2007–08 New Zealand Football Championship

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NZFC 2007-08
LeagueNew Zealand Football Championship
SportAssociation football
DurationNovember 2007-April 2008
Number of teams8
NZFC Season
ChampionsWaitakere United
PremiersWaitakere United
Top scorerGraham Little (12)
Youth League
ChampionsWaitakere United
NZFC seasons

The 2007-08 New Zealand Football Championship was the fourth season which began on 3 November 2007 and ended on 20 April 2008. Waitakere United won both the premiership and the grand final.

Team locations[]

2007–08 New Zealand Football Championship is located in New Zealand
Auckland City
Waitakere United
Waikato FC
Waikato FC
Canterbury United
Canterbury United
Hawke's Bay United
Team Wellington
Team Wellington
Otago United
Otago United
YoungHeart Manawatu
YoungHeart Manawatu
Location of teams in the 2007-08 New Zealand Football Championship

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Waitakere United (C) 21 16 3 2 51 14 +37 51 Qualified for the 2008–09 OFC Champions League
2 Auckland City 21 16 2 3 44 16 +28 50
3 Team Wellington 21 15 2 4 51 21 +30 47 2008 New Zealand Football Championship Finals
4 Hawke's Bay United 21 8 5 8 29 33 −4 29
5 Waikato FC 21 5 5 11 24 34 −10 20
6 YoungHeart Manawatu 21 5 2 14 32 57 −25 17
7 Otago United 21 3 4 14 13 43 −30 13
8 Canterbury United 21 3 3 15 22 48 −26 12
Source:[citation needed]
(C) Champion

Regular season[]

Round 1[]

Waitakere United1 – 2Team Wellington
Pearce Goal 62' (Report) Ellensohn Goal 20'
Halstead Goal 89'
Fred Taylor Park
Attendance: 500
Referee: Michael Hester
Otago United0 – 2Waikato FC
(Report) Gill Goal 32'
Goal 82'
Referee: Kevin Stoltenkamp
Canterbury United1 – 3Hawke's Bay United
Goal 42' (Report) Brockie Goal 69'
Messam Goal 76'
Goal 86'
Referee: Peter O'Leary
YoungHeart Manawatu1 – 3Auckland City FC
Goal 49' (pen) (Report) Little Goal 27',Goal 55',Goal 85'
FMG Stadium
Referee: Peter O'Leary

Round 2[]

Auckland City FC2 – 0Hawke's Bay United
YoungGoal 55'
JordanGoal 73'		 (Report)
Croatian Club
Referee: Michael Hester
Waikato FC0 – 1Waitakere United
(Report) Menapi Goal 69'
Referee: Nick Waldron
Team Wellington3 – 1YoungHeart Manawatu
Goal 23',
Ellensohn Goal 40', Goal 80'		 (Report) Rowe Goal 7'
Referee: Peter O'Leary
Otago United0 – 0Canterbury United
(Report)
Referee: Matt Conger

Round 3[]

Hawke's Bay United0 – 0YoungHeart Manawatu
(Report)
Bluewater Stadium
Referee: James Thian
Waikato FC1 – 2Team Wellington
Goal 76' (Report) Barron Goal 23',
Goal 41'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Matt Conger
Otago United0 – 2Auckland City FC
(Report) Urlovic Goal 4',
Little Goal 8'
Referee: Chris Kerr
Canterbury United1 – 3Waitakere United
Scoullar Goal 16',
Red card 75'		 (Report) Bale Goal 2',
Hay Goal 15',
Pearce Goal 26'
Referee: Jamie Cross

Round 4[]

YoungHeart Manawatu6 – 0Otago United
Watson Goal 23',
Goal 52', Goal 56',
Robinson Goal 53',
Rowe Goal 64',
Goal 90'		 (Report)
FMG Stadium
Referee: Neil Fox
Auckland City FC1 – 1Waitakere United
Jordan Goal 80' (Report) Totori Goal 56'
Croatian Club
Referee: Peter O'Leary
Team Wellington4 – 3Hawke's Bay United
Goal 26',
Douglas Goal 27',
Halstead Goal 29',
de Gregorio Goal 71',		 (Report) Smith Goal 36',
Fyfe Goal 52', Goal 68'
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Jim Murphy
Canterbury United1 – 1Waikato FC
Own Goal Goal 23' (Report) Gill Goal 89' (Penalty kick), pen'
Referee: James Thian

Round 5[]

Waitakere United3 – 1YoungHeart Manawatu
Totori Goal 13',Goal 87',
Bazeley Goal 54'		 (Report) Sandbrook Goal 36'
Fred Taylor Park
Referee: Chris Kerr
Otago United1 – 2Hawke's Bay United
Goal 31' (Report) Brockie Goal 2',
Goal 88'
Referee: Jamie Cross
Waikato FC2 – 3Auckland City FC
Gill Goal 47' (Penalty kick), pen',
Wilkinson Goal 67'		 (Report) Little Goal 11', Goal 85' (Penalty kick), pen',
Sigmund Goal 31'
Referee: Nick Waldron
Canterbury United0 – 1Team Wellington
(Report) Goal 21'
Attendance: 350
Referee: Matt Conger

Round 6[]

Auckland City FC4 – 1YoungHeart Manawatu
Sigmund Goal 62',
Jordan Goal 70',
Lee Goal 77',
Campbell Goal 80'		 (Report) Goal 13',
Croation Club
Referee: Stephen Fletcher
Hawke's Bay United2 – 1Canterbury United
Fyfe Goal 3',
Goal 30'		 (Report) Goal 26'
Bluewater Stadium
Referee: Neil Fox
Waikato FC3 – 1Otago United
Goal 80',
Gill Goal 80', Goal 80' (pen)		 (Report) J. Lang Goal 90+2'
Referee: Mike Hester
Team Wellington1 – 5Waitakere United
Goal 43' (Report) Pearce Goal 6', Goal 45', Goal 46' (pen),
Perry Goal 40',
Goal 87'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Neil Fox

Round 7[]

Waitakere United4 – 0Otago United
Menapi Goal 65', Goal 73',
Butler Goal 81',
Koprivcic Goal 90+1'		 (Report)
Fred Taylor Park
Referee: James Thian
Team Wellington1 – 1Auckland City FC
Goal 16' (Report) Goal 51'
Attendance: 800
Referee: James Thian
Waikato FC1 – 1Hawke's Bay United
Gill Goal 87' (pen) (Report) Goal 19'
Referee: Stephen Fletcher
YoungHeart Manawatu3 – 2Canterbury United
Robinson Goal 7', Goal 59',
Sandbrook Goal 73'		 (Report) Goal 42',
Goal 77'
FMG Stadium
Referee: Kevin Stolenkamp

Round 8[]

Otago United2 – 0Canterbury United
Severs Goal 55',
Alvino Goal 64'		 (Report)
Referee: Michael Hester
Waitakere United2 – 0Waikato FC
Own Goal Goal 13',
Totori Goal 32'		 (Report)
Fred Taylor Park
Referee: James Thian
Hawke's Bay United0 – 1Auckland City FC
(Report) Sigmund Goal 17',
,
Uhlmann Red card 82'
Bluewater Stadium
Referee: Matt Conger
YoungHeart Manawatu0 – 8Team Wellington
(Report) Goal 5', Goal 20', Goal 72'
Goal 16', Goal 53', Goal 60',
Ellensohn Goal 52',
Goal 62',
FMG Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Kevin Stolenkamp

Round 9[]

Auckland City FC3 – 0Otago United
Goal 20',
Young Goal 70',
Coombes Goal 75'		 (Report)
Croation Club
Referee: Kevin Stoltenkamp
YoungHeart Manawatu1 – 3Hawke's Bay United
Goal 45+1',
,		 (Report) Goal 52',
Fyfe Goal 56 ',
Smith Goal 79',
FMG Stadium
Referee: Neil Fox
Canterbury United1 – 9Waitakere United
Goal 90+1', (Report) Goal 11', Goal 79',
Totori Goal 36', Goal 78',
Hay Goal 43',
Perry Goal 56',
Koprivcic Goal 70',
Menapi Goal 85',
Pearce Goal 88'
Referee: Antony Riley
Team Wellington2 – 0Waikato FC
Gulley Goal 58',
de Gregorio Goal 60',		 (Report)
Referee: James Thian

Round 10[]

Waikato FC3 – 1Canterbury United
Goal 18',
Goal 33', Goal 36'		 (Report) Goal 55'
Otago United0 – 0YoungHeart Manawatu
(Report)
Referee: Steve Fletcher
Waitakere United2 – 0Auckland City FC
Seaman Goal 9',
Totori Goal 33'		 (Report) Coombes
Fred Taylor Park
Referee: Michael Hester
Hawke's Bay United2 – 2Team Wellington
Messam Goal 26', Goal 57' (Report) Benicio Goal 12',
Ellensohn Goal 72'
Bluewater Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Kevin Stolenkamp

Round 11[]

Team Wellington3 – 0Canterbury United
, Goal 47',Goal 77',Goal 82' (Report)
Porirua Park, Porirua
Attendance: 500
Referee: Peter O'Leary
Auckland City FC2 – 0Waikato FC
Young, Goal 19'
Lee, Goal 39'		 (Report)
Croatian Club
Referee: Neil Fox
Hawke's Bay United3 – 0Otago United
Messam Goal 13',
Brockie Goal 88'
Taylor Goal 89'		 (Report) Own Goal Goal 16'
Bluewater Stadium
Referee: Nick Waldron
YoungHeart Manawatu3 – 2Waitakere United
Goal 61', Goal 72'
Goal 90+1'		 (Report) Goal 26',
Koprivcic Goal 52'
FMG Stadium
Referee: Antony Riley

Round 12[]

Otago United1 – 1Waitakere United
Carisbrook
Canterbury United2 – 3YoungHeart Manawatu
English Park
Auckland City FC2 – 0Team Wellington
Croatian Club
Attendance: 1,000
Hawke's Bay United0 – 0Waikato FC
Bluewater Stadium

Round 13[]

Waitakere United5 – 0Hawke's Bay United
Fred Taylor Park
Waikato FC3 – 2YoungHeart Manawatu
Team Wellington1 – 0Otago United
Canterbury United1 – 2Auckland City FC

Round 14[]

Team Wellington0 – 1Waitakere United
Red card 71' Birch (Report)
Referee: Peter O'Leary
Auckland City FC4 – 1YoungHeart Manawatu
Croatian Club
Waikato FC0 – 2Otago United
Links Ave, Tauranga
Canterbury United2–1Hawke's Bay United

Round 15[]

Auckland City FC4 – 1Canterbury United
Croatian Club
Hawke's Bay United0 – 1Waitakere United
Bluewater Stadium
Otago United0 – 5Team Wellington
YoungHeart Manawatu0 – 1Waikato FC
FMG Stadium

Round 16[]

Waitakere United2 – 0Waikato FC
North Harbour Stadium, North Shore City
YoungHeart Manawatu0 – 4Team Wellington
FMG Stadium
Attendance: 300
Canterbury United2 – 0Otago United
Hawke's Bay United2 – 0Auckland City FC
Bluewater Stadium

Round 17[]

Waitakere United1 – 0Canterbury United
North Harbour Stadium, North Shore City
Team Wellington2 – 0Waikato FC
Attendance: 400
YoungHeart Manawatu2 – 3Hawke's Bay United
FMG Stadium
Auckland City FC2 – 0Otago United
Croatian Club

Round 18[]

Otago United1 – 0YoungHeart Manawatu
Waitakere United1 – 0Auckland City FC
Douglas Field
Hawke's Bay United0 – 3Team Wellington
Bluewater Stadium
Attendance: 600
Waikato FC1 – 1Canterbury United
Links Ave, Tauranga

Round 19[]

Auckland City FC2 – 0Waikato FC
Referee: Antony Riley
Hawke's Bay United2 – 1Otago United
Bluewater Stadium
YoungHeart Manawatu1 – 2Waitakere United
Memorial Park
Team Wellington2 – 0Canterbury United
Attendance: 407

Round 20[]

Canterbury United0 – 3Auckland City FC
(Report) Little Goal 13',
Young Goal 56', Goal 82'
Referee: Neil Fox
Waitakere United2 – 0Hawke's Bay United
Douglas Field
Waikato FC4 – 5YoungHeart Manawatu
Links Ave, Tauranga
Team Wellington3 – 1Otago United
Attendance: 407

Round 21[]

Otago United2 – 2Waitakere United
Caledonian Ground
YoungHeart Manawatu1 – 5Canterbury United
FMG Stadium
Auckland City FC3 – 2Team Wellington
Attendance: 998
Hawke's Bay United2 – 2Waikato FC
Bluewater Stadium

Finals[]

The top 3 ranked teams of the regular season will qualify for the NZFC playoffs. Teams ranked second and third will play off in a preliminary final, the winner of which playing the first ranked team in the grand final.

Bracket[]

Elimination FinalGrand Final
      
 
1
Waitakere United		2
 
3
Team Wellington		0
2
Auckland City		3
3
Team Wellington		4

Preliminary Finals[]

Auckland City FC3 – 4Team Wellington
Campbell Goal 70'
Goal 73'
Suri Goal 90+30'		 (Report) Goal 24' Goal 90+18'
Halstead Goal 86' Goal 90+26'
Attendance: 984
Referee: Peter O'Leary

Grand Final[]

Waitakere United2 – 0Team Wellington
Own Goal Goal 45'
Pearce Goal 66'		 (Report)
Douglas Field
Attendance: 2,011
Referee: Mike Hester

Notes[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Match moved forward due to O-League fixture clash
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