ASB Phoenix Challenge

ASB Challenge Series
Sport Association football
Founded 2010
No. of teams 10
Country New Zealand New Zealand
Related competitions ASB Premiership
Official website www.NZFC.co.nz

The ASB Challenge Series (also known as the ASB Phoenix Challenge) is a friendly match series competition in which a reserve side from A-League team Wellington Phoenix compete in a series of friendly matches against opposition from the New Zealand National League, the ASB Premiership.[1] The league is run separately from the ASB Premiership.

Format

The ASB Challenge Series, which features the Wellington Phoenix reserve side taking on ASB Premiership clubs across New Zealand in winner-takes-all clashes, it began on November 15 in Hamilton with Waikato FC the first club to take on the Phoenix. Interspersed between ASB Premiership and O-League fixtures, the ASB Challenge Series matches will offer a prize of $2000 to the winner of each game and be played at the ground of the ASB Premiership club with early evening midweek kickoffs. Prize money will be split if games are drawn.

Current Clubs

Location of clubs and the region they represent
Team Location Stadium Coach
Auckland City FC Auckland Kiwitea Street Spain Ramon Tribulietx
Canterbury United Canterbury ASB Football Park New Zealand Keith Braithwaite
Hawke's Bay United Napier Bluewater Stadium New Zealand Chris Greatholder
Otago United Dunedin Forsyth Barr Stadium New Zealand Richard Murray
Team Wellington Wellington David Farrington Park New Zealand Matt Calcott
Waikato FC Hamilton Porritt Stadium New Zealand Mark Cossey
Waitakere United Waitakere City Fred Taylor Park New Zealand Paul Marshall
YoungHeart Manawatu Palmerston North Memorial Park New Zealand Stu Jacobs
New Zealand NZ U-20 Selection Auckland TBC TBC
Wellington Phoenix A Wellington Westpac Stadium Scotland Jonathan Gould
England Chris Greenacre

2012-13 Season

There will be ten participating clubs in the second season. Eight of the clubs will be from the national league ASB Premiership, one a NZ U-20 Selection team and their opponents will be the Wellington Phoenix "A" side, composed of members of the current A-League squad plus members of the Football School of Excellence.

Auckland City FC vs Wellington Phoenix

7 November 2012
17:30 NZST
New Zealand Auckland City FC 3 – 1 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix A
Daniel Saric  4'
Emiliano Tade  5', 41' 		(3:1)
Preview
Report 		Tobias Bertsch  2'
Kiwitea Street, Auckland
Referee: Nick Waldron

AUCKLAND CITY:
GK 12 New Zealand Tamati Williams  45'
DF 2 New Zealand Simon Arms
DF 5 Spain Ángel Berlanga
DF 19 New Zealand Daniel Saric
DF 22 New Zealand Andrew Milne  45'
MF 11 New Zealand Daniel Koprivcic  42'
MF 8 Wales Chris Bale  45'
MF 16 Spain Albert Riera
MF 17 Spain Pedro Garcia  45'
FW 20 Argentina Emiliano Tade  45'
FW 9 Spain Manel Expósito  61'
Substitutions:
GK 1 New Zealand Jacob Spoonley  45'
DF 7 New Zealand James Pritchett  45'
MF 13 New Zealand Alex Feneridis  45'
DF 3 Japan Takuya Iwata  45'
FW 10 Costa Rica Luis Corrales
MF 6 New Zealand Jason Hicks  42'
FW 14 England Adam Dickinson  45'
MF 21 Papua New Guinea David Browne  61'
Manager:
Spain Ramon Tribulietx

PHOENIX RESERVES:
GK 30 New Zealand Scott Basalaj
DF 3 New Zealand Luke Rowe
DF 5 New Zealand Alec Solomons
DF 17 New Zealand Cameron Lindsay
MF 10 Germany Tobias Bertsch
MF 19 New Zealand Tom Biss
MF 6 New Zealand Tom Doyle
MF 11 Solomon Islands Benjamin Totori
FW 14 New Zealand Hamish Watson
FW 7 Panama Ricardo Clarke
FW 9 New Zealand Tyler Boyd  68'
Substitutions:
GK 1 New Zealand Daniel Clarke
DF 2 Australia Jimmy Downey
MF 12 New Zealand Justin Gulley
MF 16 Spain Dani Sánchez  62'
FW 15 New Zealand Taban Makoii  68'
18 New Zealand Nathan Hailemariam
Manager:
Scotland Jonathan Gould
England Chris Greenacre

Man of the Match:

Assistant referees:

Canterbury United vs Wellington Phoenix

28 November 2012
19:00 NZST
New Zealand Canterbury United 3 – 2 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix A
Aaron Clapham  32'
Ken Yamamoto  70', 84' 		(1:1)
Report
Stats 		Hamish Watson  25'
Dani Sánchez  50'

CANTERBURY UNITED:
GK 1 New Zealand Tom Batty
DF 2 England Dan Terris
DF 3 Bulgaria Vladimir Bayrev  77'
DF 4 New Zealand Nick Wortleboer
DF 5 New Zealand Tom Schwarz  42'
MF 6 New Zealand Chris Murphy  80'
MF 7 England Darren White  70'
MF 8 New Zealand Aaron Clapham  45'
FW 10 Bulgaria Dimitar Bayrev
FW 12 New Zealand Andy Barton  62'
MF 16 New Zealand Ashley Welborn  74'
Substitutions:
FW 9 New Zealand Russell Kamo  74'  77'
MF 11 Solomon Islands Michael Fifii  70'
FW 20 New Zealand Ken Yamamoto  45'
FW 21 New Zealand Tristan Nicol  62'
MF 24 New Zealand Cory Mitchell  80'
Manager:
New Zealand Keith Braithwaite

PHOENIX RESERVES:
GK 30 New Zealand Scott Basalaj
DF 2 Australia Jimmy Downey
DF 3 New Zealand Luke Rowe
DF 5 New Zealand Michael Boxall
DF 4 New Zealand Alec Solomons
DF 17 New Zealand Cameron Lindsay
MF 16 Spain Dani Sánchez  55'
MF 19 New Zealand Tom Biss
FW 10 New Zealand Hamish Watson
FW 7 Panama Ricardo Clarke
FW 9 New Zealand Tyler Boyd  45'
Substitutions:
MF 6 New Zealand Tom Doyle
MF 14 Germany Tobias Bertsch
MF 11 Solomon Islands Benjamin Totori
MF 12 New Zealand Justin Gulley
Manager:
Scotland Jonathan Gould
England Chris Greenacre

Man of the Match:

Assistant referees:

Waitakere United vs Wellington Phoenix

5 December 2012
18:15 NZST
New Zealand Waitakere United 1 – 2 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix A
Carlo Pavic  85' (0:1)
Report
Report
Stats 		Hamish Watson  41'
Tyler Boyd  75'
Fred Taylor Park, Waitakere

WAITAKERE UNITED:
GK 28 New Zealand Alex Carr
DF 6 Netherlands Matt Cunneen
MF 14 Ghana Godwin Darkwa
DF 15 Fiji Salesh Kumar
MF 16 Ukraine Maksim Manko
FW 21 New Zealand Dylan Stansfield
FW 23 New Zealand Reece Lambert
DF 24 India Harshae Raniga
FW 25 New Zealand Milos Nikolic
- New Zealand Carlo Pavic
-
Substitutions:
GK 22 New Zealand Louie Caunter
-
-
Manager:
New Zealand Paul Marshall

PHOENIX RESERVES:
GK 30 New Zealand Scott Basalaj
DF 2 Australia Jimmy Downey
DF 3 New Zealand Luke Rowe
DF New Zealand Michael Boxall
DF 5 New Zealand Alec Solomons
MF 17 New Zealand Cameron Lindsay
MF 16 Spain Dani Sánchez
MF 19 New Zealand Tom Biss
MF 11 Solomon Islands Benjamin Totori
FW 14 New Zealand Hamish Watson
FW 9 New Zealand Tyler Boyd
Substitutions:
- New Zealand Rufer  80'
-
-
Manager:
Scotland Jonathan Gould
England Chris Greenacre

Man of the Match:

Assistant referees:

Team Wellington vs Wellington Phoenix

19 December 2012
18:15 NZST
New Zealand Team Wellington 4 – 0 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix A
Henry Fa'arodo  28', 88'
Tobias Bertsch  40'
Cory Chettleburgh  90+2' (pen.) 		(2:0)
Report
Report
Stats
David Farrington Park, Wellington

TEAM WELLINGTON:
GK 1 New Zealand Scott Basalaj
DF 2 New Zealand Tim Schaeffers
DF 3 New Zealand Jamie Duncan
DF 13 New Zealand Karl Whalen
DF 18 New Zealand Tom Doyle
MF New Zealand Darren Cheriton
MF 9 New Zealand Cory Chettleburgh
MF 16 New Zealand Jimmy Haidakis
MF 19 Germany Tobias Bertsch
MF 21 New Zealand Justin Gulley
FW 10 Solomon Islands Henry Fa'arodo
Substitutions:
GK 25 Wales Will Jones
DF 5 Denmark Andreas Damgaard
MF 7 New Zealand Wiremu Patrick
New Zealand Milne
Manager:
New Zealand Matt Calcott

PHOENIX RESERVES:
GK 30 Australia Griffin McMaster
DF 2 Australia Jimmy Downey
DF 3 New Zealand Luke Rowe
DF 4 New Zealand Michael Boxall
DF 5 New Zealand Alec Solomons
MF 17 New Zealand Cameron Lindsay
MF 6 United States Alex Smith
MF 19 New Zealand Tom Biss
MF 11 Solomon Islands Benjamin Totori
FW 14 New Zealand Hamish Watson
FW 9 New Zealand Lewis
Substitutions:
New Zealand Coulton
New Zealand Sheik
New Zealand Taye
FW England Chris Greenacre
Manager:
Scotland Jonathan Gould
England Chris Greenacre

Man of the Match:

2010-11 Season

There will be nine participating clubs in the inaugural season. Eight of the clubs will be from the national league ASB Premiership and the other will be the Wellington Phoenix "A" side, composed of squad players and trialists.

Waikato FC vs Wellington Phoenix

15 November 2010
18:00 NZST
New Zealand Waikato FC 2 – 1 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix A
J. Hicks  84'  90' (pen.) (0:0)
Preview
Report 		M. Pavlovic  68'
Fred Jones Park, Hamilton
Attendance: 952
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh, (New Zealand)

WAIKATO FC:
GK 1 New Zealand Alex Carr  46'
DF 2 Ukraine Maksim Manko  69'
DF 5 New Zealand Nathan Strom
DF 6 New Zealand Nick Branch
MF 7 New Zealand Jason Hicks
MF 8 New Zealand Jason McKeown
MF 10 New Zealand Dan Peat  19'
MF 12 New Zealand Jack Beguely  40'
14 Joe Bresnahan
FW 17 New Zealand Milos Nikolic  61'
MF 23 Italy Matteo Ballan  76'
Substitutions:
MF 9 New Zealand Mark Jones  61'
MF 16 New Zealand Tewi Te Pou  69'
GK 22 New Zealand John Fletcher  46'
FW 24 Papua New Guinea Mauri Wasi  76'
FW 20 New Zealand Sam Margetts  19'
Manager:
New Zealand Che Bunce

PHOENIX RESERVES:
GK 1 Australia Reece Crowther
DF 3 New Zealand Ashton Pett  37'
CB 5 New Zealand James Musa
4 New Zealand Jesse Edge
DF 2 New Zealand Jesse Smith  66'
MF 6 New Zealand Alec Solomons  51'
MF 7 New Zealand Marco Rojas
MF 8 Brazil Diego Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 54', 89'
AM 11 New Zealand Sean Lovemore  56'
ST 9 Australia Dylan Macallister
ST 10 Australia Mirjan Pavlovic  73'
Substitutions:
GK 22 New Zealand Danyon Drake
12 New Zealand Harry Edge  73'
MF 13 New Zealand Caleb Rufer  56'
14 New Zealand Adam Thomas  66'
Manager:
Scotland Jonathan Gould

Man of the Match:
New Zealand Jason Hicks

Team Wellington vs Wellington Phoenix

23 November 2010
18:00 NZST
New Zealand Team Wellington 1 – 1 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix A
E. Tade  84' (0:1)
Preview
Report 		D. Macallister  16'
David Farrington Park, Wellington
Attendance: 352
Referee: New Zealand Matt Conger

TEAM WELLINGTON:
GK 1 England Phil Imray
DF 2 New Zealand Scott Robson
DF 3 New Zealand Jamie Duncan  61'
MF 4 New Zealand Michael Eager
MF 7 New Zealand Wiremu Patrick  45'
FW 10 Solomon Islands Michael Fifii  45'
DF 13 New Zealand Karl Whalen (c)
FW 16 Scotland John Sutherland  45'
MF 17 New Zealand Pomare Te Anau
24 Tyler Lissette
18 New Zealand Darren Cheriton  58'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Solomon Islands Andrew Abba  45'
MF 12 Argentina Emiliano Tade  45'
FW 14 Morocco Hicham Kamri  45'
FW 15 New Zealand Richard McLay
17 Matthew Williams  58'
FW 23 New Zealand Ryan Cain
DF 22 New Zealand Jessie Smith  61'
25 Lance Ramaekers
Manager:
New Zealand Stu Jacobs

PHOENIX RESERVES:
GK 1 Australia Reece Crowther
2 New Zealand Craig Stevens
3 New Zealand Liam Higgins
MF 4 New Zealand Zane Sole
DF 5 New Zealand James Musa
DF 6 New Zealand Nick Branch
7 New Zealand Tom Biss  61'
MF 8 Brazil Diego
FW 9 Australia Dylan Macallister  58'
FW 10 Australia Mirjan Pavlovic  58'
MF 11 New Zealand Marco Rojas  78'
Substitutions:
12 New Zealand Sam Pickering  78'
FW 13 New Zealand Justin Gulley  61'
14 New Zealand Hamish Watson  58'
MF 15 New Zealand Caleb Rufer  58'
GK 16 New Zealand Matthew Gould
Manager:
Scotland Jonathan Gould

Man of the Match:

YoungHeart Manawatu vs Wellington Phoenix

7 December 2010
18:00 NZST
New Zealand YoungHeart Manawatu 3 – 0 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix A
C. Falvey  33'
A. Cowan  36'
D. Higham  69' 		(2:0)
Preview
Report

YOUNGHEART MANAWATU:
GK 1 New Zealand Matt Boren
DF 3 New Zealand Matt Smith
MF 4 Republic of Ireland Colin Falvey
MF 5 New Zealand Josh Chettleburgh
FW 7 New Zealand Jason Hayne
MF 8 New Zealand Nathan Cooksley  55'  84'
MF 9 New Zealand Michael White
MF 10 New Zealand Adam Cowan
17 Brook Tozer
FW 18 New Zealand Dale Higham
MF 20 New Zealand Willie Hodge  75'
Substitutions:
MF 2 Japan Nobuyoshi Ishi  75'
DF 11 New Zealand Hamish Mackay
15 Pablo Moya
19 Ben Wilkes
FW 21 New Zealand Jared Bloor
25 Jono Steel  84'
Manager:
New Zealand Bob Sova

PHOENIX RESERVES:
GK 1 Australia Danny Vukovic
DF 2 New Zealand Ashton Pett Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 56'
3 New Zealand Liam Higgins Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 77'
FW 4 New Zealand Justin Gulley
DF 5 New Zealand James Musa  54'
MF 6 New Zealand Alex Solomons
MF 7 New Zealand Sean Lovemore  65'
MF 8 Brazil Diego
FW 9 Australia Mirjan Pavlovic  61'
FW 10 Australia Dylan Macallister
11 New Zealand Tom Biss  90+1'
Substitutions:
GK 12 New Zealand Danyon Drake
MF 13 New Zealand Caleb Rufer  61'
14 New Zealand Hamish Watson
MF 15 New Zealand Zane Sole  65'
16 New Zealand Sam Pickering  90+1'
Manager:
Scotland Jonathan Gould

Man of the Match:

Waitakere United vs Wellington Phoenix

16 December 2010
19:30 NZST
New Zealand Waitakere United 1 – -0 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix A
A. Pearce  66' (0:0)
Report
Trusts Stadium, Waitakere
Attendance: 477
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh

WAITAKERE UNITED:
GK 1 England Danny Robinson
DF 3 New Zealand Aaron Scott
DF 4 New Zealand Tim Myers
DF 6 New Zealand Jack Pelter
MF 8 Wales Chris Bale
MF 9 Brazil Luiz del Monte
FW 10 New Zealand Allan Pearce
FW 12 Fiji Roy Krishna
MF 17 New Zealand Jake Butler
FW 19 New Zealand Dakota Lucas
DF 21 New Zealand Anthony Hobbs
Substitutions:
-
-
-
Manager:
England Neil Emblen

PHOENIX RESERVES:
GK 1 Australia Reece Crowther
DF 2 New Zealand Ashton Pett
DF 3 New Zealand Tony Lochhead  29'  45'
4 New Zealand Tom Biss
5 New Zealand Paul Cunningham  7'
DF 6 New Zealand Nick Branch
MF 7 Brazil Diego Walsh
FW 8 New Zealand Justin Gulley
MF 9 New Zealand Sean Lovemore  72'
FW 10 Australia Mirjan Pavlovic
MF 11 New Zealand Caleb Rufer  53'
Substitutions:
GK - New Zealand Danyon Drake
12 New Zealand Liam Higgins  45'
MF 13 New Zealand Alec Solomons  53'
14 New Zealand Andy Bevin
15 New Zealand Tom Davis  72'
Manager:
Scotland Jonathan Gould

Man of the Match:

Hawke's Bay United vs Wellington Phoenix

22 December 2010
18:00 NZST
New Zealand Hawke's Bay United 3 – 3 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix A
C. McIvor  31' 44' 90' (2:0)
Report 		J. Musa  49'  65'
S. Lovemore  77'
Bluewater Stadium, Napier
Attendance: 900
Referee: Matt Conger

HAWKE'S BAY UNITED:
GK 25 New Zealand Shaun Peta
DF 2 England Phil Doran  15'
MF 3 New Zealand Marvin Eakins  82'
DF 5 England Bill Robertson  44'
12 New Zealand Andy Bevin
DF 14 New Zealand Marama Thompson
DF 18 New Zealand Jonathan Taylor
MF20 New Zealand Chris McIvor
21 New Zealand Pete Doran  85'
MF 22 New Zealand Ryan Martin
FW 23 New Zealand Jarrod Smith
Substitutions:
GK1
4
16
19
15
Manager:
New Zealand Matt Chandler

PHOENIX RESERVES:
GK 1 Australia Reece Crowther  76'
DF 2 New Zealand Ashton Pett
DF 3 New Zealand Tony Lochhead  77'
MF 4 Australia Nick Ward  45'
MF 5 New Zealand Alec Solomons
DF 6 New Zealand James Musa
MF 7 New Zealand Zane Sole  60'
MF 8 Brazil Diego
MF 9 New Zealand Caleb Rufer  45'
MF 10 Argentina Oscar Roberto Cornejo  60'
FW 11 Australia Mirjan Pavlovic
Substitutions:
GK 1 New Zealand Danyon Drake  76'
FW 12 New Zealand Sean Lovemore  45'
13 New Zealand Hamish Watson  45'  86'
14 New Zealand Tom Biss  60'
DF 15 New Zealand Nick Branch  77'
FW 16 New Zealand Justin Gulley  60'
GK 17 New Zealand Matthew Gould
Manager:
Scotland Jonathan Gould

Man of the Match:

Assistant referees:

Otago United vs Wellington Phoenix

19 January 2011
19:30 NZST
New Zealand Otago United 4 – 4 New Zealand Wellington Phoenix A
Hancock  26', 76'
Govan  58'
Burgess  69' 		(1:1)
Report 		Pavolvic  42'
Cornejo  53'
Sole  63'
Watson  83'
Tahuna Park, Dunedin
Attendance: 300
Referee: Darren Sunborn

OTAGO UNITED:
GK 1 New Zealand Callum Flaws
MF 11 New Zealand Andy Coburn  90'
MF 12 New Zealand Sam Mephan
DF 14 New Zealand Tristan Prattley
16 New Zealand James Govan  84'
DF 17 New Zealand Tim Horner  65'
MF 18 New Zealand Harley Rodeka
DF 21 New Zealand Liam Lockhart
MF 23 New Zealand Ant Hancock
DF 25 New Zealand Tom Connor
MF 27 New Zealand Morgan Day
Substitutions:
GK 22 Mick Grant
9 Aaron Burgess
DF 15 New Zealand Nathan Gunn  65'
19 Brad Johnstone
MF 20 New Zealand Matt Brook
MF 24 New Zealand Curtis Day
26 Joel Stevens  75'
28 Jack Kirkwood  90'
Manager:
New Zealand Malcolm Fleming

PHOENIX RESERVES:
GK 1 Scotland Jonathan Gould
2 Stephein Gaig
3 New Zealand Liam Higgins
MF 4 New Zealand Zane Sole
MF 5 New Zealand Alec Solomons
DF 6 New Zealand James Musa
MF 7 New Zealand Tom Biss
FW 8 New Zealand Justin Gulley
MF 9 New Zealand Caleb Rufer  62'
MF 10 Argentina Oscar Roberto Cornejo
FW 11 New Zealand Mirjan Pavlovic
Substitutions:
GK 17 New Zealand Matt Gould
12 New Zealand Sam Pikering  62'
DF 13 New Zealand Ashton Pett
14 New Zealand Hamish Watson
DF 15 New Zealand Nick Branch
Manager:
Scotland Jonathan Gould

Man of the Match:

Assistant referees:

Auckland City FC vs Wellington Phoenix

26 January 2011
18:00 NZST
New Zealand Auckland City FC - – - New Zealand Wellington Phoenix A
(-:-)

AUCKLAND CITY:
GK 1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Substitutions:
-
-
-
Manager:
New Zealand Aaron McFarland

PHOENIX RESERVES:
GK 1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Substitutions:
-
-
-
Manager:
Scotland Jonathan Gould

Man of the Match:

Assistant referees:

Canterbury United vs Wellington Phoenix

2 February 2011
18:00 NZST
New Zealand Canterbury United - – - New Zealand Wellington Phoenix A
(-:-)

CANTERBURY UNITED:
GK 1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Substitutions:
-
-
-
Manager:
New Zealand Keith Braithwaite

PHOENIX RESERVES:
GK 1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Substitutions:
-
-
-
Manager:
Scotland Jonathan Gould

Man of the Match:

Assistant referees:

Statistics

Goal Scorers

Rank Player Team Goals per Round
 1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8  Total
1 New Zealand Jason Hicks Waikato FC 2 2
2 Australia Mirjan Pavlovic Wellington Phoenix A 1 1
Australia Dylan Macallister Wellington Phoenix A 1 1
Argentina Emiliano Tade Team Wellington 1 1
 A goal was scored from a penalty kick
2 were scored from penalty kicks

See also

References

  1. ↑ [tt_news]=877&tx_ttnews[backPid]=3&cHash=b516d7020a ASB Challenge Series takes flight with Phoenix, asbpremiership.co.nz, 20 October 2010

External links