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 back 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 our 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
Northern Lights
Auckland Football
WaiBOP
Central Football
Capital Football
Canterbury United Pride
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 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 6 1 1 4 8 17 −9 4
7 Central 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.

Positions by round
Team ╲ Round1234567
Auckland Football111116*6
Canterbury United Pride2322311
Capital Football3234222
Central Football7666657
Northern Lights3543433
Southern United6777774
WaiBOP5455545
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 back 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
  • Hirano  4', 21'
  • Takeda  11'
  • Berrier  12'
  • Anton  89'
  • Satchell  40'
  • Collins  45+2'
  • Dewell  62'
  • Russ  90+2'
 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
  • Wisnewski  30'
  • Brown  42'
 Referee: Sarah Jones
7 November 2020 Capital Football 5–0 Southern United Petone Memorial Park, Lower Hutt
13:00
  • Robertson  33'
  • Ward  38', 76', 80' (pen.)
  • Brown  87'
 Report Referee: Simon Morris
7 November 2020 Canterbury United Pride 3–0* Auckland Football English Park, Christchurch
13:00
Report
  • O'Brien  6'
  • Cleverley  19', 21'
  • Hirano  37'
 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
  • Foster  2'
  • Elliott  56'
 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
  • O’Brien  14'
  • Philpot  34'
  • Takeda  38'
 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
  • O’Brien  7'
 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
  • Wisnewski  18'
  • Foster  81'
  • Elliott  88'
  • Neems  90+4'
  • Cleverley  35'
  • O'Brien  42', 61'
  • Hirano  57'
 Referee: Robbie Maris

Bye: Capital Football

Final
Canterbury United Pride4–0Capital Football
Report
  • Rennie  53', 71'
  • Nicholson  79'
  • Dominikovich  85'
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
Gabbie 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
  1. "2020 ISPS Handa Women's Premiership launches". New Zealand Football. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  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. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  7. "2019 Pride Staff". Mainland Football. 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 12 December 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  10. https://twitter.com/CapFootball/status/1324888860212355072
  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. https://web.archive.org/web/20201211205426/https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/98321
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