2014–15 New Zealand Football Championship

ASB Premiership
	File:ASB-Premiership.png
Season	2014–15
Matches played	20
Goals scored	69 (3.45 per match)
Top goalscorer	Tyler Boyd (3)
Biggest home win	Phoenix 3–0 Wanderers; 9 November 2014; Akld City 3–0 Wanderers; 12 November 2014
Biggest away win	Southern 0–3 Akld City; 25 October 2014
Highest scoring	Waitakere 3–2 Wanderers; 1 November 2014; Akld City 3–2 Hawke's Bay; 2 November 2014
	← 2013–14

The 2014–15 New Zealand Football Championship season (currently known as the ASB Premiership for sponsorship reasons) is the eleventh season of the NZFC since its establishment in 2004. Nine teams are involved this season, which includes the newly formed Wellington Phoenix reserve team. Auckland City and Team Wellington will represent the ASB Premiership in the 2014–15 OFC Champions League after finishing Champions and Runners-up respectively in the 2013–14 competition.

Clubs

Team	Location	Stadium^[1]	Capacity	Manager^[1]	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
Auckland City	Sandringham, Auckland	Kiwitea Street	3,500	Ramon Tribulietx	Nike	Trillian Trust Inc.
Canterbury United	Christchurch	ASB Football Park	9,000	Sean Devine	Samurai	Robbie's Bar and Bistro
Hawke's Bay United	Napier	Bluewater Stadium	5,000	Brett Angell^[2]	Lotto Sport Italia	Kinetic Electrical
Southern United	Dunedin	Forsyth Barr Stadium	30,500	Mike Fridge^[3]	Lotto Sport Italia	Gran's Remedy
Team Wellington	Wellington	David Farrington Park	3,000	Matt Calcott	Nike	Exodus Health & Fitness Club
WaiBOP United	Cambridge	John Kerkhof Park	2,700	Peter Smith	Lotto Sport Italia	The Soccer Shop
Waitakere United	Whenuapai, Auckland	Fred Taylor Park	2,500	Brian Shelley	Lotto Sport Italia	Cuesports Foundation
Wanderers SC	Albany, Auckland	QBE Stadium	25,000	Darren Bazeley	Nike	Trillian Trust Inc.
Template:ALeague WP	Wellington	Newtown Park	5,000	Andy Hedge^[4]	Adidas	Huawei

Kits

Auckland City FC	Canterbury United	Hawke's Bay United	Southern United	Team Wellington
WaiBOP United	Waitakere United	Wanderers SC	Template:ALeague WP

Regular season

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Auckland City	5	4	0	1	10	6	+4	12	Qualification to Champions League and Finals Series
2	Team Wellington	5	3	2	0	13	7	+6	11	Qualification to Finals Series^[a]
3	Waitakere United	5	2	1	2	7	7	0	7
4	Wellington Phoenix	4	2	0	2	9	7	+2	6
5	Southern United	4	2	0	2	6	8	−2	6
6	Hawke's Bay United	4	1	2	1	7	7	0	5
7	Canterbury United	4	1	1	2	5	6	−1	4
8	WaiBOP United	3	1	0	2	5	6	−1	3
9	Wanderers SC	6	1	0	5	7	15	−8	3

Updated to match(es) played on 30 November 2014. Source: NZ Football
Notes:

^ The second OFC Champions League spot will be awarded to the team who wins the grand final, or the league runner-up if the premiers also win the grand final

Positions by round

Team / Round	1	2	3	4	5
Auckland City	1	1	1	1	1
Team Wellington	4	2	2	2	2
Waitakere United	3	5	7	3	3
Template:ALeague WP	7	3	5	7	4
Southern United	9	6	3	4	5
Hawke's Bay United	5	7	4	6	6
Canterbury United	2	4	6	5	7
WaiBOP United	8	8	8	8	8
Wanderers SC	5	9	9	9	9

Fixtures and results

The 2014–15 season sees every team play the other both home and away. With the introduction of the Wellington Phoenix Reserves side creating an uneven number of teams, each team has two byes in the regular season. However, due to Auckland City FC's participation in the 2014 OFC President's Cup and the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup, several matches and byes have been rescheduled.^[5]^[6]

Round 4 (rescheduled)

25 October 2014	Southern United	0 – 3	Auckland City FC	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
Saturday, 13:00 NZDT Match rescheduled due to Auckland City competing in the OFC Presidents Cup			25' Tim Payne 28' Ivan Vicelich 52' Emiliano Tade	Referee: Campbell Kirk-Waugh

Round 1

1 November 2014	Waitakere United	3 – 2	Wanderers SC	Fred Taylor Park, Auckland
Saturday, 14:00 NZDT	Tom Biss 30' David Mulligan 40' Andrew Boyens 61'	Report	6' Regont Murati 18' Andre de Jong

1 November 2014	Canterbury United	2 – 0	WaiBOP United	ASB Football Park, Christchurch
Saturday, 14:00 NZDT	Tom Schwarz 28' Dylan Stansfield 62'	Report

2 November 2014	Auckland City FC	3 – 2	Hawke's Bay United	Kiwitea Street, Auckland
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT	Harry Morton 25' (o.g.) Fabrizio Tavano 45' Emiliano Tade 64'		7' Saul Halpin 77' Sean Lovemore	Referee: Matt Conger

2 November 2014	Team Wellington	2 – 1	Template:ALeague WP	David Farrington Park, Wellington
Sunday, 15:00 NZDT	Luis Corrales 36' Cole Peverley 80' (pen.)	Report	28' Tyler Boyd 82' Alex Rufer	Referee: Peter O'Leary

Bye: Southern United

Round 8 (rescheduled)

8 November 2014	Waitakere United	0 – 1	Auckland City FC	Fred Taylor Park, Auckland
Saturday, 13:00 NZDT Match rescheduled due to Auckland City competing in the FIFA Club World Cup		Report	90' David Browne	Referee: Peter O'Leary

Round 2

8 November 2014	Canterbury United	0 – 1	Southern United	ASB Football Park, Christchurch
Saturday, 14:00 NZDT			35' George Milne

9 November 2014	Template:ALeague WP	3 – 0	Wanderers SC	Newtown Park, Wellington
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT	Kenny Cunningham 8' Tyler Boyd 26' Brock Messenger 65' (o.g.)	Report

9 November 2014	Hawke's Bay United	2 – 2	Team Wellington	Bluewater Stadium, Napier
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT	Viktor Lekaj 12' Ross Haviland 90'	Report	7' Jarrod Smith 54' Henry Fa'arodo	Referee: Chris Kerr

Round 6 (rescheduled)

12 November 2014	Auckland City FC	3 – 0	Wanderers SC	Kiwitea Street, Auckland
Wednesday, 17:45 NZDT Match rescheduled due to Auckland City competing in the FIFA Club World Cup	Fabrizio Tavano 11' Andrew Milne 17', 65'	Report		Referee: Chris Kerr

Round 3

15 November 2014	Southern United	2 – 1	Waitakere United	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
Saturday, 13:00 NZDT	Andrew Ridden 16' Victor Da Costa 66'	Report	59' Derice Richards

16 November 2014	Team Wellington	3 – 2	WaiBOP United	David Farrington Park, Wellington
Sunday, 15:00 NZDT	Luis Corrales 19' Bill Robertson 60' Michael Gwyther 72'	Report	10' Liam Higgins 20' Federico Marquez 50' Wade Molony

16 November 2014	Wanderers SC	1 – 2	Hawke's Bay United	Michaels Ave Reserve, Auckland
Sunday, 15:00 NZDT	Andre de Jong -' (pen.)	Summary Report	Victor Lekaj -' (o.g.)

Bye: Wellington Phoenix
Bye: Canterbury United (rescheduled from Round 15)

Round 4

22 November 2014	WaiBOP United	3 – 1	Wanderers SC	Links Ave Reserve, Mount Maunganui
Saturday, 15:00 NZDT	O'Regan 3' Coombes 10' Higgins 62'	Report	Lewis 74'

23 November 2014	Wellington Phoenix	1 – 2	Waitakere United	Newtown Park, Wellington
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT	Boyd 21'	Report	Dickinson 87' Biss 90+1'

23 November 2014	Canterbury United	2 – 2	Team Wellington	ASB Football Park, Christchurch
Sunday, 15:30 NZDT	Hofmann 19' Spain 89'	Report	Fa'arodo 51' Chettleburgh 86'

Bye: Hawke's Bay United

Round 5

29 November 2014	Waitakere United	1 – 1	Hawke's Bay United	Fred Taylor Park, Auckland
Saturday, 14:00 NZDT	Biss 26' (pen.)	Report	Tinsley 27' (pen.)	Referee: Chris Kerr

29 November 2014	Team Wellington	4 – 0	Auckland City FC	David Farrington Park, Wellington
Saturday, 15:00 NZDT	Gwyther 20', 62' Corrales 60' J. Smith 74'	Report	Đorđević ?' 62'	Referee: Matt Conger

30 November 2014	Southern United	3 – 4	Wellington Phoenix	Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT	Jackson 19', 90' Hindson 35'	Report	Hailemariam 9' Stevens 42' (pen.), 59', 80' (pen.)

30 November 2014	Wanderers SC	3 – 1	Canterbury United	Seddon Fields, Auckland
Sunday, 15:00 NZDT	Baker 30' Messenger 56' Brotherton 71'	Report	Schwarz 44'

Bye: WaiBOP United

Round 6

6 December 2014	WaiBOP United	v	Waitakere United	Links Ave Reserve, Mount Maunganui
Saturday, 15:00 NZDT

6 December 2014	Hawke's Bay United	v	Wellington Phoenix	Bluewater Stadium, Napier
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT

7 December 2014	Team Wellington	v	Southern United	David Farrington Park, Wellington
Sunday, 15:00 NZDT

Bye: Canterbury United

Round 7

13 December 2014	Waitakere United	v	Canterbury United	Fred Taylor Park, Auckland
Saturday, 14:00 NZDT

14 December 2014	Wellington Phoenix	v	WaiBOP United	Newtown Park, Wellington
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT

14 December 2014	Southern United	v	Hawke's Bay United	Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT

14 December 2014	Wanderers SC	v	Team Wellington	Location to be determined
Sunday, 15:00 NZDT

Bye: Auckland City FC

Round 8

20 December 2014	Canterbury United	v	Wellington Phoenix	ASB Football Park, Christchurch
Saturday, 14:00 NZDT

20 December 2014	WaiBOP United	v	Hawke's Bay United	Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua
Saturday, 16:00 NZDT

21 December 2014	Wanderers SC	v	Southern United	Location to be determined
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT

Bye: Team Wellington
Bye: Waitakere United rescheduled from Round 2

Round 9

10 January 2014	Canterbury United	v	Hawke's Bay United	ASB Football Park, Christchurch
Saturday, 14:00 NZDT

11 January 2014	Auckland City FC	v	Wellington Phoenix	Kiwitea Street, Auckland
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT

11 January 2014	Southern United	v	WaiBOP United	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT

11 January 2014	Team Wellington	v	Waitakere United	David Farrington Park, Wellington
Sunday, 15:00 NZDT

Bye: Wanderers SC

Round 10

17 January 2014	Wellington Phoenix	v	Team Wellington	Location to be determined
Saturday, 14:00 NZDT

17 January 2014	WaiBOP United	v	Canterbury United	John Kerkhof Park, Cambridge
Saturday, 15:00 NZDT

17 January 2014	Wanderers SC	v	Waitakere United	QBE Stadium, Auckland
Saturday, 15:00 NZDT

18 January 2014	Hawke's Bay United	v	Auckland City FC	Bluewater Stadium, Napier
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT

Bye: Southern United

Round 15 (rescheduled)

21 January 2014	Wanderers SC	v	Auckland City FC	QBE Stadium, Auckland
Wednesday, 18:00 NZDT

Round 11

25 January 2014	Wanderers SC	v	Wellington Phoenix	Toll Stadium, Whangarei
Sunday, 13:00 NZDT

25 January 2014	Auckland City FC	v	WaiBOP United	Kiwitea Street, Auckland
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT

25 January 2014	Southern United	v	Canterbury United	Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT

25 January 2014	Team Wellington	v	Hawke's Bay United	David Farrington Park, Wellington
Sunday, 15:00 NZDT

Bye: Waitakere United

Round 12

31 January 2014	Canterbury United	v	Auckland City FC	ASB Football Park, Christchurch
Saturday, 14:00 NZDT

31 January 2014	Waitakere United	v	Southern United	Fred Taylor Park, Auckland
Saturday, 14:00 NZDT

31 January 2014	WaiBOP United	v	Team Wellington	John Kerkhof Park, Cambridge
Saturday, 15:00 NZDT

1 February 2014	Hawke's Bay United	v	Wanderers SC	Bluewater Stadium, Napier
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT

Bye: Wellington Phoenix

Round 13

8 February 2014	Auckland City FC	v	Southern United	Kiwitea Street, Auckland
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT

8 February 2014	Waitakere United	v	Wellington Phoenix	Fred Taylor Park, Auckland
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT

8 February 2014	Wanderers SC	v	WaiBOP United	QBE Stadium, Auckland
Sunday, 15:00 NZDT

8 February 2014	Team Wellington	v	Canterbury United	David Farrington Park, Wellington
Sunday, 15:00 NZDT

Bye: Hawke's Bay United

Round 2 (rescheduled)

11 February 2014	WaiBOP United	v	Auckland City FC	John Kerkhof Park, Cambridge
Wednesday, 18:30 NZDT

Statistics

Goal scorers

Rank	Player	Team	Goals per Round																		Goals
Rank	Player	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Goals
1	Tyler Boyd	Wellington Phoenix	1	1		1															3
2	Emiliano Tade	Auckland City FC	1			1*															2
	Fabrizio Tavano	Auckland City FC	1					1*													2
	Andrew Milne	Auckland City FC						2*													2
	Luis Corrales	Team Wellington	1		1																2
	Andre de Jong	Wanderers SC	1		1																2
	Victor Lekaj	Hawke's Bay United		1	1																2
	Liam Higgins	WaiBOP United			1	1															2
	Tom Biss	Waitakere United	1			1															2
	Henry Fa'arodo	Team Wellington		1		1															2
11	Tim Payne	Auckland City FC	1																		1
	Ivan Vicelich	Auckland City FC	1																		1
	Regont Murati	Wanderers SC	1																		1
	David Mulligan	Waitakere United	1																		1
	Andrew Boyens	Waitakere United	1																		1
	Tom Schwarz	Canterbury United	1																		1
	Dylan Stansfield	Canterbury United	1																		1
	Saul Halpin	Hawke's Bay United	1																		1
	Sean Lovemore	Hawke's Bay United	1																		1
	Cole Peverley	Team Wellington	1																		1
	David Browne	Auckland City FC		1																	1
	George Milne	Southern United		1																	1
	Kenny Cunningham	Wellington Phoenix		1																	1
	Jarrod Smith	Team Wellington		1																	1
	Ross Haviland	Hawke's Bay United		1																	1
	Andrew Ridden	Southern United			1																1
	Derice Richards	Waitakere United			1																1
	Victor da Costa	Southern United			1																1
	Bill Robertson	Team Wellington			1																1
	Federico Marquez	WaiBOP United			1																1
	Michael Gwyther	Team Wellington			1																1
	Sam O'Regan	WaiBOP United				1															1
	Chad Coombes	WaiBOP United				1															1
	Clayton Lewis	Wanderers SC				1															1
	Adam Dickinson	Waitakere United				1															1
	Mario Hoffman	Canterbury United				1															1
	Cory Chettleburgh	Team Wellington				1															1
	Aaron Spain	Canterbury United				1															1

Goal scored from penalty kick Team had a bye in this round

*Goals were scored in matches that were rescheduled.

Own goals

Player	Team	Opposition	Round
Harry Morton	Hawke's Bay United	Auckland City	1
Brock Messenger	Wanderers SC	Wellington Phoenix	2
Unknown	Wanderers SC	Hawke's Bay United	3

Discipline

The 'total' column is based on 1 point for a yellow card, 2 points for two yellows equalling red, and 3 points for a straight red card.
As of end of round 3, 16 November 2014

Team				Total
Auckland City	6	0	0	6
Hawke's Bay United	5	0	0	5
Team Wellington	6	0	0	6
Waitakere United	5	0	0	5
Wanderers SC	5	0	0	5
WaiBOP United	0	0	1	3
Wellington Phoenix	1	1	0	3
Canterbury United	3	0	0	3
Southern United	1	0	0	1

References

^ ^a ^b Smith, Tony. "Team by team appraisal". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
^ "Brett Angell appointed Head Coach of Hawke's Bay". Hawke's Bay United Football. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
^ Hepburn, Steve (20 June 2014). "Fridge coaching Southern United". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
^ "Hedge appointed coach of the reserve side". Wellington Phoenix FC. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
^ "2014-15 ASB Premiership Draw" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |1=, |2=, and |3= (help)
^ "2014-15 fixtures and results". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 14 November 2014.

External links

[table_note_res_ASB0.16280289001893-5] The second OFC Champions League spot will be awarded to the team who wins the grand final, or the league runner-up if the premiers also win the grand final

[Grounds_&_Managers-1] Smith, Tony. "Team by team appraisal". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 3 November 2014.

[Angell-2] "Brett Angell appointed Head Coach of Hawke's Bay". Hawke's Bay United Football. Retrieved 12 November 2014.

[Fridge-3] Hepburn, Steve (20 June 2014). "Fridge coaching Southern United". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 12 November 2014.

[Hedge-4] "Hedge appointed coach of the reserve side". Wellington Phoenix FC. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.

[6] "2014-15 ASB Premiership Draw" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters: |1=, |2=, and |3= (help)

[1-7] "2014-15 fixtures and results". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 14 November 2014.

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