2016–17 New Zealand Football Championship

The 2016–17 New Zealand Football Championship season (currently known as the Stirling Sports Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the thirteenth season of the NZFC since its establishment in 2004. Ten teams competed this season with the addition of Eastern Suburbs AFC and Tasman United, and with WaiBOP United replaced by Hamilton Wanderers.[1]

Stirling Sports Premiership
Season2016–17
ChampionsTeam Wellington
PremiersAuckland City
Matches played44
Goals scored139 (3.16 per match)
Top goalscorerAaron Clapham
Tom Jackson
(8 goals)
Biggest home winAuckland City 4–0 Team Wellington
(23 October 2016)
Auckland City 4–0 Tasman United
(29 October 2016)
Hamilton Wanderers 4–0 Eastern Suburbs
(6 November 2016)
Eastern Suburbs 4–0 Southern United
(20 November 2016)
Wellington Phoenix 4–0 Hamilton Wanderers
(10 December 2016)
Biggest away winSouthern United 0–3 Hawke's Bay United
(10 December 2016)
Highest scoringTeam Wellington 6–6 Waitakere United
(26 March 2017)
All statistics correct as of 18 December 2016.

The competition began on 16 October and ended on 2 April 2017.

Clubs

TeamLocationStadium[2]CapacityManager[2]Kit manufacturerShirt sponsor
Auckland CitySandringham, AucklandKiwitea Street3,250 Ramon TribulietxKappaHi-Chew (front) Trillian Trust Inc (Back) Carters (Back)
Canterbury UnitedChristchurchASB Football Park9,000 Willy GerdsenNikeRobbie's Bar and Bistro
Eastern SuburbsPanmure, AucklandBill McKinlay Park5,000 Malcolm McPherson[3]LilywhitesWinger Motors
Hamilton WanderersHamiltonPorritt Stadium
Waikato Stadium
5,000
25,800
Mark CosseyNikeThe Soccer Shop
Hawke's Bay UnitedNapierBluewater Stadium5,000 Brett Angell[4]AdidasKinetic Electrical
Southern UnitedDunedinForsyth Barr Stadium
Peter Johnstone Park
30,500
1,000
Paul O'Reilly[5]Lotto Sport ItaliaFreshwater Solutions
Tasman UnitedNelsonTrafalgar Park18,000 Davor Tavich [6]JomaNelson Pine LVL (Front) Sprig & Fern (Back)
Team WellingtonWellingtonDavid Farrington Park1,500 Jose FigueiraNikeStonewood Homes
Waitakere UnitedWhenuapai, AucklandThe Trusts Arena
Fred Taylor Park
4,900
2,500
Chris MilicichLotto Sport ItaliaJerry Clayton BMW (Front) Heritage Hotels (Back)
Wellington PhoenixWellingtonNewtown Park5,000 Andy Hedge[7]AdidasHuawei

Regular season

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Auckland City 18 11 3 4 35 15 +20 36 Qualification to the Champions League and Finals series
2 Team Wellington 18 11 3 4 51 32 +19 36
3 Waitakere United 18 10 4 4 31 25 +6 34 Qualification to the Finals series
4 Hawke's Bay United 18 10 2 6 46 30 +16 32
5 Eastern Suburbs 18 9 3 6 28 25 +3 30
6 Canterbury United 18 6 6 6 32 28 +4 24
7 Wellington Phoenix Reserves 18 6 4 8 25 33 8 22
8 Tasman United 18 4 5 9 29 42 13 17
9 Hamilton Wanderers 18 4 1 13 24 50 26 13
10 Southern United 18 3 1 14 20 41 21 10
Updated to match(es) played on 19 March 2017. Source: NZ Football

Positions by round

Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718
Team Wellington10108643311222132222
Auckland City111121232111441111
Eastern Suburbs324212123323325455
Hamilton Wanderers473787574888888999
Wellington Phoenix866865645677777777
Waitakere United532464456544213333
Canterbury United645336767456655566
Hawke's Bay United257558888765564654
Tasman United68999999910101010108888
Southern United99101010101010109999910101010
Leader and qualification to AFC Champions League Group stage
Qualification to Finals series
Source: NZ Football

Fixtures and results

Round 8 (rescheduled)

16 October 2016 (2016-10-16) Auckland City0–1Waitakere UnitedAuckland
15:00 Report Nash  4' Stadium: Kiwitea Street
Referee: Matthew Conger

Round 1

22 October 2016 (2016-10-22) Wellington Phoenix1–2Eastern SuburbsWellington
14:00 Ebbinge  53' Report
  • Burfoot  56'
  • Payne  58'
Stadium: David Farrington Park
Referee: Cory Mills
22 October 2016 (2016-10-22) Hamilton Wanderers1–0Southern UnitedHamilton
14:00 Davis  9' Report Stadium: Porritt Stadium
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh
23 October 2016 (2016-10-23) Canterbury United2–2Tasman UnitedChristchurch
14:00
Report
Stadium: ASB Football Park
Referee: Matthew Conger
23 October 2016 (2016-10-23) Auckland City4–0Team WellingtonAuckland
16:35
Report Stadium: Kiwitea Street
Referee: Nick Waldron
24 October 2016 (2016-10-24) Hawke's Bay United3–1Waitakere UnitedNapier
16:30
Report Collett  90+5' Stadium: Bluewater Stadium
Referee: John Rowbury

Round 2

29 October 2016 (2016-10-29) Auckland City4–0Tasman UnitedAuckland
14:00
Report Stadium: Kiwitea Street
Referee: Peter Linney
30 October 2016 (2016-10-30) Team Wellington1–2Wellington PhoenixWellington
14:00 Harris  19' Report M. Mata  76', 90+2' Stadium: David Farrington Park
Referee: Matthew Conger
30 October 2016 (2016-10-30) Eastern Suburbs1–0Hawke's Bay UnitedAuckland
14:00 Tieku  15' Report Stadium: Bill McKinlay Park
Referee: Nick Waldron
30 October 2016 (2016-10-30) Hamilton Wanderers0–2Waitakere UnitedHamilton
14:00 Report
Stadium: Porritt Stadium
Referee: Hayden McCabe
30 October 2016 (2016-10-30) Southern United1–3Canterbury UnitedDunedin
16:35 Molloy  90+4' Report Clapham  3' (pen.), 30', 90+6' Stadium: Forsyth Barr Stadium
Referee: John Rowbury

Round 3

5 November 2016 (2016-11-05) Wellington Phoenix1–1Tasman UnitedWellington
16:15 M. Mata  66' Report Ridsdale  33' Stadium: Westpac Stadium
Referee: Ben O'Connell
6 November 2016 (2016-11-06) Hawke's Bay United2–4Team WellingtonNapier
13:00 Halpin  70', 83' Report
  • Harris  16'
  • Jackson  79' (pen.)
  • Zambrano  88'
  • Howieson  89'
Stadium: Bluewater Stadium
Referee: Hayden McCabe
6 November 2016 (2016-11-06) Waitakere United2–2Southern UnitedAuckland
13:00
Report
  • Ledwith  30' (pen.)
  • Parkinson  71' (o.g.)
Stadium: Fred Taylor Park
Referee: Peter Linney
6 November 2016 (2016-11-06) Hamilton Wanderers4–0Eastern SuburbsHamilton
14:00
  • Darkwa  14'
  • Gunemba  45'
  • Nkoy  53'
  • Salter  54'
Report Stadium: Porritt Stadium
Referee: John Rowbury

Round 4

13 November 2016 (2016-11-13) Eastern Suburbs1–0Waitakere UnitedAuckland
14:00 Pasagic  46' Report Stadium: William Green Domain
Referee: Avnit Maharaj
13 November 2016 (2016-11-13) Tasman United1–3Hawke's Bay UnitedNelson
14:00 Hoyt  20' Report
  • Halpin  12', 45'
  • Barbero  82'
Stadium: Trafalgar Park
Referee: Cory Mills
13 November 2016 (2016-11-13) Southern United0–1Auckland CityInvercargill
14:00 Report Tavano  82' Stadium: Rugby Park Stadium
Referee: Hayden McCabe
13 November 2016 (2016-11-13) Canterbury United4–1Wellington PhoenixChristchurch
14:00
Report Cahill-Fleury  28' Stadium: ASB Football Park
Referee: Peter Linney
13 November 2016 (2016-11-13) Team Wellington5–2Hamilton WanderersWellington
16:35
Report
  • Webster  15' (pen.)
  • Jones  17'
Stadium: Newtown Park
Referee: John Rowbury

Round 5

20 November 2016 (2016-11-20) Hawke's Bay United1–1Canterbury UnitedNapier
13:00 Halpin  76' Report Hoyle  90+3' Stadium: Bluewater Stadium
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh
20 November 2016 (2016-11-20) Hamilton Wanderers2–3Tasman UnitedHamilton
13:00
  • Darkwa  12'
  • Evans  90'
Report
  • Marowa  16'
  • Hajdari  86'
  • Ridsdale  90+2'
Stadium: Porritt Stadium
Referee: Peter Linney
20 November 2016 (2016-11-20) Wellington Phoenix1–0Auckland CityWellington
14:00 Rogerson  86' Report Stadium: David Farrington Park
Referee: John Rowbury
20 November 2016 (2016-11-20) Waitakere United0–2Team WellingtonAuckland
14:00 Report
  • Harris  63'
  • Zambrano  90+3'
Stadium: The Trusts Arena
Referee: Kader Zitouni
20 November 2016 (2016-11-20) Eastern Suburbs4–0Southern UnitedAuckland
16:35
  • Pasagic  15', 34'
  • Adams  52'
  • Kurimata  71'
Report Stadium: Bill McKinlay Park
Referee: Antony Riley

Round 6

25 November 2016 (2016-11-25) Southern United0–1Wellington PhoenixDunedin
17:00 Report M. Mata  25' Stadium: Forsyth Barr Stadium
Referee: Antony Riley
26 November 2016 (2016-11-26) Team Wellington0–0Eastern SuburbsWellington
14:00 Report Stadium: David Farrington Park
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley
26 November 2016 (2016-11-26) Auckland City1–0Hawke's Bay UnitedAuckland
16:35 Lea'alafa  2' Report Stadium: Kiwitea Street
Referee: Peter Linney
27 November 2016 (2016-11-27) Tasman United1–3Waitakere UnitedNelson
14:00 Ridsdale  65' Report Butler  1', 11', 53' Stadium: Trafalgar Park
Referee: Hayden McCabe
27 November 2016 (2016-11-27) Canterbury United1–2Hamilton WanderersChristchurch
14:00 Hoyle  34' Report
Stadium: ASB Football Park
Referee: Cory Mills

Round 7

4 December 2016 (2016-12-04) Hawke's Bay United2–0Wellington PhoenixNapier
13:00
  • Kilkolly  16'
  • Barbero  81'
Report Stadium: Bluewater Stadium
Referee: Antony Riley
4 December 2016 (2016-12-04) Team Wellington4–1Southern UnitedWellington
14:00
  • Jackson  35', 72' (pen.), 90+2'
  • Zambrano  50'
Report Mulligan  54' Stadium: David Farrington Park
Referee: Peter Linney
4 December 2016 (2016-12-04) Waitakere United1–0Canterbury UnitedAuckland
14:00 Morgan  31' Report Stadium: Fred Taylor Park
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh
4 December 2016 (2016-12-04) Eastern Suburbs4–2Tasman UnitedAuckland
16:35
Report
Stadium: Bill McKinlay Park
Referee: Hayden McCabe

Round 8

10 December 2016 (2016-12-10) Southern United0–3Hawke's Bay UnitedMosgiel
14:00 Report
  • Kilkolly  17'
  • Mason-Smith  31', 8900'
Stadium: Peter Johnstone Park
Referee: Chris Kerr
10 December 2016 (2016-12-10) Wellington Phoenix4–0Hamilton WanderersHamilton
16:45
  • Cahill-Fleury  57', 72'
  • M. Mata  88'
  • Rufer  90+2' (pen.)
Report Stadium: FMG Stadium
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley
11 December 2016 (2016-12-11) Canterbury United2–0Eastern SuburbsChristchurch
13:00
Report Stadium: ASB Football Park
Referee: John Rowbury
11 December 2016 (2016-12-11) Tasman United1–2Team WellingtonNelson
14:00 Hadjari  65' Report
Stadium: Trafalgar Park
Referee: Matthew Conger

Round 9

18 December 2016 (2016-12-18) Southern United3–1Tasman UnitedMosgiel
14:00
  • Furlong  48' (pen.)
  • Mulligan  58', 72'
Report Marowa  68' Stadium: Peter Johnstone Park
Referee: Anna-Marie Keighley
17 December 2016 (2016-12-17) Waitakere United2–2Wellington PhoenixAuckland
14:00
  • Morgan  16'
  • Thelen  83' (pen.)
Report Singh  89', 90+4' Stadium: The Trusts Arena
Referee: John Rowbury
18 December 2016 (2016-12-18) Team Wellington3–3Canterbury UnitedWellington
14:00
  • Bevin  10'
  • Jackson  29', 83'
Report
Stadium: David Farrington Park
Referee: Antony Riley
18 December 2016 (2016-12-18) Eastern Suburbs0–1Auckland CityAuckland
14:00 Report Tade  71' (pen.) Stadium: Bill McKinlay Park
Referee: Matthew Conger
18 December 2016 (2016-12-18) Hamilton Wanderers6–4Hawke's Bay UnitedHamilton
16:35
  • Darkwa  18'
  • Webster  49' (pen.)
  • Evans  55'
  • Gunemba  74'
  • Redwood  76'
  • Salter  90'
Report
Stadium: FMG Stadium
Referee: Cory Mills

Round 10

8 January 2017 (2017-01-08) Southern United4–0Hamilton WanderersMosgiel
14:00
  • Molly  6' 46'
  • Furlong  33'
  • Cosgrave 86'
Report Stadium: Peter Johnstone Park
8 January 2017 (2017-01-08) Team Wellington1–3Auckland CityWellington
14:00 Harris  85' Report
Stadium: David Farrington Park
8 January 2017 (2017-01-08) Eastern Suburbs1–1Wellington PhoenixAuckland
14:00 Lovemore  75' Report  58' (o.g.) Stadium: Bill McKinlay Park
8 January 2017 (2017-01-08) Waitakere United1–0Hawke's Bay UnitedAuckland
14:00 Galbraith  62' Report Stadium: The Trusts Arena
8 January 2017 (2017-01-08) Tasman United2–3Canterbury UnitedNelson
16:35 D. Burns 19'
T.Mrowa 63'
Report A. De Jong 36'

A. Clapham 38'

S. Hoyle 90+3'
Stadium: Trafalgar Park
Referee: A. Keighley

Round 11

14 January 2017 (2017-01-14) Wellington Phoenix1–3Team WellingtonWellington
16:15 Stadium: Westpac Stadium
15 January 2017 (2017-01-15) Tasman United1–1Auckland CityNelson
14:00 Stadium: Trafalgar Park
15 January 2017 (2017-01-15) Waitakere United2–1Hamilton WanderersAuckland
14:00 Stadium: The Trusts Arena

Round 12

21 January 2017 (2017-01-21) Southern United1–3Waitakere UnitedTBD
13:00 Stadium: TBD
22 January 2017 (2017-01-22) Tasman United1–1Wellington PhoenixNelson
14:00 Stadium: Trafalgar Park
22 January 2017 (2017-01-22) Team Wellington3–3Hawke's Bay UnitedWellington
14:00 Stadium: David Farrington Park
22 January 2017 (2017-01-22) Eastern Suburbs3–1Hamilton WanderersAuckland
14:00 Stadium: Bill McKinlay Park

Round 13

29 January 2017 (2017-01-29) Hamilton Wanderers2–4Team WellingtonHamilton
14:00 Stadium: FMG Stadium

Round 14

5 February 2017 (2017-02-05) Eastern Suburbs3–1Team WellingtonAuckland
14:00 Stadium: Bill McKinlay Park
5 February 2017 (2017-02-05) Waitakere United2–2Tasman UnitedAuckland
14:00 Stadium: The Trusts Arena
5 February 2017 (2017-02-05) Hamilton Wanderers1–1Canterbury UnitedHamilton
14:00 Stadium: FMG Stadium

Round 15

12 February 2017 (2017-02-12) Tasman United1–0Hamilton WanderersNelson
14:00 Stadium: Trafalgar Park
12 February 2017 (2017-02-12) Southern United0–1Eastern SuburbsTBD
14:00 Stadium: TBD
12 February 2017 (2017-02-12) Team Wellington7–2Waitakere UnitedWellington
14:00 Stadium: David Farrington Park
12 February 2017 (2017-02-12) Auckland City2–0Wellington PhoenixAuckland
16:35 Stadium: Kiwitea Street

Round 7 (rescheduled)

15 February 2017 (2017-02-15) Hamilton Wanderers0–5Auckland CityHamilton
tbc Stadium: Porritt Stadium

Round 16

19 February 2017 (2017-02-19) Tasman United2–1Eastern SuburbsNelson
14:00 Stadium: Trafalgar Park
19 February 2017 (2017-02-19) Southern United1–3Team WellingtonInvercargill
14:00 Stadium: Rugby Park Stadium
19 February 2017 (2017-02-19) Auckland City4–1Hamilton WanderersAuckland
16:35 Stadium: Kiwitea Street

Round 13 (rescheduled)

22 February 2017 (2017-02-22) Auckland City3–1Southern UnitedAuckland
1pm C. Howieson 17'

C. Lewis 37'

E. Tade 50'
B. O'Farrell 87' Stadium: Kiwitea Street

Round 17

4 March 2017 (2017-03-04) Hawke's Bay United2–1Southern UnitedNapier
14:00 S. Halpin15'
F. Barbero 63'
D.Furlong 8' Stadium: Bluewater Stadium
Referee: C. Kerr
26 February 2017 (2017-02-26) Eastern Suburbs2–1Canterbury UnitedTBD
14:00 Stadium: TBD
26 February 2017 (2017-02-26) Waitakere United4–1Auckland CityAuckland
16:35 Stadium: The Trusts Arena

Round 18 (rescheduled)

4 March 2017 (2017-03-04) Wellington Phoenix0–2Waitakere UnitedAuckland
16:15 D. Morgan 54'
B. Mata own goal 57'
Stadium: QBE Stadium
Referee: A. Keighley
5 March 2017 (2017-03-05) Auckland City2–1Eastern SuburbsAuckland
15:00 J.Moreira 67'-pen
E. Tade 90'
M. Dyer 88' Stadium: Kiwitea Street
Referee: P.Linney

Round 17 (rescheduled)

12 March 2017 (2017-03-12) Team Wellington5–1Tasman UnitedWellington
14:00 B. Harris 26'

T. Jackson 34', 42'-pen, 84'

J.Gulley 90+3'
D. Burns 90+2' Stadium: David Farrington Park
Referee: J. Rowbury
12 March 2017 (2017-03-12) Hamilton Wanderers1–3Wellington PhoenixTauranga
16:35 S. Dowling 68' M. Ridenton 40'

S. Singh 54'

J.McGarry 86'
Stadium: Links Avenue
Referee: C. Kerr

Round 18

19 March 2017 (2017-03-19) Tasman United5–2Southern UnitedNelson
14:00 P. Ifill 14', 29'-pen, 48', 75'-pen
T. Marowa 65'
D. Furlong 34', 69' Stadium: Trafalgar Park
Referee: A. Riley
19 March 2017 (2017-03-19) Hawke's Bay United4–0Hamilton WanderersNapier
14:00 A. Luque Own Goal 40'

A. Kilkolly 57'
C.Chettleburgh 62'

F. Barbero 86'
Stadium: Bluewater Stadium
Referee: M. Stoneman
19 March 2017 (2017-03-19) Canterbury United1–3Team WellingtonChristchurch
16:35 A. Clapham 90+4' J. Stevens 25'

B. Harris 46'

N. Hailemariam 90'
Stadium: ASB Football Park
Referee: C. Kerr

Finals series

Semi-finals

Auckland City1–0Hawke's Bay United
Lea'alafa 64'
Kiwitea Street
Attendance: 1,800

Team Wellington6–6Waitakere United
J. Gulley 45+1'

Zambrano 68'
T.Jackson 75'-pen, 87'-pen

J. Stevens 112', 114'
P. Reinhardt 36', 50', 120+1'

D. Morgan 67', 79'

D.Stansfield 91'
Penalties
Stevens
Bevin
Villa
Jackson
J. Gulley
Kirwan
3–2 Butler
Stansfield
Reinhardt
Collett
Thelen
Hilliar –
David Farrington Park
Referee: A. Riley

Grand final

Auckland City1–2Team Wellington
Emiliano Tade 28' Ben Harris 10', 51'
QBE Stadium
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh

Statistics

Top scorers

As of 1 April 2017[8]
Rank Player Club Goals
1 Tom Jackson Team Wellington 16
2 Aaron Clapham Canterbury United 12
Saul Halpin Hawke's Bay United
Emiliano Tade Auckland City
5 Ben Harris Team Wellington 11
Sam Mason-Smith Hawke's Bay United
7 Facundo Barbero Hawke's Bay United 9
8 Paul Ifill Tasman United 8
9 Stephen Hoyle Canterbury United 7
Tinashe Marowa Tasman United
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  3. "McPherson named Suburbs coach". NZ Football. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
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