2001 New Zealand National Soccer League
Encyclopedia
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 matches played from April to September, 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 third place playing fourth place in one match and first playing second in the other, with home advantage being decided by final league position. The winners of the first against second match progressed straight through to the final; the losers of that match met the winners of the other match to decide the other finalist.
The bonus point system used during the 2000 season
was not used for the 2001 and subsequent seasons.
withdrew from the competition, and Metro were relegated and had to play in a play-off series with the winners of a competition between the northern, central, and southern regional competition winners for a place in the 2001 league. The play-off games between the three regional champions were played at Palmerston North
during September 2000; the match between Metro and the winner of this series was played the following month at North Shore as the curtain-raiser
to the 2000 league final.
Metro thus retained their league place. Controversially, when Nelson Suburbs wwithdrew from the league, their place was offered not to Caversham, but to Tauranga City United
, a new team formed by the merger of Tauranga City and Mount Maunganui.
Metro again finished last in 2001, but withdrew from the play-off series with the winners of the northern, central, and southern regional leagues.
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. The competition was won by Central United
Central United
Central United Football Club is a semi-professional Association football club based in Sandringham, Auckland, New Zealand...
.
The league was played during winter, with matches played from April to September, 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 third place playing fourth place in one match and first playing second in the other, with home advantage being decided by final league position. The winners of the first against second match progressed straight through to the final; the losers of that match met the winners of the other match to decide the other finalist.
The bonus point system used during the 2000 season
2000 New Zealand National Soccer League
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...
was not used for the 2001 and subsequent seasons.
Promotion and relegation
Ten teams took part in the 2001 league. Eight of these remained from the previous season. Nelson SuburbsNelson 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 from the competition, and Metro were relegated and had to play in a play-off series with the winners of a competition between the northern, central, and southern regional competition winners for a place in the 2001 league. The play-off games between the three regional champions were played at Palmerston North
Palmerston North
Palmerston North is the main city of the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is an inland city with a population of and is the country's seventh largest city and eighth largest urban area. Palmerston North is located in the eastern Manawatu Plains near the north bank...
during September 2000; the match between Metro and the winner of this series was played the following month at North Shore as the curtain-raiser
Curtain raiser (drama)
A curtain raiser is a performance, stage act, show, actor or performer that opens a show for the main attraction. The term is derived from the act of raising the stage curtain...
to the 2000 league final.
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Caversham Caversham (soccer) Caversham is an illustrious association Football club in Dunedin, New Zealand. They are competing in the ODT FootballSouth Premier League.They are named for the suburb of Caversham to the southwest of Dunedin's city centre, best known for its former international sports venue Carisbrook... |
3 – 3 | Havelock North Wanderers Havelock North Wanderers Havelock North Wanderers is a soccer club in Havelock North, New Zealand. The club was formed in 1947 as Hastings Wanderers, changing to their current name in 1968.-External links:*... |
| Tauranga City | 1 – 3 | Caversham Caversham (soccer) Caversham is an illustrious association Football club in Dunedin, New Zealand. They are competing in the ODT FootballSouth Premier League.They are named for the suburb of Caversham to the southwest of Dunedin's city centre, best known for its former international sports venue Carisbrook... |
| Havelock North Wanderers Havelock North Wanderers Havelock North Wanderers is a soccer club in Havelock North, New Zealand. The club was formed in 1947 as Hastings Wanderers, changing to their current name in 1968.-External links:*... |
1 – 4 | Tauranga City |
| Metro | 3– 2 | Caversham Caversham (soccer) Caversham is an illustrious association Football club in Dunedin, New Zealand. They are competing in the ODT FootballSouth Premier League.They are named for the suburb of Caversham to the southwest of Dunedin's city centre, best known for its former international sports venue Carisbrook... |
Metro thus retained their league place. Controversially, when Nelson Suburbs wwithdrew from the league, their place was offered not to Caversham, but to Tauranga City United
Tauranga City United
Tauranga City United AFC is a semi-professional football club in Tauranga, New Zealand. They compete in the Lotto Sport Italia NRFL Division 2.It was formed in 2000 from a merger of Tauranga City F.C. and Mount Maunganui F.C.-Club history:...
, a new team formed by the merger of Tauranga City and Mount Maunganui.
Metro again finished last in 2001, but withdrew from the play-off series with the winners of the northern, central, and southern regional leagues.
League table
Play-offs
Final
Records and statistics
Biggest winning margin:- Central United 7, Dunedin Technical 0
- Dunedin Technical 8, Napier City Rovers 1
Highest aggregate score:
- Dunedin Technical 8, Napier City Rovers 1
- Miramar Rangers 6, Napier City Rovers 3