Capital Premier (New Zealand)

Capital Premier League
Founded	1891
Country	New Zealand
Confederation	OFC (Oceania)
Number of clubs	10
Level on pyramid	3
Feeder to	Central League
Relegation to	Capital 1
Domestic cup(s)	Chatham Cup
Current champions	Wellington Olympic Reserves (3rd title) ; (2024)
Most championships	Waterside Karori (23 titles); total includes as Waterside and as Wellington Swifts
Website	Capital Football
	Current: 2024 Capital Premier

The Capital Premier League is an amateur status league competition run by Capital Football for Association football clubs located in the southern part of the North Island, New Zealand. It is at the third level of New Zealand Football behind the national club based New Zealand National League and leads to promotion into the Central League, which is the second highest level of club based football available to teams within the region.

League history

The Capital Premier, originally called the Wellington League, was the highest league in the Wellington Region, started in 1891.^[1]^[2] In 1896, the Venus Shield, named after the "New Venus" tobacco was donated by Cameron & Bros., America, the manufacturers. The league became known as the New Venus Shield league and the trophy was awarded to the winner of the competition each season.^[3]^[4]^[5]

In 1967, the league dropped to being the second level of competition with the formation of the Central League and called the Second Division.^[6]^[7] The Central League became the feeder league for the National Soccer League in 1970 dropping the Premier League to third level in New Zealand football.^[8]^[9]

In 2000, the league became the Capital Premier League^[10]^[11] with the winner then playing off from the top team from Central Football's Central Federation League for a spot in the Central League.^[12]^[13]^[14]

Capital Premier League Clubs

Current clubs

As of the 2024 season.^[15]

Club	Location	Home Ground(s)
Lower Hutt City	Lower Hutt	Fraser Park
Miramar Rangers (2)	Miramar, Wellington	David Farrington Park
Seatoun	Seatoun, Wellington	Seatoun Park
Tawa	Tawa, Wellington	Redwood Park
Upper Hutt City	Upper Hutt	Maidstone Park
Wainuiomata	Lower Hutt	Richard Prouse Park
Waterside Karori (2)	Karori, Wellington	Karori Park
Wellington Olympic (2)	Island Bay, Wellington	Wakefield Park
Wellington Phoenix Reserves (3)	Lower Hutt	Fraser Park

(2) — Denotes club's second team

(3) — Denotes club's third team

Records

Past Champions

^[1]^[9]^[11]

1891 – Petone Wanderers
1892 – Queen's Park Wellington
1893 – Wellington Rovers
1894 – Wellington Rovers
1895 – Wellington Swifts
1896 – Wellington Swifts
1897 – Wellington Swifts
1898 – Wellington Rovers
1899 – Wellington Rovers
1900 – Diamond Wellington
1901 – Wellington Swifts
1902 – Wellington St. John's
1903 – Wellington St. John's
1904 – Diamond Wellington
1905 – Diamond Wellington
1906 – Diamond Wellington
1907 – Wellington Swifts
1908 – Diamond Wellington
1909 – Wellington Swifts
1910 – Ramblers Wellington
1911 – Wellington Swifts
1912 – Hospital Porirua
1913 – Wellington Thistle
1914 – Wellington Corinthians
1915 – Wellington Thistle
1916–1917 – no competition
1918 – Porirua Wellington
1919 – YMCA Wellington
1920 – Wellington Thistle
1921 – Hospital
1922 – Waterside
1923 – Waterside
1924 – YMCA
1925 – YMCA
1926 – Hospital
1927 – YMCA
1928 – YMCA
1929 – Diamond
1930 – Hospital
1931 – Petone
1932 – Marist
1933 – Petone
1934 – Marist
1935 – Hospital
1936 – Hospital
1937 – Waterside
1938 – Waterside
1939 – Petone
1940 – Waterside
1941 – Seatoun
1942 – Hospital
1943 – Waterside
1944 – Waterside
1945 – Marist
1946 – Marist
1947 – Marist
1948 – Waterside
1949 – Seatoun
1950 – Seatoun
1951 – Seatoun
1952 – Petone
1953 – Marist
1954 – Stop Out
1955 – Stop Out
1956 – Stop Out
1957 – Seatoun
1958 – Seatoun
1959 – Northern
1960 – Railways
1961 – Northern
1962 – Northern
1963 – Diamond
1964 – Diamond
1965 – Diamond
1966 – Miramar Rangers
1967 – Hungaria
1968 – Western Suburbs
1969 – Western Suburbs
1970 – Waterside
1971 – Waterside
1972 – Wellington United Diamond
1973 – Waterside
1974 – Porirua United
1975 – Wellington United Diamond
1976 – Nelson United
1977 – Waterside
1978 – Manawatu United
1979 – Gisborne City
1980 – Miramar Rangers
1981 – Napier City Rovers
1982 – Nelson United
1983 – Stop Out
1984 – Stop Out
1985 – Manawatu United
1986 – Napier City Rovers
1987 – Waterside Karori
1988 – Waterside Karori
1989 – New Plymouth Old Boys
1990 – Petone
1991 – Wellington Olympic
1992 – Tawa
1993 – Stokes Valley
1994 – Napier City Rovers
1995 – Island Bay United
1996 – Stop Out
1997 – Island Bay United
1998 – Upper Hutt City
1999 – Napier City Rovers
2000 – Western Suburbs
2001 – Wellington United
2002 – Western Suburbs
2003 – Lower Hutt City
2004 – Miramar Rangers
2005 – Stop Out
2006 – Petone
2007 – Petone
2008 – Miramar Rangers
2009 – Tawa
2010 – Upper Hutt City
2011 – Wellington United
2012 – Upper Hutt City
2013 – Stop Out
2014 – Stop Out
2015 – Wellington United
2016 – Waterside Karori
2017 – Waterside Karori
2018 – North Wellington
2019 – Petone
2020 – Wainuiomata
2021 – Lower Hutt City
2022 – Stop Out
2023 – Wellington Olympic Reserves
2024 – Wellington Olympic Reserves

References

^ ^a ^b "New Zealand - List of Champions". RSSSF.
^ "New Zealand 1891". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
^ "METEOEOLOGIOAL. TO-DAY'S WEATHER. FROM OBSERVATIONS TAKEN AT 9 A.M." Evening Post. No. 118. 9 October 1896. p. 4. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
^ "New Zealand 1896". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
^ "ASSOCIATION MATCHES. NEW VENUS SHIELD". Evening Post. No. 36. 6 July 1896. p. 2. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
^ "New Zealand 1967". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
^ "New Zealand - Regional Champions 1965-1970". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
^ "New Zealand - National Champions since 1970". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
^ ^a ^b Ruane, Jeremy. "Honours Board". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
^ "New Zealand 2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Honours Board". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
^ "Playing Regulations". Capital Football. p. 15. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
^ Cogdale, Chris (12 March 2021). "United build for Central League". Wairarapa Times Age. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
^ Hyslop, Liam (3 September 2017). "Mixed emotions for Waterside Karori after first leg win in Central League playoff". Stuff. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
^ "Ultra Football Men's Capital Premier 2023". Capital Football. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

External links

Capital Football official website

[champs-1] "New Zealand - List of Champions". RSSSF.

[2] "New Zealand 1891". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 June 2021.

[3] "METEOEOLOGIOAL. TO-DAY'S WEATHER. FROM OBSERVATIONS TAKEN AT 9 A.M." Evening Post. No. 118. 9 October 1896. p. 4. Retrieved 26 June 2021.

[4] "New Zealand 1896". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 June 2021.

[5] "ASSOCIATION MATCHES. NEW VENUS SHIELD". Evening Post. No. 36. 6 July 1896. p. 2. Retrieved 26 June 2021.

[6] "New Zealand 1967". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 June 2021.

[7] "New Zealand - Regional Champions 1965-1970". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 June 2021.

[8] "New Zealand - National Champions since 1970". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 June 2021.

[Honours68to99-9] Ruane, Jeremy. "Honours Board". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.

[10] "New Zealand 2000". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 June 2021.

[Honours2000onwards-11] "Honours Board". The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.

[12] "Playing Regulations". Capital Football. p. 15. Retrieved 26 June 2021.

[13] Cogdale, Chris (12 March 2021). "United build for Central League". Wairarapa Times Age. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

[14] Hyslop, Liam (3 September 2017). "Mixed emotions for Waterside Karori after first leg win in Central League playoff". Stuff. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

[15] "Ultra Football Men's Capital Premier 2023". Capital Football. Retrieved 19 March 2023.

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