2014–15 New Zealand Football Championship
Season | 2014–15 |
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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 |
← 2013–14 2015–16 → 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
[edit]Team | Location | Stadium[1] | Capacity | Manager[1] | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
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Auckland City | Sandringham, Auckland | Kiwitea Street | 3,500 | Ramon Tribulietx | Nike | Trillian Trust Inc. |
Canterbury United | Christchurch | ASB Football Park | 9,000 | Sean Devine | Samurai | Robbie's Bar and Bistro |
Hawke's Bay United | Napier | Bluewater Stadium | 5,000 | Brett Angell[2] | Lotto Sport Italia | Kinetic Electrical |
Southern United | Dunedin | Forsyth Barr Stadium | 30,500 | Mike Fridge[3] | Lotto Sport Italia | Gran's Remedy |
Team Wellington | Wellington | David Farrington Park | 3,000 | Matt Calcott | Nike | Exodus Health & Fitness Club |
WaiBOP United | Cambridge | John Kerkhof Park | 2,700 | Peter Smith | Lotto Sport Italia | The Soccer Shop |
Waitakere United | Whenuapai, Auckland | Fred Taylor Park | 2,500 | Brian Shelley | Lotto Sport Italia | Cuesports Foundation |
Wanderers SC | Albany, Auckland | QBE Stadium | 25,000 | Darren Bazeley | Nike | Trillian Trust Inc. |
Wellington Phoenix | Wellington | Newtown Park | 5,000 | Andy Hedge[4] | Adidas | Huawei |
Kits
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Regular season
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 | Disbanded at end of season |
8 | Canterbury United | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 32 | −10 | 14 | |
9 | Southern United | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 39 | −19 | 10 |
Positions by round
[edit]Fixtures and results
[edit]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)
[edit]25 October 2014 | Southern United | 0–3 | Auckland City FC | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin |
Saturday, 13:00 NZDT Match rescheduled due to Auckland City competing in the OFC Presidents Cup | Report | Payne 25' Vicelich 28' Tade 52' | Referee: Campbell Kirk-Waugh |
Round 1
[edit]1 November 2014 | Waitakere United | 3–2 | Wanderers SC | Fred Taylor Park, Auckland |
Saturday, 14:00 NZDT | Biss 30' Mulligan 40' Boyens 61' | Report | Murati 6' de Jong 18' |
1 November 2014 | Canterbury United | 2–0 | WaiBOP United | ASB Football Park, Christchurch |
Saturday, 14:00 NZDT | Schwarz 28' Stansfield 62' | Report |
2 November 2014 | Auckland City FC | 3–2 | Hawke's Bay United | Kiwitea Street, Auckland |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT | Morton 25' (o.g.) Tavano 45' Tade 64' | Report | Halpin 7' Lovemore 77' | Referee: Matt Conger |
2 November 2014 | Team Wellington | 2–1 | Wellington Phoenix | David Farrington Park, Wellington |
Sunday, 15:00 NZDT | Corrales 36' Peverley 80' (pen.) | Report | Boyd 28' Rufer ?' 82' | Referee: Peter O'Leary |
Bye: Southern United
Round 8 (rescheduled)
[edit]8 November 2014 | Waitakere United | 0–1 | Auckland City FC | Fred Taylor Park, Auckland |
Saturday, 13:00 NZDT Match rescheduled due to Auckland City competing in the FIFA Club World Cup | Report | Browne 90' | Referee: Peter O'Leary |
Round 2
[edit]8 November 2014 | Canterbury United | 0–1 | Southern United | ASB Football Park, Christchurch |
Saturday, 14:00 NZDT | Report | G. Milne 35' |
9 November 2014 | Wellington Phoenix | 3–0 | Wanderers SC | Newtown Park, Wellington |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT | Cunningham 8' Boyd 26' Messenger 65' (o.g.) | Report |
9 November 2014 | Hawke's Bay United | 2–2 | Team Wellington | Bluewater Stadium, Napier |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT | Lekaj 12' Haviland 90' | Report | 7' J. Smith 54' Fa'arodo | Referee: Chris Kerr |
Round 6 (rescheduled)
[edit]12 November 2014 | Auckland City FC | 3–0 | Wanderers SC | Kiwitea Street, Auckland |
Wednesday, 17:45 NZDT Match rescheduled due to Auckland City competing in the FIFA Club World Cup | Tavano 11' A. Milne 17', 65' | Report | Referee: Chris Kerr |
Round 3
[edit]15 November 2014 | Southern United | 2–1 | Waitakere United | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin |
Saturday, 13:00 NZDT | Ridden 16' Da Costa 66' | Report | Richards 59' |
16 November 2014 | Team Wellington | 3–2 | WaiBOP United | David Farrington Park, Wellington |
Sunday, 15:00 NZDT | Corrales 19' Robertson 60' Gwyther 72' | Report | Higgins 10' Marquez 20' Molony 50' |
16 November 2014 | Wanderers SC | 1–2 | Hawke's Bay United | Michaels Ave Reserve, Auckland |
Sunday, 15:00 NZDT | de Jong 29' (pen.) | Report | Lekaj 34' Gowan Stares 42' (o.g.) |
Bye: Wellington Phoenix
Bye: Canterbury United (rescheduled from Round 15)
Round 4
[edit]22 November 2014 | WaiBOP United | 3–1 | Wanderers SC | Links Ave Reserve, Mount Maunganui |
Saturday, 15:00 NZDT | O'Regan 3' Coombes 10' Higgins 62' | Report | Lewis 74' |
23 November 2014 | Wellington Phoenix | 1–2 | Waitakere United | Newtown Park, Wellington |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT | Boyd 21' | Report | Dickinson 87' Biss 90+1' |
23 November 2014 | Canterbury United | 2–2 | Team Wellington | ASB Football Park, Christchurch |
Sunday, 15:30 NZDT | Hofmann 19' Spain 89' | Report | Fa'arodo 51' Chettleburgh 86' |
Bye: Hawke's Bay United
Round 5
[edit]29 November 2014 | Waitakere United | 1–1 | Hawke's Bay United | Fred Taylor Park, Auckland |
Saturday, 14:00 NZDT | Biss 26' (pen.) | Report | Tinsley 27' (pen.) | Referee: Chris Kerr |
29 November 2014 | Team Wellington | 4–0 | Auckland City FC | David Farrington Park, Wellington |
Saturday, 15:00 NZDT | Gwyther 20', 62' Corrales 60' J. Smith 74' | Report | Đorđević ?' 62' | Referee: Matt Conger |
30 November 2014 | Southern United | 3–4 | Wellington Phoenix | Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT | Jackson 19', 90' Hindson 35' | Report | Hailemariam 9' Stevens 42' (pen.), 59', 80' (pen.) |
30 November 2014 | Wanderers SC | 3–1 | Canterbury United | Seddon Fields, Auckland |
Sunday, 15:00 NZDT | Baker 30' Messenger 56' Brotherton 71' | Report | Schwarz 44' |
Bye: WaiBOP United
Round 6
[edit]6 December 2014 | WaiBOP United | 1–1 | Waitakere United | Links Ave Reserve, Mount Maunganui |
Saturday, 15:00 NZDT | Varela 76' | Report | Biss 36' |
7 December 2014 | Hawke's Bay United | 2–5 | Wellington Phoenix | Bluewater Stadium, Napier |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT | Tinsley 31' (pen.) Barcia 52' | Report | Ridenton 20' Hailemariam 30', 71' Boyd 45' (pen.), 50' |
7 December 2014 | Team Wellington | 2–0 | Southern United | David Farrington Park, Wellington |
Sunday, 15:00 NZDT | Corrales 2' 25' Feneridis 15' | Report |
Bye: Canterbury United
Round 7
[edit]13 December 2014 | Waitakere United | 0–2 | Canterbury United | Fred Taylor Park, Auckland |
Saturday, 14:00 NZDT | Report | Barton 16' O'Brien 75' |
14 December 2014 | Wellington Phoenix | 0–2 | WaiBOP United | Eden Park, Auckland |
Saturday, 14:00 NZDT | Report | Marquez 18', 25' |
14 December 2014 | Hawke's Bay United | 3–1 | Southern United | Bluewater Stadium, Napier |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT | Tinsley 28' (pen.) Barbero 30' Halpin 55' | Report | Jackson 6' |
14 December 2014 | Wanderers SC | 1–4 | Team Wellington | Bill McKinlay Park, Auckland |
Sunday, 15:00 NZDT | Mitchell 3' | Report | Morris 45' Fleming 52' Bechar 62' Robertson 78' |
Bye: Auckland City FC
Round 8
[edit]20 December 2014 | Canterbury United | 2–0 | Wellington Phoenix | ASB Football Park, Christchurch |
Saturday, 14:00 NZDT | Schwarz 37' Clapham 43' | Report |
20 December 2014 | WaiBOP United | 2–4 | Hawke's Bay United | Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua |
Saturday, 16:00 NZDT | Wylie 22' 58' Coombes 57' | Report | Haviland 29' Lovemore 41', 72' Tinsley 75' |
21 December 2014 | Wanderers SC | 3–3 | Southern United | Seddon Fields, Auckland |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT | Kilkolly 1' de Jong 21' Messenger 70' | Report | Connor 8' Fitzpatrick 80' Jackson 85' |
Bye: Team Wellington
Bye: Waitakere United rescheduled from Round 2
Round 9
[edit]10 January 2015 | Canterbury United | 1–1 | Hawke's Bay United | ASB Football Park, Christchurch |
Saturday, 14:00 NZDT | Clapham 55' (pen.) | Report | Tinsley 47' (pen.) |
11 January 2015 | Auckland City FC | 1–3 | Wellington Phoenix | Kiwitea Street, Auckland |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT | Tavano 45+1' Bilen 88' | Report | Hailemariam 15', 27' Stevens 17' Doyle 88' |
11 January 2015 | Southern United | 0–1 | WaiBOP United | Caledonian Ground, Dunedin |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT | Report | O'Regan 35' |
11 January 2015 | Team Wellington | 1–2 | Waitakere United | David Farrington Park, Wellington |
Sunday, 15:00 NZDT | Robertson 28' ?' 90+1' Musa ?' 54' | Report | Butler 52' Manickum 68' |
Bye: Wanderers SC
Round 15 (rescheduled)
[edit]14 January 2015 | Wanderers SC | 0–1 | Auckland City FC | QBE Stadium, Auckland |
Wednesday, 18:00 NZDT | Report | Vicelich 61' |
Round 10
[edit]17 January 2015 | Wellington Phoenix | 3–4 | Team Wellington | Newton Park, Wellington |
Saturday, 14:00 NZDT | Stevens 4' Brindell-South 38' Hailemariam 75' | Report | Peverley 15' (pen.) ?' 55' Gwyther 48', 62' Feneridis 82' |
17 January 2015 | WaiBOP United | 4–3 | Canterbury United | John Kerkhof Park, Cambridge |
Saturday, 15:00 NZDT | Molony 46' Neil 64', 90' Jones 81' | Report | Clapham 35', 68' (pen.) Wellbourn 48' |
17 January 2015 | Wanderers SC | 2–0 | Waitakere United | QBE Stadium, Auckland |
Saturday, 15:00 NZDT | Holthusen 13' Lewis 80' | Report |
18 January 2015 | Hawke's Bay United | 0–3 | Auckland City FC | Bluewater Stadium, Napier |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT | Report | Tade 58' (pen.) Vicelich 77' Burfoot 80' |
Bye: Southern United
Round 11
[edit]25 January 2015 | Wanderers SC | 2–1 | Wellington Phoenix | Toll Stadium, Whangārei |
Sunday, 13:00 NZDT | de Jong 15' Hudson-Wihongi 74' | Report | Hicks 80' | Attendance: 986 |
25 January 2015 | Auckland City FC | 3–2 | WaiBOP United | Kiwitea Street, Auckland |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT | Burfoot 5' Đorđević 45+1', 58' | Report | Jones 28' Marquez 78' |
25 January 2015 | Southern United | 1–3 | Canterbury United | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT | Jackson 88' | Report | O'Brien 14' Clapham 57' Stanley 90+4' |
25 January 2015 | Team Wellington | 1–0 | Hawke's Bay United | David Farrington Park, Wellington |
Sunday, 15:00 NZDT | J. Smith 78' | Report |
Bye: Waitakere United
Round 12
[edit]31 January 2015 | Canterbury United | 0–1 | Auckland City FC | ASB Football Park, Christchurch |
Saturday, 14:00 NZDT | Report | De Vries 55' |
31 January 2015 | WaiBOP United | 2–1 | Team Wellington | John Kerkhof Park, Cambridge |
Saturday, 15:00 NZDT | Wylie 38' Marquez 45' | Report | Corrales 5' |
1 February 2015 | Waitakere United | 3–1 | Southern United | Fred Taylor Park, Auckland |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT | Manickum 4', 12' Porter 78' | Report | Fitzpatrick 57' |
1 February 2015 | Hawke's Bay United | 3–1 | Wanderers SC | Bluewater Stadium, Napier |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT | Lekaj 1' F. Milne 45' Pennycooke-Morgan 90+2' | Report | Hudson-Wihongi 80' |
Bye: Wellington Phoenix
Round 13
[edit]8 February 2015 | Auckland City FC | 4–2 | Southern United | Kiwitea Street, Auckland |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT | Benjudah Fitzpatrick 4' (o.g.) Browne 5', 47' Đorđević 87' | Report | McIntyre 29' Jackson 62' |
8 February 2015 | Waitakere United | 6–3 | Wellington Phoenix | Fred Taylor Park, Auckland |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT | Mulligan 11' Solomons 29' Bowen 36' Bale 78' Richards 83', 84' | Report | Hailemariam 5' Boyd 54' Doyle 79' |
8 February 2015 | Wanderers SC | 1–2 | WaiBOP United | QBE Stadium, Auckland |
Sunday, 15:00 NZDT | Baker 57' | Report | Elia 75' Wylie 76' |
8 February 2015 | Team Wellington | 3–0 | Canterbury United | David Farrington Park, Wellington |
Sunday, 15:00 NZDT | J. Smith 43', 78' Corrales 66' | Report |
Bye: Hawke's Bay United
Round 14
[edit]14 February 2015 | Wellington Phoenix | 6–2 | Southern United | Petone Memorial Park, Lower Hutt |
Saturday, 14:00 NZDT | Hailemariam 53' Boyd 84' (pen.), 88' (pen.), 89', 90+3' (pen.) Rufer 90+1' | Report | Jackson 3', 14' Fitzpatrick 88' |
15 February 2015 | Canterbury United | 1–4 | Wanderers SC | ASB Football Park, Christchurch |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT | Hofmann 87' | Report | Lewis 18' Baker 52' de Jong 58' Murati 82' |
15 February 2015 | Auckland City FC | 3–0 | Team Wellington | Kiwitea Street, Auckland |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT | Irving 8' (pen.) Carril 13' Óscar 90' | Report |
15 February 2015 | Hawke's Bay United | 3–2 | Waitakere United | Bluewater Stadium, Napier |
Sunday, 14:15 NZDT | Lovemore 10', 49' Palezevic 62' | Report | Bowen 8', 72' |
Bye: WaiBOP United
Round 2 (rescheduled)
[edit]18 February 2015 | WaiBOP United | 0–2 | Auckland City FC | John Kerkhof Park, Cambridge |
Wednesday, 18:00 NZDT | Report | Browne 28' Burfoot 90' | Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh |
Round 15
[edit]21 February 2015 | Wellington Phoenix | 2–4 | Hawke's Bay United | Petone Memorial Park, Lower Hutt |
Saturday, 13:30 NZDT | Cahill-Fleury 5' Hailermariam 62' | Report | Lovemore 51', 79' Lekaj 64' Tinsley 65' (pen.) |
21 February 2015 | Waitakere United | 2–1 | WaiBOP United | Fred Taylor Park, West Auckland |
Saturday, 14:00 NZDT | Biss 23' Richards 90+4' | Report | Coombes 14' | Referee: Nicholas Waldron |
22 February 2015 | Southern United | 1–2 | Team Wellington | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT | Jackson 43' | Report | J. Smith 34' (pen.) Gwyther 54' |
22 February 2015 | Auckland City FC | 3–1 | Canterbury United | Kiwitea Street, Auckland |
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT | Carril 31' Óscar 56' (pen.) Moreira 66' | Report | Peers 16' | Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh |
Bye: Wanderers SC
Round 16
[edit]28 February 2015 | Canterbury United | 1–2 | Waitakere United | ASB Football Park, Christchurch |
Saturday, 14:00 NZDT | Terris 87' | Report | Richards 53', 60' |
28 January 2015 | WaiBOP United | 2–3 | Wellington Phoenix | John Kerkhof Park, Cambridge |
Saturday, 15:00 NZDT | Coombes 35', 43' | Report | Blake 45+4' Cahill-Fleury 76' Stevens 88' |