White Ribbon Cup Explained

Founded:2011
Number Of Teams:6
Region: New Zealand
Current Champions:Team Wellington (1st title)
Most Successful Club:Team Wellington (1 title)

The White Ribbon Cup was a knockout cup competition in New Zealand association football. The knockout competition was run by New Zealand Football with the 2011–12 season being both the inaugural and only season of the Cup.

The knockout competition was established in 2011 to provide regular football for the six clubs not participating in the Oceania Champions League (OFC) and runs in conjunction with the ASB Premiership regular season.[1]

Format

The six competing teams were split into two conferences – a Northern and Southern Conference. Each team played two conferences games as a round-robin table format, with the league winner progressing to the national final against the opposing conference winner.

Clubs

TeamCityStadiumHead Coach
Current NZF Cup Clubs
Auckland City FCAucklandKiwitea Street Ramon Tribulietx
Canterbury UnitedChristchurchASB Football Park Keith Braithwaite
Hawke's Bay UnitedNapierBluewater Stadium Matt Chandler
Otago UnitedDunedinForsyth Barr Stadium Richard Murray
Team WellingtonWellingtonNewtown Park Matt Calcott
Waikato FCHamiltonPorritt Stadium Declan Edge
Waitakere UnitedWest AucklandFred Taylor Park Neil Emblen
YoungHeart ManawatuPalmerston NorthMemorial Park Stu Jacobs

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Canterbury United's Kamo unlikely for first round . David . Hallett . The Press . 30 November 2011 . 2011-11-30.