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2018–19 New Zealand Football Championship

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ISPS Handa Premiership
Season2018–19
ChampionsEastern Suburbs
PremiersAuckland City
OFC Champions LeagueAuckland City
Eastern Suburbs
Matches played89
Goals scored343 (3.85 per match)
Top goalscorerCallum McCowatt (18 goals)
All statistics correct as of 31 March 2018.

The 2018–19 New Zealand Football Championship season (currently known as the ISPS Handa Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the fifteenth season of the NZFC since its establishment in 2004. Ten teams competed in the competition with Auckland City and Team Wellington representing the ISPS Handa Premiership in the 2019 OFC Champions League after finishing Champions and Premiers (Auckland City) and runner-up (Team Wellington) respectively in the 2017–18 competition.

Clubs

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Team Location Stadium Capacity Manager Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Auckland City Auckland Kiwitea Street 3,250 Spain Ramon Tribulietx[1] Kappa Trillian Trust Inc (Front) Carters (Back)
Canterbury United Christchurch English Park 9,000 New Zealand Willy Gerdsen[2] Nike Robbie's Bar and Bistro
Eastern Suburbs Auckland Riverhills Park 5,000 New Zealand Danny Hay[3] Lilywhites Winger Motors
Hamilton Wanderers Hamilton Porritt Stadium 5,000 New Zealand Ricki Herbert[4] Kelme The Soccer Shop
Hawke's Bay United Napier Bluewater Stadium 5,000 England Brett Angell[5] Adidas Thirsty Whale
Southern United Dunedin Sunnyvale Park 1,000 Republic of Ireland Paul O'Reilly[6] Lotto Sport Italia Freshwater Solutions
Tasman United Nelson Trafalgar Park 18,000 England Andy Hedge[7] Nike Nelson Pine LVL (Front) Sprig & Fern (Back)
Team Wellington Wellington David Farrington Park 2,250 England José Figueira[8] Nike Stonewood Homes
Waitakere United Auckland The Trusts Arena 4,900 New Zealand Chris Milicich Lotto Sport Italia Mitre 10 Mega - Henderson (Front) Heritage Hotels (Back)
Wellington Phoenix Wellington Porirua Park 1,900 England Paul Temple[9] Adidas Huawei

Regular season

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Auckland City 18 17 1 0 46 18 +28 52 Qualification to OFC Champions League group stage and Finals series
2 Eastern Suburbs (C) 18 13 1 4 53 16 +37 40
3 Canterbury United 18 10 4 4 34 29 +5 34[a] Qualification to Finals series
4 Team Wellington 18 10 4 4 43 25 +18 34[a]
5 Southern United 18 6 5 7 24 30 −6 23
6 Hamilton Wanderers 18 5 2 11 34 44 −10 17[b]
7 Hawke's Bay United 18 4 5 9 38 55 −17 17[b]
8 Tasman United 18 3 5 10 22 36 −14 14
9 Waitakere United 18 4 1 13 29 46 −17 13
10 Wellington Phoenix Reserves 18 3 2 13 22 46 −24 11
Source: NZ Football
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head results: Team Wellington 1–1 Canterbury United, Canterbury United 2–1 Team Wellington.
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head results: Hawke's Bay United 0–2 Hamilton Wanderers, Hamilton Wanderers 4–4 Hawke's Bay United.

Positions by round

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Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021
Auckland City113321111111111111111
Canterbury United255556565543433444433
Eastern Suburbs221133333222222222222
Hamilton Wanderers234444444455555666666
Hawke's Bay United2106889876666667777777
Southern United267677657777776555555
Tasman United278998999999988899998
Team Wellington1042212222334344333344
Waitakere United289765788888899988889
Wellington Phoenix299101010101010101010101010101010101010
Leader and qualification to OFC Champions League Group stage
Qualification to Finals series
Updated to match(es) played on Completed. Source: NZ Football

Notes:

  • The match between Southern United and Auckland City in Round 3 was abandoned at 0–0 after 47 minutes due to the pitch becoming unplayable, it will be rescheduled for 14 February 2019.[10]
  • Waitakere United were tied with Wellington Phoenix Reserves at the end of Round 3 in last place.
  • The match between Canterbury United and Tasman United was cancelled due to the Christchurch mosque shootings and awarded as a 0–0 draw.[11]

Fixtures and results

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The 2018–19 season sees every team play the other both home and away. With the finals series being played at the end of March 2019[12]

Round 1

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14 October 2018 Charity Cup Auckland City 4–3 Team Wellington Auckland
Sunday, 16:35 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Kiwitea Street
Referee: Cory Mills

Round 2

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20 October 2018 Eastern Suburbs 5–0 Hawke's Bay United Auckland
Saturday, 16:00 NZDT
Report Stadium: Madills Farm
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley
21 October 2018 Canterbury United 1–0 Southern United Christchurch
Sunday, 13:00 NZDT
  • Liddicoat 36'
Report Stadium: English Park
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh
21 October 2018 Hamilton Wanderers 3–1 Waitakere United Hamilton
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Porritt Stadium
Referee: Cory Mills
21 October 2018 Auckland City 3–1 Tasman United Auckland
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Kiwitea Street
Referee: Calvin Berg
21 October 2018 Wellington Phoenix Reserves 1–4 Team Wellington Wellington
Sunday, 14:10 NZDT
  • Harris 20'
Report
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Referee: Ben O'Connell

Round 3

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28 October 2018 Hawke's Bay United 2–2 Canterbury United Napier
Sunday, 13:00 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Bluewater Stadium
Referee: Nick Waldron
14 February 2019 Southern United 1–1 Auckland City Dunedin
Thursday, 16:00 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Caledonian Ground
Referee: Cory Mills
28 October 2018 Tasman United 1–2 Hamilton Wanderers Nelson
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Trafalgar Park
Referee: Ben O'Connell
28 October 2018 Waitakere United 0–3 Team Wellington Auckland
Sunday, 16:35 NZDT Report
Stadium: The Trusts Arena
Referee: Antony Riley

Round 4

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3 November 2018 Wellington Phoenix Reserves 1–5 Waitakere United Wellington
Saturday, 16:45 NZDT
  • Harris 55'
Report Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Referee: Calvin Berg
4 November 2018 Hamilton Wanderers 0–1 Southern United Hamilton
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT Report
Stadium: Porritt Stadium
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley
4 November 2018 Auckland City 2–1 Hawke's Bay United Auckland
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT Report Stadium: Kiwitea Street
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh
4 November 2018 Canterbury United 1–3 Eastern Suburbs Christchurch
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT
Report
Stadium: English Park
Referee: Antony Riley
4 November 2018 Team Wellington 2–0 Tasman United Wellington
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT
Report Stadium: David Farrington Park
Referee: Matthew Conger

Round 5

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11 November 2018 Hawke's Bay United 0–2 Hamilton Wanderers Napier
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT Report
Stadium: Bluewater Stadium
Referee: Ben O'Connell
11 November 2018 Team Wellington 3–1 Southern United Wellington
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT Report Stadium: David Farrington Park
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh
11 November 2018 Waitakere United 3–0 Tasman United Auckland
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT
Report Stadium: The Trusts Arena
Referee: Peter Linney
11 November 2018 Wellington Phoenix Reserves 2–3 Canterbury United Wellington
Sunday, 15:00 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Newtown Park
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley
11 November 2018 Eastern Suburbs 0–1 Auckland City Auckland
Sunday, 16:35 NZDT Report Stadium: Riverhills Park
Referee: Nick Waldron

Round 6

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18 November 2018 Hamilton Wanderers 0–2 Eastern Suburbs Cambridge
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT Report
Stadium: John Kerkhof Park
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh
18 November 2018 Auckland City 4–1 Canterbury United Auckland
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Kiwitea Street
Referee: Peter Linney
18 November 2018 Tasman United 3–2 Wellington Phoenix Reserves Nelson
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT Report
Stadium: Trafalgar Park
Referee: Antony Riley
18 November 2018 Team Wellington 2–2 Hawke's Bay United Wellington
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT Report
Stadium: David Farrington Park
Referee: Allan Wilson
18 November 2018 Waitakere United 1–1 Southern United Auckland
Sunday, 16:35 NZDT
Report Stadium: The Trusts Arena
Referee: Ben O'Connell

Round 7

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25 November 2018 Southern United 3–1 Tasman United Dunedin
Sunday, 13:00 NZDT
Report Stadium: Sunnyvale Park
Referee: Peter Linney
25 November 2018 Hawke's Bay United 4–0 Waitakere United Napier
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT
Report Stadium: Bluewater Stadium
Referee: Cory Mills
25 November 2018 Canterbury United 3–3 Hamilton Wanderers Christchurch
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT
Report
Stadium: English Park
Referee: Calvin Berg
25 November 2018 Eastern Suburbs 1–2 Team Wellington Auckland
Sunday, 16:35 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Riverhills Park
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley

Round 8

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1 December 2018 Team Wellington 1–1 Canterbury United Wellington
Saturday, 14:00 NZDT
  • Liddicoat 45' (o.g.)
Report
Stadium: David Farrington Park
Referee: Nick Waldron
1 December 2018 Waitakere United 0–2 Eastern Suburbs Auckland
Saturday, 14:00 NZDT Report
Stadium: McLennan Park
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh
2 December 2018 Tasman United 2–4 Hawke's Bay United Nelson
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT Report
Stadium: Trafalgar Park
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley
2 December 2018 Wellington Phoenix Reserves 1–2 Southern United Wellington
Sunday, 15:00 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Newtown Park
Referee: Antony Riley
2 December 2018 Hamilton Wanderers 0–1 Auckland City Hamilton
Sunday, 16:35 NZDT Report Stadium: Porritt Stadium
Referee: Peter Linney

Round 9

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9 December 2018 Hawke's Bay United 3–2 Southern United Napier
Sunday, 13:00 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Bluewater Stadium
Referee: Nick Waldron
9 December 2018 Canterbury United 2–1 Waitakere United Christchurch
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT
Report
Stadium: English Park
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley
9 December 2018 Eastern Suburbs 0–0 Tasman United Auckland
Sunday, 16:35 NZDT Report Stadium: Riverhills Park
Referee: Peter Linney

Round 10

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16 December 2018 Hawke's Bay United 1–4 Eastern Suburbs Napier
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT Report Stadium: Bluewater Stadium
Referee: Cory Mills
16 December 2018 Southern United 0–1 Canterbury United Dunedin
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT Report
Stadium: Tahuna Park
Referee: Antony Riley
16 December 2018 Tasman United 1–3 Auckland City Nelson
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT Report
Stadium: Trafalgar Park
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh
16 December 2018 Waitakere United 3–4 Hamilton Wanderers Auckland
Sunday, 16:35 NZDT
Report
Stadium: The Trusts Arena
Referee: Nick Waldron

Round 11

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6 January 2019 Hawke's Bay United 4–1 Wellington Phoenix Reserves Napier
Sunday, 13:00 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Bluewater Stadium
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh
6 January 2019 Southern United 1–6 Eastern Suburbs Dunedin
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Forsyth Barr Stadium
Referee: Calvin Berg
6 January 2019 Waitakere United 0–2 Auckland City Auckland
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT Report
Stadium: The Trusts Arena
Referee: Cory Mills
6 January 2019 Team Wellington 2–1 Hamilton Wanderers Wellington
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT Report
Stadium: David Farrington Park
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley
6 January 2019 Canterbury United 1–0 Tasman United Christchurch
Sunday, 16:35 NZDT
Report Stadium: English Park
Referee: Nick Waldron

Round 12

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12 January 2019 Wellington Phoenix Reserves 0–4 Eastern Suburbs Wellington
Saturday, 16:45 NZDT Report
Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Referee: Allan Wilson
13 January 2019 Hamilton Wanderers 2–3 Tasman United Auckland
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Centre Park
Referee: Peter Linney
13 January 2019 Auckland City 2–1 Southern United Auckland
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT
Report Stadium: Kiwitea Street
Referee: Antony Riley
13 January 2019 Canterbury United 5–2 Hawke's Bay United Christchurch
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT
Report Stadium: English Park
Referee: Calvin Berg
13 January 2019 Team Wellington 1–2 Waitakere United Wellington
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT
  • Molloy 90+4'
Report
Stadium: David Farrington Park
Referee: Nick Waldron

Round 13

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20 January 2019 Tasman United 2–2 Team Wellington Blenheim
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Lansdowne Park

Round 14

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Round 15

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3 February 2019 Hawke's Bay United 3–6 Team Wellington Napier
Sunday, 13:00 NZDT Report
Stadium: Bluewater Stadium
3 February 2019 Eastern Suburbs 5–1 Hamilton Wanderers Auckland
Sunday, 16:35 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Riverhills Park

Round 16

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10 February 2019 Team Wellington 3–1 Eastern Suburbs Wellington
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT
Report Stadium: David Farrington Park

Round 17

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17 February 2019 Tasman United 1–2 Southern United Nelson
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Trafalgar Park

Round 18

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Round 19

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2 March 2019 Eastern Suburbs 5–1 Waitakere United Auckland
Saturday, 16:00 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Riverhills Park

Round 20

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10 March 2019 Tasman United 1–3 Eastern Suburbs Nelson
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Trafalgar Park

Round 21

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17 March 2019 Auckland City 5–2 Waitakere United Auckland
Sunday, 16:35 NZDT
Report
Stadium: Kiwitea Street

* The match between Canterbury United and Tasman United was cancelled due to the Christchurch mosque shootings and awarded as a 0–0 draw.[11]

Finals series

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Semi-finals

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Auckland City1–3Team Wellington
Report
Referee: Antony Riley

Grand final

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Eastern Suburbs3–0[13]Team Wellington
Report
Eastern Suburbs
Team Wellington
GK 1 Andrew Withers
DF 16 Dominic Wooldridge downward-facing red arrow 89'
DF 3 Kelvin Kalua downward-facing red arrow 90'
DF 4 Nando Pijnaker
MF 15 Dalton Wilkins Yellow card 76'
MF 7 Tim Payne (c)
MF 6 Harry Edge
MF 8 Owen Parker-Price
FW 14 Elijah Just downward-facing red arrow 81'
FW 10 Andre de Jong
FW 9 Callum McCowatt 7', 36', 58'
Substitutes:
GK 21 Justin Biega
DF 2 Alex Clayton
DF 5 Adam Thomas
MF 23 Campbell Strong upward-facing green arrow 89'
MF 17 Michael Built upward-facing green arrow 90'
MF 12 Kingsley Sinclair
FW 11 Mohammed Awad upward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager:
Danny Hay
GK 1 Scott Basalaj
DF 11 Bill Robertson downward-facing red arrow 51'
DF 4 Mario Ilich
DF 16 Taylor Schrijvers
MF 14 Jack-Henry Sinclair
MF 17 Alex Palezević
MF 12 Andy Bevin (c) Yellow card 38'
MF 18 Aaron Clapham downward-facing red arrow 54'
MF 15 Joel Stevens downward-facing red arrow 51'
FW 10 Nathanael Hailemariam
FW 16 Angus Kilkolly
Substitutes:
GK 22 Marcel Kampman
DF 3 Adam Mitchell
MF 7 Eric Molloy upward-facing green arrow 51'
MF 8 Henry Cameron
MF 13 Daniel Mulholland upward-facing green arrow 54'
FW 19 Ross Allen upward-facing green arrow 51'
Manager:
José Figueira

Steve Sumner Trophy:
Callum McCowatt

Statistics

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As of 17 March 2019

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals
1 New Zealand Callum McCowatt Eastern Suburbs 18
2 New Zealand Andre de Jong Eastern Suburbs 16
England Sam Mason-Smith Hawke's Bay United
4 Republic of Ireland Garbhan Coughlan Southern United 13
5 Uruguay Martín Bueno Hamilton Wanderers 12
6 England Stephen Hoyle Canterbury United 10
Papua New Guinea Tommy Semmy Hamilton Wanderers
8 Spain Javier López Auckland City 8
Syria Ahmed Othman Tasman United
New Zealand Ben Waine Wellington Phoenix Reserves
New Zealand Hamish Watson Team Wellington

Hat-tricks

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Player For Against Result Date Ref
Italy Martín Bueno Hamilton Wanderers Waitakere United 4–3 16 December 2018 [14]
England Sam Mason-Smith Hawke's Bay United Wellington Phoenix Reserves 4–1 6 January 2019 [15]
New Zealand Callum McCowatt Eastern Suburbs Wellington Phoenix Reserves 4–0 12 January 2019 [16]
Republic of Ireland Garbhan Coughlan Southern United Hamilton Wanderers 3–1 19 January 2019 [17]
New Zealand Alex Connor-McLean Waitakere United Hawke's Bay United 7–2 24 February 2019 [18]
New Zealand Andre de Jong Eastern Suburbs Waitakere United 5–1 3 March 2019 [19]
New Zealand Callum McCowatt Eastern Suburbs Team Wellington 3–0 31 March 2019 [20]

Own goals

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Player Club Against Round
Jordan Vale Auckland City Tasman United 2
Sean Liddicoat Canterbury United Eastern Suburbs 4
Sean Liddicoat Canterbury United Team Wellington 8
Boyd Curry Wellington Phoenix Reserves Southern United 8
Erik Panzer Southern United Auckland City 12
James Hoyle Hamilton Wanderers Hawke's Bay United 14

References

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  1. ^ "Premiership Team Management". Auckland City FC. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Canterbury United". Canterbury United FC. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Ole at Eastern". Eastern Suburbs. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Hamilton Wanderers National League". Hamilton Wanderers. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  5. ^ "About Us". Hawkes Bay United Football. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  6. ^ "2017/18 Squad". Southern United. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  7. ^ "2018 - 19 Tasman United Men's ISPS Handa Premiership Team". Tasman United. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  8. ^ "First Team Staff". Team Wellington. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Academy Staff". Wellington Phoenix FC. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  10. ^ Hyslop, Liam (28 October 2018). "Hamilton Wanderers continue strong start to national league season". Stuff.co.nz.
  11. ^ a b "Canterbury United end regular season ahead of Team Wellington". Stuff.co.nz. 17 March 2019.
  12. ^ "2018/19 ISPS Handa Premiership Draw". NZ Football. Retrieved 11 September 2018.[permanent dead link]
  13. ^ "ISPS Handa Premiership: Live match centre". 10 February 2019.
  14. ^ Hyslop, Liam (16 December 2018). "Auckland City's David Browne returns from skull fracture to bag a brace". Stuff.co.nz.
  15. ^ "Auckland City extend their national league unbeaten streak to 21 matches". Stuff.co.nz. 6 January 2019.
  16. ^ "Hamilton Wanderers and Hawke's Bay United lose ground in national league". Stuff.co.nz. 13 January 2019.
  17. ^ "Eastern Suburbs run rampant as top two go clear in national men's football league". Stuff.co.nz. 20 January 2019.
  18. ^ "Team Wellington, Auckland City make winning starts in OFC Champions League". Stuff.co.nz. 24 February 2019.
  19. ^ "Andre de Jong hat-trick fires Eastern Suburbs closer to home semifinal". Stuff.co.nz. 3 March 2019.
  20. ^ "Callum McCowatt stars as Eastern Suburbs win national men's football league final". Stuff.co.nz. 31 March 2019.
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