2007–08 New Zealand Football Championship

NZFC 2007-08
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
← 2006–07

2008–09 →

The 2007-08 New Zealand Football Championship season began on 3 November 2007 and ended on 20 April 2008. Waitakere United won both the premiership and the grand final.

Contents

Team locations

Location of teams in the 2007-08 New Zealand Football Championship

2007-08 Season Standings

# Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Waitakere United 21 16 3 2 51 14 37 51
2 Auckland City FC 21 16 2 3 44 16 28 50
3 Team Wellington 21 15 2 4 51 21 30 47
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

3 November 2007
15:00
 Waitakere United 1 – 2 Team Wellington Fred Taylor Park
Referee: Michael Hester
Pearce  62' (Report) Ellensohn  20'
Halstead  89'
3 November 2007
16:00
 Otago United 0 – 2 Waikato FC Carisbrook
Referee: Kevin Stoltenkamp
(Report) Gill  32'
Sinkora  82'
4 November 2007
15:00
 Canterbury United 1 – 3 Hawke's Bay United English Park
Referee: Peter O'Leary
Walker  42' (Report) Brockie  69'
Messam  76'
Birnie  86'
4 November 2007
15:00
 YoungHeart Manawatu 1 – 3 Auckland City FC FMG Stadium
Referee: Peter O'Leary
Nieres  49' (pen) (Report) Little  27', 55', 85'

Round 2

10 November 2007
15:00
 Auckland City FC 2 – 0 Hawke's Bay United Croatian Club
Referee: Michael Hester
Young 55'
Jordan 73'		 (Report)
11 November 2007
14:00
 Waikato FC 0 – 1 Waitakere United Waikato Stadium
Referee: Nick Waldron
(Report) Menapi  69'
11 November 2007
16:00
 Team Wellington 3 – 1 YoungHeart Manawatu Newtown Park
Referee: Peter O'Leary
Little  23',
Ellensohn  40',  80'		 (Report) Rowe  7'
11 November 2007
16:00
 Otago United 0 – 0 Canterbury United Carisbrook
Referee: Matthew Conger
(Report)

Round 3

17 November 2007
17:00
 Hawke's Bay United 0 – 0 YoungHeart Manawatu Bluewater Stadium
Referee: James Thian
(Report)
18 November 2007
14:00
 Waikato FC 1 – 2 Team Wellington Waikato Stadium
Referee: Matthew Conger
Fowler  76' (Report) Barron  23',
Cheriton  41'
18 November 2007
16:00
 Otago United 0 – 2 Auckland City FC Carisbrook
Referee: Christopher Kerr
(Report) Urlovic  4',
Little  8'
18 November 2007
16:00
 Canterbury United 1 – 3 Waitakere United English Park
Referee: Jamie Cross
Scoullar  16',
Pitman  75'		 (Report) Bale  2',
Hay  15',
Pearce  26'

Round 4

25 November 2007
15:00
 YoungHeart Manawatu 6 – 0 Otago United FMG Stadium
Referee: Neil Fox
Watson  23',
Cowan  52',  56',
Robinson  53',
Rowe  64',
Nieres  90'		 (Report)
25 November 2007
15:00
 Auckland City FC 1 – 1 Waitakere United Croatian Club
Referee: Peter O'Leary
Jordan  80' (Report) Totori  56'
25 November 2007
15:00
 Team Wellington 4 – 3 Hawke's Bay United Newtown Park
Referee: Jim Murphy
Howe  26',
Douglas  27',
Halstead  29',
de Gregorio  71',		 (Report) Smith  36',
Fyfe  52',  68'
25 November 2007
16:30
 Canterbury United 1 – 1 Waikato FC English Park
Referee: James Thian
Own Goal  23' (Report) Gill  89' (Penalty kick), pen'

Round 5

1 December 2007
15:00
 Waitakere United 3 – 1 YoungHeart Manawatu Fred Taylor Park
Referee: Chris Kerr
Totori  13', 87',
Bazeley  54'		 (Report) Sandbrook  36'
1 December 2007
16:00
 Otago United 1 – 2 Hawke's Bay United Carisbrook
Referee: Jamie Cross
Wheeler  31' (Report) Brockie  2',
Wilson  88'
2 December 2007
16:00
 Waikato FC 2 – 3 Auckland City FC Waikato Stadium
Referee: Nick Waldron
Gill  47' (Penalty kick), pen',
Wilkinson  67'		 (Report) Little  11',  85' (Penalty kick), pen',
Sigmund  31'
2 December 2007
16:00
 Canterbury United 0 – 1 Team Wellington English Park
Referee: Matthew Conger
(Report) Patrick  21'

Round 6

8 December 2007
14:00
 Auckland City FC 4 – 1 YoungHeart Manawatu Croation Club
Referee: Stephen Fletcher
Sigmund  62',
Jordan  70',
Lee  77',
Campbell  80'		 (Report) Sanbrook  13',
Cowan  82'
8 December 2007
17:00
 Hawke's Bay United 2 – 1 Canterbury United Bluewater Stadium
Referee: Neil Fox
Fyfe  3',
Wilson  30'		 (Report) Walker  26'
9 December 2007
14:00
 Waikato FC 3 – 1 Otago United Waikato Stadium
Referee: Mike Hester
Simpkins  80',
Gill  80',  80' (pen)		 (Report) Lang  90+2'
23 December 2007
16:00
 Team Wellington 1 – 5 Waitakere United Newtown Park
Referee: Neil Fox
Patrick  43' (Report) Pearce  6',  45',  46' (pen),
Perry  40',
Edwards  87'

Round 7

15 December 2007
1:00
 Waitakere United 4 – 0 Otago United Fred Taylor Park
Referee: James Thian
Menapi  65',  73',
Butler  81',
Koprivcic  90+1'		 (Report)
15 December 2007
18:00
 Team Wellington 1 – 1 Auckland City FC Newtown Park
Referee: James Thian
Patrick  16' (Report) Anello  51'
16 December 2007
14:00
 Waikato FC 1 – 1 Hawke's Bay United Waikato Stadium
Referee: Stephen Fletcher
Gill  87' (pen) (Report) Henslee  19'
16 December 2007
16:00
 YoungHeart Manawatu 3 – 2 Canterbury United FMG Stadium
Referee: Kevin Stolenkamp
Robinson  7',  59',
Sandbrook  73'		 (Report) Faichnie  42',
Payne  77'

Round 8

5 January 2008
15:00
 Otago United 2 – 0 Canterbury United Carisbrook
Referee: Michael Hester
Severs  55',
Alvino  64'		 (Report)
5 January 2008
16:00
 Waitakere United 2 – 0 Waikato FC Fred Taylor Park
Referee: James Thian
Own Goal  13',
Totori  32'		 (Report)
5 January 2008
17:00
 Hawke's Bay United 0 – 1 Auckland City FC Bluewater Stadium
Referee: Matt Conger
(Report) Sigmund  17',
Matthews  79',
Uhlmann  82'
6 January 2008
15:00
 YoungHeart Manawatu 0 – 8 Team Wellington FMG Stadium
Referee: Kevin Stolenkamp
(Report) Little  5',  20',  72'
Coralles  16',  53',  60',
Ellensohn  52',
Wilson  62',

Round 9

19 January 2008
16:00
 Auckland City FC 3 – 0 Otago United Croation Club
Referee: Kevin Stoltenkamp
Kumar  20',
Young  70',
Coombes  75'		 (Report)
20 January 2008
15:00
 YoungHeart Manawatu 1 – 3 Hawke's Bay United FMG Stadium
Referee: Neil Fox
Nieres  45+1',
Quasnar  85',		 (Report) Parkin  52',
Fyfe  56 ',
Smith  79',
20 January 2008
16:00
 Canterbury United 1 – 9 Waitakere United English Park
Referee: Antony Riley
Payne  90+1', (Report) Hayne  11',  79',
Totori  36',  78',
Hay  43',
Perry  56',
Koprivcic  70',
Menapi  85',
Pearce  88'
20 January 2008
16:00
 Team Wellington 2 – 0 Waikato FC Newtown Park
Referee: James Thian
Gulley  58',
de Gregorio  60',		 (Report)

Round 10

26 January 2008
13:00
 Waikato FC 3 – 1 Canterbury United Waikato Stadium
Waita  18',
Holloway  33',  36'		 (Report) McDermott  55'
26 January 2008
16:00
 Otago United 0 – 0 YoungHeart Manawatu Carisbrook
Referee: Steve Fletcher
(Report)
26 January 2008
16:00
 Waitakere United 2 – 0 Auckland City FC Fred Taylor Park
Referee: Michael Hester
Seaman  9',
Totori  33'		 (Report) Coombes  51'
26 January 2008
17:00
 Hawke's Bay United 2 – 2 Team Wellington Bluewater Stadium
Referee: Kevin Stolenkamp
Messam  26',  57' (Report) Benicio  12',
Ellensohn  72'

Round 11

2 February 2008
15:00
 Team Wellington 3 – 0 Canterbury United Porirua Park, Porirua
Referee: Peter O'Leary
Little,  47', 77', 82' (Report)
2 February 2008
16:00
 Auckland City FC 2 – 0 Waikato FC Croatian Club
Referee: Neil Fox
Young,  19'
Lee,  39'		 (Report)
2 February 2008
17:00
 Hawke's Bay United 3 – 0 Otago United Bluewater Stadium
Referee: Nick Waldron
Messam  13',
Brockie  88'
Taylor  89'		 (Report) Own Goal  16'
3 February 2008
15:00
 YoungHeart Manawatu 3 – 2 Waitakere United FMG Stadium
Referee: Antony Riley
Nieres  61',  72'
Cowan  90+1'		 (Report) Totori  26',
Koprivcic  52'

Round 12

6 February 2008
14:00
 Otago United 1 – 1 Waitakere United Carisbrook
6 February 2008
15:00
 Canterbury United 2 – 3 YoungHeart Manawatu English Park
6 February 2008
15:00
 Auckland City FC 2 – 0 Team Wellington Croatian Club
6 February 2008
17:00
 Hawke's Bay United 0 – 0 Waikato FC Bluewater Stadium

Round 13

19 February 2008
16:00
 Waitakere United 5 – 0 Hawke's Bay United Fred Taylor Park
10 February 2008
14:00
 Waikato FC 3 – 2 YoungHeart Manawatu Waikato Stadium
10 February 2008
15:00
 Team Wellington 1 – 0 Otago United Newtown Park
10 February 2008
16:00
 Canterbury United 1 – 2 Auckland City FC English Park

Round 14

13 January 2008
16:00[1]
 Team Wellington 0 – 1 Waitakere United Newtown Park
Referee: Peter O'Leary
 71' Birch (Report)
16 February 2008
15:00
 Auckland City FC 4 – 1 YoungHeart Manawatu Croatian Club
16 February 2008
14:00
 Waikato FC 0 – 2 Otago United Links Ave, Tauranga
17 February 2008
15:00
 Canterbury United – Hawke's Bay United English Park

Round 15

23 February 2008
16:00
 Auckland City FC 4 – 1 Canterbury United Croatian Club
23 February 2008
17:00
 Hawke's Bay United 0 – 1 Waitakere United Bluewater Stadium
24 February 2008
14:00
 Otago United 0 – 5 Team Wellington Carisbrook
10 February 2008
15:00
 YoungHeart Manawatu 0 – 1 Waikato FC FMG Stadium

Round 16

1 March 2008
16:00
 Waitakere United 2 – 0 Waikato FC North Harbour Stadium, North Shore City
2 March 2008
15:00
 YoungHeart Manawatu 0 – 4 Team Wellington FMG Stadium
2 March 2008
16:00
 Canterbury United 2 – 0 Otago United English Park
2 March 2008
17:00
 Hawke's Bay United 2 – 0 Auckland City FC Bluewater Stadium

Round 17

8 March 2008
16:00
 Waitakere United 1 – 0 Canterbury United North Harbour Stadium, North Shore City
8 March 2008
16:00
 Team Wellington 2 – 0 Waikato FC Newtown Park
9 March 2008
15:00
 YoungHeart Manawatu 2 – 3 Hawke's Bay United FMG Stadium
9 March 2008
15:00
 Auckland City FC 2 – 0 Otago United Croatian Club

Round 18

15 March 2008
16:00
 Otago United 1 – 0 YoungHeart Manawatu Carisbrook
15 March 2008
16:00
 Waitakere United 1 – 0 Auckland City FC Douglas Field
15 March 2008
17:00
 Hawke's Bay United 0 – 3 Team Wellington Bluewater Stadium
16 March 2008
13:00
 Waikato FC 1 – 1 Canterbury United Links Ave, Tauranga

Round 19

22 March 2008
16:00
 Auckland City FC 2 – 0 Waikato FC Kiwitea Street
Referee: Antony Riley
22 March 2008
17:00
 Hawke's Bay United 2 – 1 Otago United Bluewater Stadium
23 March 2008
16:00
 YoungHeart Manawatu 1 – 2 Waitakere United Memorial Park
23 March 2008
16:00
 Team Wellington 2 – 0 Canterbury United Newtown Park

Round 20

13 January 2008
16:00[1]
 Canterbury United 0 – 3 Auckland City FC English Park
Referee: Neil Fox
(Report) Little  13',
Young  56',  82'
29 March 2008
16:00
 Waitakere United 2 – 0 Hawke's Bay United Douglas Field
30 March 2008
14:00
 Waikato FC 4 – 5 YoungHeart Manawatu Links Ave, Tauranga
30 March 2008
15:00
 Team Wellington 3 – 1 Otago United Newtown Park

Round 21

6 April 2008
15:00
 Otago United 2 – 2 Waitakere United Caledonian Ground
6 April 2008
15:00
 YoungHeart Manawatu 1 – 5 Canterbury United FMG Stadium
6 April 2008
15:00
 Auckland City FC 3 – 2 Team Wellington Kiwitea Street
6 April 2008
15:00
 Hawke's Bay United 2 – 2 Waikato FC Bluewater Stadium

Playoffs

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.

Preliminary Finals

13 April 2008
15:00
 Auckland City FC 3 – 4 Team Wellington Kiwitea Street
Referee: Peter O Leary
Campbell  70'
Chan-Goo  73'
Suri  90+30'		 (Report) Little  24'  90+18'
Halstead  86'  90+26'

Grand final

20 April 2008
15:00
 Waitakere United 2 – 0 Team Wellington Douglas Field
Referee: Mike Hester
Own Goal  45'
Pearce  66'		 (Report)

Notes

  1. ^ a b Match moved forward due to O-League fixture clash
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