napier City Rovers); Graham Green (Metro) - 7 goals - Leon Birnie (Napier City Rovers); Chris McIvor (Napier City Rovers); Tim StevensTim Stevens (footballer)Tim Stevens is a former football player who represented New Zealand at international level.-Club career:Stevens played his junior football initially at Berowra in NSW and, from 1981, at New Zealand's East Coast Bays club in Auckland. He made his first team debut for Bays in the New Zealand...
(Waitakere City); Mads Svenstrup (Dunedin Technical)
Biggest winning margin and highest aggregate score:
- Metro 1, Waitakere City 9