- 2008–09 New Zealand Football Championship
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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.
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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 Auckland City FC Auckland Kiwitea Street 2nd 2008-09 Championship
O-League 2009-10Canterbury United Christchurch English Park 8th 2008-09 Wooden Spoon Hawke's Bay United Napier Bluewater Stadium 5th Otago United Dunedin Sunnyvale Park 7th Team Wellington Wellington Newtown Park 4th Lost in semifinals to Waitakere United Waikato FC Ngaruawahia Centennial Park 6th Waitakere United Waitakere City Douglas Field 1st 2008-09 Premiership
O-League 2009-10YoungHeart 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 Canterbury United
0 – 1 YoungHeart Manawatu
November 8, 2008 English Park (Report) Auckland City FC
2 – 0 Otago United
November 9, 2008 Kiwitea Street (Report) Hawke's Bay United
2 – 1 Waikato FC
November 9, 2008 Bluewater Stadium (Report) Team Wellington
2 – 4 Waitakere United
November 9, 2008 Newtown Park (Report) Round 2
Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports Waikato FC
1 – 3 Auckland City FC
November 15, 2008 Centennial Park (Report) YoungHeart Manawatu
3 – 0 Team Wellington
November 15, 2008 Memorial Park (Report) Otago United
2 – 1 Canterbury United
November 15, 2008 Sunnyvale Park (Report) Hawke's Bay United
0 – 1 Waitakere United
November 16, 2009 Douglas Field (Report) Round 3
Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports Hawke's Bay United
1 – 2 Team Wellington
November 23, 2008 Bluewater Stadium (Report) Otago United
2 – 3 YoungHeart Manawatu
November 23, 2008 Sunnyvale Park (Report) Canterbury United
0 – 1 Waikato FC
November 23, 2008 English Park (Report) Auckland City FC
1 – 2 Waitakere United
November 26, 2008 Kiwitea Street (Report) Round 4
Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports YoungHeart Manawatu
1 – 2 Hawke's Bay United
November 29, 2008 Memorial Park (Report) Waitakere United
1 – 1 Canterbury United
November 29, 2008 Douglas Field (Report) Team Wellington
2 – 1 Auckland City FC
November 29, 2008 Newtown Park (Report) Waikato FC
3 – 1 Otago United
November 30, 2008 Centennial Park (Report) Round 5
Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports Auckland City FC
3 – 1 Hawke's Bay United
December 6, 2008 Kiwitea Street (Report) Waikato FC
2 – 0 YoungHeart Manawatu
December 7, 2008 Centennial Park (Report) Canterbury United
2 – 2 Team Wellington
December 7, 2008 English Park (Report) Otago United
2 – 3 Waitakere United
February 22, 2009 Sunnyvale Park (Report) Round 6
Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports Hawke's Bay United
1 – 2 Canterbury United
December 14, 2008 Bluewater Stadium (Report) Team Wellington
1 – 0 Otago United
December 14, 2008 Newtown Park (Report) Waitakere United
2 – 0 Waikato FC
January 26, 2009 Douglas Field (Report) YoungHeart Manawatu
0 – 0 Auckland City FC
February 21, 2009 Memorial Park (Report) Round 7
Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports Waitakere United
3 – 0 YoungHeart Manawatu
December 21, 2008 Douglas Field (Report) Waikato FC
2 – 0 Team Wellington
December 21, 2008 Centennial Park (Report) Otago United
1 – 3 Hawke's Bay United
December 21, 2008 Sunnyvale Park (Report) Canterbury United
2 – 1 Auckland City FC
December 21, 2008 English Park (Report) Round 8
Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports YoungHeart Manawatu
4 – 0 Canterbury United
January 10, 2009 Memorial Park (Report) Waikato FC
0 – 1 Hawke's Bay United
January 11, 2009 Centennial Park (Report) Waitakere United
2 – 0 Team Wellington
January 11, 2009 Douglas Field (Report) Otago United
0 – 1 Auckland City FC
January 11, 2009 Sunnyvale Park (Report) Round 9
Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports Auckland City FC
3 – 0 Waikato FC
January 17, 2009 Kiwitea Street (Report) Waitakere United
0 – 0 Hawke's Bay United
January 18, 2009 Douglas Field (Report) Team Wellington
3 – 2 YoungHeart Manawatu
January 18, 2009 Newtown Park (Report) Canterbury United
1 – 2 Otago United
January 18, 2009 English Park (Report) Round 10
Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports YoungHeart Manawatu
2 – 0 Otago United
January 24, 2009 Memorial Park (Report) Waitakere United
4 – 2 Auckland City FC
January 24, 2009 Douglas Field (Report) Waikato FC
3 – 1 Canterbury United
January 24, 2009 Centennial Park (Report) Team Wellington
2 – 5 Hawke's Bay United
January 25, 2009 Newtown Park (Report) Round 11
Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports Auckland City FC
1 – 3 Team Wellington
January 31, 2009 Kiwitea Street (Report) Hawke's Bay United
2 – 3 YoungHeart Manawatu
February 1, 2009 Bluewater Stadium (Report) Otago United
3 – 3 Waikato FC
February 1, 2009 Sunnyvale Park (Report) Canterbury United
0 – 2 Waitakere United
February 1, 2009 English Park (Report) Round 12
Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports Waitakere United
3 – 0 Otago United
February 6, 2009 Douglas Field (Report) Hawke's Bay United
0 – 1 Auckland City FC
February 6, 2009 Bluewater Stadium (Report) YoungHeart Manawatu
1 – 0 Waikato FC
February 14, 2009 Memorial Park (Report) Team Wellington
3 – 1 Canterbury United
February 22, 2009 Newtown Park (Report) Round 13
Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports Auckland City FC
3 – 0 YoungHeart Manawatu
February 8, 2009 Kiwitea Street (Report) Waikato FC
2 – 1 Waitakere United
February 8, 2009 Centennial Park (Report) Otago United
2 – 4 Team Wellington
February 8, 2009 Sunnyvale Park (Report) Canterbury United
0 – 4 Hawke's Bay United
February 8, 2009 English Park (Report) Round 14
Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports Auckland City FC
5 – 0 Canterbury United
March 1, 2009 Kiwitea Street (Report) YoungHeart Manawatu
2 – 2 Waitakere United
March 1, 2009 Memorial Park (Report) Hawke's Bay United
2 – 0 Otago United
March 1, 2009 Bluewater Stadium (Report) Team Wellington
4 – 1 Waikato FC
March 1, 2009 Newtown Park (Report) Semi-Final - 1st Leg
Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports Team Wellington
0 – 1 Waitakere United
March 14, 2009 Newtown Park (Report) YoungHeart Manawatu
3 – 1 Auckland City FC
March 15, 2009 Memorial Park (Report) Semi-Final - 2nd Leg
Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports Waitakere United
5 – 0
(agg. 6 – 0)Team Wellington
March 21, 2009 Douglas Field (Report) Auckland City FC
3 – 0
(agg. 4 – 3)YoungHeart Manawatu
March 22, 2009 Kiwitea Street (Report) Grand final
Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports Waitakere United
1-2 Auckland City FC
March 29, 2009 Douglas Field (Report) External links
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