2016–17 New Zealand Football Championship

Stirling Sports Premiership
Season	2016–17
Champions	Team Wellington
Premiers	Auckland City
Matches played	44
Goals scored	139 (3.16 per match)
Top goalscorer	Aaron Clapham ; Tom Jackson ; (8 goals)
Biggest home win	Auckland City 4–0 Team Wellington ; (23 October 2016) ; Auckland City 4–0 Tasman United ; (29 October 2016) ; Hamilton Wanderers 4–0 Eastern Suburbs ; (6 November 2016) ; Eastern Suburbs 4–0 Southern United ; (20 November 2016) ; Wellington Phoenix 4–0 Hamilton Wanderers ; (10 December 2016)
Biggest away win	Southern United 0–3 Hawke's Bay United ; (10 December 2016)
Highest scoring	Team Wellington 6–6 Waitakere United ; (26 March 2017)
	← 2015–16 2017–18 → All statistics correct as of 18 December 2016.

The 2016–17 New Zealand Football Championship season (currently known as the Stirling Sports Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the thirteenth season of the NZFC since its establishment in 2004. Ten teams competed this season with the addition of Eastern Suburbs AFC and Tasman United, and with WaiBOP United replaced by Hamilton Wanderers.^[1]

The competition began on 16 October and ended on 2 April 2017.

Clubs[]

Team	Location	Stadium^[2]	Capacity	Manager^[2]	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Auckland City	Sandringham, Auckland	Kiwitea Street	3,250	Ramon Tribulietx	Kappa	Hi-Chew (front) Trillian Trust Inc (Back) Carters (Back)
Canterbury United	Christchurch	ASB Football Park	9,000	Willy Gerdsen	Nike	Robbie's Bar and Bistro
Eastern Suburbs	Panmure, Auckland	Bill McKinlay Park	5,000	Malcolm McPherson^[3]	Lilywhites	Winger Motors
Hamilton Wanderers	Hamilton	Porritt Stadium Waikato Stadium	5,000 25,800	Mark Cossey	Nike	The Soccer Shop
Hawke's Bay United	Napier	Bluewater Stadium	5,000	Brett Angell^[4]	Adidas	Kinetic Electrical
Southern United	Dunedin	Forsyth Barr Stadium Peter Johnstone Park	30,500 1,000	Paul O'Reilly^[5]	Lotto Sport Italia	Freshwater Solutions
Tasman United	Nelson	Trafalgar Park	18,000	Davor Tavich ^[6]	Joma	Nelson Pine LVL (Front) Sprig & Fern (Back)
Team Wellington	Wellington	David Farrington Park	1,500	Jose Figueira	Nike	Stonewood Homes
Waitakere United	Whenuapai, Auckland	The Trusts Arena Fred Taylor Park	4,900 2,500	Chris Milicich	Lotto Sport Italia	Jerry Clayton BMW (Front) Heritage Hotels (Back)
Wellington Phoenix	Wellington	Newtown Park	5,000	Andy Hedge^[7]	Adidas	Huawei

Regular season[]

League table[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Auckland City	18	11	3	4	35	15	+20	36	Qualification to the Champions League and Finals series
2	Team Wellington	18	11	3	4	51	32	+19	36	Qualification to the Champions League and Finals series
3	Waitakere United	18	10	4	4	31	25	+6	34	Qualification to the Finals series
4	Hawke's Bay United	18	10	2	6	46	30	+16	32	Qualification to the Finals series
5	Eastern Suburbs	18	9	3	6	28	25	+3	30
6	Canterbury United	18	6	6	6	32	28	+4	24
7	Wellington Phoenix Reserves	18	6	4	8	25	33	−8	22
8	Tasman United	18	4	5	9	29	42	−13	17
9	Hamilton Wanderers	18	4	1	13	24	50	−26	13
10	Southern United	18	3	1	14	20	41	−21	10

Updated to match(es) played on 19 March 2017. Source: NZ Football

Positions by round[]

Team ╲ Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Team ╲ Round
Team Wellington	10	10	8	6	4	3	3	1	1	2	2	2	1	3	2	2	2	2
Auckland City	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	3	2	1	1	1	4	4	1	1	1	1
Eastern Suburbs	3	2	4	2	1	2	1	2	3	3	2	3	3	2	5	4	5	5
Hamilton Wanderers	4	7	3	7	8	7	5	7	4	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9
Wellington Phoenix	8	6	6	8	6	5	6	4	5	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Waitakere United	5	3	2	4	6	4	4	5	6	5	4	4	2	1	3	3	3	3
Canterbury United	6	4	5	3	3	6	7	6	7	4	5	6	6	5	5	5	6	6
Hawke's Bay United	2	5	7	5	5	8	8	8	8	7	6	5	5	6	4	6	5	4
Tasman United	6	8	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	8	8	8	8
Southern United	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	10

	Leader and qualification to AFC Champions League Group stage
	Qualification to Finals series

Source: NZ Football

Fixtures and results[]

Round 8 (rescheduled)[]

16 October 2016 (2016-10-16)	Auckland City	0–1	Waitakere United	Auckland
15:00		Report	4'	Stadium: Kiwitea Street Referee: Matthew Conger

Round 1[]

22 October 2016 (2016-10-22)	Wellington Phoenix	1–2	Eastern Suburbs	Wellington
14:00	53'	Report	56' Payne 58'	Stadium: David Farrington Park Referee: Cory Mills

22 October 2016 (2016-10-22)	Hamilton Wanderers	1–0	Southern United	Hamilton
14:00	9'	Report		Stadium: Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh

23 October 2016 (2016-10-23)	Canterbury United	2–2	Tasman United	Christchurch
14:00	de Jong 41' Clapham 66' (pen.)	Report	43' Ifill 81' (pen.)	Stadium: ASB Football Park Referee: Matthew Conger

23 October 2016 (2016-10-23)	Auckland City	4–0	Team Wellington	Auckland
16:35	Tade 32' Moreira 45', 76' (pen.) De Vries 58'	Report		Stadium: Kiwitea Street Referee: Nick Waldron

24 October 2016 (2016-10-24)	Hawke's Bay United	3–1	Waitakere United	Napier
16:30	2', 28' Matsumoto 22'	Report	90+5'	Stadium: Bluewater Stadium Referee: John Rowbury

Round 2[]

29 October 2016 (2016-10-29)	Auckland City	4–0	Tasman United	Auckland
14:00	Tade 6' De Vries 23' 59' Moreira 72'	Report		Stadium: Kiwitea Street Referee: Peter Linney

30 October 2016 (2016-10-30)	Team Wellington	1–2	Wellington Phoenix	Wellington
14:00	19'	Report	M. Mata 76', 90+2'	Stadium: David Farrington Park Referee: Matthew Conger

30 October 2016 (2016-10-30)	Eastern Suburbs	1–0	Hawke's Bay United	Auckland
14:00	15'	Report		Stadium: Referee: Nick Waldron

30 October 2016 (2016-10-30)	Hamilton Wanderers	0–2	Waitakere United	Hamilton
14:00		Report	Morgan 63' Butler 90'	Stadium: Referee: Hayden McCabe

30 October 2016 (2016-10-30)	Southern United	1–3	Canterbury United	Dunedin
16:35	Molloy 90+4'	Report	Clapham 3' (pen.), 30', 90+6'	Stadium: Forsyth Barr Stadium Referee: John Rowbury

Round 3[]

5 November 2016 (2016-11-05)	Wellington Phoenix	1–1	Tasman United	Wellington
16:15	M. Mata 66'	Report	33'	Stadium: Westpac Stadium Referee: Ben O'Connell

6 November 2016 (2016-11-06)	Hawke's Bay United	2–4	Team Wellington	Napier
13:00	Halpin 70', 83'	Report	16' 79' (pen.) 88' Howieson 89'	Stadium: Bluewater Stadium Referee: Hayden McCabe

6 November 2016 (2016-11-06)	Waitakere United	2–2	Southern United	Auckland
13:00	Butler 18' 87'	Report	30' (pen.) 71' (o.g.)	Stadium: Fred Taylor Park Referee: Peter Linney

6 November 2016 (2016-11-06)	Hamilton Wanderers	4–0	Eastern Suburbs	Hamilton
14:00	14' Gunemba 45' 53' Salter 54'	Report		Stadium: Referee: John Rowbury

6 November 2016 (2016-11-06)	Auckland City	0–0	Canterbury United	Auckland
15:00		Report		Stadium: Kiwitea Street Referee: Matthew Conger

Round 4[]

13 November 2016 (2016-11-13)	Eastern Suburbs	1–0	Waitakere United	Auckland
14:00	Pasagic 46'	Report		Stadium: Referee: Avnit Maharaj

13 November 2016 (2016-11-13)	Tasman United	1–3	Hawke's Bay United	Nelson
14:00	Hoyt 20'	Report	Halpin 12', 45' 82'	Stadium: Trafalgar Park Referee: Cory Mills

13 November 2016 (2016-11-13)	Southern United	0–1	Auckland City	Invercargill
14:00		Report	Tavano 82'	Stadium: Rugby Park Stadium Referee: Hayden McCabe

13 November 2016 (2016-11-13)	Canterbury United	4–1	Wellington Phoenix	Christchurch
14:00	Schwarz 43' Clapham 64' (pen.) Hoyle 72', 84'	Report	28'	Stadium: ASB Football Park Referee: Peter Linney

13 November 2016 (2016-11-13)	Team Wellington	5–2	Hamilton Wanderers	Wellington
16:35	35' (pen.), 56' Stevens 31', 65' Gulley 69'	Report	15' (pen.) 17'	Stadium: Newtown Park Referee: John Rowbury

Round 5[]

20 November 2016 (2016-11-20)	Hawke's Bay United	1–1	Canterbury United	Napier
13:00	Halpin 76'	Report	Hoyle 90+3'	Stadium: Bluewater Stadium Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh

20 November 2016 (2016-11-20)	Hamilton Wanderers	2–3	Tasman United	Hamilton
13:00	12' 90'	Report	Marowa 16' 86' 90+2'	Stadium: Referee: Peter Linney

20 November 2016 (2016-11-20)	Wellington Phoenix	1–0	Auckland City	Wellington
14:00	Rogerson 86'	Report		Stadium: David Farrington Park Referee: John Rowbury

20 November 2016 (2016-11-20)	Waitakere United	0–2	Team Wellington	Auckland
14:00		Report	63' 90+3'	Stadium: The Trusts Arena Referee: Kader Zitouni

20 November 2016 (2016-11-20)	Eastern Suburbs	4–0	Southern United	Auckland
16:35	Pasagic 15', 34' Adams 52' 71'	Report		Stadium: Referee: Antony Riley

Round 6[]

25 November 2016 (2016-11-25)	Southern United	0–1	Wellington Phoenix	Dunedin
17:00		Report	M. Mata 25'	Stadium: Forsyth Barr Stadium Referee: Antony Riley

26 November 2016 (2016-11-26)	Team Wellington	0–0	Eastern Suburbs	Wellington
14:00		Report		Stadium: David Farrington Park Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley

26 November 2016 (2016-11-26)	Auckland City	1–0	Hawke's Bay United	Auckland
16:35	Lea'alafa 2'	Report		Stadium: Kiwitea Street Referee: Peter Linney

27 November 2016 (2016-11-27)	Tasman United	1–3	Waitakere United	Nelson
14:00	65'	Report	Butler 1', 11', 53'	Stadium: Trafalgar Park Referee: Hayden McCabe

27 November 2016 (2016-11-27)	Canterbury United	1–2	Hamilton Wanderers	Christchurch
14:00	Hoyle 34'	Report	Gunemba 19' 55'	Stadium: ASB Football Park Referee: Cory Mills

Round 7[]

4 December 2016 (2016-12-04)	Hawke's Bay United	2–0	Wellington Phoenix	Napier
13:00	16' 81'	Report		Stadium: Bluewater Stadium Referee: Antony Riley

4 December 2016 (2016-12-04)	Team Wellington	4–1	Southern United	Wellington
14:00	35', 72' (pen.), 90+2' 50'	Report	54'	Stadium: David Farrington Park Referee: Peter Linney

4 December 2016 (2016-12-04)	Waitakere United	1–0	Canterbury United	Auckland
14:00	Morgan 31'	Report		Stadium: Fred Taylor Park Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh

4 December 2016 (2016-12-04)	Eastern Suburbs	4–2	Tasman United	Auckland
16:35	Lovemore 5', 88' Adams 59' Dyer 90+2'	Report	Marowa 20' 83'	Stadium: Referee: Hayden McCabe

Round 8[]

10 December 2016 (2016-12-10)	Southern United	0–3	Hawke's Bay United	Mosgiel
14:00		Report	17' Mason-Smith 31', 8900'	Stadium: Referee: Chris Kerr

10 December 2016 (2016-12-10)	Wellington Phoenix	4–0	Hamilton Wanderers	Hamilton
16:45	57', 72' M. Mata 88' Rufer 90+2' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: FMG Stadium Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley

11 December 2016 (2016-12-11)	Canterbury United	2–0	Eastern Suburbs	Christchurch
13:00	De Jong 50' Clapham 52' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: ASB Football Park Referee: John Rowbury

11 December 2016 (2016-12-11)	Tasman United	1–2	Team Wellington	Nelson
14:00	65'	Report	47' Stevens 75'	Stadium: Trafalgar Park Referee: Matthew Conger

Round 9[]

18 December 2016 (2016-12-18)	Southern United	3–1	Tasman United	Mosgiel
14:00	48' (pen.) 58', 72'	Report	Marowa 68'	Stadium: Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley

17 December 2016 (2016-12-17)	Waitakere United	2–2	Wellington Phoenix	Auckland
14:00	Morgan 16' 83' (pen.)	Report	Singh 89', 90+4'	Stadium: The Trusts Arena Referee: John Rowbury

18 December 2016 (2016-12-18)	Team Wellington	3–3	Canterbury United	Wellington
14:00	10' 29', 83'	Report	Clapham 43', 52' (pen.) De Jong 57'	Stadium: David Farrington Park Referee: Antony Riley

18 December 2016 (2016-12-18)	Eastern Suburbs	0–1	Auckland City	Auckland
14:00		Report	Tade 71' (pen.)	Stadium: Referee: Matthew Conger

18 December 2016 (2016-12-18)	Hamilton Wanderers	6–4	Hawke's Bay United	Hamilton
16:35	18' 49' (pen.) 55' Gunemba 74' 76' Salter 90'	Report	Halpin 38' Mason-Smith 65', 69' Everson 90+3'	Stadium: FMG Stadium Referee: Cory Mills

Round 10[]

8 January 2017 (2017-01-08)	Southern United	4–0	Hamilton Wanderers	Mosgiel
14:00	6' 46' 33' 86'	Report		Stadium:

8 January 2017 (2017-01-08)	Team Wellington	1–3	Auckland City	Wellington
14:00	85'	Report	De Vries 12' Tade 69', 86'	Stadium: David Farrington Park

8 January 2017 (2017-01-08)	Eastern Suburbs	1–1	Wellington Phoenix	Auckland
14:00	Lovemore 75'	Report	58' (o.g.)	Stadium:

8 January 2017 (2017-01-08)	Waitakere United	1–0	Hawke's Bay United	Auckland
14:00	62'	Report		Stadium: The Trusts Arena

8 January 2017 (2017-01-08)	Tasman United	2–3	Canterbury United	Nelson
16:35	D. Burns 19' T.Mrowa 63'	Report	A. De Jong 36' A. Clapham 38' S. Hoyle 90+3'	Stadium: Trafalgar Park Referee: A. Keighley

Round 11[]

14 January 2017 (2017-01-14)	Wellington Phoenix	1–3	Team Wellington	Wellington
16:15				Stadium: Westpac Stadium

15 January 2017 (2017-01-15)	Hawke's Bay United	6–3	Eastern Suburbs	Napier
14:00				Stadium: Bluewater Stadium

15 January 2017 (2017-01-15)	Tasman United	1–1	Auckland City	Nelson
14:00				Stadium: Trafalgar Park

15 January 2017 (2017-01-15)	Canterbury United	1–3	Southern United	Christchurch
14:00				Stadium: ASB Football Park

15 January 2017 (2017-01-15)	Waitakere United	2–1	Hamilton Wanderers	Auckland
14:00				Stadium: The Trusts Arena

Round 12[]

21 January 2017 (2017-01-21)	Southern United	1–3	Waitakere United	TBD
13:00				Stadium: TBD

22 January 2017 (2017-01-22)	Tasman United	1–1	Wellington Phoenix	Nelson
14:00				Stadium: Trafalgar Park

22 January 2017 (2017-01-22)	Team Wellington	3–3	Hawke's Bay United	Wellington
14:00				Stadium: David Farrington Park

22 January 2017 (2017-01-22)	Eastern Suburbs	3–1	Hamilton Wanderers	Auckland
14:00				Stadium:

22 January 2017 (2017-01-22)	Canterbury United	2–2	Auckland City	Christchurch
16:35				Stadium: ASB Football Park

Round 13[]

29 January 2017 (2017-01-29)	Hawke's Bay United	3–2	Tasman United	Palmerston North
13:00				Stadium: Memorial Park

29 January 2017 (2017-01-29)	Wellington Phoenix	1–4	Canterbury United	Wellington
14:00				Stadium: Newtown Park

29 January 2017 (2017-01-29)	Hamilton Wanderers	2–4	Team Wellington	Hamilton
14:00				Stadium: FMG Stadium

29 January 2017 (2017-01-29)	Waitakere United	1–1	Eastern Suburbs	Auckland
16:35				Stadium: The Trusts Arena

Round 14[]

5 February 2017 (2017-02-05)	Eastern Suburbs	3–1	Team Wellington	Auckland
14:00				Stadium:

5 February 2017 (2017-02-05)	Waitakere United	2–2	Tasman United	Auckland
14:00				Stadium: The Trusts Arena

5 February 2017 (2017-02-05)	Hamilton Wanderers	1–1	Canterbury United	Hamilton
14:00				Stadium: FMG Stadium

5 February 2017 (2017-02-05)	Hawke's Bay United	2–1	Auckland City	Napier
16:35				Stadium: Bluewater Stadium

6 February 2017 (2017-02-06)	Wellington Phoenix	3–0	Southern United	Wellington
14:00				Stadium: Newtown Park

Round 15[]

12 February 2017 (2017-02-12)	Tasman United	1–0	Hamilton Wanderers	Nelson
14:00				Stadium: Trafalgar Park

12 February 2017 (2017-02-12)	Southern United	0–1	Eastern Suburbs	TBD
14:00				Stadium: TBD

12 February 2017 (2017-02-12)	Team Wellington	7–2	Waitakere United	Wellington
14:00				Stadium: David Farrington Park

12 February 2017 (2017-02-12)	Canterbury United	2–1	Hawke's Bay United	Christchurch
14:00				Stadium: ASB Football Park

12 February 2017 (2017-02-12)	Auckland City	2–0	Wellington Phoenix	Auckland
16:35				Stadium: Kiwitea Street

Round 7 (rescheduled)[]

15 February 2017 (2017-02-15)	Hamilton Wanderers	0–5	Auckland City	Hamilton
tbc				Stadium:

Round 16[]

19 February 2017 (2017-02-19)	Tasman United	2–1	Eastern Suburbs	Nelson
14:00				Stadium: Trafalgar Park

19 February 2017 (2017-02-19)	Southern United	1–3	Team Wellington	Invercargill
14:00				Stadium: Rugby Park Stadium

19 February 2017 (2017-02-19)	Wellington Phoenix	2–7	Hawke's Bay United	Wellington
14:00				Stadium: Newtown Park

19 February 2017 (2017-02-19)	Canterbury United	1–2	Waitakere United	Christchurch
14:00				Stadium: ASB Football Park

19 February 2017 (2017-02-19)	Auckland City	4–1	Hamilton Wanderers	Auckland
16:35				Stadium: Kiwitea Street

Round 13 (rescheduled)[]

22 February 2017 (2017-02-22)	Auckland City	3–1	Southern United	Auckland
1pm	C. Howieson 17' C. Lewis 37' E. Tade 50'		B. O'Farrell 87'	Stadium: Kiwitea Street

Round 17[]

4 March 2017 (2017-03-04)	Hawke's Bay United	2–1	Southern United	Napier
14:00	S. Halpin15' F. Barbero 63'		D.Furlong 8'	Stadium: Bluewater Stadium Referee: C. Kerr

26 February 2017 (2017-02-26)	Eastern Suburbs	2–1	Canterbury United	TBD
14:00				Stadium: TBD

26 February 2017 (2017-02-26)	Waitakere United	4–1	Auckland City	Auckland
16:35				Stadium: The Trusts Arena

Round 18 (rescheduled)[]

4 March 2017 (2017-03-04)	Wellington Phoenix	0–2	Waitakere United	Auckland
16:15			D. Morgan 54' B. Mata own goal 57'	Stadium: QBE Stadium Referee: A. Keighley

5 March 2017 (2017-03-05)	Auckland City	2–1	Eastern Suburbs	Auckland
15:00	J.Moreira 67'-pen E. Tade 90'		M. Dyer 88'	Stadium: Kiwitea Street Referee: P.Linney

Round 17 (rescheduled)[]

12 March 2017 (2017-03-12)	Team Wellington	5–1	Tasman United	Wellington
14:00	B. Harris 26' T. Jackson 34', 42'-pen, 84' J.Gulley 90+3'		D. Burns 90+2'	Stadium: David Farrington Park Referee: J. Rowbury

12 March 2017 (2017-03-12)	Hamilton Wanderers	1–3	Wellington Phoenix	Tauranga
16:35	S. Dowling 68'		M. Ridenton 40' S. Singh 54' J.McGarry 86'	Stadium: Referee: C. Kerr

Round 18[]

19 March 2017 (2017-03-19)	Tasman United	5–2	Southern United	Nelson
14:00	P. Ifill 14', 29'-pen, 48', 75'-pen T. Marowa 65'		D. Furlong 34', 69'	Stadium: Trafalgar Park Referee: A. Riley

19 March 2017 (2017-03-19)	Hawke's Bay United	4–0	Hamilton Wanderers	Napier
14:00	A. Luque Own Goal 40' A. Kilkolly 57' C.Chettleburgh 62' F. Barbero 86'			Stadium: Bluewater Stadium Referee: M. Stoneman

19 March 2017 (2017-03-19)	Canterbury United	1–3	Team Wellington	Christchurch
16:35	A. Clapham 90+4'		J. Stevens 25' B. Harris 46' N. Hailemariam 90'	Stadium: ASB Football Park Referee: C. Kerr

Finals series[]

Semi-finals[]

25 March 2017

16:35

Auckland City	1–0	Hawke's Bay United
Lea'alafa 64'

Kiwitea Street

Attendance: 1,800

26 March 2017

16:35

Team Wellington	6–6	Waitakere United
J. Gulley 45+1' Zambrano 68' T.Jackson 75'-pen, 87'-pen J. Stevens 112', 114'		P. Reinhardt 36', 50', 120+1' D. Morgan 67', 79' D.Stansfield 91'
Penalties
Stevens Bevin Villa Jackson J. Gulley Kirwan	3–2	Butler Stansfield Reinhardt Collett Thelen Hilliar –

David Farrington Park

Referee: A. Riley

Grand final[]

2 April 2017

16:35

Auckland City	1–2	Team Wellington
Emiliano Tade 28'		Ben Harris 10', 51'

QBE Stadium

Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh

Statistics[]

Top scorers[]

As of 1 April 2017^[8]

Rank	Player	Club	Goals
1		Team Wellington	16
2	Aaron Clapham	Canterbury United	12
	Saul Halpin	Hawke's Bay United
	Emiliano Tade	Auckland City
5		Team Wellington	11
5	Sam Mason-Smith	Hawke's Bay United	11
7		Hawke's Bay United	9
8	Paul Ifill	Tasman United	8
9	Stephen Hoyle	Canterbury United	7
9	Tinashe Marowa	Tasman United	7

References[]

^ "New trio to join ASB Premiership". New Zealand Football. 16 December 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
^ ^a ^b Smith, Tony. "Team by team appraisal". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
^ "McPherson named Suburbs coach". NZ Football. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
^ "Brett Angell appointed Head Coach of Hawke's Bay". Hawke's Bay United Football. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
^ "O'Reilly takes charge of Southern". NZ Football. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
^ "Tasman United coach Davor Tavich deserved the job from the start".
^ "Hedge appointed coach of the reserve side". Wellington Phoenix FC. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
^ "Players – Premiership – New Zealand". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 April 2017.

External links[]

ASB Premiership website

[1] "New trio to join ASB Premiership". New Zealand Football. 16 December 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2016.

[Grounds_&_Managers-2] Smith, Tony. "Team by team appraisal". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 3 November 2014.

[McPherson_named_Suburbs_coach-3] "McPherson named Suburbs coach". NZ Football. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.

[Angell-4] "Brett Angell appointed Head Coach of Hawke's Bay". Hawke's Bay United Football. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.

[O’Reilly_takes_charge_of_Southern-5] "O'Reilly takes charge of Southern". NZ Football. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.

[6] "Tasman United coach Davor Tavich deserved the job from the start".

[Hedge-7] "Hedge appointed coach of the reserve side". Wellington Phoenix FC. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.

[8] "Players – Premiership – New Zealand". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 April 2017.

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Domestic leagues	American Samoa Cook Islands Fiji New Caledonia New Zealand '16–'17 '17–'18 Women's Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands '17–'18 Tahiti '16–'17 '17–'18 Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu Port Vila '17 Port Vila '17–'18 Super League '16–'17
Domestic cups	New Zealand Men's Women's Tahiti 2016–17 2017–18
OFC club competitions	OFC Champions League Final
National team competitions	2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying 3rd round 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying inter-confederation play-offs 2017 OFC U-17 Championship