2007–08 New Zealand Football Championship

Sports season
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

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.

Team locations

2007–08 New Zealand Football Championship is located in New Zealand
Auckland City
Auckland City
Waitakere United
Waitakere United
Waikato FC
Waikato FC
Canterbury United
Canterbury United
Team Wellington
Team Wellington
Otago United
Otago United
YoungHeart Manawatu
YoungHeart Manawatu
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Location of teams in the 2007-08 New Zealand Football Championship

League table

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

Round 1

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

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

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 Red card 75'		 (Report) Bale 2',
Hay 15',
Pearce 26'
Referee: Jamie Cross

Round 4

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

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

Auckland City FC4 – 1YoungHeart Manawatu
Sigmund 62',
Jordan 70',
Lee 77',
Campbell 80'		 (Report) Sanbrook 13',
Cowan Red card 82'
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

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

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 Red card 79',
Uhlmann Red card 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

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 Red card 85',		 (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

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 Red card 51'
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

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

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

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

Round 14

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

Round 15

Auckland City FC4 – 1Canterbury United
Croatian Club
Otago United0 – 5Team Wellington
YoungHeart Manawatu0 – 1Waikato FC

Round 16

YoungHeart Manawatu0 – 4Team Wellington
Attendance: 300

Round 17

Team Wellington2 – 0Waikato FC
Attendance: 400
Auckland City FC2 – 0Otago United
Croatian Club

Round 18

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

Round 19

Auckland City FC2 – 0Waikato FC
Referee: Antony Riley
YoungHeart Manawatu1 – 2Waitakere United
Memorial Park
Team Wellington2 – 0Canterbury United
Attendance: 407

Round 20

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

Round 21

Otago United2 – 2Waitakere United
Caledonian Ground
Auckland City FC3 – 2Team Wellington
Attendance: 998

Finals

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

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

Preliminary Finals

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

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

Notes

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