2020 Women's Premiership (New Zealand)

The 2020 Women's Premiership (currently known as the ISPS Handa Women's Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the eighteenth season of the league, New Zealand's top level women's football league since its establishment in 2002. Seven teams again were involved in the season representing the different regions in New Zealand. The league after consultation and feedback from stakeholders, was reverted to a single round-robin format, with the two highest-placed sides progressing to a one-off grand final.[1] Canterbury United Pride was again the team to beat, as they were looking at a threepeat, having played in every final since 2013, won five out of seven of those finals, including the last two years.[2]

ISPS Handa Women's Premiership
Season2020
ChampionsCanterbury United Pride
Matches played21
Goals scored79 (3.76 per match)
Top goalscorerRina Hirano and Kaley Ward (6)
Biggest home winCanterbury 6-0 Central
(21 November 2020)
Biggest away winCapital 0-4 Canterbury
(5 December 2020)
Highest scoringWaiBOP 4-4 Auckland
(13 December 2020)
← 2019
2021 →
All statistics correct as of 20 December 2020.

After an unbeaten regular season, Canterbury United Pride capped it off by completing the threepeat, beating 2nd place Capital Football 4–0 in the final.[3]

Teams
2020 Women's Premiership (New Zealand) is located in New Zealand
Northern Lights
Northern Lights
Auckland Football
Auckland Football
WaiBOP
WaiBOP
Central Football
Central Football
Capital Football
Capital Football
Canterbury United Pride
Canterbury United Pride
Southern United
Southern United
Locations of the 2020 National Women's League Teams
TeamLocationGroundCoach
Northern LightsNorth ShoreAllen Hill StadiumBen Bate[2]
Auckland FootballAucklandMcLennan ParkAaron McFarland[2][4]
WaiBOPCambridgeJohn Kerkhof ParkNico Girard and Tracy Wrigley[2][5]
Central FootballPalmerston NorthMassey UniBarry Scullion[2]
Capital FootballLower HuttPetone Memorial ParkMaia Vink[2][6]
Canterbury United PrideChristchurchEnglish ParkAlana Gunn[2][7]
Southern UnitedDunedinLogan ParkIgnacio Sande[2][8]

Regular season

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Canterbury United Pride (C) 6 6 0 0 23 3 +20 18 Qualification to the Final
2 Capital 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6 13
3 Northern Lights 6 3 1 2 13 6 +7 10
4 Southern United 6 2 0 4 6 18 −12 6
5 WaiBOP 6 1 2 3 11 14 −3 5
6 Auckland[lower-alpha 1] 6 1 1 4 8 17 −9 4
7 Central Football 6 1 1 4 7 16 −9 4
Updated to match(es) played on completed. Source: NZ Football
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Auckland Football forfeited three matches (losing 9 points) for fielding an ineligible player in their Round 1, 2 and 3 games against Central Football, Canterbury United Pride and Capital Football and the results recorded as 3–0 wins for the opposition.[9]

Positions by round
Qualification to Final
Updated to match(es) played on completed. Source: NZ Football

Fixtures and results

New Zealand women's football league matches will take place from 31 October to 20 December with the draw reverting to a single-round robin competition with the top two teams progressing to the one-off final.[1]

On the 11 December New Zealand Football announced Auckland Football had been docked 9 points for fielding an ineligible player in three of their ISPS Handa Women's Premiership games. The results from Round 1, 2 and 3 against Central Football, Canterbury United Pride and Capital Football were forfeited and results recorded as 3–0 wins for the opposition.[9]

Round 1
31 October 2020 Southern United 1–4 Canterbury United Pride Logan Park, Dunedin
11:30
  • Murrell 90+1'
 Report
  • Roome 21' (o.g.)
  • Wall 61'
  • Nicholson 71', 83'
 Referee: Lindsey Robinson
1 November 2020 Northern Lights 1–1 Capital McFetridge Park, Auckland
13:00
  • Knott 41'
 Report
  • Ward 89'
 Referee: Sarah Jones
1 November 2020 Auckland Football 0–3* Central Football Riverhills Park, Auckland
14:00
Report
  • Furnell 90+1'
 Referee: Eric Yu

Bye: WaiBOP
*Auckland Football beat Central Football 9–1 however it was ruled by NZ Football that they had fielded an ineligible player so forfeited the result. This meant the win was awarded as a 3–0 result to Central[9]

Round 2
7 November 2020 Central Football 2–2 WaiBOP Massey University, Palmerston North
12:00
  • Lancaster 9'
  • Boxall 41'
 Report
Referee: Sarah Jones
7 November 2020 Capital Football 5–0 Southern United Petone Memorial Park, Lower Hutt
13:00
Report Referee: Simon Morris
7 November 2020 Canterbury United Pride 3–0* Auckland Football English Park, Christchurch
13:00
Report
Referee: Lindsey Robinson

Bye: Northern Lights
*Auckland Football beat Canterbury United Pride 4–1 however it was ruled by NZ Football that they had fielded an ineligible player so forfeited the result. This meant the win was awarded as a 3–0 result to Canterbury[9]

Round 3
15 November 2020 Southern United 0–3 Northern Lights Logan Park, Dunedin
12:00 Report
  • Pritchard 58', 89'
  • Savage 84'
 Referee: Caleb Marsh
15 November 2020 WaiBOP 2–4 Canterbury United Pride John Kerkhof Park, Cambridge
12:00
Report
  • Hepburn 25'
  • Nicholson 41'
  • Rennie 47'
  • Lake 90'
 Referee: Robbie Maris
15 November 2020 Auckland Football 0–3* Capital Football Riverhills Park, Auckland
14:00
Report
  • Ward 90+3'
 Referee: Lindsey Robinson

Bye: Central Football
*Auckland Football beat Capital Football 3–1 however it was ruled by NZ Football that they had fielded an ineligible player so forfeited the result. This meant the win was awarded as a 3–0 result to Capital[9]

Round 4
21 November 2020 Capital Football 1–0 WaiBOP Petone Memorial Park, Lower Hutt
11:30
  • Ward 74'
 Report Referee: Lindsey Robinson
21 November 2020 Canterbury United Pride 6–0 Central Football English Park, Christchurch
14:00
  • Rennie 40', 43', 59'
  • Lake 84' (pen.)
  • Wall 85'
  • Clarke 90+2'
 Report Referee: Sarah Jones
22 November 2020 Northern Lights 4–1 Auckland Football McFetridge Park, Auckland
13:00
  • Maynard 16'
  • Knott 27' (pen.)
  • Savage 70' (pen.)
  • Mittendorff 88'
 Report
Referee: Eric Yu

Bye: Southern United

Round 5
29 November 2020 Central Football 0–1 Capital Football Massey University, Palmerston North
12:00 Report
  • Errington 11'
 Referee: Andrew Turner
29 November 2020 Auckland Football 3–0 Southern United Riverhills Park, Auckland
12:30
  • Hirano 36', 43'
  • Cunningham-Lee 51'
 Report Referee: Sarah Jones
29 November 2020 WaiBOP 2–1 Northern Lights John Kerkhof Park, Cambridge
14:00
  • Brown 45'
  • Cawte 47'
 Report
  • Green 51'
 Referee: Robbie Maris

Bye: Canterbury United Pride

Round 6
5 December 2020 Capital Football 0–4 Canterbury United Pride Petone Memorial Park, Lower Hutt
11:00 Report
  • Nicholson 15'
  • Lake 26'
  • Whinham 44'
  • Rennie 46'
 Referee: Harrison Cook
6 December 2020 Southern United 2–1 WaiBOP Logan Park, Dunedin
11:00
  • Hislop 14', 54'
 Report
Referee: Caleb Marsh
6 December 2020 Northern Lights 4–0 Central Football McFetridge Park, Auckland
13:00
  • Maynard 33', 90+4'
  • Stratford 43'
  • Tawharu 90+3'
 Report Referee: Lindsey Robinson

Bye: Auckland Football

Round 7
13 December 2020 Central Football 2–3 Southern United Massey University, Palmerston North
12:00
  • Boxall 45+11'
  • Jensen 56'
  • Bacon 45+9'
  • Hislop 58'
  • Fraser 68'
 Referee: Max Lauridsen
13 December 2020 Canterbury United Pride 2–0 Northern Lights English Park, Christchurch
13:00
Referee: Sarah Jones
13 December 2020 WaiBOP 4–4 Auckland Football John Kerkhof Park, Cambridge
14:00
Referee: Robbie Maris

Bye: Capital Football

Final
Canterbury United Pride4–0Capital Football
  • Rennie 53', 71'
  • Nicholson 79'
  • Dominikovich 85'
 Report
Referee: Sarah Jones

Statistics
As of 15 December 2020

Top scorers
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Rina Hirano Auckland Football 6
Kaley Ward Capital Football
3 Tayla O'Brien Auckland Football 5
Gabi Rennie Canterbury United Pride
5 Rebecca Lake Canterbury United Pride 4
Britney-Lee Nicholson Canterbury United Pride
7 Daisy Cleverley Auckland Football 3
Amy Hislop Southern United
Arabella Maynard Northern Lights
10 Mikaela Boxall Central Football 2
Kelli Brown WaiBOP
Chelsea Elliott WaiBOP
Michaela Foster WaiBOP
Chloe Knott Northern Lights
Ava Pritchard Northern Lights
Liz Savage Northern Lights
Arisa Takeda Auckland Football
Lara Wall Canterbury United Pride
Grace Wisnewski WaiBOP

Hat-tricks
PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
Kaley Ward Capital Football Southern United 5–0 7 November 2020 [10]
Gabi Rennie Canterbury United Pride Central Football 6–0 22 November 2020 [11]

Own goals
Player Club Against Round
Tahlia Roome Southern United Canterbury United Pride 1
Renee Bacon Southern United WaiBOP 6[12]

References
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  2. Voerman, Andrew (30 October 2020). "Questions hang over national women's football league as three-peat quest begins". Stuff. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  3. Rollo, Phillip (20 December 2020). "Canterbury United Pride win third straight national women's league final". Stuff.
  4. "NRF-Club Partnerships Set for 2020 NWL Season". Northern Region Football. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  5. "2020 National Women's League". WaiBOP Football.
  6. "Staff Changes for 2020". Capital Football. Archived from the original on 1 February 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  7. "2019 Pride Staff". Mainland Football. Archived from the original on 3 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  8. "Big pre-season needed for Southern United women". Otago Daily Times. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  9. "Statement on ISPS Handa Women's Premiership". New Zealand Football. Archived from the original on 11 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  10. @CapFootball (7 November 2020). "79'" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. "From the Dugout - Matchweek 4, 2020 ISPS Handa Women's Premiership". New Zealand Football. Archived from the original on 23 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  12. "From the Dugout - ISPS Handa Men's and Women's Premierships Matchweeks 4 and 6". www.nzfootball.co.nz. Archived from the original on 11 December 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
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