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playing fourth place in one match and first playing second in the other, with home advantage being decided by final league position. The winners of the first against second match progressed straight through to the final; the losers of that match met the winners of the other match to decide the other finalist.
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Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
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1150:Biggest winning margin
1145:Records and statistics
1139:Referee: Steve Sargent
18:Football league season
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1201:"New Zealand 2002"
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1130:Newtown Park
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188:League table
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105:Newtown Park
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1089:8 June 2002
1039:1 June 2002
998:26 May 2002
954:26 May 2002
689:Grand final
620:Champions;
72:New Zealand
1664:Categories
1180:References
1134:Wellington
675:Semifinals
601:−26
564:−15
530:−13
496:−21
462:−11
109:Wellington
1069:4, Birnie
947:Play-offs
624:Relegated
152:Caversham
137:Caversham
35:Champions
1212:11 April
613:Source:
1614:2020–21
1609:2019–20
1604:2018–19
1599:2017–18
1594:2016–17
1589:2015–16
1584:2014–15
1579:2013–14
1574:2012–13
1569:2011–12
1564:2010–11
1559:2009–10
1554:2008–09
1549:2007–08
1544:2006–07
1539:2005–06
1534:2004–05
1459:1997–98
1454:1996–97
633:Bracket
123:Team 2
117:Team 1
1121:Gearey
1067:Smeltz
628:Finals
120:Score
27:Season
1206:RSSSF
1104:3 – 1
1082:Final
1054:5 – 3
1029:Derry
1013:0 – 1
969:0 – 3
200:Team
163:0 – 2
148:5 – 0
133:2 – 0
100:Metro
1649:2024
1644:2023
1639:2022
1634:2021
1514:2003
1509:2002
1504:2001
1499:2000
1479:1999
1449:1996
1429:1995
1424:1994
1419:1993
1399:1992
1394:1991
1389:1990
1384:1989
1379:1988
1374:1987
1369:1986
1364:1985
1359:1984
1354:1983
1349:1982
1344:1981
1339:1980
1334:1979
1329:1978
1324:1977
1319:1976
1314:1975
1309:1974
1304:1973
1299:1972
1294:1971
1289:1970
1214:2019
986:Ryan
392:+18
353:+15
316:+29
274:+23
62:The
53:2003
48:2001
30:2002
622:(R)
618:(C)
598:44
595:18
592:14
583:18
579:(R)
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567:15
561:36
558:21
546:18
533:15
527:32
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521:11
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487:11
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456:32
453:10
444:18
429:28
426:+1
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389:18
386:36
374:18
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347:33
338:11
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313:22
310:51
301:11
298:18
294:(C)
277:42
271:27
268:50
259:13
256:18
239:Pts
204:Pld
196:Pos
1666::
1203:.
1188:^
1132:,
604:8
589:2
586:2
555:9
552:6
549:3
538:9
518:3
515:4
504:8
484:2
481:5
470:7
450:1
447:7
436:6
417:6
414:4
411:8
400:5
383:4
380:5
377:9
366:4
344:3
341:4
327:3
307:3
304:4
287:2
265:2
262:3
248:1
234:GD
229:GA
224:GF
178:.
107:,
78:.
55:→
46:←
1261:e
1254:t
1247:v
1230:.
1216:.
908:1
881:0
849:3
842:4
813:5
803:1
785:1
778:1
763:3
735:3
725:2
719:0
219:L
214:D
209:W
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