New Zealand National League
Season2021
Dates27 March 2021 - 12 December 2021
ChampionsCancelled[1][2][3]
2022 →

The 2021 New Zealand National League was the first scheduled season of the National League since its restructuring in 2021. 30 clubs competed in the competition, with four having been planned to qualify from the Northern League, three qualifying from the Central League and two qualifying from the Southern League for the National Championship phase along with the automatically qualified Wellington Phoenix Reserves.[4] Each team was allowed to field a maximum of four foreign players as well as one additional foreign player who has Oceania Football Confederation nationality.[5] Each team had to also have at least two players aged 20 or under in the starting eleven.[6]

Because the Wellington Phoenix Reserves need to hold a partnership with an affiliated club through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to be in the league and have a place in the Championship phase,[4] their current MoU was with Lower Hutt City.[7] This meant Lower Hutt could not qualify for the Championship even if they finish in the top three of the Central League.[4][8]

New Zealand Football announced on the 14 September that they had decided to terminate the remainder of the Northern League season and cancel any yet to be played fixtures due to Covid-19 and Auckland being in Level 4.[9] The decision was made due to the fact that they couldn't complete all the games before the Championship phase was due to begin, so places in the next phase where awarded off the standing before Auckland went into lockdown.[9]

On the 8 October, New Zealand Football announced a change in plans to the Championship phase of the 2021 competition due to COVID-19 alert levels.[10] The Championship phase was to be split up into two 'Hubs', the Auckland Hub and the South Hub, where teams play every other team in their hub in a single round robin. The top two clubs from each hub would have then qualified for a finals phase consisting of semis and a Grand Final.[10]

On the 2 November, after confirmation that the alert levels would not change to allow the Auckland and Waikato teams to play any further part in the National Competition, New Zealand Football announced that they were cancelling the reminder of the National League. In its place, they instead decided on a one-off interregional competition, the National League: South Central Series.[1]

Qualifying leagues

2021 Northern League

Northern League
Season2021
Dates27 March 2021 - 14 August 2021
ChampionsAuckland City
RelegatedNorthern Rovers
West Coast Rangers
Matches played112
Goals scored423 (3.78 per match)
Top goalscorerAlex Greive (19)
Biggest home winBirkenhead United 9–0 Melville United
(1 May 2021)
Biggest away winBay Olympic 2–7 Hamilton Wanderers
(24 April 2021)
Eastern Suburbs 0–5 Auckland City
(22 May 2021)
Hamilton Wanderers 0–5 Auckland City
(17 July 2021)
Highest scoringBirkenhead United 9–0 Melville United
(1 May 2021)
Bay Olympic 2–7 Hamilton Wanderers
(24 April 2021)
Auckland United 6–3 Northern Rovers
(17 July 2021)
Longest winning run6 matches
Auckland City
Longest unbeaten run11 matches
Auckland City
2022 →

Northern League teams

Team Home ground Location Notes
Auckland City Kiwitea Street Sandringham, Auckland Replaces sister club Central United F.C. for 2021 season
Auckland United Keith Hay Park Mount Roskill, Auckland
Bay Olympic Olympic Park New Lynn, Auckland 2nd in 2019 NRFL Division 1; promoted
Birkenhead United Shepherds Park Beach Haven, Auckland
Eastern Suburbs Madills Farm Kohimarama, Auckland
Hamilton Wanderers Porritt Stadium Chartwell, Hamilton
Manukau United Centre Park Māngere East, Auckland
Melville United Gower Park Melville, Hamilton
North Shore United Allen Hill Stadium Devonport, Auckland
Northern Rovers McFetridge Park Glenfield, Auckland Merger between Glenfield Rovers AFC and Forrest Hill Milford United AFC
West Coast Rangers Fred Taylor Park Whenuapai, Auckland Merger between Waitakere City FC and Norwest United ahead of 2021 season
Western Springs Seddon Fields Westmere, Auckland

Source:[11][12]

Northern League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Auckland City (C, Q) 18 15 1 2 63 19 +44 46 Winner of Northern League and qualification to National League Championship
2 Auckland United (Q) 19 10 5 4 42 25 +17 35 Qualification to National League Championship
3 Eastern Suburbs (Q) 19 10 4 5 31 21 +10 34
4 Birkenhead United (Q) 19 10 3 6 50 33 +17 33
5 Western Springs 18 8 4 6 44 35 +9 28
6 Bay Olympic 18 7 4 7 26 38 −12 25
7 Hamilton Wanderers 18 6 5 7 35 44 −9 23
8 Manukau United 19 5 7 7 33 35 −2 22
9 North Shore United 19 5 7 7 35 40 −5 22
10 Melville United 19 6 3 10 24 40 −16 21
11 Northern Rovers (R) 19 2 5 12 22 41 −19 11 Relegation to NRFL Division 1
12 West Coast Rangers (R) 19 3 2 14 18 52 −34 11
Source: Auckland Football[13]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss[14]
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated

Northern League results table

Home \ Away AC AU BO BU ES HW MAN MEL NS NR WC WS
Auckland City — 3–1 7–0 5–0 DNP 3–1 3–1 DNP 4–1 2–1 2–0 4–3
Auckland United DNP — 1–2 5–0 2–0 7–0 2–2 1–0 1–1 6–3 4–1 1–4
Bay Olympic 1–2 1–1 — 0–3 1–2 2–7 4–3 DNP DNP 6–2 1–0 3–2
Birkenhead United 4–3 0–1 DNP — 2–1 0–3 2–2 9–0 7–1 1–1 3–1 2–3
Eastern Suburbs 0–5 2–0 1–0 4–2 — DNP 0–0 1–1 0–0 2–0 DNP 1–1
Hamilton Wanderers 0–5 1–3 DNP 3–3 2–1 — 1–4 2–2 1–2 4–3 2–2 DNP
Manukau United 2–2 3–3 3–1 DNP 0–3 1–2 — 3–5 1–1 2–0 3–2 DNP
Melville United 0–3 DNP 0–1 0–3 0–1 1–1 0–1 — 1–0 0–1 3–0[a] 5–3
North Shore United 3–2 1–1 1–2 2–3 3–4 1–1 DNP 3–2 — 2–2 4–1 4–4
Northern Rovers 1–4 1–2 0–0 1–2 0–3 3–2 1–1 0–1 DNP — DNP 1–1
West Coast Rangers 0–4 0–3 3–3 0–4 0–4 DNP 0–1 2–0 0–3[b] 3–2 — 1–5
Western Springs DNP 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–1 1–2 2–1 6–2 3–2 DNP[c] 1–2 —
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
  1. ^ Melville won 1–0, but West Coast fielded an ineligible player. Result upgraded to a 3–0 win for Melville.
  2. ^ North Shore won 2–0, but West Coast fielded an ineligible player. Result upgraded to a 3–0 win for North Shore.
  3. ^ DNP = Did not play due to season finishing early[9]

Northern League scoring

As of Completed as of 14 August 2021
Northern League top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals[15]
1 Alex Greive Birkenhead United 19
2 Angus Kilkolly Auckland City 18
3 Monty Patterson Auckland United 15
4 Jake Mechell Eastern Suburbs 12
5 Horace James North Shore United 10
Joseph Lee North Shore United
Kayne Vincent Western Springs
8 Sam Margetts Western Springs 9
9 Maro Bonsu-Maro Manukau United 8
Adam Dickinson Northern Rovers
Sanni Issa Birkenhead United / Manukau United
Emiliano Tade Auckland City
Northern League hat-tricks
Round Player For Against Home/Away Result Date
1[16] Jama Boss[a] Melville United Manukau United Home 5–3 27 March 2021
3[17] Alex Greive Birkenhead United West Coast Rangers Away 4–0 5 April 2021
5[18] Alex Greive Birkenhead United North Shore United Away 3–2 17 April 2021
6[19] Michael Built Eastern Suburbs Birkenhead United Home 4–2 24 April 2021
7[20] Alex Greive Birkenhead United Melville United Home 9–0 1 May 2021
Alex Connor-McClean
10[21] Emiliano Tade Auckland City Eastern Suburbs Away 5–0 22 May 2021
15[22] Jake Mechell Eastern Suburbs North Shore United Away 4-3 17 July 2021
16[23] Monty Patterson Auckland United Hamilton Wanderers Home 7-0 24 July 2021
  1. ^ Player scored 4 goals

2021 Central League

Central League
Season2021
Dates27 March 2021 – 25 September 2021
ChampionsWellington Olympic
RelegatedWainiuomata
Matches played90
Goals scored434 (4.82 per match)
Top goalscorerGeorge Ott (21)
Biggest home winLower Hutt City 12–1 Wainuiomata
(26 June 2021)
Biggest away winWainuiomata 1–7 Miramar Rangers
(3 July 2021)
Napier City Rovers 0–6 Western Suburbs
(15 August 2021)
Highest scoringLower Hutt City 12–1 Wainuiomata
(26 June 2021)
Longest winning run8 matches
Lower Hutt City
Longest unbeaten run14 matches
Miramar Rangers
2022 →

Central League teams

Team Home ground Location
Lower Hutt City Fraser Park Lower Hutt
Miramar Rangers David Farrington Park Miramar, Wellington
Napier City Rovers Bluewater Stadium Napier
North Wellington Alex Moore Park Johnsonville, Wellington
Petone Memorial Park Petone, Lower Hutt
Wainuiomata Richard Prouse Park Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt
Wairarapa United Memorial Park Turf Masterton
Waterside Karori Karori Park Karori, Wellington
Wellington Olympic Wakefield Park Wellington
Western Suburbs Endeavour Park Porirua

[11][12]

Central League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Wellington Olympic (C, Q) 18 15 2 1 59 18 +41 47 Winner of Central League and qualification to National League Championship
2 Miramar Rangers (Q) 18 13 3 2 64 17 +47 42 Qualification to National League Championship
3 Lower Hutt City[a] 18 13 2 3 70 26 +44 41
4 Western Suburbs (Q) 18 9 4 5 46 25 +21 31 Qualification to National League Championship
5 Wairarapa United (R) 18 6 6 6 37 44 −7 24 Withdrew before the 2022 season.[b]
6 Waterside Karori 18 6 4 8 31 42 −11 22
7 Napier City Rovers 18 5 2 11 37 51 −14 17
8 North Wellington 18 4 4 10 46 57 −11 16
9 Petone 18 4 0 14 27 68 −41 12
10 Wainuiomata (R) 18 1 1 16 17 86 −69 4 Relegation to Capital Premier
Source: Capital Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss[26]
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Lower Hutt City cannot qualify for the National League Championship phase due to their MoU with Wellington Phoenix Reserves.
  2. ^ Wairarapa United withdrew two weeks before the 2022 season and were replaced by Wellington United.[24][25]

Central League results table

Home \ Away LH MR NC NW PT WN WU WK WO WS
Lower Hutt City — 4–2 3–0 3–1 6–0 12–1 3–0 4–2 1–2 4–1
Miramar Rangers 1–0 — 4–2 5–2 7–1 6–0 8–1 2–1 0–0 0–0
Napier City Rovers 1–5 1–4 — 5–4 7–0 5–0 2–3 0–0 0–3 0–6
North Wellington 4–5 1–1 4–4 — 4–6 1–3 3–4 2–3 3–3 2–3
Petone 1–5 0–4 0–1 3–5 — 4–2 0–1 3–1 1–3 1–3
Wainuiomata 1–5 1–7 1–5 1–2 2–4 — 1–1 1–3 1–7 1–4
Wairarapa United 1–4 0–5 5–0 2–2 4–2 7–0 — 1–1 1–6 2–2
Waterside Karori 4–4 1–4 3–2 0–3 4–0 2–1 2–2 — 2–4 1–0
Wellington Olympic 3–1 1–0 2–1 2–3 7–1 4–0 1–0 6–0 — 3–2
Western Suburbs 1–1 1–4 4–1 4–0 2–0 7–0 2–2 3–1 1–2 —
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Central League scoring

As of Completed as of 25 September 2021
Central League top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals[27]
1 George Ott Lower Hutt City 21
2 Riley Bidois Lower Hutt City 16
3 Jared Cunniff Wellington Olympic 15
4 Gianni Bouzoukis Wellington Olympic 14
Sam Mason-Smith Miramar Rangers
6 Kailan Gould Napier City Rovers / Wellington Olympic 11
Jack-Henry Sinclair Wellington Olympic
Luis Toomey Lower Hutt City
9 Ihaia Delaney North Wellington / Western Suburbs 10
João Moreira Miramar Rangers
Central League hat-tricks
Round Player For Against Home/Away Result Date
2[28] Riley Bidois Lower Hutt City Petone Away 1–5 2 April 2021
2[29] Kailan Gould[a] Napier City Rovers Petone Home 7–0 18 April 2021
6[30] Sam Mason-Smith Miramar Rangers Wairarapa United Home 8–1 1 May 2021
7[31] Petone Away 0–4 8 May 2021
7[32] Jared Cunniff Wairarapa United Wainuiomata Home 7–0 8 May 2021
8[33] George Ott Lower Hutt City Wairarapa United Away 1–4 22 May 2021
8[34] Max Batchelor North Wellington Petone Away 3–5 22 May 2021
8[35] João Moreira Miramar Rangers Napier City Rovers Away 1–4 23 May 2021
9[36] Jaga Scott-Greenfield Petone Wainuiomata Away 2–4 29 May 2021
10[37] Gianni Bouzoukis Wellington Olympic Wairarapa United Away 1–6 5 June 2021
12[38] Luis Toomey[b] Lower Hutt City Wainuiomata Home 12–1 26 June 2021
George Ott
15[39] Gianni Bouzoukis Wellington Olympic Petone Home 7–1 24 July 2021
15[40] Ihaia Delaney[a] Western Suburbs Wainuiomata Home 7–0 25 July 2021
16[41] Ollie Whyte Miramar Rangers Petone Home 7–1 7 August 2021
17[42] Stefan Cordwell Waterside Karori Lower Hutt City Home 4–4 14 August 2021
17[43] Isaac Snell Petone FC Wainuiomata Home 4–2 14 August 2021
  1. ^ a b Player scored 4 goals
  2. ^ Player scored 5 goals

2021 Southern League

Southern League
Season2021
Dates17 July 2021 - 3 October 2021
ChampionsCashmere Technical
RelegatedOtago University
Matches played28
Goals scored121 (4.32 per match)
Top goalscorerGarbhan Coughlan
Edward Wilkinson
(7 goals each)
Biggest home winOtago University 6–0 Green Island
(30 September 2021)
Biggest away winOtago University 0–4 Cashmere Technical
(8 August 2021)
Highest scoringCashmere Technical 6–2 Green Island
(17 July 2021)
Longest winning run5 matches Cashmere Technical
Longest unbeaten run5 matches Cashmere Technical
2022 →

Southern League teams

Unlike the Northern and Central Leagues, the Southern League is the culmination of two regional tournaments, each of which provide teams to the Southern League in much the same way as the Northern, Central, and Southern Leagues provide teams for the National League. The top five teams in the Mainland Premier League and top three teams from the FootballSouth Premier League qualify for entry into the Southern League.[44]

Team Home ground Location Competition
Cashmere Technical Garrick Memorial Park Woolston, Christchurch Mainland Premier League champions
Christchurch United United Sports Centre Spreydon, Christchurch Mainland Premier League, 3rd
Coastal Spirit Linfield Park Linwood, Christchurch Mainland Premier League, 2nd
Green Island Sunnyvale Park Green Island, Dunedin FootballSouth Premier League, 2nd
Nelson Suburbs Saxton Field Nelson Mainland Premier League, 4th
Otago University Football Turf Dunedin North FootballSouth Premier League, 3rd
Selwyn United Foster Park Rolleston Mainland Premier League, 5th
South City Royals Football Turf Dunedin North FootballSouth Premier League champions

Southern League personnel

Team Manager Captain
Cashmere Technical England Dan Schwarz England Tom Schwarz
Christchurch United New Zealand Danny Halligan Northern Ireland Daniel McCay
Coastal Spirit New Zealand Ekow Quainoo New Zealand Michael Hogan
Green Island New Zealand Shane Carvell New Zealand Tom Milton
Nelson Suburbs New Zealand Neil Connell Australia Sam Ayers
Otago University New Zealand Darren Hart New Zealand Timothy O'Farrell
Selwyn United New Zealand Chris Brown New Zealand Jayden Booth
South City Royals New Zealand Richard Murray New Zealand Jared Grove


Southern League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cashmere Technical (C, Q) 7 6 0 1 25 7 +18 18 Winner of Southern League and qualification to National League Championship
2 Selwyn United (Q) 7 4 1 2 14 12 +2 13 Qualification to National League Championship
3 South City Royals 7 4 0 3 15 16 −1 12
4 Otago University (R) 7 4 0 3 14 15 −1 12 Relegated to the FootballSouth Premier League[a]/Mainland Premier League
5 Christchurch United 7 3 1 3 20 15 +5 10
6 Coastal Spirit 7 3 0 4 12 12 0 9
7 Nelson Suburbs 7 1 1 5 10 17 −7 4
8 Green Island 7 1 1 5 11 27 −16 4
Source: Southern Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss[46]
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated; (R) Relegated
  1. ^ Otago University were relegated due to not meeting the requirements of the 2022 National League.[45]

Southern League results table

Home \ Away CT CU CS GI NS OU SU SC
Cashmere Technical 3–2 0–1 6–2 5–0
Christchurch United 3–2 5–0 3–4
Coastal Spirit 1–0 3–0 2–4
Green Island 2–4 3–2 2–4 1–4
Nelson Suburbs 1–5 1–1 1–3 1–2
Otago University 0–4 6–0 3–1
Selwyn United 1–2 3–2 1–1
South City Royals 2–1 3–2 1–2 1–2
Source: Soccerway
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Southern League scoring

As of Completed
Southern League top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals[47]
1 Garbhan Coughlan Cashmere Technical 7
Edward Wilkinson Christchurch United
3 Ryan Fleming South City Royals 6
4 Kenshin Hayashi Coastal Spirit 5
Daniel McClay Christchurch United
6 Cameron Anderson Green Island 4
Aidan Barbour-Ryan Otago University
Oliver Colloty Christchurch United
Adam Hewson Green Island
Yuya Taguchi Cashmere Technical
Southern League hat-tricks
Round Player For Against Home/Away Result Date
3[48] Garbhan Coughlan Cashmere Technical Otago University Away 0–4 8 August 2021
6[49] Yuya Taguchi Cashmere Technical South City Royals Home 5-0 25 August 2021
Own goals
Round Player Club Against
3[50] Timothy O'Farrell Otago University Cashmere Technical
7[51] Cameron Brewitt Green Island Coastal Spirit

Qualified clubs

2021 New Zealand National League is located in New Zealand
Auckland teams: Auckland City Auckland United Birkenhead United Eastern Suburbs
2021 New Zealand National League
Wellington teams: Miramar Rangers Wellington Olympic Wellington Phoenix Reserves Western Suburbs
Cashmere Technical
Selwyn United
Association Team Position in Regional League App (last) Previous best (last)
Northern League (4 berths) Auckland City 1st 1st[a] Debut[b]
Auckland United 2nd 1st Debut
Eastern Suburbs 3rd 1st[a] Debut[b]
Birkenhead United 4th 1st Debut
Central League (3 berths) Wellington Olympic 1st 1st Debut
Miramar Rangers 2nd 1st[c] Debut[d]
Western Suburbs 4th[e] 1st[c] Debut[f]
Southern League (2 berths) Cashmere Technical 1st 1st Debut
Selwyn United 2nd 1st Debut
Wellington Phoenix (automatic berth) Wellington Phoenix Reserves Automatic qualification 1st[a] Debut[g]
  1. ^ a b c Debut under new competition but played National League before in the New Zealand Football Championship
  2. ^ a b Previously won the National League when playing in the New Zealand Football Championship
  3. ^ a b Debut under new competition but played National League before in the New Zealand National Soccer League
  4. ^ Previously won the National League when playing in the New Zealand National Soccer League
  5. ^ Lower Hutt City finished third but cannot qualify for the National League Championship phase due to their MoU with Wellington Phoenix Reserves.[7]
  6. ^ Previously finished 8th when playing in the New Zealand National Soccer League
  7. ^ Previously best is 6th place in the New Zealand Football Championship in 2014–15

Championship phase

New Zealand National League: South Central Series
Season2021
Dates6 November 2021 - 12 December 2021
ChampionsMiramar Rangers
Matches played16
Goals scored70 (4.38 per match)
Best PlayerPieter-Taco Bierema
(Selwyn United)
Top goalscorerOllie Whyte (7 goals)
Biggest home winWellington Phoenix Reserves 6–0 Western Suburbs (4 December 2021)
Biggest away winSelwyn United 0–5 Wellington Phoenix Reserves (27 November 2021)
Highest scoringMiramar Rangers 7–2 Wellington Olympic (12 December 2021)
2022 →

South Central Series

For the women's competition, see 2021 New Zealand Women's National League § South Central Series.

With confirmation that the alert levels were not changing to a level that would allow Auckland and Waikato teams to play in the National Competition, New Zealand Football announced that they were cancelling the rest of the National League. In its place, they instead decided on a one-off interregional competition, the National League: South Central Series. New Zealand Football also confirmed that the National League: South Central Series did not have any bearing on OFC Champions League qualification, which is separately being discussed with the OFC.[1]

South Central table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Miramar Rangers (C, Q) 5 3 2 0 13 10 +3 11 Qualification to Grand Final
2 Wellington Olympic (Q) 5 3 1 1 15 13 +2 10
3 Cashmere Technical 5 3 0 2 8 4 +4 9
4 Wellington Phoenix Reserves 5 2 0 3 15 8 +7 6
5 Western Suburbs 5 2 0 3 6 11 −5 6
6 Selwyn United 5 0 1 4 4 15 −11 1
Updated to match(es) played on 5 December 2021. Source: New Zealand Football
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head to head points; 3) Head to head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored[52]
(C) Champions; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

South Central results table

Home \ Away CT MR SU WO WP WS
Cashmere Technical 1–2 5–1 0–1
Miramar Rangers 2–2 4–4 3–2
Selwyn United 0–1 0–5
Wellington Olympic 4–1 2–1
Wellington Phoenix Reserves 0–1 2–4 6–0
Western Suburbs 1–2 3–1
Updated to match(es) played on 5 December 2021. Source: New Zealand Football
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
South Central positions by round

The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 13, but then postponed and played between rounds 16 and 17, it is added to the standings for round 16.

Team ╲ Round12345
Miramar Rangers22221
Wellington Olympic11112
Cashmere Technical34443
Wellington Phoenix Reserves65554
Western Suburbs43335
Selwyn United56666
Leader and Grand Final
Grand Final
Updated to match(es) played on 5 December 2021. Source: New Zealand Football

Grand Final

Miramar Rangers7–2Wellington Olympic
 Report
  • Bouzoukis 19'
  • Chote 31'
Jerry Collins Stadium, Wellington
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh

Statistics

As of 12 December 2021

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Ollie Whyte Miramar Rangers 7
2 Kailan Gould Wellington Olympic 5
Luis Toomey Wellington Phoenix Reserves
4 Sam Mason-Smith Miramar Rangers 4
Ben Mata Wellington Olympic
João Moreira Miramar Rangers
Josh Rudland Wellington Phoenix Reserves
Oskar van Hattum Wellington Phoenix Reserves
9 Garbhan Coughlan Cashmere Technical 3
10 Gianni Bouzoukis Wellington Olympic 2
Harry Chote Wellington Olympic
Ihaia Delaney Western Suburbs
Hugo Delhommelle Miramar Rangers
Wan Gatkek Western Suburbs
Kaelin Nguyen Wellington Phoenix Reserves
Yuya Taguchi Cashmere Technical

Hat-tricks

Round Player For Against Home/Away Result Date
2[53] Kailan Gould Wellington Olympic Selwyn United Home 4–1 13 November 2021
3[54] Ollie Whyte Miramar Rangers Wellington Olympic Home 4–4 20 November 2021
4[55] Josh Rudland Wellington Phoenix Selwyn United Away 0–5 27 November 2021
5[56] Luis Toomey Wellington Phoenix Western Suburbs Home 6–0 4 December 2021

Records

The records that follow are accurate as of the end of the 2021 South Central Series. Only games played in the South Central Series (including the final) are considered below. As the 2021 National League season was cancelled, this series is not officially part of the National League records.[57]

Season Top scorer Club Goals
2021 New Zealand Ollie Whyte Miramar Rangers 7

Awards

League MVP[58] Club Top scorer[58] Club
Northern League New Zealand Alex Greive Birkenhead United New Zealand Alex Greive Birkenhead United
Central League New Zealand Jonty Roubos Wairarapa United New Zealand George Ott Lower Hutt City
Southern League New Zealand Pieter-Taco Bierema Selwyn United Republic of Ireland Garbhan Coughlan Cashmere Technical
South Central Series New Zealand Pieter-Taco Bierema Selwyn United New Zealand Ollie Whyte Miramar Rangers
Team of the season[59]
Goalkeeper New Zealand Pieter-Taco Bierema (Selwyn United)
Defenders England Tom Schwarz (Cashmere Technical) New Zealand Taylor Schrijvers (Miramar Rangers) Cook Islands Ben Mata (Wellington Olympic)
Midfielders New Zealand Jack-Henry Sinclair (Wellington Olympic) France Hugo Delhommelle (Miramar Rangers) New Zealand Luis Toomey (Wellington Phoenix Reserves) New Zealand Robert Sabo (Western Suburbs)
Forwards New Zealand Oskar van Hattum (Wellington Phoenix Reserves) New Zealand Ollie Whyte (Miramar Rangers) England Kailan Gould (Wellington Olympic)

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