2017–18 New Zealand Football Championship

ISPS Handa Premiership
Season 2017–18
Champions Auckland City
Premiers Auckland City
Matches played 103
Goals scored 321 (3.12 per match)
Top goalscorer Emiliano Tade (16 goals)
Biggest home win Auckland City 6–0 Hamilton Wanderers
(13 November 2017)
Biggest away win Wellington Phoenix 1–7 Eastern Suburbs
(4 February 2018)
Highest scoring Tasman United 4–4 Hamilton Wanderers
(14 January 2018)
Hamilton Wanderers 3–5 Eastern Suburbs
(21 January 2018)
Wellington Phoenix 1–7 Eastern Suburbs
(4 February 2018)
Wellington Phoenix 3–5 Canterbury United
(11 February 2018)
Waitakere United 5–3 Tasman United
(18 March 2018)
All statistics correct as of 1 April 2018.

The 2017–18 New Zealand Football Championship season (currently known as the ISPS Handa Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the fourteenth season of the NZFC since its establishment in 2004. Ten teams competed in the competition with Team Wellington and Auckland City representing the ISPS Handa Premiership in the 2018 OFC Champions League after finishing Champions and Premiers respectively in the 2016–17 competition.

Clubs

TeamLocationStadiumCapacityManagerKit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Auckland CitySandringham, AucklandKiwitea Street3,250Spain Ramon TribulietxKappaHi-Chew (front) Trillian Trust Inc (Back) Carters (Back)
Canterbury UnitedChristchurchEnglish Park9,000New Zealand Willy GerdsenNikeRobbie's Bar and Bistro
Eastern SuburbsPanmure, AucklandBill McKinlay Park5,000New Zealand Danny Hay[1]LilywhitesWinger Motors
Hamilton WanderersHamiltonPorritt Stadium5,000New Zealand Ricki HerbertNikeThe Soccer Shop
Hawke's Bay UnitedNapierBluewater Stadium5,000England Brett Angell[2]AdidasKinetic Electrical
Southern UnitedDunedinSunnyvale Park1,000Republic of Ireland Paul O'Reilly[3]Lotto Sport ItaliaFreshwater Solutions
Tasman UnitedNelsonTrafalgar Park18,000Croatia Davor Tavich [4]JomaNelson Pine LVL (Front) Sprig & Fern (Back)
Team WellingtonWellingtonDavid Farrington Park2,250England Jose FigueiraNikeStonewood Homes
Waitakere UnitedWhenuapai, AucklandThe Trusts Arena4,900New Zealand Chris MilicichLotto Sport ItaliaJerry Clayton BMW (Front) Heritage Hotels (Back)
Wellington PhoenixWellingtonDavid Farrington Park2,250England Chris Greenacre[5]AdidasHuawei

Kits

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Auckland City 18 12 4 2 41 12 +29 40 Qualification to the Champions League and Finals series
2 Team Wellington 18 11 4 3 39 20 +19 37 Qualification to the Finals series
3 Canterbury United 18 11 3 4 35 20 +15 36
4 Eastern Suburbs 18 10 2 6 37 24 +13 32
5 Southern United 18 6 6 6 28 27 +1 24
6 Tasman United 18 6 5 7 34 39 −5 23
7 Hawke's Bay United 18 5 4 9 21 36 −15 19
8 Waitakere United 18 5 4 9 30 34 −4 19
9 Wellington Phoenix Reserves 18 4 3 11 27 53 −26 15
10 Hamilton Wanderers 18 1 3 14 23 49 −26 6
Updated to match(es) played on 18 March 2018. Source: NZ Football

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718
Auckland City942111112233111111
Team Wellington324222221111222222
Canterbury United578888866444444433
Eastern Suburbs231333443322333344
Southern United467655577788886665
Tasman United113544655665555556
Waitakere United596776334556667787
Hawke's Bay United755467789877778878
Wellington Phoenix789999998999999999
Hamilton Wanderers101010101010101010101010101010101010
Leader and qualification to AFC Champions League Group stage
Qualification to Finals series

Source: NZ Football

Notes:

  • Auckland City and Team Wellington played their Round 8 game early on 15 October 2017, and had an extra game played between Rounds 1 and 7.
  • Canterbury United were tied with Waitakere United at the end of Round 1.
  • Hawke's Bay United were tied with Wellington Phoenix Reserves at the end of Round 1.
  • Auckland City and Eastern Suburbs had a game in hand between Rounds 7 and 12, with their Round 7 game played before the start of Round 13 on 24 January 2018.
  • Wellington Phoenix and Canterbury United had a game in hand between Rounds 4 and 14, with their Round 4 game played before the start of Round 15 on 11 February 2018.
  • Auckland City beat Tasman United 3–1 in round 9, however it was ruled by NZ Football that they had played an ineligible player so forfeited the result. This meant the win was awarded as a 3–0 result to Tasman.[6]

Fixtures and results

The 2017–18 season sees every team play the other both home and away. The Round 7 and round 8 matches between Team Wellington and Eastern Suburbs vs Auckland City have been moved due to Auckland City playing at 2017 FIFA Club World Cup at the start of December.[7] The match between Wellington Phoenix Reserves and Canterbury United was postponed till February 2018 due to New Zealand playing their intercontinental playoff against Peru that same day in Wellington.[8]

Round 8 (rescheduled)

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

* Auckland City beat Tasman United 3–1 however it was ruled by NZ Football that they had played an ineligible player so forfeited the result. This meant the win was awarded as a 3–0 result to Tasman United.[6]

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 7 (rescheduled)

Round 13

Round 14

Round 4 (rescheduled)

Round 15 (split round)

Round 16 (split round)

Round 17

Round 18

Finals series

Semi-finals

Auckland City 4–0 Eastern Suburbs
  • Tade  56' (pen.), 86'
  • McCowatt  71'
  • Wilkins  90+4'
 Report
Referee: Cory Mills
Team Wellington 1–0 Canterbury United
 Report
Referee: Nick Waldron

Grand final

Auckland City 1–0 Team Wellington
  • McCowatt  83'
 Report
Attendance: 2,196
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh (New Zealand)


Auckland City
Team Wellington
GK1Enaut ZubikaraiYellow card 90+2'
DF9Darren White
DF5Angel Berlanga (c)
DF6Te Atawhai Hudson-Wihongi
MF7Cameron Howieson
MF8Albert Riera
MF11Fabrizio Tavano 69'
MF15Dan Morgan
FW20Emiliano TadeYellow card 47'
FW999Kris Bright 69'
FW26Callum McCowatt
Substitutes:
GK24Conor Tracey
DF25Owen Parker-Price
DF13Alfie Rogers
MF4Mario Bilen 69'
MF17Reid Drake
MF27Dalton Wilkins
FW19Micah Lea'alafa 69'
Manager:
Ramon Tribulietx
GK1Scott Basalaj
DF2Justin Gulley (c)
DF4Mario Ilich
DF3Scott HilliarYellow card 80'
MF10Nathanael Hailemariam
MF7Eric Molloy
MF11Mario Barcia 89'
MF12Andy Bevin
FW13Roy Kayara
FW14Jack-Henry Sinclair 62'
FW19Ross Allen
Substitutes:
GK22Marcel Kampman
DF5Liam Wood
MF20Daniel Mulholland
FW16Angus Kilkolly 62'
FW21Hamish Watson 89'
Manager:
José Manuel Figueira

Steve Sumner Trophy:
Callum McCowatt

Assistant referees:
Gareth Sheehan
Edward Cook
Fourth official:
Nick Waldron

Statistics

As of 18 March 2018

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals
1 Argentina Emiliano Tade Auckland City 16
2 Barbados Paul Ifill Tasman United 12
3 New Zealand Andre de Jong1 Eastern Suburbs 11
4 England Stephen Hoyle Canterbury United 9
5 Republic of Ireland Garbhan Coughlan Southern United 8
New Zealand Ryan De Vries2 Auckland City
7 New Zealand Andrew Bevin Team Wellington 7
South Africa Keegan Linderboom Waitakere United
New Zealand Callum McCowatt Auckland City
Papua New Guinea Tommy Semmy Hamilton Wanderers
New Zealand Jack-Henry Sinclair Team Wellington
Ghana Derek Tieku Eastern Suburbs

1 Transferred to Maccabi Hakoah in Australia, 5 March 2018.
2 Transferred to FC Gifu in Japan, 17 January 2018.

Hat-tricks

PlayerForAgainstResultDateRef
New Zealand Andre de JongEastern SuburbsTeam Wellington3–122 October 2017[9]
New Zealand Ryan de VriesAuckland CityWaitakere United5–029 October 2017[10]
New Zealand Angus KilkollyTeam WellingtonHamilton Wanderers3–119 November 2017[11]
Japan Futa NakamuraCanterbury UnitedTasman United6–07 January 2018[12]
Barbados Paul IfillTasman UnitedHamilton Wanderers4–414 January 2018[13]
Barbados Paul IfillTasman UnitedHawke's Bay United5–24 February 2018[14]
Republic of Ireland Garbhan CoughlanSouthern UnitedHawke's Bay United3–117 March 2018[15]
New Zealand Ryan CainWaitakere UnitedTasman United5–317 March 2018[16]

Own goals

Player Club Against Round
Unknown Hamilton Wanderers Auckland City 4
Unknown Auckland City Team Wellington 8
Ryan Lowry Wellington Phoenix Reserves Eastern Suburbs 8
Daniel McHenery Hawke's Bay United Hamilton Wanderers 10
Unknown Waitakere United Canterbury United 11
Julyan Collett Waitakere United Wellington Phoenix Reserves 12
Liam Moore Wellington Phoenix Reserves Eastern Suburbs 14
Xavier Pratt Hamilton Wanderers Wellington Phoenix Reserves 16

References

  1. ↑ "Suburbs appoint Danny Hay". New Zealand Football. 14 August 2017.
  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. ↑ "O'Reilly takes charge of Southern". NZ Football. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Tasman United coach Davor Tavich deserved the job from the start".
  5. ↑ "Chris Greenacre takes over as Wellington Phoenix national league coach". stuff. 12 October 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Auckland City field ineligible player". New Zealand Football. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  7. ↑ "2017/18 ISPS Handa Premiership Draw" (PDF). NZ Football. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  8. ↑ "National league schedules amended". NZ Football. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  9. ↑ Hyslop, Liam (22 October 2017). "Andre de Jong hat-trick fires Eastern Suburbs past Team Wellington". Stuff.co.nz.
  10. ↑ Voerman, Andrew (29 October 2017). "Auckland City put five past nine-man Waitākere United in Super City derby". Stuff.co.nz.
  11. ↑ Pearson, Joseph. "Angus Kilkolly's hat-trick guides Team Wellington to victory over Hamilton Wanderers". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  12. ↑ Pearson, Joseph. "Team Wellington grab the upper hand as Auckland City held to draw by Waitākere". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  13. ↑ Voerman, Andrew; Rollo, Phillip. "High penalty count hurts Tasman United as top four slips further away". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  14. ↑ Voerman, Andrew; Rollo, Phillip. "Hamilton Wanderers end their winless run as Auckland City, Team Wellington draw". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  15. ↑ Voerman, Andrew. "Canterbury United set up semifinal with Team Wellington, but where will it be?". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  16. ↑ Voerman, Andrew. "Defending champs Team Wellington strike late to secure home national league semi". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
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