# 2014–15 New Zealand Football Championship

The 2014–15 New Zealand Football Championship season (currently known as the ASB Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the eleventh season of the NZFC since its establishment in 2004. Nine teams are involved this season, which includes the newly formed Wellington Phoenix reserve team. Auckland City and Team Wellington will represent the ASB Premiership in the 2014–15 OFC Champions League after finishing Champions and Runners-up respectively in the 2013–14 competition.

## Clubs

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Auckland City | Sandringham, Auckland | Kiwitea Street | 3,500 | Ramon Tribulietx | Nike | Trillian Trust Inc. |
| Canterbury United | Christchurch | ASB Football Park | 9,000 | Sean Devine | Samurai | Robbie's Bar and Bistro |
| Hawke's Bay United | Napier | Bluewater Stadium | 5,000 | Brett Angell | Lotto Sport Italia | Kinetic Electrical |
| Southern United | Dunedin | Forsyth Barr Stadium | 30,500 | Mike Fridge | Lotto Sport Italia | Gran's Remedy |
| Team Wellington | Wellington | David Farrington Park | 3,000 | Matt Calcott | Nike | Exodus Health & Fitness Club |
| WaiBOP United | Cambridge | John Kerkhof Park | 2,700 | Peter Smith | Lotto Sport Italia | The Soccer Shop |
| Waitakere United | Whenuapai, Auckland | Fred Taylor Park | 2,500 | Brian Shelley | Lotto Sport Italia | Cuesports Foundation |
| Wanderers SC | Albany, Auckland | QBE Stadium | 25,000 | Darren Bazeley | Nike | Trillian Trust Inc. |
| Wellington Phoenix | Wellington | Newtown Park | 5,000 | Andy Hedge | Adidas | Huawei |

### Kits
## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Auckland City (C) | 16 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 14 | +25 | 42 | Qualification to the Champions League and Finals series |
| 2 | Team Wellington | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 24 | +8 | 30 | Qualification to the Champions League and Finals series |
| 3 | Hawke's Bay United | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 34 | 29 | +5 | 27 | Qualification to the Finals series |
| 4 | Waitakere United | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 23 | +6 | 26 | Qualification to the Finals series |
| 5 | WaiBOP United | 16 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 22 | |
| 6 | Wellington Phoenix Reserves | 16 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 37 | 42 | −5 | 21 | |
| 7 | Wanderers SC | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 29 | −5 | 17 | Disbanded at end of season |
| 8 | Canterbury United | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 32 | −10 | 14 | |
| 9 | Southern United | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 39 | −19 | 10 | |

### Positions by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Auckland City | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Team Wellington | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Hawke's Bay United | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Waitakere United | 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| WaiBOP United | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
| Wellington Phoenix | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Wanderers SC | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Canterbury United | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Southern United | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |

### Fixtures and results

The 2014–15 season sees every team play the other both home and away. With the introduction of the Wellington Phoenix Reserves side creating an uneven number of teams, each team has two byes in the regular season. However, due to Auckland City FC's participation in the 2014 OFC President's Cup and the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup, several matches and byes have been rescheduled.

#### Round 1

Bye: Southern United

#### Round 3

Bye: Wellington Phoenix Bye: Canterbury United (rescheduled from Round 15)

#### Round 4

Bye: Hawke's Bay United

#### Round 5

Bye: WaiBOP United

#### Round 6

Bye: Canterbury United

#### Round 7

Bye: Auckland City FC

#### Round 8

Bye: Team Wellington Bye: Waitakere United rescheduled from Round 2

#### Round 9

Bye: Wanderers SC

#### Round 10

Bye: Southern United

#### Round 11

Bye: Waitakere United

#### Round 12

Bye: Wellington Phoenix

#### Round 13

Bye: Hawke's Bay United

#### Round 14

Bye: WaiBOP United

#### Round 15

Bye: Wanderers SC

#### Round 16

Bye: Auckland City FC

#### Round 17

Bye: Team Wellington

#### Round 18

Bye: Wanderers SC

## Finals series

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 4 | Waitakere United | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| 1 | Auckland City FC | 2 | 5 | 7 | | | |
| 1 | Auckland City FC | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | Auckland City FC | 2 |
| | | | | | 3 | Hawke's Bay United | 1 |
| 3 | Hawke's Bay United (a) | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | Hawke's Bay United | 1 |
| 2 | Team Wellington | 2 | 3 | 5 | | | |

### Grand final
## Statistics
### Top Goal scorers

| Rank | 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 | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals per Round | Goals |
| Rank | Player | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Goals |
| 1= | Tyler Boyd | Wellington Phoenix | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | 2 | | | | | | | 1 | 4 | | | | | 10 |
| 1= | Tom Jackson | Southern United | | | | | 2 | | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | | 1 | 2 | 1 | | 1 | | 10 |
| 1= | Sean Lovemore | Hawke's Bay United | 1 | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 2 | 2 | | | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Nathaniel Hailemariam | Wellington Phoenix | | | | | 1 | 2 | | | 2 | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | 9 |
| 5 | Ryan Tinsley | Hawke's Bay United | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 8 |
| 6= | Joel Stevens | Wellington Phoenix | | | | | 3 | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | 7 |
| 6= | Derice Richards | Waitakere United | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | 2 | | 2 | 7 |
| 8= | Luis Corrales | Team Wellington | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 6 |
| 8= | Michael Gwyther | Team Wellington | | | 1 | | 2 | | | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | | 6 |
| 8= | Jarrod Smith | Team Wellington | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | 2 | | 1 | | | | 6 |
| 8= | Federico Marquez | WaiBOP United | | | 1 | | | | 2 | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | 1 | | 6 |
| 8= | Tom Biss | Waitakere United | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | 6 |
| 8= | Aaron Clapham | Canterbury United | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | 6 |
| 14= | Andre de Jong | Wanderers SC | 1 | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | 5 |
| 14= | Chad Coombes | WaiBOP United | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | | | 5 |
| 14= | Viktor Lekaj | Hawke's Bay United | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | | | 5 |
| 17= | David Browne | Auckland City FC | | 1* | | | | | | 1* | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 4 |
| 17= | Bill Robertson | Team Wellington | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | | 4 |
| 17= | Nathaniel Bowen | Waitakere United | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | | | | 1 | 4 |
| 17= | Ivan Carril | Auckland City FC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 21= | Tom Schwarz | Canterbury United | 1 | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 21= | Fabrizio Tavano | Auckland City FC | 1 | | | | | 1* | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 21= | Emiliano Tade | Auckland City FC | 1 | | | 1* | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 21= | Ivan Vicelich | Auckland City FC | | | | 1* | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1* | | | | 3 |
| 21= | Dylan Manickum | Waitakere United | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 2 | | | | | | | 3 |
| 21= | Marko Dordevic | Auckland City FC | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | | | 3 |
| 21= | Craig Wylie | WaiBOP United | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 3 |
| 21= | Clayton Lewis | Wanderers SC | | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | | 3 |
| 21= | Judd Baker | Wanderers SC | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | 3 |
| 21= | Sam Burfoot | Auckland City FC | | 1* | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 21= | Ryan De Vries | Auckland City FC | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 | 3 |
| 21= | Óscar García | Auckland City FC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | 1 | 3 |
| 21= | Joao Moreira | Auckland City FC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 2 | 3 |
| 21= | Andrew Milne | Auckland City FC | | | | | | 2* | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 3 |
| 21= | Ross Haviland | Hawke's Bay United | | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 3 |
| 21= | Aaron Spain | Canterbury United | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 37= | Liam Higgins | WaiBOP United | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 37= | Henry Fa'arodo | Team Wellington | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 37= | Saul Halpin | Hawke's Bay United | 1 | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 37= | Brock Messenger | Wanderers SC | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 37= | Sam O'Regan | WaiBOP United | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 37= | Cole Peverley | Team Wellington | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 37= | Alex Feneridis | Team Wellington | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 37= | Fergus Neil | WaiBOP United | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 37= | Mark Jones | WaiBOP United | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 37= | Shawn O'Brien | Canterbury United | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 37= | Benjudah Fitzpatrick | Southern United | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | | | | 2 |
| 37= | Te Atawahi Hudson-Wihongi | Wanderers SC | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | 2 |
| 37= | David Mulligan | Waitakere United | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 |
| 37= | Andrew Boyens | Waitakere United | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 |
| 37= | Mario Hoffman | Canterbury United | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 2 |
| 37= | Regont Murati | Wanderers SC | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 2 |
| 37= | Ruairi Cahill-Fleury | Wellington Phoenix | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | 2 |
| 37= | Andrew Ridden | Southern United | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 2 |
| 55= | Tim Payne | Auckland City FC | | | | 1* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 55= | Dylan Stansfield | Canterbury United | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 55= | George Milne | Southern United | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 55= | Kenny Cunningham | Wellington Phoenix | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 55= | Victor da Costa | Southern United | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 55= | Adam Dickinson | Waitakere United | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 55= | Cory Chettleburgh | Team Wellington | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 55= | Nicholas Hindson | Southern United | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 55= | Sam Brotherton | Wanderers SC | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 55= | Alexis Carcamo Varela | Waitakere United | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 55= | Mario Barcia | Hawke's Bay United | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 55= | Matthew Ridenton | Wellington Phoenix | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 55= | Andrew Barton | Canterbury United | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 55= | Facundo Barbero | Hawke's Bay United | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 55= | Adam Mitchell | Wanderers SC | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 55= | Patrick Fleming | Team Wellington | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 55= | Sean Morris | Team Wellington | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 55= | Nicolas Bechar | Team Wellington | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 55= | Angus Kilkolly | Wanderers SC | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 55= | Thomas Connor | Southern United | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 55= | Jacob Butler | Waitakere United | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 55= | Josh Brindall-South | Wellington Phoenix | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 55= | Wade Molony | WaiBOP United | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 55= | Ashley Wellbourn | Canterbury United | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 55= | Stuart Holthusen | Wanderers SC | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 55= | Jason Hicks | Wellington Phoenix | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 55= | Ryan Stanley | Canterbury United | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 55= | Jake Porter | Waitakere United | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | 1 |
| 55= | Fin Milne | Hawke's Bay United | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | 1 |
| 55= | William McIntyre | Southern United | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 |
| 55= | Alec Solomons | Waitakere United | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 |
| 55= | Chris Bale | Waitakere United | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 |
| 55= | Thomas Doyle | Wellington Phoenix | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 |
| 55= | Van Elia | WaiBOP United | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | 1 |
| 55= | Alex Rufer | Wellington Phoenix | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| 55= | John Irving | Auckland City FC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| 55= | Alex Palezevic | Hawke's Bay United | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 |
| 55= | Mark Peers | Canterbury United | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 |
| 55= | Dan Terris | Canterbury United | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 |
| 55= | Andrew Blake | Wellington Phoenix | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 |
| 55= | Cheauxyan Maukau-McPhee | Wanderers SC | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 |
| 55= | Xavier Pratt | Wellington Phoenix | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 |
| 55= | Robbie Greenhalgh | WaiBOP United | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| 55= | Jarrod Young | WaiBOP United | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
| 55= | Tim McLennan | Southern United | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
Goal scored from penalty kick    Two goals were scored from penalty kicks  Team had a bye in this round
    *Goals were scored in matches that were rescheduled.

### Own goals

| Player | Team | Opposition | Round |
| Harry Morton | Hawke's Bay United | Auckland City | 1 |
| Brock Messenger | Wanderers SC | Wellington Phoenix | 2 |
| Gowan Stares | Wanderers SC | Hawke's Bay United | 3 |
| Benjudah Fitzpatrick | Southern United | Auckland City | 13 |

### Discipline

The 'total' column is based on 1 point for a yellow card, 2 points for two yellows equalling red, and 3 points for a straight red card. As of end of round 3, 16 November 2014
| Team | | | | Total |
| Auckland City | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Hawke's Bay United | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Team Wellington | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Waitakere United | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Wanderers SC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| WaiBOP United | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Wellington Phoenix | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Canterbury United | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Southern United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |