New Zealand Football Championship 2020-21
# New Zealand Football Championship 2020-21

La New Zealand Football Championship 2020-21 fue la décima séptima edición y la última del máximo torneo futbolístico de Nueva Zelanda. Volvió a contar con 8 equipos, luego de la edición pasada tuviera 10. Esto se debió a Southern United FC y Tasman United se fusionaran con el Canterbury United para competir en la temporada 2020-21.

La temporada comenzó el 13 de noviembre de 2020 y terminó el 20 de marzo de 2021

## Equipos participantes

Listado de los 8 equipos que disputan el torneo.

| Equipo | Ciudad | Fundación | Estadio | Capacidad | Entrenador(es) | Año ingreso |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Auckland City FC | Auckland | 2004 | Kiwitea Street | 6000 | José Figueira | 2004 |
| Canterbury United Dragons | Christchurch | 2004 | ASB Football Park | 8000 | Lee Padmore | 2004 |
| Eastern Suburbs | Auckland | 1934 | Bill McKinlay Park | 5000 | Tony Readings | 2016 |
| Hamilton Wanderers | Hamilton | 1913 | Porritt Stadium | 2700 | Kale Herbert | 2016 |
| Hawke's Bay United | Napier | 2004 | Bluewater Stadium | 4000 | Bill Robertson Chris Greatholder | 2004 |
| Team Wellington | Wellington | 2004 | David Farrington Park | 2000 | Scott Hales | 2004 |
| Waitakere United | Waitakere | 2004 | Trusts Stadium | 4900 | Chris Milicich | 2004 |
| Wellington Phoenix Reserves | Wellington | 2014 | Newtown Park | 5000 | Paul Temple | 2014 |

## Clasificación

| Pos. | Equipo | Pts. | PJ | G | E | P | GF | GC | Dif. | Clasificación |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Auckland City | 28 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 13 | +14 | Playoffs y Liga de Campeones de la OFC 2022 |
| 2 | Team Wellington | 26 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 21 | +13 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Hamilton Wanderers | 20 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 20 | +2 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Eastern Suburbs | 19 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 23 | +2 | Playoffs |
| 5 | Waitakere United | 18 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 26 | +2 | |
| 6 | Canterbury United Dragons | 18 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 24 | −3 | |
| 7 | Hawke's Bay United | 13 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 29 | −12 | |
| 8 | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 10 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 36 | −18 | |

Fuente: Soccerway

Criterios de clasificación: 1) Puntos; 2) diferencia de goles; 3) Goles anotados; 4) Partidos ganados.

| Local \ Visitante | AC | CUD | ES | HW | HBU | TW | WU | WPR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Auckland City | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–1 |
| Canterbury United Dragons | 1–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 5–1 |
| Eastern Suburbs | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 8–0 |
| Hamilton Wanderers | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–4 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 |
| Hawke's Bay United | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 |
| Team Wellington | 2–2 | 3–1 | 7–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | — | 3–4 | 5–2 |
| Waitakere United | 0–3 | 3–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | 1–4 |
| Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | — |

## Playoffs

### Final

* Campeón Team Wellington 3.er título

## Goleadores

| Pos. | Jugador | Equipo | Goles |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Hamish Watson | Team Wellington | 12 |
| 2 | Derek Tieku | Hamilton Wanderers | 12 |
| 3 | Logan Rogerson | Auckland City | 8 |
| 4 | Samuel Mason-Smith | Team Wellington | 7 |
| 5 | Alexander Greive | Waitakere United | 6 |
| 6 | Ryan Feutz | Eastern Suburbs | 6 |
| 7 | Riley Bidois | Wellington Phoenix Res. | 6 |
| 8 | Garbhan Coughlan | Canterbury United Dragons | 6 |
| 9 | Jorge Akers | Hawke's Bay United | 6 |
