1999 New Zealand island soccer leagues

In 1999, two New Zealand island soccer leagues were run to replace the National Summer Soccer League which had finished at the end of the 1998 season. The two leagues, one for the North Island (the NISL) and one for the South Island (the SISL) were followed by a play-off between the two champion sides to determine the national champions. The games were mainly played during winter, in direct contrast to the previous summer league.

The format proved to be both controversial and unpopular, and from 2000 a New Zealand National Soccer League returned. Participants in the 2000 league were the top seven teams in the 1999 NISL and the top three teams in the 1999 SISL.[1]

North Island Soccer League

Participants

Twelve teams took part in the NISL. These included five from the northern region (Central United, Melville United, Mount Wellington, North Shore United, and Waitakere City) and two from the central region (Miramar Rangers and Napier City Rovers) which had been participants in the 1998 National Summer Soccer League.

The remaining five teams were promoted from the Northern and Central Leagues (Metro were Northern League champions; Western Suburbs FC, Lower Hutt City, Manawatu AFC, and Wellington Olympic were first, second, fourth, and fifth respectively in the Central League). It is unclear why Waterside Karori, who finished third in the Central League, were not promoted to the NISL.[2]

The composition of the league included five Auckland teams, four Wellington teams, plus one team each from Hamilton, Palmerston North, and Napier.

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Central United (C) 22 16 2 4 69 31+38 50 1999 Oceania Club Championship
2 Waitakere City 22 13 2 7 65 47+18 41
3 Napier City Rovers 22 12 4 6 59 36+23 40
4 Mount Wellington 22 11 3 8 52 43+9 36
5 Miramar Rangers 22 10 3 9 51 46+5 33
6 Metro 22 9 4 9 32 419 31
7 Manawatu 22 7 8 7 30 388 29
8 Western Suburbs (R) 22 8 4 10 31 376 28 Relegated to the 2000 Central Zone
9 Lower Hutt City (R) 22 6 8 8 39 489 26
10 Wellington Olympic (R) 22 7 1 14 41 498 22
11 North Shore United (R) 22 4 8 10 36 5115 20 Relegated to the 2000 Northern Zone
12 Melville United (R) 22 4 3 15 24 6238 15

Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

South Island Soccer League

Participants

Eight teams took part in the SISL. These included one team from the central region (Nelson Suburbs) which had been participants in the 1998 National Summer Soccer League, and the teams which finished in the top six places in the Southern League in 1998 (Dunedin Technical, Christchurch Technical, Southland United, Northern Hearts, Woolston WMC, and Caversham). The sixth team was a new composite team, Marlborough.[2]

The composition of the league included two teams from Christchurch, two from Dunedin, and one each from Nelson, Timaru, Blenheim, and Invercargill.

Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Dunedin Technical 14 10 3 1 43 15+28 33 1999 National Final
2 Nelson Suburbs 14 10 2 2 45 23+22 32
3 Woolston WMC 14 9 2 3 43 21+22 29 Merged to form Christchurch City
4 Caversham (R) 14 8 0 6 37 22+15 24 Relegated to the 2000 South of the South League
5 Christchurch Technical 14 7 1 6 33 27+6 22 Merged to form Christchurch City
6 Southland United (R) 14 4 2 8 28 3911 14 Relegated to the 2000 South of the South League
7 Northern Hearts (R) 14 2 1 11 16 6549 7
8 Marlborough (R) 14 0 1 13 18 5133 1 Relegated to the 2000 Southern Zone

Source: [1]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.

National Final

8 September 1999
Central United 3 – 1 Dunedin Technical
Elrick 3 Seales
North Harbour Stadium, North Shore
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Bruce Grimshaw

References


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