2014–15 New Zealand Football Championship

ASB Premiership
Season 2014–15
Champions Auckland City
Premiers Auckland City
OFC Champions League Auckland City
Team Wellington
Matches played 72
Goals scored 261 (3.63 per match)
Top goalscorer Tyler Boyd (10)
Tom Jackson (10)
Sean Lovemore (10)
Biggest home win Wellington Phoenix 6–2 Southern United
14 February 2015
Waitakere United 4–0 Team Wellington
14 March 2015
Biggest away win Wellington Phoenix 0–7 Auckland City
14 March 2015
Highest scoring Waitakere United 6–3 Wellington Phoenix
3 February 2015
All statistics correct as of 10 March 2015.

The 2014–15 New Zealand Football Championship season (currently known as the ASB Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the eleventh season of the NZFC since its establishment in 2004. Nine teams are involved this season, which includes the newly formed Wellington Phoenix reserve team. Auckland City and Team Wellington will represent the ASB Premiership in the 2014–15 OFC Champions League after finishing Champions and Runners-up respectively in the 2013–14 competition.

Clubs

TeamLocationStadium[1]CapacityManager[1]Kit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Auckland CitySandringham, AucklandKiwitea Street3,500Spain Ramon TribulietxNikeTrillian Trust Inc.
Canterbury UnitedChristchurchASB Football Park9,000Republic of Ireland Sean DevineSamuraiRobbie's Bar and Bistro
Hawke's Bay UnitedNapierBluewater Stadium5,000England Brett Angell[2]Lotto Sport ItaliaKinetic Electrical
Southern UnitedDunedinForsyth Barr Stadium30,500Scotland Mike Fridge[3]Lotto Sport ItaliaGran's Remedy
Team WellingtonWellingtonDavid Farrington Park3,000New Zealand Matt CalcottNikeExodus Health & Fitness Club
WaiBOP UnitedCambridgeJohn Kerkhof Park2,700Scotland Peter SmithLotto Sport ItaliaThe Soccer Shop
Waitakere UnitedWhenuapai, AucklandFred Taylor Park2,500Republic of Ireland Brian ShelleyLotto Sport ItaliaCuesports Foundation
Wanderers SCAlbany, AucklandQBE Stadium25,000England Darren BazeleyNikeTrillian Trust Inc.
Wellington PhoenixWellingtonNewtown Park5,000England Andy Hedge[4]AdidasHuawei

Kits

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Auckland City (C) 16 14 0 2 39 14 +25 42 Qualification to the Champions League and Finals series
2 Team Wellington 16 9 3 4 32 24 +8 30
3 Hawke's Bay United 16 8 3 5 34 29 +5 27 Qualification to the Finals series
4 Waitakere United 16 8 2 6 29 23 +6 26
5 WaiBOP United 16 7 1 8 24 29 5 22
6 Wellington Phoenix 16 7 0 9 37 42 5 21
7 Wanderers SC 16 5 2 9 24 29 5 17
8 Canterbury United 16 4 2 10 22 32 10 14
9 Southern United 16 3 1 12 20 39 19 10
Updated to match(es) played on 10 March 2015. Source: NZ Football
(C) Champion.

Positions by round

Team / Round123456789101112131415161718
Auckland City111111211111111111
Team Wellington422222122222222222
Hawke's Bay United574666434564543333
Waitakere United357334566776454444
WaiBOP United888888777343335665
Wellington Phoenix735743353457766556
Wanderers SC599999999988877777
Canterbury United246577645635688888
Southern United963455888899999999

Fixtures and results

The 2014–15 season sees every team play the other both home and away. With the introduction of the Wellington Phoenix Reserves side creating an uneven number of teams, each team has two byes in the regular season. However, due to Auckland City FC's participation in the 2014 OFC President's Cup and the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup, several matches and byes have been rescheduled.[5][6]

Round 4 (rescheduled)

Round 1

Bye: Southern United

Round 8 (rescheduled)

Round 2

Round 6 (rescheduled)

Round 3

Bye: Wellington Phoenix
Bye: Canterbury United (rescheduled from Round 15)

Round 4

Bye: Hawke's Bay United

Round 5

Bye: WaiBOP United

Round 6

Bye: Canterbury United

Round 7

Bye: Auckland City FC

Round 8

Bye: Team Wellington
Bye: Waitakere United rescheduled from Round 2

Round 9

Bye: Wanderers SC

Round 15 (rescheduled)

Round 10

Bye: Southern United

Round 11

Bye: Waitakere United

Round 12

Bye: Wellington Phoenix

Round 13

Bye: Hawke's Bay United

Round 14

Bye: WaiBOP United

Round 2 (rescheduled)

Round 15

Bye: Wanderers SC

Round 16

Bye: Auckland City FC

Round 17

Bye: Team Wellington

Round 18

Bye: Wanderers SC


Finals series

Semi-finals first leg

Semi-finals second leg

Grand final

Statistics

Top Goal scorers

Rank Player Team Goals per Round Goals
123456789101112131415161718
1=New Zealand Tyler Boyd Wellington Phoenix11121410
New Zealand Tom Jackson Southern United2111121110
New Zealand Sean Lovemore Hawke's Bay United1222310
4New Zealand Nathaniel Hailemariam Wellington Phoenix12211119
5England Ryan Tinsley Hawke's Bay United111111118
6=New Zealand Joel Stevens Wellington Phoenix311117
England Derice Richards Waitakere United111227
8=Costa Rica Luis Corrales Team Wellington1111116
New Zealand Michael Gwyther Team Wellington12216
New Zealand Jarrod Smith Team Wellington111216
Uruguay Federico Marquez WaiBOP United121116
New Zealand Tom Biss Waitakere United1111116
New Zealand Aaron Clapham Canterbury United112116
14=New Zealand Andre de Jong Wanderers SC111115
New Zealand Chad Coombes WaiBOP United11125
Croatia Viktor Lekaj Hawke's Bay United111115
17=Papua New Guinea David Browne Auckland City FC1*1*24
England Bill Robertson Team Wellington11114
Australia Nathaniel Bowen Waitakere United1214
Spain Ivan Carril Auckland City FC11114
21=England Tom Schwarz Canterbury United1113
Mexico Fabrizio Tavano Auckland City FC11*13
Argentina Emiliano Tade Auckland City FC11*13
New Zealand Ivan Vicelich Auckland City FC1*11*3
New Zealand Dylan Manickum Waitakere United123
Serbia Marko Dordevic Auckland City FC213
New Zealand Craig Wylie WaiBOP United1113
New Zealand Clayton Lewis Wanderers SC1113
New Zealand Judd Baker Wanderers SC1113
New Zealand Sam Burfoot Auckland City FC1*113
New Zealand Ryan De Vries Auckland City FC123
Spain Óscar García Auckland City FC1113
Portugal Joao Moreira Auckland City FC123
New Zealand Andrew Milne Auckland City FC2*13
New Zealand Ross Haviland Hawke's Bay United1113
Papua New Guinea Aaron Spain Canterbury United1113
37=New Zealand Liam Higgins WaiBOP United112
Solomon Islands Henry Fa'arodo Team Wellington112
England Saul Halpin Hawke's Bay United112
New Zealand Brock Messenger Wanderers SC112
England Sam O'Regan WaiBOP United112
New Zealand Cole Peverley Team Wellington112
New Zealand Alex Feneridis Team Wellington112
New Zealand Fergus Neil WaiBOP United22
New Zealand Mark Jones WaiBOP United112
New Zealand Shawn O'Brien Canterbury United112
New Zealand Benjudah Fitzpatrick Southern United112
New Zealand Te Atawahi Hudson-Wihongi Wanderers SC112
New Zealand David Mulligan Waitakere United112
New Zealand Andrew Boyens Waitakere United112
New Zealand Mario Hoffman Canterbury United112
New Zealand Regont Murati Wanderers SC112
New Zealand Ruairi Cahill-Fleury Wellington Phoenix112
New Zealand Andrew Ridden Southern United112
55=New Zealand Tim Payne Auckland City FC1*1
New Zealand Dylan Stansfield Canterbury United11
New Zealand George Milne Southern United11
Costa Rica Kenny Cunningham Wellington Phoenix11
France Victor da Costa Southern United11
New Zealand Adam Dickinson Waitakere United11
New Zealand Cory Chettleburgh Team Wellington11
New Zealand Nicholas Hindson Southern United11
New Zealand Sam Brotherton Wanderers SC11
Chile Alexis Carcamo Varela Waitakere United11
Argentina Mario Barcia Hawke's Bay United11
New Zealand Matthew Ridenton Wellington Phoenix11
New Zealand Andrew Barton Canterbury United11
Argentina Facundo Barbero Hawke's Bay United11
New Zealand Adam Mitchell Wanderers SC11
New Zealand Patrick Fleming Team Wellington11
United States Sean Morris Team Wellington11
France Nicolas Bechar Team Wellington11
New Zealand Angus Kilkolly Wanderers SC11
New Zealand Thomas Connor Southern United11
New Zealand Jacob Butler Waitakere United11
Australia Josh Brindall-South Wellington Phoenix11
New Zealand Wade Molony WaiBOP United11
New Zealand Ashley Wellbourn Canterbury United11
New Zealand Stuart Holthusen Wanderers SC11
New Zealand Jason Hicks Wellington Phoenix11
New Zealand Ryan Stanley Canterbury United11
New Zealand Jake Porter Waitakere United11
New Zealand Fin Milne Hawke's Bay United11
New Zealand William McIntyre Southern United11
New Zealand Alec Solomons Waitakere United11
Wales Chris Bale Waitakere United11
New Zealand Thomas Doyle Wellington Phoenix11
New Zealand Van Elia WaiBOP United11
New Zealand Alex Rufer Wellington Phoenix11
England John Irving Auckland City FC11
New Zealand Alex Palezevic Hawke's Bay United11
England Mark Peers Canterbury United11
New Zealand Dan Terris Canterbury United11
New Zealand Andrew Blake Wellington Phoenix11
New Zealand Cheauxyan Maukau-McPhee Wanderers SC11
New Zealand Xavier Pratt Wellington Phoenix11
New Zealand Robbie Greenhalgh WaiBOP United11
New Zealand Jarrod Young WaiBOP United11
New Zealand Tim McLennan Southern United11

  Goal scored from penalty kick  Two goals were scored from penalty kicks   Team had a bye in this round

*Goals were scored in matches that were rescheduled.

Own goals

Player Team Opposition Round
New Zealand Harry Morton Hawke's Bay United Auckland City1
New Zealand Brock Messenger Wanderers SC Wellington Phoenix2
New Zealand Gowan Stares Wanderers SC Hawke's Bay United3
New Zealand Benjudah Fitzpatrick Southern United Auckland City13

Discipline

The 'total' column is based on 1 point for a yellow card, 2 points for two yellows equalling red, and 3 points for a straight red card.
As of end of round 3, 16 November 2014

Team Total
Auckland City6006
Hawke's Bay United5005
Team Wellington6006
Waitakere United5005
Wanderers SC5005
WaiBOP United0013
Wellington Phoenix1103
Canterbury United3003
Southern United1001

References

  1. 1 2 Smith, Tony. "Team by team appraisal". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  2. "Brett Angell appointed Head Coach of Hawke's Bay". Hawke's Bay United Football. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  3. Hepburn, Steve (20 June 2014). "Fridge coaching Southern United". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  4. "Hedge appointed coach of the reserve side". Wellington Phoenix FC. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  5. "2014–15 ASB Premiership Draw" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  6. "2014–15 fixtures and results". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
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