2019–20 New Zealand Football Championship
The 2019–20 New Zealand Football Championship season (currently known as the ISPS Handa Premiership for sponsorship reasons) is 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.
Season | 2019–20 |
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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. |
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 | Riverhills Park | 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:
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 | Napier |
Saturday, 15:00 NZDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Bluewater Stadium Referee: Ben O'Connell |
2 November 2019 | Waitakere United | 3–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Auckland |
Saturday, 15:00 NZDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Seddon Fields Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley |
2 November 2019 | Southern United | 0–3* | Tasman United | Dunedin |
Saturday, 16:00 NZDT |
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Report | Stadium: Logan Park Referee: Cory Mills |
3 November 2019 | Team Wellington | 5–1 | Hamilton Wanderers | Wellington |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT | Report |
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Stadium: David Farrington Park Referee: Matthew Conger |
3 November 2019 | Eastern Suburbs | 1–0 | Canterbury United | Auckland |
Sunday, 16:00 NZDT |
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Report | Stadium: Madills Farm Reserve Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh |
*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 | Porirua |
Sunday, 13:00 NZDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Porirua Park Referee: Calvin Berg |
10 November 2019 | Canterbury United | 2–1 | Southern United | Christchurch |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: English Park Referee: Matthew Conger |
10 November 2019 | Hamilton Wanderers | 3–0 | Eastern Suburbs | Hamilton |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT | Report | Stadium: Porritt Stadium Referee: Sean Reilly |
10 November 2019 | Tasman United | 0–2 | Waitakere United | Nelson |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT | Report |
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Stadium: Saxton Field Referee: Ben O'Connell |
10 November 2019 | Auckland City | 2–2 | Team Wellington | Auckland |
Sunday, 16:00 NZDT | Report | Stadium: Kiwitea Street Referee: Cory Mills |
Round 3
16 November 2019 | Hamilton Wanderers | 0–5 | Auckland City | Cambridge |
Saturday, 14:00 NZDT | Report | Stadium: John Kerkhof Park Referee: Luke Gardner |
16 November 2019 | Waitakere United | 1–1 | Canterbury United | Auckland |
Saturday, 15:00 NZDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Seddon Fields Referee: Cory Mills |
16 November 2019 | Hawke's Bay United | 2–0 | Tasman United | Napier |
Saturday, 16:00 NZDT |
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Report | Stadium: Bluewater Stadium Referee: Antony Riley |
16 November 2019 | Southern United | 2–4 | Eastern Suburbs | Dunedin |
Saturday, 16:00 NZDT |
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Report | Stadium: Logan Park Referee: Ben O'Connell |
17 November 2019 | Team Wellington | 2–2 | Wellington Phoenix | Wellington |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT | Report |
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Stadium: David Farrington Park Referee: Sean Reilly |
Round 4
23 November 2019 | Southern United | 4–0 | Hamilton Wanderers | Dunedin |
Saturday, 16:30 NZDT |
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Report | Stadium: Forsyth Barr Stadium Referee: Calvin Berg |
23 November 2019 | Wellington Phoenix | 0–3 | Auckland City | Wellington |
Saturday, 16:30 NZDT | Report | Stadium: Westpac Stadium Referee: Ben O'Connell |
24 November 2019 | Canterbury United | 2–2 | Hawke's Bay United | Christchurch |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: English Park Referee: Sean Reilly |
24 November 2019 | Tasman United | 1–0 | Team Wellington | Nelson |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT | Report | Stadium: Saxton Field Referee: Cory Mills |
24 November 2019 | Eastern Suburbs | 1–1 | Waitakere United | Auckland |
Sunday, 16:00 NZDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Madills Farm Reserve Referee: Luke Gardner |
Round 5
30 November 2019 | Waitakere United | 2–5 | Southern United | Auckland |
Saturday, 15:00 NZDT |
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Report | Stadium: Seddon Fields Referee: Nick Waldron |
1 December 2019 | Hawke's Bay United | 3–3 | Eastern Suburbs | Napier |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Bluewater Stadium Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh |
1 December 2019 | Hamilton Wanderers | 2–4 | Wellington Phoenix | Hamilton |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT |
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Report | Stadium: Porritt Stadium Referee: Cory Mills |
1 December 2019 | Team Wellington | 2–1 | Canterbury United | Wellington |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: David Farrington Park Referee: Calvin Berg |
1 December 2019 | Auckland City | 2–1 | Tasman United | Auckland |
Sunday, 16:00 NZDT | Report |
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Stadium: Kiwitea Street Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley |
Round 6
7 December 2019 | Southern United | 2–2 | Hawke's Bay United | Dunedin |
Saturday, 16:00 NZDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Logan Park Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley |
8 December 2019 | Canterbury United | 0–3 | Auckland City | Christchurch |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT | Report | Stadium: English Park Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh |
8 December 2019 | Hamilton Wanderers | 1–2 | Waitakere United | Hamilton |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Porritt Stadium Referee: Matthew Conger |
8 December 2019 | Tasman United | 1–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Nelson |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Trafalgar Park Referee: Nick Waldron |
8 December 2019 | Eastern Suburbs | 2–3 | Team Wellington | Auckland |
Sunday, 16:00 NZDT | Report | Stadium: Madills Farm Reserve Referee: Cory Mills |
Round 7
14 December 2019 | Wellington Phoenix | 3–3 | Canterbury United | Porirua |
Saturday, 13:00 NZDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Porirua Park Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh |
14 December 2019 | Auckland City | 0–0 | Eastern Suburbs | Auckland |
Saturday, 16:30 NZDT | Report | Stadium: Kiwitea Street Referee: Matthew Conger |
15 December 2019 | Hawke's Bay United | 4–2 | Waitakere United | Napier |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Bluewater Stadium Referee: Nick Waldron |
15 December 2019 | Tasman United | 2–3 | Hamilton Wanderers | Nelson |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT |
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Report | Stadium: Trafalgar Park Referee: Cory Mills |
15 December 2019 | Team Wellington | 6–1 | Southern United | Wellington |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT | Report |
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Stadium: David Farrington Park Referee: Antony Riley |
Round 8
20 December 2019 | Canterbury United | 2–0 | Tasman United | Christchurch |
Friday, 18:30 NZDT |
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Report | Stadium: English Park Referee: Calvin Berg |
21 December 2019 | Waitakere United | 1–1 | Team Wellington | Auckland |
Saturday, 15:00 NZDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Seddon Fields Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh |
21 December 2019 | Southern United | 0–0 | Auckland City | Dunedin |
Saturday, 16:00 NZDT | Report | Stadium: Logan Park Referee: Dan Woulahan |
22 December 2019 | Eastern Suburbs | 2–2 | Wellington Phoenix | Auckland |
Sunday, 16:00 NZDT | Report | Stadium: Madills Farm Reserve Referee: Antony Riley |
22 December 2019 | Hamilton Wanderers | 2–1 | Hawke's Bay United | Hamilton |
Sunday, 16:00 NZDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Porritt Stadium Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley |
Round 9
11 January 2020 | Waitakere United | 2–6 | Auckland City | Auckland |
Saturday, 15:00 NZDT |
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Report | Stadium: Seddon Fields Referee: Matthew Conger |
11 January 2020 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–1 | Southern United | Wellington |
Saturday, 16:30 NZDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sky Stadium Referee: Antony Riley |
12 January 2020 | Canterbury United | 1–3 | Hamilton Wanderers | Christchurch |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: English Park Referee: Nick Waldron |
12 January 2020 | Tasman United | 2–0 | Eastern Suburbs | Nelson |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT |
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Report | Stadium: Saxton Field Referee: Calvin Berg |
12 January 2020 | Team Wellington | 4–0 | Hawke's Bay United | Wellington |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT |
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Report | Stadium: David Farrington Park Referee: Ben O'Connell |
Round 10
18 January 2020 | Tasman United | 5–0 | Southern United | Blenheim |
Saturday, 16:00 NZDT |
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Report | Stadium: Lansdowne Park Referee: Ben O'Connell |
19 January 2020 | Canterbury United | 1–6 | Eastern Suburbs | Christchurch |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT |
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Report | Stadium: English Park Referee: Cory Mills |
19 January 2020 | Hamilton Wanderers | 1–0 | Team Wellington | Hamilton |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT |
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Report | Stadium: Porritt Stadium Referee: Antony Riley |
19 January 2020 | Wellington Phoenix | 3–4 | Waitakere United | Porirua |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Porirua Park Referee: Sean Reilly |
19 January 2020 | Auckland City | 4–2 | Hawke's Bay United | Auckland |
Sunday, 18:00 NZDT | Report |
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Stadium: Kiwitea Street Referee: Calvin Berg |
Round 11
25 January 2020 | Waitakere United | 3–2 | Tasman United | Auckland |
Saturday, 15:00 NZDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Seddon Fields Referee: Luke Gardner |
25 January 2020 | Southern United | 2–1 | Canterbury United | Dunedin |
Saturday, 16:00 NZDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Logan Park Referee: Nick Waldron |
26 January 2020 | Hawke's Bay United | 0–2 | Wellington Phoenix | Napier |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT | Report |
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Stadium: Bluewater Stadium Referee: Cory Mills |
26 January 2020 | Eastern Suburbs | 3–0 | Hamilton Wanderers | Auckland |
Sunday, 16:00 NZDT |
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Report | Stadium: Madills Farm Reserve Referee: Ben O'Connell |
26 January 2020 | Team Wellington | 0–0 | Auckland City | Wellington |
Sunday, 16:00 NZDT | Report | Stadium: David Farrington Park Referee: Antony Riley |
Round 12
1 February 2020 | Wellington Phoenix | 0–1 | Team Wellington | Porirua |
Saturday, 14:00 NZDT | Report |
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Stadium: Porirua Park Referee: Ben O'Connell |
2 February 2020 | Eastern Suburbs | 6–0 | Southern United | Auckland |
Sunday, 12:00 NZDT |
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Report | Stadium: Madills Farm Reserve Referee: Antony Riley |
2 February 2020 | Auckland City | 3–1 | Hamilton Wanderers | Auckland |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT | Report |
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Stadium: Kiwitea Street Referee: Luke Gardner |
2 February 2020 | Tasman United | 3–1 | Hawke's Bay United | Nelson |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: Saxton Field Referee: Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh |
2 February 2020 | Canterbury United | 1–2 | Waitakere United | Christchurch |
Sunday, 16:00 NZDT |
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Report |
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Stadium: English Park Referee: Cory Mills |
Round 13
8 February 2020 | Waitakere United | v | Eastern Suburbs | Auckland |
Saturday, 16:00 NZDT | Stadium: Seddon Fields |
9 February 2020 | Hamilton Wanderers | v | Southern United | Hamilton |
Sunday, 12:00 NZDT | Stadium: Porritt Stadium |
9 February 2020 | Hawke's Bay United | v | Canterbury United | Napier |
Sunday, 13:00 NZDT | Stadium: Bluewater Stadium |
9 February 2020 | Auckland City | v | Wellington Phoenix | Auckland |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT | Stadium: Kiwitea Street |
9 February 2020 | Team Wellington | v | Tasman United | Wellington |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT | Stadium: David Farrington Park |
Round 14
15 February 2020 | Southern United | v | Waitakere United | Dunedin |
Saturday, 16:00 NZDT | Stadium: Logan Park |
15 February 2020 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Hamilton Wanderers | Auckland |
Saturday, 16:30 NZDT | Stadium: Eden Park |
Round 15
23 February 2020 | Eastern Suburbs | v | Hawke's Bay United | Auckland |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT | Stadium: Madills Farm Reserve |
23 February 2020 | Tasman United | v | Auckland City | Nelson |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT | Stadium: Trafalgar Park |
23 February 2020 | Canterbury United | v | Team Wellington | Christchurch |
Sunday, 16:00 NZDT | Stadium: English Park |
Round 16
29 February 2020 | Waitakere United | v | Hamilton Wanderers | Auckland |
Saturday, 16:00 NZDT | Stadium: Seddon Fields |
1 March 2020 | Hawke's Bay United | v | Southern United | Napier |
Sunday, 13:00 NZDT | Stadium: Bluewater Stadium |
1 March 2020 | Team Wellington | v | Eastern Suburbs | Wellington |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT | Stadium: David Farrington Park |
Round 17
8 March 2020 | Auckland City | v | Canterbury United | Auckland |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT | Stadium: Kiwitea Street |
8 March 2020 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Tasman United | Porirua |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT | Stadium: Porirua Park |
Round 18
14 March 2019 | Waitakere United | v | Hawke's Bay United | Auckland |
Saturday, 15:00 NZDT | Stadium: Seddon Fields |
14 March 2020 | Southern United | v | Team Wellington | Dunedin |
Saturday, 16:00 NZDT | Stadium: Logan Park |
15 March 2020 | Hamilton Wanderers | v | Tasman United | Hamilton |
Sunday, 12:00 NZDT | Stadium: Porritt Stadium |
15 March 2020 | Canterbury United | v | Wellington Phoenix | Christchurch |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT | Stadium: English Park |
15 March 2020 | Eastern Suburbs | v | Auckland City | Auckland |
Sunday, 16:00 NZDT | Stadium: Madills Farm Reserve |
Round 19
22 March 2020 | Wellington Phoenix | v | Eastern Suburbs | Porirua |
Sunday, 13:00 NZDT | Stadium: Porirua Park |
22 March 2020 | Hawke's Bay United | v | Hamilton Wanderers | Napier |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT | Stadium: Bluewater Stadium |
22 March 2020 | Auckland City | v | Southern United | Auckland |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT | Stadium: Kiwitea Street |
22 March 2020 | Team Wellington | v | Waitakere United | Wellington |
Sunday, 15:00 NZDT | Stadium: David Farrington Park |
22 March 2020 | Tasman United | v | Canterbury United | Nelson |
Sunday, 16:00 NZDT | Stadium: Trafalgar Park |
Round 20
28 March 2020 | Southern United | v | Wellington Phoenix | Dunedin |
Saturday, 16:00 NZDT | Stadium: Logan Park |
29 March 2020 | Hamilton Wanderers | v | Canterbury United | Hamilton |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT | Stadium: Porritt Stadium |
29 March 2020 | Auckland City | v | Waitakere United | Auckland |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT | Stadium: Kiwitea Street |
29 March 2020 | Eastern Suburbs | v | Tasman United | Auckland |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT | Stadium: Madills Farm Reserve |
29 March 2020 | Hawke's Bay United | v | Team Wellington | Napier |
Sunday, 16:00 NZDT | Stadium: Bluewater Stadium |
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 |
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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] |
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