2006–07 New Zealand Football Championship

NZFC 2006–07
LeagueNew Zealand Football Championship
SportAssociation football
Duration2006–2007
Number of teams8
NZFC season
Youth League
NZFC seasons

The 2006–07 New Zealand Football Championship was the third season of the New Zealand Football Championship and began on 14 October 2006, and finished on 16 April 2007. Auckland City FC won the title, following up their wins in 2004/2005 and 2005/2006.

Format Revert

In the regular season, all teams played each other three times. The playoff stage was changed slightly (reverting to the old format used during the 2004 season), with the top three teams now going through to the playoffs (as opposed to the previous season's five).[1]

Team locations

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Location of teams in the 2006–07 New Zealand Football Championship

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Waitakere United 21 15 2 4 47 23 +24 47 Qualified for the Finals, 2007 Champions League and 2007–08 Champions League
2 YoungHeart Manawatu 21 14 3 4 58 30 +28 45 Qualified for the Finals
3 Auckland City (C) 21 12 6 3 50 30 +20 42 Qualified for the Finals, 2007 Champions League and 2007–08 Champions League
4 Canterbury United 21 9 4 8 33 30 +3 31
5 Team Wellington 21 7 6 8 37 34 +3 27
6 Hawke's Bay United 21 4 4 13 29 49 −20 16
7 Waikato FC 21 3 5 13 19 45 −26 14
8 Otago United 21 2 6 13 19 51 −32 12
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions
  • The regular stage winners win "Premiership" and qualify for Round 2 of the playoffs.
  • The teams finished 2nd to 3rd qualify for Round 1 of the playoffs.
  • Auckland City had their 1–0 victory overturned, and was stripped of three competition points, for fielding an ineligible player in the NZFC match against Waitakere United on 29 October. Their winning goal scored during the match was also forfeited as a result. Waitakere was declared winner of the match and awarded three points accordingly.[2][3] Waitakere United took advantage of the ruling, and went on to qualify for the 2007 Oceania Champions League on 19 November, as the first round leader (after the opening 7 games) of the NZFC ladder.[4]

Finals

In the playoff system, the games are broken up into two rounds.

Bracket

Elimination FinalGrand Final
      
 
1
Waitakere United		2
 
3
Auckland City		3
2
YoungHeart Manawatu		1
3
Auckland City		3

Elimination Final

The second place team plays the third place team to make the Grand Final.

Grand Final

The Premiers (i.e. winners of the regular stage), receive a bye straight to the Grand Final, where they face the winners from the Elimination Final.

The champions of the 2006–07 New Zealand Football Championship and the league runners-up, will go on to represent New Zealand in the OFC Champions League 2008

See also

Notes

  1. ^ All Eyes on Auckland as NZFC Takes Three.
  2. ^ Official Report
  3. ^ Official League Table
  4. ^ Waitakere Secure Oceania Berth.
Preceded by New Zealand Football Championship
2006-07 		Succeeded by