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

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.

Team locations

Waikato FC
Canterbury United
Hawke's Bay United
Otago United
Location of teams in the 2007-08 New Zealand Football Championship

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
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

3 November 2007
15:00
Waitakere United 1 – 2 Team Wellington
Pearce  62' (Report) Ellensohn  20'
Halstead  89'
Fred Taylor Park
Referee: Michael Hester

3 November 2007
16:00
Otago United 0 – 2 Waikato FC
(Report) Gill  32'
Sinkora  82'
Carisbrook
Referee: Kevin Stoltenkamp

4 November 2007
15:00
Canterbury United 1 – 3 Hawke's Bay United
Walker  42' (Report) Brockie  69'
Messam  76'
Birnie  86'
English Park
Referee: Peter O'Leary

4 November 2007
15:00
YoungHeart Manawatu 1 – 3 Auckland City FC
Nieres  49' (pen) (Report) Little  27', 55', 85'
FMG Stadium
Referee: Peter O'Leary

Round 2

10 November 2007
15:00
Auckland City FC 2 – 0 Hawke's Bay United
Young 55'
Jordan 73' 		(Report)
Croatian Club
Referee: Michael Hester

11 November 2007
14:00
Waikato FC 0 – 1 Waitakere United
(Report) Menapi  69'
Waikato Stadium
Referee: Nick Waldron

11 November 2007
16:00
Team Wellington 3 – 1 YoungHeart Manawatu
Little  23',
Ellensohn  40',  80' 		(Report) Rowe  7'
Newtown Park
Referee: Peter O'Leary

11 November 2007
16:00
Otago United 0 – 0 Canterbury United
(Report)
Carisbrook
Referee: Matt Conger

Round 3

17 November 2007
17:00
Hawke's Bay United 0 – 0 YoungHeart Manawatu
(Report)
Bluewater Stadium
Referee: James Thian

18 November 2007
14:00
Waikato FC 1 – 2 Team Wellington
Fowler  76' (Report) Barron  23',
Cheriton  41'
Waikato Stadium
Referee: Matt Conger

18 November 2007
16:00
Otago United 0 – 2 Auckland City FC
(Report) Urlovic  4',
Little  8'

18 November 2007
16:00
Canterbury United 1 – 3 Waitakere United
Scoullar  16',
Pitman Red card 75' 		(Report) Bale  2',
Hay  15',
Pearce  26'
English Park
Referee: Jamie Cross

Round 4

25 November 2007
15:00
YoungHeart Manawatu 6 – 0 Otago United
Watson  23',
Cowan  52',  56',
Robinson  53',
Rowe  64',
Nieres  90' 		(Report)
FMG Stadium
Referee: Neil Fox

25 November 2007
15:00
Auckland City FC 1 – 1 Waitakere United
Jordan  80' (Report) Totori  56'
Croatian Club
Referee: Peter O'Leary

25 November 2007
15:00
Team Wellington 4 – 3 Hawke's Bay United
Howe  26',
Douglas  27',
Halstead  29',
de Gregorio  71', 		(Report) Smith  36',
Fyfe  52',  68'
Newtown Park
Referee: Jim Murphy

25 November 2007
16:30
Canterbury United 1 – 1 Waikato FC
Own Goal  23' (Report) Gill  89' (Penalty kick), pen'
English Park
Referee: James Thian

Round 5

1 December 2007
15:00
Waitakere United 3 – 1 YoungHeart Manawatu
Totori  13', 87',
Bazeley  54' 		(Report) Sandbrook  36'
Fred Taylor Park
Referee: Chris Kerr

1 December 2007
16:00
Otago United 1 – 2 Hawke's Bay United
Wheeler  31' (Report) Brockie  2',
Wilson  88'
Carisbrook
Referee: Jamie Cross

2 December 2007
16:00
Waikato FC 2 – 3 Auckland City FC
Gill  47' (Penalty kick), pen',
Wilkinson  67' 		(Report) Little  11',  85' (Penalty kick), pen',
Sigmund  31'
Waikato Stadium
Referee: Nick Waldron

2 December 2007
16:00
Canterbury United 0 – 1 Team Wellington
(Report) Patrick  21'
English Park
Referee: Matt Conger

Round 6

8 December 2007
14:00
Auckland City FC 4 – 1 YoungHeart Manawatu
Sigmund  62',
Jordan  70',
Lee  77',
Campbell  80' 		(Report) Sanbrook  13',
Cowan Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 82'
Croation Club
Referee: Stephen Fletcher

8 December 2007
17:00
Hawke's Bay United 2 – 1 Canterbury United
Fyfe  3',
Wilson  30' 		(Report) Walker  26'
Bluewater Stadium
Referee: Neil Fox

9 December 2007
14:00
Waikato FC 3 – 1 Otago United
Simpkins  80',
Gill  80',  80' (pen) 		(Report) Lang  90+2'
Waikato Stadium
Referee: Mike Hester

23 December 2007
16:00
Team Wellington 1 – 5 Waitakere United
Patrick  43' (Report) Pearce  6',  45',  46' (pen),
Perry  40',
Edwards  87'
Newtown Park
Referee: Neil Fox

Round 7

15 December 2007
1:00
Waitakere United 4 – 0 Otago United
Menapi  65',  73',
Butler  81',
Koprivcic  90+1' 		(Report)
Fred Taylor Park
Referee: James Thian

15 December 2007
18:00
Team Wellington 1 – 1 Auckland City FC
Patrick  16' (Report) Anello  51'
Newtown Park
Referee: James Thian

16 December 2007
14:00
Waikato FC 1 – 1 Hawke's Bay United
Gill  87' (pen) (Report) Henslee  19'
Waikato Stadium
Referee: Stephen Fletcher

16 December 2007
16:00
YoungHeart Manawatu 3 – 2 Canterbury United
Robinson  7',  59',
Sandbrook  73' 		(Report) Faichnie  42',
Payne  77'
FMG Stadium
Referee: Kevin Stolenkamp

Round 8

5 January 2008
15:00
Otago United 2 – 0 Canterbury United
Severs  55',
Alvino  64' 		(Report)
Carisbrook
Referee: Michael Hester

5 January 2008
16:00
Waitakere United 2 – 0 Waikato FC
Own Goal  13',
Totori  32' 		(Report)
Fred Taylor Park
Referee: James Thian

5 January 2008
17:00
Hawke's Bay United 0 – 1 Auckland City FC
(Report) Sigmund  17',
Matthews Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 79',
Uhlmann Red card 82'
Bluewater Stadium
Referee: Matt Conger

6 January 2008
15:00
YoungHeart Manawatu 0 – 8 Team Wellington
(Report) Little  5',  20',  72'
Coralles  16',  53',  60',
Ellensohn  52',
Wilson  62',
FMG Stadium
Referee: Kevin Stolenkamp

Round 9

19 January 2008
16:00
Auckland City FC 3 – 0 Otago United
Kumar  20',
Young  70',
Coombes  75' 		(Report)
Croation Club
Referee: Kevin Stoltenkamp

20 January 2008
15:00
YoungHeart Manawatu 1 – 3 Hawke's Bay United
Nieres  45+1',
Quasnar Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 85', 		(Report) Parkin  52',
Fyfe  56 ',
Smith  79',
FMG Stadium
Referee: Neil Fox

20 January 2008
16:00
Canterbury United 1 – 9 Waitakere United
Payne  90+1', (Report) Hayne  11',  79',
Totori  36',  78',
Hay  43',
Perry  56',
Koprivcic  70',
Menapi  85',
Pearce  88'
English Park
Referee: Antony Riley

20 January 2008
16:00
Team Wellington 2 – 0 Waikato FC
Gulley  58',
de Gregorio  60', 		(Report)
Newtown Park
Referee: James Thian

Round 10

26 January 2008
13:00
Waikato FC 3 – 1 Canterbury United
Waita  18',
Holloway  33',  36' 		(Report) McDermott  55'

26 January 2008
16:00
Otago United 0 – 0 YoungHeart Manawatu
(Report)
Carisbrook
Referee: Steve Fletcher

26 January 2008
16:00
Waitakere United 2 – 0 Auckland City FC
Seaman  9',
Totori  33' 		(Report) Coombes Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 51'
Fred Taylor Park
Referee: Michael Hester

26 January 2008
17:00
Hawke's Bay United 2 – 2 Team Wellington
Messam  26',  57' (Report) Benicio  12',
Ellensohn  72'
Bluewater Stadium
Referee: Kevin Stolenkamp

Round 11

2 February 2008
15:00
Team Wellington 3 – 0 Canterbury United
Little,  47', 77', 82' (Report)
Porirua Park, Porirua
Referee: Peter O'Leary

2 February 2008
16:00
Auckland City FC 2 – 0 Waikato FC
Young,  19'
Lee,  39' 		(Report)
Croatian Club
Referee: Neil Fox

2 February 2008
17:00
Hawke's Bay United 3 – 0 Otago United
Messam  13',
Brockie  88'
Taylor  89' 		(Report) Own Goal  16'
Bluewater Stadium
Referee: Nick Waldron

3 February 2008
15:00
YoungHeart Manawatu 3 – 2 Waitakere United
Nieres  61',  72'
Cowan  90+1' 		(Report) Totori  26',
Koprivcic  52'
FMG Stadium
Referee: Antony Riley

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

10 February 2008
15:00
Team Wellington 1 – 0 Otago United

10 February 2008
16:00
Canterbury United 1 – 2 Auckland City FC

Round 14

13 January 2008
16:00[1]
Team Wellington 0 – 1 Waitakere United
Red card 71' Birch (Report)
Newtown Park
Referee: Peter O'Leary

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

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

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

2 March 2008
16:00
Canterbury United 2 – 0 Otago United

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

8 March 2008
16:00
Team Wellington 2 – 0 Waikato FC

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

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

Round 20

13 January 2008
16:00[1]
Canterbury United 0 – 3 Auckland City FC
(Report) Little  13',
Young  56',  82'
English Park
Referee: Neil Fox

29 March 2008
16:00
Waitakere United 2 – 0 Hawke's Bay United

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

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
Hawke's Bay United 2 – 2 Waikato FC
Bluewater Stadium

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.

Preliminary Finals

13 April 2008
15:00
Auckland City FC 3 – 4 Team Wellington
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
Own Goal  45'
Pearce  66' 		(Report)
Douglas Field
Referee: Mike Hester

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Match moved forward due to O-League fixture clash