2011–12 New Zealand Football Championship

ASB Premiership
Season 2011–12
Champions Waitakere United
Premiers Auckland City
OFC Champions League Waitakere United
Auckland City
Matches played 61
Goals scored 248 (4.07 per match)
Top goalscorer George Slefendorfas (12)
Biggest home win Canterbury United 9–1 YoungHeart Manawatu (Round 8)
Biggest away win Otago United 0–6 Waitakere United (Round 2)
YoungHeart Manawatu 0–6 Auckland City FC (Round 11)
Highest scoring Canterbury United 9–1 YoungHeart Manawatu (Round 8)

The New Zealand Football Championship's 2011–12 season (known as the ASB Premiership for sponsorship reasons) will be the eighth season of the NZFC since its establishment in 2004. The home and away season will begin on 22 October 2011. Waitakere United and Auckland City will represent the ASB Premiership in the 2011–12 OFC Champions League after finishing Premiers and runners up respectively in the 2009–10 competition.[1]

Clubs

As in the previous season, eight clubs participated in the league.

Stadia and locations

Location of clubs and the region they represent
Team Location Stadium Capacity
Auckland City FC Auckland Kiwitea Street 3,500
Canterbury United Christchurch ASB Football Park 9,000
Hawke's Bay United Napier Bluewater Stadium 5,000
Otago United Dunedin Forsyth Barr Stadium 30,500
Team Wellington Wellington Newtown Park 5,000
Waikato FC Hamilton Porritt Stadium 2,700
Waitakere United Waitakere City Fred Taylor Park 2,500
YoungHeart Manawatu Palmerston North Memorial Park 8,000

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Auckland City FC Spain Ramon Tribulietx New Zealand Ivan Vicelich Nike Trillian Trust Inc.
Canterbury United New Zealand Keith Braithwaite England Dan Terris Samurai Robbie's Bar and Bistro
Hawke's Bay United New Zealand Chris Greatholder England Bill Robertson Umbro Kinetic Electrical
Otago United New Zealand Richard Murray New Zealand Tristan Prattley Canterbury Gran's Remedy
Team Wellington New Zealand Matt Calcott New Zealand Karl Whalen Lotto Sport Italia Exodus Health & Fitness Club
Waikato FC New Zealand Declan Edge New Zealand Adam Thomas Nike The Soccer Shop
Waitakere United England Neil Emblen New Zealand Jake Butler Lotto Sport Italia Cuesports Foundation
YoungHeart Manawatu New Zealand Stu Jacobs New Zealand Nathan Cooksley Umbro New Zealand Pharmaceuticals

League table

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
Qualification or relegation
1 Auckland City 14 11 3 0 43 11+32 36 Qualified for the 2012–13 OFC Champions League
2 Canterbury United 14 9 2 3 38 12+26 29 Qualified for the 2012 ASB Premiership Finals
3 Waitakere United (C) 14 9 0 5 44 17+27 27 Qualified for the 2012–13 OFC Champions League
4 Team Wellington 14 8 2 4 33 18+15 26 Qualified for the 2012 ASB Premiership Finals
5 Hawke's Bay United 14 6 1 7 28 35−7 19
6 Otago United 14 3 2 9 15 37−22 11
7 Waikato FC 14 2 3 9 17 39−22 9
8 YoungHeart Manawatu 14 0 3 11 12 61−49 3

Regular Season

Round 1

Saturday, 22 October 2011

Sunday, 23 October 2011

Round 2

Sunday, 6 November 2011

Round 3

Sunday, 13 November 2011

Round 4

Sunday, 27 November 2011

Round 5

Sunday, 11 December 2011

Rescheduled (to Monday, 6 February 2012)

Round 6

Sunday, 18 December 2011

Rescheduled (to Saturday, 11 February 2012)

Round 7

Saturday, 14 January 2012

Sunday, 15 January 2012

Round 8

Sunday, 22 January 2012

Round 9

Sunday, 29 January 2012

Round 10

Saturday, 4 February 2012

Sunday, 5 February 2012

Round 5 Catch Up

Monday, 6 February 2012

Round 11

Sunday, 12 February 2012

Round 6 Catch Up

Saturday, 11 February 2012

Round 12

Sunday, 26 February 2012

Round 13

Sunday, 11 March 2012

Round 14

Sunday, 25 March 2012

Friday, 6 April 2012

Sunday, 8 April 2012

Finals

  Semifinals Final
                     
  Auckland City FC 0 1 1
  Team Wellington 1 3 4
      Team Wellington 1
    Waitakere United 4
  Canterbury United 1 2 3
  Waitakere United 0 5 5

Semi-finals – first leg

Semi-finals – second leg

Final

April 28, 2012
Saturday 7:35pm
Waitakere United 4–1 Team Wellington
Roy Krishna  45+1', 89'
Allan Pearce  77'
Jake Butler  84'		 Preview
Report		 Henry Fa'arodo  85'
Trusts Stadium, Waitakere City
Attendance: 2500
Referee: Nick Waldron

Positions by round

Team / Round  1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10 *  11   12   13   14 
Auckland City 13111111111111
Canterbury United 21334343322222
Hawke's Bay United 65566676555555
Otago United 47643555666666
Team Wellington 44455434434444
Waikato FC 78887767777777
Waitakere United 31222222243333
YoungHeart Manawatu 86778888888888

Season Statistics

Leading goalscorers

Updated to Round 14

Total Player Team Goals per Round
 1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10* 11* 12 13 14
12 Papua New Guinea George Slefendorfas Canterbury United 2 4 5 1
9 New Zealand Aaron Clapham Canterbury United 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
New Zealand Allan Pearce Waitakere United 1 2 1 2 1 2
8 Argentina Emiliano Tade Auckland City FC 2 1 1 1 1 2
Spain Manel Expósito Auckland City FC 2 1 1 1 2 1
New Zealand Louis Fenton Team Wellington 4 1 1 1 1
New Zealand Russell Kamo Canterbury United 1 2 2 2 1
7 Fiji Roy Krishna Waitakere United 1 1 1 1 3
South Africa Ryan De Vries Waitakere United 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
6 New Zealand Sam Margetts Hawke's Bay United 1 2 1 1 1
New Zealand Hamish Watson Hawke's Bay United 1 1 1 2 1
5 New Zealand Jimmy Haidakis YoungHeart Manawatu 1 1 1 1 1
New Zealand Jake Butler Waitakere United 1 1 1 1 1
Costa Rica Luis Corrales Auckland City FC 1 1 1 1 1
New Zealand Harley Rodeka Otago United 2 1 1 1
New Zealand Sean Lovemore Waitakere United 1 3 1
4 New Zealand Daniel Koprivcic Auckland City FC 1 1 1 1
New Zealand Chad Coombes Auckland City FC 3 1
New Zealand David Mulligan Auckland City FC 1 1 1 1
New Zealand Tom Biss Hawke's Bay United 3 1
Wales Chris Bale Waitakere United 1 1 2
New Zealand Dakota Lucas Team Wellington 1 1 1 1
New Zealand Tyler Boyd Waikato FC 1 1 1 1
New Zealand Ant Hancock Otago United 2 2
3 New Zealand Ethan Galbraith Team Wellington 1 1 1
New Zealand Adam Thomas Waikato FC 1 1 1
England Conor Tinnion Hawke's Bay United 1 1 1
Somalia Mohammed Awad Waikato FC 1 1 1
New Zealand Patrick Fleming Team Wellington 1 1 1
New Zealand Ryan Thomas Waikato FC 1 2
Solomon Islands Henry Fa'arodo Team Wellington 1 2
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Own goals

Updated to end of Round 11

Total Player Team Week(s)
2 New Zealand Jude Fitzpatrick Otago United (v Waitakere United)
Otago United (v Hawke's Bay United) 		2,11
1 New Zealand Tristan Prattley Otago United (v Team Wellington) 1
England Bill Robertson Hawke's Bay United (v YoungHeart Manawatu) 2
New Zealand Tim Schaeffers Team Wellington (v Auckland City FC) 2
New Zealand Ross McKenzie Waitakere United (v Auckland City FC) 3
New Zealand Timothy Myers Waitakere United (v Auckland City FC) 3
New Zealand Josh Greene Waikato FC (v Waitakere United) 4
New Zealand Matt Borren YoungHeart Manawatu (v Canterbury United) 8
New Zealand Liam Lockhart Otago United (v Waitakere United) 9

ASB Premiership Monthly Awards

Month Most Outstanding Player Coach of the Month
Player Club Player Club
November 2011 Papua New Guinea George Slefendorfas Canterbury United Spain Ramon Tribulietx Auckland City FC
December 2011 New Zealand Adam Highfield Canterbury United New Zealand Declan Edge Waikato FC
January 2012 New Zealand Aaron Clapham Canterbury United New Zealand Matt Calcott Team Wellington
February 2012 Wales Chris Bale Waitakere United Spain Ramon Tribulietx Auckland City FC
March/April 2012 New Zealand Luke Rowe Team Wellington New Zealand Keith Braithwaite Canterbury United

References

  1. ↑ "ASB Premiership 2011/12 – Official Fact Guide" (PDF). nzfc.co.nz : Official Home of the ASB Premiership. October 2011.
  2. ↑ "Outcome of review process: Team Wellington v Otago United". nzfc.co.nz : Official Home of the ASB Premiership. December 2011.
  3. ↑ "ASB Premiership Media Advisory". nzfc.co.nz : Official Home of the ASB Premiership. 25 January 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
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