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2007–08 New Zealand Football Championship

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NZFC 2007-08
LeagueNew Zealand Football Championship
SportAssociation football
DurationNovember 2007-April 2008
Number of teams8
NZFC Season
ChampionsWaitakere United
PremiersWaitakere United
Top scorerGraham Little (12)
Youth League
ChampionsWaitakere United
NZFC seasons

The 2007-08 New Zealand Football Championship was the fourth season which began on 3 November 2007 and ended on 20 April 2008. Waitakere United won both the premiership and the grand final.

Team locations

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Location of teams in the 2007-08 New Zealand Football Championship

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Waitakere United (C) 21 16 3 2 51 14 +37 51 Qualified for the 2008–09 OFC Champions League
2 Auckland City 21 16 2 3 44 16 +28 50
3 Team Wellington 21 15 2 4 51 21 +30 47 2008 New Zealand Football Championship Finals
4 Hawke's Bay United 21 8 5 8 29 33 −4 29
5 Waikato FC 21 5 5 11 24 34 −10 20
6 YoungHeart Manawatu 21 5 2 14 32 57 −25 17
7 Otago United 21 3 4 14 13 43 −30 13
8 Canterbury United 21 3 3 15 22 48 −26 12
Source: [citation needed]
(C) Champions

Regular season

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Round 1

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Waitakere United1 – 2Team Wellington
Pearce 62' (Report) Ellensohn 20'
Halstead 89'
Fred Taylor Park
Attendance: 500
Referee: Michael Hester
Otago United0 – 2Waikato FC
(Report) Gill 32'
Sinkora 82'
Referee: Kevin Stoltenkamp
Canterbury United1 – 3Hawke's Bay United
Walker 42' (Report) Brockie 69'
Messam 76'
Birnie 86'
Referee: Peter O'Leary
YoungHeart Manawatu1 – 3Auckland City FC
Nieres 49' (pen) (Report) Little 27', 55', 85'
Referee: Peter O'Leary

Round 2

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Auckland City FC2 – 0Hawke's Bay United
Young 55'
Jordan 73'		 (Report)
Croatian Club
Referee: Michael Hester
Waikato FC0 – 1Waitakere United
(Report) Menapi 69'
Referee: Nick Waldron
Team Wellington3 – 1YoungHeart Manawatu
Little 23',
Ellensohn 40', 80'		 (Report) Rowe 7'
Referee: Peter O'Leary
Otago United0 – 0Canterbury United
(Report)
Referee: Matt Conger

Round 3

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Hawke's Bay United0 – 0YoungHeart Manawatu
(Report)
Referee: James Thian
Waikato FC1 – 2Team Wellington
Fowler 76' (Report) Barron 23',
Cheriton 41'
Attendance: 400
Referee: Matt Conger
Otago United0 – 2Auckland City FC
(Report) Urlovic 4',
Little 8'
Referee: Chris Kerr
Canterbury United1 – 3Waitakere United
Scoullar 16',
Pitman Red card 75'		 (Report) Bale 2',
Hay 15',
Pearce 26'
Referee: Jamie Cross

Round 4

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YoungHeart Manawatu6 – 0Otago United
Watson 23',
Cowan 52', 56',
Robinson 53',
Rowe 64',
Nieres 90'		 (Report)
Referee: Neil Fox
Auckland City FC1 – 1Waitakere United
Jordan 80' (Report) Totori 56'
Croatian Club
Referee: Peter O'Leary
Team Wellington4 – 3Hawke's Bay United
Howe 26',
Douglas 27',
Halstead 29',
de Gregorio 71',		 (Report) Smith 36',
Fyfe 52', 68'
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Jim Murphy
Canterbury United1 – 1Waikato FC
Own Goal 23' (Report) Gill 89' (Penalty kick), pen'
Referee: James Thian

Round 5

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Waitakere United3 – 1YoungHeart Manawatu
Totori 13', 87',
Bazeley 54'		 (Report) Sandbrook 36'
Fred Taylor Park
Referee: Chris Kerr
Otago United1 – 2Hawke's Bay United
Wheeler 31' (Report) Brockie 2',
Wilson 88'
Referee: Jamie Cross
Waikato FC2 – 3Auckland City FC
Gill 47' (Penalty kick), pen',
Wilkinson 67'		 (Report) Little 11', 85' (Penalty kick), pen',
Sigmund 31'
Referee: Nick Waldron
Canterbury United0 – 1Team Wellington
(Report) Patrick 21'
Attendance: 350
Referee: Matt Conger

Round 6

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Auckland City FC4 – 1YoungHeart Manawatu
Sigmund 62',
Jordan 70',
Lee 77',
Campbell 80'		 (Report) Sanbrook 13',
Cowan Red card 82'
Croatian Club
Referee: Stephen Fletcher
Hawke's Bay United2 – 1Canterbury United
Fyfe 3',
Wilson 30'		 (Report) Walker 26'
Referee: Neil Fox
Waikato FC3 – 1Otago United
Simpkins 80',
Gill 80', 80' (pen)		 (Report) J. Lang 90+2'
Referee: Mike Hester
Team Wellington1 – 5Waitakere United
Patrick 43' (Report) Pearce 6', 45', 46' (pen),
Perry 40',
Edwards 87'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Neil Fox

Round 7

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Waitakere United4 – 0Otago United
Menapi 65', 73',
Butler 81',
Koprivcic 90+1'		 (Report)
Fred Taylor Park
Referee: James Thian
Team Wellington1 – 1Auckland City FC
Patrick 16' (Report) Anello 51'
Attendance: 800
Referee: James Thian
Waikato FC1 – 1Hawke's Bay United
Gill 87' (pen) (Report) Henslee 19'
Referee: Stephen Fletcher
YoungHeart Manawatu3 – 2Canterbury United
Robinson 7', 59',
Sandbrook 73'		 (Report) Faichnie 42',
Payne 77'
Referee: Kevin Stolenkamp

Round 8

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Otago United2 – 0Canterbury United
Severs 55',
Alvino 64'		 (Report)
Referee: Michael Hester
Waitakere United2 – 0Waikato FC
Own Goal 13',
Totori 32'		 (Report)
Fred Taylor Park
Referee: James Thian
Hawke's Bay United0 – 1Auckland City FC
(Report) Sigmund 17',
Matthews Red card 79',
Uhlmann Red card 82'
Referee: Matt Conger
YoungHeart Manawatu0 – 8Team Wellington
(Report) Little 5', 20', 72'
Corrales 16', 53', 60',
Ellensohn 52',
Wilson 62',
Attendance: 500
Referee: Kevin Stolenkamp

Round 9

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Auckland City FC3 – 0Otago United
Kumar 20',
Young 70',
Coombes 75'		 (Report)
Croatian Club
Referee: Kevin Stoltenkamp
YoungHeart Manawatu1 – 3Hawke's Bay United
Nieres 45+1',
Quasnar Red card 85',		 (Report) Parkin 52',
Fyfe 56 ',
Smith 79',
Referee: Neil Fox
Canterbury United1 – 9Waitakere United
Payne 90+1', (Report) Hayne 11', 79',
Totori 36', 78',
Hay 43',
Perry 56',
Koprivcic 70',
Menapi 85',
Pearce 88'
Referee: Antony Riley
Team Wellington2 – 0Waikato FC
Gulley 58',
de Gregorio 60',		 (Report)
Referee: James Thian

Round 10

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Waikato FC3 – 1Canterbury United
Waita 18',
Holloway 33', 36'		 (Report) McDermott 55'
Otago United0 – 0YoungHeart Manawatu
(Report)
Referee: Steve Fletcher
Waitakere United2 – 0Auckland City FC
Seaman 9',
Totori 33'		 (Report) Coombes Red card 51'
Fred Taylor Park
Referee: Michael Hester
Hawke's Bay United2 – 2Team Wellington
Messam 26', 57' (Report) Benicio 12',
Ellensohn 72'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Kevin Stolenkamp

Round 11

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Team Wellington3 – 0Canterbury United
Little, 47', 77', 82' (Report)
Porirua Park, Porirua
Attendance: 500
Referee: Peter O'Leary
Auckland City FC2 – 0Waikato FC
Young, 19'
Lee, 39'		 (Report)
Croatian Club
Referee: Neil Fox
Hawke's Bay United3 – 0Otago United
Messam 13',
Brockie 88'
Taylor 89'		 (Report) Own Goal 16'
Referee: Nick Waldron
YoungHeart Manawatu3 – 2Waitakere United
Nieres 61', 72'
Cowan 90+1'		 (Report) Totori 26',
Koprivcic 52'
Referee: Antony Riley

Round 12

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Otago United1 – 1Waitakere United
Carisbrook
Canterbury United2 – 3YoungHeart Manawatu
English Park
Auckland City FC2 – 0Team Wellington
Croatian Club
Attendance: 1,000
Hawke's Bay United0 – 0Waikato FC
Bluewater Stadium

Round 13

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Waitakere United5 – 0Hawke's Bay United
Fred Taylor Park
Waikato FC3 – 2YoungHeart Manawatu
Team Wellington1 – 0Otago United
Canterbury United1 – 2Auckland City FC

Round 14

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Team Wellington0 – 1Waitakere United
Red card 71' Birch (Report)
Referee: Peter O'Leary
Auckland City FC4 – 1YoungHeart Manawatu
Croatian Club
Waikato FC0 – 2Otago United
Links Ave, Tauranga
Canterbury United2–1Hawke's Bay United

Round 15

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Auckland City FC4 – 1Canterbury United
Croatian Club
Hawke's Bay United0 – 1Waitakere United
Otago United0 – 5Team Wellington
YoungHeart Manawatu0 – 1Waikato FC

Round 16

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Waitakere United2 – 0Waikato FC
YoungHeart Manawatu0 – 4Team Wellington
Attendance: 300
Canterbury United2 – 0Otago United
Hawke's Bay United2 – 0Auckland City FC

Round 17

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Waitakere United1 – 0Canterbury United
Team Wellington2 – 0Waikato FC
Attendance: 400
YoungHeart Manawatu2 – 3Hawke's Bay United
Auckland City FC2 – 0Otago United
Croatian Club

Round 18

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Otago United1 – 0YoungHeart Manawatu
Waitakere United1 – 0Auckland City FC
Hawke's Bay United0 – 3Team Wellington
Attendance: 600
Waikato FC1 – 1Canterbury United
Links Ave, Tauranga

Round 19

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Auckland City FC2 – 0Waikato FC
Referee: Antony Riley
Hawke's Bay United2 – 1Otago United
YoungHeart Manawatu1 – 2Waitakere United
Memorial Park
Team Wellington2 – 0Canterbury United
Attendance: 407

Round 20

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Canterbury United0 – 3Auckland City FC
(Report) Little 13',
Young 56', 82'
Referee: Neil Fox
Waitakere United2 – 0Hawke's Bay United
Waikato FC4 – 5YoungHeart Manawatu
Links Ave, Tauranga
Team Wellington3 – 1Otago United
Attendance: 407

Round 21

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Otago United2 – 2Waitakere United
Caledonian Ground
YoungHeart Manawatu1 – 5Canterbury United
Auckland City FC3 – 2Team Wellington
Attendance: 998
Hawke's Bay United2 – 2Waikato FC

Finals

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The top 3 ranked teams of the regular season will qualify for the NZFC playoffs. Teams ranked second and third will play off in a preliminary final, the winner of which playing the first ranked team in the grand final.

Bracket

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Elimination FinalGrand Final
      
 
1
Waitakere United		2
 
3
Team Wellington		0
2
Auckland City		3
3
Team Wellington		4

Preliminary Finals

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Auckland City FC3 – 4Team Wellington
Campbell 70'
Chan-Goo 73'
Suri 90+30'		 (Report) Little 24' 90+18'
Halstead 86' 90+26'
Attendance: 984
Referee: Peter O'Leary

Grand Final

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Waitakere United2 – 0Team Wellington
Own Goal 45'
Pearce 66'		 (Report)
Attendance: 2,011
Referee: Mike Hester

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Match moved forward due to O-League fixture clash
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