# 2011–12 New Zealand Football Championship

The New Zealand Football Championship's 2011–12 season (known as the ASB Premiership for sponsorship reasons) will be the eighth season of the NZFC since its establishment in 2004. The home and away season will begin on 22 October 2011. Waitakere United and Auckland City will represent the ASB Premiership in the 2011–12 OFC Champions League after finishing Premiers and runners up respectively in the 2009–10 competition.

## Clubs

As in the previous season, eight clubs participated in the league.

### Stadia and locations

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
| Auckland City FC | Auckland | Kiwitea Street | 3,500 |
| Canterbury United | Christchurch | ASB Football Park | 9,000 |
| Hawke's Bay United | Napier | Bluewater Stadium | 5,000 |
| Otago United | Dunedin | Forsyth Barr Stadium | 30,500 |
| Team Wellington | Wellington | Newtown Park | 5,000 |
| Waikato FC | Hamilton | Porritt Stadium | 2,700 |
| Waitakere United | West Auckland | Fred Taylor Park | 2,500 |
| YoungHeart Manawatu | Palmerston North | Memorial Park | 8,000 |

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Auckland City FC | Ramon Tribulietx | Ivan Vicelich | Nike | Trillian Trust Inc. |
| Canterbury United | Keith Braithwaite | Dan Terris | Samurai | Robbie's Bar and Bistro |
| Hawke's Bay United | Chris Greatholder | Bill Robertson | Umbro | Kinetic Electrical |
| Otago United | Richard Murray | Tristan Prattley | Canterbury | Gran's Remedy |
| Team Wellington | Matt Calcott | Karl Whalen | Lotto Sport Italia | Exodus Health & Fitness Club |
| Waikato FC | Declan Edge | Adam Thomas | Nike | The Soccer Shop |
| Waitakere United | Neil Emblen | Jake Butler | Lotto Sport Italia | Cuesports Foundation |
| YoungHeart Manawatu | Stu Jacobs | Nathan Cooksley | Umbro | New Zealand Pharmaceuticals |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Auckland City | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 11 | +32 | 36 | Qualified for the Finals and Champions League |
| 2 | Canterbury United | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 12 | +26 | 29 | Qualified for the Finals |
| 3 | Waitakere United (C) | 14 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 17 | +27 | 27 | Qualified for the Finals and Champions League |
| 4 | Team Wellington | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 33 | 18 | +15 | 26 | Qualified for the Finals |
| 5 | Hawke's Bay United | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 35 | −7 | 19 | |
| 6 | Otago United | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 37 | −22 | 11 | |
| 7 | Waikato FC | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 39 | −22 | 9 | |
| 8 | YoungHeart Manawatu | 14 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 61 | −49 | 3 | |

## Regular season
### Round 1

Saturday, 22 October 2011
Sunday, 23 October 2011
* Due to a breach of player eligibility regulations, the match between Team Wellington and Otago United on 23 October – originally a 2–2 draw –has been awarded as a 2–0 win to Team Wellington.

### Round 2

Sunday, 6 November 2011

### Round 3

Sunday, 13 November 2011

### Round 4

Sunday, 27 November 2011

### Round 5

Sunday, 11 December 2011
Rescheduled (to Monday, 6 February 2012)

### Round 6

Sunday, 18 December 2011
Rescheduled (to Saturday, 11 February 2012)

### Round 7

Saturday, 14 January 2012
Sunday, 15 January 2012

### Round 8

Sunday, 22 January 2012
* After carefully examining the match footage of the Canterbury United vs YoungHeart Manawatu game, two goals have been reassigned and awarded to different players: 1) the 34th-minute goal credited to Darren White has now been awarded to Joe Murray; and 2) the 56th-minute goal credited to Russel Kamo has now been awarded as an own goal scored by Matt Borren.

### Round 9

Sunday, 29 January 2012

### Round 10

Saturday, 4 February 2012
Sunday, 5 February 2012

### Round 5 Catch Up

Monday, 6 February 2012

### Round 11

Sunday, 12 February 2012

### Round 6 Catch Up

Saturday, 11 February 2012

### Round 12

Sunday, 26 February 2012

### Round 13

Sunday, 11 March 2012

### Round 14

Sunday, 25 March 2012
Friday, 6 April 2012
Sunday, 8 April 2012

## Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Auckland City FC | Auckland City FC | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| Team Wellington | Team Wellington | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | |
| Team Wellington | Team Wellington | 1 | 3 | 4 | Team Wellington | Team Wellington | 1 |
| | | | | | Waitakere United | Waitakere United | 4 |
| Canterbury United | Canterbury United | 1 | 2 | 3 | Waitakere United | Waitakere United | 4 |
| Waitakere United | Waitakere United | 0 | 5 | 5 | | | |

### Final
## Positions by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10* | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Auckland City | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Canterbury United | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Hawke's Bay United | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Otago United | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Team Wellington | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Waikato FC | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Waitakere United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| YoungHeart Manawatu | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
$^*$ Round 10 positions include the Round 5 catch-up game between Hawkes Bay United and Auckland City

## Season statistics
### Leading goalscorers

Updated to Round 14
| Total | Player | Player | Team | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round |
| Total | Player | Player | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10* | 11* | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 12 | | George Slefendorfas | Canterbury United | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | 5 | | | 1 | |
| 9 | | Aaron Clapham | Canterbury United | 1 | | | 1 | | | | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 9 | | Allan Pearce | Waitakere United | 1 | 2 | | | 1 | | 2 | | | | 1 | | | 2 |
| 8 | | Emiliano Tade | Auckland City FC | 2 | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | | 2 | | | | |
| 8 | | Manel Expósito | Auckland City FC | 2 | 1 | | | | | 1 | | 1 | 2 | | | 1 | |
| 8 | | Louis Fenton | Team Wellington | | | | | | | 4 | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 | | Russell Kamo | Canterbury United | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | | | 2 | | 1 |
| 7 | | Roy Krishna | Waitakere United | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | | 1 | | 3 | | | | | |
| 7 | | Ryan De Vries | Waitakere United | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | | Sam Margetts | Hawke's Bay United | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | |
| 6 | | Hamish Watson | Hawke's Bay United | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | 2 | | | 1 |
A goal was scored from a penalty kick  Two goals were scored from penalty kicks
* Goals scored during Round 5 catch up were included in Round 10, and goals scored during Round 6 catch up were included in Round 11

### Own goals

Updated to end of Round 11
| Total | Player | Team | Week(s) |
| 2 | Jude Fitzpatrick | Otago United (v Waitakere United) Otago United (v Hawke's Bay United) | 2,11 |
| 1 | Tristan Prattley | Otago United (v Team Wellington) | 1 |
| 1 | Bill Robertson | Hawke's Bay United (v YoungHeart Manawatu) | 2 |
| 1 | Tim Schaeffers | Team Wellington (v Auckland City FC) | 2 |
| 1 | Ross McKenzie | Waitakere United (v Auckland City FC) | 3 |
| 1 | Timothy Myers | Waitakere United (v Auckland City FC) | 3 |
| 1 | Josh Greene | Waikato FC (v Waitakere United) | 4 |
| 1 | Matt Borren | YoungHeart Manawatu (v Canterbury United) | 8 |
| 1 | Liam Lockhart | Otago United (v Waitakere United) | 9 |

## ASB Premiership Monthly Awards

| Month | Most Outstanding Player | Most Outstanding Player | Coach of the Month | Coach of the Month |
| Month | Player | Club | Player | Club |
| November 2011 | George Slefendorfas | Canterbury United | Ramon Tribulietx | Auckland City FC |
| December 2011 | Adam Highfield | Canterbury United | Declan Edge | Waikato FC |
| January 2012 | Aaron Clapham | Canterbury United | Matt Calcott | Team Wellington |
| February 2012 | Chris Bale | Waitakere United | Ramon Tribulietx | Auckland City FC |
| March/April 2012 | Luke Rowe | Team Wellington | Keith Braithwaite | Canterbury United |