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2007–08 New Zealand Football Championship

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.

NZFC 2007-08
LeagueNew Zealand Football Championship
SportAssociation football
DurationNovember 2007-April 2008
Number of teams8
NZFC Season
ChampionsWaitakere United
PremiersWaitakere United
Top scorerGraham Little (12)
Youth League
ChampionsWaitakere United
NZFC seasons

Team locations edit

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Location of teams in the 2007-08 New Zealand Football Championship

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions

Regular season edit

Round 1 edit

Waitakere United1 – 2Team Wellington
Pearce   62' (Report) Ellensohn   20'
Halstead   89'
Fred Taylor Park
Attendance: 500
Referee: Michael Hester
Otago United0 – 2Waikato FC
(Report) Gill   32'
Sinkora   82'
Referee: Kevin Stoltenkamp
Canterbury United1 – 3Hawke's Bay United
Walker   42' (Report) Brockie   69'
Messam   76'
Birnie   86'
Referee: Peter O'Leary
YoungHeart Manawatu1 – 3Auckland City FC
Nieres   49' (pen) (Report) Little   27',  55',  85'
Referee: Peter O'Leary

Round 2 edit

Auckland City FC2 – 0Hawke's Bay United
Young  55'
Jordan  73'		 (Report)
Croatian Club
Referee: Michael Hester
Waikato FC0 – 1Waitakere United
(Report) Menapi   69'
Referee: Nick Waldron
Team Wellington3 – 1YoungHeart Manawatu
Little   23',
Ellensohn   40',   80'		 (Report) Rowe   7'
Referee: Peter O'Leary
Otago United0 – 0Canterbury United
(Report)
Referee: Matt Conger

Round 3 edit

Hawke's Bay United0 – 0YoungHeart Manawatu
(Report)
Referee: James Thian
Waikato FC1 – 2Team Wellington
Fowler   76' (Report) Barron   23',
Cheriton   41'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Matt Conger
Otago United0 – 2Auckland City FC
(Report) Urlovic   4',
Little   8'
Referee: Chris Kerr
Canterbury United1 – 3Waitakere United
Scoullar   16',
Pitman   75'		 (Report) Bale   2',
Hay   15',
Pearce   26'
Referee: Jamie Cross

Round 4 edit

YoungHeart Manawatu6 – 0Otago United
Watson   23',
Cowan   52',   56',
Robinson   53',
Rowe   64',
Nieres   90'		 (Report)
Referee: Neil Fox
Auckland City FC1 – 1Waitakere United
Jordan   80' (Report) Totori   56'
Croatian Club
Referee: Peter O'Leary
Team Wellington4 – 3Hawke's Bay United
Howe   26',
Douglas   27',
Halstead   29',
de Gregorio   71',		 (Report) Smith   36',
Fyfe   52',   68'
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Jim Murphy
Canterbury United1 – 1Waikato FC
Own Goal   23' (Report) Gill   89' (Penalty kick), pen'
Referee: James Thian

Round 5 edit

Waitakere United3 – 1YoungHeart Manawatu
Totori   13',  87',
Bazeley   54'		 (Report) Sandbrook   36'
Fred Taylor Park
Referee: Chris Kerr
Otago United1 – 2Hawke's Bay United
Wheeler   31' (Report) Brockie   2',
Wilson   88'
Referee: Jamie Cross
Waikato FC2 – 3Auckland City FC
Gill   47' (Penalty kick), pen',
Wilkinson   67'		 (Report) Little   11',   85' (Penalty kick), pen',
Sigmund   31'
Referee: Nick Waldron
Canterbury United0 – 1Team Wellington
(Report) Patrick   21'
Attendance: 350
Referee: Matt Conger

Round 6 edit

Auckland City FC4 – 1YoungHeart Manawatu
Sigmund   62',
Jordan   70',
Lee   77',
Campbell   80'		 (Report) Sanbrook   13',
Cowan
Croatian Club
Referee: Stephen Fletcher
Hawke's Bay United2 – 1Canterbury United
Fyfe   3',
Wilson   30'		 (Report) Walker   26'
Referee: Neil Fox
Waikato FC3 – 1Otago United
Simpkins   80',
Gill   80',   80' (pen)		 (Report) J. Lang   90+2'
Referee: Mike Hester
Team Wellington1 – 5Waitakere United
Patrick   43' (Report) Pearce   6',   45',   46' (pen),
Perry   40',
Edwards   87'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Neil Fox

Round 7 edit

Waitakere United4 – 0Otago United
Menapi   65',   73',
Butler   81',
Koprivcic   90+1'		 (Report)
Fred Taylor Park
Referee: James Thian
Team Wellington1 – 1Auckland City FC
Patrick   16' (Report) Anello   51'
Attendance: 800
Referee: James Thian
Waikato FC1 – 1Hawke's Bay United
Gill   87' (pen) (Report) Henslee   19'
Referee: Stephen Fletcher
YoungHeart Manawatu3 – 2Canterbury United
Robinson   7',   59',
Sandbrook   73'		 (Report) Faichnie   42',
Payne   77'
Referee: Kevin Stolenkamp

Round 8 edit

Otago United2 – 0Canterbury United
Severs   55',
Alvino   64'		 (Report)
Referee: Michael Hester
Waitakere United2 – 0Waikato FC
Own Goal   13',
Totori   32'		 (Report)
Fred Taylor Park
Referee: James Thian
Hawke's Bay United0 – 1Auckland City FC
(Report) Sigmund   17',
Matthews ,
Uhlmann   82'
Referee: Matt Conger
YoungHeart Manawatu0 – 8Team Wellington
(Report) Little   5',   20',   72'
Corrales   16',   53',   60',
Ellensohn   52',
Wilson   62',
Attendance: 500
Referee: Kevin Stolenkamp

Round 9 edit

Auckland City FC3 – 0Otago United
Kumar   20',
Young   70',
Coombes   75'		 (Report)
Croatian Club
Referee: Kevin Stoltenkamp
YoungHeart Manawatu1 – 3Hawke's Bay United
Nieres   45+1',
Quasnar ,		 (Report) Parkin   52',
Fyfe   56 ',
Smith   79',
Referee: Neil Fox
Canterbury United1 – 9Waitakere United
Payne   90+1', (Report) Hayne   11',   79',
Totori   36',   78',
Hay   43',
Perry   56',
Koprivcic   70',
Menapi   85',
Pearce   88'
Referee: Antony Riley
Team Wellington2 – 0Waikato FC
Gulley   58',
de Gregorio   60',		 (Report)
Referee: James Thian

Round 10 edit

Waikato FC3 – 1Canterbury United
Waita   18',
Holloway   33',   36'		 (Report) McDermott   55'
Otago United0 – 0YoungHeart Manawatu
(Report)
Referee: Steve Fletcher
Waitakere United2 – 0Auckland City FC
Seaman   9',
Totori   33'		 (Report) Coombes
Fred Taylor Park
Referee: Michael Hester
Hawke's Bay United2 – 2Team Wellington
Messam   26',   57' (Report) Benicio   12',
Ellensohn   72'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Kevin Stolenkamp

Round 11 edit

Team Wellington3 – 0Canterbury United
Little,   47',  77',  82' (Report)
Porirua Park, Porirua
Attendance: 500
Referee: Peter O'Leary
Auckland City FC2 – 0Waikato FC
Young,   19'
Lee,   39'		 (Report)
Croatian Club
Referee: Neil Fox
Hawke's Bay United3 – 0Otago United
Messam   13',
Brockie   88'
Taylor   89'		 (Report) Own Goal   16'
Referee: Nick Waldron
YoungHeart Manawatu3 – 2Waitakere United
Nieres   61',   72'
Cowan   90+1'		 (Report) Totori   26',
Koprivcic   52'
Referee: Antony Riley

Round 12 edit

Otago United1 – 1Waitakere United
Carisbrook
Canterbury United2 – 3YoungHeart Manawatu
English Park
Auckland City FC2 – 0Team Wellington
Croatian Club
Attendance: 1,000
Hawke's Bay United0 – 0Waikato FC
Bluewater Stadium

Round 13 edit

Waitakere United5 – 0Hawke's Bay United
Fred Taylor Park
Waikato FC3 – 2YoungHeart Manawatu
Team Wellington1 – 0Otago United
Canterbury United1 – 2Auckland City FC

Round 14 edit

Team Wellington0 – 1Waitakere United
  71' Birch (Report)
Referee: Peter O'Leary
Auckland City FC4 – 1YoungHeart Manawatu
Croatian Club
Waikato FC0 – 2Otago United
Links Ave, Tauranga
Canterbury United2–1Hawke's Bay United

Round 15 edit

Auckland City FC4 – 1Canterbury United
Croatian Club
Hawke's Bay United0 – 1Waitakere United
Otago United0 – 5Team Wellington
YoungHeart Manawatu0 – 1Waikato FC

Round 16 edit

Waitakere United2 – 0Waikato FC
YoungHeart Manawatu0 – 4Team Wellington
Attendance: 300
Canterbury United2 – 0Otago United
Hawke's Bay United2 – 0Auckland City FC

Round 17 edit

Waitakere United1 – 0Canterbury United
Team Wellington2 – 0Waikato FC
Attendance: 400
YoungHeart Manawatu2 – 3Hawke's Bay United
Auckland City FC2 – 0Otago United
Croatian Club

Round 18 edit

Otago United1 – 0YoungHeart Manawatu
Waitakere United1 – 0Auckland City FC
Hawke's Bay United0 – 3Team Wellington
Attendance: 600
Waikato FC1 – 1Canterbury United
Links Ave, Tauranga

Round 19 edit

Auckland City FC2 – 0Waikato FC
Referee: Antony Riley
Hawke's Bay United2 – 1Otago United
YoungHeart Manawatu1 – 2Waitakere United
Memorial Park
Team Wellington2 – 0Canterbury United
Attendance: 407

Round 20 edit

Canterbury United0 – 3Auckland City FC
(Report) Little   13',
Young   56',   82'
Referee: Neil Fox
Waitakere United2 – 0Hawke's Bay United
Waikato FC4 – 5YoungHeart Manawatu
Links Ave, Tauranga
Team Wellington3 – 1Otago United
Attendance: 407

Round 21 edit

Otago United2 – 2Waitakere United
Caledonian Ground
YoungHeart Manawatu1 – 5Canterbury United
Auckland City FC3 – 2Team Wellington
Attendance: 998
Hawke's Bay United2 – 2Waikato FC

Finals edit

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.

Bracket edit

Elimination FinalGrand Final
      
 
1
Waitakere United		2
 
3
Team Wellington		0
2
Auckland City		3
3
Team Wellington		4

Preliminary Finals edit

Auckland City FC3 – 4Team Wellington
Campbell   70'
Chan-Goo   73'
Suri   90+30'		 (Report) Little   24'   90+18'
Halstead   86'   90+26'
Attendance: 984
Referee: Peter O'Leary

Grand Final edit

Waitakere United2 – 0Team Wellington
Own Goal   45'
Pearce   66'		 (Report)
Attendance: 2,011
Referee: Mike Hester

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b Match moved forward due to O-League fixture clash
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