2021 Cook Islands Round Cup
{{primary sources|date=September 2024}}
{{infobox football league season
| image =
| caption =
| competition = Cook Islands Round Cup
| season = 2021
| dates = {{nowrap|21 August 2021 – 4 December 2021}}
| winners = Nikao
| premiers =
| promoted =
| relegated =
| continentalcup1 = OFC Champions League
| continentalcup1 qualifiers =
| matches = 30
| total goals = 155
| average goals =
| league topscorer =
| biggest win =
| highest scoring =
| attendance =
| average attendance =
| prevseason = 2020
| nextseason = 2022
}}
The 2021 Cook Islands Round Cup[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cook2021.html Cook Islands 2021], RSSSF.com (also known as Vans Premiership due to sponsorship reasons) is the 48th recorded edition of the Cook Islands Round Cup, the top association football league of the Cook Islands organised by the Cook Islands Football Association. The season began on 21 August 2021{{cite web |title=Summary - Round Cup - Cook Islands - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway |url=https://au.soccerway.com/national/cook-islands/round-cup/2021/regular-season/r61125/ |publisher=soccerway |accessdate=5 June 2024 |date=5 June 2024}} with six teams from the island of Rarotonga competing in triple round-robin format. Tupapa Maraerenga added to their championships as they had won the cup since the 2017 Cook Islands Round Cup. The champions of the league qualified for the 2021 OFC Champions League.
Teams
League table
|section=League table
|source=[https://www.cookislandsfootball.com/ Cook Islands FA]
|update=30 November 2021
|win_NIK=12 |draw_NIK=1 |loss_NIK=2 |gf_NIK=38|ga_NIK=6|status_NIK=
|win_TUP=11 |draw_TUP=1 |loss_TUP=3 |gf_TUP=43|ga_TUP=15 |status_TUP=
|win_TIT=6 |draw_TIT=4 |loss_TIT=5 |gf_TIT=27|ga_TIT=27|status_TIT=
|win_AVA=4 |draw_AVA=3 |loss_AVA=8 |gf_AVA=18 |ga_AVA=39|status_AVA=
|win_PUA=2 |draw_PUA=4 |loss_PUA=9 |gf_PUA=12|ga_PUA=30 |status_PUA=
|win_MAT=1 |draw_MAT=5 |loss_MAT=9 |gf_MAT=17 |ga_MAT=38|status_MAT=
|team_order=NIK, TUP, TIT, AVA, PUA, MAT
|name_AVA=Avatiu
|name_MAT=Matavera
|name_NIK=Nikao Sokattak
|name_PUA=Puaikura
|name_TIT=Titikaveka
|name_TUP=Tupapa Maraerenga
|res_col_header=QR
|result1=OCQ
|col_OCQ=green2 |text_OCQ=Qualification to OFC Champions League qualifying stage
}}
= League Matches =
Knock-Out Tournament
{{Main|2021 Cook Islands Round Cup}}
{{6TeamBracket
| sets=1/1 | aggregate=y | nowrap=y
| boldwinner = y
| RD1=Round 1
| RD2=Semi-finals
| RD3=Final
| RD1-seed1=5
| RD1-team1=Puaikura {{pen}}
| RD1-score1= 2 (4)
| RD1-seed2=3
| RD1-team2= Titikaveka
| RD1-score2= 2 (3)
| RD1-seed3=4
| RD1-team3= Avatiu
| RD1-score3= 2
| RD1-seed4=6
| RD1-team4= Matavera
| RD1-score4= 4
| RD2-seed1= 2
| RD2-team1= Tupapa Maraerenga
| RD2-score1= 4
| RD2-seed2= 5
| RD2-team2= Puaikura
| RD2-score2= 2
| RD2-seed3= 1
| RD2-team3= Nikao Sokattak
| RD2-score3= 10
| RD2-seed4= 6
| RD2-team4= Matavera
| RD2-score4= 1
| RD3-seed1= 1
| RD3-team1= Nikao Sokattak
| RD3-score1= 3
| RD3-seed2= 2
| RD3-team2= Tupapa Maraerenga
| RD3-score2= 0
}}
Round 1
{{footballbox
| date = 4 December 2021
| team1 = Puaikura (4) {{pen}}
| score = 2-2
| team2 = Titikaveka (3)
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| location = Rarotonga
| stadium = National Stadium
}}
{{footballbox
| date = 4 December 2021
| team1 = Avatiu
| score = 2-4
| team2 = Matavera
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| location = Rarotonga
| stadium = National Stadium
}}
Semi Final
{{footballbox
| date = 10 December 2021
| team1 = Tupapa Maraerenga
| score = 4-2
| team2 = Puaikura
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| location = Rarotonga
| stadium = National Stadium
}}
{{footballbox
| date = 11 December 2021
| team1 = Nikao Sokattak
| score = 10-1
| team2 = Matavera
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| location = Rarotonga
| stadium = National Stadium
}}
Final
{{footballbox
| date = 18 December 2021
| team1 = Nikao Sokattak
| score = 3-0
| team2 = Tupapa Maraerenga
| goals1 =
- Steven Willis{{goal}}
- Hugh Henry{{goal}}
- Toru Mateariki{{goal}}
| goals2 =
| location = Rarotonga
| stadium = National Stadium
}}
References
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{{Cook Islands Round Cup}}
{{2021 in Oceanian football (OFC)}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2021 Cook Islands Round Cup}}