2008–09 New Zealand Football Championship

NZFC 2008-09
League New Zealand Football Championship
Sport Association football
Duration 2008-2009
Number of teams 8
NZFC season
Champions Auckland City FC
Premiers Waitakere United
Top scorer Luis Corrales (12)
Youth League
Champions Auckland City FC
NZFC seasons
← 2007-08

2009-10 →

The NZFC 2008-09 season is the fifth season of the New Zealand Football Championship competition.

The previous seasons champion, Waitakere United, and second-ranked club Auckland City FC will also be competing in the 2008-09 O-League which will run alongside the NZFC season.

Contents

Changes for 2008/09

Team locations

Participating clubs

Club Name Home City Stadium 2008-09 Placing Notes
Auckland City FC Auckland Kiwitea Street 2nd 2008-09 Championship
O-League 2009-10
Canterbury United Christchurch English Park 8th 2008-09 Wooden Spoon
Hawke's Bay United Napier Bluewater Stadium 5th
Otago United Dunedin Sunnyvale Park 7th
Team Wellington Wellington Newtown Park 4th Lost in semifinals to Waitakere United
Waikato FC Ngaruawahia Centennial Park 6th
Waitakere United Waitakere City Douglas Field 1st 2008-09 Premiership
O-League 2009-10
YoungHeart Manawatu Palmerston North Memorial Park 3rd Lost in semi-finals to Auckland City FC

2008-09 Season Standings

Position Team Played Won Drawn Lost F A GD Points
1 Waitakere United 14 10 3 1 30 12 +18 33
2 Auckland City 14 8 1 5 27 15 +12 25
3 YoungHeart Manawatu 14 7 2 5 22 19 +3 23
4 Team Wellington 14 7 2 5 28 28 0 23
5 Hawke's Bay United 14 7 1 6 24 17 +7 22
6 Waikato 14 6 1 7 19 22 -3 19
7 Otago United 14 2 2 10 16 32 -16 8
8 Canterbury United 14 2 2 10 11 32 -21 8

Competition Schedule

Round 1

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
Canterbury United 0 – 1 YoungHeart Manawatu November 8, 2008 English Park (Report)
Auckland City FC 2 – 0 Otago United November 9, 2008 Kiwitea Street (Report)
Hawke's Bay United 2 – 1 Waikato FC November 9, 2008 Bluewater Stadium (Report)
Team Wellington 2 – 4 Waitakere United November 9, 2008 Newtown Park (Report)

Round 2

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
Waikato FC 1 – 3 Auckland City FC November 15, 2008 Centennial Park (Report)
YoungHeart Manawatu 3 – 0 Team Wellington November 15, 2008 Memorial Park (Report)
Otago United 2 – 1 Canterbury United November 15, 2008 Sunnyvale Park (Report)
Hawke's Bay United 0 – 1 Waitakere United November 16, 2009 Douglas Field (Report)

Round 3

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
Hawke's Bay United 1 – 2 Team Wellington November 23, 2008 Bluewater Stadium (Report)
Otago United 2 – 3 YoungHeart Manawatu November 23, 2008 Sunnyvale Park (Report)
Canterbury United 0 – 1 Waikato FC November 23, 2008 English Park (Report)
Auckland City FC 1 – 2 Waitakere United November 26, 2008 Kiwitea Street (Report)

Round 4

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
YoungHeart Manawatu 1 – 2 Hawke's Bay United November 29, 2008 Memorial Park (Report)
Waitakere United 1 – 1 Canterbury United November 29, 2008 Douglas Field (Report)
Team Wellington 2 – 1 Auckland City FC November 29, 2008 Newtown Park (Report)
Waikato FC 3 – 1 Otago United November 30, 2008 Centennial Park (Report)

Round 5

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
Auckland City FC 3 – 1 Hawke's Bay United December 6, 2008 Kiwitea Street (Report)
Waikato FC 2 – 0 YoungHeart Manawatu December 7, 2008 Centennial Park (Report)
Canterbury United 2 – 2 Team Wellington December 7, 2008 English Park (Report)
Otago United 2 – 3 Waitakere United February 22, 2009 Sunnyvale Park (Report)

Round 6

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
Hawke's Bay United 1 – 2 Canterbury United December 14, 2008 Bluewater Stadium (Report)
Team Wellington 1 – 0 Otago United December 14, 2008 Newtown Park (Report)
Waitakere United 2 – 0 Waikato FC January 26, 2009 Douglas Field (Report)
YoungHeart Manawatu 0 – 0 Auckland City FC February 21, 2009 Memorial Park (Report)

Round 7

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
Waitakere United 3 – 0 YoungHeart Manawatu December 21, 2008 Douglas Field (Report)
Waikato FC 2 – 0 Team Wellington December 21, 2008 Centennial Park (Report)
Otago United 1 – 3 Hawke's Bay United December 21, 2008 Sunnyvale Park (Report)
Canterbury United 2 – 1 Auckland City FC December 21, 2008 English Park (Report)

Round 8

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
YoungHeart Manawatu 4 – 0 Canterbury United January 10, 2009 Memorial Park (Report)
Waikato FC 0 – 1 Hawke's Bay United January 11, 2009 Centennial Park (Report)
Waitakere United 2 – 0 Team Wellington January 11, 2009 Douglas Field (Report)
Otago United 0 – 1 Auckland City FC January 11, 2009 Sunnyvale Park (Report)

Round 9

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
Auckland City FC 3 – 0 Waikato FC January 17, 2009 Kiwitea Street (Report)
Waitakere United 0 – 0 Hawke's Bay United January 18, 2009 Douglas Field (Report)
Team Wellington 3 – 2 YoungHeart Manawatu January 18, 2009 Newtown Park (Report)
Canterbury United 1 – 2 Otago United January 18, 2009 English Park (Report)

Round 10

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
YoungHeart Manawatu 2 – 0 Otago United January 24, 2009 Memorial Park (Report)
Waitakere United 4 – 2 Auckland City FC January 24, 2009 Douglas Field (Report)
Waikato FC 3 – 1 Canterbury United January 24, 2009 Centennial Park (Report)
Team Wellington 2 – 5 Hawke's Bay United January 25, 2009 Newtown Park (Report)

Round 11

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
Auckland City FC 1 – 3 Team Wellington January 31, 2009 Kiwitea Street (Report)
Hawke's Bay United 2 – 3 YoungHeart Manawatu February 1, 2009 Bluewater Stadium (Report)
Otago United 3 – 3 Waikato FC February 1, 2009 Sunnyvale Park (Report)
Canterbury United 0 – 2 Waitakere United February 1, 2009 English Park (Report)

Round 12

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
Waitakere United 3 – 0 Otago United February 6, 2009 Douglas Field (Report)
Hawke's Bay United 0 – 1 Auckland City FC February 6, 2009 Bluewater Stadium (Report)
YoungHeart Manawatu 1 – 0 Waikato FC February 14, 2009 Memorial Park (Report)
Team Wellington 3 – 1 Canterbury United February 22, 2009 Newtown Park (Report)

Round 13

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
Auckland City FC 3 – 0 YoungHeart Manawatu February 8, 2009 Kiwitea Street (Report)
Waikato FC 2 – 1 Waitakere United February 8, 2009 Centennial Park (Report)
Otago United 2 – 4 Team Wellington February 8, 2009 Sunnyvale Park (Report)
Canterbury United 0 – 4 Hawke's Bay United February 8, 2009 English Park (Report)

Round 14

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
Auckland City FC 5 – 0 Canterbury United March 1, 2009 Kiwitea Street (Report)
YoungHeart Manawatu 2 – 2 Waitakere United March 1, 2009 Memorial Park (Report)
Hawke's Bay United 2 – 0 Otago United March 1, 2009 Bluewater Stadium (Report)
Team Wellington 4 – 1 Waikato FC March 1, 2009 Newtown Park (Report)

Semi-Final - 1st Leg

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
Team Wellington 0 – 1 Waitakere United March 14, 2009 Newtown Park (Report)
YoungHeart Manawatu 3 – 1 Auckland City FC March 15, 2009 Memorial Park (Report)

Semi-Final - 2nd Leg

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
Waitakere United 5 – 0
(agg. 6 – 0)
Team Wellington March 21, 2009 Douglas Field (Report)
Auckland City FC 3 – 0
(agg. 4 – 3)
YoungHeart Manawatu March 22, 2009 Kiwitea Street (Report)

Grand final

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
Waitakere United 1-2 Auckland City FC March 29, 2009 Douglas Field (Report)

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