The NZFC 2008–09 season is the fifth season of the New Zealand Football Championship competition.
NZFC 2008–09 | |
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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 |
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.
Changes for 2008/09
edit- 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
editParticipating clubs
editClub Name | Home City | Stadium | 2008-09 Placing | Notes | |
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Auckland City FC | Auckland | Kiwitea Street | 2nd | 2008-09 Championship O-League 2009–10 | |
Canterbury 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 2009–10 | |
YoungHeart Manawatu | Palmerston North | Memorial Park | 3rd | Lost in semi-finals to Auckland City FC |
League table
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Waitakere United | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 12 | +18 | 33 | Qualified for the 2009–10 OFC Champions League |
2 | Auckland City (C) | 14 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 15 | +12 | 25 | |
3 | YoungHeart Manawatu | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 23 | 2009 New Zealand Football Championship Finals |
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 FC | 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
editRound 1
editHome | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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Date | Venue | Reports | ||||||
0 – 1 | 8 November 2008 | English Park | (Report) | |||||
2 – 0 | 9 November 2008 | Kiwitea Street | (Report) | |||||
2 – 1 | 9 November 2008 | Bluewater Stadium | (Report) | |||||
2 – 4 | 9 November 2008 | Newtown Park | (Report) |
Round 2
editHome | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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Date | Venue | Reports | ||||||
1 – 3 | 15 November 2008 | Centennial Park | (Report) | |||||
3 – 0 | 15 November 2008 | Memorial Park | (Report) | |||||
2 – 1 | 15 November 2008 | Sunnyvale Park | (Report) | |||||
0 – 1 | 16 November 2009 | Douglas Field | (Report) |
Round 3
editHome | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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Date | Venue | Reports | ||||||
1 – 2 | 23 November 2008 | Bluewater Stadium | (Report) | |||||
2 – 3 | 23 November 2008 | Sunnyvale Park | (Report) | |||||
0 – 1 | 23 November 2008 | English Park | (Report) | |||||
1 – 2 | 26 November 2008 | Kiwitea Street | (Report) |
Round 4
editHome | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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Date | Venue | Reports | ||||||
1 – 2 | 29 November 2008 | Memorial Park | (Report) | |||||
1 – 1 | 29 November 2008 | Douglas Field | (Report) | |||||
2 – 1 | 29 November 2008 | Newtown Park | (Report) | |||||
3 – 1 | 30 November 2008 | Centennial Park | (Report) |
Round 5
editHome | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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Date | Venue | Reports | ||||||
3 – 1 | 6 December 2008 | Kiwitea Street | (Report) | |||||
2 – 0 | 7 December 2008 | Centennial Park | (Report) | |||||
2 – 2 | 7 December 2008 | English Park | (Report) | |||||
2 – 3 | 22 February 2009 | Sunnyvale Park | (Report) |
Round 6
editHome | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||
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Date | Venue | Reports | ||||||
1 – 2 | 14 December 2008 | Bluewater Stadium | (Report) | |||||
1 – 0 | 14 December 2008 | Newtown Park | (Report) | |||||
2 – 0 | 26 January 2009 | Douglas Field | (Report) | |||||
0 – 0 | 21 February 2009 | Memorial Park | (Report) |
Round 7
editHome | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||
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Date | Venue | Reports | |||||||
3 – 0 | 21 December 2008 | Douglas Field | (Report) | ||||||
2 – 0 | 21 December 2008 | Centennial Park | (Report) | ||||||
1 – 3 | 21 December 2008 | Sunnyvale Park | (Report) | ||||||
2 – 1 | 21 December 2008 | English Park | (Report) |
Round 8
editHome | Score | Away | Match Information | |||||||
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Date | Venue | Reports | ||||||||
4 – 0 | 10 January 2009 | Memorial Park | (Report) | |||||||
0 – 1 | 11 January 2009 | Centennial Park | (Report) | |||||||
2 – 0 | 11 January 2009 | Douglas Field | (Report) | |||||||
0 – 1 | 11 January 2009 | Sunnyvale Park | (Report) |
Round 9
editHome | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date | Venue | Reports | |||||||||
3 – 0 | 17 January 2009 | Kiwitea Street | (Report) | ||||||||
0 – 0 | 18 January 2009 | Douglas Field | (Report) | ||||||||
3 – 2 | 18 January 2009 | Newtown Park | (Report) | ||||||||
1 – 2 | 18 January 2009 | English Park | (Report) |
Round 10
editHome | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date | Venue | Reports | |||||||||
2 – 0 | 24 January 2009 | Memorial Park | (Report) | ||||||||
4 – 2 | 24 January 2009 | Douglas Field | (Report) | ||||||||
3 – 1 | 24 January 2009 | Centennial Park | (Report) | ||||||||
2 – 5 | 25 January 2009 | Newtown Park | (Report) |
Round 11
editHome | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date | Venue | Reports | |||||||||
1 – 3 | 31 January 2009 | Kiwitea Street | (Report) | ||||||||
2 – 3 | 1 February 2009 | Bluewater Stadium | (Report) | ||||||||
3 – 3 | 1 February 2009 | Sunnyvale Park | (Report) | ||||||||
0 – 2 | 1 February 2009 | English Park | (Report) |
Round 12
editHome | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date | Venue | Reports | |||||||||
3 – 0 | 6 February 2009 | Douglas Field | (Report) | ||||||||
0 – 1 | 6 February 2009 | Bluewater Stadium | (Report) | ||||||||
1 – 0 | 14 February 2009 | Memorial Park | (Report) | ||||||||
3 – 1 | 22 February 2009 | Newtown Park | (Report) |
Round 13
editHome | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date | Venue | Reports | |||||||||
3 – 0 | 8 February 2009 | Kiwitea Street | (Report) | ||||||||
2 – 1 | 8 February 2009 | Centennial Park | (Report) | ||||||||
2 – 4 | 8 February 2009 | Sunnyvale Park | (Report) | ||||||||
0 – 4 | 8 February 2009 | English Park | (Report) |
Round 14
editHome | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date | Venue | Reports | |||||||||
5 – 0 | 1 March 2009 | Kiwitea Street | (Report) | ||||||||
2 – 2 | 1 March 2009 | Memorial Park | (Report) | ||||||||
2 – 0 | 1 March 2009 | Bluewater Stadium | (Report) | ||||||||
4 – 1 | 1 March 2009 | Newtown Park | (Report) |
Finals
editBracket
editElimination Final | Grand Final | |||||||||
4 Team Wellington | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
1 Waitakere United | 1 | 5 | 6 | |||||||
1 Waitakere United | 1 | |||||||||
2 Auckland City | 2 | |||||||||
3 YoungHeart Manawatu | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||
2 Auckland City | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||
Semi-final - 1st leg
editHome | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date | Venue | Reports | |||||||||
0 – 1 | 14 March 2009 | Newtown Park | (Report) | ||||||||
3 – 1 | 15 March 2009 | Memorial Park | (Report) |
Semi-final - 2nd leg
editHome | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date | Venue | Reports | |||||||||
5 – 0 (agg. 6 – 0) |
21 March 2009 | Douglas Field | (Report) | ||||||||
3 – 0 (agg. 4 – 3) |
22 March 2009 | Kiwitea Street | (Report) |
Grand final
editHome | Score | Away | Match Information | ||||||||
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Date | Venue | Reports | |||||||||
1–2 | 29 March 2009 | Douglas Field | (Report) |