The National Youth League (U19/U20) This is the inaugural season. The aim of the league is to prepare players for the 2003 U20 World Cup. All players must be born in 1983 or after. In 2002 it is an U19 league but will follow the players through and next year it will be an U20 league. Then after the U20 World Cup, the league will revert back to U19 and will follow the next batch through to the 2005 U20 WC. Participants: Northland/North Harbour (aka United Soccer or Fed 1 - Northland and North Harbour) Auckland/Manukau (aka Soccer 2 or Fed 2 - Auckland and Manukau) Waikato/B.O.P. (aka Force Three or Fed 3 - Waikato and Bay of Plenty) Central North Island (aka Central or Fed 4 - Manawatu, Taranaki, Hawke's Bay, Poverty Bay and Wanganui) Wellington (aka Capital Soccer or Fed 5 - Wellington, Hutt Valley, Wairarapa, Kapiti Coast) Canterbury/Nelson (aka Fed 6 - Canterbury, West Coast, Nelson and Marlborough) Otago/Southland (aka Southern or Fed 7 - South Canterbury, Otago, Southland) New Zealand U16 (aka NZ Academy - the squad for the 2003 U17 World Cup) Final Table: 1.AUCKLAND/MANUKAU 7 6 1 0 25- 4 19 2.Wellington 7 4 1 2 19-11 13 3.New Zealand U16 7 3 1 3 11-14 10 [aka NZ Academy] 4.Waikato/B.O.P. 7 2 2 3 19-15 8 5.Central North Island 7 2 2 3 16-18 8 6.Canterbury/Nelson 7 2 2 3 14-18 8 7.Otago/Southland 7 2 2 3 18-26 8 8.Northland/North Harbour 7 1 1 5 13-29 4 Round 1 [Feb 9] Waikato/B.O.P. 4-4 Otago/Southland [Feb 10] Canterbury/Nelson 4-3 New Zealand U16 Northland/North Harbour 3-5 Central Auckland/Manukau 3-1 Wellington Round 2 [Feb 16] Waikato/B.O.P. 5-1 New Zealand U16 [Feb 17] Wellington 1-1 Central Canterbury/Nelson 0-5 Auckland/Manukau Otago/Southland 4-1 Northland/North Harbour Round 3 [Feb 23] Central 4-3 Canterbury/Nelson [Feb 24] Wellington 6-4 Otago/Southland Auckland/Manukau 2-0 New Zealand U16 Northland/North Harbour 3-2 Waikato/B.O.P. Round 4 [Mar 2] Waikato/B.O.P. 1-2 Wellington [Mar 3] Otago/Southland 1-1 Canterbury/Nelson Aucland/Manukau 1-1 Central Northland/North Harbour 1-1 New Zealand U16 Round 5 [Mar 9] Central 1-4 Waikato/B.O.P. [Mar 10] Wellington 1-0 Canterbury/Nelson Otago/Southland 1-3 New Zealand U16 Auckland/Manukau 5-1 Northland/North Harbour Round 6 [Mar 16] Waikato/B.O.P. 1-2 Auckland/Manukau [Mar 17] Wellington 0-1 New Zealand U16 Central 3-4 Otago/Southland Northland/North Harbour 2-4 Canterbury/Nelson Round 7 [Mar 23] Central 1-2 New Zealand U16 [Mar 24] Canterbury/Nelson 2-2 Waikato/B.O.P. Auckland/Manukau 7-0 Otago/Southland Northland/North Harbour 1-8 Wellington Final Table: 1.AUCKLAND/MANUKAU 7 6 1 0 25- 4 19 2.Wellington 7 4 1 2 19-11 13 3.New Zealand U16 7 3 1 3 11-14 10 [aka NZ Academy] 4.Waikato/B.O.P. 7 2 2 3 19-15 8 5.Central North Island 7 2 2 3 16-18 8 6.Canterbury/Nelson 7 2 2 3 14-18 8 7.Otago/Southland 7 2 2 3 18-26 8 8.Northland/North Harbour 7 1 1 5 13-29 4
Source: http://www.soccer.org.nz
With thanks to Peter Sadd (sadd@caverock.net.nz), Phil Smith (ppsmith@inspire.net.nz), Phil Holt (pholt@clear.net.nz), Steve Stevens (psteves@paradise.net.nz) and Garry (M87618@xtra.co.nz)
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Author: Andre Zlotkowski
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Last updated: 22 Jan 2006
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