2007–08 New Zealand Football Championship
Sports season
NZFC 2007-08 | |
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League | New Zealand Football Championship |
Sport | Association football |
Duration | November 2007-April 2008 |
Number of teams | 8 |
NZFC Season | |
Champions | Waitakere United |
Premiers | Waitakere United |
Top scorer | Graham Little (12) |
Youth League | |
Champions | Waitakere 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
Auckland City
Waitakere United
Waikato FC
Canterbury United
Team Wellington
Otago United
YoungHeart Manawatu
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Location of teams in the 2007-08 New Zealand Football ChampionshipLeague table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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) Champions
(C) Champions
Regular season
Round 1
Waitakere United | 1 – 2 | Team Wellington |
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Pearce 62' | (Report) | Ellensohn 20' Halstead 89' |
Fred Taylor Park
Attendance: 500
Referee: Michael Hester
Otago United | 0 – 2 | Waikato FC |
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(Report) | Gill 32' Sinkora 82' |
Referee: Kevin Stoltenkamp
Canterbury United | 1 – 3 | Hawke's Bay United |
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Walker 42' | (Report) | Brockie 69' Messam 76' Birnie 86' |
Referee: Peter O'Leary
YoungHeart Manawatu | 1 – 3 | Auckland City FC |
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Nieres 49' (pen) | (Report) | Little 27', 55', 85' |
Referee: Peter O'Leary
Round 2
Auckland City FC | 2 – 0 | Hawke's Bay United |
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Young 55' Jordan 73' | (Report) |
Croatian Club
Referee: Michael Hester
Waikato FC | 0 – 1 | Waitakere United |
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(Report) | Menapi 69' |
Referee: Nick Waldron
Team Wellington | 3 – 1 | YoungHeart Manawatu |
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Little 23', Ellensohn 40', 80' | (Report) | Rowe 7' |
Referee: Peter O'Leary
Otago United | 0 – 0 | Canterbury United |
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(Report) |
Referee: Matt Conger
Round 3
Hawke's Bay United | 0 – 0 | YoungHeart Manawatu |
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(Report) |
Referee: James Thian
Waikato FC | 1 – 2 | Team Wellington |
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Fowler 76' | (Report) | Barron 23', Cheriton 41' |
Otago United | 0 – 2 | Auckland City FC |
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(Report) | Urlovic 4', Little 8' |
Referee: Chris Kerr
Canterbury United | 1 – 3 | Waitakere United |
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Scoullar 16', Pitman 75' | (Report) | Bale 2', Hay 15', Pearce 26' |
Referee: Jamie Cross
Round 4
YoungHeart Manawatu | 6 – 0 | Otago United |
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Watson 23', Cowan 52', 56', Robinson 53', Rowe 64', Nieres 90' | (Report) |
Referee: Neil Fox
Auckland City FC | 1 – 1 | Waitakere United |
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Jordan 80' | (Report) | Totori 56' |
Croatian Club
Referee: Peter O'Leary
Team Wellington | 4 – 3 | Hawke's Bay United |
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Howe 26', Douglas 27', Halstead 29', de Gregorio 71', | (Report) | Smith 36', Fyfe 52', 68' |
Canterbury United | 1 – 1 | Waikato FC |
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Own Goal 23' | (Report) | Gill 89' (Penalty kick), pen' |
Referee: James Thian
Round 5
Waitakere United | 3 – 1 | YoungHeart Manawatu |
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Totori 13', 87', Bazeley 54' | (Report) | Sandbrook 36' |
Fred Taylor Park
Referee: Chris Kerr
Otago United | 1 – 2 | Hawke's Bay United |
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Wheeler 31' | (Report) | Brockie 2', Wilson 88' |
Referee: Jamie Cross
Waikato FC | 2 – 3 | Auckland City FC |
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Gill 47' (Penalty kick), pen', Wilkinson 67' | (Report) | Little 11', 85' (Penalty kick), pen', Sigmund 31' |
Referee: Nick Waldron
Canterbury United | 0 – 1 | Team Wellington |
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(Report) | Patrick 21' |
Round 6
Auckland City FC | 4 – 1 | YoungHeart Manawatu |
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Sigmund 62', Jordan 70', Lee 77', Campbell 80' | (Report) | Sanbrook 13', Cowan 82' |
Croatian Club
Referee: Stephen Fletcher
Hawke's Bay United | 2 – 1 | Canterbury United |
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Fyfe 3', Wilson 30' | (Report) | Walker 26' |
Referee: Neil Fox
Waikato FC | 3 – 1 | Otago United |
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Simpkins 80', Gill 80', 80' (pen) | (Report) | J. Lang 90+2' |
Referee: Mike Hester
Team Wellington | 1 – 5 | Waitakere United |
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Patrick 43' | (Report) | Pearce 6', 45', 46' (pen), Perry 40', Edwards 87' |
Round 7
Waitakere United | 4 – 0 | Otago United |
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Menapi 65', 73', Butler 81', Koprivcic 90+1' | (Report) |
Fred Taylor Park
Referee: James Thian
Team Wellington | 1 – 1 | Auckland City FC |
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Patrick 16' | (Report) | Anello 51' |
Waikato FC | 1 – 1 | Hawke's Bay United |
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Gill 87' (pen) | (Report) | Henslee 19' |
Referee: Stephen Fletcher
YoungHeart Manawatu | 3 – 2 | Canterbury United |
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Robinson 7', 59', Sandbrook 73' | (Report) | Faichnie 42', Payne 77' |
Referee: Kevin Stolenkamp
Round 8
Otago United | 2 – 0 | Canterbury United |
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Severs 55', Alvino 64' | (Report) |
Referee: Michael Hester
Waitakere United | 2 – 0 | Waikato FC |
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Own Goal 13', Totori 32' | (Report) |
Fred Taylor Park
Referee: James Thian
Hawke's Bay United | 0 – 1 | Auckland City FC |
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(Report) | Sigmund 17', Matthews 79', Uhlmann 82' |
Referee: Matt Conger
YoungHeart Manawatu | 0 – 8 | Team Wellington |
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(Report) | Little 5', 20', 72' Corrales 16', 53', 60', Ellensohn 52', Wilson 62', |
Round 9
Auckland City FC | 3 – 0 | Otago United |
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Kumar 20', Young 70', Coombes 75' | (Report) |
Croatian Club
Referee: Kevin Stoltenkamp
YoungHeart Manawatu | 1 – 3 | Hawke's Bay United |
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Nieres 45+1', Quasnar 85', | (Report) | Parkin 52', Fyfe 56 ', Smith 79', |
Referee: Neil Fox
Canterbury United | 1 – 9 | Waitakere United |
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Payne 90+1', | (Report) | Hayne 11', 79', Totori 36', 78', Hay 43', Perry 56', Koprivcic 70', Menapi 85', Pearce 88' |
Referee: Antony Riley
Team Wellington | 2 – 0 | Waikato FC |
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Gulley 58', de Gregorio 60', | (Report) |
Referee: James Thian
Round 10
Waikato FC | 3 – 1 | Canterbury United |
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Waita 18', Holloway 33', 36' | (Report) | McDermott 55' |
Otago United | 0 – 0 | YoungHeart Manawatu |
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(Report) |
Referee: Steve Fletcher
Waitakere United | 2 – 0 | Auckland City FC |
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Seaman 9', Totori 33' | (Report) | Coombes 51' |
Fred Taylor Park
Referee: Michael Hester
Hawke's Bay United | 2 – 2 | Team Wellington |
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Messam 26', 57' | (Report) | Benicio 12', Ellensohn 72' |
Round 11
Team Wellington | 3 – 0 | Canterbury United |
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Little, 47', 77', 82' | (Report) |
Auckland City FC | 2 – 0 | Waikato FC |
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Young, 19' Lee, 39' | (Report) |
Croatian Club
Referee: Neil Fox
Hawke's Bay United | 3 – 0 | Otago United |
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Messam 13', Brockie 88' Taylor 89' | (Report) | Own Goal 16' |
Referee: Nick Waldron
YoungHeart Manawatu | 3 – 2 | Waitakere United |
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Nieres 61', 72' Cowan 90+1' | (Report) | Totori 26', Koprivcic 52' |
Referee: Antony Riley
Round 12
Otago United | 1 – 1 | Waitakere United |
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Carisbrook
Canterbury United | 2 – 3 | YoungHeart Manawatu |
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English Park
Auckland City FC | 2 – 0 | Team Wellington |
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Croatian Club
Attendance: 1,000
Hawke's Bay United | 0 – 0 | Waikato FC |
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Bluewater Stadium
Round 13
Waitakere United | 5 – 0 | Hawke's Bay United |
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Fred Taylor Park
Round 14
Team Wellington | 0 – 1 | Waitakere United |
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71' Birch | (Report) |
Referee: Peter O'Leary
Auckland City FC | 4 – 1 | YoungHeart Manawatu |
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Croatian Club
Waikato FC | 0 – 2 | Otago United |
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Links Ave, Tauranga
Round 15
Auckland City FC | 4 – 1 | Canterbury United |
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Croatian Club
Round 16
YoungHeart Manawatu | 0 – 4 | Team Wellington |
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Attendance: 300
Round 17
Team Wellington | 2 – 0 | Waikato FC |
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Attendance: 400
Auckland City FC | 2 – 0 | Otago United |
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Croatian Club
Round 18
Hawke's Bay United | 0 – 3 | Team Wellington |
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Attendance: 600
Waikato FC | 1 – 1 | Canterbury United |
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Links Ave, Tauranga
Round 19
Auckland City FC | 2 – 0 | Waikato FC |
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Referee: Antony Riley
YoungHeart Manawatu | 1 – 2 | Waitakere United |
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Memorial Park
Team Wellington | 2 – 0 | Canterbury United |
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Attendance: 407
Round 20
Canterbury United | 0 – 3 | Auckland City FC |
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(Report) | Little 13', Young 56', 82' |
Referee: Neil Fox
Waikato FC | 4 – 5 | YoungHeart Manawatu |
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Links Ave, Tauranga
Team Wellington | 3 – 1 | Otago United |
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Attendance: 407
Round 21
Otago United | 2 – 2 | Waitakere United |
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Caledonian Ground
Auckland City FC | 3 – 2 | Team Wellington |
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Attendance: 998
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 Final | Grand Final | |||||
1 Waitakere United | 2 | |||||
3 Team Wellington | 0 | |||||
2 Auckland City | 3 | |||||
3 Team Wellington | 4 | |||||
Preliminary Finals
Auckland City FC | 3 – 4 | Team Wellington |
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Campbell 70' Chan-Goo 73' Suri 90+30' | (Report) | Little 24' 90+18' Halstead 86' 90+26' |
Grand Final
Waitakere United | 2 – 0 | Team Wellington |
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Own Goal 45' Pearce 66' | (Report) |
Notes
- ^ a b Match moved forward due to O-League fixture clash
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