2008–09 New Zealand Football Championship

200809 New Zealand Football Championship
NZFC 2008-09
League New Zealand Football Championship
Sport Association football
Duration 2008-2009
Number of teams 8
NZFC season
Champions Auckland City FC
Premiers Waitakere United
Top scorer Luis Corrales (12)
Youth League
Champions Auckland City FC
NZFC seasons
← 2007-08

2009-10 →

The NZFC 2008-09 season is the fifth season of the New Zealand Football Championship competition.

The previous seasons champion, Waitakere United, and second-ranked club Auckland City FC will also be competing in the 2008-09 O-League which will run alongside the NZFC season.

Contents

Changes for 2008/09

  • The league format will change from three-round, 21-match system to a two-round, 14-match home and away system.
  • The playoff system will be changed to home-and-away semifinals contested by the top four teams, followed by a one-match Grand Final. The Premier will no longer receive a bye to the final.
  • Otago United will now play their home fixtures at Sunnyvale Park, moving from Carisbrook.
  • YoungHeart Manawatu will now play their home fixtures at Memorial Park, moving from FMG Stadium
  • Due to financial issues, Waikato FC will now play their home fixtures at Centennial Park in Ngaruawahia, moving from Waikato Stadium in Hamilton. It is expected the club will return to Hamilton the following season.
  • Waitakere United will permanently return to Douglas Field, after spending the majority of the previous season at Fred Taylor Park.

Team locations

Participating clubs

Club Name Home City Stadium 2008-09 Placing Notes
Aucklandcolours.png Auckland City FC Auckland Kiwitea Street 2nd 2008-09 Championship
O-League 2009-10
Cantabcolours.png Canterbury United Christchurch English Park 8th 2008-09 Wooden Spoon
Hawkesbaycolours.png Hawke's Bay United Napier Bluewater Stadium 5th
Otagocolours.png Otago United Dunedin Sunnyvale Park 7th
WellingtonPhoenixColours.png Team Wellington Wellington Newtown Park 4th Lost in semifinals to Waitakere United
Waikatocolours.png Waikato FC Ngaruawahia Centennial Park 6th
Waitakcolours.png Waitakere United Waitakere City Douglas Field 1st 2008-09 Premiership
O-League 2009-10
Yhmcolours.png YoungHeart Manawatu Palmerston North Memorial Park 3rd Lost in semi-finals to Auckland City FC

2008-09 Season Standings

Position Team Played Won Drawn Lost F A GD Points
1 Waitakere United 14 10 3 1 30 12 +18 33
2 Auckland City 14 8 1 5 27 15 +12 25
3 YoungHeart Manawatu 14 7 2 5 22 19 +3 23
4 Team Wellington 14 7 2 5 28 28 0 23
5 Hawke's Bay United 14 7 1 6 24 17 +7 22
6 Waikato 14 6 1 7 19 22 -3 19
7 Otago United 14 2 2 10 16 32 -16 8
8 Canterbury United 14 2 2 10 11 32 -21 8

Competition Schedule

Round 1

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
Cantabcolours.png Canterbury United 01 Yhmcolours.png YoungHeart Manawatu November 8, 2008 English Park (Report)
Aucklandcolours.png Auckland City FC 20 Otagocolours.png Otago United November 9, 2008 Kiwitea Street (Report)
Hawkesbaycolours.png Hawke's Bay United 21 Waikatocolours.png Waikato FC November 9, 2008 Bluewater Stadium (Report)
WellingtonPhoenixColours.png Team Wellington 24 Waitakcolours.png Waitakere United November 9, 2008 Newtown Park (Report)

Round 2

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
Waikatocolours.png Waikato FC 13 Aucklandcolours.png Auckland City FC November 15, 2008 Centennial Park (Report)
Yhmcolours.png YoungHeart Manawatu 30 WellingtonPhoenixColours.png Team Wellington November 15, 2008 Memorial Park (Report)
Otagocolours.png Otago United 21 Cantabcolours.png Canterbury United November 15, 2008 Sunnyvale Park (Report)
Hawkesbaycolours.png Hawke's Bay United 01 Waitakcolours.png Waitakere United November 16, 2009 Douglas Field (Report)

Round 3

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
Hawkesbaycolours.png Hawke's Bay United 12 WellingtonPhoenixColours.png Team Wellington November 23, 2008 Bluewater Stadium (Report)
Otagocolours.png Otago United 23 Yhmcolours.png YoungHeart Manawatu November 23, 2008 Sunnyvale Park (Report)
Cantabcolours.png Canterbury United 01 Waikatocolours.png Waikato FC November 23, 2008 English Park (Report)
Aucklandcolours.png Auckland City FC 12 Waitakcolours.png Waitakere United November 26, 2008 Kiwitea Street (Report)

Round 4

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
Yhmcolours.png YoungHeart Manawatu 12 Hawkesbaycolours.png Hawke's Bay United November 29, 2008 Memorial Park (Report)
Waitakcolours.png Waitakere United 11 Cantabcolours.png Canterbury United November 29, 2008 Douglas Field (Report)
WellingtonPhoenixColours.png Team Wellington 21 Aucklandcolours.png Auckland City FC November 29, 2008 Newtown Park (Report)
Waikatocolours.png Waikato FC 31 Otagocolours.png Otago United November 30, 2008 Centennial Park (Report)

Round 5

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
Aucklandcolours.png Auckland City FC 31 Hawkesbaycolours.png Hawke's Bay United December 6, 2008 Kiwitea Street (Report)
Waikatocolours.png Waikato FC 20 Yhmcolours.png YoungHeart Manawatu December 7, 2008 Centennial Park (Report)
Cantabcolours.png Canterbury United 22 WellingtonPhoenixColours.png Team Wellington December 7, 2008 English Park (Report)
Otagocolours.png Otago United 23 Waitakcolours.png Waitakere United February 22, 2009 Sunnyvale Park (Report)

Round 6

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
Hawkesbaycolours.png Hawke's Bay United 12 Cantabcolours.png Canterbury United December 14, 2008 Bluewater Stadium (Report)
WellingtonPhoenixColours.png Team Wellington 10 Otagocolours.png Otago United December 14, 2008 Newtown Park (Report)
Waitakcolours.png Waitakere United 20 Waikatocolours.png Waikato FC January 26, 2009 Douglas Field (Report)
Yhmcolours.png YoungHeart Manawatu 00 Aucklandcolours.png Auckland City FC February 21, 2009 Memorial Park (Report)

Round 7

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
Waitakcolours.png Waitakere United 30 Yhmcolours.png YoungHeart Manawatu December 21, 2008 Douglas Field (Report)
Waikatocolours.png Waikato FC 20 WellingtonPhoenixColours.png Team Wellington December 21, 2008 Centennial Park (Report)
Otagocolours.png Otago United 13 Hawkesbaycolours.png Hawke's Bay United December 21, 2008 Sunnyvale Park (Report)
Cantabcolours.png Canterbury United 21 Aucklandcolours.png Auckland City FC December 21, 2008 English Park (Report)

Round 8

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
Yhmcolours.png YoungHeart Manawatu 40 Cantabcolours.png Canterbury United January 10, 2009 Memorial Park (Report)
Waikatocolours.png Waikato FC 01 Hawkesbaycolours.png Hawke's Bay United January 11, 2009 Centennial Park (Report)
Waitakcolours.png Waitakere United 20 WellingtonPhoenixColours.png Team Wellington January 11, 2009 Douglas Field (Report)
Otagocolours.png Otago United 01 Aucklandcolours.png Auckland City FC January 11, 2009 Sunnyvale Park (Report)

Round 9

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
Aucklandcolours.png Auckland City FC 30 Waikatocolours.png Waikato FC January 17, 2009 Kiwitea Street (Report)
Waitakcolours.png Waitakere United 00 Hawkesbaycolours.png Hawke's Bay United January 18, 2009 Douglas Field (Report)
WellingtonPhoenixColours.png Team Wellington 32 Yhmcolours.png YoungHeart Manawatu January 18, 2009 Newtown Park (Report)
Cantabcolours.png Canterbury United 12 Otagocolours.png Otago United January 18, 2009 English Park (Report)

Round 10

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
Yhmcolours.png YoungHeart Manawatu 20 Otagocolours.png Otago United January 24, 2009 Memorial Park (Report)
Waitakcolours.png Waitakere United 42 Aucklandcolours.png Auckland City FC January 24, 2009 Douglas Field (Report)
Waikatocolours.png Waikato FC 31 Cantabcolours.png Canterbury United January 24, 2009 Centennial Park (Report)
WellingtonPhoenixColours.png Team Wellington 25 Hawkesbaycolours.png Hawke's Bay United January 25, 2009 Newtown Park (Report)

Round 11

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
Aucklandcolours.png Auckland City FC 13 WellingtonPhoenixColours.png Team Wellington January 31, 2009 Kiwitea Street (Report)
Hawkesbaycolours.png Hawke's Bay United 23 Yhmcolours.png YoungHeart Manawatu February 1, 2009 Bluewater Stadium (Report)
Otagocolours.png Otago United 33 Waikatocolours.png Waikato FC February 1, 2009 Sunnyvale Park (Report)
Cantabcolours.png Canterbury United 02 Waitakcolours.png Waitakere United February 1, 2009 English Park (Report)

Round 12

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
Waitakcolours.png Waitakere United 30 Otagocolours.png Otago United February 6, 2009 Douglas Field (Report)
Hawkesbaycolours.png Hawke's Bay United 01 Aucklandcolours.png Auckland City FC February 6, 2009 Bluewater Stadium (Report)
Yhmcolours.png YoungHeart Manawatu 10 Waikatocolours.png Waikato FC February 14, 2009 Memorial Park (Report)
WellingtonPhoenixColours.png Team Wellington 31 Cantabcolours.png Canterbury United February 22, 2009 Newtown Park (Report)

Round 13

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
Aucklandcolours.png Auckland City FC 30 Yhmcolours.png YoungHeart Manawatu February 8, 2009 Kiwitea Street (Report)
Waikatocolours.png Waikato FC 21 Waitakcolours.png Waitakere United February 8, 2009 Centennial Park (Report)
Otagocolours.png Otago United 24 WellingtonPhoenixColours.png Team Wellington February 8, 2009 Sunnyvale Park (Report)
Cantabcolours.png Canterbury United 04 Hawkesbaycolours.png Hawke's Bay United February 8, 2009 English Park (Report)

Round 14

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
Aucklandcolours.png Auckland City FC 50 Cantabcolours.png Canterbury United March 1, 2009 Kiwitea Street (Report)
Yhmcolours.png YoungHeart Manawatu 22 Waitakcolours.png Waitakere United March 1, 2009 Memorial Park (Report)
Hawkesbaycolours.png Hawke's Bay United 20 Otagocolours.png Otago United March 1, 2009 Bluewater Stadium (Report)
WellingtonPhoenixColours.png Team Wellington 41 Waikatocolours.png Waikato FC March 1, 2009 Newtown Park (Report)

Semi-Final - 1st Leg

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
WellingtonPhoenixColours.png Team Wellington 01 Waitakcolours.png Waitakere United March 14, 2009 Newtown Park (Report)
Yhmcolours.png YoungHeart Manawatu 31 Aucklandcolours.png Auckland City FC March 15, 2009 Memorial Park (Report)

Semi-Final - 2nd Leg

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
Waitakcolours.png Waitakere United 50
(agg. 60)
WellingtonPhoenixColours.png Team Wellington March 21, 2009 Douglas Field (Report)
Aucklandcolours.png Auckland City FC 30
(agg. 43)
Yhmcolours.png YoungHeart Manawatu March 22, 2009 Kiwitea Street (Report)

Grand final

Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
Waitakcolours.png Waitakere United 1-2 Aucklandcolours.png Auckland City FC March 29, 2009 Douglas Field (Report)

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