2008–09 New Zealand Football Championship Explained

NZFC 2008–09
League:New Zealand Football Championship
Sport:Association football
Duration:2008–2009
No Of Teams:8
Season:NZFC season
Season Champs:Auckland City FC
Season Champ Name:Champions
League Champs:Waitakere United
League Champ Name:Premiers
Top Scorer:Luis Corrales (12)
Season2:Youth League
Season Champs2:Auckland City FC
Season Champ2 Name:Champions
Seasonslistnames:NZFC
Prevseason Link:2007–08 New Zealand Football Championship
Prevseason Year:2007–08
Nextseason Link:2009–10 New Zealand Football Championship
Nextseason Year:2009–10

The NZFC 2008–09 season is the fifth season of the New Zealand Football Championship competition.

The previous seasons champion, Waitakere United, and second-ranked club Auckland City FC will also be competing in the 2008-09 O-League which will run alongside the NZFC season.

Changes for 2008/09

Participating clubs

Club NameHome CityStadium2008-09 PlacingNotes
Auckland City FCAucklandKiwitea Street2nd2008-09 Championship
O-League 2009–10
Canterbury UnitedChristchurchEnglish Park8th2008-09 Wooden Spoon
Hawke's Bay UnitedNapierBluewater Stadium5th
Otago UnitedDunedinSunnyvale Park7th
Team WellingtonWellingtonNewtown Park4thLost in semifinals to Waitakere United
Waikato FCNgaruawahiaCentennial Park6th
Waitakere UnitedWaitakere CityDouglas Field1st2008-09 Premiership
O-League 2009–10
YoungHeart ManawatuPalmerston NorthMemorial Park3rdLost in semi-finals to Auckland City FC

League table

Competition Schedule

Round 1

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
width=17%Datewidth=17%Venuewidth=10%Reports
align=left Canterbury United0 – 1align=left YoungHeart Manawatu 8 November 2008English Park(Report)
align=left Auckland City FC2 – 0align=left Otago United9 November 2008Kiwitea Street(Report)
align=left Hawke's Bay United2 – 1align=left Waikato FC9 November 2008Bluewater Stadium(Report)
align=left Team Wellington2 – 4align=left Waitakere United9 November 2008Newtown Park(Report)

Round 2

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
width=17%Datewidth=17%Venuewidth=10%Reports
align=left Waikato FC1 – 3align=left Auckland City FC 15 November 2008Centennial Park(Report)
align=left YoungHeart Manawatu3 – 0align=left Team Wellington15 November 2008Memorial Park(Report)
align=left Otago United2 – 1align=left Canterbury United15 November 2008Sunnyvale Park(Report)
align=left Hawke's Bay United0 – 1align=left Waitakere United16 November 2009Douglas Field(Report)

Round 3

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
width=17%Datewidth=17%Venuewidth=10%Reports
align=left Hawke's Bay United1 – 2align=left Team Wellington23 November 2008Bluewater Stadium(Report)
align=left Otago United2 – 3align=left YoungHeart Manawatu23 November 2008Sunnyvale Park(Report)
align=left Canterbury United0 – 1align=left Waikato FC23 November 2008English Park(Report)
align=left Auckland City FC1 – 2align=left Waitakere United26 November 2008Kiwitea Street(Report)

Round 4

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
width=17%Datewidth=17%Venuewidth=10%Reports
align=left YoungHeart Manawatu1 – 2align=left Hawke's Bay United29 November 2008Memorial Park(Report)
align=left Waitakere United1 – 1align=left Canterbury United29 November 2008Douglas Field(Report)
align=left Team Wellington2 – 1align=left Auckland City FC29 November 2008Newtown Park(Report)
align=left Waikato FC3 – 1align=left Otago United30 November 2008Centennial Park(Report)

Round 5

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
width=17%Datewidth=17%Venuewidth=10%Reports
align=left Auckland City FC3 – 1align=left Hawke's Bay United6 December 2008Kiwitea Street(Report)
align=left Waikato FC2 – 0align=left YoungHeart Manawatu7 December 2008Centennial Park(Report)
align=left Canterbury United2 – 2align=left Team Wellington7 December 2008English Park(Report)
align=left Otago United2 – 3align=left Waitakere United22 February 2009Sunnyvale Park(Report)

Round 6

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
width=17%Datewidth=17%Venuewidth=10%Reports
align=left Hawke's Bay United1 – 2align=left Canterbury United14 December 2008Bluewater Stadium(Report)
align=left Team Wellington1 – 0align=left Otago United14 December 2008Newtown Park(Report)
align=left Waitakere United2 – 0align=left Waikato FC26 January 2009Douglas Field(Report)
align=left YoungHeart Manawatu0 – 0align=left Auckland City FC21 February 2009Memorial Park(Report)

Round 7

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
width=17%Datewidth=17%Venuewidth=10%Reports
align=left Waitakere United3 – 0align=left YoungHeart Manawatu21 December 2008Douglas Field(Report)
align=left Waikato FC2 – 0align=left Team Wellington21 December 2008Centennial Park(Report)
align=left Otago United1 – 3align=left Hawke's Bay United21 December 2008Sunnyvale Park(Report)
align=left Canterbury United2 – 1align=left Auckland City FC21 December 2008English Park(Report)

Round 8

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
width=18%Datewidth=18%Venuewidth=10%Reports
align=left YoungHeart Manawatu4 – 0align=left Canterbury United10 January 2009Memorial Park(Report)
align=left Waikato FC0 – 1align=left Hawke's Bay United11 January 2009Centennial Park(Report)
align=left Waitakere United2 – 0align=left Team Wellington11 January 2009Douglas Field(Report)
align=left Otago United0 – 1align=left Auckland City FC11 January 2009Sunnyvale Park(Report)

Round 9

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
width=19%Datewidth=19%Venuewidth=10%Reports
align=left Auckland City FC3 – 0align=left Waikato FC17 January 2009Kiwitea Street(Report)
align=left Waitakere United0 – 0align=left Hawke's Bay United18 January 2009Douglas Field(Report)
align=left Team Wellington3 – 2align=left YoungHeart Manawatu18 January 2009Newtown Park(Report)
align=left Canterbury United1 – 2align=left Otago United18 January 2009English Park(Report)

Round 10

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
width=19%Datewidth=19%Venuewidth=10%Reports
align=left YoungHeart Manawatu2 – 0align=left Otago United24 January 2009Memorial Park(Report)
align=left Waitakere United4 – 2align=left Auckland City FC24 January 2009Douglas Field(Report)
align=left Waikato FC3 – 1align=left Canterbury United24 January 2009Centennial Park(Report)
align=left Team Wellington2 – 5align=left Hawke's Bay United25 January 2009Newtown Park(Report)

Round 11

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
width=19%Datewidth=19%Venuewidth=10%Reports
align=left Auckland City FC1 – 3align=left Team Wellington31 January 2009Kiwitea Street(Report)
align=left Hawke's Bay United2 – 3align=left YoungHeart Manawatu1 February 2009Bluewater Stadium(Report)
align=left Otago United3 – 3align=left Waikato FC1 February 2009Sunnyvale Park(Report)
align=left Canterbury United0 – 2align=left Waitakere United1 February 2009English Park(Report)

Round 12

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
width=19%Datewidth=19%Venuewidth=10%Reports
align=left Waitakere United3 – 0align=left Otago United6 February 2009Douglas Field(Report)
align=left Hawke's Bay United0 – 1align=left Auckland City FC6 February 2009Bluewater Stadium(Report)
align=left YoungHeart Manawatu1 – 0align=left Waikato FC14 February 2009Memorial Park(Report)
align=left Team Wellington3 – 1align=left Canterbury United22 February 2009Newtown Park(Report)

Round 13

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
width=19%Datewidth=19%Venuewidth=10%Reports
align=left Auckland City FC3 – 0align=left YoungHeart Manawatu8 February 2009Kiwitea Street(Report)
align=left Waikato FC2 – 1align=left Waitakere United8 February 2009Centennial Park(Report)
align=left Otago United2 – 4align=left Team Wellington8 February 2009Sunnyvale Park(Report)
align=left Canterbury United0 – 4align=left Hawke's Bay United8 February 2009English Park(Report)

Round 14

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
width=19%Datewidth=19%Venuewidth=10%Reports
align=left Auckland City FC5 – 0align=left Canterbury United1 March 2009Kiwitea Street(Report)
align=left YoungHeart Manawatu2 – 2align=left Waitakere United1 March 2009Memorial Park(Report)
align=left Hawke's Bay United2 – 0align=left Otago United1 March 2009Bluewater Stadium(Report)
align=left Team Wellington4 – 1align=left Waikato FC1 March 2009Newtown Park(Report)

Finals

Semi-final - 1st leg

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
width=19%Datewidth=19%Venuewidth=10%Reports
align=left Team Wellington0 – 1align=left Waitakere United14 March 2009Newtown Park(Report)
align=left YoungHeart Manawatu3 – 1align=left Auckland City FC15 March 2009Memorial Park(Report)

Semi-final - 2nd leg

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
width=19%Datewidth=19%Venuewidth=10%Reports
align=left Waitakere United5 – 0
(agg. 6 – 0)		align=left Team Wellington21 March 2009Douglas Field(Report)
align=left Auckland City FC3 – 0
(agg. 4 – 3)		align=left YoungHeart Manawatu22 March 2009Kiwitea Street(Report)

Grand final

HomeScoreAwayMatch Information
width=19%Datewidth=19%Venuewidth=10%Reports
align=left Waitakere United1–2align=left Auckland City FC29 March 2009Douglas Field(Report)

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