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NEW ZEALAND LINEAL BELT

@nznlbelt.bsky.social

This is the account of the real football champion in New Zealand! The champ who beat the champ... all the way back to the very first NZFC match! https://t.co/bnC90MUDAX

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OFC Pro is up and running.

29.01.2026 09:46 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Time is up for an Unofficial World Series Belt 😀

29.01.2026 09:43 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Next stop: the regional leagues. The old-era belt finished with Team Wellington, but they folded after the season — so we pass it to the next-in-line, Auckland City FC, and start our regional run in the Northern League (2021).

28.01.2026 06:26 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
CLiNZ.xlsx

We’ve now traced the belt back to 2020/21 — the final season of the old New Zealand Football Championship. The full lineage is in the tracker below. Once the full project’s done, we’ll put together some key stats and summaries.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

28.01.2026 06:24 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Still a bit of work to do, but we’ll get it up and running soon — cheers for your patience!

28.01.2026 06:23 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The rest of the first season goes like this:

28.01.2026 06:22 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

1st match was:

Napier City Rovers vs Auckland City
🗓️15 Oct 2004
🏟️Bluewater Stadium
🌏Napier

Auckland City FC won 3 to 1 so they are our first NZ Lineal Champions.

28.01.2026 06:22 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Kia ora everyone! 👋🇳🇿
We’ve pinched the idea from
@ufccworld.bsky.social
and a few other accounts around the globe to run an unofficial New Zealand Football Belt. Simple: we crown the winner of the first NZFC match, then track every time the belt changes hands right through to today’s NZNL

28.01.2026 06:21 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

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