# 2013–14 New Zealand Football Championship

The New Zealand Football Championship's 2013–14 season (known as the ASB Premiership for sponsorship reasons) will be the tenth season of the NZFC since its establishment in 2004. The home and away season will begin on 10 November 2013 with the final scheduled to be on 16 March 2014. Auckland City and Waitakere United will represent the ASB Premiership in the 2013–14 OFC Champions League after finishing Champions and Runners-up respectively in the 2012–13 competition. Two franchises have had changes to the clubs branding for this season, with Otago United changing to Southern United and Waikato FC changing to Waibop United. YoungHeart Manawatu has been replaced with Wanderers SC, which aims to give young football players top level matches under the New Zealand Football High Performance Strategy.

## Clubs

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Auckland City FC | Auckland | Kiwitea Street | 3,500 | Ramon Tribulietx | Nike | Trillian Trust Inc. |
| Canterbury United | Christchurch | ASB Football Park | 9,000 | Keith Braithwaite | Samurai | Robbie's Bar and Bistro |
| Hawke's Bay United | Napier | Bluewater Stadium | 5,000 | Chris Greatholder | Lotto Sport Italia | Kinetic Electrical |
| Southern United | Dunedin | Forsyth Barr Stadium | 30,500 | Luis Uehura | Lotto Sport Italia | Gran's Remedy |
| Team Wellington | Wellington | David Farrington Park | 3,000 | Matt Calcott | Adidas | Exodus Health & Fitness Club |
| WaiBOP United | Cambridge | John Kerkhof Park | 2,000 | Peter Smith | Nike | The Soccer Shop |
| Waitakere United | West Auckland | Fred Taylor Park | 2,500 | Paul Temple & Brian Shelley | Lotto Sport Italia | Cuesports Foundation |
| Wanderers SC | Albany | North Harbour Stadium | 25,000 | Darren Bazeley | Nike | Trillian Trust Inc. |

## Regular season
### League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Auckland City (C) | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 12 | +28 | 33 | Qualified for the Champions League and Premiership Finals |
| 2 | Team Wellington | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 25 | +12 | 26 | Qualified for the Champions League and Premiership Finals |
| 3 | Hawke's Bay United | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 28 | +1 | 26 | Qualified for the Premiership Finals |
| 4 | Waitakere United | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 19 | +11 | 23 | Qualified for the Premiership Finals |
| 5 | Canterbury United | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | +6 | 22 | |
| 6 | WaiBOP United | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 24 | 31 | −7 | 14 | |
| 7 | Southern United | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 50 | −31 | 10 | |
| 8 | Wanderers SC | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 39 | −20 | 5 | |

### Fixtures and results
#### Round 1

Saturday, 10 November 2013

#### Round 2

Saturday, 16 November 2013
Sunday, 17 November 2013

#### Round 3

Saturday, 23 November 2013
Sunday, 24 November 2013

#### Round 4

Saturday, 30 November 2013
Sunday, 1 December 2013

#### Round 5

Saturday, 7 December 2013
Sunday, 8 December 2013

#### Round 6

Saturday, 14 December

#### Round 7

Sunday, 22 December 2013

#### Round 8

Sunday, 12 January 2014
* Due to a breach of player eligibility regulations, the match between Wanderers SC and Hawke's Bay United on 12 January – originally a 1–3 win to Hawke's Bay United – has been awarded as a 3–0 win to Wanderers SC.

#### Round 9

Saturday, 18 January 2014
Sunday, 19 January 2014

#### Round 5 Catch Up

Wednesday, 22 January 2014

#### Round 10

Saturday, 25 January 2014
Sunday, 26 January 2014

#### Round 11

Saturday, 1 February 2014
Sunday, 2 February 2014

#### Round 1 Catch Up

Thursday, 6 February 2014

#### Round 6 Catch Up

Thursday, 6 February 2014

#### Round 12

Sunday, 9 February 2014

#### Round 13

Saturday, 15 February 2014
Sunday, 16 February 2014

#### Round 14

Saturday, 22 February 2014
Sunday, 23 February 2014

### Positions by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Auckland City | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Canterbury United | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Hawke's Bay United | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | | | 2 | 3 |
| Southern United | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | 7 | 7 |
| Team Wellington | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | | | 3 | 2 |
| Waibop United | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | 6 | 6 |
| Waitakere United | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | | | 5 | 4 |
| Wanderers SC | 0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | | | 8 | 8 |

## Finals
### Semi-finals – first leg

Saturday, 1 March 2014
Sunday, 2 March 2014

### Semi-finals – second leg

Saturday, 8 March 2014
Sunday, 9 March 2014

### Final

Sunday, 16 March 2014

## Season statistics
### Leading goalscorers

Updated to end of Round 13
| 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 | | Emiliano Tade | Auckland City FC | | | | | 1 | | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | | Charlie Henry | Team Wellington | | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | | | 2 | 2 | | |
| 8 | | Richard Cardozo | Waitakere United | 2 | 1 | | | 1 | | 1 | | | 1 | | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 | | Aaron Clapham | Canterbury United | | | | 1 | 2 | | 2 | | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | |
| 8 | | Henry Fa'arodo | Team Wellington | | | 2 | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | |
| 7 | | Darren White | Auckland City FC | 1 | | | 1 | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | | Tom Biss | Hawke's Bay United | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | | Maksim Manko | Waibop United | 1 | 1 | | 1 | | | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | | | |
| 4 | | Miloš Nikolić | Waibop United | 1 | | | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | | Henrique Alves Viana | Southern United | | | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 4 | | Jordan Lowdon | Waitakere United | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| 4 | | Dylan Stansfield | Waitakere United | | | 1 | | 1 | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | |
| 4 | | Hamish Watson | Team Wellington | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | 2 | | | |
| 4 | | Nik Robson | Waibop United | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | |
| 4 | | Tom Mosquera | Hawke's Bay United | | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 4 | | Russell Kamo | Canterbury United | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | 1 | 1 | | |
| 4 | | Frederico Marquez | Canterbury United | | 1 | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | |
| 4 | | Jack McNab | Waibop United | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | | 1 | |
| 4 | | Aaron Jones | Hawke's Bay United | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | 1 | |
| 3 | | Alex Feneridis | Auckland City FC | 1 | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | | Sean Lovemore | Hawke's Bay United | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | |
| 3 | | Joel Stevens | Team Wellington | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | 1 | | | |
| 3 | | Adam Dickinson | Auckland City FC | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | |
| 2 | | David Browne | Auckland City FC | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | | Scott Doney | Wanderers SC | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | | Elijah Neblett | Wanderers SC | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | | Sam French | Waitakere United | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | | Cristóbal Márquez Crespo | Auckland City FC | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | | Stuart Holthusen | Wanderers SC | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | | | | | | |
| 2 | | Harley Rodeka | Hawke's Bay United | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | |
| 2 | | Nathaniel Hailemariam | Hawke's Bay United | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | |
| 2 | | Cole Peverley | Team Wellington | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | | | | |
| 2 | | Bill Robertson | Hawke's Bay United | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | | | |
| 2 | | Masaki Nomoto | Waibop United | | | | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | | | |
| 2 | | Sean Morris | Hawke's Bay United | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | | | |
| 2 | | Daniel Morris | Southern United | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 2 | | Sam Messam | Waibop United | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | |
| 2 | | Michael White | Canterbury United | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 | | |
| 2 | | Andre De Jong | Wanderers SC | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | | |
| 2 | | Chris Bale | Auckland City FC | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 | |
| 2 | | Ryan de Vries | Auckland City FC | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 1 | |
| 2 | | Tom Doyle | Team Wellington | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | |
| 1 | | Dan Terris | Canterbury United | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Dan Morgan | Waitakere United | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Jamie de Abreu | Team Wellington | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Mario Bilen | Auckland City FC | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Finn Cochrane | Wanderers SC | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Campbell Higgins | Southern United | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Roy Krishna | Auckland City FC | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Ian Hogg | Waitakere United | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Jake Butler | Waitakere United | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Ben Thomas | Wanderers SC | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Nick Sugden | Wanderers SC | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Shaydon Young | Waibop United | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Reid Drake | Waibop United | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Matt Joy | Southern United | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Danny Wilson | Hawke's Bay United | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Cameron Lindsay | Team Wellington | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Jarrod Young | Waitakere United | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Sam Burfoot | Auckland City FC | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Danny Boys | Canterbury United | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | David Mulligan | Hawke's Bay United | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Michael Den Heijer | Wanderers SC | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Andrew Ridden | Southern United | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Cory Chettleburgh | Team Wellington | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Tim Myers) | Waitakere United | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Peter Rae | Southern United | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Logan Wright-Webb | Southern United | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | |
| 1 | | Taylor McCormack | Southern United | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | |
| 1 | | Jacob Schneider | Southern United | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | |
| 1 | | Regan Coldicott | Southern United | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | |
| 1 | | Sansern Limwatthana | Waitakere United | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | |
| 1 | | Adam Mitchell | Wanderers SC | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | |
| 1 | | Liam Higgins | Waibop United | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | |
| 1 | | Joao Moreira | Auckland City FC | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | |
| 1 | | Takuya Iwata | Auckland City FC | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | |
| 1 | | Andrew Milne | Auckland City FC | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | |
| 1 | | Judd Baker | Wanderers SC | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | |
| 1 | | Colin Murphy | Team Wellington | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | |
| 1 | | Sam Mason-Smith | Team Wellington | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | |

### Own goals

Updated to end of Round 7
| Total | Player | Player | Team | Week(s) |
| 1 | | Damien Hirst | Wanderers SC (v Canterbury United) | 2 |
| 1 | | Adam Cowan | Team Wellington (v WaiBOP United) | 7 |