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

  • Due to a breach of player eligibility regulations, the match between Team Wellington and Otago United on 23 October – originally a 2–2 draw –has been awarded as a 2–0 win to Team Wellington.[2]

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

  • After carefully examining the match footage of the Canterbury United vs YoungHeart Manawatu game, two goals have been reassigned and awarded to different players: 1) the 34th-minute goal credited to Darren White has now been awarded to Joe Murray; and 2) the 56th-minute goal credited to Russel Kamo has now been awarded as an own goal scored by Matt Borren.[3]

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

Waitakere United 4–1 Team Wellington
Roy Krishna  45+1', 89'
Allan Pearce  77'
Jake Butler  84'		 Preview
Report		 Henry Fa'arodo  85'
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 City13111111111111
Canterbury United21334343322222
Hawke's Bay United65566676555555
Otago United47643555666666
Team Wellington44455434434444
Waikato FC78887767777777
Waitakere United31222222243333
YoungHeart Manawatu86778888888888
  • Round 10 positions include the Round 5 catch-up game between Hawkes Bay United and Auckland City

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*121314
12 Papua New GuineaGeorge SlefendorfasCanterbury United 2451
9 New ZealandAaron ClaphamCanterbury United 11211111
New ZealandAllan PearceWaitakere United 121212
8 ArgentinaEmiliano TadeAuckland City FC 211112
SpainManel ExpósitoAuckland City FC 211121
New ZealandLouis FentonTeam Wellington 41111
New ZealandRussell KamoCanterbury United 12221
7 FijiRoy KrishnaWaitakere United 11113
South AfricaRyan De VriesWaitakere United 1111111
6 New ZealandSam MargettsHawke's Bay United 12111
New ZealandHamish WatsonHawke's Bay United 11121
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  • Goals scored during Round 5 catch up were included in Round 10, and goals scored during Round 6 catch up were included in Round 11

Own goals

Updated to end of Round 11

Total Player Team Week(s)
2 New ZealandJude Fitzpatrick Otago United (v Waitakere United)
Otago United (v Hawke's Bay United)		2,11
1 New ZealandTristan Prattley Otago United (v Team Wellington)1
EnglandBill Robertson Hawke's Bay United (v YoungHeart Manawatu)2
New ZealandTim Schaeffers Team Wellington (v Auckland City FC)2
New ZealandRoss McKenzie Waitakere United (v Auckland City FC)3
New ZealandTimothy Myers Waitakere United (v Auckland City FC)3
New ZealandJosh Greene Waikato FC (v Waitakere United)4
New ZealandMatt Borren YoungHeart Manawatu (v Canterbury United)8
New ZealandLiam 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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