# 2021 New Zealand National League

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. 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. Each team had to also have at least two players aged 20 or under in the starting eleven.
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. This meant Lower Hutt could not qualify for the Championship even if they finish in the top three of the Central League.
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. 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. 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
#### Northern League teams

| Team | Home ground | Location | Notes |
| Auckland City | Kiwitea Street | Sandringham, Auckland | Replaces sister club Central United F.C. for 2021 season |
| Auckland United | Keith Hay Park | Mount Roskill, Auckland | |
| Bay Olympic | Olympic Park | New Lynn, Auckland | 2nd in 2019 NRFL Division 1; promoted |
| Birkenhead United | Shepherds Park | Beach Haven, Auckland | |
| Eastern Suburbs | Madills Farm | Kohimarama, Auckland | |
| Hamilton Wanderers | Porritt Stadium | Chartwell, Hamilton | |
| Manukau United | Centre Park | Māngere East, Auckland | |
| Melville United | Gower Park | Melville, Hamilton | |
| North Shore United | Allen Hill Stadium | Devonport, Auckland | |
| Northern Rovers | McFetridge Park | Glenfield, Auckland | Merger between Glenfield Rovers AFC and Forrest Hill Milford United AFC |
| West Coast Rangers | Fred Taylor Park | Whenuapai, Auckland | Merger between Waitakere City FC and Norwest United ahead of 2021 season |
| Western Springs | Seddon Fields | Westmere, Auckland | |
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#### Northern League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Auckland City (C, Q) | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 63 | 19 | +44 | 46 | Winner of Northern League and qualification to National League Championship |
| 2 | Auckland United (Q) | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 42 | 25 | +17 | 35 | Qualification to National League Championship |
| 3 | Eastern Suburbs (Q) | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 21 | +10 | 34 | Qualification to National League Championship |
| 4 | Birkenhead United (Q) | 19 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 50 | 33 | +17 | 33 | Qualification to National League Championship |
| 5 | Western Springs | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 44 | 35 | +9 | 28 | |
| 6 | Bay Olympic | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 38 | −12 | 25 | |
| 7 | Hamilton Wanderers | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 23 | |
| 8 | Manukau United | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 35 | −2 | 22 | |
| 9 | North Shore United | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 22 | |
| 10 | Melville United | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 40 | −16 | 21 | |
| 11 | Northern Rovers (R) | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 41 | −19 | 11 | Relegation to NRFL Division 1 |
| 12 | West Coast Rangers (R) | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 52 | −34 | 11 | Relegation to NRFL Division 1 |
* 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

| Home \ Away | AC | AU | BO | BU | ES | HW | MAN | MEL | NS | NR | WC | WS |
| Auckland City | — | 3–1 | 7–0 | 5–0 | DNP | 3–1 | 3–1 | DNP | 4–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–3 |
| Auckland United | DNP | — | 1–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 7–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 6–3 | 4–1 | 1–4 |
| Bay Olympic | 1–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–7 | 4–3 | DNP | DNP | 6–2 | 1–0 | 3–2 |
| Birkenhead United | 4–3 | 0–1 | DNP | — | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 9–0 | 7–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 |
| Eastern Suburbs | 0–5 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | — | DNP | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 2–0 | DNP | 1–1 |
| Hamilton Wanderers | 0–5 | 1–3 | DNP | 3–3 | 2–1 | — | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 2–2 | DNP |
| Manukau United | 2–2 | 3–3 | 3–1 | DNP | 0–3 | 1–2 | — | 3–5 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | DNP |
| Melville United | 0–3 | DNP | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 5–3 |
| North Shore United | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–3 | 3–4 | 1–1 | DNP | 3–2 | — | 2–2 | 4–1 | 4–4 |
| Northern Rovers | 1–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | DNP | — | DNP | 1–1 |
| West Coast Rangers | 0–4 | 0–3 | 3–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | DNP | 0–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 3–2 | — | 1–5 |
| Western Springs | DNP | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 6–2 | 3–2 | DNP | 1–2 | — |
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ DNP = Did not play due to season finishing early

#### Northern League scoring

    As of Completed as of 14 August 2021

##### Northern League top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Alex Greive | Birkenhead United | 19 |
| 2 | Angus Kilkolly | Auckland City | 18 |
| 3 | Monty Patterson | Auckland United | 15 |
| 4 | Jake Mechell | Eastern Suburbs | 12 |
| 5 | Horace James | North Shore United | 10 |
| 5 | Joseph Lee | North Shore United | 10 |
| 5 | Kayne Vincent | Western Springs | 10 |
| 8 | Sam Margetts | Western Springs | 9 |
| 9 | Maro Bonsu-Maro | Manukau United | 8 |
| 9 | Adam Dickinson | Northern Rovers | 8 |
| 9 | Sanni Issa | Birkenhead United / Manukau United | 8 |
| 9 | Emiliano Tade | Auckland City | 8 |

##### Northern League hat-tricks

| Round | Player | For | Against | Home/Away | Result | Date |
| 1 | Jama Boss | Melville United | Manukau United | Home | 5–3 | 27 March 2021 |
| 3 | Alex Greive | Birkenhead United | West Coast Rangers | Away | 4–0 | 5 April 2021 |
| 5 | Alex Greive | Birkenhead United | North Shore United | Away | 3–2 | 17 April 2021 |
| 6 | Michael Built | Eastern Suburbs | Birkenhead United | Home | 4–2 | 24 April 2021 |
| 7 | Alex Greive | Birkenhead United | Melville United | Home | 9–0 | 1 May 2021 |
| 7 | Alex Connor-McClean | Birkenhead United | Melville United | Home | 9–0 | 1 May 2021 |
| 10 | Emiliano Tade | Auckland City | Eastern Suburbs | Away | 5–0 | 22 May 2021 |
| 15 | Jake Mechell | Eastern Suburbs | North Shore United | Away | 4-3 | 17 July 2021 |
| 16 | Monty Patterson | Auckland United | Hamilton Wanderers | Home | 7-0 | 24 July 2021 |
* ↑ Player scored 4 goals

### 2021 Central League
#### Central League teams

| Team | Home ground | Location |
| Lower Hutt City | Fraser Park | Lower Hutt |
| Miramar Rangers | David Farrington Park | Miramar, Wellington |
| Napier City Rovers | Bluewater Stadium | Napier |
| North Wellington | Alex Moore Park | Johnsonville, Wellington |
| Petone | Memorial Park | Petone, Lower Hutt |
| Wainuiomata | Richard Prouse Park | Wainuiomata, Lower Hutt |
| Wairarapa United | Memorial Park Turf | Masterton |
| Waterside Karori | Karori Park | Karori, Wellington |
| Wellington Olympic | Wakefield Park | Wellington |
| Western Suburbs | Endeavour Park | Porirua |

#### Central League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Wellington Olympic (C, Q) | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 59 | 18 | +41 | 47 | Winner of Central League and qualification to National League Championship |
| 2 | Miramar Rangers (Q) | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 64 | 17 | +47 | 42 | Qualification to National League Championship |
| 3 | Lower Hutt City | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 70 | 26 | +44 | 41 | |
| 4 | Western Suburbs (Q) | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 46 | 25 | +21 | 31 | Qualification to National League Championship |
| 5 | Wairarapa United (R) | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 44 | −7 | 24 | Withdrew before the 2022 season. |
| 6 | Waterside Karori | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 22 | |
| 7 | Napier City Rovers | 18 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 37 | 51 | −14 | 17 | |
| 8 | North Wellington | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 46 | 57 | −11 | 16 | |
| 9 | Petone | 18 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 27 | 68 | −41 | 12 | |
| 10 | Wainuiomata (R) | 18 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 86 | −69 | 4 | Relegation to Capital Premier |
* ↑ Lower Hutt City cannot qualify for the National League Championship phase due to their MoU with Wellington Phoenix Reserves.
* ↑ Wairarapa United withdrew two weeks before the 2022 season and were replaced by Wellington United.

#### Central League results table

| Home \ Away | LH | MR | NC | NW | PT | WN | WU | WK | WO | WS |
| Lower Hutt City | — | 4–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 6–0 | 12–1 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 4–1 |
| Miramar Rangers | 1–0 | — | 4–2 | 5–2 | 7–1 | 6–0 | 8–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Napier City Rovers | 1–5 | 1–4 | — | 5–4 | 7–0 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–6 |
| North Wellington | 4–5 | 1–1 | 4–4 | — | 4–6 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 2–3 |
| Petone | 1–5 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 3–5 | — | 4–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 |
| Wainuiomata | 1–5 | 1–7 | 1–5 | 1–2 | 2–4 | — | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–7 | 1–4 |
| Wairarapa United | 1–4 | 0–5 | 5–0 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 7–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–6 | 2–2 |
| Waterside Karori | 4–4 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–4 | 1–0 |
| Wellington Olympic | 3–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 7–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 6–0 | — | 3–2 |
| Western Suburbs | 1–1 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 7–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | — |

#### Central League scoring

    As of Completed as of 25 September 2021

##### Central League top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | George Ott | Lower Hutt City | 21 |
| 2 | Riley Bidois | Lower Hutt City | 16 |
| 3 | Jared Cunniff | Wellington Olympic | 15 |
| 4 | Gianni Bouzoukis | Wellington Olympic | 14 |
| 4 | Sam Mason-Smith | Miramar Rangers | 14 |
| 6 | Kailan Gould | Napier City Rovers / Wellington Olympic | 11 |
| 6 | Jack-Henry Sinclair | Wellington Olympic | 11 |
| 6 | Luis Toomey | Lower Hutt City | 11 |
| 9 | Ihaia Delaney | North Wellington / Western Suburbs | 10 |
| 9 | João Moreira | Miramar Rangers | 10 |

##### Central League hat-tricks

| Round | Player | For | Against | Home/Away | Result | Date |
| 2 | Riley Bidois | Lower Hutt City | Petone | Away | 1–5 | 2 April 2021 |
| 2 | Kailan Gould | Napier City Rovers | Petone | Home | 7–0 | 18 April 2021 |
| 6 | Sam Mason-Smith | Miramar Rangers | Wairarapa United | Home | 8–1 | 1 May 2021 |
| 7 | Sam Mason-Smith | Miramar Rangers | Petone | Away | 0–4 | 8 May 2021 |
| 7 | Jared Cunniff | Wairarapa United | Wainuiomata | Home | 7–0 | 8 May 2021 |
| 8 | George Ott | Lower Hutt City | Wairarapa United | Away | 1–4 | 22 May 2021 |
| 8 | Max Batchelor | North Wellington | Petone | Away | 3–5 | 22 May 2021 |
| 8 | João Moreira | Miramar Rangers | Napier City Rovers | Away | 1–4 | 23 May 2021 |
| 9 | Jaga Scott-Greenfield | Petone | Wainuiomata | Away | 2–4 | 29 May 2021 |
| 10 | Gianni Bouzoukis | Wellington Olympic | Wairarapa United | Away | 1–6 | 5 June 2021 |
| 12 | Luis Toomey | Lower Hutt City | Wainuiomata | Home | 12–1 | 26 June 2021 |
| 12 | George Ott | Lower Hutt City | Wainuiomata | Home | 12–1 | 26 June 2021 |
| 15 | Gianni Bouzoukis | Wellington Olympic | Petone | Home | 7–1 | 24 July 2021 |
| 15 | Ihaia Delaney | Western Suburbs | Wainuiomata | Home | 7–0 | 25 July 2021 |
| 16 | Ollie Whyte | Miramar Rangers | Petone | Home | 7–1 | 7 August 2021 |
| 17 | Stefan Cordwell | Waterside Karori | Lower Hutt City | Home | 4–4 | 14 August 2021 |
| 17 | Isaac Snell | Petone FC | Wainuiomata | Home | 4–2 | 14 August 2021 |
* 1 2 Player scored 4 goals
* ↑ Player scored 5 goals

### 2021 Southern League
#### 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.
| Team | Home ground | Location | Competition |
| Cashmere Technical | Garrick Memorial Park | Woolston, Christchurch | Mainland Premier League champions |
| Christchurch United | United Sports Centre | Yaldhurst, Christchurch | Mainland Premier League, 3rd |
| Coastal Spirit | Linfield Park | Linwood, Christchurch | Mainland Premier League, 2nd |
| Green Island | Sunnyvale Park | Green Island, Dunedin | FootballSouth Premier League, 2nd |
| Nelson Suburbs | Saxton Field | Nelson | Mainland Premier League, 4th |
| Otago University | Football Turf | Dunedin North | FootballSouth Premier League, 3rd |
| Selwyn United | Foster Park | Rolleston | Mainland Premier League, 5th |
| South City Royals | Football Turf | Dunedin North | FootballSouth Premier League champions |

#### Southern League personnel

| Team | Manager | Captain |
| Cashmere Technical | Dan Schwarz | Tom Schwarz |
| Christchurch United | Danny Halligan | Daniel McCay |
| Coastal Spirit | Ekow Quainoo | Michael Hogan |
| Green Island | Shane Carvell | Tom Milton |
| Nelson Suburbs | Neil Connell | Sam Ayers |
| Otago University | Darren Hart | Timothy O'Farrell |
| Selwyn United | Chris Brown | Jayden Booth |
| South City Royals | Richard Murray | Jared Grove |

#### Southern League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Cashmere Technical (C, Q) | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 7 | +18 | 18 | Winner of Southern League and qualification to National League Championship |
| 2 | Selwyn United (Q) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 13 | Qualification to National League Championship |
| 3 | South City Royals | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 12 | |
| 4 | Otago University (R) | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 15 | −1 | 12 | Relegated to the FootballSouth Premier League/Mainland Premier League |
| 5 | Christchurch United | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 10 | |
| 6 | Coastal Spirit | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 9 | |
| 7 | Nelson Suburbs | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 4 | |
| 8 | Green Island | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 27 | −16 | 4 | |
* ↑ Otago University were relegated due to not meeting the requirements of the 2022 National League.

#### Southern League results table

| Home \ Away | CT | CU | CS | GI | NS | OU | SU | SC |
| Cashmere Technical | | 3–2 | 0–1 | 6–2 | | | | 5–0 |
| Christchurch United | | | 3–2 | | | 5–0 | | 3–4 |
| Coastal Spirit | | | | | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–4 | |
| Green Island | | 2–4 | 3–2 | | 2–4 | | | 1–4 |
| Nelson Suburbs | 1–5 | 1–1 | | | | 1–3 | 1–2 | |
| Otago University | 0–4 | | | 6–0 | | | 3–1 | |
| Selwyn United | 1–2 | 3–2 | | 1–1 | | | | |
| South City Royals | | | 2–1 | | 3–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |

#### Southern League scoring

    As of Completed

##### Southern League top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Garbhan Coughlan | Cashmere Technical | 7 |
| 1 | Edward Wilkinson | Christchurch United | 7 |
| 3 | Ryan Fleming | South City Royals | 6 |
| 4 | Kenshin Hayashi | Coastal Spirit | 5 |
| 4 | Daniel McClay | Christchurch United | 5 |
| 6 | Cameron Anderson | Green Island | 4 |
| 6 | Aidan Barbour-Ryan | Otago University | 4 |
| 6 | Oliver Colloty | Christchurch United | 4 |
| 6 | Adam Hewson | Green Island | 4 |
| 6 | Yuya Taguchi | Cashmere Technical | 4 |

##### Southern League hat-tricks

| Round | Player | For | Against | Home/Away | Result | Date |
| 3 | Garbhan Coughlan | Cashmere Technical | Otago University | Away | 0–4 | 8 August 2021 |
| 6 | Yuya Taguchi | Cashmere Technical | South City Royals | Home | 5-0 | 25 August 2021 |

##### Own goals

| Round | Player | Club | Against |
| 3 | Timothy O'Farrell | Otago University | Cashmere Technical |
| 7 | Cameron Brewitt | Green Island | Coastal Spirit |

## Qualified clubs

| Association | Team | Position in Regional League | App (last) | Previous best (last) |
| Northern League (4 berths) | Auckland City | 1st | 1st | Debut |
| Northern League (4 berths) | Auckland United | 2nd | 1st | Debut |
| Northern League (4 berths) | Eastern Suburbs | 3rd | 1st | Debut |
| Northern League (4 berths) | Birkenhead United | 4th | 1st | Debut |
| Central League (3 berths) | Wellington Olympic | 1st | 1st | Debut |
| Central League (3 berths) | Miramar Rangers | 2nd | 1st | Debut |
| Central League (3 berths) | Western Suburbs | 4th | 1st | Debut |
| Southern League (2 berths) | Cashmere Technical | 1st | 1st | Debut |
| Southern League (2 berths) | Selwyn United | 2nd | 1st | Debut |
| Wellington Phoenix (automatic berth) | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | Automatic qualification | 1st | Debut |
* 1 2 3 Debut under new competition but played National League before in the New Zealand Football Championship
* 1 2 Previously won the National League when playing in the New Zealand Football Championship
* 1 2 Debut under new competition but played National League before in the New Zealand National Soccer League
* ↑ Previously won the National League when playing in the New Zealand National Soccer League
* ↑ Lower Hutt City finished third but cannot qualify for the National League Championship phase due to their MoU with Wellington Phoenix Reserves.
* ↑ Previously finished 8th when playing in the New Zealand National Soccer League
* ↑ Previously best is 6th place in the New Zealand Football Championship in 2014–15

## Championship phase
### 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.

#### South Central table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Miramar Rangers (C, Q) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 11 | Qualification to Grand Final |
| 2 | Wellington Olympic (Q) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 10 | Qualification to Grand Final |
| 3 | Cashmere Technical | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | |
| 4 | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 6 | |
| 5 | Western Suburbs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 6 | |
| 6 | Selwyn United | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 1 | |

#### South Central results table

| Home \ Away | CT | MR | SU | WO | WP | WS |
| Cashmere Technical | | 1–2 | | 5–1 | | 0–1 |
| Miramar Rangers | | | 2–2 | 4–4 | 3–2 | |
| Selwyn United | 0–1 | | | | 0–5 | |
| Wellington Olympic | | | 4–1 | | | 2–1 |
| Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 0–1 | | | 2–4 | | 6–0 |
| Western Suburbs | | 1–2 | 3–1 | | | |

##### 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.
| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Miramar Rangers | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Wellington Olympic | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cashmere Technical | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Western Suburbs | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Selwyn United | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
* Leader and Grand Final
* Grand Final

### Grand Final
## Statistics

    As of 12 December 2021

### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Ollie Whyte | Miramar Rangers | 7 |
| 2 | Kailan Gould | Wellington Olympic | 5 |
| 2 | Luis Toomey | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 5 |
| 4 | Sam Mason-Smith | Miramar Rangers | 4 |
| 4 | Ben Mata | Wellington Olympic | 4 |
| 4 | João Moreira | Miramar Rangers | 4 |
| 4 | Josh Rudland | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 4 |
| 4 | Oskar van Hattum | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 4 |
| 9 | Garbhan Coughlan | Cashmere Technical | 3 |
| 10 | Gianni Bouzoukis | Wellington Olympic | 2 |
| 10 | Harry Chote | Wellington Olympic | 2 |
| 10 | Ihaia Delaney | Western Suburbs | 2 |
| 10 | Hugo Delhommelle | Miramar Rangers | 2 |
| 10 | Wan Gatkek | Western Suburbs | 2 |
| 10 | Kaelin Nguyen | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 2 |
| 10 | Yuya Taguchi | Cashmere Technical | 2 |

### Hat-tricks

| Round | Player | For | Against | Home/Away | Result | Date |
| 2 | Kailan Gould | Wellington Olympic | Selwyn United | Home | 4–1 | 13 November 2021 |
| 3 | Ollie Whyte | Miramar Rangers | Wellington Olympic | Home | 4–4 | 20 November 2021 |
| 4 | Josh Rudland | Wellington Phoenix | Selwyn United | Away | 0–5 | 27 November 2021 |
| 5 | Luis Toomey | Wellington Phoenix | Western Suburbs | Home | 6–0 | 4 December 2021 |

### 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.
* 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
| Season | Top scorer | Club | Goals |
| 2021 | Ollie Whyte | Miramar Rangers | 7 |

## Awards

| League | MVP | Club | Top scorer | Club |
| Northern League | Alex Greive | Birkenhead United | Alex Greive | Birkenhead United |
| Central League | Jonty Roubos | Wairarapa United | George Ott | Lower Hutt City |
| Southern League | Pieter-Taco Bierema | Selwyn United | Garbhan Coughlan | Cashmere Technical |
| South Central Series | Pieter-Taco Bierema | Selwyn United | Ollie Whyte | Miramar Rangers |
Team of the season :
| Goalkeeper | Pieter-Taco Bierema (Selwyn United) | Pieter-Taco Bierema (Selwyn United) | Pieter-Taco Bierema (Selwyn United) | Pieter-Taco Bierema (Selwyn United) | Pieter-Taco Bierema (Selwyn United) | Pieter-Taco Bierema (Selwyn United) | Pieter-Taco Bierema (Selwyn United) | Pieter-Taco Bierema (Selwyn United) | Pieter-Taco Bierema (Selwyn United) | Pieter-Taco Bierema (Selwyn United) | Pieter-Taco Bierema (Selwyn United) | Pieter-Taco Bierema (Selwyn United) |
| Defenders | Tom Schwarz (Cashmere Technical) | Tom Schwarz (Cashmere Technical) | Tom Schwarz (Cashmere Technical) | Tom Schwarz (Cashmere Technical) | Taylor Schrijvers (Miramar Rangers) | Taylor Schrijvers (Miramar Rangers) | Taylor Schrijvers (Miramar Rangers) | Taylor Schrijvers (Miramar Rangers) | Ben Mata (Wellington Olympic) | Ben Mata (Wellington Olympic) | Ben Mata (Wellington Olympic) | Ben Mata (Wellington Olympic) |
| Midfielders | Jack-Henry Sinclair (Wellington Olympic) | Jack-Henry Sinclair (Wellington Olympic) | Jack-Henry Sinclair (Wellington Olympic) | Hugo Delhommelle (Miramar Rangers) | Hugo Delhommelle (Miramar Rangers) | Hugo Delhommelle (Miramar Rangers) | Luis Toomey (Wellington Phoenix Reserves) | Luis Toomey (Wellington Phoenix Reserves) | Luis Toomey (Wellington Phoenix Reserves) | Robert Sabo (Western Suburbs) | Robert Sabo (Western Suburbs) | Robert Sabo (Western Suburbs) |
| Forwards | Oskar van Hattum (Wellington Phoenix Reserves) | Oskar van Hattum (Wellington Phoenix Reserves) | Oskar van Hattum (Wellington Phoenix Reserves) | Oskar van Hattum (Wellington Phoenix Reserves) | Ollie Whyte (Miramar Rangers) | Ollie Whyte (Miramar Rangers) | Ollie Whyte (Miramar Rangers) | Ollie Whyte (Miramar Rangers) | Kailan Gould (Wellington Olympic) | Kailan Gould (Wellington Olympic) | Kailan Gould (Wellington Olympic) | Kailan Gould (Wellington Olympic) |