2014–15 New Zealand Football Championship

The 2014–15 New Zealand Football Championship season (currently known as the ASB Premiership for sponsorship reasons) was the eleventh season of the NZFC since its establishment in 2004. Nine teams are involved this season, which includes the newly formed Wellington Phoenix reserve team. Auckland City and Team Wellington will represent the ASB Premiership in the 2014–15 OFC Champions League after finishing Champions and Runners-up respectively in the 2013–14 competition.

ASB Premiership
Season2014–15
ChampionsAuckland City
PremiersAuckland City
OFC Champions LeagueAuckland City
Team Wellington
Matches played72
Goals scored261 (3.63 per match)
Top goalscorerTyler Boyd (10)
Tom Jackson (10)
Sean Lovemore (10)
Biggest home winWellington Phoenix 6–2 Southern United
14 February 2015
Waitakere United 4–0 Team Wellington
14 March 2015
Biggest away winWellington Phoenix 0–7 Auckland City
14 March 2015
Highest scoringWaitakere United 6–3 Wellington Phoenix
3 February 2015
All statistics correct as of 10 March 2015.

Clubs

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Team Location Stadium[1] Capacity Manager[1] Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
  Auckland City Sandringham, Auckland Kiwitea Street 3,500   Ramon Tribulietx Nike Trillian Trust Inc.
  Canterbury United Christchurch ASB Football Park 9,000   Sean Devine Samurai Robbie's Bar and Bistro
  Hawke's Bay United Napier Bluewater Stadium 5,000   Brett Angell[2] Lotto Sport Italia Kinetic Electrical
  Southern United Dunedin Forsyth Barr Stadium 30,500   Mike Fridge[3] Lotto Sport Italia Gran's Remedy
  Team Wellington Wellington David Farrington Park 3,000   Matt Calcott Nike Exodus Health & Fitness Club
  WaiBOP United Cambridge John Kerkhof Park 2,700   Peter Smith Lotto Sport Italia The Soccer Shop
  Waitakere United Whenuapai, Auckland Fred Taylor Park 2,500   Brian Shelley Lotto Sport Italia Cuesports Foundation
  Wanderers SC Albany, Auckland QBE Stadium 25,000   Darren Bazeley Nike Trillian Trust Inc.
  Wellington Phoenix Wellington Newtown Park 5,000   Andy Hedge[4] Adidas Huawei

Kits

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Regular season

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Auckland City (C) 16 14 0 2 39 14 +25 42 Qualification to the Champions League and Finals series
2   Team Wellington 16 9 3 4 32 24 +8 30
3   Hawke's Bay United 16 8 3 5 34 29 +5 27 Qualification to the Finals series
4   Waitakere United 16 8 2 6 29 23 +6 26
5   WaiBOP United 16 7 1 8 24 29 −5 22
6   Wellington Phoenix 16 7 0 9 37 42 −5 21
7   Wanderers SC 16 5 2 9 24 29 −5 17 Disbanded at end of season
8   Canterbury United 16 4 2 10 22 32 −10 14
9   Southern United 16 3 1 12 20 39 −19 10
Updated to match(es) played on 10 March 2015. Source: NZ Football
(C) Champions

Positions by round

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Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718
  Auckland City111111211111111111
  Team Wellington422222122222222222
  Hawke's Bay United574666434564543333
  Waitakere United357334566776454444
  WaiBOP United888888777343335665
  Wellington Phoenix735743353457766556
  Wanderers SC599999999988877777
  Canterbury United246577645635688888
  Southern United963455888899999999
Source: [citation needed]

Fixtures and results

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The 2014–15 season sees every team play the other both home and away. With the introduction of the Wellington Phoenix Reserves side creating an uneven number of teams, each team has two byes in the regular season. However, due to Auckland City FC's participation in the 2014 OFC President's Cup and the 2014 FIFA Club World Cup, several matches and byes have been rescheduled.[5][6]

Round 4 (rescheduled)

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25 October 2014 Southern United   0–3   Auckland City FC Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin
Saturday, 13:00 NZDT
Match rescheduled due to Auckland City competing in the OFC Presidents Cup
Report Payne   25'
Vicelich   28'
Tade   52'
Referee: Campbell Kirk-Waugh

Round 1

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1 November 2014 Waitakere United   3–2   Wanderers SC Fred Taylor Park, Auckland
Saturday, 14:00 NZDT Biss   30'
Mulligan   40'
Boyens   61'
Report Murati   6'
de Jong   18'
2 November 2014 Auckland City FC   3–2   Hawke's Bay United Kiwitea Street, Auckland
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT Morton   25' (o.g.)
Tavano   45'
Tade   64'
Report Halpin   7'
Lovemore   77'
Referee: Matt Conger
2 November 2014 Team Wellington   2–1   Wellington Phoenix David Farrington Park, Wellington
Sunday, 15:00 NZDT Corrales   36'
Peverley   80' (pen.)
Report Boyd   28'
Rufer   ?'   82'
Referee: Peter O'Leary

Bye:   Southern United

Round 8 (rescheduled)

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8 November 2014 Waitakere United   0–1   Auckland City FC Fred Taylor Park, Auckland
Saturday, 13:00 NZDT
Match rescheduled due to Auckland City competing in the FIFA Club World Cup
Report Browne   90' Referee: Peter O'Leary

Round 2

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9 November 2014 Wellington Phoenix   3–0   Wanderers SC Newtown Park, Wellington
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT Cunningham   8'
Boyd   26'
Messenger   65' (o.g.)
Report
9 November 2014 Hawke's Bay United   2–2   Team Wellington Bluewater Stadium, Napier
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT Lekaj   12'
Haviland   90'
Report   7' J. Smith
  54' Fa'arodo
Referee: Chris Kerr

Round 6 (rescheduled)

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12 November 2014 Auckland City FC   3–0   Wanderers SC Kiwitea Street, Auckland
Wednesday, 17:45 NZDT
Match rescheduled due to Auckland City competing in the FIFA Club World Cup
Tavano   11'
A. Milne   17', 65'
Report Referee: Chris Kerr

Round 3

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16 November 2014 Team Wellington   3–2   WaiBOP United David Farrington Park, Wellington
Sunday, 15:00 NZDT Corrales   19'
Robertson   60'
Gwyther   72'
Report Higgins   10'
Marquez   20'
Molony   50'
16 November 2014 Wanderers SC   1–2   Hawke's Bay United Michaels Ave Reserve, Auckland
Sunday, 15:00 NZDT de Jong   29' (pen.) Report Lekaj   34'
Gowan Stares   42' (o.g.)

Bye:   Wellington Phoenix
Bye:   Canterbury United (rescheduled from Round 15)

Round 4

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22 November 2014 WaiBOP United   3–1   Wanderers SC Links Ave Reserve, Mount Maunganui
Saturday, 15:00 NZDT O'Regan   3'
Coombes   10'
Higgins   62'
Report Lewis   74'

Bye:   Hawke's Bay United

Round 5

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29 November 2014 Waitakere United   1–1   Hawke's Bay United Fred Taylor Park, Auckland
Saturday, 14:00 NZDT Biss   26' (pen.) Report Tinsley   27' (pen.) Referee: Chris Kerr
29 November 2014 Team Wellington   4–0   Auckland City FC David Farrington Park, Wellington
Saturday, 15:00 NZDT Gwyther   20', 62'
Corrales   60'
J. Smith   74'
Report Đorđević   ?'   62' Referee: Matt Conger
30 November 2014 Southern United   3–4   Wellington Phoenix Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT Jackson   19', 90'
Hindson   35'
Report Hailemariam   9'
Stevens   42' (pen.), 59', 80' (pen.)
30 November 2014 Wanderers SC   3–1   Canterbury United Seddon Fields, Auckland
Sunday, 15:00 NZDT Baker   30'
Messenger   56'
Brotherton   71'
Report Schwarz   44'

Bye:   WaiBOP United

Round 6

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6 December 2014 WaiBOP United   1–1   Waitakere United Links Ave Reserve, Mount Maunganui
Saturday, 15:00 NZDT Varela   76' Report Biss   36'
7 December 2014 Hawke's Bay United   2–5   Wellington Phoenix Bluewater Stadium, Napier
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT Tinsley   31' (pen.)
Barcia   52'
Report Ridenton   20'
Hailemariam   30', 71'
Boyd   45' (pen.), 50'
7 December 2014 Team Wellington   2–0   Southern United David Farrington Park, Wellington
Sunday, 15:00 NZDT Corrales   2'   25'
Feneridis   15'
Report

Bye:   Canterbury United

Round 7

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14 December 2014 Wanderers SC   1–4   Team Wellington Bill McKinlay Park, Auckland
Sunday, 15:00 NZDT Mitchell   3' Report Morris   45'
Fleming   52'
Bechar   62'
Robertson   78'

Bye:   Auckland City FC

Round 8

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20 December 2014 WaiBOP United   2–4   Hawke's Bay United Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua
Saturday, 16:00 NZDT Wylie   22'   58'
Coombes   57'
Report Haviland   29'
Lovemore   41', 72'
Tinsley   75'
21 December 2014 Wanderers SC   3–3   Southern United Seddon Fields, Auckland
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT Kilkolly   1'
de Jong   21'
Messenger   70'
Report Connor   8'
Fitzpatrick   80'
Jackson   85'

Bye:   Team Wellington
Bye:   Waitakere United rescheduled from Round 2

Round 9

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11 January 2015 Auckland City FC   1–3   Wellington Phoenix Kiwitea Street, Auckland
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT Tavano   45+1'
Bilen   88'
Report Hailemariam   15', 27'
Stevens   17'
Doyle   88'
11 January 2015 Team Wellington   1–2   Waitakere United David Farrington Park, Wellington
Sunday, 15:00 NZDT Robertson   28'   ?'   90+1'
Musa   ?'   54'
Report Butler   52'
Manickum   68'

Bye:   Wanderers SC

Round 15 (rescheduled)

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Round 10

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17 January 2015 Wellington Phoenix   3–4   Team Wellington Newton Park, Wellington
Saturday, 14:00 NZDT Stevens   4'
Brindell-South   38'
Hailemariam   75'
Report Peverley   15' (pen.)   ?'   55'
Gwyther   48', 62'
Feneridis   82'
17 January 2015 WaiBOP United   4–3   Canterbury United John Kerkhof Park, Cambridge
Saturday, 15:00 NZDT Molony   46'
Neil   64', 90'
Jones   81'
Report Clapham   35', 68' (pen.)
Wellbourn   48'

Bye:   Southern United

Round 11

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25 January 2015 Wanderers SC   2–1   Wellington Phoenix Toll Stadium, Whangārei
Sunday, 13:00 NZDT de Jong   15'
Hudson-Wihongi   74'
Report Hicks   80' Attendance: 986
25 January 2015 Auckland City FC   3–2   WaiBOP United Kiwitea Street, Auckland
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT Burfoot   5'
Đorđević   45+1', 58'
Report Jones   28'
Marquez   78'
25 January 2015 Team Wellington   1–0   Hawke's Bay United David Farrington Park, Wellington
Sunday, 15:00 NZDT J. Smith   78' Report

Bye:   Waitakere United

Round 12

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31 January 2015 WaiBOP United   2–1   Team Wellington John Kerkhof Park, Cambridge
Saturday, 15:00 NZDT Wylie   38'
Marquez   45'
Report Corrales   5'

Bye:   Wellington Phoenix

Round 13

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8 February 2015 Auckland City FC   4–2   Southern United Kiwitea Street, Auckland
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT Benjudah Fitzpatrick   4' (o.g.)
Browne   5', 47'
Đorđević   87'
Report McIntyre   29'
Jackson   62'
8 February 2015 Waitakere United   6–3   Wellington Phoenix Fred Taylor Park, Auckland
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT Mulligan   11'
Solomons   29'
Bowen   36'
Bale   78'
Richards   83', 84'
Report Hailemariam   5'
Boyd   54'
Doyle   79'
8 February 2015 Wanderers SC   1–2   WaiBOP United QBE Stadium, Auckland
Sunday, 15:00 NZDT Baker   57' Report Elia   75'
Wylie   76'
8 February 2015 Team Wellington   3–0   Canterbury United David Farrington Park, Wellington
Sunday, 15:00 NZDT J. Smith   43', 78'
Corrales   66'
Report

Bye:   Hawke's Bay United

Round 14

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14 February 2015 Wellington Phoenix   6–2   Southern United Petone Memorial Park, Lower Hutt
Saturday, 14:00 NZDT Hailemariam   53'
Boyd   84' (pen.), 88' (pen.), 89', 90+3' (pen.)
Rufer   90+1'
Report Jackson   3', 14'
Fitzpatrick   88'
15 February 2015 Canterbury United   1–4   Wanderers SC ASB Football Park, Christchurch
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT Hofmann   87' Report Lewis   18'
Baker   52'
de Jong   58'
Murati   82'

Bye:   WaiBOP United

Round 2 (rescheduled)

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18 February 2015 WaiBOP United   0–2   Auckland City FC John Kerkhof Park, Cambridge
Wednesday, 18:00 NZDT Report Browne   28'
Burfoot   90'
Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh

Round 15

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21 February 2015 Wellington Phoenix   2–4   Hawke's Bay United Petone Memorial Park, Lower Hutt
Saturday, 13:30 NZDT Cahill-Fleury   5'
Hailermariam   62'
Report Lovemore   51', 79'
Lekaj   64'
Tinsley   65' (pen.)
21 February 2015 Waitakere United   2–1   WaiBOP United Fred Taylor Park, West Auckland
Saturday, 14:00 NZDT Biss   23'
Richards   90+4'
Report Coombes   14' Referee: Nicholas Waldron
22 February 2015 Auckland City FC   3–1   Canterbury United Kiwitea Street, Auckland
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT Carril   31'
Óscar   56' (pen.)
Moreira   66'
Report Peers   16' Referee: Campbell-Kirk Waugh

Bye:   Wanderers SC

Round 16

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1 March 2015 Team Wellington   1–1   Wanderers SC David Farrington Park, Wellington
Sunday, 15:00 NZDT Robertson   13' Report Maukau-McPhee   45'

Bye:   Auckland City FC

Round 17

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7 March 2015 Wellington Phoenix   2–1   Canterbury United Petone Memorial Park, Lower Hutt
Saturday, 14:00 NZDT Stevens   51' (pen.)
Pratt   74'
Report Spain   56'

Bye:   Team Wellington

Round 18

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14 March 2015 Wellington Phoenix   0–7   Auckland City FC Newton Park, Wellington
Saturday, 14:00 NZDT Report De Vries   20', 60'
Óscar   24'
Moreira   32' (pen.), 43'
Carril   55'
A. Milne   73'
15 March 2015 Hawke's Bay United   5–2   Canterbury United Bluewater Stadium, Napier
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT Lovemore   3', 16', 77'
Tinsley   23'
Haviland   90+3'
Report Clapham   6' (pen.)
Spain   14'

Bye:   Wanderers SC


Finals series

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Semi-finals first leg

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Semi-finals second leg

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29 March 2015 Team Wellington   3–4
(5 – 5a agg.)
  Hawke's Bay United David Farrington Park, Wellington
Sunday, 13:00 NZDT Myers   16'
Hogg   36'
Robertson   66'
Report Lovemore   8'
Tinsley   27' (pen.), 71' (pen.)
Barbero   47'
29 March 2015 Auckland City   5–1
(7–1 agg.)
  Waitakere United Kiwitea Street, Auckland
Sunday, 14:00 NZDT Browne   13', 15', 60'
Moreira   17'
Óscar   71'
Report Richards   63'

Grand final

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5 April 2015 Auckland City   2–1   Hawke's Bay United Kiwitea Street, Auckland
Sunday, 14:00 NZST De Vries   38'
Đorđević   62'
Report Tinsley   19' (pen.) Attendance: 1,853
Referee: Peter O'Leary

Statistics

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Top Goal scorers

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Rank Player Team Goals per Round Goals
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
1=   Tyler Boyd   Wellington Phoenix 1 1 1 2 1 4 10
  Tom Jackson   Southern United 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 10
  Sean Lovemore   Hawke's Bay United 1 2 2 2 3 10
4   Nathaniel Hailemariam   Wellington Phoenix 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 9
5   Ryan Tinsley   Hawke's Bay United 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8
6=   Joel Stevens   Wellington Phoenix 3 1 1 1 1 7
  Derice Richards   Waitakere United 1 1 1 2 2 7
8=   Luis Corrales   Team Wellington 1 1 1 1 1 1 6
  Michael Gwyther   Team Wellington 1 2 2 1 6
  Jarrod Smith   Team Wellington 1 1 1 2 1 6
  Federico Marquez   WaiBOP United 1 2 1 1 1 6
  Tom Biss   Waitakere United 1 1 1 1 1 1 6
  Aaron Clapham   Canterbury United 1 1 2 1 1 6
14=   Andre de Jong   Wanderers SC 1 1 1 1 1 5
  Chad Coombes   WaiBOP United 1 1 1 2 5
  Viktor Lekaj   Hawke's Bay United 1 1 1 1 1 5
17=   David Browne   Auckland City FC 1* 1* 2 4
  Bill Robertson   Team Wellington 1 1 1 1 4
  Nathaniel Bowen   Waitakere United 1 2 1 4
  Ivan Carril   Auckland City FC 1 1 1 1 4
21=   Tom Schwarz   Canterbury United 1 1 1 3
  Fabrizio Tavano   Auckland City FC 1 1* 1 3
  Emiliano Tade   Auckland City FC 1 1* 1 3
  Ivan Vicelich   Auckland City FC 1* 1 1* 3
  Dylan Manickum   Waitakere United 1 2 3
  Marko Dordevic   Auckland City FC 2 1 3
  Craig Wylie   WaiBOP United 1 1 1 3
  Clayton Lewis   Wanderers SC 1 1 1 3
  Judd Baker   Wanderers SC 1 1 1 3
  Sam Burfoot   Auckland City FC 1* 1 1 3
  Ryan De Vries   Auckland City FC 1 2 3
  Óscar García   Auckland City FC 1 1 1 3
  Joao Moreira   Auckland City FC 1 2 3
  Andrew Milne   Auckland City FC 2* 1 3
  Ross Haviland   Hawke's Bay United 1 1 1 3
  Aaron Spain   Canterbury United 1 1 1 3
37=   Liam Higgins   WaiBOP United 1 1 2
  Henry Fa'arodo   Team Wellington 1 1 2
  Saul Halpin   Hawke's Bay United 1 1 2
  Brock Messenger   Wanderers SC 1 1 2
  Sam O'Regan   WaiBOP United 1 1 2
  Cole Peverley   Team Wellington 1 1 2
  Alex Feneridis   Team Wellington 1 1 2
  Fergus Neil   WaiBOP United 2 2
  Mark Jones   WaiBOP United 1 1 2
  Shawn O'Brien   Canterbury United 1 1 2
  Benjudah Fitzpatrick   Southern United 1 1 2
  Te Atawahi Hudson-Wihongi   Wanderers SC 1 1 2
  David Mulligan   Waitakere United 1 1 2
  Andrew Boyens   Waitakere United 1 1 2
  Mario Hoffman   Canterbury United 1 1 2
  Regont Murati   Wanderers SC 1 1 2
  Ruairi Cahill-Fleury   Wellington Phoenix 1 1 2
  Andrew Ridden   Southern United 1 1 2
55=   Tim Payne   Auckland City FC 1* 1
  Dylan Stansfield   Canterbury United 1 1
  George Milne   Southern United 1 1
  Kenny Cunningham   Wellington Phoenix 1 1
  Victor da Costa   Southern United 1 1
  Adam Dickinson   Waitakere United 1 1
  Cory Chettleburgh   Team Wellington 1 1
  Nicholas Hindson   Southern United 1 1
  Sam Brotherton   Wanderers SC 1 1
  Alexis Carcamo Varela   Waitakere United 1 1
  Mario Barcia   Hawke's Bay United 1 1
  Matthew Ridenton   Wellington Phoenix 1 1
  Andrew Barton   Canterbury United 1 1
  Facundo Barbero   Hawke's Bay United 1 1
  Adam Mitchell   Wanderers SC 1 1
  Patrick Fleming   Team Wellington 1 1
  Sean Morris   Team Wellington 1 1
  Nicolas Bechar   Team Wellington 1 1
  Angus Kilkolly   Wanderers SC 1 1
  Thomas Connor   Southern United 1 1
  Jacob Butler   Waitakere United 1 1
  Josh Brindall-South   Wellington Phoenix 1 1
  Wade Molony   WaiBOP United 1 1
  Ashley Wellbourn   Canterbury United 1 1
  Stuart Holthusen   Wanderers SC 1 1
  Jason Hicks   Wellington Phoenix 1 1
  Ryan Stanley   Canterbury United 1 1
  Jake Porter   Waitakere United 1 1
  Fin Milne   Hawke's Bay United 1 1
  William McIntyre   Southern United 1 1
  Alec Solomons   Waitakere United 1 1
  Chris Bale   Waitakere United 1 1
  Thomas Doyle   Wellington Phoenix 1 1
  Van Elia   WaiBOP United 1 1
  Alex Rufer   Wellington Phoenix 1 1
  John Irving   Auckland City FC 1 1
  Alex Palezevic   Hawke's Bay United 1 1
  Mark Peers   Canterbury United 1 1
  Dan Terris   Canterbury United 1 1
  Andrew Blake   Wellington Phoenix 1 1
  Cheauxyan Maukau-McPhee   Wanderers SC 1 1
  Xavier Pratt   Wellington Phoenix 1 1
  Robbie Greenhalgh   WaiBOP United 1 1
  Jarrod Young   WaiBOP United 1 1
  Tim McLennan   Southern United 1 1

  Goal scored from penalty kick  Two goals were scored from penalty kicks   Team had a bye in this round

*Goals were scored in matches that were rescheduled.

Own goals

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Player Team Opposition Round
  Harry Morton   Hawke's Bay United   Auckland City 1
  Brock Messenger   Wanderers SC   Wellington Phoenix 2
  Gowan Stares   Wanderers SC   Hawke's Bay United 3
  Benjudah Fitzpatrick   Southern United   Auckland City 13

Discipline

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The 'total' column is based on 1 point for a yellow card, 2 points for two yellows equalling red, and 3 points for a straight red card.
As of end of round 3, 16 November 2014

Team       Total
  Auckland City 6 0 0 6
  Hawke's Bay United 5 0 0 5
  Team Wellington 6 0 0 6
  Waitakere United 5 0 0 5
  Wanderers SC 5 0 0 5
  WaiBOP United 0 0 1 3
  Wellington Phoenix 1 1 0 3
  Canterbury United 3 0 0 3
  Southern United 1 0 0 1

References

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  1. ^ a b Smith, Tony. "Team by team appraisal". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Brett Angell appointed Head Coach of Hawke's Bay". Hawke's Bay United Football. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  3. ^ Hepburn, Steve (20 June 2014). "Fridge coaching Southern United". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Hedge appointed coach of the reserve side". Wellington Phoenix FC. 21 October 2014. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  5. ^ "2014–15 ASB Premiership Draw" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  6. ^ "2014–15 fixtures and results". New Zealand Football. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
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