National Summer Soccer League Participation in the Summer Soccer League was by invitation only. The winners were declared New Zealand champions. P W D L F A B Pts Napier City Rovers 18 12 2 4 42 18 0 50 Central United 18 12 1 5 47 26 1 50 Waitakere City 18 10 2 6 39 21 1 43 North Shore United 18 9 4 5 40 29 3 43 --------------------------------------------------- Miramar Rangers 18 8 6 4 35 26 4 42 Nelson Suburbs 18 9 0 9 25 33 0 36 Melville United 18 5 3 10 31 43 2 25 Wellington United 18 5 5 8 31 46 0 25 Woolston 18 3 3 12 17 39 2 17 Mount Maunganui 18 1 6 11 14 40 3 13 [playoffs see below] [Waitako United have withdrawn and were replaced by Melville United (both teams are from Hamilton).] [4 pts/win; 1pt/draw; shootout for extra point.] Round 1 - 1-3 November 1996 Wellington United 1(1) Nelson Suburbs 2(1) M Foster E Rukumana C Khaiseb Melville United 2(1) Miramar Rangers 4(1) R Cooper M McGarry M Cossey S Elliot M McKinlay J Fashanu Woolston 0(0) Napier City Rovers 4(3) M Fletcher 2 M Akers og Waitakere City 1(?) North Shore United 2(?) G Gray S Nixon 2 Central United 1(0) Mount Maunganui 1(0) 2-1 pens. M Vuksich T Valentine Round 2 - 8-10 November 1996 Miramar Rangers 2(0) Waitakere City 0(0) C Jackson J Fashanu Nelson Suburbs 0(0) Central United 4(2) S Mack M Elrick 2 og North Shore United 1(1) Wellington United 1(1) 3-2 pens. A Lamb G Whittingham Napier City Rovers 1(0) Melville United 1(0) 2-3 pens. A Rennie P Steffe Mount Maunganui 0(0) Woolston 1(1) og Round 3 - 15-17 November 1996 Miramar Rangers 1(0) North Shore United 0(0) C Jackson Woolston 1(1) Nelson Suburbs 0(0) K McLoughlin Melville United 0(0) Mount Maunganui 0(0) 1-3 pens. Central United 1(1) Wellington United 2(0) M Ridenton M Foster R de Gregorio Waitakere City 1(0) Napier City Rovers 3(1) K Smith J New T Christie M Akers Round 4 - 22-24 November 1996 Wellington United 2(0) Woolston 0(0) B Patterson G Whittington Nelson Suburbs 1(1) Melville United 2(0) B Suri K Manville M Cossey Napier City Rovers 0(0) Miramar Rangers 3(2) J Murphy S Elliot J Fashanu North Shore United 0(0) Central United 4(1) F de Jong S Mack M Elrick M Vuksich Mount Maunganui 0(0) Waitakere City 0(0) 1-2 pens. Round 5 - 29 November - 1 December 1996 Miramar Rangers 0(0) Mount Maunganui 1(0) P Drake Woolston 2(1) Central United 4(2) K McLoughlin S Mack 2 J Purcell D Hay 2 Melville United 2(1) Wellington United 2(2) 3-2 pens. K Manville I Minshull R Cooper G Whittington Waitakere City 4(0) Nelson Suburbs 0(0) N Viljoen 2 G Gray T Laus Napier City Rovers 2(1) North Shore United 2(2) 2-3 pens. T Christie A Lamb W Gilbertson S Nixon Round 6 - 6-8 December 1996 Nelson Suburbs 1(1) Miramar Rangers 5(2) R van Steeden K Thompson 2 J Murphy C Jackson M McGarry North Shore United 2(1) Woolston 2(1) 0-2 pens. L Jones A Evans P Hobson, pen. M Brooks Mount Maunganui 1(0) Napier City Rovers 5(3) G Feck M Akers 3 E Kennedy T Christie Wellington United 1(1) Waitakere City 5(1) I Porteous N Viljoen 2 T Laus K Smith G Gray, pen. Central United 1(0) Melville United 2(1) I Vicelich C Murphy M Cossey Round 7 - 13-15 December 1996 Melville United 1(1) Woolston 2(1) M Cossey D Hutchinson 2 Miramar Rangers 1(1) Wellington United 1(1) 2-0 pens. og R de Gregorio Napier City Rovers 0(0) Nelson Suburbs 1(1) B Suri Waitakere City 2(0) Central United 0(0) N Viljoen T Laus Mount Maunganui 0(0) North Shore United 2(2) B Ogg S Nixon Round 8 - 20-22 December 1996 Nelson Suburbs 1(0) Mount Maunganui 0(0) B Suri Woolston 0(0) Waitakere City 2(0) K Smith N Viljoen Melville United 2(0) North Shore United 5(2) G Larsen A Lamb 3 M Cossey L Jones J Cossett Central United 2(1) Miramar Rangers 1(1) D Brown S Riddle S Mack Wellington United 0(0) Napier City Rovers 2(1) M Akers 2 Round 9 - 10-12 January 1997 Miramar Rangers 2(2) Woolston 1(1) S Elliott pen. S Fleming J Murphy Mount Maunganui 1(0) Wellington United 3(2) P Probert I Porteous 2 D Rankin Napier City Rovers 4(3) Central United 1(1) E Kennedy 2 S Mack W Gilbertson R Ryan North Shore United 1(1) Nelson Suburbs 3(1) M Byers C Fenemor B Suri J Creighton Waitakere City 1(1) Melville United 2(1) T Laus G Larsen P Steffe Round 10a - 17-18 January 1997 Nelson Suburbs 3(0) Wellington United 1(0) P Brydon M Foster C Tuaa G Omikiro Central United 1(0) Mount Maunganui 0(0) M Atkinson Round 11 - 24-27 January 1997 Wellington United 0(0) North Shore United 4(?) T Stevens 3 S Nixon Woolston 2(?) Mount Maunganui 2(?) 2-3 pens. C Morris M Crawford S Fleming T Valentine Central United 1(?) Nelson Suburbs 2(?) J Keskie J Creighton C Tuaa Melville United 0(0) Napier City Rovers 3(1) og T Christie J New Waitakere City 1(0) Miramar Rangers 1(1) 2-3 pens. K Lynch A Taylor Round 12 - 31 January - 2 February 1997 Nelson Suburbs 1(0) Woolston 0(0) R van Steeden Wellington United 0(0) Central United 3(0) S Mack N Hickey F de Jong Napier City Rovers 3(1) Waitakere City 2(0) W Gilbertson E Kennedy R Ryan North Shore United 0(0) Miramar Rangers 0(0) 2-1 pens. Mount Maunganui 1(0) Melville United 6(2) T Valentine G Larsen 3 M Cossey R Cooper G Thompson Round 10b - 6 February 1997 (Rescheduled from 17-18 January) Miramar Rangers 3(1) Melville United 1(1) J Fashanu 2 M Cossey J Murphy Napier City Rovers 2(2) Woolston 0(0) M Akers og North Shore United 0(0) Waitakere City 2(1) D McLennan K Harlock Round 13 - 8-9 February 1997 Central United 5(1) North Shore United 2(1) M Elrick 3 A Lamb F de Jong T Stevens og Melville United 2(1) Nelson Suburbs 3(2) G Larsen 2 R van Steeden J Creighton C Fenemor Miramar Rangers 0(0) Napier City Rovers 1(1) T Christie Waitakere City 3(3) Mount Maunganui 0(0) T Laus 2 G Gray Woolston 0(0) Wellington United 4(1) P Whitmarsh 2 R de Gregorio og Round 14 - 14-15 February 1997 Nelson Suburbs 1(1) Waitakere City 2(2) G Molnar G Gray 2 Wellington United 6(3) Melville United 3(1) G Whittington 2 R Cooper G Marshall M Cossey R de Gregorio P Steffe M Foster I Robinson Central United 4(1) Woolston 2(2) S Mack 2 C Morris N Hickey D Robinson N Barclay North Shore United 5(2) Napier City Rovers 0(0) T Stevens 3 P Hobson S Nixon Mount Maunganui 3(1) Miramar Rangers 3(0) 2-3 pens. D Fellowes K Thompson B Derry J Fashanu 2 J Seales Round 15 - 21-22 February 1997 Melville United 0(0) Central United 2(0) D Hay M Elrick Miramar Rangers 2(0) Nelson Suburbs 1(1) J Fashanu 2 J Creighton Woolston 2(2) North Shore United 3(2) A Brand 2 B Harris J McKenna S Nickson Napier City Rovers 4(1) Mount Maunganui 0(0) R Ryan 2 T Christie M Akers Waitakere City 8(4) Wellington United 1(0) T Laus 3 P Whitmarsh K Harlock 3 K Smith L Mulrooney Round 16 - 28 February - 2 March 1997 Nelson Suburbs 0(0) Napier City Rovers 2(1) R Ryan M Akers Woolston 1(1) Melville United 4(2) C Morris G Larsen M Cossey 2 P Steffe Wellington United 3(1) Miramar Rangers 3(3) 2-3 pens. G Whittington J Murphy I Porteous J Fashanu 2 M Foster Central United 4(?) Waitakere City 2(?) M Atkinson N Viljoen 2 S Mack 3 North Shore United 4(1) Mount Maunganui 1(1) T Stevens 3 T Valentine A Lamb Round 17 - 8-9 March 1997 Waitakere City 1(1) Woolston 0(0) G Gray Miramar Rangers 3(2) Central United 7(1) J Day 2 F de Jong J Fashanu J Keskie M Elrick 4 og Napier City Rovers 5(2) Wellington United 1(1) R Goodacre 2 I Robinson M Akers R Ryan P Calder North Shore United 3(2) Melville United 0(0) T Stevens 2 P Hobson Mount Maunganui 1(1) Nelson Suburbs 2(2) B Derry J Creighton R van Steeden Round 18 - 14-16 March 1997 Waitakere City 4(2) Melville United 1(0) T Laus M Williams G Gray Central United 2(0) Napier City Rovers 1(0) M Elrick 2 M Akers North Shore United 4(1) Nelson Suburbs 3(1) P Hobson 2 B McNabb T Stevens 2 J Creighton R van Steeden Mount Maunganui 2(0) Wellington United 2(1) B Derry M Foster T Valentine G Whittington Woolston 1(0) Miramar Rangers 1(0) A Brand og (Justin Fashanu had a goal disallowed for offside in the last seconds - a goal which would have put Miramar through) P W D L F A B Pts Napier City Rovers 18 12 2 4 42 18 0 50 Central United 18 12 1 5 47 26 1 50 Waitakere City 18 10 2 6 39 21 1 43 North Shore United 18 9 4 5 40 29 3 43 --------------------------------------------------- Miramar Rangers 18 8 6 4 35 26 4 42 Nelson Suburbs 18 9 0 9 25 33 0 36 Melville United 18 5 3 10 31 43 2 25 Wellington United 18 5 5 8 31 46 0 25 Woolston 18 3 3 12 17 39 2 17 Mount Maunganui 18 1 6 11 14 40 3 13 [Waitako United have withdrawn and were replaced by Melville United (both teams are from Hamilton).] [4 pts/win; 1pt/draw; shootout for extra point.] Playoffs 22 March 1997 - Major Semi Final (in Napier) Napier City Rovers 3(2) Central United 0(0) J New R Ryan T Christie Minor Semi Final (In Auckland) Waitakere City 2(1) North Shore United 1(1) G Gray 2 T Stevens 28 March 1997 - Preliminary Final (In Auckland) Central United 1(1) Waitakere City 3(0) aet FT 1-1 F de Jong K Smith N Viljoen T Laus 6 April 1997 - Grand Final (at Bill McKinlay Park, Auckland) Napier City Rovers 1(1) Waitakere City 3(2) R Goodacre N Viljoen D McLennan G Gray Waitakere City are 1996/97 League Champions. Top Scorers (Regular Season) T Stevens North Shore United 14 M Elrick Central United 13 M Akers Napier City Rovers 12 J Fashanu Miramar Rangers 12 S Mack Central United 12 T Laus Waitakere City 11 M Cossey Melville United 10 G Gray Waitakere City 8 G Larsen Melville United 8 N Viljoen Waitakere City 8 A Lamb North Shore United 7 S Nickson North Shore United 7 G Whittington Wellington United 7 The league is scheduled to start again in November, but there is an element of doubt over sponsorship. Up until three or so years ago, Soccer New Zealand was sponsored by a local branch of a cigarette company. When the law changed to prohibit cigarette advertising, part of the deal was that a body called the Health Sponsorship Council (using the name "Smokefree") would continue to provide sponsorship to those codes that were affected. This transitional arrangement runs out this year, so Soccer New Zealand (what a terrible name!) has to find a new sponsor. Otherwise the league may not go ahead. However, it is likely that someone will pick up the slack, as the league has had good media coverage, plus a half hour highlights programme every Sunday on TV. Chatham Cup 1997 Rounds 1, 2, 3 and 4 -------------------- For results see: For results see: The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website Round 5 ------- Northern: Blockhouse Bay 4-5 Central United Onehunga Sports 2-0 East Coast Bays Tauranga City 3-2 Lynn-Avon United Three Kings United 0-1 Mt Wellington Central/Southern: Island Bay United 0-2 North Wellington Manawatu 1-0 Wellington Olympic Napier City Rovers 5-0 Palmerston North Marist Christchurch Tech 1-2 Dunedin Technical Quaterfinals ------------ Central United 1-0 Tauranga City Dunedin Technical 5-1 Manawatu Mt Wellington 3-2 North Wellington Onehunga Sports 1-2 Napier City Rovers Semifinals ---------- Mt Wellington 1-4 Central United Napier City Rovers 3-0 Dunedin Technical Final ----- Park Island, Napier Napier City Rovers 2-3 Central United Winter (Regional) Leagues: --------------- Northern League --------------- Premier League 1.Mt Wellington 22 17 2 3 62-21 53 2.Lynn-Avon United 22 14 2 6 47-27 44 3.Metro 22 12 4 6 47-24 40 4.Fencibles United 22 12 3 7 50-29 39 5.Central United 22 11 4 7 65-40 37 6.Ellerslie 22 10 1 11 29-34 31 7.Blockhouse Bay 22 9 4 9 25-36 31a 8.Papatoetoe 22 8 4 10 41-41 28 9.Onehunga Sports 22 8 3 11 34-45 27 10.East Coast Bays 22 6 2 14 32-55 20 11.Waitakere City 22 6 1 15 31-58 19 Relegated 12.Melville United 22 4 0 18 30-83 12 Relegated a - Blockhouse Bay replaced by Bay Olympic in 1998. For the cross-table see: http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZClubSoccer/id328.htm Division One 1.Hamilton Wanderers 22 16 3 3 50-22 51 Promoted 2.Glenfield Rovers 22 15 2 5 62-21 47 Promoted 3.Three Kings United 22 14 1 7 62-31 43 4.Oratia United 22 13 3 6 51-31 42 5.Takapuna City 22 12 3 7 45-34 39 6.Papakura City 22 10 4 8 55-45 34 7.Ngaruawahia United 22 11 1 10 34-39 34 8.Kawerau Town 22 10 3 9 49-40 32b 9.Manurewa 22 7 5 10 40-42 26 10.Northland United 22 6 3 13 30-56 21 11.Mt Albert-Ponsonby 22 1 3 18 16-58 8 Relegated 12.Cambridge 22 1 1 20 24-99 4 Relegated b - Kawerau Town did not participate in the Northern League in 1998. For the cross-table see: http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZClubSoccer/id328.htm Division Two 1.Tauranga City 22 20 2 0 79-22 62 Promoted 2.University 22 17 3 2 69-26 56 Promoted 3.Sth Auckland Rangers 22 15 2 5 52-35 47 Promoted 4.Otahuhu United 22 8 7 7 45-46 31 5.Three Kings United B 22 9 2 11 46-44 29 6.Te Atatu 22 8 4 10 43-46 28 7.Waitemata City 22 9 1 12 38-45 28 8.Claudelands Rovers 22 7 6 9 37-42 27 9.Birkenhead United 22 7 5 10 38-48 26 10.Lynn-Avon United B 22 4 5 13 29-50 17c 11.Forrest Hill-Milford 22 4 4 14 27-56 16 12.Waitakere City B 22 2 3 17 27-70 9c c - Lynn-Avon United B and Waitakere City B did not participate in the Northern League in 1998. For the cross-table see: http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZClubSoccer/id328.htm Division Three 1.Eastern Suburbs 22 18 4 0 63-16 58 Promoted 2.Fencibles United B 22 12 5 5 39-28 44e 3.Green Bay-Titirangi 22 12 5 5 53-38 41 Promoted d 4.Manukau City 22 11 3 8 50-45 36 Promoted 5.Central United B 22 11 3 8 48-37 33e 6.West Auckland 22 8 3 11 33-35 27 Promoted 7.Western Springs 22 7 5 10 40-44 26 Promoted 8.Albany United 22 8 2 12 38-47 26 9.Rotorua Suburbs 22 7 4 11 34-48 25 10.Waikato Unicol 22 7 3 12 33-38 24 11.Onehunga-Mangere 22 6 5 11 29-42 23 12.Tokoroa 22 2 4 16 16-58 10 d - Green Bay-Titirangi replaced by Bay Olympic B in 1998. e - Fencibles United B and Central United B did not participate in the Northern League in 1998. For the cross-table see: http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZClubSoccer/id328.htm Division Four 1.Mt Wellington B 18 11 3 4 51-23 36f 2.Manurewa B 18 9 5 4 37-24 32f 3.Te Awamutu 18 8 4 6 46-28 28 4.Huntly Thistle 18 8 4 6 23-26 28 5.Navy 18 7 5 6 54-36 26 6.Pukekohe 18 7 5 6 34-36 26 7.Matamata 18 6 5 7 29-24 23 8.Clendon United 18 5 6 7 28-33 21f 9.Hibiscus Coast 18 4 8 6 31-31 20 10.Mt Maunganui 18 1 3 14 18-90 6f f - Mt Wellington B, Manurewa B, Clendon United and Mt Maunganui did not participate in the Northern League in 1998. All the other teams promoted to Division Three, along with Taupo, North Shore United and Glen Eden. For the cross-table see: http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZClubSoccer/id328.htm -------------- Central League -------------- Premier Division 1.Miramar Rangers 22 15 3 4 61-26 48 2.Wellington Olympic 22 12 6 4 39-26 42 3.Napier City Rovers 22 13 2 7 46-35 41 4.Western Suburbs 22 11 7 4 53-28 40 5.Manawatu 22 11 5 6 47-31 38 6.Lower Hutt City 22 10 5 7 46-35 35 7.Wainuiomata 22 9 3 10 36-32 30 8.Petone 22 6 7 9 24-33 25 9.Tawa 22 7 4 11 29-43 25 10.North Wellington 22 6 4 12 22-41 22 11.Wanganui E Athletic 22 4 3 15 30-56 15 Relegated 12.Wellington United 22 3 1 18 20-67 10 Relegated For the cross-table see: http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZClubSoccer/id378.htm Division One 1.Island Bay United 22 18 3 1 48-18 57 Promoted 2.Waterside Karori 22 14 4 4 57-20 46 Promoted 3.Gisborne City 22 14 2 6 62-35 44 4.Tararua United 22 11 4 7 51-36 37a 5.Seatoun 22 10 6 6 43-28 36b 6.Raumati Hearts 22 8 6 8 29-30 30 7.Paraparaumu United 22 9 1 12 32-41 28 8.Napier City Rovers B 22 6 5 11 36-43 23 9.Taradale 22 6 4 12 24-50 22 10.Stop Out 22 6 1 15 28-50 19c 11.Brooklyn Northern U 22 5 3 14 21-46 18 12.Mt Taranaki 22 4 3 15 26-60 15b a - Tararua United was replaced by Upper Hutt City in 1998. b - Seatoun and Mt Taranaki did not participate in the Central League in 1998. c - Stop Out moved to Division Three in 1998. For the cross-table see: http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZClubSoccer/id378.htm Division Two 1.Western Rangers 22 19 2 1 77-19 59 Promoted 2.Havelock North Wan 22 13 3 6 46-29 42 Promoted 3.Manawatu B 22 12 4 6 37-28 40 Promoted 4.Lower Hutt City B 22 11 3 8 41-33 36 5.Wairarapa United 22 10 3 9 35-24 33 6.Riverside 22 9 6 7 29-34 33d 7.Victoria University 22 9 5 8 36-36 32 8.Wellington Marist 22 9 4 9 42-37 31 9.Wellington Olympic 22 7 3 12 27-43 24 10.Red Sox 22 5 2 15 27-50 17d 11.Wanganui Athletic B 22 4 4 14 24-40 16 12.Levin United 22 3 3 16 23-71 12e d - Red Sox and Riverside merged and entered as Red Sox Riverside in 1998. e - Levin United did not participate in the Central League in 1998. For the cross-table see: http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZClubSoccer/id378.htm Division Three 1.Palmerston N Marist 16 9 3 4 31-17 30 Promoted 2.Western Suburbs B 16 9 3 4 36-26 30 Promoted 3.Petone B 16 9 3 4 38-32 30 Promoted 4.Wainuiomata B 16 7 4 5 27-21 25 Promoted 5.Miramar Rangers B 16 7 3 6 28-25 24 6.Palmerston North BHS 16 6 1 9 17-35 19f 7.Tararua United B 16 4 4 8 23-21 16f 8.North Wellington B 16 3 5 8 23-32 14 9.Tawa B 16 3 4 9 18-32 13 f - Palmerston North BHS and Tararua United B did not participate in the Central League in 1998. Island Bay United B, Waterside Karori B, Wellington College and Upper Hutt City B entered in 1998. For the cross-table see: http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZClubSoccer/id378.htm --------------- Southern League --------------- Premier Division 1.Dunedin Technical 18 15 1 2 57-12 46 2.Christchurch Tech 18 11 2 5 47-28 35 3.Christchurch United 18 10 2 6 36-19 32a 4.Halswell United 18 9 4 5 47-29 31a 5.Southland United 18 9 2 7 32-30 29 6.Woolston WMC 18 6 4 8 24-28 22 7.Caversham 18 7 1 10 30-45 22 8.Rangers 18 4 6 8 21-29 18a 9.Northern Hearts 18 4 3 11 24-44 15 10.New Brighton 18 2 1 15 15-69 7a a - Christchurch United, Halswell United, Rangers and New Brighton withdrew before the start of the 1998 season to play in a Christchurch only league, latter to be known as the 'Mainland League'. For the cross-table see: http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZClubSoccer/id296.htm Division One North 1.Nomads United 18 14 2 2 70-20 44a 2.Western 18 12 4 2 43-15 40a 3.Avon United 18 12 3 3 62-20 39a 4.Woolston WMC B 18 12 0 6 31-22 36 5.University 18 9 3 6 37-25 30a 6.Burnside 18 7 0 11 39-36 21 7.Kaiapoi Town 18 7 0 11 27-47 21 8.Parklands 18 5 1 12 30-56 16b 9.Timaru City 18 3 1 14 14-72 10c 10.Ferrymead Bays 18 1 2 15 14-54 5b a - Nomads United, Western, Avon United and University withdrew before the start of the 1998 season to play in a Christchurch only league, latter to be known as the 'Mainland League'. b - Parklands and Ferrymead Bays did not participate in the Southern League in 1998. Christchurch Technical B, Ashburton Collegiate, Cashmere Wanderers, Christchurch HSOB, Papanui-Redwood, Ashburton and Burwood promoted. c - Timaru City moved to the southern section. For the cross-table see: http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZClubSoccer/id296.htm South 1.Dunedin Technical B 14 11 1 2 38-16 34 2.Roslyn Wakari 14 10 0 4 45-20 30d 3.Mosgiel 14 9 2 3 40-24 29 4.Otago University 14 6 2 6 35-31 20 5.Green Island 14 6 1 7 29-22 19 6.Northern 14 4 2 8 23-38 14 7.Caversham 14 2 3 9 18-38 9 8.Waihopai 14 1 3 10 14-53 6 d - Promoted to the Premier Division. Its palce went to Roslyn Wakari reserve team. For the cross-table see: http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZClubSoccer/id296.htm
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