# 2012–13 New Zealand Football Championship

The New Zealand Football Championship's 2012–13 season (known as the ASB Premiership for sponsorship reasons) will be the ninth season of the NZFC since its establishment in 2004. The home and away season will begin on 3 November 2012 with the final scheduled to be on 17 March 2013. As a new feature, three games will be played as curtain-raisers to Wellington Phoenix home matches in Westpac Stadium. Auckland City and Waitakere United will represent the ASB Premiership in the 2012–13 OFC Champions League after finishing Minor Premiers and Champions respectively in the 2011–12 competition.

## Clubs

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Auckland City FC | Auckland | Kiwitea Street | 3,500 | Ramon Tribulietx | Ivan Vicelich | Nike | Trillian Trust Inc. |
| Canterbury United | Christchurch | ASB Football Park | 9,000 | Keith Braithwaite | Dan Terris | Samurai | Robbie's Bar and Bistro |
| Hawke's Bay United | Napier | Bluewater Stadium | 5,000 | Chris Greatholder | Bill Robertson | Samurai | Kinetic Electrical |
| Otago United | Dunedin | Forsyth Barr Stadium | 30,500 | Richard Murray | Tristan Prattley | Canterbury | Gran's Remedy |
| Team Wellington | Wellington | David Farrington Park | 3,000 | Matt Calcott | Karl Whalen | adidas | Exodus Health & Fitness Club |
| Waikato FC | Hamilton | Porritt Stadium | 2,700 | Mark Cossey | Adam Thomas | Nike | The Soccer Shop |
| Waitakere United | West Auckland | Fred Taylor Park | 2,500 | Paul Marshall | Jake Butler | Lotto Sport Italia | Cuesports Foundation |
| YoungHeart Manawatu | Palmerston North | Memorial Park | 8,000 | Stu Jacobs | Nathan Cooksley | Nike | New Zealand Pharmaceuticals |

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Waitakere United (C) | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 12 | +36 | 37 | Qualified for the Finals and Champions League |
| 2 | Auckland City | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 18 | +26 | 33 | Qualified for the Finals and Champions League |
| 3 | Canterbury United | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 19 | +15 | 28 | Qualified for the Finals |
| 4 | Hawke's Bay United | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 24 | Qualified for the Finals |
| 5 | Team Wellington | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 21 | |
| 6 | Waikato FC | 14 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 48 | −30 | 9 | |
| 7 | Otago United | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 40 | −26 | 6 | |
| 8 | YoungHeart Manawatu | 14 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 50 | −35 | 6 | Disbanded at end of season |

## Regular season
### Round 1

Saturday, 3 November 2012
Sunday, 4 November 2012

### Round 2

Sunday, 11 November 2012

### Round 3

Sunday, 18 November 2012

### Round 4

Sunday, 25 November 2012

### Round 5

Sunday, 2 December 2012

### Round 6

Sunday, 9 December 2012

### Round 7

Sunday, 16 December 2012

### Round 6 Catch Up

Sunday, 6 January 2013

### Round 8

Sunday, 12 January 2013
Sunday, 13 January 2013

### Round 9

Sunday, 20 January 2013

### Round 10

Saturday, 26 January 2013
Sunday, 27 January 2013

### Round 11

Saturday, 2 February 2013
Sunday, 3 February 2013

### Round 5 Catch Up

Wednesday, 6 February 2013

### Round 12

Sunday, 10 February 2013

### Round 13

Sunday, 17 February 2013

### Round 14

Saturday, 23 February 2013
Sunday, 24 February 2013

## Finals
### Semi-finals – first leg

Sunday, 3 March 2013

### Semi-finals – second leg

Saturday, 9 March 2013
Sunday, 10 March 2013

### Final

Sunday, 17 March 2013

## Positions by round

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

## Season statistics
### Leading goalscorers

Updated to end of regular season
| 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 | | Roy Krishna | Waitakere United | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | |
| 11 | | Aaron Clapham | Canterbury United | 1 | | | 1 | 2 | | | | | | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | | Sean Lovemore | Hawke's Bay United | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | 1 | 2 | | 1 | | | |
| 8 | | Ryan De Vries | Waitakere United | | | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | | | 3 | 1 | |
| 8 | | Hamish Watson | Team Wellington | | | 2 | | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | | Manel Exposito | Auckland City FC | | | | | 1 | 2 | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | | Tomas Mosquera | YoungHeart Manawatu | 3 | 1 | | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | | Russell Kamo | Canterbury United | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | 1 | | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | | Regan Coldicott | Otago United | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | |
| 6 | | Emiliano Tade | Auckland City FC | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | 1 | 2 |
A goal was scored from a penalty kick  Two goals were scored from penalty kicks

### Own goals

Updated to end of regular season
| Total | Player | Player | Team | Week(s) |
| 1 | | Louie Bush | Canterbury United (v Waitakere United) | 14 |