ANNUAL REPORT 2015 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 High Performance 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 FIFA U-20 WORLD CUP 30-31 04 COMMUNITY FOOTBALL 32 McDonald’s Junior Football 34-35 Community Football Director’s Report 36-37 Technical Development 38-39 Women’s Development 40-41 Referee Development 42-43 Futsal Development 44-45 05 DOMESTIC RESULTS 46-53 “As a coach of a junior football team at Birkenhead United, I’ve experienced first-hand 06 FOOTBALL FOUNDATION 54-55 the great work that NZ Football does in engaging communities and kids through sport. NZ Football has put a lot of effort into developing resources to support clubs at the 07 THE NUMBERS 56 grassroots level and get the community involved. I think this makes it an exemplar to Chief Financial Officer’s Report 58-59 other sports. Financial Statements 60-68 Sponsor Acknowledgements 69 What I like to see is every kid of every ability thoroughly enjoying their sport. To me the best result at the end of the season is to see the kids wanting to come back and play the One hundred and twenty sixth Annual Report and Financial Statements for the 12 months to the year ended December 31, 2015 following year. This Annual Report and Financial Statements will be presented at the 126th New Zealand Football Annual Congress to be held at Sudima Auckland Airport Hotel, Airpark Drive, Auckland on May 26th, 2016. Officers of the Association for June 2015 to May 2016 NZ Football is doing a great job at the community level and should be commended.” Patron: His Excellency Lieutenant General The Right Honourable Sir Jerry Mateparae, (GNZM, QSO) Governor-General of New Zealand Honorary President: Mr Garth Gallaway Immediate Past President: Mr Nicholas Davidson QC Hon. Dr Jonathan Coleman Honorary Members: J Arnold, G Billing, A Boniface QSM, L Coffman QSM, J Denley, K Dobbie, H Dods, A Edwards, C J Lawrie, T W McLean, R Pelosi, E Phillips, B J Smith Minister for Sport and Recreation Passed Honorary Members: I E Billcliff MNZM, E Harris, 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, E Saker New Zealand Football 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, 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, R Harries 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 Executive Committee for 2016: Deryck Shaw (President), Michael Anderson (Vice-President), Mark Aspden, Phil Barry, Caroline Beaumont, Paul Cochrane, Sue Griffin, Scott Moran. FIFA Committee members (Committee & status): Tony Edwards (Medical Committee – 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), Stephen Williamson (Organising Committee FIFA Club World Cup – Member) New Zealand Football wishes to acknowledge Photosport, Adam Binns , Andrew Currie and FIFA (via Getty Images) as the major contributors of photographs. Design by Sidekick Creative Ltd 2 3 2015 HIGHLIGHTS • Football Ferns reaching highest ever ranking (16), beating Brazil for the second time and qualifying for the Rio Olympics on what is a tiny budget compared to other top 20 competitors [c. 4% of England, USA & China, 6% of France, 8% of Germany, 10% of Norway, 16% of Canada, 36% of Japan and 44% of Australia team budgets) • Anthony Hudson’s on-going delivery and guidance of men’s elite programme which is creating the structures and pathways to ensure the possibility for sustainable, long-term success for the All Whites on the global stage • Linked to that, Men’s U-20 and U-17 sides qualifying out of their groups at their respective FIFA World Cup tournaments in 2015. New Zealand were one of only five countries in the same cycle to achieve this. The remaining four were Germany, Brazil, Mali, Nigeria • New Zealand referees achieving excellent success in FIFA World Cup events, including Anna- Marie Keighley (referee) and Sarah Walker (assistant referee) officiating FIFA Women’s World Cup semi-final – Japan v England • Successful delivery of FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand with over 300k spectators, $5m investment in infrastructure and gross operating surplus of $2m • Auckland City again representing New Zealand and Oceania Football in the FIFA Club World Championship • Regular live broadcast of our national league for the first time ever with 31 games live and a weekly magazine show • National League with strong funding partner (Trillian Trust), Club Licencing Regulations to lift standards of participants and with Wellington Phoenix now included, further expansion to 10 teams in 2016-17 4 5 FROM THE TOP 01 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 This is my first report in the role of Honorary President. At the outset I would like to thank all of the people The Football Ferns continued to delight – while their World Cup campaign was not as strong as anticipated, who have made me feel so welcome in this role. this team has done an awful lot to promote the game in New Zealand. Being the father of two teenage boys who watched all of the Football Ferns’ games (and most of the rest of the tournament) made me On the international stage, football has been a game in turmoil throughout 2015. At long last the reign of acutely conscious of the considerable appeal of the women’s game; something that we must continue to Sepp Blatter came to an inglorious end and a clean-up has been promised. The game desperately needs capitalise on. I am certain that no other women’s sport has such appeal to a young, male audience and this is strong leadership and integrity. The reputation of FIFA has been damaged over a sustained period and recognition of the considerable skill of the participants. there is undoubtedly an enormous amount of work to be done to restore credibility. The appointment of Gianni Infantino as President of FIFA was greeted in New Zealand warmly. The New Zealand Football Foundation was chaired by Andrew Clements until the 2015 Congress, when Mark Stewart took over. I thank Andrew for his significant contribution and am very much enjoying working In New Zealand, the year was something of a mixed one with some outstanding success and a less than with Mark and the other Trustees. The Foundation is now looking to grow further; the appointment of Noel memorable controversy. It would be quite wrong not to acknowledge the issue over player eligibility and Barkley as Chief Executive Officer is a welcome and exciting development. the ruling that the New Zealand men’s U-23 team had forfeited its place in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. This had significant consequences for players and administrators alike and, not surprisingly, The Executive Committee has served New Zealand Football very well and sincere thanks to all of the the issue became an enormous distraction. On a personal level, I was incredibly impressed with the members; we are fortunate to have the considerable commitment of this group of dedicated administrators. extraordinary diligence of Board members and staff at New Zealand Football as the position was reviewed My special thanks go to the retiring member, Bill Moran, and to Deryck Shaw who has chaired the Committee with great care and precision. While there was nothing easy about accepting the position, I have no doubt since the 2015 Congress. that this was the right decision; and many people were involved in working through all of the issues that were relevant, devoting many hours of time to explore the legalities of the decision. Like all of us, I was profoundly As I look to the future, I sincerely hope that FIFA will be stronger and the game in better hands. Closer to sorry for the players and management team who have missed the opportunity to represent New Zealand at home, the focus will be on the All Whites’ OFC Nations Cup campaign and the Football Ferns’ performance the Olympic Games. At all times during the review process, the people charged with reviewing the position at the Rio Olympics. I wish all of the players well – they partake with our full support and very best wishes. had the players’ interests at the forefront. Garth Gallaway Above all, it is imperative that no New Zealand Football team is ever able to be challenged in this way Honorary President again. The consequences are potentially grave and a rigorous system is vital. To that end there has been a significant investment in time and energy to ensure that this situation is never repeated and it is incumbent on New Zealand Football that there is impeccable diligence in the future.