Auckland Hockey offer various levels of competition from Premier Intercity to Division 4. These matches are held across all Auckland turfs. Having the various grades enables us to maintain hockey environment which is enjoyable, rewarding and satisfying for all people involved. Entry to these competitions is via our Auckland based clubs. To find the contact details for our Auckland Clubs please Click here.
Premier Intercity, Division 1 & 3 are played on Saturday afternoons.
Premier Reserve, Division 2 & 4 are played on Sunday afternoons.
Clubs please contact admin@akhockey.org.nz for further information and entry forms.
UPDATE 25 September 2020
Auckland Hockey have been working on our competition recommencement dates for 2020 pending the government announcements on Alert Level restrictions. Please find below our updated key dates for Seniors recommencing the competition:
Grade | Key Dates |
Premier Intercity Men & Women | 26th September |
Premier Intercity Finals | 10th October |
Premier Reserve Men & Women, Division 2 & 4 | 27th September – 18th October |
Division Grades 1/3 | 26th September – 17th October |
Club Finals Weekend – All Grades | 17th/18th October |
There will be no promotion/relegation in 2020.
AMENDED GRADE FORMATS
INTERCITY MEN
Sat 26th September
R13 IPM matches of RR comp followed by NSU v AUHC early w/c 28th Sept if required
Intercity Men Top 6
Sat 3rd October
Game A 1 v 2
Game B 3 v 6
Game C 4 v 5
Tues 6th October
Game D Winner A v Winner C
Game E Loser A v Winner B
Sat 10th October
Game F Loser B v Loser C (for 5th & 6th)
Game G Loser D v Loser E (for 3rd & 4th)
Game H Winner D v Winner E (for 1st & 2nd)
Bottom 7 IPM
2 x pools (3, 4)
Pool C – 7th, 10th, 11th
Pool D – 8th, 9th 12th, 13th
Sat 3 October
RR pool play
Sun 4th October
RR pool play
Sat 10th October
RR pool play
Sat 17th October – Bottom 7 IPM Finals
Final Classification Matches with straight pools crossover – 1Cv1D, 2Cv2D, 3Cv3D. The 4th placed team in pool D has a bye and is ranked 13th
NB Any Bottom 7 teams involved in NHH v NHH finals can have their match deferred to mid-week w/c 19th October
INTERCITY WOMEN
To fit into the remaining weeks, we need to reformat the women’s Top 6 competition into a two-pool competition with the pool composition incorporating the Top 6 games/results from Sat 8th August.
The Bottom 5 competition remains as a RR competition with 4 rounds remaining and final classification matches played on the club finals day or another suitable date to be decided once we know who is playing who.
Top 6 IPW
- Somerville
- ABC
- Howick
- HDF
- ECB
- Takapuna
Two pools
Pool A – 1, 4, 6
Pool B – 2, 3, 5
1 friendly crossover game each week.
Sat 8 August – already played
Pool A 1 v 6
Pool B – 2 v 5
Friendly: 3 v 4
Sat 26 September
Pool A 4 v 6
Pool B 2 v 3
Friendly 1 v 5
Sat 3 October
Pool A 1 v 4
Pool B 3 v 5
Friendly: 2 v 6
Sat 10 October – Top 6 IPW Finals
FINAL 1A v 1B
3rd/4th: 2A v 2B
5th/6th: 3A v 3B
Bottom 5 IPW
- Southern
- Western
- Roskill Eden
- NSU
- University
Sat 8 August
2 x RR matches + 1 bye already played
Sat 26 September
2 x RR matches + 1 bye
Sat 3 October
2 x RR matches + 1 bye
Sun 4 October
2 x RR matches + 1 bye
Sat 10 October
2 x RR matches + 1 bye
Sat 17th (TBC) – Bottom 5 IPW Finals
Straight finals based on RR final placings: 1 v 2 & 3 v 4
The 5th placed team has a bye and is ranked 11th
PREMIER RESERVE MEN
PRM have been split into two pools based on their seeding at the end of round one of the competition.
Pool A – Southern, Howick Pak, Somerville
Pool B – University, Roskill Eden, Western, Waitakere
1 x Round Robin followed by finals.
Finals will be straight Pool crossover.
1A v 1B
2A v 2B
3A v 3B
4B – Bye
PREMIER RESERVE WOMEN
PRW have been split into Top 4 / Bottom 4 based on their seeding at the end of round one of the competition.
Top 4 – Somerville, Howick Pak, Masters Women, Roskill Eden
Bottom 4 – Southern, Western, University, Waitakere
1 x Round Robin followed by straight finals 1 v 2, 3 v 4, 5 v 6, 7 v 8.
DIVISION 1 & 3 MEN AND DIVISION 1 WOMEN
Top 4
1 x Round robin
Finals 1 v 2, 3 v 4
Bottom 4
1 x Round robin
Finals 5 v 6, 7 v 8
DIVISION 2 WOMEN
Top 4
1 x Round robin
Finals 1 v 2, 3 v 4
Bottom 5
Bottom 5 have been split into two pools.
Pool A – Masters Women, University, Grammar
Pool B – Roskill Eden, Western
Week 1 – Pool A – Masters v Grammar, University Bye. Pool B – Roskill Eden v Western
Week 2 – Pool A – Grammar v University, Friendly – Masters v Western, Bye – Roskill Eden
Week 3 – Pool A – Masters v University, Friendly – Grammar v Roskill Eden, Bye – Western
Week 4 Finals – Minor Championship Final: Winner Pool A v Winner Pool B, 7th/8th 2nd Pool A v 2nd Pool B, 9th Bye – 3rd Pool A
Please note that if 3rd in Pool A have already had a bye then the second game will become a friendly with 3rd Pool A v 2nd Pool B to ensure that no team has two byes out of 4 games.
DIVISION 3/4 WOMEN
Finish round robin (2 weeks)
Week 1 Finals:
Game A 1 v 4
Game B 2 v 3
Game C 5 v 8
Game D 6 v 7
Game E 10 v 11
Bye – 9th
Week 2 Finals:
FINAL Winner A v Winner B
3rd/4th Loser A v Loser B
5th/6th Winner Game C v Winner Game D
7th/8th Loser Game C v Loser Game D
9th/10th 9th v Winner Game E
11th Bye – Loser Game E
DIVISION 4 MEN
D4M have been split into two pools based on their seeding at the end of round one of the competition.
Pool A – Grammar, Howick Pak B, Western, Waitakere
Pool B – Somerville, Howick Pak A, University
1 x Round Robin followed by finals.
Finals will be straight Pool crossover.
1A v 1B
2A v 2B
3A v 3B
4A – Bye
2020 Rules:
Competition Rules 2020 – Senior_Youth