2010–11 New Zealand Football Championship

ASB Premiership
Season2010–11
ChampionsWaitakere United
Matches played28
Goals scored92 (3.29 per match)
Top goalscorerAllan Pearce (13)
Biggest home winACFC 5-0 HBU (Round 9)
TW 5-0 OU (Round 9)
WU 6-1 YHM (Round 13)
WU 6-1 WFC (Round 15)
Biggest away winYoungHeart Manawatu 0-4 Waitakere United (Round 5)
Highest scoringWaitakere United 5-2 Canterbury United (Semi-final)

The New Zealand Football Championship's 2010–11 season (known as the ASB Premiership for sponsorship reasons) is the seventh season of the NZFC since its establishment in 2004. The home and away season began on 16 October 2010 with a kickoff between Auckland City FC and Waikato FC.[1] Auckland City and Waitakere United will represent the ASB Premiership in the 2010–11 OFC Champions League after finishing Premiers and Champions respectively in the 2009–10 competition.

Clubs

As in the previous season, eight clubs participated in the league.

Stadia and locations

Location of clubs and the region they represent
Team Location Stadium Stadium capacity1
Auckland City FC Auckland Kiwitea Street 3,000
Canterbury United Christchurch English Park 8,000
Hawke's Bay United Napier Bluewater Stadium 4,000
Otago United Dunedin Forsyth Barr Stadium 30,748
Team Wellington Wellington Newtown Park 5,000
Waikato FC Hamilton Waikato Stadium 25,800
Waitakere United Waitakere City Fred Taylor Park 2,500
YoungHeart Manawatu Palmerston North Memorial Park 8,000

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Waitakere United (C) 14 12 0 2 39 12 +27 36 Qualified for the 2011–12 OFC Champions League
2 Auckland City 14 9 3 2 29 12 +17 30
3 Team Wellington 14 7 2 5 28 23 +5 23 Qualified for the 2011 ASB Premiership Finals
4 Canterbury United 14 6 2 6 20 19 +1 20
5 Hawke's Bay United 14 5 4 5 18 22 −4 19
6 Waikato FC 14 4 3 7 21 33 −12 15
7 Otago United 14 3 3 8 15 30 −15 12
8 YoungHeart Manawatu 14 1 1 12 19 38 −19 4
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions

Regular season

Round 1

16 October 2010 Waikato FC 2 – 3 Auckland City FC Fred Jones Park, Hamilton
Saturday 3:00pm Nikolic 19'
Palmer 43'		 Preview
Summary/Report		 Koprivcic 38' (pen.)
Mulligan 79', 82'		 Attendance: 500 approx.
Referee: Chris Kerr
17 October 2010 Waitakere United 2 – 0 Team Wellington Fred Taylor Park
Sunday 2:00pm Duncan 8' (o.g.)
Emblen 90+2'		 Preview
Summary/Report		 Attendance: 483
Referee: Mirko Benischke

Round 2

30 October 2010 Team Wellington 0 – 0 Auckland City FC David Farrington Park, Wellington
Saturday 2:00pm Preview
Summary/Report		 Attendance: 412
Referee: Nick Waldron
31 October 2010 Hawke's Bay United 1 – 3 Waitakere United Park Island, Napier
Sunday 2:00pm Birnie 80' Preview
Summary/Report		 Pearce 2', 47'
Krishna 17'		 Attendance: 650
Referee: Chris Kerr

Round 3

7 November 2010 Otago United 0 – 1 Waikato FC Tahuna Park, Dunedin
Sunday 12:30pm Preview
Summary/Report		 Hicks 7' Attendance: 150
Referee: Darren Sundborn
7 November 2010 YoungHeart Manawatu 0 – 1 Hawke's Bay United Memorial Park, Palmerston North
Sunday 2:00pm Preview
Summary/Report		 McIvor 90' Attendance: 250
Referee: Mirko Benischke
7 November 2010 Team Wellington 2 – 4 Canterbury United David Farrington Park, Wellington
Sunday 2:00pm John Sutherland 31'
Tade 88'		 Preview
Summary/Report		 Kamo 3', 17', 73'
Joe Murray 71'		 Attendance: 392
Referee: Matt Conger
7 November 2010 Auckland City FC 1 – 3 Waitakere United Kiwitea Street, Auckland
Sunday 3:00pm Edington 2' Preview
Summary/Report		 Peacre 22'
De Vries 35', 51'		 Attendance: 1 572
Referee: Chris Kerr

Round 4

14 November 2010 Canterbury United 1 – 0 YoungHeart Manawatu Linfield Park, Christchurch
Sunday 2:00pm Feni 15' Preview
Summary/Report		 Attendance: 400
14 November 2010 Hawke's Bay United 3 – 2 Otago United Park Island, Napier
Sunday 2:00pm Bevin 8', 49', 62' Preview
Summary/Report		 Hancock 9'
Seaman 48'		 Attendance: 380
Referee: Nick Waldron

Round 5

21 November 2010 Team Wellington 3 – 1 Waikato FC David Farrington Park, Wellington
Sunday 2:00pm Sutherland 55' (pen.)
Kamri 79', 89'		 Preview
Summary/Report		 Manko 24' Attendance: 419
Referee: Jarred Gillett
21 November 2010 Canterbury United 0 – 0 Hawke's Bay United Linfield Park, Christchurch
Sunday 2:00pm Preview
Summary/Report		 Attendance: 450
Referee: Mike Hester
21 November 2010 YoungHeart Manawatu 0 – 4 Waitakere United Memorial Park, Palmerston North
Sunday 2:00pm Preview
Summary/Report		 Gwyther 28'
De Vries 35'
Krishna 67'
Pierce 74'		 Attendance: 150
Referee: Chris Kerr
21 November 2010 Auckland City FC 0 – 0 Otago United Kiwitea Street, Auckland
Sunday 3:00pm Preview
Summary/Report		 Attendance: 418
Referee: Mirko Benischke

Round 6

27 November 2010 Waikato FC 3 – 0 YoungHeart Manawatu Fred Jones Park, Hamilton
Saturday 2:00pm Hicks 13' (pen.)
Palmer 63'
Jones 65'		 Preview
Summary/Report		 Attendance: 250
Referee: Nick Waldron
27 November 2010 Waitakere United 2 – 1 Canterbury United Fred Taylor Park, Auckland
Saturday 2:00pm Gwyther 30'
Pearce 71'		 Preview
Summary/Report		 Attwell 86' Attendance: 507
Referee: Jarrod Gillet
28 November 2010 Otago United 0 – 3 Team Wellington Caledonian Ground, Dunedin
Sunday 2:00pm Preview
Summary/Report		 Coburn 6' (o.g.)
Sutherland 23', 39'		 Attendance: 160
Referee: Mike Hester
28 November 2010 Hawke's Bay United 2 – 2 Auckland City FC Park Island, Napier
Sunday 2:00pm Bevin 46'
Smith 83' (pen.)		 Preview
Summary/Report		 Feneridis 13', 25' Attendance: 450
Referee: Jonathon Price

Round 7

5 December 2010 Canterbury United 2 – 2 Waikato FC AMI Stadium, Christchurch
Saturday 2:00pm Clapham 3' (pen.)
Barton 54'		 Preview
Summary/Report		 Nikolic 33', 61' Attendance: 650+
Referee: Chris Kerr
5 December 2010 YoungHeart Manawatu 1 – 2 Otago United Memorial Park, Palmerston North
Saturday 2:00pm Higham 49' Preview
Summary/Report		 Knox 17'
Ruggles 59'		 Attendance: 100

Round 8

11 December 2010 Auckland City FC 3 – 1 YoungHeart Manawatu Kiwitea Street, Auckland
Saturday 2:00pm ? 10' (o.g.)
Berlanga 23'
Morgan 40'		 Preview
Summary/Report		 White 61' Attendance: 629
Referee: Darren Sundborn
11 December 2010 Waikato FC 1 – 3 Waitakere United Fred Jones Park, Hamilton
Saturday 3:00pm Nikolic 28' Preview
Summary/Report		 Lovemore 4'
Krishna 29'
Pearce 47'		 Attendance: 250
Referee: Matt Conger
12 December 2010 Hawke's Bay United 2 – 3 Team Wellington Park Island, Napier
Sunday 1:00pm Smith 13'
Bevin 35'		 Preview
Summary/Report		 Kamri 48'
Fifi 80'
Tade 88'		 Attendance: 200
Referee: Peter O'Leary
12 December 2010 Otago United 2 – 1 Canterbury United Caledonian Ground, Dunedin
Sunday 2:00pm Ruggles 86'
Knox 90+3'		 Preview
Summary/Report		 Kamo 35' Attendance: 200
Referee: Nick Waldron

Round 9

18 December 2010 Auckland City FC 5 – 0 Hawke's Bay United Kiwitea Street, Auckland
Saturday 2:30pm McGeorge 6', 65', 87' (pen.)
Kelly 73'
Milne 76'		 Preview
Summary/Report		 Attendance: 554
Referee: Nick Waldron
19 December 2010 YoungHeart Manawatu 5 – 2 Waikato FC Memorial Park, Palmerston North
Sunday 2:00pm White 9', 29', 73'
Higham 46'
Hayne 80'		 Preview
Summary/Report		 Nikolic 23'
Margetts 86'		 Attendance: 150
Referee: Matt Conger
19 December 2010 Canterbury United 0 – 2 Waitakere United Linfield Park, Christchurch
Sunday 3:00pm Preview
Summary/Report		 Krishna 15'
Bale 35'		 Referee: Darren Sundborn
19 December 2010 Team Wellington 5 – 0 Otago United David Farrington Park, Wellington
Sunday 3:00pm Sutherland 20'
Cheriton 22'
Kamri 75', 86'
Tade 84'		 Preview
Summary/Report		 Attendance: 351
Referee: C-K Waugh

Round 10

8 January 2011 Waikato FC 1 – 0 Hawke's Bay United Fred Jones Park, Hamilton
Saturday 3:00pm Nikolic 76' Preview
Summary/Report		 Attendance: 200
Referee: Peter O'Leary
8 January 2011 Waitakere United 3 – 1 Otago United Fred Taylor Park, Auckland
Saturday 4:00pm Pearce 2'
Gwyther 58'
Emblen 90'		 Preview
Summary/Report		 Ruggles 12' Attendance: 421
Referee: Matt Conder
9 January 2011 Canterbury United 1 – 2 Auckland City FC Linfield Park, Christchurch
Saturday 2:00pm Clapham 12' (pen.) Preview
Summary/Report		 Kelly 22'
Koprivcic 36'		 Attendance: 380
Referee: Chris Kerr
9 January 2011 YoungHeart Manawatu 2 – 3 Team Wellington Memorial Park, Palmerston North
Saturday 2:00pm Hayne 75' (pen.), 90+2' (pen.) Preview
Summary/Report		 Barbarouses 10'
Kamri 32'
Cheriton 80'		 Attendance: 175
Referee: Nick Waldron

Round 11

15 January 2011 Waikato FC 2 – 2 Otago United Fred Jones Park, Hamilton
Saturday 3:00pm Hicks 38' (pen.)
Nikolic 56'		 Preview
Summary/Report		 Rodeka 46'
Ruggles 49'		 Attendance: 250
Referee: Nick Waldron
16 January 2011 Hawke's Bay United 2 – 1 YoungHeart Manawatu Park Island, Napier
Sunday 2:00pm Bevin 20'
Taylor 61'		 Preview
Summary/Report		 White 62' Attendance: 250
Referee: Chris Kerr
16 January 2011 Canterbury United 1 – 2 Team Wellington Trafalgar Park, Nelson
Sunday 2:00pm Feni 70' Preview
Summary/Report		 Cheriton 9'
Cain 64'		 Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Jamie Cross
16 January 2011 Waitakere United 0 – 1 Auckland City FC Fred Taylor Park, Auckland
Sunday 4:00pm Preview
Summary/Report		 Koprivcic 63' Attendance: 1,537
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh

Round 12

22 January 2011 Auckland City FC 5 – 1 Waikato FC Kiwitea Street, Auckland
Saturday 3:00pm Mulligan 12'
Koprivcic 49', 56'
Kelly 68'
Milne 90'		 Preview
Summary/Report		 Hicks 83' Attendance: 833
Referee: Matt Conger
22 January 2011 Team Wellington 1 – 2 Waitakere United Newtown Park, Wellington
Saturday 3:30pm Patrick 89' Preview
Summary/Report		 Krishna 31'
Lucas 65'		 Attendance: 344
Referee: Mike Hester
23 January 2011 Otago United 0 – 0 Hawke's Bay United Tahuna Park, Dunedin
Sunday 12:00pm Preview
Summary/Report		 Attendance: 300
Referee: Jamie Cross
23 January 2011 YoungHeart Manawatu 2 – 3 Canterbury United Memorial Park, Palmerston North
Sunday 12:00pm Ishi 65', 79' Preview
Summary/Report		 Terris 15'
Rowe 45 + 3'
Kamo 50'		 Attendance: 200
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh

Round 13

29 January 2011 Waikato FC 2 – 3 Team Wellington Fred Jones Park, Hamilton
Saturday 12:30pm Strom 44'
Hicks 45'		 Preview
Summary/Report		 Kamri 10'
Tade 69', 84'		 Attendance: 200
Referee: Chris Kerr
29 January 2011 Waitakere United 6 – 1 YoungHeart Manawatu Fred Taylor Park, Auckland
Saturday 2:00pm Lucas 4', 21'
Rowley 52'
Krishna 60'
Pearce 65', 77'		 Preview
Summary/Report		 White 34' Attendance: 343
Referee: Mirko Benischke
30 January 2011 Otago United 0 – 3 Auckland City FC Tahuna Park, Dunedin
Sunday 2:00pm Preview
Summary/Report		 Mulligan 52', 59'
Kelly 75'		 Attendance: 250
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh
30 January 2011 Hawke's Bay United 1 – 2 Canterbury United Park Island, Napier
Sunday 2:00pm Smith 14' Preview
Summary/Report		 Kamo 27', 32' Attendance: 450
Referee: Peter O'Leary

Round 14

12 February 2011 Waikato FC 1 – 0 Canterbury United Centennial Park, Hamilton
Saturday 12:30pm Peat 26' Preview
Summary/Report		 Attendance: 150
Referee: Michael Hester
12 February 2011 Waitakere United 1 – 2 Hawke's Bay United Fred Taylor Park, Auckland
Saturday 2:00pm Rowley 85' Preview
Summary/Report		 Smith 47', 90+2' Attendance: 357
Referee: Jamie Cross (Campbell-Kirk Waugh 73')
13 February 2011 Otago United 4 – 3 YoungHeart Manawatu Tahuna Park, Dunedin
Sunday 12:00pm Anderson 22'
Lockhart 25'
Coburn 83'
Burgess 90+3'		 Preview
Summary/Report		 Rande 36'
Hodge 64'
Fraser 81'		 Attendance: 200
Referee: Chris Kerr
13 February 2011 Auckland City FC 2 – 0 Team Wellington Kiwitea Street, Auckland
Sunday 2:00pm Expósito 44'
Corrales 67'		 Preview
Summary/Report		 Attendance: 867
Referee: Jon Price

Round 15

19 February 2011 Waitakere United 6 – 1 Waikato FC Fred Taylor Park, Whenuapai, Auckland
Saturday 2:00pm Lucas 36'
Pearce 41', 52'
Rowley 50'
De Vries 57'
Gwyther 74'		 Preview
Summary/Report		 Nikolic 77' Attendance: 456[2]
Referee: Peter O'Leary[2]
20 February 2011 Team Wellington 1 – 3 Hawke's Bay United Newtown Park, Wellington[3]
Sunday 2:00pm Tade 88' Preview
Summary/Report		 Bevin 48', 90'
McIvor 89'		 Attendance: 300[3]
Referee: Darren Sundborn[3]
20 February 2011 Canterbury United 3 – 1 Otago United Linfield Park, Christchurch
Sunday 2:00pm Miles 45'
Kamo 51'
Murray 70'		 Preview
Summary/Report		 Collins 66' (o.g.) Attendance: 250[4]
Referee: Matt Conger[4]
2 March 2011 YoungHeart Manawatu 1 – 2 Auckland City FC Memorial Park, Palmerston North
Wednesday 6:00 pm Rande 18' Preview
Summary/Report		 Expósito 38'
Milne 48'		 Attendance: 200
Referee: Matt Bull

Round 16

6 March 2011 Otago United 1 – 2 Waitakere United Tahuna Park, Dunedin
Saturday 2:00pm Burgess 90+5' Preview
Summary/Report		 Gwyther 3'
Pearce 21'		 Attendance: 300
Referee: Mirko Benischke
6 March 2011 Hawke's Bay United 1 – 1 Waikato FC Park Island, Napier
Saturday 2:00pm Bevin 30' Preview
Summary/Report		 Nikolic 8' Attendance: 700
Referee: Mike Hester
6 March 2011 Team Wellington 2 – 2 YoungHeart Manawatu Newtown Park, Wellington
Saturday 4:00pm Tade 36'
Sutherland 39'		 Preview
Summary/Report		 White 74'
Falvey 90+1'		 Attendance: n/a
Referee: Peter O'Leary
10 March 2011 Auckland City FC 0 – 1 Canterbury United Kiwitea Street, Auckland
Thursday 5:30pm Preview
Summary/Report		 88' Ken Yamamoto Attendance: 342
Referee: Chris Kerr

Finals

Semi-finals Finals
        
1 Waitakere United 6 0 6
4 Canterbury United 2 1 3
1 Waitakere United 3
2 Auckland City FC 2
2 Auckland City FC 2 5 7
3 Team Wellington 0 1 1

Semi-finals – first leg

13 March 2011 Team Wellington 0 – 2 Auckland City FC David Farrington Park, Wellington
Sunday 1:30pm Preview
Summary/Report		 78' Corrales
90' Expósito		 Attendance: 423
Referee: Mirko Benischke
13 March 2011 Waitakere United 6 – 2 Canterbury United Fred Taylor Park, Auckland
Sunday 2:00 pm 6', 15' De Vries
9', 40' Lucas
12' Scott
61' Pearce		 Preview
Summary/Report		 81' Wortelboer
83' Schwarz		 Attendance: 387
Referee: Chris Kerr

Semi-finals – second leg

27 March 2011 Auckland City FC 5 – 1
(7 – 1 on aggregate)		 Team Wellington Kiwitea Street, Auckland
Sunday 3:30pm 1', 53' Koprivcic
30' Dickinson
64' Corrales
85' Expósito		 Preview
Summary/Report		 16' Kamri Attendance: 637
Referee: Peter O'Leary
3 April 2011 Canterbury United 1 – 0
(3 – 6 on aggregate)		 Waitakere United Tulett Park, Christchurch
Sunday 2:00pm 31' (pen.) Clapham Preview
Summary/Report		 Attendance: 280
Referee: Peter O'Leary

Final

Waitakere United3 – 2 Auckland City FC
Dakota Lucas 10', 37'
James Pritchett 90' (o.g.)		 Aaron Scott 26' (o.g.)
Expósito 49'
Attendance: 3 500
Referee: Peter O'Leary

Scorers

Updated to Round 16.

Total Player Team Goals per Round
 1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10 11 12 13 14 15 16
12 New Zealand Allan Pearce Waitakere United 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1
9 New Zealand Andy Bevin Hawke's Bay United 3 1 1 1 2 1
New Zealand Milos Nikolic Waikato FC 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
8 New Zealand Russel Kamo Canterbury United 3 1 1 2 1
7 Morocco Hitcham Kamri Team Wellington 2 1 2 1 1
New Zealand Michael White YoungHeart Manawatu 1 3 1 1 1
6 Fiji Roy Krishna Waitakere United 1 1 1 1 1 1
Argentina Emiliano Tade Team Wellington 1 1 2 1 1
Scotland John Sutherland Team Wellington 1 1 2 1 1
5 Croatia Daniel Koprivcic Auckland City FC 1 1 1 2
New Zealand Jason Hicks Waikato FC 1 1 1 1 1
New Zealand Dave Mulligan Auckland City FC 2 1 2
New Zealand Jarrod Smith Hawke's Bay United 1 1 1 2
New Zealand Mike Gwyther Waitakere United 1 1 1 1 1
4 England Phil Ruggles Otago United 1 1 1 1
Scotland Stuart Kelly Auckland City FC 1 1 1 1
New Zealand Dakota Lucas Waitakere United 1 2 1
South Africa Ryan De Vries Waitakere United 2 1 1

   A goal was scored from a penalty kick    Two goals were scored from penalty kicks

Own goals

Updated to end of Round 16.

Total Player Team Week(s)
1 New Zealand Jamie Duncan Team Wellington (v Waitakere United) 1
New Zealand Andy Coburn Otago United (v Team Wellington) 6
New Zealand Glen Collins Canterbury United (v Otago United) 15

References

  1. ^ "ASB Premiership ready for kickoff". Klick FC. 3 September 2010. Archived from the original on 13 November 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
  2. ^ a b Waitakere swamp Waikato with six goal blitz. NZFC.co.nz: Official Home of the ASB Premiership. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  3. ^ a b c Bay edge closer to historic semi-final. NZFC.co.nz: Official Home of the ASB Premiership. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  4. ^ a b Derby day delight keeps Dragons in playoff contention. NZFC.co.nz: Official Home of the ASB Premiership. Retrieved 20 February 2011.