1991 New Zealand National Soccer League
The 1991 New Zealand National Soccer League was the 22nd season of a nationwide round-robin club competition in New Zealand football.
Promotion and relegation
Waterside Karori were relegated at the end of the 1990 season, to be replaced by the winner of a play-off series between teams from the northern, central, and southern leagues (Mount Albert-Ponsonby, Nelson United, and Burndale United respectively). Nelson United won the series to gain promotion, but there is some controversy about their participation in the play-offs as they had only finished second in the central regional league, which was won by Petone[1]
Gisborne City were relegated at the end of the 1991 season.
League table
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christchurch United (C) | 26 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 64 | 21 | +43 | 62 |
| 2 | Miramar Rangers | 26 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 45 | 26 | +19 | 53 |
| 3 | Waikato United | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 49 | 26 | +23 | 47 |
| 4 | Napier City Rovers | 26 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 51 | 31 | +20 | 45 |
| 5 | Mount Wellington | 26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 39 | 24 | +15 | 44 |
| 6 | North Shore United | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 30 | +13 | 40 |
| 7 | Mount Maunganui | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 37 |
| 8 | Manurewa | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 37 | −8 | 36 |
| 9 | Wellington United | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 31 |
| 10 | Nelson United | 26 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 38 | 51 | −13 | 31 |
| 11 | Waitakere City | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 27 |
| 12 | Hutt Valley United | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 36 | −8 | 27 |
| 13 | New Plymouth Rangers | 26 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 23 | 70 | −47 | 15 |
| 14 | Gisborne City (R) | 26 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 74 | −61 | 15 |
Source: [2]
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.