2007–08 New Zealand Football Championship
Appearance
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 |
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
League 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 |
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
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' |
Croation 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) |
Croation 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) |