New Zealand Football Annual Report 2016
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ANNUAL REPORT 2016 CONTENTS 01 FROM THE TOP 6 Honorary President’s Report 8-9 President’s Report 10-11 General Secretary’s Report 12-13 02 ON THE WORLD STAGE 14 Technical Director’s Report 16-17 All Whites 18-19 All Whites Review Progress 20-21 Football Ferns 22-23 Age-Groups 24 Futsal Whites 25 International Results 26-29 03 125TH ANNIVERSARY 30-31 04 COMMUNITY FOOTBALL 32 McDonald’s Junior Football 34-35 Community Football Director’s Report 36-37 Technical Development 38-39 Injury Prevention Programme 40-41 Girls and Women’s Development 42-43 Referee Development 44-45 Futsal Development 46-47 05 DOMESTIC RESULTS 48-55 FOOTBALL FOUNDATION 56-57 “I don’t consider myself an expert on football but I am really passionate about the game and am 06 proud to be Patron of the All Whites. THE NUMBERS 58 07 Chief Financial Officer’s Report 60-61 As Prime Minister of New Zealand, I had the privilege of witnessing first-hand the All Whites’ exploits at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa and enjoyed the huge honour of walking Financial Statements 62-70 out onto the pitch after the incredible 1-1 draw with defending champions Italy. Like millions of Audit and Compliance Report 71 other Kiwis, I will never forget the excitement of that undefeated run as New Zealand Football made headlines all over the world. Sponsor Acknowledgements 72-73 The impact those heroics had on the growth of the beautiful game in this country was massive and, if we can qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, I am sure the whole of New One hundred and twenty seventh Annual Report and Financial Statements for the 12 months to the year ended December 31, 2016 This Annual Report and Financial Statements will be presented at the 127th New Zealand Football Annual Congress to be held at Sudima Auckland Airport Hotel, Airpark Zealand will once again be united behind the All Whites as football continues to go from Drive, Auckland on May 25th, 2017 strength to strength here. Officers of the Association for June 2016 to May 2017 Patron: Her Excellency The Right Honourable Dame Patsy Reddy Governor-General of New Zealand As the newly-named Patron and Ambassador for ISPS Handa, I am looking forward to seeing Honorary President: Mr Garth Gallaway the effect of that elite success at a grassroots level as New Zealand Football continues to Immediate Past President: Mr Nicholas Davidson QC Honorary Members: J Arnold, G Billing, A Boniface QSM, L Coffman QSM, J Denley, K Dobbie, A Edwards, C J Lawrie, T W McLean, R Pelosi, E Phillips, B J Smith operate one of the country’s leading community sport systems.” Past Honorary Members: H Dods Life Members: R Bovelander, A Egan, T J Killalea, E M Langridge QSM, S C Goodman, I R Steer, J F Walker, R Wilson, A C Winkworth, I Vuksich, F Van Hattum, A Jones Right Honourable former Prime Minister John Key Past Life Members: S Sumner, B L Swarbrick New Zealand Football Referees – Life Members: A Boniface QCM, L Coffman QSM, N Cotton, W de Bock, R de Raat, T Delahunty, J Denley, K Dobbie, G Fleet, D Gleave, F ISPS Handa Patron and International Ambassador Hall, J B Hulton, N Jemmett, R McDonald, J McMillan, W Moffat, S Moore, A Palmer, R Paterson, J Reid, I Williamson, N Wiseman Patron of the All Whites Meritorious Services to Football: Rod Pelosi, Barrie Truman Auditor: KPMG Solicitor: Shieff Angland Honorary Historian: Barry Smith Returning Officer: The Honorary President Executive Committee for 2016: Deryck Shaw (President), Michael Anderson (Vice-President), Mark Aspden, Phil Barry, Caroline Beaumont, Paul Cochrane, Sue Griffin, Scott Moran, Mike Killick FIFA Committee members (Committee & status): Deryck Shaw (Football Stakeholders Committee), Andy Smith (Development Committee), Andrew Scott-Howman (Players’ Status Committee), Kevin Stoltenkamp (Referees’ Committee) New Zealand Football wishes to acknowledge Photosport, Shane Wenzlick and FIFA (via Getty Images) as the major contributors of photographs 2 Design by Sidekick Creative Ltd 3 2016 HIGHLIGHTS • The All Whites winning the OFC Nations Cup in Papua New Guinea in June to qualify for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, Anthony Hudson’s side winning all five matches and conceding no goals from open play • The Football Ferns footing it with the world’s best at the Rio Olympic Games under coach Tony Readings, competing well against heavyweights USA and France while earning a 1-0 win over Colombia for their second ever victory at an Olympics • The 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup report proving that significant benefits were delivered to New Zealand by its hosting, including an increase in national GDP of $30.42m – providing a 134 per cent return on national investment – while $5m was invested in football infrastructure • Celebrations to mark the 125th Anniversary of New Zealand Football, which included donations of $1 million to the New Zealand Football Foundation • New partners ISPS Handa and Stirling Sports coming on board to sponsor the Chatham Cup and men’s national league respectively, including Dr Haruhisa Handa making headlines around the world when he sang opera in a press conference • The Stirling Sports Premiership expanding to 10 teams after the introduction of Eastern Suburbs, Hamilton Wanderers (replacing WaiBOP United) and Tasman United, with regular live broadcasts of matches and a weekly magazine show continuing through SKY Sport • New Zealand qualifying for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Korea Republic while the national age-group women’s teams also perform strongly on the global stage, the U-17s sweeping aside hosts Jordan 5-0 at their World Cup before the U-20s defeated Ghana 1-0 in Papua New Guinea • The launching of the National Curriculum and Youth Framework which, alongside the award-winning Whole of Football and Beyond Football plans, provide a unified direction for the future of the game • Over 5,000 fans creating an amazing atmosphere at QBE Stadium in Auckland on cup finals day, when Birkenhead United and Forrest Hill Milford United earn the first Chatham Cup and Women’s Knockout Cup titles in their history • In collaboration with ACC SportSmart and the FIFA Medical Assessment and Research Centre (F-MARC), the launching of the AEDs in Clubs Programme, which aims to save lives by supporting football clubs in having access to an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) • The continued progress of futsal, including bidding to host the 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup and revamping the Futsal National League to introduce an extended format • Recognition for New Zealand’s elite referees on the world stage with Matt Conger, Anna-Marie Keighley, Simon Lount and Sarah Jones officiating at the Rio Olympic Games, Jones becoming the first Kiwi woman appointed to the Hyundai A-League panel and Chris Sinclair taking part in the FIFA Futsal World Cup in Colombia • Coach Development breaking new ground with the completion of inaugural OFC/NZF A-Licence and B-Licence qualifications, as well as the introduction of qualification criteria to coach in national competitions • The All Whites finishing the year on a high with strong performances on a two-match tour of the USA – including a 1-1 draw with World No 26 USA – and an undefeated start to Stage 3 of OFC qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup 4 5 01 FROM THE TOP Honorary President’s Report 8-9 President’s Report 10-11 General Secretary’s Report 12-13 6 7 FROM THE TOP 01 HONORARY PRESIDENT’S REPORT It is with a strong sense of optimism and excitement across New Zealand are paying dividends. It was In terms of performances on the field, the All The Football Ferns became just the second New that I write my second report as Honorary President significant that both the boy’s and girl’s finals were Whites’ showings against Mexico and the USA Zealand side to win a match at the Olympic Games of New Zealand Football. screened live on SKY Sport. in October were uplifting. They followed this up when they beat Colombia 1-0 in Rio. And earlier in with difficult home-and-away games against New 2016 the team’s performances at the Algarve Cup My optimism is fuelled by what I see happening Perhaps not surprisingly, my excitement stems from Caledonia in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers. If we were memorable with a narrow loss to Brazil, a draw at all levels on and off the football field, and the fact that the All Whites will soon kick off the 2017 can make it through the final stage of OFC qualifying against Russia and a win over Portugal. particularly having watched a son play in the Youth FIFA Confederations Cup when they play Russia in St in August and September of 2017, we will await the Football Development Trust (YFDT) U-17 Youth Petersburg. This will be followed by games against Intercontinental Playoff in November which will At age-group level, the men’s U-20 team performed Football Tournament held in Auckland recently. The Portugal and Mexico - New Zealand Football will include home-and-away fixtures against a South credibly in winning the OFC U-20 Championship. The tournament was superbly organised and the talent truly be on the world stage and the opening game, American team which is yet to be determined. A U-17 women’s team were very dominant winners of on display was a delight to see, both male and female. in particular, against the host nation is a mouth- special night awaits in Wellington for the home their OFC championship and the U-20 side performed While never wanting to take anything for granted, it watering prospect.