2000 New Zealand National Soccer League

April 2019 April 2019 New Zealand National Soccer League 2000 Napier City Rovers 1999 NZ Island Leagues 2001 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 version of the national soccer league which had been run from 1970 to 1992. The competition was won by Napier City Rovers. The league was played during winter, with matches played from March to August, 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 second place playing third place in one match and first playing fourth in the other, with home advantage being decided by final league position. The winners of these two semi-finals then contested the national final.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nz00.html New Zealand 2000 RSSSF 11 April 2019 A non-standard points allocation system was used in the 2000 league. Although three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss, a bonus point was also awarded if a team scored four or more goals in a match. This bonus point system was abandoned before the 2001 league season. Promotion and relegation Ten teams took part in the 2000 league. These were the seven highest-ranked teams from the 1999 North Island Soccer League and the three highest-ranked teams from the 1999 South Island Soccer League.https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nz99.html New Zealand 1999 Two new teams took part who had not been part of the 1999 season. University-Mount Wellington were a team formed from the merger of the Auckland University and Mount Wellington teams and Christchurch City was a similar merger between Woolston WMC and Christchurch Technical. City only lasted two seasons before reverting to its two founding clubs. Note: They should not be confused with the earlier Christchurch City AFC who merged with other teams in 1970 to form Christchurch United. Nelson Suburbs withdrew at the end of the 2000 season, and Metro, who finished last, took place in a play-off series with the winners of the northern, central, and southern regional leagues. League table main WDL QR y UMW University-Mount Wellington NCR Napier City Rovers DT Dunedin Technical RSM Red Sox Manawatu WCF Waitakere City CUF Central United NSF Nelson Suburbs MR Miramar Rangers WT Woolston Technical MET Metro 11 4 3 35 22 2 9 4 5 37 20 4 C 8 3 7 32 26 2 8 3 7 31 28 1 7 3 8 37 34 2 7 2 9 29 28 3 6 6 6 32 37 2 R 6 5 7 28 33 1 4 6 8 23 35 1 5 2 11 23 44 1 yellow1 Qualified for Finals F F F green1 Qualified for Finals and OFC Club Championship OCC red1 Relegated to the 2001 Southern Zone R 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored. complete Nelson Suburbs withdrew at the end of the season Finals Semi-finals #eeeeee 27 August 2000 Napier City Rovers 2 – 2 (aet)* Dunedin Technical Jackson, Birnie Burgess, Boyle Park Island, Napier #eeeeee 27 August 2000 University-Mount Wellington 3 – 0 Manawatu Buhagiar, Harris, Campbell * Napier City Rovers beat Dunedin Technical on penalties (4–3). However, the rules for the competition decreed that the game should have been decided on the golden goal rule in extra time. The referee was unaware of this rule and allowed play to continue after Dunedin Technical took the lead. Given that either team could claim victory (one by the rules as enforced and one by the rules as they should have been enforced), a replay was ordered. Replay #eeeeee 31 August 2000 Napier City Rovers 3 – 0 Dunedin Technical McIvor, Akers, Pilcher Park Island, Napier Final #eeeeee 3 September 2000 University-Mount Wellington 0 – 0 (aet)* Napier City Rovers North Harbour Stadium, North Shore City Brian Precious * Napier won 4–2 on penalties Records and statistics Top scorers 15 goals - Commins Menapi (Nelson Suburbs) 14 goals - Aaron Burgess (Dunedin Technical) 8 goals - Martin Akers (Napier City Rovers); Graham Green (Metro) 7 goals - Leon Birnie (Napier City Rovers); Chris McIvor (Napier City Rovers); Tim Stevens (Waitakere City); Mads Svenstrup (Dunedin Technical) Biggest winning margin and highest aggregate score Metro 1, Waitakere City 9 References Category:New Zealand National Soccer League seasons 1 New