# 2015–16 New Zealand Football Championship

The 2015–16 New Zealand Football Championship season (currently known as the ASB Premiership for sponsorship reasons) is the twelfth season of the NZFC since its establishment in 2004. Eight teams are involved this season, after Wanderers SC withdrew from the competition. Auckland City and Team Wellington will represent the ASB Premiership in the 2016 OFC Champions League after finishing Champions and Runners-up respectively in the 2014–15 competition.

## Clubs

| Team | Location | Stadium | Capacity | Manager | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
| Auckland City | Sandringham, Auckland | Kiwitea Street, QBE Stadium | 3,250, 25,000 | Ramon Tribulietx | Nike | Hi-Chew (front) Trillian Trust Inc (Back) Carters (Back) |
| Canterbury United | Christchurch | ASB Football Park | 9,000 | Willy Gerdsen | 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 | Freshwater Solutions |
| Team Wellington | Wellington | David Farrington Park | 3,000 | Matt Calcott | Nike | Exodus Health & Fitness Club |
| WaiBOP United | Hamilton | John Kerkhof Park | 2,700 | Peter Smith | Lotto Sport Italia | The Soccer Shop |
| Waitakere United | Whenuapai, Auckland | QBE Stadium | 25,000 | Chris Milicich | Lotto Sport Italia | Jerry Clayton BMW (Front) Heritage Hotels (Back) |
| 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 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 12 | +31 | 38 | Qualification to the Champions League and Finals series |
| 2 | Hawke's Bay United | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 16 | +13 | 30 | Qualification to the Finals series |
| 3 | Team Wellington (C) | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 21 | +15 | 27 | Qualification to the Champions League and Finals series |
| 4 | Canterbury United | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 26 | Qualification to the Finals series |
| 5 | WaiBOP United | 14 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 29 | 27 | +2 | 18 | Disbanded at end of season |
| 6 | Waitakere United | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 23 | 36 | −13 | 13 | |
| 7 | Wellington Phoenix | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 46 | −22 | 7 | |
| 8 | Southern United | 14 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 42 | −31 | 3 | |

### Positions by round

| Team ╲ Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Auckland City | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hawke's Bay United | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Team Wellington | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Canterbury United | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| WaiBOP United | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Waitakere United | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Wellington Phoenix | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Southern United | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
* Leader and qualification to AFC Champions League Group stage
* Qualification to Finals series

### Fixtures and results

The 2015–16 season sees every team play the other both home and away. Due to Auckland City's participation in the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup, several matches have been rescheduled.

#### Round 14
## Finals series
### Grand final
## Statistics
### Top scorers

    As of matches played on 10 March 2016
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Ryan De Vries | Auckland City | 15 |
| 2 | Ben Harris | Team Wellington | 14 |
| 3 | Stephen Hoyle | WaiBOP United | 10 |
| 4 | João Moreira | Auckland City | 8 |
| 4 | Sean Lovemore | Waitakere United | 8 |
| 6 | Micah Lea'alafa | Auckland City | 7 |
| 6 | Emiliano Tade | Auckland City | 7 |
| 6 | Andre de Jong | Canterbury United | 7 |
| 9 | Sam Mason-Smith | Hawke's Bay United | 6 |
| 9 | Hamish Watson | Hawke's Bay United | 6 |

### Own goals

| Player | Club | Against | Round |
| Anthony Hobbs | Team Wellington | Canterbury United | 2 |
| Tyler Lissette | WaiBOP United | Team Wellington | 10 |
| Cole Peverley | Team Wellington | Waitakere United | 12 |
| Liam Wood | Wellington Phoenix | Team Wellington | 14 |