2009–10 New Zealand Football Championship

The NZFC 2009–10 season is the sixth season of the New Zealand Football Championship competition.

New Zealand Football Championship
Season2009–10
Matches played37
Goals scored106 (2.86 per match)
Top goalscorerSeule Soromon (9)
Biggest home winCanterbury 6–0 Manawatu
Biggest away winWellington 0–4 Manawatu
Highest scoringCanterbury 6–0 Manawatu

The previous season's champion, Auckland City FC, and premier Waitakere United will also be competing in the 2009–10 O-League which will run alongside the NZFC season.

Changes for 2009/10

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Team locations

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Participating clubs

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Club Name Home City Stadium 2008-09
Placing
2008-09 Notes
  Auckland City FC Auckland Kiwitea Street 2nd 2008-09 NZFC Champion
Qualified for O-League 2009-10
  Canterbury United Christchurch English Park 8th 2008-09 NZFC Wooden Spoon
  Hawke's Bay United Napier Bluewater Stadium 5th
  Otago United Dunedin Carisbrook 7th
  Team Wellington Wellington Newtown Park 4th
  Waikato FC Ngaruawahia Centennial Park 6th
  Waitakere United Waitakere City Fred Taylor Park 1st 2008-09 Premier
Qualified for O-League 2009-10
  YoungHeart Manawatu Palmerston North Memorial Park 3rd

Canterbury United had initially announced in mid June they would not be competing. However they revoked their decision within two weeks and re-entered the competition. There was also hope from some parties to have a youth/reserve team for Wellington Phoenix FC to participate in the competition. However, the FIFA rules and regulations preventing a professional Australian team from competing in a New Zealand amateur competition meant this was not feasible.

The NZF has looked at including alternative teams in case any of the current eight franchises pull out. In September 2009,a syndicate from North Shore and another from Manukau were approached and asked if they could step in at late notice if one of the eight franchises withdrew.[1]

This season is the final one in the five-year licences for each franchise and NZF are undertaking a major review of their competition structures, including the national league. Significant changes like reverting to a winter league and a club competition complete with promotion/relegation are being considered.[1]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Auckland City 14 9 4 1 33 13 +20 31 Qualified for the 2010–11 OFC Champions League
2 Waitakere United (C) 14 9 2 3 31 22 +9 29
3 Team Wellington 14 7 0 7 22 24 −2 21 2010 New Zealand Football Championship Finals
4 Canterbury United 14 5 3 6 23 16 +7 18
5 Otago United 14 5 3 6 16 22 −6 18
6 YoungHeart Manawatu 14 4 4 6 19 24 −5 16
7 Hawke's Bay United 14 4 3 7 18 27 −9 15
8 Waikato FC 14 3 1 10 19 33 −14 10
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions

Competition schedule

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The competition fixtures were announced on 21 September 2009[2]

Round 1

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
  Otago United 0–0   Auckland City FC 1 November 2009 Carisbrook (Report)
  Team Wellington 0–4   YoungHeart Manawatu 1 November 2009 Newtown Park (Report)
  Waikato FC 4–2   Hawke's Bay United 1 November 2009 Centennial Park (Report)
  Waitakere United 1–0   Canterbury United 1 November 2009 Fred Taylor Park (Report)

Round 2

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
  Hawke's Bay United 2–1   Otago United 8 November 2009 Bluewater Stadium (Report)
  Canterbury United 2–0   Waikato FC 8 November 2009 English Park (Report)
  Team Wellington 0–1   Auckland City FC 14 November 2009 Newtown Park (Report)
  YoungHeart Manawatu 0–1   Waitakere United 14 November 2009 Memorial Park (Report)

Round 3

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
  Auckland City FC 2–1   Waitakere United 22 November 2009 Kiwitea Street (Report)
  Canterbury United 1–1   Hawke's Bay United 22 November 2009 English Park (Report)
  Team Wellington 0–2   Otago United 22 November 2009 Newtown Park (Report)
  Waikato FC 1–2   YoungHeart Manawatu 22 November 2009 Centennial Park (Report)

Round 4

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
  YoungHeart Manawatu 0–0   Canterbury United 6 December 2009 Memorial Park (Report)
  Hawke's Bay United 0–2   Team Wellington 6 December 2009 Bluewater Stadium (Report)
  Otago United 1–2   Waitakere United 6 December 2009 Carisbrook (Report)
  Auckland City FC 5–0   Waikato FC 25 October 2009[notes 1] Kiwitea Street (Report)

Round 5

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
  Waikato FC 0–1   Otago United 13 December 2009 Centennial Park (Report)
  Waitakere United 2–1   Team Wellington 13 December 2009 Fred Taylor Park (Report)
  YoungHeart Manawatu 1–0   Hawke's Bay United 13 December 2009 Memorial Park (Report)
  Canterbury United 1–3   Auckland City FC 21 March 2010[notes 1] English Park (Report)

Round 6

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
  Auckland City FC 1–4   YoungHeart Manawatu 2 April 2010[notes 1] Kiwitea Street (Report)
  Hawke's Bay United 2–2   Waitakere United 20 December 2009 Bluewater Stadium (Report)
  Otago United 1–3   Canterbury United 20 December 2009 Carisbrook (Report)
  Team Wellington 2–1   Waikato FC 20 December 2009 Newtown Park (Report)

Round 7

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
  YoungHeart Manawatu 0–3   Otago United 9 January 2010 Memorial Park (Report)
  Auckland City FC 2–1   Hawke's Bay United 10 January 2010 Kiwitea Street (Report)
  Canterbury United 1–4   Team Wellington 10 January 2010 English Park (Report)
  Waikato FC 2–3   Waitakere United 10 January 2010 Centennial Park (Report)

Round 8

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
  Auckland City FC 5–0   Otago United 17 January 2010 Kiwitea Street (Report)
  Canterbury United 4–0   Waitakere United 17 January 2010 English Park (Report)
  Hawke's Bay United 3–0   Waikato FC 17 January 2010 Bluewater Stadium (Report)
  YoungHeart Manawatu 0–2   Team Wellington 17 January 2010 Memorial Park (Report)

Round 9

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
  Waitakere United 3–2   YoungHeart Manawatu 23 January 2010 Fred Taylor Park (Report)
  Otago United 1–0   Hawke's Bay United 23 January 2010 Carisbrook (Report)
  Waikato FC 1–0   Canterbury United 24 January 2010 Centennial Park (Report)
  Auckland City FC 3–1   Team Wellington 24 January 2010 Kiwitea Street (Report)

Round 10

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
  Waitakere United 1–1   Auckland City FC 30 January 2010 Fred Taylor Park (Report)
  Hawke's Bay United 2–1   Canterbury United 6 March 2010[notes 2] Bluewater Stadium (Report)
  Otago United 3–1   Team Wellington 31 January 2010 Carisbrook (Report)
  YoungHeart Manawatu 2–3   Waikato FC 31 January 2010 Memorial Park (Report)

Round 11

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
  Canterbury United 6–0   YoungHeart Manawatu 7 February 2010 English Park (Report)
  Team Wellington 0–1   Hawke's Bay United 7 February 2010 Newtown Park (Report)
  Waikato FC 1–2   Auckland City FC 7 February 2010 Centennial Park (Report)
  Waitakere United 4–0   Otago United 7 February 2010 Fred Taylor Park (Report)

Round 12

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
  Team Wellington 4–3   Waitakere United 14 February 2010 Newtown Park (Report)
  Otago United 2–2   Waikato FC 21 February 2010 Carisbrook (Report)
  Auckland City FC 1–1   Canterbury United 21 February 2010 Kiwitea Street (Report)
  Hawke's Bay United 2–2   YoungHeart Manawatu 21 February 2010 Bluewater Stadium (Report)

Round 13

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
  Waikato FC 2–3   Team Wellington 28 February 2010 Centennial Park (Report)
  Canterbury United 2–0   Otago United 28 February 2010 English Park (Report) Archived 20 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  Waitakere United 4–1   Hawke's Bay United 28 February 2010 Fred Taylor Park (Report)
  YoungHeart Manawatu 1–1   Auckland City FC 28 February 2010 Memorial Park (Report)

Round 14

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
  Otago United 1–1   YoungHeart Manawatu 13 March 2010 Carisbrook (Report)
  Hawke's Bay United 1–6   Auckland City FC 14 March 2010 Bluewater Stadium (Report)
  Team Wellington 2–1   Canterbury United 14 March 2010 Porirua Park (Report)
  Waitakere United 4–2   Waikato FC 14 March 2010 Fred Taylor Park (Report)

Finals

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Semi-Finals - First leg

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
  Canterbury United 1–2   Auckland City FC 4 April 2010 English Park (Report)
  Team Wellington 3–2   Waitakere United 4 April 2010 Newtown Park (Report)

Semi-Finals - Second leg

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
  Waitakere United 2–1   Team Wellington 10 April 2010 Fred Taylor Park (Report)
  Auckland City FC 0–3   Canterbury United 11 April 2010 Kiwitea Street (Report)

Grand Final

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Home Score Away Match Information
Date Venue Reports
  Waitakere United 3–1   Canterbury United 24 April 2010 Fred Taylor Park (Report)
  1. ^ a b c Match postponed due to 2009 FIFA Club World Cup
  2. ^ Match postponed from 31 January 2010 due to pitch condition

References

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