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The Bartercard Cup (successor of the Lion Red Cup) was the top level rugby league club competition in New Zealand from 2000 until 2007. For the entire life of the tournament it was sponsered by Bartercard. The cup was administered by the New Zealand Rugby League. The tournament was discontinued by the NZRL in 2007 and is set to be replaced by as yet un-named Club competition in 2008.

Franchises

The format of the competition changed several times over the life of the competition and in total 24 clubs or franchises competed. In the first season half of the clubs were from Auckland but as the competition went on more and more franchises represented the provinces. The Canterbury Bulls were the only franchise to compete in every season.

Club	Seasons	Premiers	Runners-Up	Minor Premiers	Wooden Spoon
Auckland Lions	2006 - 2007	2		2
Tamaki Titans	2006 - 2007
Waitakere Rangers	2006 - 2007
Northern Storm	2006 - 2007				1
Canterbury Bulls	2000 - 2007	2	2	1
Central Falcons	2002 - 2007				1
Wellington Orcas	2002 - 2007
Waicoa Bay Stallions	2004 - 2007				1
Harbour League	2006 - 2007		1
Counties Manukau Jetz	2004 - 2007
Hibiscus Coast Raiders	2000 - 2005	1	1	1	1
Northcote Tigers	2000 - 2002
North Harbour Tigers	2003 - 2005
Glenora Bears	2000 - 2005
Mt Albert Lions	2000 - 2005	3		2
Marist Richmond Brothers	2000 - 2005		2	1
Otahuhu Leopards	2000 - 2003		1	1
Otahuhu Ellerslie Leopards	2004 - 2005
Eastern Tornadoes	2000 - 2005		1
Manurewa Marlins	2000 - 2003
Ngongotaha Chiefs	2000 - 2001				1
Taranaki Wildcats	2002 - 2003				2
Porirua Pumas	2000 - 2001				1
Wainuiomata Lions	2000 - 2001

Seasons

See Also: Bartercard Cup seasons 2000-2002, Bartercard Cup seasons 2003-2005, Bartercard Cup season 2006, Bartercard Cup season 2007

Champions	Score	Score	Defeated	Minor Premiers	Wooden Spoon
Canterbury Bulls	38	24	Otahuhu Leopards	Otahuhu Leopards	Porirua Pumas
Hibiscus Coast Raiders	28	18	Eastern Tornadoes	Hibiscus Coast Raiders	Ngongotaha Chiefs
Mt Albert Lions	24	20	Hibiscus Coast Raiders	Mt Albert Lions	Taranaki Wildcats
Canterbury Bulls	32	28	Marist Richmond Brothers	Canterbury Bulls	Taranaki Wildcats
Mt Albert Lions	40	20	Marist Richmond Brothers	Marist Richmond Brothers	Hibiscus Coast Raiders
Mt Albert Lions	24	20		Mt Albert Lions	Waicoa Bay Stallions
Auckland Lions	25	18	Canterbury Bulls	Auckland Lions	Northern Storm
Auckland Lions	28	4	Harbour League	Auckland Lions	Central Falcons

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