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 was the fourth season which began on 3 November 2007 and ended on 20 April 2008. Waitakere United won both the premiership and the grand final.

Team locations

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
Attendance: 500
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

18 November 2007
14:00
Waikato FC 1 – 2 Team Wellington
Fowler  76' (Report) Barron  23',
Cheriton  41'
Waikato Stadium
Attendance: 400
Referee: Matt Conger

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
Attendance: 1,100
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
Attendance: 350
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) J. 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
Attendance: 1,000
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
Attendance: 800
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'
Corrales  16',  53',  60',
Ellensohn  52',
Wilson  62',
FMG Stadium
Attendance: 500
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
Attendance: 500
Referee: Kevin Stolenkamp

Round 11

2 February 2008
15:00
Team Wellington 3 – 0 Canterbury United
Little,  47', 77', 82' (Report)
Porirua Park, Porirua
Attendance: 500
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
Attendance: 1,000

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

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

Round 15

23 February 2008
16:00
Auckland City FC 4 – 1 Canterbury United
Croatian Club

Round 16

Round 17

8 March 2008
16:00
Team Wellington 2 – 0 Waikato FC
Newtown Park
Attendance: 400

9 March 2008
15:00
Auckland City FC 2 – 0 Otago United
Croatian Club

Round 18

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

23 March 2008
16:00
YoungHeart Manawatu 1 – 2 Waitakere United
Memorial Park

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

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
Attendance: 407

Round 21

6 April 2008
15:00
Otago United 2 – 2 Waitakere United
Caledonian Ground

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'
Kiwitea Street
Attendance: 984
Referee: Peter O'Leary

Grand Final

20 April 2008
15:00
Waitakere United 2 – 0 Team Wellington
Own Goal  45'
Pearce  66'		 (Report)
Douglas Field
Attendance: 2,011
Referee: Mike Hester

Notes

  1. 1 2 Match moved forward due to O-League fixture clash
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