2021 New Zealand National League
{{About|the men's season|the women's season|2021 New Zealand Women's National League}}
{{Short description|Football championship}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = New Zealand National League
| image =
| season = 2021
| dates = 27 March 2021 - 12 December 2021
| winners = Cancelled{{cite web |title=NZ Football cancels National League championship; one-off inter-regional competition planned |url=https://www.odt.co.nz/star-news/star-sport/star-football/nz-football-cancels-national-league-championship-one-inter |website=Otago Daily Times }}{{cite web |title=National League Championships cancelled; one-off South Central Series scheduled |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/domestic/126862714/national-league-championships-cancelled-oneoff-south-central-series-scheduled |website=Stuff }}
| prevseason = 2020–21 NZFC
| nextseason = 2022
| updated =
}}
The 2021 New Zealand National League was the first scheduled season of the National League since its restructuring in 2021. 30 clubs competed in the competition, with four having been planned to qualify from the Northern League, three qualifying from the Central League and two qualifying from the Southern League for the National Championship phase along with the automatically qualified Wellington Phoenix Reserves.{{cite web |title=New National League system |url=https://www.sporty.co.nz/asset/downloadasset?id=3da9f0fa-187f-406d-8e40-e5a936662fcc |website=New Zealand Football |access-date=3 April 2021}}
Each team was allowed to field a maximum of four foreign players as well as one additional foreign player who has Oceania Football Confederation nationality.{{cite web |title=Two National League clubs found to have breached foreign player regulations |url=https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/102667 |website=New Zealand Football |access-date=23 April 2021 |archive-date=23 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423021812/https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/102667 |url-status=dead }} Each team had to also have at least two players aged 20 or under in the starting eleven.{{cite web |title=Youth leads the way in new National League |url=https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/102240 |website=New Zealand Football |access-date=23 April 2021 |archive-date=23 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423021913/https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/102240 |url-status=dead }}
Because the Wellington Phoenix Reserves need to hold a partnership with an affiliated club through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to be in the league and have a place in the Championship phase, their current MoU was with Lower Hutt City.{{cite web |title=Wellington Phoenix Announce Strategic Partnership With Lower Hutt City AFC |url=https://www.wellingtonphoenix.com/news/wellington-phoenix-announce-strategic-partnership-lower-hutt-city-afc |website=Wellington Phoenix |access-date=19 July 2021 |language=en |date=10 February 2019}} This meant Lower Hutt could not qualify for the Championship even if they finish in the top three of the Central League.{{cite web |title=Who'll join Rangers and Olympic in the National League? |url=https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/106035 |website=New Zealand Football |access-date=4 August 2021 |language=en |date=23 July 2021 |archive-date=3 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210803134720/https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/106035 |url-status=dead }}
New Zealand Football announced on the 14 September that they had decided to terminate the remainder of the Northern League season and cancel any yet to be played fixtures due to Covid-19 and Auckland being in Level 4.{{cite web |title=Northern League season ended early and cup dates moved due to Alert Level 4 extension |url=https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/107973 |website=New Zealand Football |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914021247/https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/107973 |archive-date=14 September 2021 |date=14 September 2021 |url-status=live}} The decision was made because they couldn't complete all the games before the Championship phase was due to begin, so places in the next phase where awarded off the standing before Auckland went into lockdown.
On the 8 October, New Zealand Football announced a change in plans to the Championship phase of the 2021 competition due to COVID-19 alert levels.{{cite web |title=Format unveiled to play national competitions under COVID-19 limitations |url=https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/108768 |website=New Zealand Football |access-date=9 October 2021 |language=en |date=8 October 2021 |archive-date=8 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008114703/https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/108768 |url-status=dead }} The Championship phase was to be split up into two 'Hubs', the Auckland Hub and the South Hub, where teams play every other team in their hub in a single round robin. The top two clubs from each hub would have then qualified for a finals phase consisting of semis and a Grand Final.
On the 2 November, after confirmation that the alert levels would not change to allow the Auckland and Waikato teams to play any further part in the National Competition, New Zealand Football announced that they were cancelling the reminder of the National League. In its place, they instead decided on a one-off interregional competition, the National League: South Central Series.
Qualifying leagues
=2021 Northern League=
{{Infobox football league season
|competition = Northern League
|season = 2021
|dates = 27 March 2021 - 14 August 2021
|winners = Auckland City
|promoted =
|relegated = Northern Rovers
West Coast Rangers
|matches = 112
|total goals = 423
|league topscorer = Alex Greive (19)
|biggest home win = Birkenhead United 9–0 Melville United
(1 May 2021)
|biggest away win = Bay Olympic 2–7 Hamilton Wanderers
(24 April 2021)
Eastern Suburbs 0–5 Auckland City
(22 May 2021)
Hamilton Wanderers 0–5 Auckland City
(17 July 2021)
|highest scoring = Birkenhead United 9–0 Melville United
(1 May 2021)
Bay Olympic 2–7 Hamilton Wanderers
(24 April 2021)
Auckland United 6–3 Northern Rovers
(17 July 2021)
|longest wins = 6 matches
Auckland City
|longest unbeaten = 11 matches
Auckland City
|longest winless =
|longest losses =
|prevseason =
|nextseason = 2022
|updated =
}}
==Northern League teams==
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Team !Home ground !Location !Notes |
| Auckland City
| Replaces sister club Central United F.C. for 2021 season |
| Auckland United
| |
| Bay Olympic
| Olympic Park | 2nd in 2019 NRFL Division 1; promoted |
| Birkenhead United
| |
| Eastern Suburbs
| |
| Hamilton Wanderers
| |
| Manukau United
| |
| Melville United
| |
| North Shore United
| Allen Hill Stadium | |
| Northern Rovers
| McFetridge Park | Merger between Glenfield Rovers AFC and Forrest Hill Milford United AFC |
| West Coast Rangers
| Merger between Waitakere City FC and Norwest United ahead of 2021 season |
| Western Springs
| |
Source:{{cite web |title=2021 Northern and Central League Player Lists |url=https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/101728 |website=New Zealand Football |access-date=23 April 2021 |archive-date=12 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412061219/https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/101728 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=National League kicks off this weekend |url=https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/101718 |website=New Zealand Football |access-date=23 April 2021 |archive-date=23 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423022216/https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/101718 |url-status=dead }}
==Northern League table==
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|update=complete
|source=Auckland Football[http://www.aucklandfootball.org.nz/Competitions-1/LOTTO-NRFL/LOTTO-NRFL-Senior-Fixtures Auckland Football]
|win_AC = 15|draw_AC = 1 |loss_AC = 2 |gf_AC = 63|ga_AC = 19|status_AC =CQ
|win_AU = 10|draw_AU = 5 |loss_AU = 4 |gf_AU = 42|ga_AU = 25|status_AU =Q
|win_BO = 7 |draw_BO = 4 |loss_BO = 7 |gf_BO = 26|ga_BO = 38|status_BO =
|win_BU = 10|draw_BU = 3 |loss_BU = 6 |gf_BU = 50|ga_BU = 33|status_BU =Q
|win_ES = 10|draw_ES = 4 |loss_ES = 5 |gf_ES = 31|ga_ES = 21|status_ES =Q
|win_HW = 6 |draw_HW = 5 |loss_HW = 7 |gf_HW = 35|ga_HW = 44|status_HW =
|win_MAN= 5 |draw_MAN= 7 |loss_MAN= 7 |gf_MAN= 33|ga_MAN= 35|status_MAN=
|win_MEL= 6 |draw_MEL= 3 |loss_MEL= 10|gf_MEL= 24|ga_MEL= 40|status_MEL=
|win_NS = 5 |draw_NS = 7 |loss_NS = 7 |gf_NS = 35|ga_NS = 40|status_NS =
|win_NR = 2 |draw_NR = 5 |loss_NR = 12|gf_NR = 22|ga_NR = 41|status_NR =R
|win_WC = 3 |draw_WC = 2 |loss_WC = 14|gf_WC = 18|ga_WC = 52|status_WC =R
|win_WS = 8 |draw_WS = 4 |loss_WS = 6 |gf_WS = 44|ga_WS = 35|status_WS =
|team_order=AC, AU, ES, BU, WS, BO, HW, MAN, NS, MEL, NR, WC
|name_AC = Auckland City
|name_AU = Auckland United
|name_BO = Bay Olympic
|name_BU = Birkenhead United
|name_ES = Eastern Suburbs
|name_HW = Hamilton Wanderers
|name_MAN= Manukau United
|name_MEL= Melville United
|name_NS = North Shore United
|name_NR = Northern Rovers
|name_WC = West Coast Rangers
|name_WS = Western Springs
|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss{{cite web |url=https://www.sporty.co.nz/asset/downloadasset?id=fe838c0e-bf1d-4b17-a603-de25905907ff|title=National League Regulations 2021: Article 28 - NL Format| publisher=New Zealand Football|accessdate=9 May 2021}}
|res_col_header=Q
|show_limit=5
|result1=NW |col_NW=green1 |text_NW={{nowrap|Winner of Northern League and qualification to National League Championship}}
|result2=NC |col_NC=yellow1 |text_NC={{nowrap|Qualification to National League Championship}}
|result3=NC
|result4=NC
|result11=rel |col_rel=red1 |text_rel=Relegation to NRFL Division 1
|result12=rel
}}
- Melville won 1–0, but West Coast fielded an ineligible player. Result upgraded to a 3–0 win for Melville.
- North Shore won 2–0, but West Coast fielded an ineligible player. Result upgraded to a 3–0 win for North Shore.
- League completed early with games still in hand due to Covid-19 and Auckland being in Level 4.
==Northern League results table==
{{#invoke:sports results|main| matches_style = FBR
| source = [https://int.soccerway.com/national/new-zealand/regional-leagues/2021/northern/r61444/ Soccerway]
|team1=AC |team2=AU |team3=BO |team4=BU |team5=ES |team6=HW |team7=MAN |team8=MEL |team9=NS |team10=NR |team11=WC |team12=WS
|name_AC = Auckland City
|name_AU = Auckland United
|name_BO = Bay Olympic
|name_BU = Birkenhead United
|name_ES = Eastern Suburbs
|name_HW = Hamilton Wanderers
|name_MAN= Manukau United
|name_MEL= Melville United
|name_NS = North Shore United
|name_NR = Northern Rovers
|name_WC = West Coast Rangers
|name_WS = Western Springs
|update = complete
|match_AC_AU=3–1
|match_AC_BO=7–0
|match_AC_BU=5-0
|match_AC_ES=DNP
|match_AC_HW=3–1
|match_AC_MAN=3–1
|match_AC_MEL=DNP
|match_AC_NS=4–1
|match_AC_NR=2-1
|match_AC_WC=2–0
|match_AC_WS=4–3
|match_AU_AC=DNP
|match_AU_BO=1–2
|match_AU_BU=5–0
|match_AU_ES=2–0
|match_AU_HW=7–0
|match_AU_MAN=2–2
|match_AU_MEL=1–0
|match_AU_NS=1–1
|match_AU_NR=6-3
|match_AU_WC=4–1
|match_AU_WS=1–4
|match_BO_AC=1–2
|match_BO_AU=1–1
|match_BO_BU=0–3
|match_BO_ES=1–2
|match_BO_HW=2–7
|match_BO_MAN=4–3
|match_BO_MEL=DNP
|match_BO_NS=DNP
|match_BO_NR=6–2
|match_BO_WC=1–0
|match_BO_WS=3–2
|match_BU_AC=4–3
|match_BU_AU=0–1
|match_BU_BO=DNP
|match_BU_ES=2-1
|match_BU_HW=0–3
|match_BU_MAN=2–2
|match_BU_MEL=9–0
|match_BU_NS=7–1
|match_BU_NR=1–1
|match_BU_WC=3-1
|match_BU_WS=2-3
|match_ES_AC=0–5
|match_ES_AU=2–0
|match_ES_BO=1-0
|match_ES_BU=4–2
|match_ES_HW=DNP
|match_ES_MAN=0–0
|match_ES_MEL=1–1
|match_ES_NS=0–0
|match_ES_NR=2–0
|match_ES_WC=DNP
|match_ES_WS=1–1
|match_HW_AC=0-5
|match_HW_AU=1–3
|match_HW_BO=DNP
|match_HW_BU=3–3
|match_HW_ES=2–1
|match_HW_MAN=1–4
|match_HW_MEL=2-2
|match_HW_NS=1–2
|match_HW_NR=4–3
|match_HW_WC=2–2
|match_HW_WS=DNP
|match_MAN_AC=2–2
|match_MAN_AU=3-3
|match_MAN_BO=3-1
|match_MAN_BU=DNP
|match_MAN_ES=0–3
|match_MAN_HW=1–2
|match_MAN_MEL=3–5
|match_MAN_NS=1–1
|match_MAN_NR=2–0
|match_MAN_WC=3–2
|match_MAN_WS=DNP
|match_MEL_AC=0–3
|match_MEL_AU=DNP
|match_MEL_BO=0–1
|match_MEL_BU=0–3
|match_MEL_ES=0–1
|match_MEL_HW=1–1
|match_MEL_MAN=0–1
|match_MEL_NS=1–0
|match_MEL_NR=0–1
|match_MEL_WC=3–0
|match_MEL_WS=5–3
|match_NS_AC=3–2
|match_NS_AU=1–1
|match_NS_BO=1–2
|match_NS_BU=2–3
|match_NS_ES=3-4
|match_NS_HW=1–1
|match_NS_MAN=DNP
|match_NS_MEL=3-2
|match_NS_NR=2–2
|match_NS_WC=4–1
|match_NS_WS=4-4
|match_NR_AC=1–4
|match_NR_AU=1–2
|match_NR_BO=0–0
|match_NR_BU=1–2
|match_NR_ES=0–3
|match_NR_HW=3–2
|match_NR_MAN=1-1
|match_NR_MEL=0–1
|match_NR_NS=DNP
|match_NR_WC=DNP
|match_NR_WS=1–1
|match_WC_AC=0–4
|match_WC_AU=0-3
|match_WC_BO=3–3
|match_WC_BU=0–4
|match_WC_ES=0–4
|match_WC_HW=DNP
|match_WC_MAN=0–1
|match_WC_MEL=2-0
|match_WC_NS=0–3
|match_WC_NR=3–2
|match_WC_WS=1–5
|match_WS_AC=DNP
|match_WS_AU=0–2
|match_WS_BO=1–1
|match_WS_BU=2–0
|match_WS_ES=2–1
|match_WS_HW=1–2
|match_WS_MAN=2–1
|match_WS_MEL=6–2
|match_WS_NS=3–2
|match_WS_NR=DNP
|match_WS_WC=1–2
|match_MEL_WC_note=Melville won 1–0, but West Coast fielded an ineligible player. Result upgraded to a 3–0 win for Melville.
|match_WC_NS_note=North Shore won 2–0, but West Coast fielded an ineligible player. Result upgraded to a 3–0 win for North Shore.
|match_WS_NR_note=DNP = Did not play due to season finishing early
}}
==Northern League scoring==
{{updated|Completed as of 14 August 2021}}
===Northern League top scorers===
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| Rank
! Player ! Club |
|---|
| 1
|align="left"| Alex Greive |align="left"| Birkenhead United | 19 |
| 2
|align="left"| Angus Kilkolly |align="left"| Auckland City | 18 |
| 3
|align="left"| Monty Patterson |align="left"| Auckland United | 15 |
| 4
|align="left"| Jake Mechell |align="left"| Eastern Suburbs | 12 |
| rowspan=3 | 5
|align="left"| Horace James |align="left"| North Shore United |rowspan=3 | 10 |
| align="left"| Joseph Lee
|align="left"| North Shore United |
| align="left"| Kayne Vincent
|align="left"| Western Springs |
| 8
|align="left"| Sam Margetts |align="left"| Western Springs | 9 |
| rowspan=4 | 9
|align="left"| Maro Bonsu-Maro |align="left"| Manukau United |rowspan=4 | 8 |
| align="left"| Adam Dickinson
|align="left"| Northern Rovers |
| align="left"| Sanni Issa
|align="left"| Birkenhead United / Manukau United |
| align="left"| Emiliano Tade
|align="left"| Auckland City |
===Northern League hat-tricks ===
{{notelist}}
=2021 Central League=
{{Infobox football league season
|competition = Central League
|season = 2021
|dates = 27 March 2021 – 25 September 2021
|winners = Wellington Olympic
|promoted =
|relegated = Wainiuomata
|matches = 90
|total goals = 434
|league topscorer = George Ott (21)
|biggest home win = Lower Hutt City 12–1 Wainuiomata
(26 June 2021)
|biggest away win = Wainuiomata 1–7 Miramar Rangers
(3 July 2021)
Napier City Rovers 0–6 Western Suburbs
(15 August 2021)
|highest scoring = Lower Hutt City 12–1 Wainuiomata
(26 June 2021)
|longest wins = 8 matches
Lower Hutt City
|longest unbeaten = 14 matches
Miramar Rangers
|longest winless =
|longest losses =
|prevseason =
|nextseason = 2022
|updated =
}}
== Central League teams ==
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Team
!Home ground !Location |
|---|
| Lower Hutt City |
| Miramar Rangers |
| Napier City Rovers
| Napier |
| North Wellington
| Alex Moore Park |
| Petone
| Petone, Lower Hutt |
| Wainuiomata
| Richard Prouse Park |
| Wairarapa United |
| Waterside Karori
| Karori Park | Karori, Wellington |
| Wellington Olympic
| Wakefield Park |
| Western Suburbs
| Endeavour Park | Porirua |
== Central League table ==
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|update=complete
|source=[http://www.capitalfootball.org.nz/FIXTURES-RESULTS/Senior-Mens-Competitions/Central-League Capital Football]
|win_LH = 13|draw_LH = 2 |loss_LH = 3 |gf_LH = 70|ga_LH = 26|status_LH =
|win_MR = 13|draw_MR = 3 |loss_MR = 2 |gf_MR = 64|ga_MR = 17|status_MR =Q
|win_NC = 5 |draw_NC = 2 |loss_NC = 11|gf_NC = 37|ga_NC = 51|status_NC =
|win_NW = 4 |draw_NW = 4 |loss_NW = 10|gf_NW = 46|ga_NW = 57|status_NW =
|win_PT = 4 |draw_PT = 0 |loss_PT = 14|gf_PT = 27|ga_PT = 68|status_PT =
|win_WN = 1 |draw_WN = 1 |loss_WN = 16|gf_WN = 17|ga_WN = 86|status_WN =R
|win_WU = 6 |draw_WU = 6 |loss_WU = 6 |gf_WU = 37|ga_WU = 44|status_WU =R
|win_WK = 6 |draw_WK = 4 |loss_WK = 8 |gf_WK = 31|ga_WK = 42|status_WK =
|win_WO = 15|draw_WO = 2 |loss_WO = 1 |gf_WO = 59|ga_WO = 18|status_WO =CQ
|win_WS = 9 |draw_WS = 4 |loss_WS = 5 |gf_WS = 46|ga_WS = 25|status_WS =Q
|team_order=WO, MR, LH, WS, WU, WK, NC, NW, PT, WN
|name_LH = Lower Hutt City |note_LH=Lower Hutt City cannot qualify for the National League Championship phase due to their MoU with Wellington Phoenix Reserves.
|name_MR = Miramar Rangers
|name_NC = Napier City Rovers
|name_NW = North Wellington
|name_PT = Petone
|name_WN = Wainuiomata
|name_WU = Wairarapa United
|name_WK = Waterside Karori
|name_WO = Wellington Olympic
|name_WS = Western Suburbs
|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss{{cite web |url=https://www.sporty.co.nz/asset/downloadasset?id=fe838c0e-bf1d-4b17-a603-de25905907ff|title=National League Regulations 2021: Article 28 - NL Format| publisher=New Zealand Football|accessdate=9 May 2021}}
|res_col_header=Q
|show_limit=5
|result1=NW |col_NW=green1 |text_NW={{nowrap|Winner of Central League and qualification to National League Championship}}
|result2=NC |col_NC=yellow1 |text_NC={{nowrap|Qualification to National League Championship}}
|result4=NC
|result10=rel |col_rel=red1 |text_rel=Relegation to Capital Premier
|result5=wd |col_wd=red1 |text_wd=Withdrew before the 2022 season. |note_res_wd=Wairarapa United withdrew two weeks before the 2022 season and were replaced by Wellington United.{{cite web |title=Wairarapa United withdraw from Central League division for 2022 |url=http://www.wairarapaunited.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/WUFC-PR-16-March-2022-1.pdf |website=Wairarapa United |access-date=16 March 2022}}{{cite web |title=Update to the 2022 Central League |url=https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/113450 |website=New Zealand Football |access-date=16 March 2022}}
}}
==Central League results table ==
{{#invoke:sports results|main| matches_style = FBR
| source = [https://int.soccerway.com/national/new-zealand/regional-leagues/2021/central/r61441/ Soccerway]
|team1=LH |team2=MR |team3=NC |team4=NW |team5=PT |team6=WN |team7=WU |team8=WK |team9=WO |team10=WS
|name_LH = Lower Hutt City
|name_MR = Miramar Rangers
|name_NC = Napier City Rovers
|name_NW = North Wellington
|name_PT = Petone
|name_WN = Wainuiomata
|name_WU = Wairarapa United
|name_WK = Waterside Karori
|name_WO = Wellington Olympic
|name_WS = Western Suburbs
|update = complete
|match_LH_MR=4–2
|match_LH_NC=3–0
|match_LH_NW=3–1
|match_LH_PT=6–0
|match_LH_WN=12–1
|match_LH_WU=3-0
|match_LH_WK=4–2
|match_LH_WO=1–2
|match_LH_WS=4–1
|match_MR_LH=1–0
|match_MR_NC=4-2
|match_MR_NW=5–2
|match_MR_PT=7–1
|match_MR_WN=6–0
|match_MR_WU=8–1
|match_MR_WK=2–1
|match_MR_WO=0–0
|match_MR_WS=0–0
|match_NC_LH=1–5
|match_NC_MR=1–4
|match_NC_NW=5–4
|match_NC_PT=7–0
|match_NC_WN=5-0
|match_NC_WU=2–3
|match_NC_WK=0–0
|match_NC_WO=0–3
|match_NC_WS=0-6
|match_NW_LH=4–5
|match_NW_MR=1–1
|match_NW_NC=4–4
|match_NW_PT=4-6
|match_NW_WN=1-3
|match_NW_WU=3–4
|match_NW_WK=2–3
|match_NW_WO=3–3
|match_NW_WS=2-3
|match_PT_LH=1–5
|match_PT_MR=0–4
|match_PT_NC=0-1
|match_PT_NW=3–5
|match_PT_WN=4–2
|match_PT_WU=0–1
|match_PT_WK=3–1
|match_PT_WO=1–3
|match_PT_WS=1–3
|match_WN_LH=1–5
|match_WN_MR=1-7
|match_WN_NC=1–5
|match_WN_NW=1–2
|match_WN_PT=2–4
|match_WN_WU=1–1
|match_WN_WK=1–3
|match_WN_WO=1-7
|match_WN_WS=1–4
|match_WU_LH=1–4
|match_WU_MR=0–5
|match_WU_NC=5–0
|match_WU_NW=2-2
|match_WU_PT=4–2
|match_WU_WN=7–0
|match_WU_WK=1-1
|match_WU_WO=1–6
|match_WU_WS=2–2
|match_WK_LH=4–4
|match_WK_MR=1–4
|match_WK_NC=3–2
|match_WK_NW=0–3
|match_WK_PT=4–0
|match_WK_WN=2–1
|match_WK_WU=2–2
|match_WK_WO=2–4
|match_WK_WS=1–0
|match_WO_LH=3-1
|match_WO_MR=1–0
|match_WO_NC=2–1
|match_WO_NW=2–3
|match_WO_PT=7–1
|match_WO_WN=4–0
|match_WO_WU=1–0
|match_WO_WK=6–0
|match_WO_WS=3–2
|match_WS_LH=1–1
|match_WS_MR=1–4
|match_WS_NC=4–1
|match_WS_NW=4–0
|match_WS_PT=2–0
|match_WS_WN=7–0
|match_WS_WU=2–2
|match_WS_WK=3-1
|match_WS_WO=1–2
}}
==Central League scoring ==
{{updated|Completed as of 25 September 2021}}
=== Central League top scorers ===
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| Rank
! Player ! Club |
|---|
| 1
|align=left | George Ott |align=left | Lower Hutt City | 21 |
| 2
|align=left | Riley Bidois |align=left | Lower Hutt City | 16 |
| 3
|align=left | Jared Cunniff |align=left | Wellington Olympic | 15 |
| rowspan=2 | 4
|align=left | Gianni Bouzoukis |align=left | Wellington Olympic |rowspan=2 | 14 |
| align=left | Sam Mason-Smith
|align=left | Miramar Rangers |
| rowspan=3 | 6
|align=left | Kailan Gould |align=left | Napier City Rovers / Wellington Olympic |rowspan=3 | 11 |
| align=left | Jack-Henry Sinclair
|align=left | Wellington Olympic |
| align=left | Luis Toomey
|align=left | Lower Hutt City |
| rowspan=2 | 9
|align=left | Ihaia Delaney |align=left | North Wellington / Western Suburbs |rowspan=2 | 10 |
| align=left | João Moreira
|align=left | Miramar Rangers |
===Central League hat-tricks ===
{{notelist}}
=2021 Southern League=
{{Infobox football league season
|competition = Southern League
|season = 2021
|dates = 17 July 2021 - 3 October 2021
|winners = Cashmere Technical
|promoted =
|relegated = Otago University
|matches = 28
|total goals = 121
|league topscorer = Garbhan Coughlan
Edward Wilkinson
(7 goals each)
|biggest home win = Otago University 6–0 Green Island
(30 September 2021)
|biggest away win = Otago University 0–4 Cashmere Technical
(8 August 2021)
|highest scoring = Cashmere Technical 6–2 Green Island
(17 July 2021)
|longest wins = 5 matches Cashmere Technical
|longest unbeaten = 5 matches Cashmere Technical
|longest winless =
|longest losses =
|prevseason =
|nextseason = 2022
|updated =
}}
== Southern League teams ==
Unlike the Northern and Central Leagues, the Southern League is the culmination of two regional tournaments, each of which provide teams to the Southern League in much the same way as the Northern, Central, and Southern Leagues provide teams for the National League. The top five teams in the Mainland Premier League and top three teams from the FootballSouth Premier League qualify for entry into the Southern League.{{cite web |title=Southern League teams confirmed |url=https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/105373 |website=New Zealand Football |access-date=4 July 2021 |archive-date=4 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210704214534/https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/105373 |url-status=dead }}
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Team !Home ground !Location !Competition |
| Cashmere Technical
| Garrick Memorial Park | Mainland Premier League champions |
| Christchurch United
| Mainland Premier League, 3rd |
| Coastal Spirit
| Linfield Park | Mainland Premier League, 2nd |
| Green Island
| FootballSouth Premier League, 2nd |
| Nelson Suburbs
| Nelson | Mainland Premier League, 4th |
| Otago University
| FootballSouth Premier League, 3rd |
| Selwyn United
| Foster Park | Mainland Premier League, 5th |
| South City Royals
| FootballSouth Premier League champions |
== Southern League personnel ==
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;" |
| Team
! Manager ! Captain |
|---|
| Cashmere Technical
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Dan Schwarz | {{flagicon|ENG}} Tom Schwarz |
| Christchurch United
| {{flagicon|NZL}} Danny Halligan | {{flagicon|NIR}} Daniel McCay |
| Coastal Spirit
| {{flagicon|NZL}} Ekow Quainoo | {{flagicon|NZL}} Michael Hogan |
| Green Island
| {{flagicon|NZL}} Shane Carvell | {{flagicon|NZL}} Tom Milton |
| Nelson Suburbs
| {{flagicon|NZL}} Neil Connell | {{flagicon|AUS}} Sam Ayers |
| Otago University
| {{flagicon|NZL}} Darren Hart | {{flagicon|NZL}} Timothy O'Farrell |
| Selwyn United
| {{flagicon|NZL}} Chris Brown | {{flagicon|NZL}} Jayden Booth |
| South City Royals
| {{flagicon|NZL}} Richard Murray | {{flagicon|NZL}} Jared Grove |
== Southern League table ==
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|start_date=
|update=complete
|source=[https://www.footballsouth.co.nz/COMPETITIONS-1/Fixtures-Results-1 Southern Football]
|win_CT = 6 |draw_CT = 0 |loss_CT = 1 |gf_CT = 25|ga_CT = 7 |status_CT =CQ
|win_CU = 3 |draw_CU = 1 |loss_CU = 3 |gf_CU = 20|ga_CU = 15|status_CU =
|win_CS = 3 |draw_CS = 0 |loss_CS = 4 |gf_CS = 12|ga_CS = 12|status_CS =
|win_GI = 1 |draw_GI = 1 |loss_GI = 5 |gf_GI = 11|ga_GI = 27|status_GI =
|win_NS = 1 |draw_NS = 1 |loss_NS = 5 |gf_NS = 10|ga_NS = 17|status_NS =
|win_OU = 4 |draw_OU = 0 |loss_OU = 3 |gf_OU = 14|ga_OU = 15|status_OU =R
|win_SC = 4 |draw_SC = 0 |loss_SC = 3 |gf_SC = 15|ga_SC = 16|status_SC =
|win_SU = 4 |draw_SU = 1 |loss_SU = 2 |gf_SU = 14|ga_SU = 12|status_SU =Q
|team_order=CT, SU, SC, OU, CU, CS, NS, GI
|name_CT = Cashmere Technical
|name_CU = Christchurch United
|name_CS = Coastal Spirit
|name_GI = Green Island
|name_NS = Nelson Suburbs
|name_OU = Otago University
|name_SU = Selwyn United
|name_SC = South City Royals
|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Goals against; 5) Head to head; 6) Disciplinary record; 7) Coin toss{{cite web |url=https://www.sporty.co.nz/asset/downloadasset?id=fe838c0e-bf1d-4b17-a603-de25905907ff|title=National League Regulations 2021: Article 28 - NL Format| publisher=New Zealand Football|accessdate=9 May 2021}}
|res_col_header=Q
|show_limit=5
|result1=NW |col_NW=green1 |text_NW={{nowrap|Winner of Southern League and qualification to National League Championship}}
|result2=NC |col_NC=yellow1|text_NC={{nowrap|Qualification to National League Championship}}
|result4=R|col_R=red1 |text_R=Relegated to the FootballSouth Premier League{{efn|name=PO|Otago University were relegated due to not meeting the requirements of the 2022 National League.{{cite web |title=National League & ODT Men’s Southern Premiership update |url=https://www.footballsouth.co.nz/newsarticle/110710 |website=FootballSouth |access-date=24 January 2022 |language=en |date=}}}}/Mainland Premier League
}}
{{notelist}}
==Southern League results table ==
{{#invoke:sports results|main| matches_style = FBR
| source = [https://int.soccerway.com/national/new-zealand/regional-leagues/2021/championship-round---south/r61442/ Soccerway]
|solid_cell=grey
|team1=CT |team2=CU |team3=CS |team4=GI |team5=NS |team6=OU |team7=SU |team8=SC
|name_CT = Cashmere Technical
|name_CU = Christchurch United
|name_CS = Coastal Spirit
|name_GI = Green Island
|name_NS = Nelson Suburbs
|name_OU = Otago University
|name_SU = Selwyn United
|name_SC = South City Royals
|start_date=
|update = complete
|match_CT_CU=3–2
|match_CT_CS=0–1
|match_CT_GI=6–2
|match_CT_NS=null
|match_CT_OU=null
|match_CT_SU=null
|match_CT_SC=5-0
|match_CU_CT=null
|match_CU_CS=3–2
|match_CU_GI=null
|match_CU_NS=null
|match_CU_OU=5-0
|match_CU_SU=null
|match_CU_SC=3-4
|match_CS_CT=null
|match_CS_CU=null
|match_CS_GI=null
|match_CS_NS=1-0
|match_CS_OU=3–0
|match_CS_SU=2-4
|match_CS_SC=null
|match_GI_CT=null
|match_GI_CU=2-4
|match_GI_CS=3–2
|match_GI_NS=2–4
|match_GI_OU=null
|match_GI_SU=null
|match_GI_SC=1–4
|match_NS_CT=1-5
|match_NS_CU=1-1
|match_NS_CS=null
|match_NS_GI=null
|match_NS_OU=1-3
|match_NS_SU=1-2
|match_NS_SC=null
|match_OU_CT=0–4
|match_OU_CU=null
|match_OU_CS=null
|match_OU_GI=6-0
|match_OU_NS=null
|match_OU_SU=3-1
|match_OU_SC=null
|match_SU_CT=1–2
|match_SU_CU=3–2
|match_SU_CS=null
|match_SU_GI=1-1
|match_SU_NS=null
|match_SU_OU=null
|match_SU_SC=null
|match_SC_CT=null
|match_SC_CU=null
|match_SC_CS=2-1
|match_SC_GI=null
|match_SC_NS=3–2
|match_SC_OU=1–2
|match_SC_SU=1–2
}}
==Southern League scoring ==
{{updated|Completed}}
=== Southern League top scorers ===
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| Rank
! Player ! Club |
|---|
| rowspan=2 | 1
|align=left | Garbhan Coughlan |align=left | Cashmere Technical |rowspan=2 | 7 |
| align=left | Edward Wilkinson
|align=left | Christchurch United |
| 3
|align=left | Ryan Fleming |align=left | South City Royals | 6 |
| rowspan=2 | 4
|align=left | Kenshin Hayashi |align=left | Coastal Spirit |rowspan=2 | 5 |
| align=left | Daniel McClay
|align=left | Christchurch United |
| rowspan=5 | 6
|align=left | Cameron Anderson |align=left | Green Island |rowspan=5 | 4 |
| align=left | Aidan Barbour-Ryan
|align=left | Otago University |
| align=left | Oliver Colloty
|align=left | Christchurch United |
| align=left | Adam Hewson
|align=left | Green Island |
| align=left | Yuya Taguchi
|align=left | Cashmere Technical |
===Southern League hat-tricks ===
{{notelist}}
===Own goals===
| class="wikitable" |
| Round
!Player !Club !Against |
|---|
| align=center| 3{{cite web |url=https://www.mff.nz/matchcentre/2021/1234362248/1527490534 |title=Otago University v Cashmere Technical |publisher=Mainland Football |accessdate=5 February 2024}}
| Timothy O'Farrell | Otago University | Cashmere Technical |
| align=center| 7{{cite web |url=https://www.mff.nz/matchcentre/2021/1234362248/1527461892 |title=Green Island v Coastal Spirit |publisher=Mainland Football |accessdate=5 February 2024}}
| Cameron Brewitt | Green Island | Coastal Spirit |
Qualified clubs
{{Location map+|New Zealand|width=300|caption=|border=none|places=
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Auckland City
|position=right}}
{{location map~ |New Zealand |lat=-41.30256 |long=174.82419 |label_size=80 |mark=Red pog.svg|position=right}}
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|position=right}}
{{location map~ |New Zealand |lat=-43.544754 |long= 172.678729 |label_size=80|label=Cashmere Technical|mark=Red pog.svg|position=top}}
{{location map~ |New Zealand |lat=-43.608026 |long= 172.386245 |label_size=80|label={{nowrap|Selwyn United}}|mark=Red pog.svg|position=left}}
}}
| class="wikitable" |
| Association
!Team !Position in Regional League !|App {{small|(last)}} !|Previous best {{small|(last)}} |
|---|
| rowspan=4|Northern League {{nowrap|{{small|(4 berths)}}}}
|1st |1st{{efn|name=ISPS|Debut under new competition but played National League before in the New Zealand Football Championship}} |Debut{{efn|name=ISPSWinner|Previously won the National League when playing in the New Zealand Football Championship}} |
| Auckland United
|2nd |1st |Debut |
| Eastern Suburbs
|3rd |1st{{efn|name=ISPS}} |Debut{{efn|name=ISPSWinner}} |
| Birkenhead United
|4th |1st |Debut |
| rowspan=3|Central League {{nowrap|{{small|(3 berths)}}}}
|1st |1st |Debut |
| Miramar Rangers
|2nd |1st{{efn|name=NZNSL|Debut under new competition but played National League before in the New Zealand National Soccer League}} |Debut{{efn|Previously won the National League when playing in the New Zealand National Soccer League}} |
| Western Suburbs
|4th{{efn|Lower Hutt City finished third but cannot qualify for the National League Championship phase due to their MoU with Wellington Phoenix Reserves.}} |1st{{efn|name=NZNSL}} |Debut{{efn|Previously finished 8th when playing in the New Zealand National Soccer League}} |
| rowspan=2|Southern League {{nowrap|{{small|(2 berths)}}}}
|1st |1st |Debut |
| Selwyn United
|2nd |1st |Debut |
| Wellington Phoenix {{nowrap|{{small|(automatic berth)}}}}
|Automatic qualification |1st{{efn|name=ISPS}} |Debut{{efn|Previously best is 6th place in the New Zealand Football Championship in 2014–15}} |
{{Clear}}
{{notelist}}
Championship phase
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = New Zealand National League: South Central Series
| image =
| season = 2021
| dates = 6 November 2021 - 12 December 2021
| winners = Miramar Rangers
| continentalcup1 = OFC Champions League
| continentalcup1 qualifiers =
| best player = Pieter-Taco Bierema
(Selwyn United)
| league topscorer = Ollie Whyte (7 goals)
| biggest home win = Wellington Phoenix Reserves 6–0 Western Suburbs (4 December 2021)
| biggest away win = Selwyn United 0–5 Wellington Phoenix Reserves (27 November 2021)
| highest scoring = Miramar Rangers 7–2 Wellington Olympic (12 December 2021)
| matches = 16
| total goals = 70
| prevseason = 2020–21 NZFC
| nextseason = 2022
| updated =
}}
=South Central Series=
{{For|the women's competition|2021 New Zealand Women's National League#South Central Series}}
With confirmation that the alert levels were not changing to a level that would allow Auckland and Waikato teams to play in the National Competition, New Zealand Football announced that they were cancelling the rest of the National League. In its place, they instead decided on a one-off interregional competition, the National League: South Central Series. New Zealand Football also confirmed that the National League: South Central Series did not have any bearing on OFC Champions League qualification, which is separately being discussed with the OFC.{{cite web |title=National League Championship cancelled, new interregional competition announced and Chatham Cup moved to 2022 |url=https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/109383 |website=New Zealand Football |access-date=1 November 2021 |archive-date=2 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102074656/https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/109383 |url-status=dead }}
==South Central table==
|update=5 December 2021
|start_date=6 November 2021
|source=[https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/COMPETITIONS/Football/national-league-south-central-series New Zealand Football]
|win_CT = 3 |draw_CT = 0 |loss_CT = 2 |gf_CT = 8 |ga_CT = 4 |status_CT =
|win_MR = 3 |draw_MR = 2 |loss_MR = 0 |gf_MR = 13|ga_MR = 10|status_MR =C,Q
|win_SU = 0 |draw_SU = 1 |loss_SU = 4 |gf_SU = 4 |ga_SU = 15|status_SU =
|win_WO = 3 |draw_WO = 1 |loss_WO = 1 |gf_WO = 15|ga_WO = 13|status_WO =Q
|win_WP = 2 |draw_WP = 0 |loss_WP = 3 |gf_WP = 15|ga_WP = 8 |status_WP =
|win_WS = 2 |draw_WS = 0 |loss_WS = 3 |gf_WS = 6 |ga_WS = 11|status_WS =
|team_order=MR, WO, CT, WP, WS, SU
|name_CT = Cashmere Technical
|name_MR = Miramar Rangers
|name_SU = Selwyn United
|name_WO = Wellington Olympic
|name_WP = Wellington Phoenix Reserves
|name_WS = Western Suburbs
|class_rules=1) Points; 2) Head to head points; 3) Head to head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored{{cite web |url=https://www.sporty.co.nz/asset/downloadasset?id=fe838c0e-bf1d-4b17-a603-de25905907ff|title=National League Regulations 2021: Article 28 - NL Format| publisher=New Zealand Football|accessdate=9 May 2021}}
|show_limit=5
|res_col_header=Qualification
|col_PO=green1 |text_PO=Qualification to Grand Final
|result1=PO
|result2=PO
}}
==South Central results table==
{{#invoke:sports results|main| matches_style = FBR
|source=[https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/COMPETITIONS/Football/national-league-south-central-series New Zealand Football]
|solid_cell=grey
|team1=CT |team2=MR |team3=SU |team4=WO |team5=WP |team6=WS
|name_CT = Cashmere Technical
|name_MR = Miramar Rangers
|name_SU = Selwyn United
|name_WO = Wellington Olympic
|name_WP = Wellington Phoenix Reserves
|name_WS = Western Suburbs
|start_date= 6 November 2021
|update = 5 December 2021
|match_CT_MR= 1–2
|match_CT_SU= null
|match_CT_WO= 5–1
|match_CT_WP= null
|match_CT_WS= 0–1
|match_MR_CT= null
|match_MR_SU= 2–2
|match_MR_WO= 4–4
|match_MR_WP= 3–2
|match_MR_WS= null
|match_SU_CT= 0–1
|match_SU_MR= null
|match_SU_WO= null
|match_SU_WP= 0–5
|match_SU_WS= null
|match_WO_CT= null
|match_WO_MR= null
|match_WO_SU= 4–1
|match_WO_WP= null
|match_WO_WS= 2–1
|match_WP_CT= 0–1
|match_WP_MR= null
|match_WP_SU= null
|match_WP_WO= 2–4
|match_WP_WS= 6–0
|match_WS_CT= null
|match_WS_MR= 1–2
|match_WS_SU= 3–1
|match_WS_WO= null
|match_WS_WP= null
}}
===South Central positions by round===
The table lists the positions of teams after each week of matches. To preserve chronological evolvements, any postponed matches are not included in the round at which they were originally scheduled, but added to the full round they were played immediately afterwards. For example, if a match is scheduled for round 13, but then postponed and played between rounds 16 and 17, it is added to the standings for round 16.
{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|sortable=y|legendpos=br|update=5 December 2021|source=[https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/COMPETITIONS/Football/national-league-south-central-series New Zealand Football]
|team1=MR |team2=WO |team3=CT |team4=WP |team5=WS |team6=SU
|name_CT = Cashmere Technical
| pos_CT = 3/4/4/4/3
|name_MR = Miramar Rangers
| pos_MR = 2/2/2/2/1
|name_SU = Selwyn United
| pos_SU = 5/6/6/6/6
|name_WO = Wellington Olympic
| pos_WO = 1/1/1/1/2
|name_WP = Wellington Phoenix Reserves
| pos_WP = 6/5/5/5/4
|name_WS = Western Suburbs
| pos_WS = 4/3/3/3/5
|color_1=gold |text_1=Leader and Grand Final
|color_2=green1 |text_2=Grand Final
}}
=Grand Final=
{{football box
|date = Sunday, 12 December 2021
|time = 14:00 NZDT
|team1 = Miramar Rangers
|score = 7–2
|report = https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/matchcentre/2021/1863040633/1938982174
|team2 = Wellington Olympic
|goals1 =
- Simes {{goal|8}}
- Mason-Smith {{goal|24}}
- Whyte {{goal|27||39}}
- Delhommelle {{goal|52}}
- Midgley {{goal|59}}
- Moreira {{goal|87}}
|goals2 =
- Bouzoukis {{goal|19}}
- Chote {{goal|31}}
|location = Wellington
|stadium = Jerry Collins Stadium
|attendance =
|referee = Campbell-Kirk Kawana-Waugh
}}
Statistics
{{updated|12 December 2021}}
=Top scorers=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| Rank
!Player !Club !Goals |
|---|
| rowspan=1| 1
|align="left"| Ollie Whyte |align="left"| Miramar Rangers | rowspan=1| 7 |
| rowspan=2| 2
|align="left"| Kailan Gould |align="left"| Wellington Olympic | rowspan=2| 5 |
| align="left"| Luis Toomey
|align="left"| Wellington Phoenix Reserves |
| rowspan=5| 4
|align="left"| Sam Mason-Smith |align="left"| Miramar Rangers | rowspan=5| 4 |
| align="left"| Ben Mata
|align="left"| Wellington Olympic |
| align="left"| João Moreira
|align="left"| Miramar Rangers |
| align="left"| Josh Rudland
|align="left"| Wellington Phoenix Reserves |
| align="left"| Oskar van Hattum
|align="left"| Wellington Phoenix Reserves |
| rowspan=1|9
|align="left"| Garbhan Coughlan |align="left"| Cashmere Technical | rowspan=1|3 |
| rowspan=7|10
|align="left"| Gianni Bouzoukis |align="left"| Wellington Olympic | rowspan=7|2 |
| align="left"| Harry Chote
|align="left"| Wellington Olympic |
| align="left"| Ihaia Delaney
|align="left"| Western Suburbs |
| align="left"| Hugo Delhommelle
|align="left"| Miramar Rangers |
| align="left"| Wan Gatkek
|align="left"| Western Suburbs |
| align="left"| Kaelin Nguyen
|align="left"| Wellington Phoenix Reserves |
| align="left"| Yuya Taguchi
|align="left"| Cashmere Technical |
=Hat-tricks=
=Records=
The records that follow are accurate as of the end of the 2021 South Central Series. Only games played in the South Central Series (including the final) are considered below. As the 2021 National League season was cancelled, this series is not officially part of the National League records.{{cite web |title=National League Championship cancelled, new interregional competition announced and Chatham Cup moved to 2022 |url=https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/109383 |website=New Zealand Football}}
- Biggest home win: – Wellington Phoenix Reserves 6–0 Western Suburbs (4 December 2021)
- Biggest away win: – Selwyn United 0–5 Wellington Phoenix Reserves (27 November 2021)
- Highest scoring match: 9 goals – Miramar Rangers 7–2 Wellington Olympic (12 December 2021)
- Most goals scored in the season: 15 – Wellington Olympic, Wellington Phoenix Reserves
- Most goals scored in the season (including final): 20 – Miramar Rangers
- Fewest goals conceded in the season: 4 – Cashmere Technical
- Highest points in the season: 11 – Miramar Rangers
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |
| Season
!Top scorer !Club !Goals |
|---|
| |2021
|style="text-align:left;"| {{flagicon|NZL}} Ollie Whyte |style="text-align:left;"| Miramar Rangers | 7 |
Awards
| class="wikitable" |
| League
! Club ! Club |
|---|
| Northern League
| {{flagicon|NZL}} Alex Greive | Birkenhead United | {{flagicon|NZL}} Alex Greive | Birkenhead United |
| Central League
| {{flagicon|NZL}} Jonty Roubos | Wairarapa United | {{flagicon|NZL}} George Ott | Lower Hutt City |
| Southern League
| {{flagicon|NZL}} Pieter-Taco Bierema | Selwyn United | {{flagicon|IRL}} Garbhan Coughlan | Cashmere Technical |
| South Central Series
| {{flagicon|NZL}} Pieter-Taco Bierema | Selwyn United | {{flagicon|NZL}} Ollie Whyte | Miramar Rangers |
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| colspan="13" | Team of the season{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/NZ_Football/status/1472331430768168960|title=Here is the men's South Central Series Team of the Season... |work=New Zealand Football |date=19 December 2021|access-date=17 March 2022}} |
|---|
| Goalkeeper
| colspan="12" | {{flagicon|NZL}} Pieter-Taco Bierema (Selwyn United) |
| Defenders
| colspan="4" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Tom Schwarz (Cashmere Technical) | colspan="4" | {{flagicon|NZL}} Taylor Schrijvers (Miramar Rangers) | colspan="4" | {{flagicon|COK}} Ben Mata (Wellington Olympic) |
| Midfielders
| colspan="3" | {{flagicon|NZL}} Jack-Henry Sinclair (Wellington Olympic) | colspan="3" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Hugo Delhommelle (Miramar Rangers) | colspan="3" | {{flagicon|NZL}} Luis Toomey (Wellington Phoenix Reserves) | colspan="3" | {{flagicon|NZL}} Robert Sabo (Western Suburbs) |
| Forwards
| colspan="4" | {{flagicon|NZL}} Oskar van Hattum (Wellington Phoenix Reserves) | colspan="4" | {{flagicon|NZL}} Ollie Whyte (Miramar Rangers) | colspan="4" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Kailan Gould (Wellington Olympic) |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/COMPETITIONS/National-League National League website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326085249/https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/COMPETITIONS/National-League |date=26 March 2021 }}
{{New Zealand National League}}
{{2020 in Oceanian football (OFC)}}
{{2021 in Oceanian football (OFC)}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2021 New Zealand National League}}