- 2009–10 New Zealand Football Championship
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New Zealand Football Championship Season 2009–10 Matches played 37 Goals scored 106 (2.86 per match) Top goalscorer Seule Soromon (9) Biggest home win Canterbury 6-0 Manawatu Biggest away win Wellington 0-4 Manawatu Highest scoring Canterbury 6-0 Manawatu ← 2008–092010–11 →The NZFC 2009-10 season is the sixth season of the New Zealand Football Championship competition.
The previous seasons champion, Auckland City FC, and premier Waitakere United will also be competing in the 2009-10 O-League which will run alongside the NZFC season.
Contents
Changes for 2009/10
- Otago United will return to Carisbrook after using Sunnyvale Park as their home ground during the previous season.
- Waitakere United will now play their home fixtures at Fred Taylor Park.
Team locations
Participating clubs
Club Name Home City Stadium 2008-09
Placing2008-09 Notes Auckland City FC Auckland Kiwitea Street 2nd 2008-09 NZFC Champion
Qualified for O-League 2009-10Canterbury United Christchurch English Park 8th 2008-09 NZFC Wooden Spoon Hawke's Bay United Napier Bluewater Stadium 5th Otago United Dunedin Carisbrook 7th Team Wellington Wellington Newtown Park 4th Waikato FC Ngaruawahia Centennial Park 6th Waitakere United Waitakere City Fred Taylor Park 1st 2008-09 Premier
Qualified for O-League 2009-10YoungHeart Manawatu Palmerston North Memorial Park 3rd Canterbury United had initially announced in mid June they would not be competing. However they revoked their decision within two weeks and re-entered the competition. There was also hope from some parties to have a youth/reserve team for Wellington Phoenix FC to participate in the competition. However, the FIFA rules and regulations preventing a professional Australian team from competing in a New Zealand amateur competition meant this was not feasible.
The NZF has looked at including alternative teams in case any of the current eight franchises pull out. In September 2009,a syndicate from North Shore and another from Manukau were approached and asked if they could step in at late notice if one of the eight franchises withdrew.[1]
This season is the final one in the five-year licences for each franchise and NZF are undertaking a major review of their competition structures, including the national league. Significant changes like reverting to a winter league and a club competition complete with promotion/relegation are being considered.[1]
Competition Schedule
The competition fixtures were announced on 21 September 2009[2]
Round 1
Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports Otago United
0 - 0 Auckland City FC
1 November 2009 Carisbrook (Report) Team Wellington
0 - 4 YoungHeart Manawatu
1 November 2009 Newtown Park (Report) Waikato FC
4 - 2 Hawke's Bay United
1 November 2009 Centennial Park (Report) Waitakere United
1 - 0 Canterbury United
1 November 2009 Fred Taylor Park (Report) Round 2
Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports Hawke's Bay United
2 - 1 Otago United
8 November 2009 Bluewater Stadium (Report) Canterbury United
2 - 0 Waikato FC
8 November 2009 English Park (Report) Team Wellington
0 - 1 Auckland City FC
14 November 2009 Newtown Park (Report) YoungHeart Manawatu
0 - 1 Waitakere United
14 November 2009 Memorial Park (Report) Round 3
Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports Auckland City FC
2 - 1 Waitakere United
22 November 2009 Kiwitea Street (Report) Canterbury United
1 - 1 Hawke's Bay United
22 November 2009 English Park (Report) Team Wellington
0 - 2 Otago United
22 November 2009 Newtown Park (Report) Waikato FC
1 - 2 YoungHeart Manawatu
22 November 2009 Centennial Park (Report) Round 4
Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports YoungHeart Manawatu
0 - 0 Canterbury United
6 December 2009 Memorial Park (Report) Hawke's Bay United
0 - 2 Team Wellington
6 December 2009 Bluewater Stadium (Report) Otago United
1 - 2 Waitakere United
6 December 2009 Carisbrook (Report) Auckland City FC
5 - 0 Waikato FC
25 October 2009[notes 1] Kiwitea Street (Report) Round 5
Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports Waikato FC
0 - 1 Otago United
13 December 2009 Centennial Park (Report) Waitakere United
2 - 1 Team Wellington
13 December 2009 Fred Taylor Park (Report) YoungHeart Manawatu
1 - 0 Hawke's Bay United
13 December 2009 Memorial Park (Report) Canterbury United
1 - 3 Auckland City FC
21 March 2010[notes 1] English Park (Report) Round 6
Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports Auckland City FC
1 - 4 YoungHeart Manawatu
2 April 2010[notes 1] Kiwitea Street (Report) Hawke's Bay United
2 - 2 Waitakere United
20 December 2009 Bluewater Stadium (Report) Otago United
1 - 3 Canterbury United
20 December 2009 Carisbrook (Report) Team Wellington
2 - 1 Waikato FC
20 December 2009 Newtown Park (Report) Round 7
Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports YoungHeart Manawatu
0 - 3 Otago United
9 January 2010 Memorial Park (Report) Auckland City FC
2 - 1 Hawke's Bay United
10 January 2010 Kiwitea Street (Report) Canterbury United
1 - 4 Team Wellington
10 January 2010 English Park (Report) Waikato FC
2 - 3 Waitakere United
10 January 2010 Centennial Park (Report) Round 8
Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports Auckland City FC
5 - 0 Otago United
17 January 2010 Kiwitea Street (Report) Canterbury United
4 - 0 Waitakere United
17 January 2010 English Park (Report) Hawke's Bay United
3 - 0 Waikato FC
17 January 2010 Bluewater Stadium (Report) YoungHeart Manawatu
0 - 2 Team Wellington
17 January 2010 Memorial Park (Report) Round 9
Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports Waitakere United
3 - 2 YoungHeart Manawatu
23 January 2010 Fred Taylor Park (Report) Otago United
1 - 0 Hawke's Bay United
23 January 2010 Carisbrook (Report) Waikato FC
1 - 0 Canterbury United
24 January 2010 Centennial Park (Report) Auckland City FC
3 - 1 Team Wellington
24 January 2010 Kiwitea Street (Report) Round 10
Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports Waitakere United
1 - 1 Auckland City FC
30 January 2010 Fred Taylor Park (Report) Hawke's Bay United
2 - 1 Canterbury United
6 March 2010[notes 2] Bluewater Stadium (Report) Otago United
3 - 1 Team Wellington
31 January 2010 Carisbrook (Report) YoungHeart Manawatu
2 - 3 Waikato FC
31 January 2010 Memorial Park (Report) Round 11
Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports Canterbury United
6 - 0 YoungHeart Manawatu
7 February 2010 English Park (Report) Team Wellington
0 - 1 Hawke's Bay United
7 February 2010 Newtown Park (Report) Waikato FC
1 - 2 Auckland City FC
7 February 2010 Centennial Park (Report) Waitakere United
4 - 0 Otago United
7 February 2010 Fred Taylor Park (Report) Round 12
Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports Team Wellington
4 - 3 Waitakere United
14 February 2010 Newtown Park (Report) Otago United
2 - 2 Waikato FC
21 February 2010 Carisbrook (Report) Auckland City FC
1 - 1 Canterbury United
21 February 2010 Kiwitea Street (Report) Hawke's Bay United
2 - 2 YoungHeart Manawatu
21 February 2010 Bluewater Stadium (Report) Round 13
Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports Waikato FC
2 - 3 Team Wellington
28 February 2010 Centennial Park (Report) Canterbury United
2 - 0 Otago United
28 February 2010 English Park (Report) Waitakere United
4 - 1 Hawke's Bay United
28 February 2010 Fred Taylor Park (Report) YoungHeart Manawatu
1 - 1 Auckland City FC
28 February 2010 Memorial Park (Report) Round 14
Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports Otago United
1 - 1 YoungHeart Manawatu
13 March 2010 Carisbrook (Report) Hawke's Bay United
1 - 6 Auckland City FC
14 March 2010 Bluewater Stadium (Report) Team Wellington
2 - 1 Canterbury United
14 March 2010 Porirua Park (Report) Waitakere United
4 - 2 Waikato FC
14 March 2010 Fred Taylor Park (Report) Semi-Finals - First Leg
Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports Canterbury United
1 - 2 Auckland City FC
4 April 2010 English Park (Report) Team Wellington
3 - 2 Waitakere United
4 April 2010 Newtown Park (Report) Semi-Finals - Second Leg
Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports Waitakere United
2 - 1 Team Wellington
10 April 2010 Fred Taylor Park (Report) Auckland City FC
0 - 3 Canterbury United
11 April 2010 Kiwitea Street (Report) Grand final
Home Score Away Match Information Date Venue Reports Waitakere United
3 - 1 Canterbury United
24 April 2010 Fred Taylor Park (Report) - ^ a b c Match postponed due to 2009 FIFA Club World Cup
- ^ Match postponed from 31 January 2010 due to pitch condition
2009-10 League Table
# Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts 1 Auckland City FC 14 9 4 1 33 13 20 31 2 Waitakere United 14 9 2 3 31 22 9 29 3 Team Wellington 14 7 0 7 22 24 -2 21 4 Canterbury United 14 5 3 6 23 16 7 18 5 Otago United 14 5 3 6 16 22 -6 18 6 Hawke's Bay United 14 4 3 7 18 27 -9 15 7 YoungHeart Manawatu 14 4 4 6 19 24 -5 16 8 Waikato FC 14 3 1 10 19 33 -14 10 References
- ^ a b "NZFC looks at alternatives as season looms ", New Zealand Herald, 20 September 2009
- ^ http://nzfc.co.nz/index.php?id=28&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=564&tx_ttnews[backPid]=3&cHash=c6018c245d
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