New Zealand League: clubs, format and cup places

The New Zealand League is one of the 21 leagues in Quidditch Manager, the free browser Quidditch management game. It has 6 clubs from New Zealand, led at the start of a new career by Moutohora Macaws and with Kawakawa Karearea as the underdog. You can take over any of them and manage the club season after season.

Clubs
6 (New Zealand)
Format
4 rounds
Matches per club
20 in the regular season
Calendar
Weeks 8 to 33
Mid-season break
6 weeks
League strength
joint 13th of 21 (rating 66)
Youth academy
Southern Cross Academy

The 6 clubs

Clubs are listed from the strongest to the weakest at the start of a new career. A club's rating decides its squad quality, budget and gate, and it moves as the seasons pass, so the order changes as clubs win trophies.

The oldest club is Kawakawa Karearea, founded in 1850; the youngest is Arrowtown Acromantulas, founded in 2011. All 6 clubs are from New Zealand.

The New Zealand League was split off from the old Oceania League, which no longer exists. A career begun before the split keeps the history of its clubs: when such a career moves to the current league list, titles and wins earned in the Oceania League still count towards cup qualification.

League format

The New Zealand League is a single division with 6 clubs: every pair of clubs meets 4 times (2 at home and 2 away). That gives every club 20 league matches, played over 20 matchdays in weeks 8 to 33 of the 52-week season. The league takes a break of 6 weeks at the halfway point.

The club with the best record after the last matchday is the league champion.

The table is sorted by wins first, then point difference, then points scored, then Snitches caught. There is no promotion or relegation: every club stays in its league and plays the same competition each season.

Cups and international places

League results decide who goes to the big tournaments. From the New Zealand League the game sends 2 places in the 8-club Asian & Oceanian Cup and 1 place in the 32-club Champions League.

Berths go to the clubs with the best record in the last three campaigns: first by titles won (every title counts equally, whichever season it was won in), then by combined league wins, then by how recently the club won a title. The Champions League looks at the last five campaigns the same way, and 6 of its 32 places are wildcards for the latest Champions League winner and the latest winners of the European Cup and the continental cups. Read the full rules on the competitions page.

Youth and talent

The league's annual youth intake comes from Southern Cross Academy. Graduates are aged 16 to 18 and take their nationality from the academy league; Southern Cross Academy is shared with the Australian League, whose clubs compete for the same graduates. The first intake opens in the second season of a career. The beginner's guide explains how to sign graduates, transfers and contracts.

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New Zealand League is one of the 10 leagues in the rest of the world.

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