ANNUAL REPORT 2014 2 CONTENTS 01 FROM THE TOP 014 Honorary President’s Report 6-7 President’s Report 8-9 General Secretary’s Report 10-11 02 ON THE WORLD STAGE 12 High Performance 14-15 All Whites 16-17 All Whites Review Progress 18-19 Football Ferns 20-21 Age-groups 22 Futsal Whites 23 International results 24-27 03 FIFA U-20 WORLD CUP 28-29 04 FOOTBALL DEVELOPMENT 30 Community Football 32-33 Technical Development 34-35 Women’s Development 36-37 Referee Development 38-39 Futsal Development 40-41 05 DOMESTIC RESULTS 42-47 06 FOOTBALL FOUNDATION 48-49 07 THE NUMBERS 50 Financial Statements 52-62 Sponsor acknowledgements 63

One hundred and twenty fifth Annual Report and Financial Statements for the 12 months to the year ended December 31, 2014 This Annual Report and Financial Statements will be presented at the 125th Football Annual Congress to be held at Rendezvous Hotel, Mayoral Drive, on June 19th, 2015. Officers of the Association for September 2014 to June 2015 Patron: His Excellency Lieutenant General The Right Honourable Sir Jerry Mateparae, (GNZM, QSO) Governor-General of New Zealand Honorary President: Mr Nicholas Davidson QC Immediate Past President: Sir Eion Edgar Honorary Members: J Arnold, G Billing, A Boniface, L Coffman QSM, J Denley, K Dobbie, H Dods, A Edwards, C J Lawrie, T W McLean, R Pelosi, E Phillips, B J Smith Passed Honorary Members: I E Billcliff MNZM, I Paton Life Members: R Bovelander, A Egan, T J Killalea, E M Langridge QSM, S C Goodman, I R Steer, B L Swarbrick, J F Walker, R Wilson, A C Winkworth, I Vuksich, F Van Hattum, S Sumner, A Jones Passed Life Members: J T Bartle QSM, A F Fraser MBE, A Richards MBE Referees – Life Members: A Boniface, L Coffman QSM, N Cotton, W de Bock, R de Raat, T Delahunty, J Denley, K Dobbie, G Fleet, D Gleave, F Hall, R Harries, J B Hulton, N Jemmett, R McDonald, J McMillan, W Moffat, S Moore, A Palmer, R Paterson, J Reid, I Williamson, N Wiseman Passed New Zealand Football Referees Life Members: I E Billcliff MNZM, B Whitlock Meritorious Services to Football: Rod Pelosi, Barrie Truman Auditor: KPMG Solicitor: Shieff Angland Honorary Historian: Barry Smith Returning Officer: The Honorary President Board for 2014-15: Mark Aspden (President), Bill Moran (vice-President), Mike Anderson, Paul Cochrane, Deryck Shaw, Sue Griffin, Phil Barry. FIFA Committee members (Committee & status): Dave Beeche (Organising Committee FIFA U-20 World Cup – Special Advisor), Nicholas Davidson QC (Ethics Committee – Member Investigatory Chamber), Tony Edwards (Medical Committee/FIFA Medical Assessment & Research Centre – Member), Shelley McMeeken (Organising Committee FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup – Member), Bill Moran (Organising Committee FIFA Confederations Cup - Member), Tai Nicholas (Development Committee – Member), Glenn Turner (FIFA Development Officers – Member), Stephen Williamson (Organising Committee FIFA Club World Cup – Member) New Zealand Football wishes to acknowledge Photosport and FIFA (via Getty Images) as the major contributors of photographs. Design by Sidekick Creative Ltd 3 FROM THE TOP

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Honorary President’s Report 6-7 President’s Report 8-9 General Secretary’s Report 10-11

5 HONORARY PRESIDENT’S REPORT

INTRODUCTION I make this report as my last, and with some regret that I am leaving the enclave of friends in New Zealand Football.

The report does not fit neatly into the annual cycle of reports as the 2014 Special Congress set the scene for events which flowed into the first half of 2015. Much has happened in the past 18 months, and profound developments have occurred within and outside NZF as this report goes to print.

ON FIELD The recruitment of Anthony Hudson as All Whites head coach, with his focus on qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, was a signal development. I reflect on the achievements of the All Whites under Ricki Herbert, and the confidence that Anthony will take that forward, and align our men’s game from age group to the international level.

The High Performance Beyond Football Plan came into play, with the Technical Advisory Group to shape its delivery. If reinvestment is to be secured, then this Plan must be implemented. It must have the staunch support of all in the game, to harness the phenomenal growth under that Whole of Football Plan, which will bring growing pains, but for the right reasons.

The Football Ferns under Tony Readings excite the football public of New Zealand. As this report goes to print they are engaged in the 2015 World Cup in Canada, before the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. High Performance Sport New Zealand has backed the Ferns, allowing the team to play a total of 16 matches against other top nations. This reflects their outstanding advance.

The Under 17 Women’s side gained excellent experience at the World Cup in Costa Rica, while the Under 20 Women’s, led by Football Ferns’ Assistant, Aaron McFarland, made history by reaching the knock-out stage of the tournament in Canada.

The Phoenix entered the ASB Premiership, and Auckland City FC was a headline success in the ASB Premiership, then finishing third in the FIFA Club World Cup. Mainland’s took out a second successive ASB title, and Mainland was successful in the ASB Women’s League, and the Futsal National League Competition. Northern Football’s claimed victory in the ASB Women’s Knockout Cup.

CONSTITUTION At a constitutional level, NZF has undergone much change, with the voting membership restructured and, rightly in my view, representative sectors now have their own say.

This “democratisation” of the game carries some uncertainties, and some experiment. As I write this report, the fact there were so few nominees for election to the Executive Committee from the game, has come as a surprise to me, given the active competition for election in previous years from this quarter.

The role of the new Selection Panel is worthy of mention. Members of the Panel understood from a groundswell of informal representation that voting members wanted a choice by election through selection process. The Panel was surprised to learn that there was a view that the process should be closer to the old Appointments Panel, where those “appointed” would come before the voting members for ratification, rather than a vote. NZF might reflect on the fact that some people who by reputation and performance, were excellent prospective candidates were not prepared to enter a competitive voting process.

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The size of the task and the speed of execution undertaken by all those who worked to redraft the Constitution, with the assistance of FIFA, then to get it to Special Congress in September 2014 warrants special mention.

I should mention the members of the various new Panels of which I was Chair, being the Nominations Panel - Craig Rhodes (Chair, Mainland Football), and Rod Pelosi (Chair, New Zealand Referees Committee). The Search Panel was made up with Bill Moran (a NZ Football Board Member) with the assistance of an outside agency which provided further information about the applicants. The Credentials Committee comprised Richard Hatch, nominated by NZF, and Fraser Pease, as an independent. I am grateful for all their work, as I am to Dwayne Woolliams who guided us throughout.

HEAD OFFICE Andy Martin’s arrival as Chief Executive in February 2014 brought the winds of change, coming off his highly successful stint with London Irish Rugby Club. He has energised NZF, at domestic and international level.

Former Federation CEO, Cam Mitchell, was appointed Community Football Director to drive the domestic game, and Rob Sherman from his background as Head of Coach Education at Football Federation , was appointed as Technical Director. The new Commercial Director, Steve Brebner brings his experience in sponsorship acquisition and delivery.

FOOTBALL FOUNDATION I have much enjoyed working with the Foundation, under Andrew Clements’ leadership. Precious Trust funds have proved hard to grow, because risk of capital loss is anathema to the Foundation’s very purpose. The care with which the Foundation’s funds have been held, and applied, has been proper and meticulous, but the ambition for the Foundation is that much greater. It is a bulwark against chill winds in the game, and a potential source of funding for extraordinary expenditure under its charitable purposes. I hope the response to the fundraising by the Foundation will be positive as I believe it is an integral element of NZF’s future security.

ARRIVALS AND FAREWELLS It is time for me to acknowledge those who have come and gone from the Board, now Executive Committee. I have seen dedication and commitment from all. When I look back to my election as Honorary President (9 years ago, for 2 years!), I reflect on the massive restructuring in the Board and Head Office and in competition from international to grassroots, all well thought out, and implemented with conviction.

Those who left the Board whom I must properly recognise include former Chair, Frank van Hattum, Paula Kearns, Dougal McGowan, Shelley McMeekan and Martin Fenwick. All gave long and distinguished service, as have Mark Aspden as President and Bill Moran as Vice President during 2014, together with newly elected Members, Deryck Shaw, Sue Griffin, Phil Barry and Michael Anderson.

I must mention the link established over many years through Tracy Brady, often working with my assistant, Cheryl Clausen. Their efficiency made up for deficiencies on my part, and they should be recognised for their important contribution.

CONCLUSION NZF will have a new Honorary President. I hope that person gains as much from the experience as have I and I am profoundly grateful to those who tolerated my super rudimentary understanding of the game which I have grown to enjoy so much.

Nicholas Davidson QC Honorary President

7 PRESIDENT’S REPORT

The building of a stable platform is the critical first step to ensuring any organisation can launch forward with confidence and optimism.

The 2014 year saw New Zealand Football continue to lay the critical ground work in a number of areas to ensure the opportunity for continued growth and development remains open to the game in this country for the foreseeable future.

February saw new CEO Andy Martin take up his position and he has hit the ground running in his first year in the role, his leadership paving the way for change at what is an important, and truly exciting, time for the game in New Zealand.

The Annual Congress in September saw the presentation - and subsequent adoption in November - of a new regulatory framework after a period of consultation with our key stakeholders in the game at all levels around the country.

Our new statutes deliver a more representative approach to our governance with an appropriate contribution from a wider range of stakeholders who speak for the entire football community in this country. In that regard we welcome three new voting groups to the 2015 NZF Congress – Wellington Phoenix, NZ Professional Footballers’ Association and the group of ASB Premiership franchises.

On the ground, additions to the organisational structure of New Zealand Football increased our capability to deliver on our planned activity with the key appointments of All Whites coach Anthony Hudson, Technical Director Rob Sherman, Community Director Cam Mitchell and Commercial Director Steve Brebner - along with a number of others – infusing the organisation with fresh impetus for the important tasks ahead.

From this position of developing structural strength, we can continue to move forward in our efforts to reposition football in the New Zealand landscape.

Our goal is for the High Performance “Beyond Football” Plan – announced in December – to be the vehicle for that change as we set about harnessing of the global reach of the game and maximising the benefits of regular contact with key nations for New Zealand both on and off the field of play.

Operating within the framework provided by the plan, we will seek closer alignment with key trading partners of New Zealand where football is the number one sport.

Those nations are regular attendees at the world’s biggest football events and the spinoffs of those links, while providing obvious benefits to our teams on the field play, will allow opportunities for us to explore the positive returns for our economy and New Zealand’s international profile moving forwards.

Working much closer with government and their agencies will be a key aspect of this approach as we continue to build relationships and open doors to the benefit of the game and its membership around country.

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These initiatives are important because it is very costly for us to run a High Performance programme of which we can be proud, yet we need our Whole of Football programme to lead somewhere meaningful. Our last two four- year cycles have essentially been funded by two windfalls – qualification money for the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the sale of television rights for the 2013 Intercontinental Playoff against Mexico. We cannot be in a position where we are reliant on windfalls.

In 2014 we recognised the immense contributions to our game of former All Whites goalkeeper and President Frank van Hattum along with former All Whites coach Allan Jones. Steve Sumner, captain of the New Zealand side in 1982, presented Life Membership Awards to both football stalwarts at the Congress in September.

I wish to thank New Zealand Football staff for their on-going work at the coalface of the game, representing our organisation with distinction across all areas while the continued excellent contribution of Federation staff and boards in bringing our plans to life wherever football is played around New Zealand cannot be understated.

I also wish to thank the members of the Executive Committee (formerly known as the Board) who served New Zealand Football as volunteers in 2014. Last year saw a number of changes with Frank van Hattum, Paula Kearns, Shelley McMeeken, Martin Fenwick and Dougal McGowan all stepping down. Each of them can justly feel proud of the role they played in moving New Zealand Football forward.

Many thanks also to Nicholas Davidson QC for his continuing work as Honorary President. He has been a wise and trusted advisor for New Zealand Football and its stakeholders for many years and he will be greatly missed when he steps down at the 2015 Congress.

Thanks too to the trustees of the NZ Football Foundation chaired by Andrew Clements for their role in safe- guarding and dealing with support requests from that fund. Last year also saw the continuation of work towards the hosting of the FIFA U-20 World Cup. The LOC Board led by Chair Bill Moran and the LOC Management under CEO Dave Beeche have been working extremely hard to deliver a tournament which is a success on all fronts and I am very grateful to them for their efforts.

Considering the recent changes and developments, coupled with the on-going provision of our grassroots Whole of Football Plan, the next year provides us with a timely opportunity to take stock and revisit our strategic targets and chart a way forwards which links together the various strands of activity we have undertaken in a way not yet seen in the game in New Zealand.

Having moved through a transitional period for football in New Zealand, we can now look forward to a bright future which aims to fully awaken the nation to the power of the beautiful game.

Mark Aspden President

9 GENERAL SECRETARY’S REPORT

After taking up the CEO role in February 2014, I was immediately moved by the passion and desire amongst the stakeholders in football, who made me feel welcome from the outset, to achieve something great within our game.

My initial focus in the role was to engage and connect with the New Zealand Football community across all levels to better understand the foundations on which our game is built in this country.

After that period of wide consultation, it became clear our main priority in harnessing the power of the global game on New Zealand’s shores is our ability to create and maintain stability as we build our capability to deliver our strategic plan for our many stakeholders.

To that end, within the vital Community Football space, we appointed experienced former Federation CEO Cam Mitchell to the position of Community Football Director to drive our domestic game while we also added the highly respected Rob Sherman as our Technical Director to ensure the pathway from the burgeoning base of our pyramid to the top is flowing freely.

A key change to the ASB Premiership was made with the introduction of the Wellington Phoenix into the competition, adding further to the pathway available for players within New Zealand to make the transition to and towards the professional ranks. Linked to this, the adoption of the New Zealand Qualified Player criteria within the league’s regulations is a move which prioritises the development of home grown players for the betterment of our own future - both domestically and internationally.

Auckland City FC’s own domestic success in the ASB Premiership led to further opportunities outside New Zealand borders - eventually cresting with their astonishing run at the FIFA Club World Cup. Their unprecedented third- placed finish demonstrated the power football has to unite a passionate support base for the game stretching the full length of the country.

Elsewhere on the domestic scene, was again prominent after a strong 2013 year as Cashmere Technical claimed a second-successive ASB Chatham Cup title while there were also national accolades for Mainland Football in the ASB Women’s League and Mainland Futsal in the Futsal National League competition. Glenfield Rovers’ victory in the ASB Women’s Knockout Cup balanced the books slightly for Auckland.

In the High Performance environment, the recruitment of new All Whites coach Anthony Hudson has been a key acquisition – not only for the team itself – but the wider elite men’s programme.

Anthony will play a pivotal role in the alignment of our men’s sides from age-group level through to the All Whites and we are already seeing the benefits from that approach with a number of players making the transition from the U-20 Men’s side into the full senior environment.

Anthony’s vision for qualification for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia leaves no doubt that a number of our talented younger players will be important on that journey and their early identification and emersion in the ‘All Whites way’ will put them in a position to not only reach their personal potential, but contribute to a what is a key wider goal for the game in New Zealand – reaching and achieving and success at our sport’s pinnacle event.

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Alongside Anthony’s appointment, the creation of the High Performance “Beyond Football” Plan, and the Technical Advisory Group instituted to shape its delivery, will guide the way as we seek to reposition the through a targeted and well-structured approach. The implementation of this plan is critical if we are to secure the new investment required to allow us to fully harness the rapidly-growing power of our grassroots game under the successful structure of the Whole of Football Plan.

The Football Ferns, under the guidance of coach Tony Readings, continued their journey towards their showcase tournaments on the horizon in the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada and the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio.

Their programme, supported by High Performance Sport New Zealand, saw the team play a total of 16 matches against a host of top nations with a two-match series against Brazil at home in June – which produced two draws - a strong indication of the team’s international standing.

At age-group level the U-17 women’s side gained valuable experience at their World Cup event in Costa Rica while the U-20 side – led by Football Ferns assistant coach Aaron McFarland - made history in reaching the knockout stage of their tournament in Canada.

Off the field, our search for key investment has been boosted by the appointment of a new Commercial Director in Steve Brebner. Experienced across a number of key areas within the commercial sector – including sponsorship acquisition and delivery - Steve’s key brief has been to assess the value of our assets and work closely with new and existing partners to ultimately grow the visibility of our sport in a crowded market.

The ongoing support of Sport New Zealand and our major partners ASB Bank, McDonald’s, Nike and Milo has allowed us to build the strong platform we currently have to launch the game forwards and we must acknowledge their outstanding contribution to the delivery of a high-quality experience for the many thousands who make football or futsal their game of choice.

Moving ahead to 2015 and beyond, our ability to leverage the elevated profile brought by the FIFA U-20 World Cup in May and June will be a key driver as we set about delivering on our plans across the different strands of the game.

From a position of growing stability, the next 24 months will give us the opportunity to reset the ambition for football with a new strategic plan for 2016 and beyond.

Our code is the top team participation sport in New Zealand and it is our responsibility to protect and build on that highly-valuable property as we move towards the realisation of our vision for the sport in this country: a position in the landscape which more closely reflects its standing around the world.

Andy Martin General Secretary

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High Performance 14-15 All Whites 16-17 All Whites Review Progress 18-19 Football Ferns 20-21 Age-groups 22 Futsal Whites 23 International results 24-27

13 The High Performance team had a very busy year in 2014 highlighted by the release of a new High Performance plan, appearances at two FIFA World Cups and the appointment of a new All Whites head coach. Our teams played a total of 46 internationals during fifteen offshore and four home tours. We also had teams compete in the ASB Premiership, ASB Women’s League and ASB Youth League. The amount of activity generated for our teams supports our strategy of providing teams with as many match opportunities as possible to assist with player development and to help prepare teams for their milestone events.

Towards the latter part of the year, and after a significant consultation process lasting seven months, the High Performance department released the NZ Football High Performance Plan - Beyond Football. The Beyond Football Plan sets a new direction for elite football in New Zealand.

Built on five clear pillars (Strategic Relationships, Investment in Resources, Player Development, Coaching Development and Competitions Alignment), Beyond Football is about Winning at World Cups and Olympic Games and the measures to be implemented for New Zealand to consistently achieve this.

However, Beyond Football is also about repositioning football in the hearts and minds of New Zealanders. It is about using the global reach and power of football as a tool to help not only football in this country, but all New Zealanders. On the field, it is about creating sustained success, off the field, it is about strengthening the ties with New Zealand’s trading partners to have a positive effect on our country’s profile and economy.

For the All Whites, 2014 was a rebuilding year. Following the review process from the previous World Cup campaign, the search for a new All White coach commenced. After an extensive recruitment process, Anthony Hudson was appointed and immediately set about planning the campaign to take the All Whites to Russia 2018.

Hudson has stressed the necessity of aligning the programmes of the All Whites, U23s, U20s and U17s to ensure movement of players between these teams can occur seamlessly and efficiently. The number of U20 players being called into the All Whites squad has supported this philosophy. Hudson has also highlighted the importance of the Olympic programme to increase the contact time he has with players throughout the next World Cup cycle.

The Football Ferns’ extensive programme continued throughout the year. They played fourteen matches, including winning the Oceania Football Confederation qualification tournament to qualify for the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada. Other notable performances in 2014 were the two draws against the sixth ranked Brazil side in New Zealand.

Our age group teams continue to qualify regularly for FIFA World Cups. The Women’s U20 and U17 teams travelled to Canada and Costa Rica respectively to compete at these FIFA events.

The Women’s U20 team performed very well, beating Paraguay and Costa Rica to finish second in the group and progress to the knockout phase. Unfortunately, the team bowed out of the tournament losing to the eventual finalists, Nigeria.

The Women’s U17 team could not emulate the feat of the older age group and secure a place in the quarter finals, however, having the two finalists, Japan and Spain, in their group meant it was always going to be a difficult task to progress to the next stage in the tournament.

With New Zealand hosting the FIFA U20 World Cup in 2015, NZ Football placed an U20 team in the ASB Premiership to assist in the development and the preparation of the players eligible for the World Cup. The Wanderers performed

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with credit in their second season in our premiere competition, finishing in eighth place.

The 2015 FIFA U20 World Cup in New Zealand will be a tremendous spectacle. NZ Football has planned a comprehensive international programme for the team to prepare them for what will be a testing tournament.

Recognition must also be given to the Futsal Whites, who became the first OFC team to defeat an Asian Football Confederation team in a full international by securing the scalp of Malaysia (4-1). The Futsal Whites continued their build-up to the OFC Qualifiers, which will be held in Tahiti in 2016.

The High Performance team would like to thank everyone that has contributed to our international programme throughout 2014. We look forward to commencing the implementation of the Beyond Football Plan and continuing the success achieved in 2014.

Fred de Jong High Performance Director

15 ALL WHITES SUMMARY

It was a year of rebuilding for the pinnacle men’s football team of New Zealand. Following a full review of the World Cup campaign the search for a new All Whites head coach was undertaken, culminating in the appointment of Anthony Hudson in August. Hudson brings with him international coaching experience spanning the United States, United Kingdom and Bahrain. Since his appointment, Hudson has focussed on planning the road to reach the FIFA World Cup in Russia 2018.

On the pitch, the All Whites played five games during 2014.

In March our national side travelled to Japan for a one-off match, rescheduled when New Zealand reluctantly withdrew due to safety concerns after the tragic earthquake that struck the country in March 2011. It was a young All Whites side - including two debutants in and Tyler Boyd - that took to the pitch, which proved to be a successful outing for striker Chris Wood who scored twice, but it was not enough to beat the Samurai Blue who scored four goals.

A traditional New Zealand sporting rivalry added football to the list in May, when the All Whites clashed with South Africa at Mt Smart Stadium. Interim head coach Neil Emblen signalled an attacking intent in the youthful All Whites side he named, with a further four new faces to the team.

The All Whites produced an energetic display however neither side were able to find the net in the 0-0 stalemate. The best chances came from Tyler Boyd after a lightening quick counter attack from the home side, and team mates, VfB Stuttgart striker and Dutch Cup Final winner Ryan Thomas also coming close.

The first test for the new All Whites head coach Hudson came in September in a clash against Uzbekistan in Tashkent. It was a tough test against the 51st ranked Asian nation, with the All Whites losing 3-1.

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The silver lining was the late goal from Wellington Phoenix striker , his first international goal in 44 games.

The All Whites rounded out the year with their third trip to the Asian Confederation for the year in November with matches against China and Thailand.

An 86th minute equaliser from captain Chris Wood earned the new-look All Whites a well-deserved 1-1 draw in their international against China in Nanchang. Having fallen behind two minutes before halftime to a superb volleyed effort from China’s Wu Lei, Wood pulled his side level inside the final 10 minutes, heading home a well-struck cross from debutant fullback .

However, the New Zealand side could not continue their good run, with an upset 2-0 loss to Thailand four days later.

All White stalwart announced his retirement from international duty in 2014. Sigmund had an illustrious career for a number of New Zealand clubs, most notably the Wellington Phoenix for the last seven years. Sigmund made 31 appearances for the All Whites.

A new generation - All Whites Team line v South Africa

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ISSUE RECOMMENDATION

PLANNING AND PREPARATION

1. Planning and a) NZF agree and implement a four year plan for the All Whites. preparation The four year plan will be fit for purpose, innovative and original. The plan will focus on the critical success factors and will be underpinned by annual operating plans focusing on how the performance needs of the Team will be met.

b) A Planning Group will be established to assist in the development of the four year plan.

The Planning Group will consider and find solutions to the logistical and other challenges the All Whites face.

c) Key aspects of the four year and annual operating plans to be communicated to All Whites key stakeholders.

2. Measures of a) Qualification for the 2018 World Cup is a realistic goal for the All Whites. Qualifying for the Confederations Cup is success and activity critical.

The All Whites’ plans are to be regularly reviewed by the Planning Group to track performance and make adjustments as necessary.

3. Resourcing and a) The level of investment into the All Whites program to be determined by and in conjunction with the All Whites four support year plan and is to be integrated into NZF’s overall High Performance Plan (HPP).

4. Programme of a) NZF to ensure the All Whites have a programme of activity to meet the Team’s preparation and performance needs. activity

RELATIONSHIPS

5. Relationships a) Following appointment of the Head Coach, NZF to facilitate a series of meetings between the Head Coach, NZF (Board and staff) and the players (senior players and PFA representatives) to discuss and agree a vision for the All Whites going forward.

6. Alignment of a) Key stakeholders to be aligned behind the All Whites plan and to honour the commitments and compromises contained stakeholders therein.

b) New Zealand teams to adopt a style of football that suits New Zealand players and conditions so that players have the requisite skills to transition into All Whites environment.

7. NZF Board and a) The NZF Board to retain responsibility and accountability for the strategic outcomes of the HPP and All Whites plans. management decision The Head Coach under the supervision of the High Performance Director and Chief Executive will be responsible for making the implementation of the plans.

TEAM

8. Performance a) The All Whites need to transform their performance culture into one of ownership, accountability and leadership. culture

9. Structure of a) The immediate priority is the appointment of a Head Coach. The Head Coach needs to be the architect of the All management Whites plan.

b) The All Whites management team’s performance to be formally reviewed at least annually through implementation of a performance management system.

10. Leadership a) The Head Coach and players to prioritise the formation of a Leadership Group to provide a forum for players to have input into all aspects of their environment.

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ACTION REQUIRED RESPONSIBILITY TIMEFRAME

PLANNING AND PREPARATION

Documentation of a four year plan for the All Whites underpinned by annual HPD and Head Coach Status - Completed operating plans. The four year plan to include: • Activity plan • Stakeholder and relationship plan • Financials • KPI’s and reporting schedule

Establishment of an All White Planning Group to assist in the development of the HPD Status - Technical Advisory Group four year plan and to provide input into All White activity and logistical challenges. implemented to have input into football decisions including All White plan.

Include Stakeholder and Relationship Plan in the All White plan - (see 1a) Status - Completed

Regular reviews of the All Whites plans to be scheduled by the Planning Group HPD and Head Coach Status - Ongoing

Ensure four year budget included in All Whites plan - (see 1a) HPD Status - Completed

Include annual Activity Plan in All White four year plan - (see 1a) HPD and Planning Status – Ongoing Group Initial activity plan completed. To be reviewed regularly RELATIONSHIPS

Include Stakeholder and Relationship Plan in the All Whites four year plan - (see 1a) HPD and Head Coach Status - Completed

Ensure management of all stakeholders is documented in the All White plan - (see 1a) Status - Completed

Status - Ongoing

Set KPI’s for Head Coach on the implementation of the All White plans. CE and HPD Status – Completed Head Coach has a personal Regular reviews of HPP and All White plans to be scheduled with reporting back development plan aligned to All to the NZF Board. Whites outcomes

TEAM

Engage an external facilitator to transform the All Whites performance culture HPD Status - Ongoing Culture project has commenced

Advertise for All White Head Coach position HPD Status - Completed Head Coach appointed

Implement performance management system for All White management team HPD Status - Completed Performance management in place

Implement a Leadership Group that provides input into all aspects of the All White Head Coach Status – Completed environment Leadership Group in place

19 FOOTBALL FERNS SUMMARY

The 2014 year was critical for the preparation for the Football Ferns as the team worked towards the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada in 2015 and the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil.

Of the 16 games the team competed in, arguably the most important three were the Oceania Football Confederation Nations Cup in October, where the Ferns made a flying start with a record 16-0 win over Tonga in the first match. They followed this up with 3-0 win over host nation Papua New Guinea, before securing their place in the FIFA Women’s World Cup in emphatic style with an 11-0 win over .

The tournament will be the fourth FIFA Women’s World Cup contested by the Football Ferns after successive appearances in 2007 and 2011 as well as competing at the inaugural tournament in 1991.

Not only did the team secure their place at the World Cup but in the win over Tonga, Football Ferns captain recorded an historic first for New Zealand Football – becoming the first ever player, male or female, to reach 100 senior international caps.

The remainder of the games for the year proved to be more challenging, exactly what head coach Tony Readings wanted in preparation for the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2015.

In February, the Ferns travelled to China to take part in the Yongchuan Cup where they faced stiff challenges from China, North Korea and Mexico.

The Cyprus Cup in March proved more successful in result terms as New Zealand drew with the Republic of Ireland 1-1 in their first match, before taking on Switzerland and Korea Republic who proved too strong, defeating the Ferns 2-1 and 4-0 respectively. A goal in the fourth and final match against Finland proved to be the decider, winning the game 1-0.

In May, the Ferns, ranked 20th, travelled to Osaka to face third-ranked Japan, where a tight affair was decided by a late winner for the home side in a 2-1 defeat.

The Football Ferns hosted sixth-ranked Brazil in a close two-match series in Auckland and Taupo in June. Brazil opened the scoring in the opening minutes of the second half in the first game but the New Zealanders salvaged a draw in the dying stages with a well-taken equaliser. The second match, the 200th international match for the Ferns, proved to be even tighter, where the New Zealand side and Brazil battled out a 0-0 draw at Owen Delany Park.

The Ferns finished the year with three matches in six days against two of the world’s top 10 nations in a tour of Europe in November – France and Norway. A slow start proved costly against France, the Ferns going down 2-1. The first game against Norway was more positive, a goal from helping the Ferns draw 1-1, however the side were disappointed with the 2-0 loss against Norway, despite dominating possession and territory for large parts of their second match up.

The experiences gained in 2014 will prove to be valuable as the pinnacle New Zealand women’s team prepare for the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2015.

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1 Abby Erceg became the first Football Fern to reach 100 Internationals in 2014. 2 The Ferns celebrate a goal by Kirsty Yallop against Japan 3 Rosie White scores a fantastic goal against Brazil at Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland 21 AGE-GROUP SUMMARY

The 2014 year was an exciting one for three of our age group teams, with the FIFA World Cup cycle year for both the Women’s U-20 and U-17 sides and our Men’s U-20s focussed on the FIFA U-20 World Cup taking place in New Zealand in 2015.

In the lead up to their World Cup, the Women’s U-17 team had three tough build-up matches against Japan, USA and China, where Jade Parris was the only player to make it on the score sheet for the Ferns against China.

At the tournament itself in Costa Rica, the New Zealand side started positively with a 1-1 draw with Paraguay, scoring. However, the next two matches proved more challenging, falling to Spain 2-0 and Japan 3-0, ending New Zealand’s run.

The U-20 side were more successful at the FIFA Women’s U-20 World Cup in Canada, becoming the first New Zealand women’s age-group side to qualify for the knockout stages of a FIFA tournament.

To reach that moment, the U-20 side first had to make it through their Oceania qualification tournament, which they did with comfortable wins over Vanuatu, Tonga and Papua New Guinea.

Preparation for the tournament stepped up a notch with a two-match series against Brazil in May.

An experienced Junior Football Ferns side, including six players who have played senior international football for New Zealand, was named for the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada in August.

The U-20 side won two of their first three group-stage matches, defeating Paraguay 2-0 and Costa Rica 3-0, with only France proving too strong. The history-making Junior Football Ferns’ campaign came to an end at the quarter-final stage as Nigeria claimed a 4-1 win.

It was a year of preparation for the Men’s U-20 side, looking toward the FIFA U-20 World Cup coming to New Zealand in 2015.

At the start of the year Junior All Whites coach Darren Bazeley cast his selection net wide, naming 28 players for three U-20 internationals against and Papua New Guinea in Auckland in April, which the side won comfortably.

Preparation stepped up significantly in May with the side travelling to China for the four-team PandaCup International Tournament where New Zealand faced China, Brazil and Croatia.

Going down 1-0 in their opening match against China, the U-20 side made history in their second match claiming the first point for a New Zealand men’s side against Brazil, recording a 0-0 draw against the five-time FIFA U-20 World Cup champions. The Junior All Whites finished the tournament with a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Croatia.

The New Zealand side then headed to Qatar for a four-team tournament while also based in camp with the All Whites, who were preparing for their match against Uzbekistan.

While they lost their first two matches; 4-0 to host nation Qatar and 1-0 to Chile respectively, the U-20 side bounced back with a 3-1 victory over Morocco. However Morocco proved their mettle, coming back to win 3-0 in their second match three days later.

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FUTSAL WHITES SUMMARY

The Australian Futsalroos were too strong for the Futsal Whites in the third annual Trans-Tasman Cup in July with Rob Varela’s side taking out the series 3-0. After withstanding a Kiwi comeback in the first up 5-3 win, Australia hammered the Futsal Whites 6-0, before easing past the hosts in the third game 7-1. Former All White Leo Bertos shone for the Futsal Whites on debut, while other highlights included the Kareem Osman’s brace in Game One and the form of youngster Jan Fischer.

The Futsal Whites got off to a flyer in their opening fixture of 2014 OFC Futsal Invitational, in Noumea in August, hammering Malaysia 4-1. Jan Fischer (2) and Kareem Osman continued their goalscoring form from the Trans-Tasman Cup while Hicham Kamri’s outstanding contributions were rewarded with his first Futsal Whites goal.

The Futsal Whites eased past Vanuatu 5-1 to claim top spot after Day 2 of the OFC Futsal Championship Invitational in Noumea, however Day 3 proved problematic.

New Caledonia propelled themselves to the top of the table with a 2-1 victory over the Futsal Whites followed by a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Tahiti in the fourth and final game. Malaysia rebounded from their opening night defeat to win the tournament following a comprehensive 6-3 win over New Caledonia in the final game.

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INTERNATIONAL MATCHES 5 March (Tokyo) Japan 4 New Zealand 2 Chris Wood 2 30 May (Auckland) New Zealand 0 South Africa 0 9 September (Tashkent) Uzbekistan 3 New Zealand 1 Jeremy Brockie 14 November (Nanchang) China 1 New Zealand 1 Chris Wood 18 November (Nanchang) Thailand 2 New Zealand 0

FOOTBALL FERNS RESULTS

YONGCHUAN CUP 11 February (Youngchuan) China 1 New Zealand 0 13 February (Youngchuan) New Zealand 0 North Korea 1 15 February (Youngchuan) Mexico 2 New Zealand 1 Amber Hearn

CYPRUS WOMEN’S CUP 6 March (Paralimni) New Zealand 1 Republic of Ireland 1 8 March (Paralimni) Switzerland 2 New Zealand 1 Hannah Wilkinson 11 March (Paralimni) Korea Republic 4 New Zealand 0 12 March (Paralimni) Finland 0 New Zealand 1 Sarah Gregorius

INTERNATIONAL MATCHES 8 May (Osaka) Japan 2 New Zealand 1 Kirsty Yallop 16 June (Auckland) New Zealand 1 Rosie White Brazil 1 20 June (Taupo) New Zealand 0 Brazil 0

OFC NATIONS CUP 25 October (Kokopo) Tonga 0 New Zealand 16 Sarah Gregorius 3, 3, Daisy Cleverley 2, Rosie White 2, Annalie Longo 2, Amber Hearn 2, , Ria Percival 27 October (Kokopo) Papua New Guinea 0 New Zealand 3 , Amber Hearn, Annalie Longo 29 October (Kokopo) Cook Islands 0 New Zealand 11 Amber Hearn 4, Helen Collins 2, Abby Erceg, Ria Percival, Rosie White, Rebekah Stott, Betsy Hassett INTERNATIONAL MATCHES 22 November (Laval) France 2 New Zealand 1 Helen Collins 26 November (Randaberg) Norway 1 New Zealand 1 Amber Hearn 28 November (Randaberg) Norway 2 New Zealand 0

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MEN’S U-20 RESULTS

INTERNATIONAL MATCHES 4 May (Auckland) New Zealand 12 Tomislav Trbuhovic 3, Papua New Guinea 1 Andre de Jong 3, Colby Lewis, Elijah Neblett, Joel Stevens, Alex Rufer, Brock Messenger, 6 May (Auckland) New Zealand 4 Monty Patterson 2, Fiji 1 Andrew Blake, Tomislav Trbuhovic 8 May (Auckland) New Zealand 5 Tomislav Trbuhovic 2, Fiji 0 Clayton Lewis, Monty Patterson, Andrew Blake

4 June (Chengdu) China 1 New Zealand 0 6 June (Chengdu) Brazil 0 New Zealand 0 8 June (Chengdu) Croatia 2 New Zealand 1 Own Goal 3 September (Doha) Qatar 4 New Zealand 0 5 September (Doha) Chile 1 New Zealand 0 7 September (Doha) Morocco 1 New Zealand 3 Elijah Neblett, Matt Ridenton (pen), Andrew Blake 10 September (Doha) Morocco 3 New Zealand 0

WOMEN’S U-20 RESULTS

OFC U-20 WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP 2014 18 February (Auckland) New Zealand 12 4, Vanuatu 0 Martine Puketapu 3, Briar Palmer 2, Tayla O’Brien, , Lauren Dabner 20 February (Auckland) New Zealand 3 Megan Robertson, Tonga 1 Tayla O’Brien, Daisy Cleverley 22 February (Auckland) New Zealand 3 Belinda Van Noorden, Papua New Guinea 0 Jasmine Pereira, OG

INTERNATIONAL MATCHES 29 May (João Havelange) Brazil 3 New Zealand 1 Stephanie Skilton 31 May (João Havelange) Brazil 1 New Zealand 0

FIFA U-20 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP CANADA 6 August (Montreal) Paraguay 0 New Zealand 2 Emma Rolston, Stephanie Skilton 9 August (Montreal) France 4 New Zealand 0 13 August (Toronto) Costa Rica 0 New Zealand 3 Megan Lee, Stephanie Skilton, Tayla O’Brien QF 17 August (Moncton) Nigeria 4 New Zealand 1 Emma Rolston

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1 The new wave! , Ryan Thomas & Tyler Boyd during the New Zealand National Anthem - All Whites v Japan in Tokyo 2 Leo Bertos in action during the Futsal Trans Tasman Cup against Australia in Wellington 3 The U-20 Women’s team celebrate their 3-0 victory against Costa Rica after their FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup match in Canada

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WOMEN’S U-17 RESULTS

INTERNATIONAL MATCHES 5 February (California) New Zealand 0 Japan 5 7 February (California) New Zealand 0 USA 2

9 February (California) New Zealand 1 Jade Parris China 5

FIFA U-17 WOMEN’S WORLD CUP COSTA RICA

16 March (Tibas) New Zealand 1 Daisy Cleverley Paraguay 1 19 March (Tibas) New Zealand 0 Spain 2 23 March (San José) Japan 3 New Zealand 0

FUTSAL WHITES RESULTS

TRANS TASMAN CUP

11 July (Wellington) New Zealand 3 Kareem Osman 2 Australia 5 Leo Bertos 12 July (Wellington) New Zealand 0 Australia 6

13 July (Wellington) New Zealand 1 Jan Fischer Australia 7

OFC CHAMPIONSHIP INVITATIONAL

13 August (Noumea) New Zealand 4 Jan Fischer 2, Malaysia 1 Dylan Manickum, Kareem Osman

14 August (Noumea) New Zealand 5 Marvin Eakins 2, Vanuatu 1 Hicham Kamri, Jan Fisher, Atta Elayyan

16 August (Noumea) New Zealand 1 Hicham Kamri New Caledonia 2 17 August (Noumea) New Zealand 0 Tahiti 2

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For organisers of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, 2014 was about finalising all of the operational aspects of the event and kicking off the tournament’s promotional plans in earnest.

In March, a team of FIFA delegates arrived in the country for a nationwide inspection tour of each venue. The tour took in all seven Host City stadia, training sites and hotels from Whangarei to with FIFA giving the plans for each city a big thumbs up. The visiting FIFA delegates had brought the stunning FIFA U-20 World Cup winner’s trophy with them on their journey to New Zealand and kindly left it with the Local Organising Committee (LOC) to help promote the tournament.

On 5 May the Trophy began a nationwide 60-stop tour of football clubs, schools and key tourist destinations with a dawn ceremony at Waitangi where Oceania Player of the Century was tasked with bringing the coveted silverware ashore for the start of its journey across the length and breadth of the country. The nationwide tour ended back in Auckland where the FIFA U-20 World Cup hosts put on a celebration at Aotea Square to mark the One Year to Go milestone before the kick- off to the tournament.

As the Trophy continued to be a hit across the country, the LOC confirmed one of its key legacy projects, bringing into the country the first ever international standard futsal court from the United States. The court then followed where the Trophy left off with a tour across the host cities helping to raise both the profile and participation of futsal throughout the country.

Venue Pack tickets went on presale to the football family on 28 April just before the Trophy started its epic journey, the first public tickets and national advertising campaign kicked off as the whistle was

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blown for the start of the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014 and by the end of the year 50,000 tickets had already been purchased by football fans wishing to be part of the biggest celebration of global football ever seen in New Zealand.

A new Sales Director, former All White Noel Barkley, was brought on in the second half of the year to ramp up those ticket sales across schools, clubs and businesses. The tournament mascot, a black sheep known as Wooliam showed his head for the first time jumping out of a box at the Phoenix v Melbourne City match in Wellington on 30 November, exactly six months until tournament kick- off.

Teams from four Confederations concluded their qualifying competitions later in the year and with powerhouses like Germany, Portugal and Mexico booking their tickets for New Zealand, interest in the event was continuing to build as 2014 drew to a close.

PHOTOS - FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 LOC

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Community Football 32-33 Technical Development 34-35 Women’s Development 36-37 Referee Development 38-39 Futsal Development 40-41

31 COMMUNITY FOOTBALL

Football, the world’s most popular game, is the largest participation sport in New Zealand. It reaches into every community in the land enriching people’s lives, providing many social and physical benefits. Football caters for young, old and fits with New Zealand’s ever changing demographics.

The introduction of New Zealand Football’s Whole of Football Plan in 2011 has increased the quality of the experience for players, coaches, referees and administrators at all levels. The plan has grown junior and youth participation in the game to unprecedented levels. Figure 1 below highlights the participation bulge football is now experiencing as a direct result of our award winning Whole of Football Plan.

THE PARTICIPATION BULGE (2010 v 2014 - AGE GROUP PARTICIPATION)

TOTAL 2010 TOTAL 2014

With a regional network of development staff in place we continue to exceed Sport New Zealand’s Community Sport outcomes. Sport New Zealand’s young person’s survey indicates that 71% of boys and 52% of girls aged 5-18 participate in some form of football. Their Active NZ survey further highlights the popularity of the beautiful game in Aotearoa. Results show that football is the most popular team sport with 6.3% of the adult population (16+) participating in our game.

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However, sport like all industries is in a state of constant change. To ensure we maintain our first- mover advantage and provide opportunities that are participant focussed, New Zealand Football must continue to innovate. Futsal provides us with a unique opportunity to capture the ever expanding pay for play and events market. Under the exceptional leadership of Dave Payne, Futsal is now a big sport in New Zealand with approximately 18,000 registered players involved in affiliated Futsal leagues throughout the country.

To lead this change 2014 saw the development of a new Community Football Team. We have an aspiration to establish “The global game as our national game”. The survey results outlined above indicate that if we can develop an infrastructure that can support our strategic growth this goal is achievable.

The football experts must guide the football decisions. Rob Sherman has been recruited as Technical Director to lead a technical programme that will continue to develop more and better players and coaches at the community level. Rob has a wealth of international experience and his leadership on New Zealand Football’s technical committee ensures there is a coordinated link between High Performance Football and Community Football.

With a view to the future, New Zealand Football and its member Federations must now focus on evolving and maturing the Whole of Football Plan delivery model. We must continue to place clubs at the heart of our community and provide connected participation opportunities for new players, current players and better players that will lead to further growth and retention.

We must transfer the junior ‘participation bulge’ through the system. The Youth Framework will be finalised in 2015 and will assist in achieving this objective. It will provide a blueprint forthe development of youth players and coaches.

As is proven throughout the world, strong domestic competitions are a critical development vehicle for both community and high performance Football. With the 2014 launch of New Zealand Football’s Beyond Football Plan and the success of the Whole of Football Plan, in 2015 we will conduct a thorough review of our pathways for men and women.

Football in New Zealand has momentum. The opportunity for our game to continue to flourish is largely dependent on the total collaboration of all key stakeholders. The aspiration of what can be achieved for the benefit of all must take president over the interests of the few. I encourage all volunteers, players, families and whanau to support the forward movement of the game.

Cam Mitchell Community Football Director

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GRASSROOTS DEVELOPMENT New Zealand Football (NZF) continues to strive to offer football that meets the participant’s needs. Whether players wish to play at the highest level, want to keep healthy and active, or just want to take part in fun activities with their friends, the Whole of Football Plan ensure that there is something for everyone.

Player numbers grew again during 2014 with footballers of all ages playing regularly in organised teams within sustainable club environments. The development of our programmes and structures is continuing to ensure this player base is able to partake in high-quality forms of the game which provide appropriate levels of competition to aid player development.

NZF’s Recreational Programmes provide children with the opportunity to play for fun and enjoyment outside of the club environment. More than 63,000 children aged 4-12 took part in ASB Holiday Programmes, ASB Fun Football Centres and ASB Football Festivals during the year. An increasing percentage of these players were new to the game, engaging in a positive experience which encourages them to stay in the game for life.

The NZF Coach Education Programme continued to grow during 2014 with existing pathways being reviewed and improved, and new pathways being introduced. Over 5,000 coaches attended courses and informal workshops, designed to ensure that they provide an appropriate environment for their players.

In 2014, 1,600 new coaches undertook their first step on the coaching pathway attending the Introduction to Coaching course which is offered free of charge by NZF. This investment provides coaches with the tools to run safe and fun activities for our players. At this key initial stage, this can make the difference in whether a young person falls in love with the game.

An exciting development in Coach Education is the creation of a Goalkeeper Coach Education Pathway, launched with the Introduction to Coaching Goalkeepers Course. This introduces the basics of coaching goalkeepers, including the fundamental techniques to focus on for this important position.

In 2015, NZF will be further developing the Community Coach Education Pathway. Strong links with Oceania Football Confederation and FIFA will ensure opportunities for coaches to attend FIFA Grassroots, FIFA Girls & Women and FIFA Futsal Courses in the community field.

TALENT DEVELOPMENT Talented footballers within New Zealand have a clear pathway on which to develop, from NZF Skills Centres at the junior ages, through to Federation and National Talent Centres and the national teams. These playing opportunities, complemented by a high standard of coaching provision, increases the chance of players reaching the top of their game. During 2014 a large percentage of players selected to

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represent the New Zealand U-17 All Whites and U-17 Football Ferns were graduates of the NZF Talent Pathway.

At the junior age group, NZF Skills Centres were piloted across a number of Federations with 2,500 9-12 year olds taking part. NZF Skill Centres are being offered to create more opportunities for serious junior footballers to access high quality training environments with a focus on skill development.

At the youth age group, Federation Talent Centres (FTC) continued to offer a high level of football training for the region’s best players. With the generous support of Youthtown over 5,000 players attended FTC training programmes designed to develop their ability both on and off the field. High performing players were invited to attend NZF National Talent Centres in Auckland, and Oamaru receiving coaching specific designed around the NZF playing philosophy.

Coach development and education is also a key focus to ensure that our talented players receive high quality provision, feedback and direction. In 2014, NZF completed the content for the Junior Level 3 Coaching Award and Youth Level 3 Coaching Award, to be offered in 2015. Planning is underway for the first Oceania Football Confederation A Licence course to be run out of New Zealand in 2015, an exciting opportunity for coaches at the highest level of the game.

QUALITY CLUB MARK NZF will be undertaking a review of the Quality Club Mark (QCM) 1 star status in early 2015 with the intention of modernising and aligning the QCM with the changing needs of modern sports clubs.

QCM helps align the game and provide recognition of clubs that are managed effectively and sustainably whilst providing quality experiences for their community.

QCM also recognises a clubs’ commitment to the NZF Whole of Football Plan emphasising player development, coach development, referee development, female development, volunteerism and recognition of modern club best practice.

35 Women’s football is thriving around New Zealand with the number of girls and women participating in football across the board continuing to grow. Committed Women’s Development Officers (WDOs) now in each Federation, has seen integral support in the growth of the game for players, coaches and referees.

On the pitch there have been a number of events for our females in football, from grassroots through to our top players.

Girls and Women’s Week has again proven popular with 11,337 girls taking part, an increase from 10,010 players last year, and 8,104 in 2012. The week is a great opportunity for players, coaches and referees new to football to give it a go in a fun environment. Participation in the Girls Summer Leagues remained strong, with 1,502 girls taking part.

The ASB Women’s League showcased some of the top female players in New Zealand while ongoing development was ensured with the same regulation formula as 2013 allowing the New Zealand Development team to compete in the competition to aid their preparation for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. The format introduced in 2013 of a full national round, a semi-final and final, again proved successful and led to an exciting final between Mainland and the New Zealand Development side.

This year also saw a focus on the development of the coaching staff involved in the ASB Women’s League, with a pre-season workshop led by Football Ferns Coaches Tony Readings and Aaron McFarland, sharing the coaching model of the national teams. This year also saw two female coaches leading their teams in the competition, and an all-female trio refereed the final held at ASB Football Park in Christchurch.

Development of the female game also made a foray into Futsal, with U-15 and U-19 grades introduced in the Futsal National Youth Championship held in Wellington in July.

On the international stage the Football Ferns continued to inspire kiwi female footballers playing sixteen matches, including winning the Oceania Football Confederation qualification tournament to qualify for the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada. We also hosted a two-game series against Brazil, which saw the Ferns’ play their 200th international match.

The Women’s U-20s travelled to Canada for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, where they performed admirably. The U-20s defeated Paraguay and Costa Rica to finish second in their group, progressing to the knockout phase where they were defeated by eventual finalists Nigeria.

The Women’s U-17s travelled to Costa Rica for the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup featuring a number of players that have come through our Federation and National Talent Centre pathway. The team played commendably however had both eventual finalists, Japan and Spain, in their group, thwarting any chance of progressing out of the group stage.

There has also been work taking place off the pitch. At the end of 2014 we hosted Dr Michelle Cox, former Head of Women’s Football for New Zealand Football and ex-Football Fern, who is helping develop our women’s strategic plan. This involved consulting a number of stakeholders involved in women’s football and mapping out the direction moving forward. The strategic plan is due to be finalised in 2015.

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37 The number of referees active around New Zealand remained relatively static when compared to the previous two years at 972 at the survey date (15 September), while a further 1,721 were registered as Club Based Referees. We will look to continue to build relationships with schools and clubs to improve the quality of experience for players, coaches, spectators and referees.

The flexibility of online learning has improved accessibility to courses and appeal to a younger more technologically savvy audience particularly in the more geographically challenged Federations. 951 participants availed themselves of the six courses available online. In addition, 300 coaches took the Laws of the Game module as part of the Senior Level 1 and Level 2 Courses.

Another 141 courses were delivered around the country by 35 instructors. They resulted in 1,348 accreditations for referees, instructors, assessors, assistant referees, futsal referees and futsal assessors.

A full year of international appointments was highlighted by the participation of a New Zealand trio at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Peter O’Leary, Jan-Hendrik Hintz and Mark Rule blazed a trail for others to aspire to and follow. In addition there were 59 appointments to Oceania Football Confederation (OFC), FIFA and Tier 2 Internationals in Fiji, New Caledonia, Costa Rica, China, Canada, Japan and New Zealand for referees, assistant referees and futsal referees.

The New Zealand Football Referees Committee (NZFRC) was kept busy too. The first national Referee Week was held in March, 211 mentoring partnerships were sustained, the re-accreditation of referees was refined, a new assessment form trialled, Integrity in Sport was introduced and the Assessor Development Programme was revised and updated at Levels 1, 2 and 3.

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The Referee Development Academies (RDA) continued with eight participants at the Futsal RDA in July in conjunction with the Youth and Junior Federation Championships. Altogether 11 referees progressed to the National League from the three courses. The RDAs were held in Napier; RDA2 saw 18 participants, RDA3 12 referees. Of the 20 who refereed on the 2014-15 ASB Youth League, three had graduated from the 2014 RDA3, while 18 in total had attended the RDAs.

Strengthening the Whole of Football pathway to elite refereeing, a High Performance programme for assessors and another one for referees continued with eight sessions held in total. Campbell-Kirk Waugh, Antony Riley and Ken Wallace spent time as guests of the Premier Game Match Officials Limited in the U.K, attending Premier League games and refereeing Academy games, while Nick Waldron, Anna-Marie Keighley, Sarah Walker, Nadia Browning, and Campbell-Kirk Waugh officiated at the 2014 Dallas Cup, where they experienced teams such as Fulham, Anderlecht, Club America, Coritiba, Monterrey, River Plate and Aalborg.

A big thank you to the referees throughout the country who referee week in and week out, often alone, to provide match officials at many venues with little reward but the grateful thanks of all the players and coaches. Many of them work very hard during the week to ensure they are fit and prepared for the game. Behind this group are many administrators, who spend hours dealing with ground closures, transferred games and referee unavailability, communicating with referees to ensure that there is a qualified, neutral person for both teams.

39 Futsal has experienced an extraordinary rate of growth since New Zealand Football officially took ownership of this exciting all inclusive sport. We witnessed another participation increase in 2014 seeing a rise of 33% in the number of participants in leagues and programmes across the country. Much of this growth is down to the fantastic support we have received from the FIFA U-20 World Cup Local Organising Committee in establishing the College Futsal Legacy Programme and the excellent Federation Futsal Development workforce of 14 specialists that go above and beyond every day in their regions.

The focussed approach of delivery in the school sector and linking of educational pathways has broadened the reach of futsal even further and provided us with a new coach, referee, administrator and player base. With the rapid rise in player numbers, the coaching, refereeing and administration arms of futsal development are becoming more important than ever to ensure that our local delivery systems provide a consistent and quality experience wherever futsal is played in New Zealand.

PEOPLE INVOLVED IN LEAGUES, PROGRAMMES, ROADSHOWS & FESTIVALS

7,851 2014 BREAKDOWN 18,178 Players in leagues 31,619 Participants in programmes Festival attendees

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The FIFA U-20 World Cup legacy programme extended further our work in schools. New Zealand Football was gifted a portable futsal court to tour the country, spreading the message of futsal while promoting the amazing tournament we have coming to our shores in 2015. Many of the FIFA U-20 World Cup players have grown up playing futsal. Two of the most notable past FIFA U-20 World Cup players-Lionel Messi and Neymar Junior attribute much of their success to hours of their youth spent on the school or local futsal court. The court has been a huge success, reaching communities far and wide, and being placed in locations ranging from Aotea Square in central Auckland, to Burnside High School in Christchurch.

Our focus for 2015 and beyond will be further developing our local futsal delivery systems within the school, club, and tertiary environments & looking to make inroads to establishing the futsal community culture that will guide us to a sustainable and quality future.

Key Wins 2014 Summary:

• 33% combined annual participation growth. (Leagues, Programmes, Road Shows/Festivals) • 46,448 live stream viewers for the National Futsal League • FIFA U-20 World Cup Legacy Funding secured to accelerate the implementation of the College Futsal Programme • Portable futsal court touring the nation selling futsal • 14 staff employed nationally • Record number of New Zealand Secondary School Futsal Championship entries - 48 teams 2014 BREAKDOWN • Futsal Whites the first Oceania Football Players in leagues Confederation team to defeat an Asian Football Confederation team in a full international (Malaysia Participants in programmes 4-1) Festival attendees

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1 Auckland City FC celebrate winning the 2013/14 ASB Premiership grand final v Team Wellington 2 Emiliano Tade and coach Ramon Tribulietx celebrate with the OFC Champions Trophy after Auckland City FC beat Amicale FC 3 At the 2014 FIFA World Club Cup in Morocco Auckland City FC defender finished 3rd in the best player of the tournament behind superstars and . 4 Auckland City FC had an outstanding and unprecedented FIFA Club World Cup in Morocco finishing 3rd

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ASB PREMIERSHIP 2013/14

Auckland City secured their fifth ASB Premiership title in March with a 1-0 win over Team Wellington in the ASB Premiership Grand Final at .

Having finished the regular season as minor premiers, Ramon Tribulietx’s Auckland City were crowned champions courtesy of a 31st minute strike by Emiliano Tade.

It was the 26-year-old Argentine striker’s 17th goal of the season and confirmed his status as the competition’s top scorer.

16 MARCH - GRAND FINAL Auckland City FC 1 Emiliano Tade 31’ Team Wellington 0

2013-14 P W D L GF GA GD PTS

Auckland City 14 10 3 1 40 12 +28 33

Team Wellington 14 8 2 4 37 25 +12 26

Hawke’s Bay United 14 8 2 4 29 28 +1 26

Waitakere United 14 7 2 5 30 19 +11 23

Canterbury United 14 6 4 4 22 16 +6 22

WaiBOP United 14 4 2 8 24 31 −7 14

Southern United 14 3 1 10 19 50 −31 10

Wanderers SC 14 1 2 11 19 39 −20 5

OFC CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2014

In May, Auckland City secured their berth in the FIFA Club World Cup courtesy of a 3-2 aggregate win over Vanuatu’s Amicale over the two-leg tournament final.

After a 1-1 draw between the sides at Port Vila Municipal Stadium, Auckland City returned home to clinch their berth in December’s prestigious FIFA event with a 2-1 win at Kiwitea Street.

10 MAY - FINAL (1st LEG) Amicale 1 Auckland City FC 1 Emiliano Tade 29’

18 MAY - FINAL (2nd LEG) Auckland City FC 2 67’, Emiliano Tade 87’ Amicale 1

Auckland City FC won 3-2 on aggregate

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Auckland City FC finished their historic FIFA Club World Cup Morocco campaign in third place after defeating CONCACAF champions 4-2 on penalties, becoming the first Oceanian side to win a medal at the FIFA Club World Cup.

To reach the podium, Auckland City FC first faced a number of tough opponents. The opening match against Moghreb Tétouan ended 0-0 after extra time, forcing a penalty shoot-out that Auckland City FC won 4-3. In the quarter final the side defeated Es Sétif 1-0 after a second half strike by John Irving. Auckland City met champions San Lorenzo in the semi-final, pushing the game to extra time after ending 1-1 in regular time, where the match eventually finished 2-1 in San Lorenzo’s favour.

The side have made five previous appearances in the competition, falling at the first hurdle on four occasions and only clearing it once, in 2009, when they eventually finished fifth.

20 DEC - 3rd/4th PLAYOFF Cruz Azul 1 Auckland City FC 1 Ryan De Vries 45’+2 Auckland City FC won 4-2 on penalties

ASB WOMEN’S LEAGUE 2014

Mainland Pride secured back-to-back ASB Women’s League titles in December with a 3-1 win over the New Zealand Development side at ASB Football Park.

First half goals from Lauren Dabner and Monique Barker set the home side on their way and Gareth Turnbull’s team never relented as they squeezed and pressed the young New Zealand squad into mistakes in possession in their own half.

Daisy Cleverley pulled a goal back for the New Zealand Development team on the hour but an instant response within three minutes from the hosts through a Barker counter attack completed the job.

7 DEC - GRAND FINAL Mainland Pride 3 Lauren Dabner 9’, Monique Barker 36’, 62’ NZ Development 1 Daisy Cleverley 59’

2013-14 P W D L GF GA GD PTS

Mainland Pride 7 6 0 1 24 4 20 18

NZF Development Team 7 4 2 1 21 9 12 14

Capital Football 7 4 1 2 10 8 2 13

Auckland Football 7 4 1 2 11 12 -1 13

Waikato/BOP Football 7 3 0 4 20 19 1 9

Northern Football 7 2 2 3 13 11 2 8

Central Football 7 1 2 4 6 20 -14 5

Football South 7 0 0 7 4 26 -22 0

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ASB YOUTH LEAGUE 2013/14

Auckland City FC were crowned champions of the ASB Youth League for the fourth time in March courtesy of a 3-0 win over Nelson Marlborough Falcons in the competition Grand Final at Trafalgar Park in Nelson.

The visitors took an early sixth minute lead through Regont Murati and the 1-0 advantage still stood at halftime.

Just a minute into the second half Thomas Konusi scored from the penalty spot to double Auckland City’s lead and he added his second of the day in the dying stages to seal the result.

The Grand Final win confirmed Auckland City’s unbeaten record in 2014, Chris Zoricich’s team winning eight of their 10 matches in the Northern Conference, drawing only twice.

ASB YOUTH LEAGUE 2014

The Nelson Marlborough Falcons claimed the ASB Youth League crown in January 2015 in a thrilling last day of competition around the country.

Entering Sunday’s clash with Team Wellington at Memorial Park in Petone, Nelson Marlborough were in second place in the league, behind leaders on goal difference.

Waitakere United met Auckland City FC at Kiwitea Street but, after going ahead in the first half, Waitakere United were forced to settle for a 2-2 draw and that opened the door for Nelson Marlborough and the runners-up from the previous competition earlier this year marched right through courtesy of a 5-1 victory over the team in third place before the last round kicked off.

Sam Ayers opened the scoring in the ninth minute before Kevin Obed gave the visitors a 2-0 lead at halftime. After Finn Moore pulled a goal back for the home side in the 68th minute, Mark Johnston’s Falcons ended any doubt about the destiny of the title with Ayers, Carl Connor-McLean and Josh Moffat all scoring before fulltime.

Mark Johnston’s side won nine of their 11 matches, losing only twice on their way to their maiden title.

NATIONAL FUTSAL LEAGUE 2014

Mainland Futsal won the 2014 Futsal National League after a dramatic 7-6 final win over Capital Futsal at the ASB Stadium in Auckland in December. Mainland survived a late charge from the four-time runners-up in the closing stages of the final with Capital scoring twice in the last 15 seconds to give Ronan Naicker’s team a scare, but the leaders from Series One and Two held firm to earn their first national title.

Mainland secured their final berth after seeing off the challenge of fourth-placed Futsal South with a 6-4 win in the first semi-final while Capital advanced after coming from 3-1 down late in their clash with defending champions Auckland to record a 4-3 win.

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1 The winning Mainland Pride team after the ASB Women’s League Final 2 Cashmere Technical FC celebrate after winning the 2014 Chatham Cup Final against Central United FC at QBE Stadium, Albany 3 Mainland players celebrate winning the final of the 2014 National Futsal League 4 Glenfield Rovers celebrate after winning the 2014 ASB Women’s Knockout Cup Final against Forest Hill Milford United

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2014 YOUTH FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIPS & OTHER 2014 TOURNAMENT WINNERS

YOUTH FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP - U19 BOYS Waikato/Bay of Plenty YOUTH FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP - U16 BOYS Capital YOUTH FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP - U14 BOYS Central White YOUTH FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP - U19 GIRLS Auckland YOUTH FUTSAL CHAMPIONSHIP - U15 GIRLS Futsal South NZ SECONDARY SCHOOLS - SENIOR BOYS St Patrick’s College, Runners up: Rongotai College NZ SECONDARY SCHOOLS - JUNIOR BOYS St Andrew’s College, Runners up: Hamilton Boys High NZ SECONDARY SCHOOLS - OPEN GIRLS Mt Albert Grammar, Runners up: Cashmere High School

ASB CHATHAM CUP 2014

Cashmere Technical became the first club to win back-to-back ASB Chatham Cup titles since 1998 when the defending champions claimed a 2-1 victory in the 2014 national knockout competition final in September at QBE Stadium.

First half goals to Ash Wellbourn and Dan Terris were enough to see off the last club to win consecutive crowns as five-time winners Central got on the board via Emiliano Tade’s excellent individual goal in the 14th minute.

Playing in front of over 2,700 fans, Cashmere Technical midfielder Stu Kelly was named the winner of the Jack Batty Trophy as the game’s most valuable player.

7 SEPT - GRAND FINAL Central United FC 1 Emiliano Tade 14’ Cashmere Technical 2 Ash Wellbourn 4’, Dan Terris 41’

ASB WOMEN’S KNOCKOUT CUP 2014

Glenfield Rovers claimed their second ASB Women’s Knockout Cup title in four years in September with a 3-2 win over North Shore rivals Forrest Hill Milford United at QBE Stadium.

A first half double to Maia Jackman Trophy winner Katie Rood gave the 2011 champions the momentum they needed as Glenfield recovered quickly from conceding a second-minute opener to Forrest Hill’s Junior Football Fern international Emma Rolston.

A Katie Jackson header in the 65th minute extended the margin to 3-1 and Glenfield needed the buffer as Rolston pulled a goal back with 20 minutes to go but, despite throwing everything at Glenfield in the final quarter, Forrest Hill couldn’t find the third goal they needed to force extra time.

7 SEPT - GRAND FINAL Forrest Hill Milford United AFC 2 Emma Rolston 2’, 68’ Glenfield Rovers 3 Katie Rood 6’, 28’, Katie Jackson 65’

MANCHESTER UNITED PREMIER CUP 2014

Northern Football club Waitakere City reached the World Finals of the global U-15 club competition in Manchester.

After winning the New Zealand final in March, defeating Auckland Football-side Onehunga Sport 1-0 at Bruce Pulman Park, Papakura, Waitakere City then won through the Pacific Finals courtesy of a goal in the last minute of extra time to secure the win over New South Wales side Sutherland Sharks.

47 FOOTBALL FOUNDATION

The New Zealand Football Foundation (NZFF) is a charitable foundation established in 2010 to help youth excel in football and raise the profile of football in New Zealand. To date, NZFF has approved 169 grants totalling $1.2 million.

As at 31 December 2014, the foundation had capital funds of $4.1m plus an additional $0.4m held for payment of various Christchurch grants (funded by the FIFA Earthquake fund) which were yet to be paid.

The foundation’s intent is to protect and grow the foundation’s capital base while distributing the annual net earnings via grants for the benefit of football in New Zealand. For the 2014 financial year, the foundation recorded income of $242,000 and total expenses of $239,000 (of which grants were $232,000). The operating cost of running the foundation of $7,000 primarily relates to audit fees and is kept low due to the work of volunteers.

Grants made over the past year were targeted at the FIFA U-20 World Cup including funding of the U-20 New Zealand team coach and the volunteer programme. The Foundation has also made a multi-year commitment to support the Futsal programme, part of the Legacy Plan of the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Following a formal strategic review process held in March, the foundation has agreed to adopt a specific drive to increase the capital base to enable more significant distributions in future. The trustees intend to appoint a paid professional dedicated to increasing the foundation’s profile and improving the value offered back to sponsors and donors. While this proposed appointment will increase the foundation’s operating costs, the expected increase in the capital base over time will result in a more meaningful impact overall. We look forward to announcing these new initiatives in due course.

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Finally, the Chair of the foundation, Andrew Clements, is stepping down in June 2015 after his involvement since 2011. We commend him on his excellent work in chairing and administering the foundation and for his invaluable commercial input. Clem will be replaced by Jodi Tong who brings a strong commercial background in marketing and strategy. Long-time trustee, Mark Stewart, will resume his former role as Chairman of the foundation. The number of trustees has increased from six to seven with Michael Anderson recently joining as NZ Football’s appointee to the foundation.

If you are interested in learning more about or contributing to the NZ Football Foundation, please see the website: footballfoundation.org.nz for details.

FOOTBALL FOUNDATION TRUSTEES

Mark Stewart (Chair), Michael Anderson, Nick Davidson (QC), Mike Norris, Carolyn Steele (Trust Secretary), Jodi Tong, Frank van Hattum

49 THE NUMBERS

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR 2014

Financial Statements 52-62 Sponsor acknowledgements 63

51 FINANCIAL COMMENT

SUMMARY

2014 Financial Highlights: • Positive annual result of $280k • Revenue outperformed budget by 10% due to increased FIFA World Cup 2014 related income and additional international match income • Expenditure increased by 10% due to critical investment in our core capabilities and increased international activities • The annual result exceeded budget by $21k • Reserves increased 6% to $5.0m in line with the agreed Reserves Policy

2014 was the seventh straight year NZF has recorded a surplus after the budgeted transfer from the international teams reserve, the consolidated reserves position totals $12.7m which is a $13.4m turnaround from the negative position of 2008.

After the exceptional 2013 financial results and our missing out on the FIFA 2014 World Cup, 2014 was always expected to see a return to more typical revenue levels and a four year peak given the cyclical nature of the organisation’s financial performance closely linked to the FIFA four year World Cup cycle.

Revenue was ahead of budget during the year due, in the main, to increased FIFA funding and strong TAB revenues from the FIFA 2014 World Cup.

Expenditure through the business was increased due to; a decision taken by the Executive Committee to invest in critical core capability within Community Football and High Performance, two Youth Leagues being held in the same financial year and the costs associated with enhancements made to national competitions during the period.

The transfer of $750k from the International Teams Reserve supported the delivery of the High Performance Plan as intended and, as in previous years, extra funding thanks to High Performance Sport NZ of $1.14m again boosted the High Performance Programme, in particular the Football Ferns on their continued build up to Rio 2016.

The delivery of the Whole of Football plan continued through our seven Federations to the junior and youth levels of the game. We are grateful to Sport NZ, our family of sponsors and trust funders who have continued to support this delivery with funding of $1.5m. This included additional funds to our Federations for the FIFA U20 2015 World Cup Leverage and Legacy programme in Futsal.

REVENUE v BUDGET 2014 ($000) Actual Budgeted

EXPENSES v BUDGET 2014 ($000) Actual Budgeted

52 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 07 LOOKING FORWARD

New Zealand Football continues to have a sound financial base from which to plan for the future and is budgeting for a further surplus after the budgeted transfer from the international teams reserve in 2015 of $470k. Predominantly the budgeted spend remains in the areas of High Performance and Community Football both of which are consistent with 2014 and future plans.

International team activity and associated spend will continue with the All Whites campaign towards Russia 2018, the Football Ferns 2015 World Cup and the Road to Rio 2016, our Men’s age group teams competing at their respective World Cups and beginning their 2016 Olympic Qualification Programme.

The Beyond Football plan was launched in late 2014, to complement and build on the Whole of Football plan. This outlines five critical workstreams which will be progressed during 2015 as New Zealand Football seeks to reposition itself in the New Zealand sporting landscape as the country’s global team participation sport.

Community Football investment will continue in Stage 2 of the Youth Framework, aligning pathways, schools football and futsal as well as ensuring the continued delivery of the Junior Framework. The increased capability within the team will focus on increasing the delivery of the advanced coach education programmes and embedding the GoalNet membership database to help administrators with effective membership systems.

BUDGETED REVENUE FOR 2015 ($000)

$1,375

$2,180 $4,558 Grants Event Management Sponsorships Football Development $2,161 & Other Revenue Affiliation Fees $1,600 $1,035 International Teams Reserve Transfer

BUDGETED EXPENSES FOR 2015 ($000)

$836 $1,419 High Performance Admin, Occupancy, $4,940 Comms, IT, Governance $1,398 Community Football Development Commercial $3,846 Competitions

The FIFA U20 2015 World Cup Local Organising Committee activity in 2014 was a continuation towards the delivery of the tournament in June 2015. The revenue and expenditure for this event are reported outside the normal operations.

Having identified core challenges to reposition the sport, New Zealand Football will continue to focus on strategically investing, organising and managing the resources of the game whilst ensuring high quality operations and controls are in place, capability is enhanced and delivery is of the highest quality across both Community Football and High Performance.

Leigh Gardiner Chief Financial Officer

53 INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT

To the Members of New Zealand Football Incorporated

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of New Zealand Football Incorporated (‘’the incorporated society’’) and the group, comprising the incorporated society and The New Zealand Football Foundation (“the trust”), on pages 4 to 12. The financial statements comprise the statements of financial position as at 31 December 2014, the statements of financial performance and movement in members funds for the year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information, for both the incorporated society and the group.

Board’s responsibility for the incorporated society and group financial statements

The Board is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the incorporated society and group financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice in New Zealand, and for such internal control as the Board determines is necessary to enable the preparation of incorporated society and group financial statements that are free from material misstatement whether due to fraud or error.

Auditor’s responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these incorporated society and group financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (New Zealand). Those standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the incorporated society and group financial statements are free from material misstatement.

An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the incorporated society and group financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the incorporated society and group’s preparation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view of the matters to which they relate in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the incorporated society and group’s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates, as well as evaluating the presentation of the financial statements.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

Our firm has also provided other services to the incorporated society and group in relation to tax consultation and advice, mainly around the FIFA U20 World Cup and FIFA Goal Projects. Subject to certain restrictions, partners and employees of our firm may also deal with the incorporated society and group on normal terms within the ordinary course of trading activities of the business of the incorporated society and group. These matters have not impaired our independence as auditor of the incorporated society and group. The firm has no other relationship with, or interest in, the incorporated society and group.

Opinion

In our opinion the financial statements on pages 4 to 12 present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the incorporated society and the group as at 31 December 2014 and of the financial performance of the incorporated society and the group for the year then ended, in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice in New Zealand.

30 April 2015 KPMG Auckland

54 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 07 NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALL INCORPORATED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2014

CONSOLIDATED NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALL

Note 2014 2013 2014 2013 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000

REVENUE Sponsorship and grants 4,574 4,429 4,574 4,429 Affiliation fees 1,523 1,485 1,523 1,485 Competitions and events 1,600 9,324 1,600 9,324 Community development 562 390 562 390 Other revenue 2,402 1,425 2,216 1,238 Donations Received 58 - - -

TOTAL REVENUE 10,720 17,054 10,474 16,866

Less: EXPENDITURE Personnel 2,542 2,197 2,542 2,197 Competitions and events 4,960 5,231 4,960 5,231 Community development 2,637 2,285 2,637 2,285 Travel expenses 109 59 109 59 Governance 91 63 91 63 Occupancy expenses 138 120 138 120 Communications 105 187 105 187 Professional services 131 386 127 382 Office expenses 195 182 191 174 Financial expenses 45 41 45 41 Donations 232 192 - -

TOTAL EXPENDITURE 2 11,184 10,942 10,944 10,739

NET SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) FROM OPERATIONS (464) 6,112 (470) 6,127

FIFA UNDER 20 WORLD CUP 2015 Revenue 5,962 1,183 5,962 1,183 Expenditure (5,962) (1,183) (5,962) (1,183) - - - -

Transfer to International Teams Reserve 6 - (3,600) - (3,600) Transfer from Reserves 750 - 750 -

NET SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) AFTER TRANSFERS 286 2,512 280 2,527

The accompanying notes form part of and are to be read in conjunction with these consolidated financial statements.

55 NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALL INCORPORATED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF MOVEMENTS IN MEMBER FUNDS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2014

NZF 2014 Accumulated Whole of Football International Teams Total Equity Funds $’000 Reserve $’000 Reserve $’000 $’000

Balance at the beginning of the year 4,684 500 3,499 8,683

MOVEMENTS FOR THE YEAR Net surplus/(deficit) from operations (470) - - (470) Transfer to reserves 750 (750) -

BALANCE AT THE END OF THE YEAR 4,964 500 2,749 8,213

CONSOLIDATED 2014 Accumulated Whole of Football International Teams Total Equity Funds $’000 Reserve $’000 Reserve $’000 $’000

Balance at the beginning of the year 9,211 500 3,499 13,209

MOVEMENTS FOR THE YEAR Net surplus/(deficit) from operations (464) - - (464) Transfer to reserves 750 (750) -

BALANCE AT THE END OF THE YEAR 9,497 500 2,749 12,746

NZF 2013 Accumulated Whole of Football International Teams Total Equity Funds $’000 Reserve $’000 Reserve $’000 $’000

Balance at the beginning of the year 2,157 - 399 2,556

MOVEMENTS FOR THE YEAR Net surplus/(deficit) from operations 6,127 - 6,127 Transfer to reserves (3,600) 500 3,100 -

BALANCE AT THE END OF THE YEAR 4,684 500 3,499 8,683

CONSOLIDATED 2013 Accumulated Whole of Football International Teams Total Equity Funds $’000 Reserve $’000 Reserve $’000 $’000

Balance at the beginning of the year 6,699 - 399 7,098

MOVEMENTS FOR THE YEAR Net surplus/(deficit) from operations 6,112 - - 6,112 Transfer to reserves (3,600) 500 3,100 -

BALANCE AT THE END OF THE YEAR 9,211 500 3,499 13,209

The accompanying notes form part of and are to be read in conjunction with these consolidated financial statements.

56 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 07 NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALL INCORPORATED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2014

CONSOLIDATED NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALL

Note 2014 2013 2014 2013 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000

MEMBERS’ FUNDS Accumulated funds 9,497 9,211 4,964 4,684 International teams reserve 6 2,749 3,499 2,749 3,499 Whole of Football reserve 6 500 500 500 500

TOTAL MEMBERS’ FUNDS 12,746 13,210 8,213 8,684

Represented by: CURRENT ASSETS Bank 7 17,063 18,539 12,548 14,044 Trade receivables and other debtors 9 1,369 469 1,344 442

TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 18,432 19,008 13,892 14,486

Less: CURRENT LIABILITIES Trade payables and accruals 1,428 1,311 1,421 1,313 Income in advance 8 4,338 4,585 4,338 4,585

TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 5,765 5,896 5,758 5,898

WORKING CAPITAL SURPLUS 12,666 13,113 8,133 8,588

NON-CURRENT ASSETS Property, plant and equipment 3 39 52 39 52 Intangible Assets 4 41 45 41 44

TOTAL NON-CURRENT ASSETS 80 97 80 96

NET ASSETS 12,746 13,210 8,213 8,684

For and on behalf of the Board

30/4/2015

30/4/2015

The accompanying notes form part of and are to be read in conjunction with these consolidated financial statements.

57 NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALL INCORPORATED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2014

1. STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Reporting Entity New Zealand Football Incorporated (“the Society”) is an incorporated society registered in New Zealand under the Incorporated Societies Act 1908. The Society was established to control and promote the game of football in New Zealand.

Statement of Compliance The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice in New Zealand. They comply with approved Financial Reporting Standards (FRSs) and Statements of Standard Accounting Practice (SSAPs) as appropriate for entities that qualify for and apply differential reporting concessions.

Differential Reporting The Society is an entity qualifying for differential reporting exemptions as it has no public accountability and is not large in terms of the criteria set out in the Differential Reporting Framework. All available differential reporting exemptions allowed under the framework for differential reporting have been adopted.

Measurement Base The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis.

Presentation Currency The consolidated financial statements are presented in New Zealand dollars, rounded to the nearest thousand ($000’).

Financial reporting changes “From 1 April 2014, the new Financial Reporting Act 2013 (“FRA 2013”) has come into force replacing the Financial Reporting Act 1993. As a result of the financial reporting changes Old GAAP Differential Reporting will cease to exist for Public Benefit Entities with reporting periods beginning on or after 1 April 2015.

In addition to the change in legislation the External Reporting Board of New Zealand (“XRB”) has released a new accounting standards framework which establishes the financial standards to be applied to entities with statutory financial reporting obligations.

The New Zealand Football Incorporated rules do not specify that GAAP accounts are required to be prepared and therefore only Special Purpose Financial Reports (minimum IRD requirements) will be required for the year ending 31 December 2016 onwards. If New Zealand Football Incorporated choose to follow NZ GAAP, Tier 2 PBE RDR General Purpose Financial Reports would be the applicable framework to follow. Management expects that this will materially impact the preparation and disclosures included in the financial statements.

In case of New Zealand Football Foundation, under the new XRB framework we expect that the Trust will be reporting under the PBE Standards Tier 3 Simple Accrual format as applicable for not for-profit entities. Management expects that this will materially impact the preparation and disclosures included in the financial statements.

Basis of consolidation The Society established a charitable trust called the New Zealand Football Foundation (“the Trust”) in 2010. The objective and purpose of the trust is for the promotion and advancement of sports in New Zealand, with particular regard to the game of Football.

The basis on consolidation is that the Society has the power to appoint or remove Trustees to the Trust Board as it sees fit in accordance with the Trust Deed. The Society is also deemed to received benefits from the activities of the Trust.

Transactions eliminated on consolidation All intergroup transactions and balances are eliminated on consolidation.

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2. SPECIFIC ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The following particular accounting policies which materially affect the measurement of financial performance and of financial position have been applied:

Revenue Grants and sponsorship income are recognised when specific conditions attached have been met or when the funds have been utilised for the purpose of the funding received. The unused portion of this income is recorded as funds received for committed expenditure. Donated goods are recognised as income in the period it is received. All other income is recorded on an accrual basis.

Goods and Services Tax All amounts are shown exclusive of Goods and Services Tax (GST), except for receivables and payables which are shown inclusive of GST.

Property, Plant and Equipment Items of property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Where an item of property, plant or equipment is disposed of, the gain or loss recognised in the statement of financial performance is calculated as the difference between the sale price and the carrying amount of the asset.

Depreciation Depreciation on property, plant and equipment are calculated over their estimated useful lives as follows:

Property Improvements 5-10 years Straight Line Office Equipment 18% - 48% Diminishing Value Gear and Playing Equipment 20% Diminishing Value

Capital work in progress is not depreciated.

Intangible Assets Intangible assets that have finite useful lives are measured at cost less accumulated amorization and accumulated impairment loss.

Amortisation Intangible assets are amortized on a diminishing value basis over their estimated useful lives as follows:

Intangible Assets 50% Diminishing Value

Accounts Receivable Receivables are stated at estimated realisable value after providing against debts where collection is doubtful. Bad debts are written off during the period in which they are identified.

Leases Payments made under operating leases are recognised in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Performance on a basis representative of the pattern of benefits expected to be derived from the leased asset.

Income Tax The Society was established to promote the sport of football in New Zealand, as such is exempt from income tax under section CW39 of the Income Tax Act 2004.

Foreign Currency Transactions Foreign currency transactions are translated to New Zealand Dollars (NZD) at the exchange rates ruling at the dates of the transactions. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at the balance date are translated to NZD at the foreign exchange rate ruling at the date. Foreign exchange differences arising on their translation are recognised in the statement of financial performance.

Changes in Accounting Policies The accounting policies adopted are consistent with those of the previous year.

59 NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALL INCORPORATED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS cont AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2014

2. EXPENDITURE The following have been charged / (credited) to the Consolidated Statement of Financial Performance:

CONSOLIDATED NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALL

2014 2013 2014 2013 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000

Fees paid to auditors 22 19 22 19 Rental expense 138 132 138 132 Depreciation - Property improvements - 65 - 65 Depreciation - Office equipment 23 34 23 34 Depreciation - Gear and equipment 18 2 18 1 Amortization 3 4 2 3

3. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

COST Property Improvements 324 324 324 324 Office Equipment 139 140 139 140 Gear and Playing Equipment 39 13 39 11 Capital WIP - - - - 502 477 502 475

ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION Property Improvements 324 324 324 324 Office Equipment 104 91 104 91 Gear and Playing Equipment 37 10 37 8 Capital WIP - - - - 465 425 465 423

NET BOOK VALUE Property Improvements - - - - Office Equipment 35 49 35 49 Gear and Playing Equipment 2 3 2 3 Capital WIP - - - - 37 52 37 52

4. SOFTWARE

Cost 59 59 49 49 Accumulated amortization 8 14 7 5 NET BOOK VALUE 51 45 42 44

5. OPERATING LEASE OBLIGATIONS

Current Portion 91 73 91 73 Non-Current Portion 50 67 50 67 141 140 141 140

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6. RESERVES

International Teams Reserve During 2010, the Board of New Zealand Football Incorporated resolved that a reserve be created out of 2010 surpluses to ensure that, from 2011 onwards, the needs and requirements of the various international teams be catered for. The costs of running the international teams programme from 2010 will be transferred from accumulated funds, on an as required basis. An initial provision of $2.5 million was transferred to the international teams reserve in 2010. The following teams are included in the international teams programme:

Men’s: All Whites, Men’s Under 23’s (Olympics), Men’s Under 20’s, Men’s Under 17’s & the Futsal Whites.

Women’s: Football Ferns (incorporating the Olympic team), Women’s Under 20’s and Women’s Under 17’s.

Whole of Football Reserve During 2013 the Board of New Zealand Football Incorporated resolved that a reserve created from the 2013 surpluses to ensure that additional funding was available to support the Coaching, Development and Whole of Football programme costs in future years.

7. BANK

New Zealand Football Incorporated secured a substantial sponsorship agreement with ASB Bank Limited during 2010. One of the terms of the sponsorship agreement is that New Zealand Football Incorporated must maintain banking facilities with ASB Bank over the term of the agreement.

The banking facilities provided by ASB Bank Limited include cheque accounts, call accounts, term deposits and credit cards. There is no overdraft facility required with ASB Bank Limited.

New Zealand Football Incorporated entered into four foreign exchange contract on 26 August 2013 for NZD$6,391,955 in exchange for USD$4,750,000. Three are still to mature at 31 December 2014. Additionally New Zealand Football Incorporated entered into a foreign exchange contract on 17 September 2014 for NZD$363,682 in exchange for USD$288,800/ The hedging currency swap gain/(loss) at year end is $100,237 (2013: $545,317).

8. INCOME IN ADVANCE

As at 31 December 2014, New Zealand Football Incorporated was holding $3,356,560 (2013: $4,585,234) in various income in advance accounts. Included in this balance is $2,403,266 (2013: $2,939,269) which is held by the U20 World Cup branch.

9. TRADE RECEIVABLES AND OTHER DEBTORS CONSOLIDATED NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALL

2014 2013 2014 2013 $’000 $’000 $’000 $’000

Trade receivables 1,038 286 1,019 259 Interest receivable - - - - Prepayments 206 113 206 113 Sundry receivables 122 70 119 70 1,366 469 1,344 442

61 NEW ZEALAND FOOTBALL INCORPORATED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS cont AS AT 31 DECEMBER 2014

10. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

There are no capital commitments at 31 December 2014 (2013: nil).

NZF has a contingent liability from any major shortfalls from the FIFA U20 2015 World Cup event being held in New Zealand in June 2015.

11. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

There have been no events subsequent to balance date which would materially affect the financial statements (2013: nil).

62 New Zealand Football gratefully acknowledges the support of the following partners

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