2007–08 New Zealand Football Championship

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.

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

Team locations
Waikato FC
Canterbury United
Hawke's Bay United
Team Wellington
Otago United
YoungHeart Manawatu
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:
(C) Champion.

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'
FMG Stadium
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)
Bluewater Stadium
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  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)
FMG Stadium
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
Croation Club
Referee: Stephen Fletcher
Hawke's Bay United2 – 1Canterbury United
Fyfe  3',
Wilson  30'		 (Report) Walker  26'
Bluewater Stadium
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'
FMG Stadium
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 ,
Uhlmann  82'
Bluewater Stadium
Referee: Matt Conger
YoungHeart Manawatu0 – 8Team Wellington
(Report) Little  5',  20',  72'
Corrales  16',  53',  60',
Ellensohn  52',
Wilson  62',
FMG Stadium
Attendance: 500
Referee: Kevin Stolenkamp

Round 9
Auckland City FC3 – 0Otago United
Kumar  20',
Young  70',
Coombes  75'		 (Report)
Croation Club
Referee: Kevin Stoltenkamp
YoungHeart Manawatu1 – 3Hawke's Bay United
Nieres  45+1',
Quasnar ,		 (Report) Parkin  52',
Fyfe  56 ',
Smith  79',
FMG Stadium
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
Fred Taylor Park
Referee: Michael Hester
Hawke's Bay United2 – 2Team Wellington
Messam  26',  57' (Report) Benicio  12',
Ellensohn  72'
Bluewater Stadium
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'
Bluewater Stadium
Referee: Nick Waldron
YoungHeart Manawatu3 – 2Waitakere United
Nieres  61',  72'
Cowan  90+1'		 (Report) Totori  26',
Koprivcic  52'
FMG Stadium
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
 71' Birch (Report)
Referee: Peter O'Leary
Auckland City FC4 – 1YoungHeart Manawatu
Croatian Club
Waikato FC0 – 2Otago United
Links Ave, Tauranga
Canterbury United2–1Hawke's Bay United

Round 15
Auckland City FC4 – 1Canterbury United
Croatian Club
Hawke's Bay United0 – 1Waitakere United
Bluewater Stadium
Otago United0 – 5Team Wellington
YoungHeart Manawatu0 – 1Waikato FC
FMG Stadium

Round 16
Waitakere United2 – 0Waikato FC
North Harbour Stadium, North Shore City
YoungHeart Manawatu0 – 4Team Wellington
FMG Stadium
Attendance: 300
Canterbury United2 – 0Otago United
Hawke's Bay United2 – 0Auckland City FC
Bluewater Stadium

Round 17
Waitakere United1 – 0Canterbury United
North Harbour Stadium, North Shore City
Team Wellington2 – 0Waikato FC
Attendance: 400
YoungHeart Manawatu2 – 3Hawke's Bay United
FMG Stadium
Auckland City FC2 – 0Otago United
Croatian Club

Round 18
Otago United1 – 0YoungHeart Manawatu
Waitakere United1 – 0Auckland City FC
Douglas Field
Hawke's Bay United0 – 3Team Wellington
Bluewater Stadium
Attendance: 600
Waikato FC1 – 1Canterbury United
Links Ave, Tauranga

Round 19
Auckland City FC2 – 0Waikato FC
Referee: Antony Riley
Hawke's Bay United2 – 1Otago United
Bluewater Stadium
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
Waitakere United2 – 0Hawke's Bay United
Douglas Field
Waikato FC4 – 5YoungHeart Manawatu
Links Ave, Tauranga
Team Wellington3 – 1Otago United
Attendance: 407

Round 21
Otago United2 – 2Waitakere United
Caledonian Ground
YoungHeart Manawatu1 – 5Canterbury United
FMG Stadium
Auckland City FC3 – 2Team Wellington
Attendance: 998
Hawke's Bay United2 – 2Waikato FC
Bluewater Stadium

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)
Douglas Field
Attendance: 2,011
Referee: Mike Hester

Notes
  1. Match moved forward due to O-League fixture clash
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